Overview

This Confluence page hosts the F&G Editorial Style Guide, which will continue to evolve over time. This guide focuses on our brand voice and unique style choices. Note: This guide does not include standard grammar rules unless F&G’s style deviates from the norm.

Company Name and Entities

It’s important to be consistent in how we’re referring to the company across all materials. Below is the rule of thumb to follow as well as a breakdown of the corporate entities at large.

Correct Incorrect
F&G F&G Annuities and Life
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company F&G Life
FG Life
FGL
FG
Fidelity & Guaranty
Fidelity & Guaranty Life
All other variations

Editorial Style Rules

If a specific rule is not listed below, follow the AP Style Guide.

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Ampersands

The ampersand (&) should not be used in place of and, except when it is part of a company’s formal name or in a title/header.

Audiences

Capitalization

Terms to capitalize in marketing:

Do not capitalize legal language in marketing materials; only capitalize in the Statement of Understanding and other legal/policy documents.

Commas

Citations & Footnotes

Dashes & Hyphens

Dates

Decimals

Disclosures & Boilerplates

Dollar amounts

Numerals

Page numbers

Marketing materials over two pages must have page numbers on each page. Pieces that end in only disclosures on the final page should be numbered as Page X of X.

Percentages

Periods

Policy form numbers

Possessives

It is okay to use F&G as a possessive (e.g., F&G’s culture)

Product type

The product type (e.g., fixed indexed annuity, fixed indexed universal life, etc.) should prominently appear on marketing materials.

Rankings & Ratings

Symbols

Time

URLs