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For the latest business news at Western & Southern Financial Group® and its member companies, please read through our news releases below. For more information on the content of these news releases, please contact Catherine Huggins, assistant vice president and director of corporate communications, at 513.629.1156.

News releases are entered "as issued" historically and are believed to be accurate at the time. No attempt is made to correct or update them based on subsequent events.

April 2009

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Announces Award Finalists
•	Capital Analysts Launches Industry Changing Platform

March 2009

•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Agrees to Sell Todd Investment Advisors
•	Kim Clijsters' To Make Comeback; First Stop is W&SFG Women's Open

January 2009

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8 of WTA Top 10 Commit to Upgraded W&SFG Women's Open

September 2008

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Western & Southern Financial Group® Reaches Out to Sandwich Generation

August 2008

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IFS Names Hughes Regional Territory Development Manager

July 2008

•	Integrity provides 411 on FINRA Rule 2821
•	Todd Investment Advisors, Inc. Partners with Sierra Investment Partners, Inc.
•	Amelie Mauresmo Headlines List for W&SFG Women’s Open
•	Columbus Life Introduces Enhanced SUL Products

June 2008

•	World’s Top Players In Hunt For W&SFG Masters Title
•	Queen City Square Commits to “Green” Design and Practices

May 2008

•	Port Authority Approves Cooperative Financing Plan for Great American Building at Queen City Square
•	Queen City Square Projected as Economic Boost for Region
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Announces 2008 Dr. Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Announces 2008 Dr. Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year Finalists

March 2008

•	Integrity Annuities Equipped to Help Manage Retirement Risks
•	Media Alert: Chief Investment Officer Nick Sargen Featured Guest on Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
•	Leading Chief Investment Officer Nick Sargen Shares Insights on Turmoil in the Financial Markets
•	Herbert R. Brown Joins Western & Southern’s Board of Directors
•	Western & Southern Financial Group’s Annual “State of the Business” Meeting Emphasized Record Financial Results

February 2008

•	Western & Southern Life’s New Orleans Office Earns Highest Honor for Second Consecutive Year
•	Tennis Tournaments Bestow Record Gifts
•	New President & Chief Executive Officer Named at The Lafayette Life Insurance Company
•	Columbus Life Promotes Wood to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
•	Columbus Life Promotes Schenk to Vice President, Marketing Services
•	Eagle Realty Group’s San Marco Inducted into The Association of Ohio Commodores

January 2008

•	Women Moving from the C-Suite to For-Profit Board Rooms
•	Fed Lowers Key Rate to 3.5%

December 2007

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American Financial Group, Inc. to Anchor Western & Southern Financial Group’s Queen City Square Tower — Cincinnati’s Future Skyline Redefined by Prominent Skyscraper

November 2007

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Todd Investment Advisors Celebrates 40 Years

October 2007

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Fort Washington Capital Partners Group Names Investment Manager

September 2007

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Promotes White
•	Fort Washington CEO Earns Award Nomination for Advancement of Women, Community Service

August 2007

•	Columbus Life Introduces Portfolio of New UL Products
•	Western & Southern Launches National Animated TV Campaign Created By NorthLich

July 2007

•	Volunteers of America Honors Western & Southern, John F. Barrett
•	Fort Washington Small Cap Growth Equity Strategy Outperforms Benchmark Since Inception
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Print Shop Receives National Award
•	Hand Injury Forces Serena Williams Out of Cincinnati’s W&SFG Women’s Open
•	World’s Top Players In Hunt For AMS Cincinnati Title
•	Players Committed to 2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
•	New Corporate Identity Reflects Diversification of Western & Southern Financial Group®

June 2007

•	Volunteers of America Honors John F. Barrett with Outstanding Community Service Award
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Continues to Sharpen Focus by Introducing New Corporate Identity
•	Women’s Open Adds Top Players To Already Strong Field
•	Capital Analysts Incorporated Redefines Business Strategy to Focus on Affluent and Emerging Affluent Markets

May 2007

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Western & Southern Financial Group® Names New Assistant Vice President, Human Resources

April 2007

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Presents Actuarial Scholarship to Miami University Student
•	Schnyder Tops Early W&SFG Women’s Open List
•	Serena Williams Returning for ’07 W&SFG Women’s Open

March 2007

•	Fort Washington’s Maribeth Rahe Honored by The Association of Ohio Commodores
•	Fort Washington Names Christopher Baucom Managing Director
•	Western & Southern’s New Orleans Office Wins Company’s Highest Honor for Sales and Service

