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GUARDIAN WINS DALBAR'S SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FOR ADDISON DESIGNED INSURANCE ANNUAL BENEFIT STATEMENT
June, 2006 - DALBAR, Inc., awarded Guardian the DALBAR Seal of Excellence for its Whole Life Insurance Annual Benefit Statement designed by Addison. The Seal is awarded to outstanding statements that effectively meet the needs of policyowners. Before awarding the Seal, DALBAR conducts a series of tests on the statement to establish that it meets the principal objectives of its audience.

The assessment of a Whole Life Insurance Annual Benefit Statement is a first for DALBAR and Guardian has proven to be a leader to have completed the project as well as essential in creating such an industry assessment. The review process created and used in this assessment is applicable to other industries and DALBAR.