Western National Mutual Insurance Company

Risk Planners is an insurance agency that specializes in serving grocery retailers and their employees. Established in 1969, the agency offers products and services that provide retail grocers with protection in several aspects of their business. Risk Planners is a supermarket insurance specialist that assists clients in selecting the right coverage and filing claims. It serves clients throughout the United States through several offices. The agency provides property and casualty insurance with specialized coverage that is designed for supermarkets. It also specializes in offering group life and long-term disability coverage, as well as voluntary disability income, medical and dental plans. Additionally, Risk Planners provides retirement and estate planning services.

ECA Marketing is a subsidiary of National Financial Partners. Established in 1998, National Financial Partners is a leading independent distributor of financial services to high net worth individuals and growing entrepreneurial companies. NFP operates a national distribution network of more than 1,800 producers in nearly 45 states and Puerto Rico consisting of 160 owned firms and 210 affiliated third-party distributors specializing in life insurance and wealth transfer, corporate and executive benefits and fee-based financial planning. A publicly traded company since 2003, NFP continues to grow through acquisitions and by helping its existing firms become more successful by combining the benefits of entrepreneurial independence with the resources of a national organization. Firms within the company s network engage in one or more of three primary lines of business, which include life insurance and estate planning, corporate and executive benefits, and financial planning and investment advisory services. ECA Marketing maintains a location in Eden Prairie, Minn.