Western & Southern Financial Group | 63,701 followers on LinkedIn. Put our financial strength behind you. | Founded in Cincinnati in 1888 as The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. is the parent company of a group of diversified financial services businesses that includes the following: • The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company • Western-Southern Life Assurance Company • Columbus Life Insurance Company • Gerber Life Insurance Company1 • Integrity Life Insurance Company • The Lafayette Life Insurance Company • National Integrity Life Insurance Company • Eagle Realty Group, LLC • Fabric by Gerber Life • Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.2 • Gerber Life Agency3 • Touchstone Advisors, Inc.2 • Touchstone Securities, Inc.4 • W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.2,4 • W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc.5 1 Gerber Life is a registered trademark. Used under license from Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. and Gerber Products Company. 2 An SEC registered investment adviser. 3 In the State of California, Gerber Life Agency, LLC is known as and does business as Gerber Life Insurance Agency, LLC. 4 A registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. 5 W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. (doing business as W&S Financial Insurance Services in CA).