Andy Castro Recognized as Lincoln Financial Network Advisor of the Year

SAN DIEGO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Financial Network
(LFN), the marketing name for the retail sales and financial planning
affiliates of Lincoln Financial Group, announced today that Andy Castro has
been named Advisor of the Year for 2007. Mr. Castro, who is appointed with
Lincoln Financial's life insurance affiliate, is president of Castro Financial
Group (CFG, Inc.). CFG, Inc. offers a wide range of programs and services,
including estate planning and insurance. This honor is awarded each year to a
top advisor affiliated with LFN. This is the second consecutive year Mr.
Castro has received this honor.
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Mr. Castro also has been honored as a member of Million Dollar Round Table
(MDRT) for the last five years, and he has been a member of the National
Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) for 14 years. In
addition, CFG was recently recognized in Forbes Magazine.
About Lincoln Financial Network
Lincoln Financial Network is the marketing name for the retail sales and
financial planning affiliates of Lincoln Financial Group and includes
Jefferson Pilot Securities Corp. and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., both
members of FINRA and SIPC. Consisting of more than 7,000 independent
representatives, career agents, and full-service financial planners throughout
the United States, Lincoln Financial Network professionals can offer planning
and advisory services, retirement services, life products, annuities,
investments, and trust services to affluent individuals, business owners, and
families.
About Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group, headquartered in Philadelphia, is the marketing
name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. Through
its affiliated companies, Lincoln Financial Group offers: annuities; life,
group life and disability insurance; 401(k) and 403(b) plans; savings plans;
mutual funds; managed accounts; institutional investments; and comprehensive
financial planning and advisory services. Affiliates also include: Delaware
Investments, the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its
subsidiaries; and Lincoln UK. For more information, including a copy of our
most recent SEC reports containing our balance sheets, please visit
www.lincolnfinancial.com .
SOURCE Lincoln Financial Network

Jeff VanPelt, +1-603-226-5216, or Laurel O'Brien, +1-215-255-1520, both of
Lincoln Financial Network, MediaRelations@LFG.com