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Western & Southern Financial Group

Western & Southern Financial Group is a Fortune 500 diversified family of financial services companies headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1888, the group offers life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, asset management, retirement planning, and investment management through a family of subsidiaries including Western & Southern Life, Columbus Life, Gerber Life, Integrity Life, Lafayette Life, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Touchstone Investments, and W&S Financial Group Distributors, with over $112 billion in assets under management.

Western & Southern Financial Group is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Insurance, Financial-Services, Annuities, Life Insurance, and Retirement.

Western & Southern Financial Group’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, and 4 more developer resources.

6.1/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
0 APIs 7 Features 4 Use Cases
InsuranceFinancial-ServicesAnnuitiesLife InsuranceRetirementInvestment ManagementFortune 500

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Insurance regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.
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Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Life Insurance Products

Comprehensive life insurance portfolio including whole life, universal life, term life, key person, critical illness, and buy-sell agreement coverage across multiple subsidiaries.

Annuity Products

Fixed, indexed, variable, immediate, and deferred annuities for retirement accumulation and income through Integrity Life, Lafayette Life, and W&S Financial Group Distributors.

Investment Management

Institutional and high-net-worth investment management through Fort Washington Investment Advisors, and mutual fund offerings through Touchstone Investments.

Digital Insurance Platform

Columbus Life operates a fully digital platform for faster submission-to-commission processing for independent financial service representatives.

Direct-to-Consumer Digital Channel

Fabric by Gerber Life provides affordable term life insurance, will creation, and family financial organization via mobile app and digital platform.

Wholesale Distribution

W&S Financial Group Distributors serves as a wholesale distributor of annuities and life insurance to financial institutions, banks, and independent advisors.

Retirement Planning Tools

Online calculators for life insurance needs, retirement income, college savings, 401(k) projections, and withdrawal strategy planning.

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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Agent/Producer Integration

Independent agents and financial service representatives access product information, submit applications, and manage policies through the financial professionals portal.

Institutional Distribution

Banks, broker-dealers, and financial institutions distribute W&S annuity and life insurance products through wholesale partnership agreements.

Retirement Income Planning

Advisors and clients use online tools and product solutions to build retirement income strategies using annuities and managed accounts.

Digital Life Insurance

Consumers purchase and manage term life insurance and estate planning documents digitally through the Fabric by Gerber Life mobile platform.

Integrations 3

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

DTCC Insurance & Retirement Services

Integration with DTCC's insurance and retirement services platform for producer authorization, annuity processing, and lifecycle management using ACORD standards.

ACORD Standards

Life and annuity data standards compliance using ACORD Next-Generation Digital Standards (NGDS) including JSON and YAML-based exchange formats for insurance transactions.

Fidelity Institutional

Product distribution partnership with Fidelity for annuity and insurance product offerings through Fidelity's advisor platform.

Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

Training MVP Awards Best Practice: Western & Southern ...

2026-05-25

2024 Annual Report

2026-05-25

Western & Southern Financial Group Acquires Till ...

2026-05-25

Western & Southern Financial Group

2026-05-25

Western & Southern Financial Adds Group Term Life ...

2026-05-25

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: western-and-southern-financial-group
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/western-and-southern-financial-group.png
name: Western & Southern Financial Group
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/western-and-southern-financial-group/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
modified: '2026-05-03'
description: Western & Southern Financial Group is a Fortune 500 diversified family of financial services companies headquartered
  in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1888, the group offers life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, asset management, retirement
  planning, and investment management through a family of subsidiaries including Western & Southern Life, Columbus Life, Gerber
  Life, Integrity Life, Lafayette Life, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Touchstone Investments, and W&S Financial Group
  Distributors, with over $112 billion in assets under management.
tags:
- Insurance
- Financial-Services
- Annuities
- Life Insurance
- Retirement
- Investment Management
- Fortune 500
tags_raw:
- Insurance
- Financial Services
- Annuities
- Life Insurance
- Retirement
- Investment Management
- Fortune 500
created: '2026-03-24'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/western-and-southern-financial-group-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.westernsouthern.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.westernsouthern.com/wslife/log-in
  title: Customer Account Login
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.westernsouthern.com/financial-professionals
  title: Financial Professionals Portal
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.westernsouthern.com/distributors/products/annuities
  title: Distributor Annuity Products Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.westernsouthern.com/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Life Insurance Products
    description: Comprehensive life insurance portfolio including whole life, universal life, term life, key person, critical
      illness, and buy-sell agreement coverage across multiple subsidiaries.
  - name: Annuity Products
    description: Fixed, indexed, variable, immediate, and deferred annuities for retirement accumulation and income through
      Integrity Life, Lafayette Life, and W&S Financial Group Distributors.
  - name: Investment Management
    description: Institutional and high-net-worth investment management through Fort Washington Investment Advisors, and mutual
      fund offerings through Touchstone Investments.
  - name: Digital Insurance Platform
    description: Columbus Life operates a fully digital platform for faster submission-to-commission processing for independent
      financial service representatives.
  - name: Direct-to-Consumer Digital Channel
    description: Fabric by Gerber Life provides affordable term life insurance, will creation, and family financial organization
      via mobile app and digital platform.
  - name: Wholesale Distribution
    description: W&S Financial Group Distributors serves as a wholesale distributor of annuities and life insurance to financial
      institutions, banks, and independent advisors.
  - name: Retirement Planning Tools
    description: Online calculators for life insurance needs, retirement income, college savings, 401(k) projections, and
      withdrawal strategy planning.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Agent/Producer Integration
    description: Independent agents and financial service representatives access product information, submit applications,
      and manage policies through the financial professionals portal.
  - name: Institutional Distribution
    description: Banks, broker-dealers, and financial institutions distribute W&S annuity and life insurance products through
      wholesale partnership agreements.
  - name: Retirement Income Planning
    description: Advisors and clients use online tools and product solutions to build retirement income strategies using annuities
      and managed accounts.
  - name: Digital Life Insurance
    description: Consumers purchase and manage term life insurance and estate planning documents digitally through the Fabric
      by Gerber Life mobile platform.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: DTCC Insurance & Retirement Services
    description: Integration with DTCC's insurance and retirement services platform for producer authorization, annuity processing,
      and lifecycle management using ACORD standards.
  - name: ACORD Standards
    description: Life and annuity data standards compliance using ACORD Next-Generation Digital Standards (NGDS) including
      JSON and YAML-based exchange formats for insurance transactions.
  - name: Fidelity Institutional
    description: Product distribution partnership with Fidelity for annuity and insurance product offerings through Fidelity's
      advisor platform.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: western-and-southern-financial
x-relationship: product

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