AmerUs Group Chairman Roger K. Brooks to Present at Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference on March 4, 2003

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2003

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Raymond James 24th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2003

AmerUs Group Co. (NYSE:AMH), a leading producer of life insurance and annuity products, today announced that Roger K. Brooks, its chairman, president and chief executive officer, will be presenting at an institutional investor conference sponsored by Raymond James. Mr. Brooks' presentation will take place on March 4, 2003, at 2 p.m. EST.

A simultaneous webcast of the presentation will be available at Raymond James' website at http://customer.nvglb.com/RaymondJames/Institutional/

An archived webcast will be available for 30 days. Presentation slides will also be available at AmerUs Group's website at www.amerus.com.

AmerUs Group Co. is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and is engaged through its subsidiaries in the business of marketing and underwriting individual life insurance and annuity products in 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its major subsidiaries include: AmerUs Life Insurance Company, American Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc., Bankers Life Insurance Company of New York, IL Annuity and Insurance Company, and Indianapolis Life Insurance Company.

As of December 31, 2002, AmerUs Group's total assets were $20.3 billion and shareholders' equity totaled $1,262.9 million, including accumulated other comprehensive income.