The Board and nominating and governance committee believe that each director should be well-versed in strategic oversight, corporate governance, stockholder advocacy, and leadership in order to be an effective member of the Allstate Board. In addition to this fundamental expertise, the Board and committee seek directors with corporate operating experience, financial services expertise , and compensation and succession experience. The Board and committee also consider experience in the areas listed under the section “Evaluation Process for Current Directors” on page 18 .

The Board and committee expect each non-employee director to be free of interests or affiliations that could give rise to a biased approach to directorship responsibilities or a conflict of interest and be free of any significant relationship with Allstate that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment. The Board and committee also expect each director to devote the time and effort necessary to serve as an effective director and act in a manner consistent with a director’s fiduciary duties of loyalty and care. Allstate executive officers may not serve on boards of other corporations whose executive officers serve on Allstate’s Board.

Board nominees are identified through a retained search firm, suggestions from current directors and stockholders, and through other methods including self-nominations. Our newest director, Mr. Traquina, was identified by our other directors.

The nominating and governance committee will consider director candidates recommended by a stockholder in the same manner as all other candidates recommended by other sources. A stockholder may recommend a candidate at any time of the year by writing to the Office of the Secretary, The Allstate Corporation, 2775 Sanders Road, Suite F7, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127.

All candidates are evaluated and considered for their diversity, including gender, ethnic and diversity of background, expertise, and perspective, as well as the criteria described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines at www.allstateinvestors.com.

Beginning with the 2017 annual meeting, a stockholder or group of up to 20 stockholders owning 3% or more of Allstate’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years can nominate director candidates constituting up to 20% of the Board in the company’s annual meeting proxy materials.

Before recommending the annual slate of director nominees, the nominating and governance committee has a rigorous process to evaluate current directors. In addition to considering the current directors’ tenure, the committee’s process includes:

Individual directors receive feedback each year from the Chair, the lead director, or chair of the nominating and governance committee.

The outcomes of such evaluations are shared with the nominating and governance committee in connection with the annual nomination process and inform the Board and nominating and governance committee’s ongoing process to identify highly qualified candidates for Board service.

The Board has determined that all non-employee directors who served during 2016 and all nominees, other than Mr. Wilson, are independent according to applicable law, the NYSE listing standards, and the Board’s Director Independence Standards (which are included on www.allstateinvestors.com). In accordance with the Director Independence Standards , the Board has determined that the nature of the relationships with the corporation that are set forth in Appendix B do not create a conflict of interest that would impair a director’s independence. The Board also determined that the members of the audit, compensation and succession, nominating and governance, and risk and return committees are independent within the meaning of applicable laws, the NYSE listing standards and the Director Independence Standards .

When evaluating the independence of director nominees, the Board weighs numerous factors, including tenure. In particular, the Board weighed the potential impact of tenure on the independence of our two longest serving directors, Ms. Sprieser and Ms. Taylor. Both directors have significant experience serving at Allstate under different operating environments and management teams, and both served on the Board under two CEOs and prior to Mr. Wilson’s appointment. The Board concluded that both Ms. Sprieser and Ms. Taylor continue to be effective directors who fulfill their responsibilities with integrity and independence of thought. They appropriately challenge management and the status quo, and are reasoned, balanced, and thoughtful in Board deliberations and in communications with management. Therefore, the Board determined that their independence from management has not been diminished by their years of service.

Allstate’s Corporate Governance Guidelines allow the independent directors the flexibility to split or combine the Chair and CEO responsibilities. The independent directors periodically review Allstate’s leadership structure and whether separating the roles of Chair and CEO is in the best interests of Allstate and its stockholders. When making this determination, the independent directors consider the recommendation of the nominating and governance committee, the current circumstances at Allstate, the skills and experiences of the individuals involved and the leadership composition of the Board. The roles of Chair and CEO were split during a transition of leadership in 2007 and 2008. The independent directors also appoint an independent lead director with robust powers and responsibilities. A strong lead director role provides an effective independent counterbalance if the independent directors choose to combine the Chair and CEO roles.

