NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Katherine Mabe will join The Allstate
Corporation (NYSE: ALL) on July 11 as
president, Allstate Protection Central/West Regions. She will
report to Joseph P. Lacher Jr.,
president, Allstate Protection, and will be a member of Allstate's
senior leadership team.
"We have ambitious plans to profitably grow our business in an
increasingly competitive industry," said Lacher. "Kathy has
outstanding experience in our industry, and in a wide range of
senior management roles, as well as the leadership and vision we
need to accomplish our goals."
From 2010 to 2011, Mabe was president and chief executive
officer of the Economical Insurance Group, one of the largest
property-casualty insurance companies in Canada. From 1982 to 2010, she held a number
of management roles at Nationwide, including president of its
specialty products division and president of two Nationwide
subsidiaries, Titan Insurance Company and Victoria Insurance
Company.
Mabe received a bachelor's degree from Ohio
State University and an MBA from Ohio
State's Fisher College of
Business. She is active in organizations and boards in both the
U.S. and Canada including the
YWCA, the Canada Women's Forum and the International Women's Forum.
She has received a variety of professional awards, including the
title of Kellogg Executive Scholar, Sales and Marketing at
Northwestern University. She has also
received the Ohio Diversity Council's Most Powerful and Influential
Women in Ohio Award.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer known for its "You're In Good
Hands With Allstate®" slogan. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary
as an insurer, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to
help nearly 16 million households insure what they have today and
better prepare for tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance
products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through
Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive
financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and
1-800 Allstate®.
SOURCE The Allstate Corporation