-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D4NjWIStiV+fPuV89cyqUW012Ihd5nmbFksL7fp7iqvmT2OGRApaeIvgll6Pk42+ 4J1nd8AbYW01aAqaTz1bfQ== 0000899051-99-000012.txt : 19990906 0000899051-99-000012.hdr.sgml : 19990906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899051-99-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990831 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990903 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLSTATE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899051 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 363871531 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11840 FILM NUMBER: 99706053 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2775 SANDERS ROAD CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 BUSINESS PHONE: 8474025000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2775 SANDERS ROAD CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 8-K 1 THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. --------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 31, 1999 The Allstate Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-11840 36-3871531 (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Incorporation) Number) 2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (847) 402-5000 Page 1 of 6 Exhibit Index at page 4 Item 5. Other Events On August 31, 1999, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 99 Registrant's press release dated August 31, 1999 Page 2 of 6 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION By s\ Emma M. Kalaidjian Name: Emma M. Kalaidjian Title: Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel September 1, 1999 Page 3 of 6 INDEX TO EXHIBITS SEQUENTIAL PAGE NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER 99 Registrant's press release dated 5 August 31, 1999 Page 4 of 6 Exhibit No. 99 The Allstate Corporation NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elio Montenegro Allstate Media Relations 847-402-0156 For Immediate Release ALLSTATE PROPERTY/CASUALTY PRESIDENT TO RETIRE SUCCEEDED BY HEAD OF CLAIMS ORGANIZATION NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 31, 1999 - Robert W. Gary, president of Allstate Property and Casualty, the largest business unit of The Allstate Corporation, has announced he will retire at the end of the year. Rick Cohen, senior vice president of the property-casualty claim service organization of the Allstate Insurance Company, succeeds Gary effective September 1. "During his 37 year career at Allstate, Bob has provided extraordinary leadership, vision and commitment to the company. We will miss him personally and professionally," said Edward M. Liddy, Allstate's chairman, president and chief executive officer." "But between now and the end of the year, Bob and Rick will work closely together to ensure both a smooth transition in leadership and continued momentum in achieving our vision of a new Allstate customer experience that is the best in the industry," Liddy added. Page 5 of 6 Liddy noted that Cohen possesses abilities that will build upon Gary's progress with Allstate Property and Casualty and help take the organization to the next level of its development. Gary started his career with Allstate in 1962 as a claims adjuster in New York City. In 1963, he became an Allstate agent and was promoted to sales manager in 1968. He held positions of increasing responsibility in Texas, Colorado, Florida and Illinois. He was named president of Allstate Property and Casualty in October 1994. Cohen began his career at Allstate in 1968 as an office operations supervisor trainee. Since then, he has held numerous management positions in Florida, Indiana, Texas, Colorado and Illinois. He joined the property-casualty claim service organization in 1996 and was promoted to senior vice president of that group in 1997. The Allstate Corporation is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurance company. Its main business units include Allstate Personal Property and Casualty, which provides insurance for more than 14 million households and has approximately 15,500 agents in the U.S. and Canada, and Allstate Life and Savings, which markets a number of life insurance and savings products under a variety of brands through a number of channels and is currently the nation's 13th largest life insurance business. ### Page 6 of 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----