The Allstate Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of personal property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and retirement and investment products primarily in the United States. The company's Allstate Protection segment sells private auto and homeowner's insurance products under the Allstate and Encompass brand names, as well as auto insurance products under the Esurance brand through agencies and directly through call centers and the Internet. It also provides specialty auto products, including motorcycle, trailer, motor home, and off-road vehicle insurance policies; specialty property products comprising renter, landlord, boat, umbrella, manufactured home, and condominium insurance policies; roadside assistance products; guaranteed automobile protection and vehicle service products that are sold through auto dealers; and commercial products for small business owners, as well as insurance agency services. In addition, this segment participates in the involuntary or shared private passenger auto insurance business. The company's Allstate Financial segment offers traditional and variable life insurance; retirement and investment; voluntary accident and health insurance products; deferred and immediate fixed annuities; and funding agreements backing medium-term notes. This segment markets its products through its agencies and financial specialists, independent agents and independent master brokerage agencies, and specialized structured settlement brokers, as well as directly through call centers and the Internet. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in Northbrook, Illinois.