In animals which chew their food, the stomach is considered the second phase of digestion, following the. In humans and many other vertebrates, the stomach is located between the oesophagus and the small intestine. It secretes digestive enzymes and gastric acid to aid in food digestion.
Email this article. Reporting directly to the audit committee chair of Allstate Insurance Companyâs board has its pros and cons, says Kathy Swain, head of the insurance giantâs 52-person internal-audit team. âThe pro is that I can maintain this distance from the company,â she says.
The Allstate Corporation is the second largest personal lines insurer in the United States (behind State Farm) and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993. The company has had its headquarters in Northfield Township, Illinois, near Northbrook since 1967.