.allstate

Overview

• .allstate is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The applicant is Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (part of the Allstate corporate group).
• The registry operator is listed as Afilias and the TLD status is Proposed.
• Intended use is brand-focused and closed to the general public, limited to Allstate-related entities and licensees.

History

• The .allstate string was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; application details were revealed during the program's disclosure (Reveal Day on 13 June 2012).
• The application and its restrictions were documented in the applicant's responses to the gTLD application questions; the status is recorded as Proposed.

Usage and Audience

• Primary users: Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (AFCIC), the Allstate corporate family, and qualified subsidiaries, affiliates, or business partners.
• The Allstate group is described in the application as a major personal-lines property and casualty insurer with roughly 12,000 agents and operations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
• Affiliates named in the application include Esurance and Answer Financial, which represent types of organizations that would be eligible to operate second-level domains under .allstate when properly licensed.

Registration Rules

• The registry is defined as a standard (non-community) registry but is restricted in who may register domains.
• Registrations are limited to AFCIC and its qualified subsidiaries, affiliates, or business partners that hold the Required License.
• A formal, written trademark license agreement from AFCIC's affiliate, Allstate Insurance Company, specifically allowing the registration of a second-level domain in .allstate (the "Required License"), is required for registration.
• The registry is closed to registrants who do not have the Required License; there is no market for second-level registrations outside of affiliated or licensed entities.

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domain:       ALLSTATE

organisation: Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
address:      3075 Sanders Road Suite H1A
address:      Northbrook IL 60062
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Marketing Manager, Domain Name Portfolio
organisation: Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
address:      3075 Sanders Road Suite H1A
address:      Northbrook IL 60062-7127
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        1 847 402 5000
fax-no:       1 847 326 7524
e-mail:       allstategtld@brandsight.com

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Afilias
address:      300 Welsh Road
address:      Building 3, Suite 105
address:      Horsham PA 19044
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 215.706.5700
fax-no:       +1 215.706.5701
e-mail:       tld-tech-poc@afilias.info

nserver:      A0.NIC.ALLSTATE 2a01:8840:2e:0:0:0:0:9 65.22.48.9
nserver:      A2.NIC.ALLSTATE 2a01:8840:31:0:0:0:0:9 65.22.51.9
nserver:      B0.NIC.ALLSTATE 2a01:8840:2f:0:0:0:0:9 65.22.49.9
nserver:      C0.NIC.ALLSTATE 2a01:8840:30:0:0:0:0:9 65.22.50.9
ds-rdata:     47509 8 2 101757b35bfec8d399987d94b495b60acc0da525cf92d900c7566bce6ecf9356

whois:        whois.nic.allstate

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.allstate.com/

created:      2016-02-05
changed:      2023-08-16
source:       IANA