(Bloomberg) -- Judy Greffin, former chief investmentofficer of Allstate Corp., hadher bonus cut in half before announcing her retirement from thelargest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer.

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The money manager’s cash incentive award fell to $500,000 for2015, from $1 million in 2014 and $1.4 million in 2013, theNorthbrook, Illinois-based company said in a filing Monday. Hertotal pay dropped to $3.3 million from $4.8 million. Greffin’sbonus was 65% of her target.

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Griffin retired on March 31


Net investment income slipped 8.8% last year to $3.2 billion,partly because a unit sale reduced the size of the portfolio. Thecompany also endured a decline in the basket of investments thatincludes private equity and real estate. There were $250 million of net realized capital lossesin the fourth quarter, driven by energy-relatedholdings, compared with gains of $106 million in the year-earlierperiod.

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Greffin retired on March 31,after helping diversify the company’s portfolio and steer theinsurer through the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. While atAllstate, she led a team of almost 300 professionals that managedabout $78 billion. She agreed to provide consulting services toAllstate for a year after her retirement. Chief Financial OfficerSteve Shebik is overseeing investments on an interim basis whileChief Executive Officer Tom Wilson seeks a replacement to carry outhis strategy of seeking alternatives to bonds.

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CEO pay


Wilson announced Greffin’s promotion to CIO in late 2008 after thecompany was burned by investment losses earlier that year. Shedidn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment through herLinkedIn account. Greg Burns, a spokesman for Allstate, declined tocomment beyond the filing.

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The CEO’s compensation was also cut in 2015 as the insurerslumped 12% in New York trading, the stock’s first decline afterthree straight years of advancing at least 29%. His package dropped11% to $13.9 million.

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