In the year-earlier fourth quarter, Allstate earned $975 million, or $1.49 before investment gains and losses. Revenue at Allstate hit $9.102 billion, outstripping analysts' consensus estimate of $8.54 billion. In the year-ago period, the company garnered revenue of $8.945 billion. Net earnings were $1.21 billion, or $1.93 a share, compared with $1.04 billion, or $1.59 a share, in the year-earlier quarter, when three hurricanes cost the insurer $5 billion in claims.