Annuities - agrees to terms of

Annuities - agrees to terms of

AmerUs agrees to terms of sale
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription), KS - Jul 13, 2006 The company has specific goals, one of which is to rocket AmerUs into the stratosphere as the third-largest fixed annuity company in the nation.

The Hartford Reports Second Quarter 2006 Net Income of $476
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 27, 2006 for certain gains and losses, such as net periodic settlements on credit derivatives and net periodic settlements on the Japan fixed annuity cross- currency

Expanded Sales Structure, New Faces Match ING Fixed Annuities'
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 19, 2006 With the expansion to five distinct geographic regions, two veteran annuity wholesalers have joined ING's Fixed Annuity distribution team.

Allstate Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results; Net Income EPS
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 19, 2006 1), excluding variable annuities, were $3.99 billion, an increase of 11.5% over the second quarter of 2005, due primarily to increased fixed annuity deposits.

Genworth Reports Second Quarter Earnings; Increases 2006 Outlook
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 27, 2006 offset by $4 million higher amortization of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) mainly related to increased lapse rates on older, low- return fixed annuity blocks