September 6, 2006

John McCulloch leaves Allstate for EPS

Allstate Life Insurance Company announced today that John McCulloch, the manager of Structured Settlements at Allstate, has accepted the position of Vice President of Marketing for EPS Settlements. This move is effective September 16, 2006. Ron Johnson, Assistant Vice President of Allstate Life Insurance Company will take over managing the Structured Settlements department. Mr. Johnson has over 20 years of experience as an officer of Allstate Life Insurance Company.

Paul J. Lesti

Paul J. Lesti, CSSC, RSP, MSSC is the President and CEO of Lesti Structured Settlements, Inc. He has served as an expert witness in Structured Settlements, Economics, and Periodic Payment of Judgments. He is the author of Structured Settlements 2d, published by West - Thomson Reuters. Paul is a member of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association and the Society of Settlement Planners. He is a founding board member of the SSP. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, the NSSTA certification as a Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, CSSC, developed in conjunction with the executive program at the University of Notre Dame, the designation of a Registered Settlement Planner, RSP, through Texas Tech University, and Master Structured Settlement Consultant, MSSC, by NSSTA in cooperation with The University of Notre Dame, 2015.