NYSE: SYA
Headquarters: 777 108th Ave. NE, Ste. 1200 Bellevue, WA 98004
http://www.symetra.com/

2009 Net income: $128.3 million

Key officers: Lowndes A. Smith, Chairman of the Board, Thomas M. Marra, President & Chief Executive Officer, Margaret A. Meister, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

As the name suggests, Symetra Financial offers a balanced variety of financial and retirement services as well as group and individual insurance. Its group of companies serves 1.8 million customers across the country and provides employee benefits, life insurance, annuity services, and medical stop-loss plans. As of 2010, Symetra had total assets of $23.4 billion.

Some quick facts about Symetra Financial:

The collection of companies that evolved into the current organization began in 1957.

Symetra’s employees combined to log 8,500 hours of volunteer service in 2009 and supported 250 charitable organizations.

In 2009, Symetra Financial was ranked in the “Ward’s 50” top performing insurance companies.

The company recently received an “A” rating from A.M. Best for financial strength.

Source: Symetra.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc.