Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DeVries James David
   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)
03/24/2008
(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) $ 48.01 03/24/2008   A   100,000     (1) 03/24/2018(1) Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 100,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 48.01 03/24/2008   A   57,700     (2)   (2) Common Stock 57,700 $ 0 57,700 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 03/24/2008   A   6,300   03/23/2012 03/23/2012(3) Common Stock 6,300 $ 0 6,300 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 03/24/2008   A   12,500     (4)   (4) Common Stock 12,500 $ 0 12,500 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 JAMESD.DEVRIES   03/26/2008
**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).
(4) Award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with tax withholding rights granted under The Allstate Corporation Amended and Restated 2001 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, without the payment of any consideration, one share of Allstate common stock on the day following the last day of the period of restriction (conversion date). One-half of the total number of RSUs will unrestrict on March 23, 2010 and the remaining RSUs will unrestrict on March 23, 2012.
(3) Award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with tax withholding rights granted under The Allstate Corporation Amended and Restated 2001 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, without the payment of any consideration, one share of Allstate common stock on the day following the last day of the period of restriction (conversion date). The period of restriction ends on March 23, 2012.
(1) Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock exercisable in four increments, each for one-fourth of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on March 24, 2009, March 24, 2010, March 24, 2011 and March 24, 2012.
(2) Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 57,700 shares of common stock exercisable in four increments, each for one-fourth of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on March 24, 2009, March 24, 2010, March 24, 2011 and March 24, 2012. Expiration date is March 24, 2018.

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