VALIC, a member of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), is an industry leader in tax-qualified retirement plans and supplemental tax-deferred and after-tax investments. VALIC currently manages long-term investment programs for more than 27,000 education, healthcare, public sector and other organizations representing more than 1.6 million investors. VALIC ranks in the top 10 of all US. and Canadian life insurance companies, based on its nearly $44 billion in assets. Its financial strength (excluding safety or performance of variable investment options) has earned high ratings from the leading independent industry analysts. VALIC is a certified member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA), which is dedicated to the promotion of ethical market conduct in advertising, sales and service of individually sold life insurance and annuities.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is the leading US-based international insurance and financial services organization and the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial insurance in the United States. Its member companies write a wide range of commercial, personal and life insurance products through a variety of distribution channels in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions throughout the world. AIG's global businesses also include financial services and asset management, including aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making, consumer finance, institutional, retail and direct investment fund asset management, real estate investment management, and retirement savings products. AIG's common stock (NYSE symbol: AIG) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.