Principal Financial Group, Inc., Retirement, Insurance & Financial Services President, Dan Houston to Speak at the 2011 UBS Asset Gathering Conference

DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) announces that Dan Houston, president - retirement, insurance & financial services will present at the 2011 UBS Asset Gathering Conference on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:50 am (ET) in Boston. The presentation will provide insight on the company’s strategy to drive sustained growth and performance going forward.

Parties interested in listening to the presentation live may access the webcast on the Principal Financial Group Investor Relations website (www.principal.com/investor). Presentation materials will be available on the website.

About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group^® (The Principal ^®)¹ is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $318.8 billion in assets under management² and serves some 19.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.

¹ "The Principal Financial Group" and “The Principal” are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

² As of Dec. 31, 2010.