At present, the independent directors have determined Allstate is well-served by having these roles performed by Mr. Wilson, who provides excellent leadership and direction for both management and the Board. This promotes a strong connection between the Board and management and is still subject to strong independent oversight by Allstate’s independent lead director and the other independent directors. The Board believes it benefits from the considerable knowledge and perspective that Mr. Wilson has acquired from more than 22 years of insurance industry experience. Given his extensive company knowledge and his ability to effectively fulfill both roles simultaneously, he is uniquely qualified to lead discussions of the Board and is in the best position to facilitate the flow of business information and communications between the Board and management.

Allstate’s Board places great importance on strong independent Board leadership and has had a strong lead director role in place for over six years. Allstate’s Corporate Governance Guidelines describe

the responsibilities of the lead director and the selection process, including the characteristics that the Board considers important in a lead director.

The Board is responsible for the oversight of Allstate’s strategy, business results, and management, including risk management. The Board formally reviews Allstate’s overall risk position and risk management twice a year and uses external resources when appropriate to assess enterprise risk and return management processes. Material risks, including those affected by climate, are regularly identified, measured, managed, and reported to senior management and the Board.

In 2013, the Board added a risk and return committee as a standing committee of the Board to ensure sufficient expertise and continuity between the Board’s biannual reviews. This committee oversees the effectiveness of Allstate’s enterprise risk and return management framework, governance structure and decision-making. The key responsibilities of the risk and return committee are further detailed on page 29 .

The audit committee provides oversight and guidance on Allstate’s controls related to key risks and reviews the major financial risk exposures

and the steps taken to monitor and control those risks. As such, cybersecurity risk oversight was expanded in 2014 to supplement the oversight already provided by the Board and risk and return committee. The audit committee conducts quarterly reviews to:

In 2016, the audit committee engaged an independent advisor to assess Allstate’s cybersecurity risk. The advisor delivered a detailed report to the audit committee and Board. The chairs of the risk and return and audit committees are members of both committees to enhance cross-committee communication at the Board level.

The compensation and succession committee reviews executive compensation programs to ensure they appropriately reflect the risk and return principles approved by the Board. Each year, Allstate’s chief risk officer conducts a review and assessment of potential compensation-related risks arising from Allstate’s executive compensation plans and presents the analysis to the compensation and succession committee for further consideration and dialogue. The chief risk officer reviews the design, performance measures, and ranges in the incentive plans to ensure they are consistent with Allstate’s risk and return principles. The committee plays an important role in overseeing the executive compensation risk assessment and understanding any steps taken by management to manage and control executive compensation risks. In addition, the committee employs an independent compensation consultant each year to review and assess Allstate’s executive pay levels, practices, and overall program design.

Based on this annual review, we believe our compensation policies and practices are appropriately structured and do not provide incentives for employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks. Compensation plans provide a balanced and appropriate mix of cash and equity

through annual and long-term incentives to align with short and long-term business goals. No one, regardless of eligibility, is guaranteed an award under the annual cash incentive program. We utilize multiple performance measures that correlate with long-term stockholder value creation and that diversify the risk associated with any single performance indicator. In addition, the annual incentive program contains a funding adjustment for senior executives in the event of a net loss, which reduces the corporate pool funding for those officers by 50% of actual performance. Likewise, for the performance stock award program, the committee requires positive net income for our executives to earn awards above target. Equity awards to executive officers after 2009 and annual cash incentive awards beginning in 2010 are subject to clawback in the event of certain financial restatements. Executives are also subject to rigorous stock ownership and retention requirements. Beginning with awards granted in 2014, for senior executives, there is also a one year holding period for a portion of the net after-tax shares received from equity grants.

Based on this analysis, we believe Allstate’s compensation policies ensure appropriate levels of risk-taking, while avoiding unnecessary risks that could have a material adverse effect on Allstate.

Discussions cover the CEO and other senior executive roles and include a broader discussion on organizational health. The Board also has regular and direct exposure to senior leadership and high-potential officers through one-on-one breakfasts and other informal meetings held throughout the year.

