Western Southern Life

Overview:

As the parent company of The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group® (W&SFG) is a Cincinnati-based diversified family of financial services companies with assets owned and under management in excess of $40 billion. A nationally recognized leader in consumer and business financial services, W&SFG provides life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management for more than two million people. A Fortune 500 company, W&SFG has received A.M. Best's highest rating of A++ Superior for financial strength, is one of the 10 highest rated life insurance groups in the world based on Standard & Poor’s ratings, and is consistently recognized by Moody’s and Fitch for financial strength and sound management. With a heritage dating to 1888, the group’s affiliates include The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company; Western-Southern Life Assurance Company; Capital Analysts Incorporated,1, 2; Columbus Life Insurance Company; Eagle Realty Group, LLC; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.1; Fort Washington Savings Company3; IFS Financial Services, Inc.; Integrated Investment Services, Inc.; Integrity Life Insurance Company; The Lafayette Life Insurance Company; National Integrity Life Insurance Company; Todd Investment Advisors, Inc.1; Touchstone Advisors, Inc.1; and Touchstone Securities, Inc.2 W&SFG offers consumers and businesses the financial products and services they require to meet their insurance needs and investment goals. We leverage our unmatched financial strength to fuel impressive growth through strategic acquisitions, increases in current product revenue stream, and expansion into new channels and businesses.

Culture:

If you are a success-driven person, you owe it to yourself to investigate new opportunities, and the first step toward a positive career move is to ask yourself some difficult questions: • Is your income reflective of your effort and results? • Are you comfortable with the security offered by your current employer and occupation? • Do you see a future of personal and professional growth? • Are you being challenged by your current job? • Does every day bring new opportunities to succeed? • Are you currently in a position to positively affect others' lives? • Do you look forward to going to work each day? Even if you answered "no" to only one of these questions, there may be reason to explore and pursue new career possibilities. You spend too much of your life at work to be in a position that does not challenge you or offer you an exciting and prosperous future. At Western and Southern Life and Western & Southern Financial Group, we are always looking for dedicated and talented professionals to join our staff. Choose an option below to explore the many exciting career opportunities we have to offer.

Career Opportunities:

Western-Southern Life's Web Site Achieves No. 8 Ranking For the third quarter of 2006, DALBAR ranked WSLife.com No. 8 among the top 25 Web-based technology firms within the insurance, annuity, and mutual funds industry. DALBAR develops standards for, and provides research, ratings, and rankings of intangible factors to the mutual fund, broker/dealer, discount brokerage, life insurance, and banking industries. W&SFG Named "Top 5 Finalist" for E-Fusion Awards In recognition of its proprietary"FASTAudit" Underwriting Audit Database, Western & Southern Financial Group® (W&SFG) was recently named one of the “Top 5 Finalists” for A.M. Best Co.’s E-Fusion Awards. The awards recognize innovative uses of insurance technology to leverage business value. FASTAudit is an automated underwriting audit tool that enables the rapid review and adjustment of specific underwriting requirements and underwriting workflows. WSLife.com Ranked No. 4 in Life and Health by Customer Respect Group W&S Agency Group’s Web site, WSLife.com, outshone key competitors like New York Life, John Hancock Financial Services, Prudential, and MetLife by being ranked number four (4) by The Customer Respect Group (CRG). CRG’s "Customer Respect Index" ranked corporate Web sites based upon how well companies treated visitors to their Web sites. In CRG’s 2006 second quarter survey, WSLife.com was ranked No. 4 out of 20 companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry sector Specifically, WSLife.com achieved a No. 1 ranking in the area of Responsiveness within the same sector. Of significant note, WSLife.com was rated No. 1 for Simplicity among the entire group of 52 insurance companies that were evaluated, which includes Life and Health, Property and Casualty, and Health Care. Western-Southern Life Named "Top 50" Insurance Company by The Ward Group The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company was listed as one of The Ward Group’s 50 Top Performing Insurance Companies for 2006. Ward is an operational consulting firm and a leading provider of benchmarking and best practices to the insurance industry. To select the top performers each year, Ward analyzes the financial performance of over 3,000 property-casualty insurance companies and 900 life-health insurance companies that are based in the United States. The Ward recognition means that each winner has passed all safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years of analysis. All W&SFG’s Life Insurance Companies Receive Highest Rating from A.M. Best On June 21, 2006, all of Western & Southern Financial Group's® (W&SFG) life insurance member companies received the highest financial strength rating A++ (Superior) from the A.M. Best Co. The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western-Southern Life Assurance Company, Columbus Life Insurance Company, Integrity Life Insurance Company, and National Integrity Life Insurance Company each had its A++ rating affirmed. In addition, The Lafayette Life Insurance Company, our newest life insurance company member, was upgraded to A++ (Superior) from A+. All ratings carry a stable outlook.

Markets:

Individuals, families, and businesses in the middle-income market. 181 field offices, plus Internet and contact center coverage, nationwide. Licensed in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

Products:

Life insurance and personalized needs analysis. Western & Southern Financial Group® received the highest score among Life & Health (mutual) insurance companies on the 2004 Online Customer Respect Study released by The Customer Respect Group. The study ranks how insurance companies treat their customers online. In addition to receiving the highest score among Life & Health (mutual) insurance companies, Western & Southern Financial Group received the second highest score among all mutual and stock insurance companies for both Life & Health and Property & Casualty. The Customer Respect Group (headquartered in Bellevue, Washington) is an international research and consulting firm that focuses on how corporations treat their customers online. As part of its first-class customer service, The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company offers you: 183 offices operating in 23 states and the District of Columbia More than 2,100 licensed, experienced field personnel to assess your personal situation and make recommendations based on your individual needs Nationwide Call Center coverage WSLife.com, our Web site that provides information and get-a-quote functionality 24 hours a day, seven days a week