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Tim Duff Joins Symetra as a Regional Vice President for the Financial Advisor Channel

Bellevue, Wash. — (February 5, 2008) — Symetra Financial announced today that Tim Duff has been named a regional vice president for the company’s advisor channel. In this role, Duff will work with independent financial advisors across the central region to market and distribute Symetra’s annuity products, life insurance and other financial solutions.

Duff has more than 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry, including working for Pacific Life and Sun Life Financial, where most recently he served as a vice president of marketing.

Duff, who lives in Deephaven, MN, has a degree in marketing from the University of Minnesota and holds Series 7, 63 and 65 securities licenses.

Products Duff will distribute include Symetra’s retirement income solutions and Focus variable annuity, a simple variable annuity product featuring premier investment options. In addition, he will work with advisors to promote Symetra Complete, a life insurance product designed to serve as an asset management vehicle, blending the tax benefits and wealth transfer efficiency found in life insurance with the investment flexibility and growth of an annuity.

About Symetra Financial

Symetra Financial Corporation provides retirement plans, employee benefits, life insurance and annuities through a national network of independent advisors and agents. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Symetra has nearly $20 billion in assets.1 For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
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1 Source: Total GAAP assets per financial statements as of September 30, 2007.

Securities are offered through Symetra Securities, Inc., member SIPC. Life Insurance and annuities are issued by Symetra Life Insurance Company. Both companies are located at 777 108th Ave. NE, Suite 1200, Bellevue, WA 98004-5135.