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Thomas Wilson

Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, Allstate

Search every verified Thomas Wilson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Thomas Wilson, Chairman, President, and CEO of Allstate, discussed the company's second-quarter 2026 results, reporting total revenue growth of 11.8% to $18.6 billion and net income of $3.2 billion, with adjusted net income of $8.99 per share. He described the company's strategy as "technology-driven" rather than "supported by technology," and noted the deployment of "ALI," a large language intelligence system. Wilson stated that Allstate does not use public large language models for its operations, citing concerns about data security and the potential for autonomous behavior by such models. He also said the company is committed to a $4 billion share repurchase program. In a separate appearance on Bloomberg Television, Wilson, who is also the chief US equity strategist and chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley, advised that "chasing stocks is as damaging as selling stocks at the bottom," and recommended dollar-cost averaging and diversified portfolios. He observed that many investors currently hold "unbalanced portfolios" with excessive exposure to single assets, partly due to tax avoidance, and suggested taking profits and rebalancing. On the Q4 2024 earnings call, Wilson reported an adjusted net income return on equity of 26.8% over the prior 12 months and stated that Allstate has had no growth aspirations in California homeowners insurance since 2007.

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“What I see out there right now is a lot of unbalanced portfolios. Not just in equities but in certain equities. And that's tilted toward something. There's just you got too much exposure to single assets because nobody wants to pay taxes.”

“Chasing stocks is as damaging as selling stocks at the bottom, in my view. So that's why we like dollar cost averaging. That's what we do like still like diversified portfolios.”

“Demand far exceeded supply. Uh, we got over 1,600 proposals from 3,000 organizations together requesting $800 million. And you're like, whoa, whoa. uh and uh so clearly there's demand to improve trust like it's out there uh and you're leading that front.”

“Creating an $18 job that you pay $18 for is a way to run a company, right? What response did you get from your fellow capitalists to that piece? Pretty much crickets.”

“The net negativity, negative minus positive, is a bigger advertising program than the top 15 advertisers in America on an annual basis. Verizon, P&G, Unilever, Allstate, Progressive. Go down the list. Take the top 15 advertisers. It's an $84 billion campaign of us against us and we're all part of it.”

“In severe weather, only about 20% is because the weather is more severe. That's what the media wants to blame and all, but the other 80% is largely due to the fact that we're building houses in the wrong places. And we're building bigger houses.”

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