Allstate - You're in good hands

12/05/2006 Northbrook, Ill. -

Anise D. Wiley-Little, assistant vice president and chief diversity officer for Allstate Insurance Company, was one of twelve business leaders recognized with a CareerFOCUS Eagle Award from The National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI) and CareerFOCUS Magazine at a gala on November 17 in Kansas City. The award recognizes African-American and Latino professionals who excel in both business and community leadership and whose records of performance uphold the highest standards of dignity, integrity, and honor.

Wiley-Little began her career at Allstate in 1984. Under her leadership, Allstate has been recognized for its diversity efforts by organizations such as Diversity Best Practices, DiversityInc, Hispanic Business, Essence, Working Mother and Chicago magazine.

"I am both proud and humbled by this award and recognition," said Wiley-Little. "We have a legacy of successful leadership at Allstate with many great leaders having come before me. This recognition is a testament to those leaders that work to help me pursue my potential. As Allstate's first NELI award recipient, I hope to carry on the legacy at Allstate by continuing to give others the opportunity to develop and grow into successful leaders in their own right."

The CareerFOCUS Eagle Award salutes corporate diversity and the men and women who are changing the face of leadership in corporate America. Winners are nominated by top executives within their respective companies. This year's winners were selected by a 12-member committee comprised of alumni Eagle Award winners.

The National Eagle Leadership Institute^® (NELI) is a premier leadership development resource for African-American and Latino professionals and college students. Our mission is the help you lead. NELI was launched in 1995 in response to corporate America's increasing focus on leadership and diversity in the workplace. The Institute provides strategies to recognize, recruit, and retain trusted, empowered, and admired leaders.

Now celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Allstate Insurance Company, 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 helps individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through approximately 14,100 exclusive agencies and financial professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate^®. Encompass^SM and Deerbrook^® 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.

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