Bankers Life and Casualty Company Opens New Sales Office In Beaumont, Texas

BEAUMONT, TX, April 16, 2011

Bankers Life and Casualty Company, a national life and health insurer, announced the opening of a new sales office in Beaumont, Texas.

"We're pleased to be able to serve residents in Beaumont and in the surrounding areas," said Sherry Bogus, Branch Sales Manager. "Our growth will enable us to offer them more options for life and health insurance coverage."

Bogus named Eric Yates to lead a dedicated sales team at the newly-opened office located at 85 I-North in Beaumont. Yates has served customers in Beaumont almost exclusively since joining Bankers in 2008. Plans call for adding up to eight more agents to the team this year.

The office will serve the residents of Orange, Jefferson, Jasper, Tyler and Newton counties in Texas. It will also serve those in Calcasieu, Beauregard, and Cameron Parishes in Louisiana.

Bankers offers a broad line of insurance products for the retirement market, including long-term care and home health care, as well as life insurance and annuities. Bankers also provides Medicare Supplement insurance, Medicare's prescription drug coverage and Medicare Advantage plans through its affiliated and non-affiliated carriers.

For More Info: Sherry Bogus
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
18333 Egret Bay Boulevard, Ste. 660
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-333-9793

About the Center for a Secure Retirement:
The Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement is the company's research and consumer education organization. Its studies and consumer awareness campaigns provide insight and practical advice for how everyday Americans can achieve financial security during retirement. Established in 1879 in Chicago, Bankers Life and Casualty Company focuses on the insurance needs of the retirement market. The nationwide company, a subsidiary of CNO Financial Group, Inc., offers a broad portfolio of life and health insurance retirement product designed especially for seniors.