EX-23 2 a2168200zex-23.txt EX-23 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of our report dated March 10, 2006 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in method of accounting for certain nontraditional long-duration contracts and for separate accounts in 2004 and changes in the methods of accounting for embedded derivatives in modified coinsurance agreements and variable interest entities in 2003), relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Allstate Life Insurance Company, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Allstate Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Chicago, Illinois March 13, 2006