SAVAGE & ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2003 SERVICE AWARDS

Ten Associates of the Agency Honored for Top Performance in Diverse Categories

For Immediate Release

APRIL 2, 2003, Toledo, Ohio..Savage & Associates, Inc., one of the nations largest full-service insurance and financial services agencies, with more than 60 associates in Toledo, has announced winners of the companys Distinguished Service Awards for 2003.

Tim Toland and Dan Steinberg, who both serve as Co-Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with Chief Executive Officer Bob Savage, were among the presenters at Savage & Associates awards ceremony held recently at the firms annual banquet. This years Savage & Associates honorees are:

·   Ryan L. Dauterman - New Associate of the Year
·   Wayne E. Milewski - Leading Disability Income Producer
·   Tanya L. Jensen - Leading Long Term Care Producer
·   Philip J. Johnson - Leading Group Insurance Producer
·   Anthony M. Desch - Mentor of the Year
·   Louis L. Hibbs - Quantum Leap Award
·   Russell A. Karban - Leading Securities Producer
·   Roger J. Peluso - Leading Life Insurance Producer
·   Sean E. Savage - Leading Overall Producer
·   Kelly M. Savage - John F. Savage Associate of the Year

Founded in 1957, Savage & Associates, Inc. provides a full range of individual and business insurance, plus comprehensive financial planning and investment services. These include individual life and business insurance; buy/sell funding agreements; employee benefit plans offering group medical, dental, life, disability and prescription drug plans; plus retirement planning; investments; and estate planning services.

Savage & Associates, Inc. offers securities through Walnut Street Securities, Inc. (WSS), a member firm NASD and SIPC, from offices at 4472 Talmadge Road, Building 2, Toledo, Ohio, 43623, Phone 419 475 8665. These investment products include mutual funds, variable annuities, variable life insurance, bonds, CDs and discount stock brokerage services. Savage & Associates, Inc. is not a subsidiary or control affiliate of WSS.

The firm, founded by the late John Savage, is identified by GAMA International, a leading professional association, as one of the 100 largest insurance and financial service agencies in the United States. The company and its associates are extensively involved in charitable and community services in greater Toledo.

For more information visit Savage & Associates, Inc.s website at www.savagefinancial.com, or contact Margo Maxwell at 419.475.8665 at the company or Jeff Dunlap at Powerline Public Relations, LLC, at 314.721.5505.

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