NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 18-- Allstate issued the following news release: You can customize new cars, smart phones and t-shirts. Why not demand the ability to customize your life insurance?

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced that it has closed the sale of Allstate Life Insurance Company (ALIC) and certain subsidiaries to entities managed by Blackstone for total proceeds ...

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Allstate , the largest publicly-traded auto and home insurer, said on Tuesday that it had picked AIG executive Matthew Winter to be the chief executive of its troubled life ...