Team up with a leader

When you join the ING Education sales team, you have the following line-up to build your business and serve your customers.

ING Knows The Education Market.
Since 1967, ING has provided products and services for Education plans from coast to coast. We know the Education Market: 

     Number one sales player in K-12 marketplace 1

     Top 3 player in Higher Education 1

     More than 16,500 K-12 payroll slots coast-to-coast and $1.5 billion flows into these slots annually 2

     More than 1,280 Higher Education plans 3

     More than 171,000 Higher Education Plan participants 3

     15 State Optional Retirement Plans across the country 3

     K-12 and Higher Education plans in all 50 states 3

Products That Can Meet the Needs of Customers of All Ages
Our product line is designed to meet the needs of employees at different life stages and varying levels of risk. Products include:

              Variable annuity products offering investment options from well-known fund managers

•               Fixed annuity products for more conservative investors

•               ING Solution Portfolio "fund of funds" providing a one-step approach to investing

•  

•  Talented Professionals At Your Service

•              Regional management support for your practice

•              TSA Sales Desk for pre-sale support

•              ING Service Center staff for post-sale assistance

•  

Support To Make Your Job Easier 

              ING Virtual Financial Center puts product and service information at your fingertips

              Educator's Financial Analysis helps you illustrate retirement planning options with customers

              Local, regional and national training to keep your skills sharp

              Cutting edge plan administration capabilities

Name Recognition Opens Doors 

              74% of U.S. households recognize the ING brand 4

              National print and radio advertising helps reach your customers

              ING sponsors sports marketing initiatives at public university campuses where an ING-affiliated insurance company is a retirement program provider

Giving Back to the Education Community
ING believes in the importance of recognizing and rewarding excellence in education:

              ING Unsung Heroes® program has awarded $3 million to teachers and schools over the past 11 years to help fund innovative K-12 projects

              ING is the presenting sponsor of the "National Teacher of the Year," the country's oldest, most prestigious national honors program recognizing excellence in K-12 education

              ING is one of the largest corporate sponsors of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund for African American students attending any of the 45 Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

ING is an active supporter of the:

              American Council on Education (ACE)

              American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

              Association of School Business Officials (ASBO)

              College University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)

              National School Boards Association (NSBA)

1 LIMRA International, Not-For-Profit Sales and Assets Survey, Q2 2008 YTD sales results. 
ING has determined the ranking using the LIMRA data.
2 ING internal data as of September 30, 2008
3 ING internal data as of September 30, 2008
4 ING Internal data as of September 30, 2008