

BELLEVUE, Wash.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Symetra Financial Corporationa™s (NYSE:SYA) board of directors today declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the companya™s stock. This represents Symetraa™s first dividend as a public company.
The dividend will be payable on June 9, 2010 to common shareholders and warrant holders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2010.
About Symetra Financial
Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) is a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Wash. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefits consultants, financial institutions and independent agents and advisors. For more information, visit [ www.symetra.com ].