Settlement Administrator 27. The Parties agree to the appointment of Epiq as Settlement Administrator to perform the services described herein. Allstate shall be solely responsible for the payment of the Settlement Administrator's fees and costs relating to the effectuation of the Class Notice as described herein. Settlement administration fees and costs are separate from, and are not included as, part of the lawsuit expenses and costs that Allstate separately agrees to pay as part of those Attorneys’ Fees and Costs approved by the Court. 28. The Settlement Administrator shall assist with the various administrative tasks set forth herein and any others necessary to implement the terms of this Agreement and the Proposed Settlement as preliminarily approved, including (i) mailing and emailing or arranging for the mailing and emailing, respectively, of the Mail and E-Mail Notices described above and submitting to the Parties and Court an affidavit offering proof thereof; (ii) handling mail returned as not delivered and making additional mailings required under the terms of the Agreement; (iii) responding, as necessary, to inquiries from Settlement Class Members; (iv) providing to the Parties, within five (5) business days of receipt, copies of all objections, motions to intervene, notices of intention to appear, and requests for exclusion from the Settlement Class; (v) preparing a list of all Persons who timely requested exclusion from the Settlement Class and submitting to the Court the Opt-Out List and supporting affidavit ten (10) days before the Fairness Hearing scheduled by the Court; (vi) preparing a list of all Persons who submitted objections to the settlement and submitting an affidavit testifying to the accuracy of that list; (vii) preparing a list of all Persons who make a timely claim; (viii) implementing procedures for processing and handling Claims submissions; and (ix) promptly responding to requests for information and documents from Class Counsel, Allstate, and/or Allstate's Counsel. 29. As set forth herein, the Settlement Administrator shall setup, coordinate, maintain and/or implement (a) the post office box described in Paragraph 26; (b) the website described in Paragraph 19-21; and (c) the toll-free IVR number described in Paragraph 25.