EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Beacon Research announced today that Integrity Life Insurance Company, and subsidiary company National Integrity Life, have joined the growing group of some 100 participants in its AnnuityNexus fixed annuity database, featuring carrier-approved product profiles unique in their accuracy, comprehensiveness and timeliness.
"We're pleased to make information on our fixed annuity products available for publication on our distributors' websites through Beacon Research," said John R. Lindholm, Chief Executive Officer, at Integrity Life. "It is helpful that we can now use Beacon's AnnuityNexus web-based systems to analyze our products in relation to others."
"Among fixed annuity manufacturers, Integrity and National Integrity are major players," said Stephanie Brandt, Director of Research at Beacon. "We've worked closely together to assure that our profiles of their products are correct and complete, and we're delighted to welcome these carriers as data partners."
About Integrity Life and National Integrity Life
Integrity and National Integrity Life Insurance Companies, AAA rated by S&P, provide value-added annuities and other financial tools to customers with long-term savings goals such as retirement. Integrity and National Integrity serve customers across the nation and conduct business through a variety of distribution channels. Both fixed and variable annuities are available through broker-dealer, independent financial planner and independent agent distribution channels. Integrity and National Integrity are members of the Western and Southern Financial Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
About Beacon Research
Beacon Research is an independent research organization founded in 1997. It compiles market intelligence on fixed annuity products for subscribers to its web-based systems at www.annuitynexus.com. Carriers access these systems to support product development, rate setting and competition research. Distributors use them for product analysis and selection. The new AnnuityNexus Sales Support System is an important resource for retention teams and sales desk staff throughout the distribution chain. Beacon's new Fixed Annuity Premium Study is the first to track these sales at the product level, with analysis by Milliman USA. Beacon also licenses information and software tools to other platforms, including websites for sales representatives, AnnuityNet's annuity automation platform, and LifeLink Corporation's insurance sales platform. Beacon's fixed annuity benchmark series -- the industry's first - is available through Ibbotson Associates. Directly and through strategic alliances, Beacon information can be accessed by hundreds of financial institutions and distributors.
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