Lincoln, Neb.// February 29, 2008// UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans continues its strong sales growth, posting an increase in new sales deposits of 26 percent in 2007, up from 13 percent in 2006. Ed Deeds, vice president – retirement plans sales and marketing, attributed the line’s outstanding growth to the expansion of their field sales force supported by a team of internal sales associates, a top quartile product and a service model that gives UNIFI a competitive edge in the small business market place.

Deeds noted, “We have developed a sales plan and are executing very successfully on that plan. We have been working hard to get the UNIFI name out to advisors and our story is beginning to resonate in the retirement sales community. Our future looks very bright and we are well positioned to meet our five-year sales growth numbers.”

At the end of 2007, UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans recorded more than $5 billion in retirement plans assets. In addition to its record asset growth, the line increased its plan count as well as its total number of participants, while at the same time achieving an asset persistency rate of 92 percent.

Drew Powers, vice president – Retirement Plans, said, “Producing numbers such as these is necessary to achieve our five-year growth and business expansion initiatives. I believe these sales results affirm that the marketplace, benefit advisors and plan sponsor community recognize UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans as a viable provider for their retirement needs.”

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For additional information, contact:
Jessie Ellen Waller
Director of Marketing - UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans
800-923-2732
retire.UNIFIcompanies.com

The UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans is an affiliation of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and The Union Central Life Insurance Company’s retirement plans divisions. These companies offer the retirement plans products and services of UNIFI Companies.