(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on July 15, 1998. It is being republished now for RatingsDirect.) NY -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 7/15/98 -- Standard&Poor's today affirmed its debt and issuer credit ratings on Allstate Corp.; short-term debt and issuer credit ratings on Allstate Life Insurance Co., which is a member of the Allstate Life Insurance Co. Group ; the financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings on the members of Allstate Insurance Co. Group; and the financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings on the members of Allstate Life Insurance Co. Group (see list below). The outlook on Allstate Insurance Group has been revised to positive from stable. The outlook revision is based on Allstate