Exhibit 10.1

Performance Unit Award Agreement
Pursuant to the Symetra Financial Corporation Equity Plan
2014-2016 Grant

THIS PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made, effective as
of the 5th day of March, 2014 (the “Grant Date”), between Symetra Financial
Corporation (the “Company”) and ______________________ (the “Participant”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Symetra Financial Corporation Equity Plan (the “Plan”),
the Participant has been granted an award of _________________ Performance Units
(as defined in the Plan) as of the Grant Date, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, in consideration for this award of Performance Units, the Participant
agrees to accept the restrictions set forth herein;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants the parties hereto agree as
follows:

1.    Definitions: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have
the meanings given to such terms in the Plan. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Annualized Return on Equity” means the Company’s average annual return on
equity over the Award Period (as defined below).

“Earned Value” means the product of (a) the Value of the Performance Units (as
determined pursuant to Section 3 below) and (b) the Performance Percentage (as
determined pursuant to Section 5 below).

“Minimum Threshold” means the average daily yield on the 10 Year Treasury Note
(as reported in the Bloomberg GT10 index) over the Award Period.

“Modified Operating Income” means the total of (a) net income minus (b) realized
gains/(losses) minus (c) hedge fund investment income plus (d) 30 Year ‘A’ Bond
investment income (as reported in the Bloomberg C00730 index) substituted for
equities/hedge fund performance (valued quarterly), each as calculated on an
after-tax basis.

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“Modified Operating Return on Equity” means (a) Modified Operating Income
divided by (b) the Company’s GAAP Book Value as of the first business day of the
applicable calendar year .

2.    Award Period: The Award Period shall be January 1, 2014 through December
31, 2016.

3.    Value of Performance Units: On the Grant Date, each Performance Unit shall
have a Value of $100.00. Thereafter, except as provided in Sections 7(d) and
8(b) below, each Performance Unit shall have a Value equal to result of the
following equation: $100.00 x (1.00 + annualized Modified Operating Return on
Equity)^3.

4.    Performance Objective: The Performance Objective shall be annualized
Modified Operating Return on Equity over the Award Period.

5.    Performance Percentage: The Performance Percentage shall be dependent on
the extent to which the Performance Objective is attained, and shall be
determined as follows:

Performance Objective
Performance Percentage
6.83% or lower
0%
9.83%
100%
12.83% or higher
200%

For annualized percentage growth between 6.83% and 12.83%, the Performance
Percentage will be determined on the basis of straight line interpolation.

6.    Award Payment: Subject to Section 9(g) of the Plan and Sections 7 and 8 of
this Agreement, as soon as practicable following the end of the Award Period
(but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the last day of the
Award Period), the Committee shall cause an amount equal to the Earned Value of
the Performance Units earned by the Participant to be paid, in cash, to such
Participant or his or her beneficiary; provided, however, that the Participant
shall not be entitled to any payment with respect to the Performance Units
unless the Company’s Annualized Return on Equity exceeds the Minimum Threshold.

7.    Termination of Employment: (a) Except as provided in Sections 7(b)through
and (d) and 8 of this Agreement, the Performance Units shall be canceled, and no
payment shall be payable hereunder, if the Participant’s continuous employment
with the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall terminate for any reason prior
to the end of the Award Period.

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(b)    If the Participant shall die or become Disabled, the Performance Units
shall be immediately canceled; provided that, the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may determine to make a prorated payment to the Participant in
respect of some or all of such canceled Performance Units equal to (i) the
number of Performance Units, multiplied by (ii) the Value of a Performance Unit
on the date of the death or disability, multiplied by (iii) a fraction, the
numerator of which equals the number of months that the Participant was employed
during the Award Period and the denominator of which equals the total number of
months in the Award Period, multiplied by (iv) a Performance Percentage
determined by the Board to have been achieved through the end of the performance
period in which the death or disability occurred.

