UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

OR

o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-11840

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  847/402-5000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x          No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o          No  x

As of July 27, 2007, the registrant had 584,995,270 common shares, $.01 par value, outstanding.

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2007

PART I		FINANCIAL INFORMATION		PAGE
Item 1.		Financial Statements
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)		1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006		2
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)		3
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		4
		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		23
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
		Highlights		24
		Property-Liability Highlights		25
		Allstate Protection Segment		29
		Discontinued Lines and Coverages Segment		42
		Property-Liability Investment Results		43
		Allstate Financial Highlights		43
		Allstate Financial Segment		45
		Investments		53
		Capital Resources and Liquidity		58
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures		61
PART II		OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings		62
Item 1A.		Risk Factors		62
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		63
Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		63
Item 5.		Other Information		64
Item 6.		Exhibits		64

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
		(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data)
Revenues
Property-liability insurance premiums earned		$	6,822		$	6,860		$	13,628		$	13,736
Life and annuity premiums and contract charges		454			515			937			1,010
Net investment income		1,634			1,548			3,205			3,059
Realized capital gains and losses		545			(48		)	1,016			151
		9,455			8,875			18,786			17,956
Costs and expenses
Property-liability insurance claims and claims expense		4,317			3,994			8,434			7,867
Life and annuity contract benefits		386			374			814			747
Interest credited to contractholder funds		673			652			1,322			1,272
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		1,216			1,223			2,369			2,362
Operating costs and expenses		734			747			1,461			1,526
Restructuring and related charges		4			12			3			119
Interest expense		83			90			155			171
		7,413			7,092			14,558			14,064
Gain (loss) on disposition of operations		2			(35		)	2			(88		)
Income from operations before income tax expense		2,044			1,748			4,230			3,804
Income tax expense		641			541			1,332			1,182
Net income		$	1,403		$	1,207		$	2,898		$	2,622
Earnings per share:
Net income per share - Basic		$	2.33		$	1.91		$	4.75		$	4.11
Weighted average shares - Basic		604.1			634.1			610.4			638.6
Net income per share - Diluted		$	2.30		$	1.89		$	4.71		$	4.08
Weighted average shares - Diluted		608.8			638.5			615.2			642.9
Cash dividends declared per share		$	0.38		$	0.35		$	0.76		$	0.70

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

		June 30,			December 31,
($ in millions, except par value data)		2007			2006
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Investments
Fixed income securities, at fair value (amortized cost $96,866 and $95,780)		$	97,906		$	98,320
Equity securities, at fair value (cost $6,131 and $6,026)		7,726			7,777
Mortgage loans		9,933			9,467
Short-term		4,775			2,430
Other		1,927			1,763
Total investments		122,267			119,757
Cash		385			443
Premium installment receivables, net		4,864			4,789
Deferred policy acquisition costs		5,561			5,332
Reinsurance recoverables, net		5,827			5,827
Accrued investment income		1,091			1,062
Deferred income taxes		443			224
Property and equipment, net		1,055			1,010
Goodwill		825			825
Other assets		1,994			2,111
Separate Accounts		16,225			16,174
Total assets		$	160,537		$	157,554
Liabilities
Reserve for property-liability insurance claims and claims expense		$	18,714		$	18,866
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits		12,675			12,786
Contractholder funds		62,616			62,031
Unearned premiums		10,346			10,427
Claim payments outstanding		746			717
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		12,014			10,045
Short-term debt		—			12
Long-term debt		5,641			4,650
Separate Accounts		16,225			16,174
Total liabilities		138,977			135,708
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 7)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 25 million shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 2.0 billion shares authorized and 900 million issued, 588 million and 622 million shares outstanding		9			9
Additional capital paid-in		2,938			2,939
Retained income		31,495			29,070
Deferred ESOP expense		(68		)	(72		)
Treasury stock, at cost (312 million and 278 million shares)		(13,241		)	(11,091		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Unrealized net capital gains and losses		1,430			2,074
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments		51			26
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligation		(1,054		)	(1,109		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income		427			991
Total shareholders’ equity		21,560			21,846
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	160,537		$	157,554

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		Six Months Ended
		June 30,
($ in millions)		2007			2006
		(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	2,898		$	2,622
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items		(114		)	(94		)
Realized capital gains and losses		(1,016		)	(151		)
(Gain) loss on disposition of operations		(2		)	88
Interest credited to contractholder funds		1,322			1,272
Changes in:
Policy benefits and other insurance reserves		(213		)	(2,727		)
Unearned premiums		(108		)	21
Deferred policy acquisition costs		36			(122		)
Premium installment receivables, net		(62		)	(99		)
Reinsurance recoverables, net		(145		)	813
Income taxes payable		113			715
Other operating assets and liabilities		(115		)	(271		)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,594			2,067
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sales
Fixed income securities		12,021			13,481
Equity securities		4,406			2,939
Investment collections
Fixed income securities		2,984			2,367
Mortgage loans		978			802
Investment purchases
Fixed income securities		(14,672		)	(16,192		)
Equity securities		(3,614		)	(3,356		)
Mortgage loans		(1,472		)	(1,273		)
Change in short-term investments, net		(1,707		)	260
Change in other investments, net		96			—
Dispositions of operations		—			(812		)
Purchases of property and equipment, net		(150		)	(113		)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,130		)	(1,897		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Change in short-term debt, net		(12		)	(413		)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		987			644
Repayment of long-term debt		(9		)	(13		)
Contractholder fund deposits		5,009			5,849
Contractholder fund withdrawals		(5,369		)	(4,909		)
Dividends paid		(451		)	(432		)
Treasury stock purchases		(1,826		)	(946		)
Shares reissued under equity incentive plans, net		90			77
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		27			12
Other		32			114
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,522		)	(17		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash		(58		)	153
Cash at beginning of period		443			313
Cash at end of period		$	385		$	466

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.              General

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Allstate Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, primarily Allstate Insurance Company (“AIC”), a property-liability insurance company with various property-liability and life and investment subsidiaries, including Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”) (collectively referred to as the “Company” or “Allstate”).

