AmerUs Group President Thomas C. Godlasky to Present at Raymond James

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    Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

    DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2005--AmerUs Group Co. (NYSE:AMH), a leading producer of life insurance and annuity products, today announced that Thomas C. Godlasky, president and chief operating officer of AmerUs Group, will be presenting at Raymond James & Associates 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida at 10:25 a.m. ET on March 7, 2005. The presentation will include an overview of AmerUs Group, its strategies, operations and financial results and goals.
    Investors may access a webcast of this presentation on AmerUs Group's website, www.amerus.com under the section titled "For Investors."
    Certain statements, trends, estimates, goals, targets or projections made during this presentation may constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to factors which may cause actual results to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company's most recent 10-K, 10-Q and Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for a listing of factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
    AmerUs Group Co. is an Iowa corporation located in Des Moines, Iowa, engaged through its subsidiaries in the business of marketing and distributing individual life insurance and annuity products in 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its major operating subsidiaries include AmerUs Life Insurance Company, American Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc., Indianapolis Life Insurance Company and Bankers Life Insurance Company of New York.
    As of December 31, 2004, AmerUs Group's total assets were $23.2 billion and shareholders' equity totaled $1.6 billion, including accumulated other comprehensive income.

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CONTACT: AmerUs Group Co., Des Moines Investor Relations: Marty Ketelaar, 515-362-3693

KEYWORD: IOWA NEW YORK DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INSURANCE ADVERTISING/MARKETING TRADESHOW CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: AmerUs Group Co.

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