(c)    If the Participant shall be granted a leave of absence or retire, or if
the Participant’s continuous employment with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is otherwise terminated in a manner not seriously detrimental to
the Company, in each case as determined by the Committee, the Performance Units
shall be immediately canceled; provided that, the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may determine to make a payment to the Participant in respect of
some or all of such canceled Performance Units; provided further that if the
Participant is a Covered Employee, the Committee may make such payment only to
the extent that the Committee certifies the Participant’s Performance Percentage
for the Award Period.

(d)    In the event of a termination of employment that entitles the Participant
to severance under the Executive Severance Pay Plan, then with respect to
Performance Units that were outstanding on the date of the Termination Without
Cause or the Constructive Termination, each such Performance Unit shall be
immediately canceled and, in respect thereof, the Participant shall be entitled
to receive a payment equal to the product of (i) the number of Performance Units
as to which at least 12 months of the Award Period has been completed,
multiplied by (ii) the Value of a Performance Unit on the date the Termination
Without Cause or the Constructive Termination occurs, multiplied by (iii) a
Performance Percentage determined based on the extent to which the Performance
Objective has been achieved as of the last day of the calendar quarter ending
prior to the date the Termination Without Cause or the Constructive Termination
occurs. For purposes of clause (ii) above, the Value of a Performance Unit shall
be calculated pursuant to the second sentence of Section 3 above, except that
the Value shall be annualized through the last day of the calendar quarter
ending prior to the date of the Termination Without Cause or the Constructive
Termination.

8.    Change in Control: (a) If, within 24 months after a Change in Control, the
Participant experiences a Termination Without Cause or a Constructive
Termination, then with respect to Performance Units that were outstanding on the
date of the Termination Without Cause or the Constructive Termination, each such
Performance Unit shall be immediately canceled

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and, in respect thereof, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a payment
equal to the product of (i) the number of Performance Units, multiplied by
(ii) the Value of a Performance Unit on the date the Termination Without Cause
or the Constructive Termination occurs (calculated pursuant to Section 8(b)
below)), multiplied by (iii) a Performance Percentage determined based on the
extent to which the Performance Objective has been achieved as of the last day
of the calendar quarter ending prior to the date the Termination Without Cause
or the Constructive Termination occurs.

(b) For purposes of clause (ii) of Section 8(a) above, the Value of a
Performance Unit shall be calculated pursuant to the second sentence of Section
3 above, except that the Value shall be annualized through the last day of the
calendar quarter ending prior to the date of the Termination Without Cause or
the Constructive Termination.

(c) If, following a Change in Control, the Participant’s employment remains
continuous through the end of an Award Period, then the Participant shall be
paid with respect to such Performance Units for which he or she would have been
paid had there not been a Change in Control and the Earned Value shall be
determined in accordance with Section 6 above.

9.    Successor Requirement: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company shall
request any purchaser of a business unit in which the Participant is employed (a
“Purchaser”), to fully assume the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement. If a Purchaser declines to assume such obligations, the Company shall
remain obligated under the terms of this Agreement and the Committee, in its
sole discretion, may elect to cancel the Agreement and to make a payment based
on the applicable measures at the time of purchase.

10.    Withholding: The Company shall be entitled to require, as a condition to
any payment with respect to the Performance Units, that the Participant remit an
amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all applicable withholding taxes relating
thereto as determined by the Company; provided that, the Company may elect to
allow the Participant to satisfy the obligation to pay any such withholding tax,
in whole or in part, by having the Company retain cash upon the payment of the
Participant’s Earned Value to cover the amount of such withholding tax.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and each of its affiliates shall have
the right and are hereby authorized to withhold the amount (in cash or, in the
discretion of the Committee, Shares, other securities, other awards or other
property) of any applicable withholding taxes as determined by the Company in
respect of the Performance Units and to take such other action as may be
necessary in the discretion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes.

