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Symetra received a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Marketing Campaign of the Year, Financial Products & Services” category for its Retirement Division’s multi-platform “Bull or Bear: Brave It All” campaign. The business awards were created in 2002 to recognize the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide. The 2025 honorees were announced on April 25 as part of the 23rd annual American Business Awards®.

In response to increasing employer demand for consumer-friendly claims integration capabilities, Symetra Life Insurance Company today announced it is partnering with Nayya to meet and exceed these expectations with Nayya Claims for group supplemental health employer customers and their employees.

Symetra has been recognized by Forbes as a top national employer. The Bellevue, Wash.-based life insurer was named to the Forbes 2023 America’s Best Midsize Employers list, coming in at No. 58 among the top 500 midsize employers nationwide. Based entirely on employee satisfaction and willingness to recommend their employer to others, the designation is Symetra’s sixth workplace award in the last 24 months.

Symetra Life Insurance Company today announced the promotion of Mindi Work to executive vice president, Individual Life Division and Emerging Solutions. Most recently senior vice president and chief of strategy, Ms. Work reports to Margaret Meister, president and chief executive officer, Symetra Financial Corporation. She succeeds Jon Stenberg, who has left the company.

Symetra, the Seattle Kraken and the Seattle Storm are joining forces once again to bring ‘LETS Play by Symetra’ to Highline Public Schools. Focused on building Leadership, Equity and Teamwork skills through playing Sports, the program annually ‘adopts’ an entire class, engaging students during PE time through activities like Kraken- or Storm-hosted clinics. Cedarhurst Elementary School’s 80 fourth graders welcomed Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy and Seattle Storm mascot Doppler to the Burien, Wash., school for an Oct. 11th kickoff event.

Symetra today announced that Fortune® magazine and Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, have recognized Symetra as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women™. The ranking is based on analysis of confidential survey feedback representing more than 7 million employees from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations across the U.S.

Symetra has once again been recognized by Forbes as a top employer. The Bellevue, Wash.-based life insurer was named to Forbes’ 2022 “America’s Best-in-State Employers” list as one of the top 60 employers in Washington state. The designation is Symetra’s second workplace award for 2022 following its Great Place to Work Certification™ earlier this month.

Symetra is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at the company. This year, 90 percent of Symetra employees said it’s a great place to work — 33 points higher than the average U.S. company. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

Amidst ongoing market volatility, Symetra Life Insurance Company today announced new enhancements to its suite of registered index-linked annuities (RILAs), including new indexed account choices for Symetra Trek® Plus, and a new Auto Return Lock feature available for all RILAs.

Symetra Life Insurance Company continues to expand its group benefits offerings for employers with the launch of the Symetra Enrollment Platform, powered by Selerix, a leading benefits administration provider. Fully customizable, the simple-to-use, mobile-friendly platform is designed to enhance the employee enrollment experience and engagement strategy.

Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has launched new brand advertising featuring five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA Champion Sue Bird. This marks the Pacific Northwest-based life insurer’s fourth collaboration with the Seattle Storm point guard. The 30-second commercial debuted on FOX 13+ during the Seattle Storm’s home opener at Climate Pledge Arena against the Minnesota Lynx and will air throughout the season. Symetra is a partner and official life insurer of the WNBA Seattle Storm.

Ahead of Earth Day 2022, Symetra today announced National Park Trust as its first national environmental partner. Dedicated to preserving the country’s national parks and to environmental education, National Park Trust is working to create a pipeline of future park stewards by connecting kids to parks. Symetra has committed $150K to the organization through 2025 to fund access and education programming for underserved youth.

Symetra today announced the introduction of a new version of its Accumulator indexed universal life insurance (IUL) product — Symetra Accumulator Ascent IUL. The flexible-premium adjustable life insurance policy with index-linked interest options provides death benefit protection plus policy cash value growth potential that can help with future income needs.

Symetra is the recipient of a 2022 Celent Model Insurer Award, winning in the Innovation Execution category for its Symetra SwiftTerm® digital term life insurance platform. Celent, a global research and advisory firm for the financial services industry, announced the awards at their annual Innovation & Insight Week.

Symetra, the Seattle Kraken and the Seattle Storm have come together to bring ‘LETS Play by Symetra’ to 75 fourth graders at Midway Elementary School in Des Moines, Wash., part of Highline Public Schools. Focused on building Leadership, Equity and Teamwork skills through playing Sports, the program will annually ‘adopt’ a new class and school, engaging students during PE class through activities like Kraken- or Storm-hosted clinics. The 2022 program will wrap in March with a celebration event at Climate Pledge Arena, home to the two teams. Symetra will also make a $1,000 donation to Highline Schools Foundation for every 2021/22 home-game win by the teams.

Symetra today announced the launch of Symetra SwiftTerm(SM) , a new term life insurance product that offers fast, affordable coverage through a streamlined application process. Clients apply, pay and get their policy online — from whatever device they choose — in as little as 25 minutes. SwiftTerm is available through Symetra’s brokerage general agency (BGA) partners.