June 12 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services would hold a telephone conference call on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This call would feature an impression of Standard & Poor's ratings outlook for the Life and Health sectors of the U.S. Insurance industry.

The discussion participants would include analysts Rodney Clark and Shellie Stoddard of Standard & Poor's Financial Services Ratings' group.

Standard & Poor's 2006 midyear outlook articles, published June 5, 2006, are accessible on Ratings Direct, Standard & Poor's Web-based praise analysis system, at www.ratingsdirect.com. The articles are also accessible on Standard & Poor's Web site at www.standardandpoors.com. The life insurance outlook is titled, "U.S. Life Insurance Midyear 2006 Outlook: Near-Term Rewards and Long-Term Risks," and the health insurance article is titled, "U.S. Health Insurance Midyear 2006 Outlook: Strong Vital Signs for the Sector." To access these reports, please go to www.events.standardandpoors.com, and click on the link for this teleconference, which would be scheduled within the Teleconferences section of the Events home page.

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The call would begin promptly at the time indicated. Please call at least 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the call to complete the pre-call registration process.

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