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AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Ratings to The Allstate Corporation’s New Senior Unsecured Notes

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of “a” to the recently issued $600 million 0.750% senior unsecured notes due 2025 and the $600 million 1.450% senior unsecured notes due 2030 of The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) (headquartered in Northbrook, IL). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (rating) is stable. The existing ratings of Allstate and its insurance subsidiaries remain unchanged.

Following the debt issuance, AM Best expects Allstate’s financial leverage and interest coverage metrics to remain within the guidelines for its current ratings. The company intends to use the proceeds from the issuance for the partial funding of its previously announced acquisition of National General Holdings Corp., expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.

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Contacts

Kate Steffanelli
Senior Financial Analyst
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5063
kate.steffanelli@ambest.com

Christopher Sharkey
Manager, Public Relations
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5159
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Edin Imsirovic
Associate Director
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5740
edin.imsirovic@ambest.com

Jim Peavy
Director, Communications
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5644
james.peavy@ambest.com

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