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  <body>&lt;p&gt;As an industry leader, Allstate values the innovation from its employees. The 
  following highlights some of the accolades we've recently received.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;America's Most Admired Companies&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Fortune&lt;/em&gt; magazine, 
  Allstate ranked #5 in Property &amp; Casualty Industry in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100 Best Companies for Working Mothers&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Working Mother&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, 18-year award winner and Hall of Fame inductee (1990, 1992-2008). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 50 Companies&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Diversity MBA Magazine, Award winner 
  for second consecutive year (2007, 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;100 Best Adoption- Friendly Workplaces&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Dave Thomas Foundation 
  for Adoption (2007, 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Human 
  Rights Campaign Foundation&lt;/em&gt; (2007, 2008)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best Companies for Women of Color&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Working Mother&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine (2004-2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 50 Companies for Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;DiversityInc&lt;/em&gt; magazine, 
  seven-time award winner (2001-2007).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 50 Company for Supplier Diversity&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Hispanic Trends 
  (2007)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One of the 'Best Places to Work for Latinos'&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Hispanic&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, Award winner for twelve consecutive years (1996-2007).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work&lt;/strong&gt; - LATINA &lt;em&gt;Style&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, Award winner for eleventh consecutive year (1998-2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 50 Best Companies for Hispanics to Work&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Hispanic 
  Business&lt;/em&gt; (2005-2006).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 10 Companies for African Americans to work&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;DiversityInc&lt;/em&gt; 
  Magazine, five-time award winner (2003-2007).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Top Company for Blacks in Technology &lt;/strong&gt;- &lt;em&gt;The National 
  BDPA&lt;/em&gt; (Black Data Processing Associates) and &lt;em&gt;WorkplaceDiversity.com&lt;/em&gt; 
  (2003-2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best Legal Department&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Corporate Counsel&lt;/em&gt; Magazine, 
  2007 finalist &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best Diversity Company&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Diversity/Careers in Engineering 
  and Information Technology&lt;/em&gt; (2007)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Computerworld&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, Award winner for 9th consecutive year (1997-2005).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 50 Executives in Technology&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Hispanic Engineer&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, Award winner for fourth consecutive year (2002-2005).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 100 Innovative Users of Information Technology&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;InformationWeek 
  (2007, 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 100 Company for Employee Training and Development&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Training&lt;/em&gt; 
  magazine, Award winner for the eighth consecutive year (2001-2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 100 in Global 2000 Companies&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Forbes Magazine (2006, 
  2007)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 200 for World's Largest Corporations&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Fortune Magazine&lt;/em&gt; 
  (2007)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 10 in Chicago's Largest Public Company&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Crain's Magazine 
  (2007, 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Company for Executive Women&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;National Association 
  of Female Executives&lt;/em&gt; (NAFE), (2000-2001, 2005-2008).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chicago's Largest Public Companies&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Crain's Chicago Business&lt;/em&gt;, 
  Ranked #4 in 2003 &amp; 2004 and Ranked #7 in 2007&amp; 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reasons why Allstate is recognized:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Establishing an environment that promotes a balance of work and personal 
    life.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Diversity Balance - minorities comprise 20 percent of officials and managers 
    working at Allstate.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Gender Balance - women make up 42 percent of officials and managers.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Opportunities for advancement and education.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Flexible work arrangements.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Education programs such as on-site undergraduate, MBA and professional 
    courses; ConSern Education Program, offering access to education loans for 
    employees and their families.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Allstate Center for Assistive Technology (ACAT) allows Allstate to identify 
    and meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Dependent care support including an on-site childcare center at headquarters, 
    three near-site childcare centers, and discount programs.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt; Conveniences such as on-site dry-cleaning, oil change, salon, postal and 
    catering services.&lt;/li&gt;
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