Common use of Allocation of Brokerage Clause in Contracts

Allocation of Brokerage. ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized in its sole discretion to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of securities for each Account. In making such selection, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS shall use its best efforts to obtain for each Account the most favorable net price and execution available taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, if any, and size and difficulty of the transaction. If, in the judgment of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS, an Allstate Affiliate would be benefited by supplemental investment research, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized, but not obligated, to select brokers or dealers on the basis of research information, materials, or services they could furnish to ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS for potential use in supplementing ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS' own information and in making investment decisions for each Account. The expenses of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS and the charges to an Allstate Affiliate may not necessarily be reduced as a result of receipt of such supplemental information. Subject to the above requirements, nothing shall prohibit ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS from selecting brokers or dealers with which it or any Allstate Affiliate is affiliated.

Allocation of Brokerage. ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized in its sole discretion to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of securities for each the Account. In making such selection, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS shall use its best efforts to obtain for each the Account the most favorable net price and execution available taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, if any, and size and difficulty of the transaction. If, in the judgment of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS, an Allstate Affiliate would ALNY should be benefited by supplemental investment research, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized, but not obligated, to select brokers or dealers on the basis of research information, materials, or services they could furnish service furnished by them to ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS for potential to use in supplementing ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS' own information and in making investment decisions for each the Account. The expenses of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS and the charges to an Allstate Affiliate ALNY may not necessarily be reduced as a result of receipt of such supplemental information. Subject to the above requirements, nothing shall prohibit ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS from selecting brokers or dealers with which it or any Allstate Affiliate is ALNY are affiliated.

Allocation of Brokerage. ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized in its sole discretion to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of securities for each Account. In making such selection, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS shall use its best efforts to obtain for each Account the most favorable net price and execution available taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, if any, and size and difficulty of the transaction. If, in the judgment of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS, an Allstate Affiliate would be benefited by supplemental investment research, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized, but not obligated, to select brokers or dealers on the basis of research information, materials, or services they could furnish to ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS for potential use in supplementing ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS' ’ own information and in making investment decisions for each Account. The expenses of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS and the charges to an Allstate Affiliate may not necessarily be reduced as a result of receipt of such supplemental information. Subject to the above requirements, nothing shall prohibit ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS from selecting brokers or dealers with which it or any Allstate Affiliate is affiliated.

Allocation of Brokerage. ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized in its sole discretion to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of securities for each the Account. In making such selection, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS shall use its best efforts to obtain for each the Account the most favorable net price and execution available available, taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, if any, and size and difficulty of the transaction. If, in the judgment of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS, an Allstate Affiliate XXXX Re would be benefited by supplemental investment research, ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS is authorized, but not obligated, to select brokers or dealers on the basis of research information, materials, or services they could furnish to ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS for potential use in supplementing ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS' ’ own information and in making investment decisions for each the Account. The expenses of ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS and the charges to an Allstate Affiliate XXXX Re may not necessarily be reduced as a result of receipt of such supplemental information. Subject to the above requirements, nothing shall prohibit ALLSTATE INVESTMENTS from selecting brokers or dealers with which it or any Allstate Affiliate XXXX Re is affiliated.