NFP Announces Its Role as Exclusive Partner in the United Way Life™ Program

News provided by

Nov 10, 2010, 04:15 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, announced today that its subsidiary, NFP Brokerage Insurance Services, Inc. (NFP Life Brokerage), will act as the exclusive life insurance brokerage partner for the United Way Life™ program. NFP Life Brokerage will work with United Way nationally to create charitable giving plans for donors to help them fund their philanthropic gifts.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100920/NY67494LOGO)

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100920/NY67494LOGO)

Commenting on today's announcement, Vicki Evans, president, NFP Life Brokerage, said, "Life insurance can be an important tool in accomplishing charitable giving goals. Through the services of United Way Life™ and NFP, donors have access to multiple life insurance products and companies. We are very excited about our partnership with United Way and look forward to helping the organization and its donors across the country in their planned giving efforts."

Also commenting, David Hampton II, director, Planned Giving Financial Services, United Way Worldwide, said, "United Way is focused on creating opportunities for a better life for all through the fundamental building blocks of education, financial stability and health. We look forward to our association with NFP to help our generous philanthropic donors structure their legacies with confidence."

About NFP

National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), and its benefits, insurance and wealth management businesses provide diversified advisory and brokerage services to companies and high net worth individuals, partnering with them to preserve their assets and prosper over the long term. NFP advisors provide innovative and comprehensive solutions, backed by NFP's national scale and resources. NFP operates in three business segments. The Corporate Client Group provides corporate and executive benefits, retirement plans and property and casualty insurance. The Individual Client Group includes retail and wholesale life insurance brokerage and wealth management advisory services. The Advisor Services Group serves independent financial advisors by offering broker-dealer and asset management products and services. In 2010 NFP was ranked as the ninth Top Global Insurance Broker by Best's Review; as the number one Executive Benefits Provider of Deferred Compensation Plans Administered by PlanSponsor; operated a top ten Independent Broker Dealer as ranked by Financial Planning and Financial Advisor; had four advisors ranked in Barron's Top 100 Independent Advisors and is a leading independent life insurance distributor according to many top-tier carriers. For more information, visit www.nfp.com

About United Way

United Way is a worldwide network in 40 countries and territories, including nearly 1,300 local organizations in the U.S. It advances the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all by focusing on the three key building blocks of education, income and health. United Way recruits people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. LIVE UNITED is a call to action for everyone to become a part of the change. For more information about United Way, please visit: LIVEUNITED.org < http://www.liveunited.org/ >

SOURCE NFP