Combined Insurance Named Top Performer

The Ward Group recognizes Combined Insurance on 2010 Top 50 list

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Sep 13, 2010, 08:00 ET

GLENVIEW, Ill., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ward Group, the insurance industry leader for benchmarking and best practice identification, has named Combined Insurance, a leading provider of supplemental insurance, to its annual Ward's 50 Top Performing Insurance Companies for 2010 list.

Annually, Ward Group analyzes the financial performance of approximately 800 life-health insurance companies domiciled in the U.S. The organization reviews financial results over a five-year period and measures the efficiency of company operations.

"We are pleased to again be named one of the top performing insurance companies in the U.S.," says Doug Wendt, chairman and chief executive officer for Combined Insurance. "Our unique face-to-face approach and affordable products allow us to meet our customers' needs and make supplemental insurance easier to understand," says Wendt.

Combined Insurance has been part of the Ward's 50 group of life-health insurance companies 11 times since the list's inception in 1991.

For more information on Combined Insurance, visit www.combinedinsurance.com.

About Combined Insurance

Combined Insurance (http://www.combinedinsurance.com) is a leading provider of supplemental accident, health and life insurance products and is a member of the ACE Group of Companies. With a field sales force and corporate staff in excess of 7,000 people worldwide, Combined Insurance meets the growing coverage needs of policyholders around the globe. For more information, call 1-800-490-1322 or visit http://www.combinedinsurance.com.

About ACE

Celebrating 25 years of insuring progress, the ACE Group is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), a component of the S&P 500 stock index, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com.

SOURCE Combined Insurance