Wednesday, April 12, 2006 

Structured Settlements - A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Symetra Financial's New Senior Unsecured Notes


A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Symetra Financial's New Senior Unsecured Notes
OLDWICK, N.J.----March 23, 2006--A.M. Best Co. has assigned a rating of "bbb+" to Symetra Financial Corporation's offering of $300 million 6.125% 10-year senior unsecured notes under Rule 144A.

SI Ferry victim's big payment mixup
The public disclosure of a pending city settlement with Staten Island ferry crash survivor Paul Esposito temporarily sunk a deal to pay him $14,000 a month for the rest of his life.