Mainspring Partner

Summer 2010


Inside The Standard: A Look Into Our Individual Annuities Offering*

There's a lot of talk these days about the role annuities can play in a sound financial plan. You might like to know that The Standard has distinguished itself as a leader in the fixed annuity marketplace for more than 70 years, through innovative product design, desirable rates, competitive compensation and excellent industry ratings.

Our Product Line – A Quick Overview

We currently offer eight individual annuity products, including our Index Growth Annuity, a single-premium, deferred annuity designed to reflect the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500® index**. By tying the Index Growth Annuity's performance to this popular index, we allow individuals to participate in the growth of the index and at the same time be protected from downturns with the strong guarantees of a fixed annuity.

Our deferred annuity products also include the Secured Rate Annuity, First Rate Annuity, Focused Growth Annuity, Principal Growth Annuity and Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity. For people looking for immediate income, we offer the Tailored Income Annuity and Stable Income Annuity. All of our fixed annuity products were designed to provide security and flexibility to meet the diverse needs of our customers.

To find out more about our fixed annuity offering, contact our annuities team at 800.378.4578 or visit www.standard.com/annuities.

* Fixed annuities are distributed through Standard Insurance Company; product availability varies by state.

** "Standard & Poor's 500" and "S&P 500®" are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Standard Insurance Company. The Product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of purchasing the Product.