ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 21, 2009—U.S. Retirement Partners has selected Financial Independence Group (FIG), a national leader among financial services marketing companies for more than 30 years, as its Independent Marketing Organization for non-403(b) client sales, it was announced today.

FIG, located in Cornelius, N.C., a suburb of Charlotte, will focus its efforts on supporting U.S. Retirement Partner Advisors for non-qualified annuities, life, long-term care, medigap and disability insurance products.

FIG will be leveraging their state-of-the-art technology with that of U.S. Retirement Partners to provide Advisors with a turnkey financial planning program driven largely through U.S. Retirement Partners’ new client relationship management platform.

“FIG brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the opportunities presented through our Financial Planning for Your Retirement initiative. They have the training, marketing support and product options that will prove vital to the success of our Advisors,” said Mark Skinner, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Retirement Partners.

“We are very pleased about our new relationship with U.S. Retirement Partners. We feel strongly that our capabilities, coupled with the U.S. Retirement Partners’ company vision and wide Advisor distribution, will prove to be a terrific match,” said William H. Cain, chief executive officer of Financial Independence Group.