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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TRIPODI JOSEPH V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLSTATE CORP [ALL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) SVP Allstate Insurance Company (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION, 2775 SANDERS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2006 (Street) NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-6127 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 53.84

02/21/2006

A

37,000

02/21/2007(1)

02/21/2016

Common Stock

37,000

$ 53.84

37,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 53.84

02/21/2006

A

27,000

02/21/2007(1)

02/21/2016

Common Stock

27,000

$ 53.84

64,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

02/21/2006

A

7,500

02/21/2007(2)

02/21/2010

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

7,500

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (3)

02/21/2006

A

5,500

02/21/2010

02/21/2010(3)

Common Stock

5,500

$ 0

13,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRIPODI JOSEPH V C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 2775 SANDERS ROAD NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-6127				SVP Allstate Insurance Company

Signatures

JOSEPH VINCENT TRIPODI		02/22/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(2)	Award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under The Allstate Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, without the payment of any consideration, one share of Allstate common stock as the restrictions lapse (the conversion date). One-quarter of the total number of RSUs will unrestrict annually on February 21, 2007, February 21, 2008, February 21, 2009 and February 21, 2010, respectively.
(1)	Option exercisable in four increments, each for one-fourth of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on February 21, 2007, February 21, 2008, February 21, 2009 and February 21, 2010, respectively.
(3)	Award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under The Allstate Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, without the payment of any consideration, one share of Allstate common stock at the end of the period of restriction (the converstion date). The total number of RSUs will unrestrict on February 21, 2010.

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