The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes as of June 30, 2007, and for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited.  The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods.  These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The results of operations for the interim periods should not be considered indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

To conform to the 2007 presentation, certain amounts in the prior year condensed consolidated financial statements and notes have been reclassified.

Adopted accounting standards

Statement of Position (“SOP”) 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts (“SOP 05-1”)

In October 2005, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) issued SOP 05-1.  SOP 05-1 provides accounting guidance for deferred policy acquisition costs associated with internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts other than those set forth in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)  No. 97, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments”.  SOP 05-1 defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, features, rights or coverages that occurs through the exchange of an existing contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement or rider to an existing contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within an existing contract.  In February 2007, the AICPA issued Technical Practice Aids (“TPAs”) that provide interpretive guidance to be used in applying SOP 05-1.  The Company adopted the provisions of SOP 05-1 on January 1, 2007 for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The adoption resulted in a $9 million after-tax adjustment to unamortized DAC and DSI related to the impact on future estimated gross profits from the changes in accounting for certain costs associated with contract continuations that no longer qualify for deferral under SOP 05-1.  The adjustment was recorded as a reduction of retained income at January 1, 2007 and a reduction of DAC and DSI balances of $13 million pre-tax.  The ongoing effects of SOP 05-1 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 (“SFAS No. 155”)

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, which permits the fair value remeasurement at the date of adoption of any hybrid financial instrument containing an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation under paragraph 12 or 13 of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”; clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS No. 133 (“SFAS No. 133”); establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or hybrid financial instruments that contain embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation; and clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 155 on January 1, 2007, which were effective for all financial instruments acquired, issued or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.  The Company elected not to remeasure existing hybrid financial

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instruments at the date of adoption that contained embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation pursuant to paragraph 12 or 13 of SFAS No. 133.  The adoption of SFAS No. 155 did not have a material effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”)

In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.  FIN 48 requires an entity to recognize the tax benefit of uncertain tax positions only when it is more likely than not, based on the position’s technical merits, that the position would be sustained upon examination by the respective taxing authorities.  The tax benefit is measured as the largest benefit that is more than fifty-percent likely of being realized upon final settlement with the respective taxing authorities.  On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, which were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  No cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle or adjustment to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was recognized as a result of the adoption of FIN 48.  Accordingly, the adoption of FIN 48 did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

The liability for net unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2007 was $48 million.  During the second quarter of 2007, the liability balance for unrecognized tax benefits increased to $61 million, primarily due to the receipt of a tax refund of $11 million related to prior years’ tax returns.  This liability represents an accrual relating to uncertain income tax positions the Company has taken or expects to take on its tax returns.  The Company believes it is reasonably possible that the liability balance will not significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.

The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.  During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the balance of interest expense accrued with respect to unrecognized tax benefits increased to $7 million from a receivable balance of $9 million at January 1, 2007, primarily due to the receipt of interest income accrued on the $11 million tax refund received.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has completed its review of the Company’s federal income tax returns through the 2002 tax year and the statute of limitations has expired on those years.  The IRS is currently examining the Company’s federal income tax returns for the 2003 and 2004 tax years.

SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (“SFAS No. 158”)

SFAS No. 158 requires recognition in the statements of financial position of the over or underfunded status of defined pension and other postretirement plans, measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) for the pension plans and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (“APBO”) for other postretirement benefit plans.  This effectively requires the recognition of all previously unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and prior service cost as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.  In addition, SFAS No. 158 requires: on a prospective basis, the actuarial gains and losses and the prior service costs and credits that arise during any reporting period, but are not recognized net of tax as components of net periodic benefit cost, be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income; that the measurement date of the plans be the same as the statements of financial position; and that disclosure in the notes to the financial statements include the anticipated impact on the net periodic benefit cost of actuarial gains and losses and the prior service costs and credits previously deferred and recognized, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income.  On December 31, 2006, the Company adopted guidance relating to the recognition of the over or underfunded status of the plan and additional disclosure requirements which was effective for periods ending after December 15, 2006.  Guidance relating to the measurement date of the plans is effective for the years ending after December 15, 2008.  There is no impact on results of operations or cash flows. Retrospective application of this standard is not permitted.  The impact of adoption, including the inter-related impact on the minimum pension liability, resulted in a decrease in shareholders’ equity of $1.11 billion at December 31, 2006.

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Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”)

In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB 108 to eliminate the diversity of practice in the process by which misstatements are quantified for purposes of assessing materiality in the financial statements.  SAB 108 is intended to eliminate the potential for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet due to the limitations of certain methods of materiality assessment utilized in current practice.  SAB 108 establishes a single quantification framework wherein the significance measurement is based on the effects of the misstatements on each of the financial statements as well as the related financial statement disclosures.  On December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SAB 108 which were effective for the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006.  The adoption of SAB 108 did not have any effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

FASB Staff Position No. FAS 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments (“FSP FAS 115-1”)

FSP FAS 115-1 nullifies the guidance in paragraphs 10-18 of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” and references existing other-than-temporary impairment guidance.  FSP FAS 115-1 clarifies that an investor should recognize an impairment loss no later than when the impairment is deemed other-than-temporary, even if a decision to sell the security has not been made, and also provides guidance on the subsequent accounting for income recognition on an impaired debt security.  The Company adopted FSP FAS 115-1 as of January 1, 2006 on a prospective basis.  The effect of adoption did not have a material effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS No.  154”)