The compensation and succession committee reviews the executive compensation program throughout the year with the assistance of an independent compensation consultant, Compensation Advisory Partners (“CAP”). CAP benchmarks Allstate’s plans and compensation payments to the market and evaluates changes to our executive compensation program. The compensation consultant also assesses Allstate’s executive compensation design, peer group selection, relative pay for performance, and total direct compensation for individual senior executive positions. Representatives of the compensation consultant participated in all six compensation and succession committee meetings in 2016.

The compensation and succession committee annually evaluates the compensation consultant’s performance and independence.

The compensation and succession committee makes recommendations to the Board on compensation for the CEO and executive officers and the structure of plans used for executive officers.

The compensation and succession committee grants all equity awards to individuals designated as executive officers for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or covered employees as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 162(m). The compensation and succession committee has authority to grant equity awards to eligible employees in accordance with the terms of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The Board has delegated limited authority to the CEO to grant equity awards to non-executive officers. All awards granted between compensation and succession committee meetings are reported at the next meeting.

The compensation consultant also provides to the nominating and governance committee competitive information on director compensation, including updates on practices and emerging trends.

Allstate has a proactive practice of discussing corporate governance issues with significant stockholders throughout the year. Dialogue, transparency, and responsiveness are the cornerstones of our practice. Such discussions are held before the annual meeting, during stockholder voting, and after the annual meeting and include our lead director, chair of nominating and governance committee, Chair of the Board, and

other committee chairs or directors as necessary. Direct engagement typically involves our largest stockholders representing approximately one-third of our total outstanding shares. We also engage with proxy and other investor advisory firms that represent the interests of various stockholders. In addition to input on current governance and executive compensation topics specific to Allstate, we invite discussion on any other topics or trends

stockholders may wish to share with us. Their input is reported to the nominating and governance committee, which in turn allocates specific issues to relevant Board committees for further consideration. Each Board committee reviews relevant feedback and determines if additional discussion or actions are necessary by the respective committee or full Board. In addition, broader investor surveys provide perspective on investor concerns.

During 2016, Allstate reached out to stockholders representing approximately 40% of outstanding shares and spent a significant amount of time

discussing Allstate’s Board leadership structure, including the appropriate duties, responsibilities and important characteristics for our lead director role. After many investor meetings and focused discussions, the Board amended Allstate’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to, among other things, expand and formalize existing practices and responsibilities of the lead director. These amended guidelines can be found at www.allstateinvestors.com.

Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the combined Board meetings and meetings of committees of which he or she was a member.

Attendance at Board and committee meetings during 2016 averaged 99% for the incumbent directors as a group. Directors are expected to

attend Board and committee meetings and the annual meeting of stockholders. All directors who stood for election at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders attended the annual meeting.

The nominating and governance committee has adopted a written policy on the review, approval, or ratification of transactions with related persons, which is posted on the Corporate Governance section of allstateinvestors.com.

There were no related person transactions identified for 2016.

The committee or committee chair reviews transactions with Allstate in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any related person had, has, or will have a direct or indirect material interest. In general, related persons are

directors, executive officers, their immediate family members, and stockholders beneficially owning 5% or more of our outstanding stock. The committee or committee chair approves or ratifies only those transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interest of Allstate and its stockholders. Transactions are reviewed and approved or ratified by the committee chair when it is not practicable or desirable to delay review of a transaction until a committee meeting. The committee chair reports any approved transactions to the committee. Any ongoing, previously approved, or ratified related person transactions are reviewed annually.

Compensation and Succession Committee. The executive vice president, human resources, general counsel, CFO and CEO regularly participate in compensation and succession committee meetings. The committee regularly meets in executive sessions that include just the independent compensation consultant or executive vice president, human resources, when necessary.

Nominating and Governance Committee. The CEO and general counsel participate in nominating and governance committee meetings. The committee regularly meets in executive session without management present.

Risk and Return Committee. The chief risk officer, CFO, general counsel, CEO and operating unit risk officers participate in risk and return committee meetings. The committee regularly meets in executive session, including sessions with the chief risk officer.