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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate Insurance Group and Allstate Financial; Downgrades Issuer Credit Ratings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_23/ai_n30932108]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A+ Superior and downgraded the issuer credit ratings ICR to "aa-" from "aa" of Allstate Insurance Group Allstate and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has downgraded the ICR to "a-" from "a" and the debt ratings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Allstate Corporation and Its Subsidiaries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Jan_9/ai_n24227360]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A+ Superior and issuer credit ratings ICR of "aa" of Allstate Insurance Group Allstate and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "a" and all debt ratings of Allstate's parent, The Allstate Corporation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life by the book.(Leading Writers: Life)(Life insurence industrial ranking is base on the amount of total ordinary life issued in 2006.)(Industry ranking)(Statistical table)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6493/is_200709/ai_n25834705]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Life and annuity companies experienced favorable trends in  operating results across most business lines last year, aided by strong  equity markets and increased consumer demand for life and annuity  products with secondary guarantees.    The volume of total life insurance issued by U.S. insurers last...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building on record results.(Property/Casualty: Leading Writers)(Financial report)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6493/is_200708/ai_n25834632]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Building on record profits in 2006, the U.S. property/casualty  industry continued favorable trends in the first quarter of 2007,  posting net income after taxes of $16.7 billion. Despite an increasingly  competitive marketplace and across-the-board softening, A.M. Best Co.  remains optimistic about the industry's underwriting results over...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Debt Rating to Allstate's Junior Subordinated Debentures]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of "bbb+" to $1.0 billion of junior subordinated debentures issued on May 3, 2007 by The Allstate Corporation Allstate (NYSE:ALL) (Northbrook, IL). The rating outlook is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate; Revises Selected Outlooks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Feb_6/ai_n27139366]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A+ Superior and the issuer credit ratings ICR of "aa" of Allstate Insurance Group Allstate and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "a" and all the debt ratings of Allstate's parent, The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top of their game: some of the most profitable writers of personal lines insurance are not household names. But whether they specialize in underwriting, claims management or keepingoverhead costs low, they all tend to keep a laser-like focus on the bottom]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6493/is_200612/ai_n25834265]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Points    * A few of the most profitable underwriters of personal lines owe  their success to carving out a niche market.    * Some of these profitable underwriters credit their success to  keeping expenses low, carefully selecting risks or savvy claims ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Movin' on up: some of the nation's largest homeowners insurers are gaining on or passing their competitors in market rank.(Property/Casualty)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6493/is_200611/ai_n25834216]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Points    * Allstate, the second-largest homeowners insurer, picked up nearly  a full percentage point in market share in 2005 while scaling back its  homeowners business in high-risk states.    * The top 25 largest writers of homeowners business include two  newcomers:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building up to code: insurers back stronger building codes to lessen catastrophe losses, but progress is slow in two Gulf States.(Catastrophes: Property/Casualty)(Statistical table)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stronger building codes have made a big difference in hurricane  losses in Florida, and efforts are being made to bring some of that  success to Louisiana and Mississippi in the wake of hurricanes Katrina  and Rita. But start-up problems plague the process in Louisiana, and  Mississippi's...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Indicative Ratings to The Allstate Corporation's Shelf Registration]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_May_25/ai_n26876624]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative debt ratings of "a" to senior unsecured debt, "a-" to subordinated debt, "a-" to trust preferred securities and "bbb+" to preferred stock of The Allstate Corporation's Allstate (NYSE: ALL) (Northbrook, IL) recently filed shelf registration. The outlook for the above ratings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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