Western & Southern Life Named a 2019 “Top 10” Military Friendly Employer

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The Western and Southern Financial Group, a life insurance company, issued the following news release:

Western & Southern Life has earned the 2019 "Top 10" Military Friendly(R) Employer designation from VIQTORY, publisher of G.I. Jobs(R) and Military Spouse Magazine. This is the sixth consecutive year Western & Southern Life has earned the Military Friendly(R) designation.

"Western & Southern Life is committed to helping guardsmen, reservists, veterans, and spouses find satisfying and rewarding careers," said Troy D. Brodie, president of Western & Southern Life's agency group, the company's field agent sales force. "Veterans often have the skills needed to be successful in our business: strong leadership skills, a desire to help others and a strong work ethic."

With 128 offices across the United States, the company's field agent sales force provides middle-income Americans access to life insurance, annuities, investments and retirement strategies

Institutions earning the Military Friendly(R) Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by VIQTORY with input from the Military Friendly(R) Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining an organization's survey score with an assessment of the organization's ability to meet thresholds for the applicant, new hire retention, employee turnover, and promotion and advancement of veterans and military employees.

Western & Southern Life will be showcased, along with other 2019 Military Friendly(R)Employers, in the December issue of G.I. Jobs(R) magazine, the January 2019 issue of Military Spouse Magazine, and on the Military Friendly(R) website.

About Military Friendly(R) Employers

The Military Friendly(R) Employers list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for thousands of federal contractors nationwide, the input of military employees, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven Military Friendly(R)Employers survey from participating companies. The survey questions, methodology, criteria, and weightings were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers. Data calculations and tabulations were independently evaluated for completeness and accuracy by Ernst & Young. The survey is administered for free and is open to companies that have hired veterans in the past 12 months. Criteria for consideration can be found at the Military Friendly(R) website.

About VIQTORY

Founded in 2001, VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs(R) and Military Friendly(R) brands. VIQTORY and its brands are not part of or endorsed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense or any federal government entity. Learn more about VIQTORY.

About Western & Southern Life

The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Western-Southern Life Assurance Company (both known as Western & Southern Life), are members of Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern) and offer life insurance, interest-sensitive life insurance, fixed annuities, retirement strategies and personalized needs analysis for individuals, families and businesses in the middle-income market. It serves customers through 128 field offices nationwide, plus a call center known as the Client Relationship Center at the company's headquarters in Cincinnati. The company is a 2019 Top 100 Military Friendly(R) Employer and Military Friendly(R) Spouse Employer. For financial tools, career opportunities and product information, visit Western & Southern Life.

About Western & Southern Financial Group

Founded in Cincinnati in 1888 as The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. (Western & Southern), a Fortune 500 company, is now the parent company of a group of diversified financial services businesses. Its assets owned ($48.3 billion) and managed ($26.2 billion) total $74.5 billion as of June 30, 2018. Western & Southern is one of the strongest life insurance groups in the world. Its six life insurance subsidiaries (The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western-Southern Life Assurance Company, Columbus Life Insurance Company, Integrity Life Insurance Company, The Lafayette Life Insurance Company and National Integrity Life Insurance Company) maintain very strong financial ratings and a Comdex Ranking of 96. Other member companies include Eagle Realty Group, LLC; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.(1) IFS Financial Services, Inc.; Peppertree Partners LLC(1); Touchstone Advisors, Inc.(1); Touchstone Securities, Inc.(2); W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.(2); and W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. For more information visit the Western & Southern family of companies. Western & Southern is the title sponsor of the Western & Southern Open, a premier event in the U.S. Open Series played each August by the world's top-ranked professional male and female tennis players.