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Insurer Expanding in Five Southern States NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allstate (NYSE:ALL), the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, is reaching out to job-seekers - especially entrepreneurs investigating second careers. The company has launched a recruitment campaign to attract successful, self-motivated entrepreneurs for a career as an Allstate Exclusive Agent. "We are looking for people who want to own and operate their own business," said Mike McKinney, field vice president for Allstate's Southern Region. "If you are self-motivated and goal and success-oriented, you'll probably find the prospect of being your own boss particularly appealing," said McKinney. Allstate agent recruiters want to add 90 new exclusive agents by the end of 2009. Target areas for the recruitment campaign include: Tennessee Kentucky Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas --------- -------- ----------- --------- -------- Nashville Louisville Greenville Monroe Fayetteville Chattanooga Lexington Columbus Alexandria Fort Smith Memphis Paducah Jonesboro Knoxville Bowling Green Jackson Henderson Tri-Cities Owensboro Interested candidates can apply to become an Allstate agent by logging on to http://www.allstateagent.com/ or by calling 1-877-711-1006. About Allstate The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate " slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through approximately 14,700 exclusive Allstate agencies and financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate . Encompass Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. The Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, supplemental accident and health insurance, annuity, banking and retirement products designed for individual, institutional and worksite customers that are distributed through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers. Customers can also access information about Allstate Financial Group products and services at myallstatefinancial.com. DATASOURCE: Allstate CONTACT: Allison Hatcher of Allstate, +1-615-874-7629 Web Site: http://www.allstate.com/

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