SFAS No. 154 replaces Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes”, and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”.  SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principle, unless determination of either the period specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change is impracticable or otherwise promulgated.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006.  The adoption of SFAS 154 did not have any effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”)

SFAS No. 123R revises SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.  SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payment transactions to be accounted for using a fair value based method to recognize the cost of awards over the period in which the requisite service is rendered.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application method for adoption, and therefore the prior year results have not been restated.  The adoption of SFAS No. 123R included compensation expense related to options granted in 2002, since the Company utilizes a four year vesting schedule and previously adopted the expense provisions of SFAS No. 123 for awards granted or modified subsequent to January 1, 2003, and did not have a material effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123R-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards (“FSP FAS 123R-3”)

FSP FAS 123R-3 provided companies an option to elect an alternative calculation method for determining the pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.  SFAS No. 123R requires companies to calculate the pool of excess tax benefits as the net excess tax benefits that would have qualified as such had the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 for recognition purposes when first effective in 1995.  FSP FAS 123R-3 provided an alternative calculation based on actual increases to additional capital paid-in related to tax benefits from share-based compensation subsequent to the effective date of SFAS No. 123, less the tax on the cumulative incremental compensation costs the Company included in its pro forma net income disclosures as if the Company had applied the fair-value method to all awards, less the share-based compensation costs included in net income as reported.  In conjunction with its adoption of SFAS No. 123R on

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January 1, 2006, the Company elected the transition method described in FSP FAS 123R-3.  The effect of the transition calculation did not have a material effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Pending accounting standards

SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”)

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 which redefines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 applies where other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements.  Additional disclosures and modifications to current fair value disclosures will be required upon adoption of SFAS No. 157.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company is currently evaluating the effects of adoption of SFAS No. 157 on its results of operations and financial position.

SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS No. 159”)

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 which provides reporting entities an option to report selected financial assets, including investment securities designated as available for sale, and liabilities, including most insurance contracts, at fair value.  SFAS No. 159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of financial assets and liabilities.  The standard also requires additional information to aid financial statement users’ understanding of the impacts of a reporting entity’s decision to use fair value on its earnings and also requires entities to display on the face of the balance sheet the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the reporting entity has chosen to measure at fair value.  SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of a reporting entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007.  Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided the entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157.  Because application of the standard is optional, any impacts are limited to those financial assets and liabilities to which SFAS No. 159 would be applied, which have yet to be determined by the Company.

 SOP 07-1, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies (“the Guide”) and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies—SOP 07-1 (“SOP 07-1”)

In June 2007, the AICPA issued SOP 07-1.  Upon adoption of the SOP, the Company must also adopt the provisions of FASB Staff Position No. FIN 46(R)-7, “Application of FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) to Investment Companies”, which permanently exempts investment companies from applying the provisions of Interpretation 46(R) to investments carried at fair value. SOP 07-1 provides guidance for determining whether an entity falls within the scope of the Guide and whether investment company accounting should be retained by a parent company upon consolidation of an investment company subsidiary or by an equity method investor in an investment company.  In certain circumstances, SOP 07-1 precludes retention of specialized accounting for investment companies (i.e. fair value accounting), when similar direct investments exist in the consolidated group and are measured on a basis inconsistent with that applied to investment companies.  Additionally SOP 07-1 precludes retention of specialized accounting for investment companies if the reporting entity does not distinguish through documented policies the nature and type of investments to be held in the investment companies from those made in the consolidated group where other accounting guidance is being applied.  SOP 07-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2007.  The Company is assessing the current and future implications of this standard to the results of operations or financial position.

FASB Staff Position No. FIN 39-1, Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39 (“FSP FIN 39-1”)

In April 2007, the FASB issued FSP FIN 39-1, which amends FASB Interpretation No. 39, “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts”.  FSP FIN 39-1 replaces the terms “conditional contracts” and “exchange contracts” with the term “derivative instruments” and requires a reporting entity to offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim

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cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) against fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement that have been offset in the statement of financial position. FSP FIN 39-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted.  The effects of applying FSP FIN 39-1 will be recorded as a change in accounting principle through retrospective application.  The adoption of FSP FIN 39-1 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position based on the current level of derivative activity.

2.              Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted earnings per share is computed based on weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding.  For Allstate, dilutive potential common shares consist of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share are presented in the following table.

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
(in millions, except per share data)
Numerator
Net income		$	1,403		$	1,207		$	2,898		$	2,622
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		604.1			634.1			610.4			638.6
Effect of potential dilutive securities:
Stock options		2.9			3.0			3.1			3.0
Unvested restricted stock units		1.8			1.4			1.7			1.3
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding		608.8			638.5			615.2			642.9
Earnings per share—Basic:		$	2.33		$	1.91		$	4.75		$	4.11
Earnings per share—Diluted:		$	2.30		$	1.89		$	4.71		$	4.08

 

Options to purchase 4.2 million and 8.7 million Allstate common shares, with exercise prices ranging from $54.67 to $65.38 and $50.79 to $61.90, were outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods.  Options to purchase 4.1 million and 6.3 million Allstate common shares, with exercise prices ranging from $52.23 to $65.38 and $50.79 to $61.90, were outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the six-month periods.   These options were excluded either because their exercise prices exceeded the average market price of Allstate common shares during the period or because the unrecognized compensation cost on the options would have an anti-dilutive effect.

