Jane E. Hood Named Vice President of Marketing of Standard Insurance Company's Employee Benefits Division PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. ("StanCorp") (NYSE: SFG) named Jane E. Hood vice president of Marketing for the Employee Benefits Division. "Jane's experience and background complement our continuing efforts to build on our strong market position in Employee Benefits," said Greg Ness, senior vice president, Employee Benefits. "Her demonstrated success in the financial services sector will support The Standard's vision to lead the industry in service and expertise." In her new role, Hood leads the marketing effort for the Employee Benefits products which include group life, group long term and short term disability, and group dental insurance. She is responsible for marketing strategy and communications, product development, e-business and strategic services. Hood's experience includes eight years working for American Express in New York and London in a variety of roles. Her responsibilities included leading the company's international merchant marketing and client management strategy efforts, directing various business strategy initiatives and guiding value-based communications and pricing efforts. In addition, Hood was responsible for leading product innovation and brand valuation for MasterCard International. Hood earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and holds a master's in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin. About StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries -- Standard Insurance Company and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York -- is a leading provider of employee benefits products and services. StanCorp's subsidiaries serve customers nationwide with group and individual disability insurance and retirement products, and group life and dental insurance with more than 29,500 group insurance policies in force covering about 6.7 million employees as of December 31, 2004. For more information about StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., visit its Web site at http://www.stancorpfinancial.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard Insurance Company CONTACT: Corporate Information, Kira Higgs, AVP, Corporate Communications, 503-321-6418, or , or Investor Relations and Financial Media, Jeff Hallin, Director, Investor Relations, 503-321-6127, or Web site: http://www.standard.com/

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