Award-Winning Sales Communications

Many of the honors we have earned for literature and communications have come from the Insurance & Financial Communicators Association (IFCA, formerly known as Life Communicators Association). The IFCA is an international organization dedicated to the ongoing professional development of its members in life insurance and related-financial services companies. AIG Retirement is a long-standing member of IFCA and committed to promoting the exchange of experience and ideas among its members. The IFCA annual awards competition is an annual peer-judged competition of the communications arts.

Best of Show

Customer Calendars sales initiative 2007
IncomEdge Training Materials 2005
Sales Conference support materials (Washington D.C.) 2005
Planning, Advice, Choice and Education brochure 2004
Field Advisory Board monthly newsletter 2004
Sales Conference (Maui) 2003
AIG VALIC monthly planner 2002
BENCOR National Plan marketing materials 2002
College Investment Plan kit 2001
Sales Conference (Barcelona) 2000
Seventh-day Adventist enrollment promotion kit 2000

Awards of Excellence

Sales Conference support materials (Caribbean) 2007
"We are the answer" print materials 2007 
"Easy As" prospect/customer promotion 2007
Excellent Advisors Conference support materials 2005
Imagine Retirement Planning Calendar 2005
Seventh-day Adventist materials 2005
Whistler (CA) Sales Conference collateral 2004
12-½ Tips retirement booklet series 2003
Essential Advisor 2002
Participant education brochures 2002
Sales Conference (Orlando) 2001
AIG VALIC monthly planner 2000

Honorable Mention

"Tropical Paradise" sales promotion campaign 2007
HR Recruiting materials 2005
Postcard Campaign 2005
Seminar Planning Kit 2005
AIG VALIC Monthly Planner 2004
VALIC worksite posters 2002
AIG VALIC on the Radio (CD for financial advisors) 2002
Investment Digest client publication 2001
PESCO Plus general services brochure 2001
American General Financial Advisors broker/dealer launch materials 2001
Valued Partners client publication 2000
Employer-sponsored mutual fund retirement program — participant brochure 2000

Award of Merit

PACE Brochure 2005

Awards from Other Associations

Two adwards: The 2003 Silver Axiem Award for Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media, Sales category and A Certificate of Merit in the 35th Annual Festival of Awards in Media Excellence (AIME)"The Choice for Value, The Choice for Service" CD

Axiem awards are based on innovation, creativity, technical merit, and overall quality of experience. Entries are judged not against each other but against an absolute standard of excellence established for each medium, market, and category — every entry that meets the standard is judged a winner (Copper Axiem) or finalist (Silver Axiem).

The Certificate of Merit is conferred by Media Communications Assocation-International. The competition is a "celebration of excellence in media communications and international recognition for exemplary achievements."

APEX Award
12-½ Tips Retirement Series — Grand Award
Essential Advisor — Award of Excellence

American Marketing Association Crystal Award
Essential Advisor — Award of Excellence

Company Awards

Corporate Citizens Award
Presented to AIG VALIC on April 16, 2002, by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), this highly prestigious honor is awarded for AIG VALIC's dedicated support of the education profession. The NAESP, founded in 1921 by a group of principals who sought to promote their profession, is a worldwide organization that has grown to become the most powerful voice of Pre-K through Grade 8 principals.

Houston Independent School District (HISD) Galaxy Award
Presented to AIG VALIC on January 31, 2002, this honor is awarded annually by the HISD to recognize its five most dedicated business partners for the success of its schools. AIG VALIC, along with American General, were selected from among the more than 600 businesses in Houston with HISD partnership programs.