ANTHONY MONDERINE JOINS BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AS CLAIMS VP

CHICAGO (December 2, 2004) - Anthony Monderine has joined Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Chicago, as vice president of Claims.

The 33-year insurance industry veteran comes to Bankers from Mutual of Omaha where he rose from district claims representative in 1971 to vice president of claims by 2000.

"Over the past few years, Anthony has led a major turnaround of the claims operation at Mutual, moving it to among the best in the industry," said John Wells, Bankers senior vice president of Operations.

At Bankers, Monderine will be responsible for all claims departments including Claim Adjusting, Managed Care/Claim Audit, Operations Analysis and Life Claims. Wells said, "Anthony's depth of experience will be a great benefit to our claim function and the Operations division."

Monderine holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Fairmont State College, Fairmont, W.Va.

Established in 1879 and headquartered at the historic Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, Bankers Life and Casualty Company focuses exclusively on the financial security needs of seniors. The company offers a broad portfolio of health and life insurance and retirement savings products designed especially for seniors. These products are distributed through a national network of professionally trained company agents. Visit us online at www.bankers.com.

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