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3.              Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Non-cash investment exchanges and modifications, which primarily reflect refinancing of fixed income securities and mergers completed with equity securities, totaled $60 million and $55 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Liabilities for collateral received in conjunction with securities lending and other activities and for funds received from security repurchase activities are reported in other liabilities and accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The associated cash flows are included in cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows along with the related changes in investments, which are as follows:

		Six months ended June 30,
(in millions)		2007			2006
Net change in fixed income securities		$	(799	)	$	(125	)
Net change in short-term investments		(547		)	(1,108		)
Operating cash flow used		(1,346		)	(1,233		)
Net change in cash		2			—
Net change in proceeds managed		$	(1,344	)	$	(1,233	)
Liabilities for collateral and security repurchase, beginning of year		$	(4,144	)	$	(4,102	)
Liabilities for collateral and security repurchase, end of period		(5,488		)	(5,335		)
Operating cash flow provided		$	1,344		$	1,233

 

On June 27, 2007, the Company acquired treasury stock and recorded a liability under an accelerated stock repurchase agreement to acquire $500 million of its common stock that will settle the total shares repurchased in up to four months.

4.              Reserve for Property-Liability Insurance Claims and Claims Expense

The Company establishes reserves for claims and claims expense on reported and unreported claims of insured losses.  The Company’s reserving process takes into account known facts and interpretations of circumstances and factors including the Company’s experience with similar cases, actual claims paid, historical trends involving claim payment patterns and pending levels of unpaid claims, loss management programs, product mix and contractual terms, law changes, court decisions, changes to regulatory requirements and economic conditions.  In the normal course of business, the Company may also supplement its claims processes by utilizing third party adjusters, appraisers, engineers, inspectors, and other professionals and information sources to assess and settle catastrophe and non-catastrophe related claims.  The effects of inflation are implicitly considered in the reserving process.

Because reserves are estimates of unpaid portions of losses that have occurred, including incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) losses, the establishment of appropriate reserves, including reserves for catastrophes, is an inherently uncertain and complex process.  The ultimate cost of losses may vary materially from recorded amounts, which are based on management’s best estimates.  The highest degree of uncertainty is associated with reserves for losses incurred in the current reporting period as it contains the greatest proportion of losses that have not been reported or settled.   The Company regularly updates its reserve estimates as new information becomes available and as events unfold that may affect the resolution of unsettled claims.  Changes in prior year reserve estimates, which may be material, are reported in property-liability insurance claims and claims expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period such changes are determined.

Management believes that the reserve for property-liability claims and claims expense, net of reinsurance recoverables, is appropriately established in the aggregate and adequate to cover the ultimate net cost of reported and unreported claims arising from losses which had occurred by the Statement of Financial Position date based on available facts, technology, laws and regulations.

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5.              Reinsurance

Property-liability insurance premiums earned and life and annuity premiums and contract charges have been reduced by the reinsurance premium ceded amounts shown in the following table.

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
(in millions)
Property-liability insurance premiums earned		$	349		$	256		$	696		$	436
Life and annuity premiums and contract charges		244			178			477			339

 

Property-liability insurance claims and claims expense, life and annuity contract benefits and interest credited to contractholder funds have been reduced by the reinsurance recovery amounts shown in the following table.  

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
(in millions)
Property-liability insurance claims and claims expense		$	99		$	(72	)	$	203		$	265
Life and annuity contract benefits		172			148			318			263
Interest credited to contractholder funds		11			7			24			8

 

Variable Annuity Business

On June 1, 2006, in accordance with the terms of the definitive Master Transaction Agreement and related agreements (collectively the “Agreement”) the Company and its subsidiaries, Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”) and Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (“ALNY”), completed the disposal through reinsurance of substantially all of Allstate Financial’s variable annuity business to Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (collectively “Prudential”).  For Allstate, this disposal achieved the economic benefit of transferring to Prudential the future rights and obligations associated with this business.

The disposal was effected through reinsurance agreements (the “Reinsurance Agreements”) which include both coinsurance and modified coinsurance provisions.  Coinsurance and modified coinsurance provisions are commonly used in the reinsurance of variable annuities because variable annuities generally include both separate account and general account liabilities.  When contractholders make a variable annuity deposit, they must choose how to allocate their account balances between a selection of variable-return mutual funds that must be held in a separate account and fixed-return funds held in the Company’s general account.  In addition, variable annuity contracts include various benefit guarantees that are general account obligations of the Company.  The Reinsurance Agreements do not extinguish the Company’s primary liability under the variable annuity contracts.

Variable annuity balances invested in variable-return mutual funds are held in separate accounts, which are legally segregated assets and available only to settle separate account contract obligations.  Because the separate account assets must remain with the Company under insurance regulations, modified coinsurance is typically used when parties wish to transfer future economic benefits of such business.  Under the modified coinsurance provisions, the separate account assets remain on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, but the related results of operations are fully reinsured and presented net of reinsurance on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The coinsurance provisions of the Reinsurance Agreements were used to transfer the future rights and obligations related to fixed-return fund options and benefit guarantees.  $1.37 billion of assets supporting general

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account liabilities were transferred to Prudential, net of consideration, under the coinsurance provisions as of the transaction closing date.  General account liabilities of $1.35 billion at June 30, 2007 and $1.49 billion as of December 31, 2006, however, remain on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position with a corresponding reinsurance recoverable.

For purposes of presentation in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company treated the reinsurance of substantially all the variable annuity business of ALIC and ALNY to Prudential as a disposition of operations, consistent with the substance of the transaction which was the disposition of a block of business accomplished through reinsurance. Accordingly, the net consideration transferred to Prudential of $744 million (computed as $1.37 billion of general account liabilities transferred to Prudential on the closing date less consideration of $628 million), the cost of hedging the ceding commission received from Prudential of $69 million, pretax, and the costs of executing the transaction of $13 million, pretax, were classified as a disposition of operations in the cash flows from investing activities section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Under the Agreement, the Company, ALIC and ALNY have indemnified Prudential for certain pre-closing contingent liabilities (including extra-contractual liabilities of ALIC and ALNY and liabilities specifically excluded from the transaction) that ALIC and ALNY have agreed to retain.  In addition, the Company, ALIC and ALNY will each indemnify Prudential for certain post-closing liabilities that may arise from the acts of ALIC, ALNY and their agents, including in connection with ALIC’s and ALNY’s provision of transition services.  The Reinsurance Agreements contain no limits or indemnifications with regard to insurance risk transfer, and transferred all of the future risks and responsibilities for performance on the underlying variable annuity contracts to Prudential, including those related to benefit guarantees, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 113 “Accounting and Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration and Long-Duration Contracts”.

