NEW YORK, July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

ACI Association has initiated research coverage on StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFG). Select highlights from the internally released reports are being made available to the general public (included below), with access to the entirety of the research available to new members.

Today, membership is open to readers on a complementary basis at the following URL: http://www.aciassociation.com/?c=SFG [http://www.aciassociation.com/?c=SFG%20 ]

Highlights from our SFG Report include: 


        
        - Year-over-Year Growth - On July 23, 2015, StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. released
          results for the second quarter of 2015. The Company generated total revenue of $734.5
          million, higher than $707.1 million in Q2 2014. Net income for the period was recorded
          at $64.3 million, an increase from $40.8 million in prior year quarter. Consequently,
          diluted earnings per share of the Company rose to $1.50 from $0.93 in previous year
          quarter. The increase was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in
          Employee Benefits and Individual Disability, partially offset by higher operating
          expenses and higher commissions and bonuses for the second quarter of 2015.
        - Insurance Services Segment Performance - In Q2 2015, the Company's insurance service
          segment generated income before income taxes of $74.7 million, higher than $44.0
          million in Q2 2014. The increase was primarily due to more favorable claims experience
          and higher premiums in employee benefits and individual disability and was partially
          offset by higher operating expenses and higher commissions and bonuses. Employee
          Benefits premiums increased 4.6% YoY to $488.9 million for Q2 2015, aided by higher
          annualized new sales in the first six months of 2015 and favorable retention of
          existing customers. Individual Disability premiums were $50.9 million during the
          quarter, compared to $48.9 million in the prior year quarter. The segment recorded
          premium of $539.8 million, versus $516.2 million in previous year quarter.
        - Asset Management Segment under Review - The asset management segment of the Company
          reported income before income taxes of $24.5 million, an increase from $22.0 million
          in Q2 2014, supported by higher net investment income. The segment's premium amounted
          to $2.8 million, lower than $3.0 million in prior year quarter. Assets under
          administration, which include assets related to retirement plans, individual fixed
          annuities and commercial mortgage loans managed for third-party investors, increased
          2.3% to $26.62 billion at June 30, 2015 from $26.03 billion at June 30, 2014.
        - Views of Management - Commenting on the strong second quarter results, Greg Ness,
          Chairman, President and CEO of StanCorp Financial Group, said, "Our second quarter
          results build on our strong start to 2015 with solid earnings in all of our
          businesses. I am especially pleased with increased sales and premium growth, combined
          with favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits, record earnings in our
          Individual Disability and Asset Management segments and record commercial mortgage
          loan originations."

To find out how this influences our rating on StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. read the full report in its entirety here: http://www.aciassociation.com/?c=SFG

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