Company Story
1931 - Allstate Insurance Company was founded by Sears, Roebuck and Co. as a direct mail insurance company.
1941 - Allstate began selling auto insurance through agents.
1950 - Allstate expanded into the life insurance business.
1967 - Allstate became a publicly traded company.
1993 - Allstate acquired the personal lines business of CNA Insurance.
1999 - Allstate acquired the personal lines business of Nationwide Insurance.
2007 - Allstate acquired the Lincoln Benefit Life Company.
2011 - Allstate acquired the Esurance insurance company.
2017 - Allstate acquired the SquareTrade protection plan provider.
2020 - Allstate acquired the National General Holdings Corp.