The Genworth Financial Companies Earn Two Top Honors in Agent's Sales Journal 2011 Life Insurance Carrier Report Card
Company scores in six of eight categories on agent excellence
RICHMOND, Va., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Genworth Financial companies (Genworth) earned top honors in the recently released Agent's Sales Journal 2011 Life Insurance Carrier Report Card. Fifty three companies participated in the study. Companies included in the study were selected from a ranking of the top carriers active in the independent life brokerage distribution channel.
Genworth was cited for "carrier excellence" in six of the eight categories surveyed. The company landed two top spots including the category "Best Overall" at "meeting agents' overall needs in the life insurance market." Genworth also ranked number one under the "Most Preferred to Write" category for "companies with which agents write the most life business."
In addition to these top honors, Genworth tied for second in the category "Call Center/Telephone Support" as "best call center/telephone support for life insurance assistance." The company tied for third in the category of "Leads and Prospecting Help" as "most effective at providing producers with leads and prospecting help." And finally, Genworth tied for fourth in two categories including "Marketing Materials" for "most effective life insurance sales and marketing material" and in the category "Marketing and Advertising" for "best at promoting their products."
"It was very gratifying to see Genworth score so high in not only one or two categories but six out of the eight surveyed this year by Agent's Sales Journal," said Pat Foley, president, U.S. Life Companies Distribution & Marketing. "Our independent producers are at the heart of everything we do across all aspects of our business from products, to product materials, to lead generation to marketing and advertising. To earn these kinds of marks is of course very satisfying and motivates us to build on what we have accomplished to make our agent and customer experience even better."
About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) is a leading Fortune 500 insurance holding company dedicated to helping people secure their financial lives, families and futures. Genworth has leadership positions in offerings that assist consumers in protecting themselves, investing for the future and planning for retirement -- including life insurance, long term care insurance, financial protection coverages, and independent advisor-based wealth management -- and mortgage insurance that helps consumers achieve home ownership while assisting lenders in managing their risk and capital.
Genworth has approximately 6,500 employees and operates through three segments: Retirement and Protection, U.S. Mortgage Insurance and International. Its products and services are offered through financial intermediaries, advisors, independent distributors and sales specialists. Genworth Financial, which traces its roots back to 1871, became a public company in 2004 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. For more information, visit Genworth.com. From time to time, Genworth releases important information via postings on its corporate website. Accordingly, investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll to receive automatic email alerts and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds regarding new postings. Enrollment information is found under the 'Investors' section of Genworth.com.
SOURCE Genworth Financial, Inc.
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