Allstate Earns a Spot on the 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 3 -- Allstate, a publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:

Allstate earned 33rd place on the 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, DiversityInc announced Tuesday. This is the 12th consecutive year Allstate has been recognized for its efforts to promote inclusive diversity in the workplace.

The DiversityInc Top 50 list, issued yearly since 2001, recognizes the nation's top companies for diversity and inclusion management. These companies excel in such areas as hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT and veterans.

"At Allstate, we know that our success stems from listening to diverse voices," said Christy Harris, Allstate's vice president, talent acquisition and inclusive diversity. "We continue to foster inclusive diversity at our company because we share innovative ideas, understand customer needs and work harder when people are accepted for who they are. Every voice at Allstate counts."

DiversityInc's extensive annual survey yields an empirically-driven ranking based on recruitment, talent development, senior leadership commitment and supplier diversity. This year's competition was improved by new survey questions, increased emphasis on fairness over chasing numbers and more sophisticated analysis from DiversityInc's data scientists.

"There are simply not enough qualified people to hire. A company's ability to find the best and brightest, advance and retain them equitably is a decisive competitive advantage," notes Luke Visconti, founder and CEO of DiversityInc. "The DiversityInc Top 50 have a decisive metrics-evidenced ability to treat people more fairly than other large companies. They also have a greater-than-average return for their shareholders."

To view the entire Top 50 list, visit http://www.diversityinc.com/top50 or follow the conversation at #DITop50.

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 auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Other growth platforms include predictive analytics company Arity and consumer-product protection plan company SquareTrade. Allstate is widely known through the slogan "You're In Good Hands With Allstate(R)." Allstate agencies are in virtually every local community in America. In 2016, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners gave $42 million to support local communities.

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