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AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS
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The following fees have been, or are anticipated to be, billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates, for professional services rendered to Allstate for
the fiscal years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015.
2014(4) 2015
Audit fees(1) $9,517,000 $9,729,000
Audit‑related fees(2) $726,000 $604,000
Tax fees(3) $6,000 $611,000
All other fees $0 $0
Total fees $10,249,000 $10,944,000
(1) Fees for audits of annual financial statements, reviews of quarterly financial statements, statutory audits,
attest services, comfort letters, consents, and review of documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The amount disclosed does not reflect separate account audit fees expected to be reimbursed
by the managing entity in the amounts of $145,000 and $165,000 for 2014 and 2015, respectively.
(2) Audit-related fees are for professional services, such as accounting consultations on new accounting
standards, internal control reviews, and audits and other attest services for non-consolidated entities (e.g.,
employee benefit plans, various trusts) and are set forth below.
2014 2015
Audits and other attest services for non‑consolidated entities $365,000 $359,000
Other audit‑related fees $361,000 $245,000
Total audit‑related fees $726,000 $604,000
(3) Tax fees include income tax return preparation, compliance assistance, tax studies and research for audit
support and international tax planning.
(4) Total fees for 2014 have been reallocated between audit and audit-related fees to account for certain non-
recurring transactions that resulted in additional audit testing.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP will be present at the 2016 annual meeting to respond to
questions and may make a statement if they choose. If stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, the audit
committee will reconsider the appointment, but no assurance can be given that the audit committee will
change the appointment.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) was Allstate’s
independent registered public accountant for the
year ended December 31, 2015.
The audit committee reviewed and discussed with
management the audited financial statements for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
The committee discussed with Deloitte the
matters required to be discussed by Auditing
Standard No. 16, as adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. The committee
received the written disclosures and letter from
Deloitte that is required by applicable requirements
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board regarding Deloitte’s communications with
the committee concerning independence and has
discussed with Deloitte its independence.
Based on these reviews and discussions and
other information considered by the committee
in its judgment, the committee recommended to
the Board of Directors that the audited financial
statements be included in Allstate’s annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2015, for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and furnished to stockholders with this
Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
Mary Alice Taylor (Chair)
Robert D. Beyer Michael L. Eskew
Kermit R. Crawford Siddharth N. Mehta