The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Announces New Time for Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call; Earnings Release Timing Unchanged

The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PNX) today announced it has changed its conference call with the investment community on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern time, to avoid a conflict with another company’s investor event.

The conference call will cover Phoenix's third quarter 2009 financial results, still scheduled to be announced November 3, 2009, before the market opens. Copies of the news release and financial supplement will be available on Phoenix’s Web site in the Investor Relations section immediately following the announcement.

The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.phoenixwm.com in the Investor Relations section. The call can also be accessed by telephone at 773-799-3641 (Passcode: PHOENIX). A replay of the call will be available through November 17, 2009 by telephone at 203-369-1501 and on Phoenix’s Web site, www.phoenixwm.com in the Investor Relations section.

Dating to 1851, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (NYSE:PNX) helps its customers find straightforward solutions to often highly complex personal financial and business planning needs through life insurance and annuities. In 2008, Phoenix had annual revenues of $2.0 billion and total assets of $25.8 billion. For more information, visit www.phoenixwm.com.