The terms of the Agreement give Prudential the right to be the exclusive provider of its variable annuity products through the Allstate proprietary agency force for three years and a non-exclusive preferred provider for the following two years.  During a transition period, ALIC and ALNY will continue to issue new variable annuity contracts, accept additional deposits on existing business from existing contractholders on behalf of Prudential and, for a period of twenty-four months or less from the effective date of the transaction, service the reinsured business while Prudential prepares for the migration of the business onto its servicing platform.

Pursuant to the Agreement, the final market-adjusted consideration was $628 million.  The disposal resulted in a gain of $77 million pretax for ALIC, which was deferred as a result of the disposition being executed through reinsurance.  The deferred gain is included as a component of other liabilities and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and is amortized to gain (loss) on dispositions of operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the life of the reinsured business which is estimated to be approximately 18 years.  For ALNY, the transaction resulted in a loss of $9 million pretax.  ALNY’s reinsurance loss and other amounts related to the disposal of the business, including the initial costs and final market value settlements of the derivatives acquired by ALIC to economically hedge substantially all of the exposure related to market adjustments between the effective date of the Agreement and the closing of the transaction, transactional expenses incurred and amortization of ALIC’s deferred reinsurance gain, were included as a component of loss on disposition of operations on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and amounted to $61 million, after-tax during 2006.  For the six-month and twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, loss on disposition of operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations included $2 million and $1 million, after-tax, respectively, of amortization of ALIC’s deferred gain.  DAC and DSI were reduced by $726 million and $70 million, respectively, as of the effective date of the transaction for balances related to the variable annuity business subject to the Reinsurance Agreements.

The separate account balances related to the modified coinsurance were $15.05 billion as of June 30, 2007 and $15.07 billion as of December 31, 2006.  Separate account balances totaling approximately $1.18 billion as of June 30, 2007 and $1.10 billion at December 31, 2006 relate primarily to the variable life business that is being retained by ALIC and ALNY, and the variable annuity business in three affiliated companies that were not included in the Agreement.  In the first five-months of 2006, prior to this disposition, ALIC’s and ALNY’s variable annuity business generated approximately $127 million in contract charges.

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Property-liability

The Company entered into the following reinsurance agreements effective June 1, 2007:  a Kentucky agreement that provides coverage for Allstate Protection personal property excess catastrophe losses in the state for earthquake and fires following earthquakes; a North-East agreement for additional hurricane coverage in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; and four reinsurance agreements entered into by Allstate Floridian Insurance Company (“AFIC”), a subsidiary of the Company, for personal property excess catastrophe losses in Florida.  Effective June 1, 2007, the Company also renewed its aggregate excess of loss agreement that covers storms named or numbered by the National Weather Service, earthquakes, and fires following earthquakes for personal lines auto and property business countrywide except for Florida; New Jersey excess of loss agreement that covers personal property catastrophe losses in excess of the New Jersey multi-year agreement; and South-East agreement that covers personal property excess catastrophe losses for storms named or numbered by the National Weather Service in 11 Atlantic and Gulf states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the Company has a California Fires Following agreement that covers personal property excess catastrophe losses in California effective February 1, 2006 to May 31, 2008, for fires following earthquakes; and multi-year reinsurance treaties effective June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2008, that cover excess catastrophe losses in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

6.              Company Restructuring

The Company undertakes various programs to reduce expenses.  These programs generally involve a reduction in staffing levels, and in certain cases, office closures.  Restructuring and related charges include employee termination and relocation benefits, and post-exit rent expenses in connection with these programs, and non-cash charges resulting from pension benefit payments made to agents in connection with the 1999 reorganization of Allstate’s multiple agency programs to a single exclusive agency program and the Company’s 2006 voluntary termination offer.  The expenses related to these activities are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as restructuring and related charges, and totaled $4 million and $12 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $3 million and $119 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The following table illustrates the changes in the restructuring liability during the six-months ended June 30, 2007:

(in millions)		Employee costs			Exit costs			Total liability
Balance at the beginning of the year		$	20		$	2		$	22
Expense incurred		1			2			3
Adjustments to liability		(8		)	(1		)	(9		)
Payments applied against liability		(2		)	(1		)	(3		)
Balance at the end of the period		$	11		$	2		$	13

 

The payments applied against the liability for employee costs primarily reflect severance costs, and the payments for exit costs generally consist of post-exit rent expenses and contract termination penalties.

7.              Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities

State facility assessments

The Company is required to participate in assigned risk plans, reinsurance facilities and joint underwriting associations in various states that provide insurance coverage to individuals or entities that otherwise are unable to purchase such coverage from private insurers.  Because of the Company’s participation, it may be exposed to losses that surpass the capitalization of these facilities and/or to assessments from these facilities.

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Shared markets

As a condition of maintaining its licenses to write personal property and casualty insurance in various states, the Company is required to participate in assigned risk plans, reinsurance facilities and joint underwriting associations that provide various types of insurance coverage to individuals or entities that otherwise are unable to purchase such coverage from private insurers.  Underwriting results related to these arrangements, which tend to be adverse, have been immaterial to the results of operations.

Guarantees

The Company provides residual value guarantees on Company leased automobiles.  If all outstanding leases were terminated effective June 30, 2007, the Company’s maximum obligation pursuant to these guarantees, assuming the automobiles have no residual value, would be $19 million at June 30, 2007.  The remaining term of each residual value guarantee is equal to the term of the underlying lease that range from less than one year to three years.  Historically, the Company has not made any material payments pursuant to these guarantees.

