NU Online News Service, May 19, 12:27 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON–Allstate Corporation said today it won't participate in the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program, saying it already has adequate capital and cash on hand.

It thus became the second insurer to reject aid. The Treasury Department said Thursday that Allstate was eligible to receive monies under the Capital Purchase Program component of TARP.

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