About Phoenix
Phoenix is a premier provider of wealth management products and services - life insurance, annuities and asset management for the affluent and high net worth. We deliver our products and services through a variety of select advisors and financial services firms.

With a history dating to 1851, Phoenix is ranked 439 on Forbes Super 500 (2003). We are a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PNX. We have two principal operating subsidiaries, Phoenix Life Insurance Company and Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.. Our corporate headquarters are in Hartford, Conn. We also have operations in Enfield, Conn., Greenfield, Mass., Albany, N.Y. and other locations throughout the country.

Goal, Mission and Values Statement
Phoenix articulates who we are and what we stand for through the following Goal, Mission and Values Statement.

Our Goal
Our goal is to create value for our shareholders, satisfaction for our clients and opportunity for our employees.

Our Mission Our mission is to be the wealth management company of choice for products and services that help the affluent and high net worth be financially independent and secure.

We fulfill our mission by:

• Working collaboratively and effectively toward the common purpose of executing our wealth management strategy;
• Developing innovative, profitable accumulation, preservation and transfer products that our clients -- advisors, individuals and institutions -- want, need and trust;
• Expanding and using our in-depth knowledge of the affluent and high net worth to provide exceptional support and counsel to advisors so they can become the advisor of choice;
• Inspiring our employees to offer quality service associated with providers of exceptional goods and services;
• Empowering our employees at all levels to be vigilant and disciplined in making fact-based, intelligent decisions;
• Fostering a performance- and merit-based culture in a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Our Values
We value integrity, honesty, diversity, responsibility, accountability, hard work, collaboration, respect for others and community involvement.

Working at Phoenix
We're a progressive company offering competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and a challenging work environment that values people's differences.

Phoenix recognizes the need to balance work and personal time. That is why we offer work/life programs, policies and services that help employees maximize their time at work and outside of work. We provide:

• A generous vacation program
• Flextime for most jobs (not available in all areas due to the nature of certain jobs)
• Part-time, job-sharing, telecommuting and flexible work arrangements when feasible
• An innovative volunteer match program that supports non-profit organizations and causes our employees care about
• Family leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their immediate families
• Child-care and elder-care resource and referral services
• Long-term care insurance
• Adoption expense reimbursement program
• On-site credit unions at most locations
• On-site fitness center in Enfield, Conn. and fitness subsidies for other locations

We also have programs in place to give life to our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. These include:

• An Office of Diversity that develops and implements various programs to make diversity a real and enduring part of our corporate culture.
• A Diversity Advisory Board that represents business area employees' ideas and perspectives and serves in an advisory capacity to the Office of Diversity.
• A formalized program to support the purchase of goods and services from women- and minority-owned businesses.

Our efforts to create a family-friendly, inclusive workplace have been noted by several organizations and publications:

• Working Mother Magazine - Phoenix has been named as one of the 100 Best companies for working mothers 12 times.
• National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) - In 2002, Phoenix was recognized as one of the Top 25 Companies for Female Executives.
• Anti-Defamation League - Best practices in workplace diversity earned Phoenix the first Hartford Workplace Diversity Award in June 2001.
• Connecticut Council for the Advancement of Diversity (CCAD) - In June 2002, Phoenix spoke at a panel on "Business and Diversity: Strategies for Success."

Phoenix is an Equal Opportunity Employer.