ING U.S. Announces $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

             ING U.S. Announces $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ING U.S., Inc. (ING U.S.) announced a
private offering of $1 billion principal amount of its 2.9% Senior Notes due
2018. The offering is expected to close on February 11, 2013.

ING U.S. intends to use the proceeds from the financing primarily for the
repayment of commercial paper and other shorter term debt and for general
corporate purposes.

Press                                            Investor Inquiries:
inquiries:                                 
Dana E. Ripley                                   Darin Arita     
                                                                        
ING U.S.                                         ING U.S.                   
                                                                          
Office: 770.980.4865                             Office: 212.309.6548 
dana.ripley@us.ing.com                           darin.arita@us.ing.com

About ING U.S.
ING U.S., Inc. (ING U.S.) is the U.S. parent company of the U.S.-based
Retirement, Investment and Insurance operations of Amsterdam-based ING Groep
N.V. (NYSE: ING). The ING U.S. family of companies offers a comprehensive
array of financial services to retail and institutional clients, including
life insurance, retirement plans, mutual funds, managed accounts, alternative
investments, institutional investment management, annuities, employee benefits
and financial planning.

SOURCE ING U.S., Inc.