PORTLAND, Ore., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Standard has opened a new Retirement Plans Office in Kansas City. The company is pleased to announce it has appointed Jon Ogren to serve as Pension Consultant in the Kansas City office. Ogren will serve a territory that includes the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. For more than 12 years Ogren has worked to improve plan effectiveness in defined benefit plans and most types of defined contribution plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans. Most recently, he was the Retirement Plan Specialist for the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. "The opening of the Kansas City Retirement Plans sales office is a major step in expanding our presence in the Midwest," said Dan Hall, regional sales vice president. "Jon's depth and breadth of experience within the retirement plan industry will be a tremendous asset to brokers, financial advisors and clients in this part of the country." Ogren earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Finance from Colorado State University. He holds the Series 7, 63 and 65 securities licenses, as well as a Life and Health Insurance license. Ogren reports to Darrell Hannaway, Regional Pension Manager for the Rocky Mountain sales region. He resides in Overland Park, Kansas. About The Standard StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The Standard -- Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Real Estate, StanCorp Equities, and StanCorp Trust Company -- is a leading provider of financial products and services. StanCorp's subsidiaries serve approximately 8.6 million customers nationwide as of March 31, 2008, with group and individual disability insurance, group life, AD&D and dental insurance, retirement plans products and services, individual annuities and investment advice. For more information about StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., visit its website at http://www.standard.com/. The Standard has provided retirement plan services for more than 70 years. Products are available on a full service or recordkeeping-only basis, through both a trust platform (in all states) as well as a group annuity platform (available in all states except New York). The Standard promotes a participant-centric approach with services such as Mainspring Managed, its managed account option for plan participants. For more information on The Standard's retirement services, visit http://retirement.standard.com/, or contact a Pension Consultant at 877-805-1127. StanCorp Equities, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, distributes group variable annuity and group annuity contracts issued by Standard Insurance Company and may provide other brokerage services. Third party administrative services are provided by Standard Retirement Services, Inc. Investment advisory services are provided by StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor. StanCorp Equities, Inc., Standard Insurance Company, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc are subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and all are Oregon corporations. DATASOURCE: The Standard CONTACT: Corporate Information, Jodi Jordan, Director of Public Affairs, +1-971-321-7405, , or Retirement Plans, Chris Dugan, Director, Retirement Plans Marketing, +1-971-321-7551, , both of The Standard Web site: http://www.standard.com/

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