NU Online News Service, Feb. 11, 3:10 p.m. EST

The Allstate Corporation reported a 2009 fourth quarter net income of $518 million, up sharply from a 2008 fourth quarter net loss of $1.1 billion. The company attributed the turnaround to lower realized capital losses and improved operating income.

Total realized capital losses totaled $33 million in the quarter compared to $1.9 billion in the previous year's fourth quarter. Operating income improved to $592 million from $518 million over the same time period.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.