The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=ALL)) is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Literally a public company is a company owned by the public. ... Foundation may be: the founding of an institution. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Northbrook is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Insurance is a system to alleviate financial losses by transferring risk of loss from one entity to another. ... Auto insurance (or car insurance, motor insurance) is insurance consumers can purchase for cars, trucks, and other vehicles. ... Home insurance, or homeowners insurance, is an insurance policy that combines insurance on the home, its contents, and, often, the other personal possessions of the homeowner, as well as liability insurance for accidents that may happen at the home. ... In business, revenue is the amount of money that a company actually receives from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sears, Roebuck and Company is a retailing division of Sears Holdings Corporation. ...

History

Allstate became a publicly traded company in 1993. At the time, its initial public offering was the largest in U.S. history. On June 30, 1995, it became a totally independent company after Sears divested its remaining shares to Sears stockholders. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... In financial markets, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a companys common shares to public investors. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, as the last day in June. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Diversity

Allstate was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers and a Best Company for Women of Color in 2004 by Working Mothers magazine.

External links

• Allstate's official website (http://www.allstate.com/)
• Yahoo! - The Allstate Corporation Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/16/16182.html)
• The history of the Allstate brand name (http://www.searsarchives.com/brands/allstate.htm)