Bermuda residents with a pension at Argus can now view their account balance online thanks to the launch of the Argus Online Pension Balances Facility.

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Argus Group, Gerald Simons, announced the new initiative yesterday and said: "We are the first domestic insurance company to introduce this facility and are pleased to use the world wide web to improve our customer service."

In addition to obtaining their account balance, members will find up to date information about the funds used for investment under the plan with links directly to the websites of fund managers.

The Argus Group is a multiline insurance organisation and the leading provider of pensions in Bermuda. Argus is the first and only Bermudian owned insurance company to be rated `A' (Excellent) by A.M. Best, the international insurance rating agency.

To see how your pension is performing, log on to www.argus.bm