Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

The Northwestern Mutual Financial Network's Hahs Group sees itself as a catalyst for financial success for the people it serves.

The company exists for the benefit of its policy owners and clients, helping them protect against financial risk and achieve financial security. The Hahs Group takes its purpose statement seriously: "We are catalysts, inspiring our communities to become the most financially secure in the world, serving one person, one family, one business at a time. Every life matters!"

The Hahs Group has served Southeast Missouriand Southern Illinois since 1954. The company has offices in Cape Girardeau; Sikeston, Mo.; and Carbondale, Ill.

"We have been privileged to serve our communities for almost 60 years," said David Hahs, CLU, ChFC, managing director of The Hahs Group. "Financial security is an elusive objective. It requires careful information gathering coupled with steadfast solutions. I believe we do both very well."

The Hahs Group offers an array of financial services -- everything from insurance products to investment products to advisory services.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network's Hahs Group

The company provides life and disability insurance, assistance with long-term care needs and other financial security strategies. It also offers business needs analysis, advanced planning, estate analysis, and employee and executive benefit services.

The Hahs Group earned its share of accolades in 2010. The newest team of financial representatives ranked No. 1 in sales out of all 30 district network offices in its population category in the nation for 2010.

The Hahs Group also was awarded Small Business of the Year for 2010 by the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce.

Northwestern Mutual's corporate operations also have received many distinctions. The company -- which is the nation's largest direct provider of individual life insurance -- led the life insurance industry in the attributes of financial soundness and quality of products/services in FORTUNE magazine's 2010 "World's Most Admired Companies."

Northwestern Mutual has paid more in total individual life insurance dividends to policy owners than any other company in the industry for the past 13 years. And the company is ranked among the Top 10 independent broker-dealers, as measured by total revenue, by the leading investment industry.