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Northeast Delta Dental Acquires General Agency from Fort Dearborn Life^®

Northeast Delta Dental, Concord, NH, through its affiliate, Red Tree Holdings, Inc., has acquired Combined Services LLC, a general insurance agency, from Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company®, effective December 31, 2009. Fort Dearborn Life is a Dearborn National™ brand company.

Dearborn_National^™ Launches Dental Wellness Program

Dearborn National™ recently launched a proactive Dental Wellness Program to all of its dental members identified as at-risk for dental disease.

Fort Dearborn Life Introduces Online Beneficiary Management Service

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company® (Fort Dearborn Life) is now offering Online Beneficiary Management, an online service that allows employees to make their group life insurance beneficiary designations quickly and securely without completing a paper form. Online Beneficiary Management is available to groups with 500 or more employees.

Free Online Will Preparation Services Available

Fort Dearborn Life (FDL) now offers a free online will preparation service to employees of new group life insurance customers through its partnership with ComPsych. The online program is available as a standard feature for new employer groups with 500 or more employees and is available as an option for employer groups of all sizes.

Michael Prochno Named Director of National Accounts Sales at Fort Dearborn Life

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company announces the appointment of Michael Prochno as director of National Accounts Sales. Prochno will be responsible for developing strategies to acquire and retain business and target accounts in the market category of employer groups with 3,000 lives and greater.

Brian Griffin Named Vice President, Regional Markets at Fort Dearborn Life

Fort Dearborn Life announces the appointment of Brian Griffin as vice president, regional markets. Griffin will be responsible for managing the sales team, developing distribution channels and increasing sales in the market category of employer groups up to 3000 lives.

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company Selects Global IQX Software as the Foundation of its Prospecting Automation System

Global IQX Inc. a leading software provider in business automation and business process management for the North American employee benefits industry, today announced that Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company has licensed the Global IQX software platform to provide capabilities for web-based quoting, rating, supporting proposal generation, renewal management and detailed reporting.

Fort Dearborn Life^® Introduces Travel Resource Services

Fort Dearborn Life is pleased to introduce Travel Resource Services, a program of emergency travel services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, available to group life insureds traveling more than 100 miles from home.

A. M. Best Company Affirms Ratings of Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company^® and Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company^® of New York

The financial strength ratings