Allstate Insurance Company Appoints Executive for Southeast Region

July 8, 2009

ATLANTA, GA – July 8, 2009 Allstate Insurance Company recently announced the appointment of John O’Donnell to assistant field vice president for the company’s Southeast Region, which includes the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

O’Donnell comes to Allstate from GMAC Insurance where he served as vice president, general manager for their exclusive agency business and various direct consumer sales programs. O’Donnell, who resides in Marietta, will be based at Allstate’s Southeast Regional office in Atlanta.

In his role with Allstate, the 38-year-old O’Donnell will help lead the Southeast Region’s efforts for strategic growth opportunities, while managing appropriate margins of profitability. O’Donnell’s efforts will focus on the state of Georgia, but he will also have additional duties in Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.

O’Donnell earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy. The Babylon, N.Y., native also earned a Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago.

Prior to joining GMAC, O’Donnell served as a manager in the Business Planning and Development area for The Walt Disney Company. He also worked as an associate in the Investment Management Division (Private Wealth Management) with Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 While in the United States Marine Corps, O’Donnell served as a Flight Operations Officer, earning top honors as an attack helicopter instructor pilot.

 

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the You’re In Good Hands With Allstate® slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through approximately 14,700 exclusive Allstate agencies and financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. Encompass® Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. The Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, supplemental accident and health insurance, annuity, banking and retirement products designed for individual, institutional and worksite customers that are distributed through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers. Customers can also access information about Allstate Financial Group products and services at myallstatefinancial.com.

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