Allstate yesterday posted second-quarter earnings that rose 16.3 percent over the same period last year.

Catastrophe losses that declined to $146 million in this quarter from $248 million in the second quarter of last year were among the reasons given for the profit increase.

The company posted net income of $1.149 billion this quarter compared to $1.034 billion in the second quarter of 2004.

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