
	The&nbsp;Allstate Corporation&nbsp;is the second-largest personal lines&nbsp;insurer&nbsp;in the&nbsp;United States&nbsp;(behind&nbsp;State Farm) and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in&nbsp;Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of&nbsp;Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993. The company has its headquarters in&nbsp;Northfield Township, Illinois, near&nbsp;Northbrook.
