Iowa Insurance Companies to Host Des Moines Insurance Conference June 11

April 16, 2015

DES MOINES, Iowa--()--Six Iowa insurance companies are collaborating to host the second annual 2015 Des Moines Insurance Conference on June 11 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Participating companies along with executive management speakers include:

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL)
John Matovina, Chief Executive Officer
Ted Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Lorenzen, Chief Investment Officer
Ron Grensteiner, President, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company

EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EMCI)
Kevin Hovick, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Scott Jean, Executive Vice President for Finance and Analytics
Mark Reese, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG)
Jim Brannen, Chief Executive Officer
Don Seibel, Chief Financial Officer
Charlie Happel, Chief Investment Officer

Fidelity & Guaranty Life (NYSE: FGL)
Dennis Vigneau, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Raj Krishnan, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG)
Terry Lillis, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Deanna Strable, President U.S. Insurance Solutions

Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA)
Margaret Meister, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jim Pirak, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations

The conference will be held at EMC Insurance Companies’ headquarters in Des Moines, IA on Thursday, June 11, 2015 beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT. The program includes individual company fireside chats with Q&A sessions. The event is hosted in partnership with the CFA Society Iowa and is open to institutional investors, CFA Society Iowa members and other investment professionals.

To register for the 2015 Des Moines Insurance Conference, please contact one of the company representatives listed below.

Contacts

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
Julie LaFollette, 515-273-3602
Director of Investor Relations
JLaFollette@American-Equity.com
or
FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Kathleen Till Stange, 515-226-6780
Vice President Corporate & Investor Relations
Kathleen.TillStange@FBLFinancial.com
or
Fidelity & Guaranty Life
Lisa Foxworthy-Parker, 515-330-3307
Vice President FP&A and Investor Relations
Lisa.Parker@FGLife.com
or
Principal Financial Group
John Egan, 515-235-9500
Vice President – Investor Relations
Egan.John@Principal.com
or
Symetra Financial Corporation
Karin G. Van Vleet, 425-256-5351
AVP & Director, Investor Relations
Karin.VanVleet@Symetra.com
or
EMC Insurance Group Inc.
Steve Walsh, 515-345-2515
Director Investor Relations
Steve.T.Walsh@EMCIns.com