February 2007

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Achieves Record Financial Results and Sharpens Focus on Core Businesses
•	Eagle Realty Group Promotes Purnell and Hildal
•	Eagle Realty Group Names Strehler Director of Real Estate Services

January 2007

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Western & Southern Financial Group® Names New Vice President of Public Relations and Corporate Communications

December 2006

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Western-Southern Life Assurance Company Enhances Select Policies with Waiver of Premium Unemployment Rider

November 2006

•	Western-Southern Life Assurance Company Welcomed as Member of the FHLBank Cincinnati
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Appoints President of W&S Financial Group Distributors
•	Columbus Life Insurance Company Celebrates "Century of Excellence"

October 2006

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Buckeye Venture Partners Announces Final Closing of The Ohio Capital Fund^SM

September 2006

•	The Ohio Capital Fund Finalizes Four Investment Commitments
•	Fort Washington Named Sub-Advisor for Touchstone’s Diversified Small Cap Growth Fund
•	Investment Management Servicing Company Announces Name Change

August 2006

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Names Vice President of Operations for Fort Washington Savings Company
•	Todd Investment Advisors and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Merge Large Cap Products; Hires Portfolio Manager
•	Buckeye Venture Partners Names New Regional Director for The Ohio Capital Fund

July 2006

•	ETF-Based Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit Launched in Integrity Variable Annuities
•	Fort Washington Opens Salt Lake City Office; Hires Investment Manager

May 2006

•	Mainsail UL 2006 Offers Competitive Design - Columbus Life Insurance Company Updates Mainsail UL 2006 for Affluent Clients and Expands Distribution
•	Western & Southern Actuarial Scholarship Presented to Miami University Student

March 2006

•	Fort Washington Named High Yield Investment Advisor for Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
•	The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company Names Sales Manager for Davenport/Quad Cities

February 2006

•	Fort Washington Money Managers Ranked Number One Nationally for Fifth Consecutive Year
•	CoMeT Solutions, Inc. Receives $3.5M in Additional Financing
•	Fifth Third Funds Introduces New High Yield Bond Fund

January 2006

•	Utah Capital Investment Corporation Names Fort Washington Investment Advisors for Utah Fund of Funds

December 2005

•	Western & Southern Member Company Moves into 2006 with Leadership Succession
•	Lafayette Life Insurance Company Moves into Next 100 Years Under New Leadership

November 2005

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Receives E-Fusion Award from A.M. Best Company
•	IFS Financial Services Names Assistant Vice President, Compliance

October 2005

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Names Henderson Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
•	Columbus Life Insurance Company, Lafayette Life Insurance Company Announce Strategic Alliance
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Names Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Names Lake Director, Human Resources and Associate Relations

September 2005

•	Touchstone Re-Launches Institutional Money Market Fund
•	Western & Southern Financial Group Names Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Names Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Receives International Ranking
•	Fisher College of Business' Center for Entrepreneurship and Buckeye Venture Partners Team Up to Research/Analyze State of Venture Capital Investment in Ohio
•	The Ohio Capital Fund^SM to Drive Venture Capital Growth in Ohio with Fifth Third Backing
•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Named E-Fusion Award Finalist by A.M. Best Company
•	STATEMENT FROM JOHN F. BARRETT, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Western & Southern Financial Group

August 2005

• IFS Financial Services Announces Move to 303 Broadway at Queen City Square

June 2005

•	Eagle Realty Group Sells two Central Florida Garden Style Multi-Family Properties

• Integrity Life Insurance Company to Relocate to Cincinnati
• Lafayette Life Joins Western & Southern Financial Group
• Western & Southern Financial Group Names Director of Risk Management

May 2005

•	Columbus Life Introduces Capital Transfer II
•	Columbus Life Introduces Enhanced Cash Value Rider
•	Columbus Life Introduces Second Generation Variable Universal Life

March 2005

•	Robert Alpern Heads Local Development Projects For Eagle Realty Group
•	Robert Larkin Earns 2004 Top Producer Award With Fort Washington Brokerage Services

February 2005

•	Fort Washington Money Managers Rank Nationally Four Years Running
•	Eagle Realty Group Selects Leasing Broker for 303 Broadway at Queen City Square - Cincinnati's First Downtown Office Building in 14 Years

January 2005

•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors® Names Regional Business Director and Senior Credit Analyst
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Introduces Small Cap Growth Strategy

November 2004

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Promotes Essex
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors' New Office Will Be Managed by Financial Services Veterans
•	Herbert R. Brown Recognized with the Paul M. Lund Public Service Award from the Public Relations Society of America

October 2004

•	Eagle Realty Group Sells Two Tallahassee Apartment Communities
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors' New Office Will Be Managed by Financial Services Veterans
•	Judi Young Joins Eagle Realty Group
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., Opens New Office In Columbus, Ohio
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Names New Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
•	Eagle Realty Group Completes 21,700 square feet Lease With LanVision

September 2004

•	Fort Washington Capital Partners Names Regional Director Based in Newly Opened Albuquerque, New Mexico, Office
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Names New Vice President and Director of Business Development and Client Service
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Names New Regional Business Development Director

August 2004

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Scores Highest Among Life & Health (Mutual) Insurance Companies
•	Access to Venture Capital Remains Pressing Issue For Women and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
•	IFS Financial Services, Inc. Names New Assistant Vice President of Compliance
•	Fort Washington Investment Advisors Names New Assistant Vice President of Compliance

July 2004

•	Kimberly A. Carroll Joins NAI Eagle as Commercial Property Specialist
•	Indian Hill Investment Fund, L.P. Taps Integrated Fund Services, Inc., for New Fund Services

June 2004

•	Lafayette Life to Join Western & Southern Financial Group
•	Eagle Realty Group Promotes Rubsam to Development Manager

May 2004

•	Columbus Life Introduces Nautical Term With ROP Option

April 2004

•	Western & Southern Financial Group® Makes FORTUNE 500 Listing for the First Time

March 2004

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Promotes Schultz
•	Western & Southern Financial Group Promotes Rogers
•	Western & Southern Financial Group Promotes Maccarone, Poland and Pfefferman

February 2004

•	FBR Family of Funds and Navellier Funds Complete the Move to Integrated Fund Services, Inc.

January 2004

•	NAI Eagle Publishes Year-End Perspective (read the NAI Eagle Perspective – Greater Cincinnati Commercial Real Estate Market 2003 Year-End Report)
•	Three NAI Eagle Associates Earn Top Producers Honors
•	Eagle Realty Group Develops New Downtown Apartment Community
•	NAI Eagle Sells Kenwood Apartment Building

December 2003

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Sells Two Leading Senior Communities to a Chicago-based Joint-venture Buyer with a Cincinnati Presence
•	Eagle Realty Group To Invest $62.5 Million in First Phase of Queen City Square

November 2003

•	Three Property Management Specialists Join NAI Eagle
•	NAI Eagle Adds to Property Management Portfolio; Earns Accredited Management Organization® Designation

October 2003

•	Western & Southern's John F. Barrett Concludes Tenure As Head of Life Insurance Industry Trade Association
•	Maness Promoted to Market Research Analyst at NAI Eagle

September 2003

•	Ciolino Appointed to NAI Investment Council
•	Columbus Life Introduces Explorer II for Affluent, Small Business Markets

August 2003

•	Western & Southern Financial Group Announces Name Change of Distribution Affiliate

July 2003

•	NAI Eagle Publishes Midyear 'Perspective'
•	ServerVault Appoints Industry Veteran John Kraft as President, CEO
•	Western & Southern Foundation Donates $20,000 to Barrett Cancer Center

June 2003

•	Touchstone Funds Distribution to Widen Navellier Management's Reach Among Retail Investors
•	Eagle Realty Group Earns Prestigious AMO Designation
•	Sargen New Fort Washington Investment Advisors CIO

May 2003

•	A.M. Best Affirms A++ Rating for Western & Southern Financial Group Companies
•	NAI Eagle Sells Upscale Columbus Apartment Community

April 2003

•	NAI Eagle Sells Dayton Area's Largest Office Park

March 2003

•	$40 Million Fund Brings Investments to Region – Fort Washington Capital Partners Supports Growth and Opportunity
•	Worsley to be Honored as Top Annuity Producer
•	NAI Eagle Increases Focus on Corporate Real Estate Services

February 2003

•	NAI Eagle's 'Perspective' Summarizes Commercial Real Estate Activities

January 2003

•	Finn to Manage Fort Washington Investment Advisor's Large Cap Growth Portfolio
•	Stutenroth to Manage Fort Washington Investment Advisor's Private Investment Counsel Portfolios
•	Top Producers Club Selects Two NAI Eagle Brokers
•	S&P Affirms AAA Rating for Columbus Life Insurance Company
•	S&P Affirms AAA Rating for Western & Southern Financial Group Companies