NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas V. (Tom) Ealy will join Allstate
Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) on September
12 as president, Encompass Insurance. He will report to
Donald J. Bailey, executive vice
president, Emerging Businesses.
"The Encompass business represents a central part of the
company's aggressive growth goals," said Bailey. "There is great
potential here in Encompass. Tom is the right leader to help us
capitalize on that potential and achieve the goals we now have
before us."
Ealy joins Allstate from Willis Group Holdings, where he most
recently served as national partner of the Midwest Region for its
North American retail operations. Earlier in his career at Willis
he served as Chief Operating Officer of its $750 million revenue North American division.
Prior to Willis, at national broker USI, through agency
acquisitions and organically, Ealy nearly doubled its Midwest
commercial lines, employee benefits and personal lines revenues and
its profitability grew four-fold.
Ealy attended The University of Notre
Dame and holds his Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He
received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
More than 3,200 independent agencies sell Encompass automobile,
homeowner and related insurance products to customers across the
country. Part of the Allstate group of companies, Encompass is one
of the nation's largest insurers to provide protection through
independent insurance agencies. More information can be found at
www.encompassinsurance.com.
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 Allstate Insurance Company