8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): July 17, 2014

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-11840	36-3871531
(State or other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois   60062

 (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[   ]       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[   ]       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ]       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 17, 2014, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its estimated catastrophe losses for June 2014.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits

Exhibit No.                             Description

99Registrant’s press release dated July 17, 2014.   The press release is furnished and not filed, pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/	Susan L. Lees
	Name:		Susan L. Lees
	Title:		Executive Vice President, General
			Counsel, and Secretary
Date: July 17, 2014

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Maryellen Thielen	Pat Macellaro
Media Relations	Investor Relations
(847) 402-5600	(847) 402-2800

Allstate Announces June Catastrophe Loss Estimate

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 17, 2014 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of June 2014 of $216 million, pre-tax ($140 million after-tax).  Catastrophe losses occurring in June comprised twelve events at an estimated cost of $214 million, pre-tax, plus increased reserve reestimates of prior reported catastrophe losses.

Allstate previously announced $720 million, pre-tax ($468 million after-tax), in estimated catastrophe losses for the months of April and May 2014, which results in estimated catastrophe losses for second quarter 2014 of $936 million, pre-tax ($608 million after-tax).  Non-catastrophe frequency and severity losses for second quarter 2014 were below first quarter 2014 which was impacted by severe winter weather losses.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life’s uncertainties through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names and Allstate Financial business segment. Allstate is widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®.” The Allstate brand’s network of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and services to customers in the United States and Canada.

Financial information, including material announcements about The Allstate Corporation, is routinely posted on www.allstateinvestors.com.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

This news release contains forward-looking statements about catastrophe losses. These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions that are subject to uncertainty. These statements are made subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management believes the estimated impact of catastrophe losses, including net loss reserves, are appropriately established and recorded based on available facts, information, laws and regulations. However, actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements in this news release and from the amounts currently recorded for a variety of reasons, including the following:

·Our policyholders’ ability to report and our ability to adjust claims may have been impeded by the extent of the devastation and the number of areas affected.

·It is particularly difficult to assess the extent of damage in the initial stages of adjusting residential property losses.

·Our estimate for the ultimate costs of repairs may not prove to be correct because of increased demand for services and supplies in the areas affected by the catastrophes.

·The number of incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims may be greater or less than currently anticipated.

We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.

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