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11.    Non-Transferability of Performance Units: Unless otherwise provided by
the Committee in its discretion, the Performance Units may not be sold,
assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged, attached or otherwise encumbered,
except as provided in Section 20(b) of the Plan. Any purported sale, assignment,
alienation, transfer, pledge, attachment or other encumbrance of a Performance
Unit in violation of the provisions of this Section 11 and Section 20(b) of the
Plan shall be null and void.

12.    Rights of the Participant: None of the Performance Units, the execution
of this Agreement and the delivery of any payment with respect to the
Performance Units shall confer upon the Participant any right to, or guarantee
of, continued employment by the Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way
limit the right of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate the
employment of the Participant at any time, subject to the terms of any written
employment or similar agreement between the Company or any of its affiliates and
the Participant. The Performance Units shall not be treated as compensation for
purposes of calculating the Participant’s rights under any employee benefit
plan, except to the extent expressly provided in any such plan.

13.    Relation to Plan: The Performance Units hereby granted are subject to,
and the Company and the Participant agree to be bound by, all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof, but no such amendment shall be effective as
to the Performance Units without the Participant’s consent insofar as it may
materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee shall have sole discretion to
determine whether the events or conditions described in this Agreement have been
satisfied and to make all other interpretations, constructions and
determinations required under this Agreement and all such determinations by the
Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of any conflict
between any term or provision contained in this Agreement and a term or
provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan shall
govern and prevail, and the Agreement shall be deemed to be modified
accordingly.

14.    Designation of Beneficiary by Participant: A Participant may name a
beneficiary to receive any payment to which he/she may be entitled in respect of
this Agreement in the event of his/her death, by notifying the Company. A
Participant may change his/her beneficiary from time to time in the same manner.
If the Participant has not designated a beneficiary or if no designated
beneficiary is living on the date on which any amount becomes payable to a
Participant’s beneficiary, that amount shall be paid to the Participant’s
estate.

15.    Notices: All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or when telecopied
(with confirmation of transmission received by the sender), three business days
after being sent by certified mail,

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postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one business day after being
delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier with next day delivery
specified to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to the Company, to:
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Symetra Financial Corporation
777 108th Ave NE Suite 1200
Bellevue, Washington 98004
with a copy to:    
General Counsel
Symetra Financial Corporation
777 108th Ave NE Suite 1200
Bellevue, Washington 98004
If to the Participant, to the address on file with the Company or any of its
affiliates.
Notices sent by email or other electronic means not specifically authorized by
this Agreement shall not be effective for any purpose of this Agreement.

16.    Waiver of Breach: The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement must be in writing and shall not operate or be construed as a
waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

17.    Participant’s Undertaking: The Participant hereby agrees to take whatever
additional actions and execute whatever additional documents the Company may in
its reasonable judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or
effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Participant
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

18.     Amendment: This Agreement may not be amended, terminated, suspended or
otherwise modified except in a written instrument, duly executed by both
parties.

19.    Professional Advice: The acceptance and delivery of Performance Units
under this Agreement may have consequences under Federal and state tax and
securities laws that may vary depending upon the individual circumstances of the
Participant. Accordingly, the Participant acknowledges that the Participant has
been advised to consult his personal legal and tax advisor in connection with
this Agreement and the Performance Units.

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20.     Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of New York without regard to its conflict of laws
principles, and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors,
personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

21.    Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

22.    Entire Agreement: This Agreement and the other writings incorporated by
reference herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior written or oral
negotiations, commitments, representations and agreements with respect thereto.

23.    Severability: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect to the
fullest extent permitted by law. The Participant agrees that in the event that
any court of competent jurisdiction shall finally hold that any provision of
this Agreement (whether in whole or in part) is void or constitutes an
unreasonable restriction against the Participant, such provision shall not be
rendered void but shall be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary
to make such provision enforceable for the longest duration and the greatest
scope as such court may determine constitutes a reasonable restriction under the
circumstances.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
Grant Date.

Participant                        

                    
                

Symetra Financial Corporation
By:

/s/ Christine A. Katzmar Holmes

Christine A. Katzmar Holmes
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

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