The Company owns certain fixed income securities that obligate the Company to exchange credit risk or to forfeit principal due, depending on the nature or occurrence of specified credit events for the referenced entities.  In the event all such specified credit events were to occur, the Company’s maximum amount at risk on these fixed income securities, as measured by the amount of the aggregate initial investment, was $269 million at June 30, 2007.  The obligations associated with these fixed income securities expire at various times during the next seven years.

In the normal course of business, the Company provides standard indemnifications to counterparties in contracts in connection with numerous transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures.  The types of indemnifications typically provided include indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties, taxes and certain other liabilities, such as third party lawsuits.  The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and were entered into in the normal course of business based on an assessment that the risk of loss would be remote.  The terms of the indemnifications vary in duration and nature.  In many cases, the maximum obligation is not explicitly stated and the contingencies triggering the obligation to indemnify have not occurred and are not expected to occur.  Consequently, the maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications is not determinable.  Historically, the Company has not made any material payments pursuant to these obligations.

The aggregate liability balance related to all guarantees was not material as of June 30, 2007.

Regulation

The Company is subject to changing social, economic and regulatory conditions.  From time to time, regulatory authorities or legislative bodies seek to influence and restrict premium rates, require premium refunds to policyholders, restrict the ability of insurers to cancel or non-renew policies, limit insurers’ ability to change coverage terms or to impose underwriting standards, impose additional regulations regarding agent and broker compensation and otherwise expand overall regulation of insurance products and the insurance industry.  The ultimate changes and eventual effects of these initiatives on the Company’s business, if any, are uncertain.

Legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries

Background

The Company and certain subsidiaries are involved in a number of lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings arising out of various aspects of its business.  As background to the “Proceedings” sub-section below, please note the following:

·                  These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities, including the underlying facts of each matter; novel legal issues; variations between jurisdictions in which matters are being litigated, heard or investigated; differences in applicable laws and judicial interpretations; the length of time before many of these matters might be resolved by settlement, through litigation or otherwise and, in some cases, the timing of their resolutions relative to other similar matters involving other companies; the fact that many of the lawsuits are putative class actions in which a

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class has not been certified and in which the purported class may not be clearly defined; the fact that many of the lawsuits involve multi-state class actions in which the applicable law(s) for the claims at issue is in dispute and therefore unclear; and the current challenging legal environment faced by large corporations and insurance companies.

·                  In the lawsuits, plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies including equitable relief in the form of injunctive and other remedies and monetary relief in the form of contractual and extra-contractual damages.  In some cases, the monetary damages sought include punitive or treble damages.  Often specific information about the relief sought, such as the amount of damages, is not available because plaintiffs have not requested specific relief in their pleadings.  When specific monetary demands are made, they are often set just below a state court jurisdictional limit in order to seek the maximum amount available in state court, regardless of the specifics of the case, while still avoiding the risk of removal to federal court. In our experience, monetary demands in pleadings bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, to the Company.

·                  In connection with regulatory examinations and proceedings, government authorities may seek various forms of relief, including penalties, restitution and changes in business practices.  The Company may not be advised of the nature and extent of relief sought until the final stages of the examination or proceeding.

·                  For the reasons specified above, it is often not possible to make meaningful estimates of the amount or range of loss that could result from the matters described below in the “Proceedings” subsection.  The Company reviews these matters on an on-going basis and follows the provisions of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, when making accrual and disclosure decisions.  When assessing reasonably possible and probable outcomes, the Company bases its decisions on its assessment of the ultimate outcome following all appeals.

·                  Due to the complexity and scope of the matters disclosed in the “Proceedings” subsection below and the many uncertainties that exist, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be reasonably predicted.  In the event of an unfavorable outcome in one or more of these matters, the ultimate liability may be in excess of amounts currently reserved and may be material to the Company’s operating results or cash flows for a particular quarter or annual period.  However, based on information currently known to it, management believes that the ultimate outcome of all matters described below as they are resolved over time is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company.

Proceedings

There is one multi-state certified class action lawsuit pending against Allstate in Washington state court alleging that its failure to pay “inherent diminished value” to insureds under the uninsured motorist property damage liability provisions of auto policies constitutes breach of contract and fraud.  Plaintiffs define “inherent diminished value” as the difference between the market value of the insured automobile before an accident and the market value after repair.  Plaintiffs allege that they are entitled to the payment of inherent diminished value under the terms of the policy.  This lawsuit is similar to others filed against other carriers in the industry.  In this case, the trial court certified a 19 state class action.  The appellate court granted the Company’s petition for review of the order of certification and affirmed the certification.  The Company filed a petition to appeal to the Washington Supreme Court, which was denied.  The case has been remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.  The Company has been vigorously defending this lawsuit but the outcome remains uncertain.

There are a number of state and nationwide class action lawsuits pending in various state courts challenging the legal propriety of Allstate’s medical bill review processes on a number of grounds, including the manner in which Allstate determines reasonableness and necessity.  One nationwide class action and one statewide class action have been certified.  These lawsuits, which to a large degree mirror similar lawsuits filed against other carriers in the industry, allege these processes result in a breach of the insurance policy as well as fraud.  Plaintiffs seek monetary damages in the form of contractual and extra-contractual damages.  The Company denies these allegations and has been vigorously defending these lawsuits.  The outcome of these disputes is currently uncertain.

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There is a nationwide putative class action pending against Allstate that challenges Allstate’s use of a vendor’s automated database in valuing total loss automobiles.  To a large degree, this lawsuit mirrors similar lawsuits filed against other carriers in the industry.  Plaintiffs allege that flaws in the database result in valuations to the detriment of insureds.  The plaintiffs are seeking actual and punitive damages.  The lawsuit is in the early stages of discovery and Allstate is vigorously defending it, but the ultimate outcome is currently uncertain.

