Allstate (ALL)

Pension plan assets

        The pension plans target percentage of plan assets and the actual percentage of plan assets, by asset category at December 31 are as follows:

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        The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of earnings expected on plan assets. This assumption is reviewed annually giving consideration to appropriate financial data including, but not limited to, the plan asset allocation, the period over which benefits will be paid, historical returns on plan assets and other relevant market data. A consistent method was used to determine the expected long-term return on plan assets assumption at December 31, 2008 and 2007 of 8.5%. As of the 2008 measurement date, the arithmetic average of the annual actual return on plan assets for the most recent 10 and 5 years was 3.3% and 4.6%, respectively.

        Pension plan assets did not include any of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2008. At December 31, 2007, pension plan assets included $11 million of the Company's common stock.

        The change in pension plan assets for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

Pension Plan Assets

        The pension plans target percentage of plan assets at 2007 and the actual percentage of plan assets, by asset category at December 31 are as follows:

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        The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of earnings expected on plan assets. This assumption is reviewed annually giving consideration to appropriate financial data including, but not limited to, the plan asset allocation, the period over which benefits will be paid, historical returns on plan assets and other relevant market data. A consistent method was used to determine the expected long-term return on plan assets assumption at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of 8.5%. As of the 2007 measurement date, the arithmetic average of the annual actual return on plan assets for the most recent 10 and 5 years was 9.1% and 13.7%, respectively.

        Pension plan assets include $11 million and $12 million of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2007 and 2006. No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during 2008.

        The change in pension plan assets for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

Pension Plan Assets

        The pension plans target percentage of plan assets at 2007 and the actual percentage of plan assets, by asset category at December 31 are as follows:

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        The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of earnings expected on plan assets. This assumption is reviewed annually giving consideration to
appropriate financial data including, but not limited to, the plan asset allocation, the period over which benefits will be paid, historical returns on plan assets and other relevant market data. A
consistent method was used to determine the expected long-term return on plan assets assumption at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of 8.5%. As of the 2007 measurement date, the arithmetic average of
the annual actual return on plan assets for the most recent 10 and 5 years was 9.1% and 13.7%, respectively.

        Pension
plan assets include $11 million and $12 million of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2007 and 2006. No plan assets are expected to be returned to
the Company during 2008.

        The
change in pension plan assets for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

Pension Plan Assets

        The pension plans target percentage of plan assets at 2006 and the actual percentage of plan assets, by asset category at December 31 are as follows:

        The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the average rate of earnings expected on plan assets. This assumption is reviewed annually giving consideration to appropriate financial data including, but not limited to, the plan asset allocation, the period over which benefits will be paid, historical returns on plan assets and other relevant market data. A consistent method was used to determine the long-term return on plan assets assumption at December 31, 2006 and 2005 of 8.5%. As of the 2006 measurement date, the arithmetic average of the annual actual return on plan assets for the most recent 10 and 5 years was 9.6% and 8.7%, respectively.

        Pension plan assets include $12 million and $8 million of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2006 and 2005. No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during 2007.

        The change in pension plan assets for the years ended December 31 is as follows: