Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350

        The undersigned hereby certifies that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2002 of Allstate Life Insurance Company (the "Company") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  STEVEN E. SHEBIK
Name:	Steven E. Shebik
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	August 14, 2002