GREENSBURG – Allstate Insurance Company is proud to announce the opening of a new office. Owned and operated by Allstate Exclusive Agent Scott Richards, the office is located at 355 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 3, in Greensburg, Ind. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and by appointment on Saturday. Agency staff can be reached by calling 812-663-3337.

This represents a second agency for Scott Richards, who also owns an Allstate agency in Greenfield, Ind. "My staff and I are excited to expand our reach throughout Indiana with the opening of our new office," Richards said. "This is a full-service insurance agency – just like our Greenfield location – offering a complete line of insurance products and service for our customers."

The agency offers auto, property and life insurance, as well as protection for motorcycles, boats, motor homes, recreational vehicles and businesses. Allstate also will provide comprehensive financial services, such as fixed, variable and indexed and market value adjusted annuity products, in addition to offering variable life and investment products from mutual fund families: Fidelity Investments, AIM Investments, Putnam Investments, American Funds and Van Kampen Investments. Agency staff members will offer guidance and counseling about the various insurance products, helping customers choose the insurance coverage that best meets their needs.

"We’re committed to helping Greensburg residents protect the things that are important to them, whether it’s their car or home, or investment planning for the future," added Richards.

Now celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Allstate Insurance Company, The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You’re In Good Hands With Allstate" slogan, Allstate helps individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through approximately 14,100 exclusive agencies and financial professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. Encompass and Deerbrook Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, supplemental accident and health insurance, annuity, banking and retirement products designed for individual, institutional and worksite customers that are distributed through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers.

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