News Release

ARAG Wins Stevie Award as Customer Service Team of the Year

DES MOINES, Iowa – ARAG^® has won the prestigious Stevie Award^® as Customer Service Team of the Year in the banking, financial services and insurance category of The 2009 American Business Awards.

“ARAG is proud to be recognized as Customer Service Team of the Year. This is a great honor for our talented and dedicated Customer Care department,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Ann Dieleman.

“The ARAG Customer Care team and all of our valued employees are committed to delivering responsive, reliable service to address personal legal needs that affect the lives of individuals and their families,” noted Dieleman. “According to Russell Research-ARAG studies, seven out of 10 Americans experienced family, financial, home or other legal-related needs in the past year.”

The Stevie Awards were presented in more than 40 categories to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people. In excess of 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.

The ARAG Group is the internationally recognized, independent partner for legal matters and protection. ARAG is the largest family-owned company in the German insurance industry. With its over 3,300 employees, the Group generates sales and premium revenues of over € 1.4 billion. Outside of Germany, ARAG is actively serving customers in 12 other European countries and the United States. ARAG currently holds a leadership position in the US legal insurance market. In addition, the ARAG Group with its legal insurance products is the market leader in Spain and Italy.