StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides group insurance products and services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Insurance Services and Asset Management. The Insurance Services segment offers group and individual disability, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and group dental and vision insurance products, as well as absence management services to individuals and employer groups. Its Asset Management segment provides 401(K) plans, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services through an affiliated broker-dealer. This segment also offers investment management and advisory services, financial planning services, commercial mortgage loan origination and servicing, individual fixed-rate annuity products, group annuity contracts, and retirement plan trust products. The company sells its products through master general agents, brokers, consultants, and financial institutions primarily to physicians, lawyers, executives, employer groups, professionals, small business owners, and individuals. StanCorp Financial Group was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

CastlePoint is a new entity with a Bermuda-based property and casualty reinsurer and U.S. specialty insurer offering customized solutions to clients who share CastlePoint’s perspective on capital deployment, risk management and business growth. CastlePoint enters the market with financial strength, a clean balance sheet and an experienced leadership team.

Hansard, which traces its roots back to 1970, went public in 2006. Hansard Global wants investors around the globe to live a long life and prosper while they're doing it. As a life insurance company, Hansard provides life insurance products and financial services to European and international high-net worth investors. From its base in the tax-friendly Isle of Man, the company operates in more than 170 countries. Its financial services products, which are offered in conjunction with its life insurance products, include managed funds (similar to broad-based mutual funds), as well as equity, fixed-rate, and deposit funds. It distributes its products through hundreds of independent intermediaries.

SCOR S.E. provides non-life reinsurance and life reinsurance products. Its non-life reinsurance products include reinsurance covering property damage, industrial and commercial goods, vehicles, ships, stored or transported merchandise, operating losses caused by fires or other events, and damages caused to third parties under civil liability coverage, including automobile liability and general civil liability; specialty reinsurance activities, including credit and surety, ten-year inherent defects insurance, aviation, space, marine, engineering, agricultural risks, and structured risk transfer; reinsurance covering various insurable risks during construction and operation of industrial groups and service companies; and reinsurance coverages underwritten through joint ventures and partnerships. Its life reinsurance products cover life, health and medical insurance, and personal insurance, such as accidents, disability, illness, or incapacity.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC) gives its American touch to Dutch insurance giant AEGON's life insurance operations. TLIC, which began operations in 1961, is part of the AEGON USA group of companies. Transamerica Life Insurance Company provides individual and group life insurance and annuities. The Transamerica Life Insurance Company is licensed to provide insurance throughout the US, except for New York and Washington DC which are covered by its sister Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company. Its products are distributed through agents and brokers, as well as via direct marketing efforts.

In Belgium, Allianz is one of the main players on the insurance and financial services market.Allianz offers a complete range of property and casual insurance (fire, accident and miscellaneous risks) and life insurance (Provisions and Investments) to individuals, self-employed individuals, SME and large companies.Allianz has chosen to offer you the company's products and services exclusively through professional insurance brokers. They are the intermediaries between customers and the company.Allianz employs more than 1,100 people in Belgium and is a subsidiary of Allianz, world leader in insurance and asset management. Prior to 1 December 2007, the company was called AGF Belgium Insurance.

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company provided credit enhancement on public finance (including transportation, state and local leases, and municipal electric utility), structured finance (asset-backed securities including mortgage and consumer loans), and global infrastructure and utility securities. FGIC has historically guaranteed the scheduled payments of principal and interest on an issuer's obligation. Founded in 1983, the company is owned by investors including mortgage guaranty insurer The PMI Group. FGIC is currently not issuing new policies or paying claims.

National Guardian Life was founded in 1910. National Guardian Life Insurance wants to protect its customers' financial security to the very end. National Guardian Life (also known as NGL Insurance) is a mutual insurance company specializing in senior life products including pre-need and final expense insurance as well as group dental and vision benefits, and a pharmaceutical discount program. The company is licensed in all US states (except New York) and Washington, DC, and markets its products through independent agencies and funeral directors. Its Settlers Life Insurance subsidiary markets final expense products through agents in more than 25 states.

Think of the Society of Lloyd's (dba Lloyd's of London) as a busy market where groups who have risks can meet up with groups who have money to insure risk. As the world's leading insurance exchange, Lloyd's regulates about 80 syndicates run by more than 50 managing agents. Customers include corporate underwriters and wealthy individuals transacting specialty property/casualty insurance business worth billions in premiums each year. Also part of the picture are Lloyd's brokers, who bring business to the market. Lloyd's is a top conduit for aviation and marine insurance, as well as its more specialized specialty insurance covering celebrity body parts or protecting against acts of terrorism.

The NIA Group is a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh, the world's largest insurance broker. At The NIA Group, we create customized insurance and financial solutions that fit your unique needs and make it possible for you, your company, your employees and your family to flourish in business, at home and in life. Our 500 insurance and financial services professionals, employed at NIA offices throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida, are passionate about their work and highly dedicated to delivering the very best in client service.

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