Encino, CA; August 20, 2013 Answer Financial Inc.’s (www.AnswerFinancial.com) agency Insurance Answer Center has earned the Safeco Insurance® President’s Award, an honor given annually to an elite group of the company’s top-performing independent agent partners.

The award recognizes Answer’s success with Safeco and is based on the prior year’s performance, including business growth.

“We are proud to earn this honor from Safeco,” said Rob Slingerland, President and CEO of Answer. “It’s a result of the good work our employees do to earn and keep the trust of our customers.”

“President’s Award agencies are among the best independent insurance agencies that sell Safeco,” said Matt Nickerson, president of Safeco Insurance. “This recognition celebrates the hard work, dedication and success of Answer Financial as a loyal Safeco partner who works with us to be there when customers need us most.”

Answer has helped insurance shoppers with millions of quotes and more than a million policies nationwide. To compare your own personalized insurance quotes, visit answerfinancial.com or insuranceanswercenter.com.

About Answer Financial® Inc.

Answer Financial, through its agencies Insurance Answer Center and Right Answer Insurance, is one of the largest independent personal lines agency operations in the nation, providing auto and home insurance policies directly to consumers and through a broad network of marketing partners. Answer Financial serves the growing segment of self-directed consumers searching for the best way to save money on insurance by providing one easy place to Shop, Compare, and Buy Insurance. By leveraging technology and partnerships with top-rated insurers including sister company, Esurance, Answer Financial can provide real-time comparison rates for virtually every consumer. Customers can purchase online or over the phone with the guidance of an insurance expert. www.AnswerFinancial.com

About Safeco Insurance

In business since 1923 and based in Seattle, Wash., Safeco Insurance sells personal automobile, homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the United States. Safeco is a Liberty Mutual Insurance company.

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2012 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 81st on the Fortune 100 list of largest U.S. corporations, based on 2012 revenue.

For more information about Safeco Insurance, go to www.Safeco.com.