The Company is defending a number of matters filed in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including individual lawsuits and several statewide putative class action lawsuits pending in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.  In one matter, the Mississippi Attorney General filed a suit asserting that the flood exclusion found in Allstate’s and other insurance companies’ policies is either ambiguous, unenforceable as unconscionable or contrary to public policy, or inapplicable to the damage suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.  In a putative class action in Mississippi, some members of the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriters Association (“MWUA”) have filed suit against the MWUA board members and the companies they represent, including an Allstate subsidiary, alleging that the Board purchased insufficient reinsurance to protect the MWUA members.  In a putative class action in Louisiana, the trial court judge ruled that Allstate’s and other carriers’ flood, water and negligent construction exclusions do not apply to man-made floods (i.e., floods caused by human negligence), and therefore do not apply to flooding in the New Orleans area to the extent it was caused by human negligence in the design, construction and/or maintenance of the levees.  Allstate and other insurers pursued an interlocutory appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  The Fifth Circuit held oral argument on that appeal on June 6, 2007.  A decision is expected in the near future.  In another case, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a putative class action brought against Allstate and other carriers under Louisiana’s Valued Policy Law, holding that the law did not apply where the cause of the policyholder’s total loss was due in part to a non-covered peril, such as flood.  Plaintiffs have appealed that ruling and oral argument was held in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 9, 2007.  In addition, a private plaintiff has filed a qui tam action under the Federal False Claims Act against Allstate and certain other carriers in Louisiana federal court regarding claims that they administered under the National Flood Insurance Program.  The various suits described above seek a variety of remedies, including actual and/or punitive damages in unspecified amounts and/or declaratory relief.  All of these matters are in various stages of development and Allstate intends to vigorously defend them.  The outcome of these disputes is currently uncertain.  In addition, the Company is responding to subpoenas and requests for information in connection with investigations into the insurance industry’s handling of hurricane claims.  These investigations are being conducted by federal and state authorities, including a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Mississippi.  Other insurers have received similar subpoenas and requests for information.  The outcome of these claims is currently uncertain.

Allstate is defending various lawsuits involving worker classification issues.  These lawsuits include several certified class actions challenging the overtime exemption claimed by the Company under the Fair Labor Standards Act or state wage and hour laws.  In these cases, plaintiffs seek monetary relief, such as penalties and liquidated damages, and non-monetary relief, such as injunctive relief and an accounting.  These class actions mirror similar lawsuits filed against other carriers in the industry and other employers.  Allstate is continuing to vigorously defend its worker classification lawsuits.  The outcome of these disputes is currently uncertain.

The Company is defending certain matters relating to the Company’s agency program reorganization announced in 1999.  These matters include a lawsuit filed in December 2001 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging retaliation under federal civil rights laws (the “EEOC I” suit) and a class action filed in August 2001 by former employee agents alleging retaliation and age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), breach of contract and ERISA violations (the “Romero I” suit).  In March 2004, in the consolidated EEOC I and Romero I litigation, the trial court issued a memorandum and order that, among other things, certified classes of agents, including a mandatory class of agents who had signed a release, for purposes of effecting the court’s declaratory judgment that the release is voidable at the option of the release signer.  The court also ordered that an agent who voids the release must return to Allstate “any and all benefits received by the [agent] in exchange for signing the release.”  The court also stated that, “on the undisputed facts of record, there is no basis for claims of age discrimination.”  The EEOC and plaintiffs asked the court to clarify and/or reconsider its memorandum and order and on January 16, 2007, the judge denied their request.  On June 20, 2007, the court granted the Company’s motions for summary judgment.  The EEOC also filed another lawsuit in October 2004 alleging age discrimination with respect to a policy limiting the rehire of

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agents affected by the agency program reorganization (the “EEOC II” suit).  In EEOC II, in October 2006, the court granted partial summary judgment to the EEOC.  Although the court did not determine that the Company was liable for age discrimination under the ADEA, it determined that the rehire policy resulted in a disparate impact, reserving for trial the determination on whether the Company had reasonable factors other than age to support the rehire policy.  The Company’s petitions for interlocutory review of the trial court’s summary judgment order were granted.  The Company’s interlocutory appeal is now pending in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.  The Company is also defending a certified class action filed by former employee agents who terminated their employment prior to the agency program reorganization.  These plaintiffs have asserted breach of contract and ERISA claims.  A putative nationwide class action has also been filed by former employee agents alleging various violations of ERISA, including a worker classification issue.  These plaintiffs are challenging certain amendments to the Agents Pension Plan and are seeking to have exclusive agent independent contractors treated as employees for benefit purposes.  This matter was dismissed with prejudice by the trial court, was the subject of further proceedings on appeal, and was reversed and remanded to the trial court in April 2005.  On June 20, 2007, the court granted Allstate’s motion to dismiss the case.  In all of these various matters, plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages, and equitable relief.  Allstate has been vigorously defending these lawsuits and other matters related to its agency program reorganization.  The outcome of these disputes is currently uncertain.

The Company is defending its homeowners insurance rates and discount programs in administrative actions filed by the Texas Department of Insurance.  The Department is focusing, as they have with other insurers, on the reasonableness of the Company’s rates for the risks to which they apply.  On July 13, 2005, the Administrative Law Judge granted partial summary disposition in the Company’s favor on almost all of the Department’s claims regarding the Company’s discount program.  In the rate proceeding, on May 22, 2006, the Texas Commissioner of Insurance ordered the Company to reduce its homeowners rates by 5% and to pay refunds on the difference plus interest back to December 30, 2004, for which the Company has been accruing.  The Company filed a petition for judicial review of the Texas Commissioner’s rate refund order with the district court, and also filed and implemented a 5% rate decrease occurring in two stages.  On March 8, 2007, the district court affirmed in whole the Texas Commissioner’s rate refund order.  On April 5, 2007, the Company appealed this judgment of the district court to the Texas Third Court of Appeals.

