Symetra Life Insurance Company has been named a “Ward’s 50” top performing insurance company for 2008. The company was recognized as a leading life and health insurer based on an independent analysis of 850 companies by the research and consulting firm the Ward Group.

Every year, the Ward’s 50 identifies those insurance companies domiciled in the U.S. that have demonstrated superior results in the areas of safety, consistency and financial performance over a five year period.

“Ward Group looks at company performance over a 5 year period and Symetra Life Insurance Company has demonstrated the ability to maintain outstanding results over the long term,” said Jeff Rieder, president of Ward Group.

A complete list of the 2008 Ward’s 50 companies is available at http://www.wardinc.com.

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