Allstate insurance. It also created a network of call centers. That same year, it signed a 10-year contract with the village of Rosemont, Illinois, to acquire naming rights and renovate the Rosemont Horizon. In 1999, Allstate purchased the personal-lines division of CNA Financial and subsequently renamed it to Encompass Insurance Company, which is written by independent insurance agents, as opposed to the direct writing that constitutes the core part of its business. In 2003, actor Dennis Haysbert became Allstate's spokesman, using the tagline "That’s Allstate’s stand." In 2010, actor Dean Winters became a part of Allstate's campaign "Mayhem", "personifying the pitfalls, like collisions and storm damage, that can befall drivers". In May 2011, Allstate announced that it was purchasing Esurance and rate-comparison site Answer Financial for about $1 billion. At the time, Esurance was selling policies in 30 states and was in the midst of a five-year growth period that had them double the number of policies in force. Allstate, for its part, was losing policy holders to the three major online policy retailers: Esurance, Progressive, and GEICO. In 2012, Allstate Solutions Private Limited (also called Allstate India) was inaugurated in Bangalore; it is a technology and operations center to provides software development and business0process outsourcing services to its US parent. Allstate's Bangalore operation is focused on the areas of business intelligence, analytics, testing, and mobility. In January 2017, Allstate acquired SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider. The acquisition cost a reported $1.4 billion from a group of shareholders. In 2018, Allstate collaborated with Red Cross to distribute 1,000 disaster kits statewide in Hawaii. In 2019, Allstate donated $75,000 to the Red Cross and again partnered with the organization to distribute over 2,900 disaster kits in California. In July 2020, Allstate announced to be acquiring National General Insurance for $4 billion. National General has about 42,300 independent agents. Corporate leadership The people in this section are members of corporate leadership. CEOs Since its IPO in 1993: Thomas J. Wilson (2007–present) Edward Liddy (1999–2006) Jerry D. Choate (1995–1999) Wayne E. Hedien (1993–1994) Current leadership Thomas J. Wilson - Chairman, CEO, President, The Allstate Corporation Steven E. Shebik - Vice Chairman, The Allstate Corporation and CEO, Allstate Life Insurance Company Brian Bohaty - Executive VP, Corporate Business Transformation Don Civgin - President, Allstate Service Businesses John O'Donnell - President, Allstate West Territory, Allstate Personal Lines John Dugenske - Executive