Other Matters

Various other legal, governmental, and regulatory actions, including state market conduct exams, and other governmental and regulatory inquiries are currently pending that involve the Company and specific aspects of its conduct of business.  Like other members of the insurance industry, the Company is the target of a number of class action lawsuits and other types of proceedings, some of which involve claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts.  These actions are based on a variety of issues and target a range of the Company’s practices.  The outcome of these disputes is currently unpredictable.

One or more of these matters could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operating results or cash flows for a particular quarter or annual period.  However, based on information currently known to it, management believes that the ultimate outcome of all matters described in this “Other Matters” subsection, in excess of amounts currently reserved, as they are resolved over time is not likely to have a material effect on the operating results, cash flows or financial position of the Company.

Asbestos and environmental

Allstate’s reserves for asbestos claims were $1.35 billion and $1.38 billion, net of reinsurance recoverables of $805 million and $823 million, at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  Reserves for environmental claims were $186 million and $194 million, net of reinsurance recoverables of $54 million and $55 million, at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  Approximately 63% and 67% of the total net asbestos and environmental reserves at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, were for incurred but not reported estimated losses.

Management believes its net loss reserves for environmental, asbestos and other discontinued lines exposures are appropriately established based on available facts, technology, laws and regulations.  However, establishing net loss reserves for asbestos, environmental and other discontinued lines claims is subject to uncertainties that are greater than those presented by other types of claims. The ultimate cost of losses may vary materially from recorded amounts, which are based on management’s best estimate.  Among the complications are lack of historical data,

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long reporting delays, uncertainty as to the number and identity of insureds with potential exposure and unresolved legal issues regarding policy coverage; unresolved legal issues regarding the determination, availability and timing of exhaustion of policy limits; plaintiffs’ evolving and expanding theories of liability, availability and collectibility of recoveries from reinsurance, retrospectively determined premiums and other contractual agreements; and estimating the extent and timing of any contractual liability, and other uncertainties. There are also complex legal issues concerning the interpretation of various insurance policy provisions and whether those losses are covered, or were ever intended to be covered, and could be recoverable through retrospectively determined premium, reinsurance or other contractual agreements. Courts have reached different and sometimes inconsistent conclusions as to when losses are deemed to have occurred and which policies provide coverage; what types of losses are covered; whether there is an insurer obligation to defend; how policy limits are determined; how policy exclusions and conditions are applied and interpreted; and whether clean-up costs represent insured property damage. Management believes these issues are not likely to be resolved in the near future, and the ultimate cost may vary materially from the amounts currently recorded resulting in an increase in loss reserves.  In addition, while the Company believes that improved actuarial techniques and databases have assisted in its ability to estimate asbestos, environmental, and other discontinued lines net loss reserves, these refinements may subsequently prove to be inadequate indicators of the extent of probable losses.  Due to the uncertainties and factors described above, management believes it is not practicable to develop a meaningful range for any such additional net loss reserves that may be required.

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8.              Components of Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in millions)		2007			2006			2007			2006
Pension benefits
Service cost		$	40		$	47		$	80		$	93
Interest cost		77			76			155			152
Expected return on plan assets		(88		)	(81		)	(176		)	(161		)
Amortization of:
Prior service costs		—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Net loss		29			35			58			71
Settlement loss		11			7			22			13
Net periodic pension cost		$	69		$	84		$	138		$	167
Postretirement benefits
Service cost		$	6		$	7		$	12		$	13
Interest cost		17			17			33			34
Amortization of:
Prior service costs		(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)
Net loss		—			1			—			1
Special termination benefit		—			—			—			3
Net periodic postretirement cost		$	22		$	24		$	44		$	50

 

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9.              Business Segments

Summarized revenue data for each of the Company’s business segments are as follows:

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in millions)		2007			2006			2007			2006
Revenues
Property-Liability
Property-liability insurance premiums earned
Standard auto		$	4,269		$	4,170		$	8,504		$	8,299
Non-standard auto		336			395			680			800
Auto		4,605			4,565			9,184			9,099
Homeowners		1,576			1,610			3,156			3,254
Other		641			684			1,288			1,381
Allstate Protection		6,822			6,859			13,628			13,734
Discontinued Lines and Coverages		—			1			—			2
Total property-liability insurance premiums earned		6,822			6,860			13,628			13,736
Net investment income		517			461			1,008			927
Realized capital gains and losses		437			43			881			267
Total Property-Liability		7,776			7,364			15,517			14,930
Allstate Financial
Life and annuity premiums and contract charges
Traditional life		66			75			140			139
Immediate annuities with life contingencies		52			69			129			118
Accident and health and other		92			81			183			163
Total life and annuity premiums		210			225			452			420
Interest-sensitive life		224			210			447			417
Fixed annuities		19			19			37			36
Variable annuities		1			61			1			137
Total contract charges		244			290			485			590
Total life and annuity premiums and contract charges		454			515			937			1,010
Net investment income		1,076			1,048			2,126			2,052
Realized capital gains and losses		104			(80		)	127			(108		)
Total Allstate Financial		1,634			1,483			3,190			2,954
Corporate and Other
Service fees		2			3			5			5
Net investment income		41			39			71			80
Realized capital gains and losses		4			(11		)	8			(8		)
Total Corporate and Other before reclassification of service fees		47			31			84			77
Reclassification of service fees (1)		(2		)	(3		)	(5		)	(5		)
Total Corporate and Other		45			28			79			72
Consolidated Revenues		$	9,455		$	8,875		$	18,786		$	17,956

(1)             For presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, service fees of the Corporate and Other segment are reclassified to operating costs and expenses.

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