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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
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JURISDICTION
COMPANY OF ORGANIZATION
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION Delaware
Allstate Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate International Insurance Holdings, Inc. Delaware
Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc. Delaware
Allstate Bank United States
American Heritage Life Investment Corporation Delaware
Kennett Capital, Inc. Delaware
Willow Insurance Holdings Inc. Delaware
Allstate Financing II Delaware
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation)
Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate Financial, LCC Delaware
Allstate Financial Corporation Illinois
Allstate Holdings, LLC Delaware
Allstate Indemnity Company Illinois
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Canada
Allstate International Inc. Delaware
Allstate Life Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate New Jersey Holdings, LLC Delaware
Allstate North American Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate Texas Lloyd's, Inc. Texas
The Northbrook Corporation Nebraska
Ivantage Group, LLC Delaware
ALLSTATE HOLDINGS, LLC
(Subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company)
Allstate Floridian Insurance Company Illinois
Allstate Floridian Indemnity Company Illinois
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
(Subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company)
Allstate Life Insurance Company of Canada Canada
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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company)
AFDW, Inc. Oregon
Allstate Distributors, L.L.C. Delaware
AFD, Inc. Illinois
Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC Delaware
Allstate Financial Services, LLC Delaware
ALFS, Inc. Delaware
Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York New York
Allstate Assignment Company Nebraska
Allstate Settlement Corporation Nebraska
Charter National Life Insurance Company Illinois
Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Arizona
Intramerica Life Insurance Company New York
Lincoln Benefit Life Company Nebraska
LSA Asset Management, LLC Delaware
Northbrook Life Insurance Company Arizona
Allstate Assurance Company Illinois
Surety Life Insurance Company Nebraska
ALLSTATE NEW JERSEY HOLDINGS, LLC
(Subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company)
Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company Illinois
IVANTAGE GROUP, LLC
(Subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company)
Ivantage Select Agency, Inc. Illinois
Northbrook Indemnity Company Illinois
NORTHBROOK INDEMNITY COMPANY
(Subsidiary of Ivantage Group, LLC)
Deerbrook Insurance Company Illinois
Encompass Indemnity Company Florida
Willow Lake Holdings, LLC Delaware
Encompass Holdings, LLC Delaware
ENCOMPASS HOLDINGS, LLC
(Subsidiary of Northbrook Indemnity Company)
USF&G Business Insurance Company Maryland
ALLSTATE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation)
Allstate Reinsurance Ltd. Bermuda
Pafco Underwriting Managers Inc. Ontario
Pembridge America Inc. Florida
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PAFCO UNDERWRITING MANAGERS INC.
(Subsidiary of Allstate International Insurance
Holdings, Inc.)
Pembridge Insurance Company Ontario
ALLSTATE NON-INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation)
Allstate Enterprises, Inc. Delaware
Allstate Investment Management Company Delaware
Allstate Investments, LLC Delaware
Ivory Holdings, LLC Oklahoma
Northbrook Services, Inc. Delaware
Northbrook Technology of Northern Ireland, Limited Northern Ireland
Sterling Collision Centers, Inc. Delaware
Tech-Cor, Inc. Delaware
ALLSTATE ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc.)
Allstate Motor Club, Inc. Delaware
Roadway Protection Auto Club, Inc. Delaware
Allstate Motor Club of Canada Inc. Canada
ALLSTATE MOTOR CLUB, INC.
(Subsidiary of Allstate Enterprises, Inc.)
Direct Marketing Center Inc. Delaware
Enterprises Services Corporation Delaware
Rescue Express, Inc. Delaware
STERLING COLLISION CENTERS
(Subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc.)
Bob Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Pennsylvania
Pacific Painters, Inc. Texas
Champions Pride Electronics and Trim, Inc., d/b/a Champion's
Pride Collision Texas
JSI Collision Centers, Inc., formerly Johnny's Service, Inc. Ohio
Westborn Collision, Inc. Michigan
AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation)
American Heritage Life Insurance Company Florida
American Heritage Service Company Florida
Colonial Reinsurance, Ltd. British Virgin Islands
E.R.J Insurance Group, Inc. Florida
Florida Associated Services, Inc. Florida
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AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Subsidiary of American Heritage Life Investment
Corporation)
Fidelity International Company, Ltd. Bahamas
First Colonial Insurance Company Florida
St. Johns Bluff Timber Company Florida
Columbia Universal Life Insurance Company Texas
Concord Heritage Life Insurance Company Inc. New Hampshire
Keystone State Life Insurance Company Pennsylvania
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LIMITED
(Subsidiary of American Heritage Life Insurance
Company)
Fidelity International Insurance Company, Limited Bahamas
KEYSTONE STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Subsidiary of American Heritage Life Insurance
Company)
KSL Marketing Inc. Pennsylvania
OTHER
Allstate County Mutual Insurance Company Texas
(A mutual company owned by policy holders. Officers and employees of
Allstate Insurance Company serve as directors and officers of Allstate
County Mutual Insurance Company.)
Allstate Texas Lloyd's Texas
An insurance syndicate organized under the laws of Texas. Allstate Texas
Lloyd's, Inc. (a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance
Company) is the attorney-in-fact for this syndicate.
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