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The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Sean Williams	Allstate's Good Hands Have Butterfingers Mayhem seems to be wreaking havoc on the insurer's home and auto policies.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Allstate's All Right Earnings at Allstate, the nation's second-largest property-casualty insurer, soared 76% to $1.03 billion, handily outpacing forecasts of $1.15 per share by $0.32 on revenues of $8.3 billion.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	That's All for Allstate? Earnings were high, but the "whisper numbers" were higher. Contrarian investors will certainly want to hold off on this one.
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The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Coast Is Clear at Allstate Insurance is risky, but Allstate is one of the most dependable operators. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Allstate: The Skies Clear Investors usually rush for shelter during hurricane season by bailing out of casualty insurers. But now some are braving impending storms by buying into Allstate.
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The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Sean Williams	Blame It on the Weather Expect a whirlwind of profits following a year filled with weather-related disasters. Don't look now but property and casualty insurance companies are being featured in their very own game of whack-a-mole whether they realize it or not.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	At AIG, History Hideously Repeats AIG, the world's largest insurer, posts its second straight record quarterly loss, caused by a massive writedown of derivatives exposed to bad mortgage investments.
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The Motley Fool March 1, 2010 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Allstate After more than a year at a three-star rank, enough top-performing Motley Fool CAPS members have turned bullish on Allstate recently to upgrade it to a more formidable four stars.
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Financial Advisor September 2007 David J. Drucker	Your Client's Hidden Risk Not only are "sophisticated" consumers unfamiliar with the shortcomings of their homeowners insurance, many financial advisors need to get a clue as well.
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