LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Transamerica Retirement Services today announced that its plan participant and plan sponsor websites have both been recognized with an Excellent designation through DALBARs first quarter Defined Contribution WebMonitor program, outperforming more than 40 other retirement plan provider websites rated in the study.

Transamericas plan participant website earned a score of 93.35 out of a possible 100, an increase of 3.33 points since 4Q 2011, surpassing its own record WebMonitor score achieved by a plan participant website in the studys history. This is the second consecutive calendar quarter that Transamericas plan participant website has set a record score for the DALBAR report.

DALBARs reports are an important measure of how well we, and the industry, are serving plan participants and sponsors, said Stig Nybo, president of Transamerica Retirement Services. This honor is emblematic of Transamericas unwavering dedication to providing plan participants and sponsors with best-in-class online resources and guidance to help them reach specific retirement goals.

Furthermore, Transamericas plan sponsor website earned an Excellent designation the only site to do so among 42 peers and ranked in top position in DALBARs analysis of provider websites for retirement plan sponsors. Transamericas plan sponsor website has won this recognition for 10 consecutive calendar quarters.

Transamericas plan sponsor and plan participant websites have also been awarded DALBARs Seal of Excellence for eight consecutive years.

Each quarter, DALBAR identifies and recognizes industry-leading websites that attain a top-10 ranking. Rankings are determined by the overall score achieved against DALBARs criteria in five categories: functionality, usability, behavior centric attributes, content currency and consistency.

About DALBAR

DALBAR, Inc. is one of the financial communitys leading independent experts for evaluating, auditing and rating business practices, customer performance, product quality and service. DALBAR has earned recognition for its consistent and unbiased evaluations of investment companies, registered investment advisers, insurance companies, broker/dealers, retirement plan providers and financial professionals. DALBAR awards are recognized as marks of excellence in the financial community.

About Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation

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