FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses)		   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940		  
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*   2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol   6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
    Crockett   Joan   M.       The Allstate Corporation (ALL)                Director            10% Owner
 
           
    (Last)   (First)   (Middle)   3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)   4.   Statement for
Month/Day/Year		                Officer (give
        title below)		     X   Other
        (specify below)
   
2775 Sanders Road		              
2/7/2003		       SVP - Human Resources
Allstate Insurance Company
 
 
     
(Street)           5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)   7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
    X     Form filed by One Reporting Person
             Form filed by More than One
    Northbrook,   IL   60062-6127                                   Reporting Person
    (City)   (State)   (Zip)                            
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.   Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Transaction Date   2A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any   3.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   4.   Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		   5.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   6.   Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		   7.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
            (Month/Day/Year)   (Month/Day/Year)  
                       
                            Code   V       Amount   (A) or (D)   Price                        
Common Stock        02/07/03               A           11,000.0000(1)   A           37,084.0000       D       Direct
Common Stock                                                   6,627.8270       I   by 401(k) Plan
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         

Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.   Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security   3.   Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)		   3A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		   4.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   5.   Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		   6.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
                               
 
                                    Code   V       (A)   (D)       Date
Exercisable		   Expiration Date
Employee Stock Option
(right to buy)		       $31.780       02/07/03               A           45,000.0000           (2)   02/07/13
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
7.   Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   8.   Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		   9.   Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		   10.   Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)   11.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
   
                               
    Title   Amount or Number of Shares                                
Common Stock   45,000.0000               45,000.0000       D       Direct
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

Explanation of Responses:

(1)
Award of restricted stock with tax withholding rights to reporting person pursuant to The Allstate Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan; such restricted stock to vest on February 14, 2007.
(2)
Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 45,000 shares of common stock exercisable in four increments, each for one-fourth of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on February 7, 2004, February 7, 2005, February 7, 2006 and February 7, 2007, respectively.
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Reflects acquisition of 356.9332 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock since March 31, 2002 under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees, a 401(k) plan, pursuant to the most recent quarterly plan statement, dated January 31, 2003.

/s/ Katherine A. Smith   02/11/03
For: Joan M. Crockett    
**Signature of Reporting Person		  
Date

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