PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Standard is pleased to
announce the opening of a new Retirement Plans office in Phoenix, Arizona.
The new sales office will serve retirement plan sponsors and brokers
throughout Arizona and New Mexico. Chris Wolfe will serve as pension
consultant in the Phoenix office.
Wolfe has been in the retirement plans industry for more than 9 years. He
joins The Standard's Phoenix office after spending the last five years in the
home office in Portland, Oregon. While there, he served as an internal sales
specialist working closely with The Standard's sales force, plan sponsor
clients, and distribution channel partners.
Prior to joining The Standard, Wolfe spent five years working for
Nationwide Insurance marketing individual retirement products to financial
institutions in the Pacific Northwest.
"Chris' experience at The Standard and within the industry will be a
tremendous asset to brokers, financial advisors, and clients throughout
Arizona and New Mexico," said Kent Buckles, vice president of Sales, Marketing
and Advisory Services. "We look forward to Chris expanding our sales efforts
in this fast growing part of the country."
Wolfe is an Accredited Pension Administrator through NIPA, and is
presently pursuing his Qualified Plan Financial Consultant designation through
ASPPA. He earned his bachelors in business administration from Wittenberg
University in Springfield, Ohio. He will report to Barry Newman, The
Standard's regional pension manager for the Los Angeles sales region.
The Standard has provided retirement plan services for more than 70 years.
Products are available on a full service or recordkeeping-only basis. The
Standard promotes a participant-centric approach with services such as
AdvicePath, its highly successful managed account option for plan
participants. For more information on The Standard's retirement services,
visit retirement.standard.com.
About The Standard
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. ("StanCorp") (NYSE: SFG) through its
subsidiaries marketed as The Standard -- Standard Insurance Company, The
Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, StanCorp Investment Advisers,
Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Equities, StanCorp Trust Company and
StanCorp Mortgage Investors -- is a leading provider of financial products and
services. The Standard serves approximately 8.1 million customers nationwide
as of December 31, 2006 with group and individual disability insurance, group
life and dental insurance, retirement products and services and investment
advice. For more information about The Standard visit www.standard.com.
Disclosure
Information in this news release includes certain statements related to
projected growth and future events. These statements are "forward-looking"
statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
actual results in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Past performance is no guarantee
of future results. See StanCorp's 2003 annual report on Form 10-K and most
recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
description of the types of uncertainties and risks that may affect actual
results.
CONTACTS
Kent Buckles
Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Advisory Services
Telephone: 971-321-6002
E-mail: kbuckles@standard.com
Corporate Information
Tiana Tozer
Public Relations Specialist
Telephone: 971-321-7051
E-mail: ttozer@standard.com
Investor Relations and Financial Media
Jeff Hallin
Second Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning
Telephone: 971-321-6127
E-mail: jhallin@standard.com
