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{{Short description|American stock life insurance company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = National Western Life Insurance Company, Inc
| name = National Western Life Insurance Group, Inc.
| logo = 1486 NWLIC 1.JPG
| logo = 1486 NWLIC 1.JPG
| logo_size = 180px
| logo_size = 180px
| type = [[Public company]]
| type =
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|NWLI}} (previously NWLIA)<ref name="ABJProfit">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/08/06/daily17.html |title=National Western Life profit slips in Q2 |publisher=[[Austin Business Journal]] |date=August 7, 2007 |accessdate=June 10, 2012}}</ref>
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|NWLI}}<ref name="ABJProfit">{{cite web |title=National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2018 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Earnings |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-western-life-group-inc-announces-2018-full-year-and-fourth-quarter-earnings-300804495.html |date=February 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref><br />[[Russell 2000 Index|Russell 2000 Component]]
| industry = [[Life Insurance]], [[Financial Services]]
| industry = [[Life insurance]]<br>[[Financial services]]
| foundation = 1956
| foundation = {{start date and age|1956}}
| location = [[Austin, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Robert L. Moody| Ross R. Moody {{small|(CEO)}}}}
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Robert L. Moody| Ross R. Moody ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| products = [[Life Insurance]], [[Annuity (US financial products)|Annuities]], [[Financial products|Financial Products]]
| products = [[Life insurance]]<br>[[Annuity (US financial products)|Annuities]]<br>[[Financial products]]
| num_employees = {{ubl |278 Home Office Employees,| 13,200 Domestic appointed independent
| num_employees = {{ubl |275 Home Office Employees,| 25,200 Domestic appointed independent
agents/brokers}}
agents/brokers, |3,500 International contracted independent consultants (2011)}}
| homepage = {{url |https://www.nationalwesternlife.com }}
| homepage = {{URL |https://nationalwesternlife.com }}
}}
}}
'''National Western Life Insurance Company''' is an American stock [[life insurance]] company headquartered in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>"[https://www.nationalwesternlife.com/contactus.aspx Contact Us]." National Western Life. Retrieved May 13, 2019. "Address 10801 N Mopac Expy, Bldg. 3. Austin, TX 78759-5415"</ref><ref name="ABJHigherQ1">"[https://reagentsglobalmarket.com/2019/04/25/current-technicals-national-western-life-group-nasdaq-nwli/ Current Technicals: National Western Life Group]." ''Regents Global Market''. April 25, 2019.</ref>


== History ==
'''National Western Life Insurance Company''' is an American stock [[life insurance]] company headquartered in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>"[https://www.nationalwesternlife.com/contactus.aspx Contact Us]." National Western Life. Retrieved June 10, 2012. "Address 850 East Anderson Lane Austin, TX 78752-1602"</ref><ref name="ABJHigherQ1">"[http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/05/11/daily5.html National Western Life posts higher Q1 profit]." ''[[Austin Business Journal]]''. Monday May 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2012.</ref> The company was founded in 1956, and as of 2011 it has about 278 employees and 13,200 contracted independent agents and operates in 49 US states. It also has operations in Central America, the [[Caribbean]], South America, Europe, Asia, and some [[Pacific Rim]] countries.<ref name="ABJHigherQ1"/> The company offers individual universal life plans, term insurance plans, and whole life plans.<ref name="ABJProfit"/>
The company was founded in 1956, and as of 2019 it has about 275 employees and 25,200 contracted independent agents and operates in 49 US states.

On 1 January 2020, National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIC) confirmed the formation of The Sterling Group, a strategic partnership between itself and six large regional marketing organizations. Such strategic marketing agencies include Excel Advisors, CreativeOne, Financial Independence Group, Gradient Insurance Brokerage, Impact Partnership and M&O Marketing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 February 2020|title=National Western Life to Launch The Sterling Group, an Exclusive Alliance with Key NMOs|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-western-life-to-launch-the-sterling-group-an-exclusive-alliance-with-key-nmos-300998978.html|access-date=28 July 2020|website=Cision PR Newswire}}</ref>

=== Products ===
The company offers individual universal life plans, term insurance plans, and whole life plans as well as offering annuities and life insurance products for [[foreign nationals]].<ref name="ABJProfit" /><ref>{{cite web |title=National Western Life Adds Policy Aimed at Foreign Nationals |url=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2019/04/03/national-western-life-adds-policy-aimed-at-foreign-nationals/ |website=Think Advisor |accessdate=May 13, 2019}}</ref>

=== Acquisition by Prosperity Life Group. ===
On 9 October 2023, the company announced an agreement where S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., an affiliate of Prosperity Life Group, will acquire National Western in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=National Western Life Group Inc.|date=October 9, 2023 |title=National Western and Prosperity Life Group Announce $1.9 Billion Cash Merger |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-western-and-prosperity-life-group-announce-1-9-billion-cash-merger-301950347.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> The merger was completed in July 2024 with its stock being delisted from the Nasdaq.<ref>{{Cite press release |url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-western-and-prosperity-life-group-announce-closing-of-1-9-billion-cash-merger-302192118.html |title=National Western and Prosperity Life Group Announce Closing of $1.9 Billion Cash Merger |date=July 9, 2024 |agency =[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Austin|Companies}}
{{Portal|Companies}}
* [[American National Insurance Company]]
* [[American National Insurance Company]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.nationalwesternlife.com/ National Western Life]
* [https://www.nationalwesternlife.com/ National Western Life]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ED9IEO0.htm National Western Life 4th-quarter profit rises]. ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''. March 12, 2010.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063910/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ED9IEO0.htm National Western Life 4th-quarter profit rises]. ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''. March 12, 2010.
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/11/05/daily39.html National Western Life's profit dips slightly]. ''[[Austin Business Journal]]''. Friday November 9, 2007.
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/11/05/daily39.html National Western Life's profit dips slightly]. ''[[Austin Business Journal]]''. Friday November 9, 2007.
*[[:ru:National Western Life insurance company|NWLI in Russia & CIS]]


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Latest revision as of 03:24, 12 November 2024

National Western Life Insurance Group, Inc.
Nasdaq: NWLI[1]
Russell 2000 Component
IndustryLife insurance
Financial services
Founded1956; 69 years ago (1956)
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, U.S.
Key people
  • Robert L. Moody
  • Ross R. Moody (CEO)
ProductsLife insurance
Annuities
Financial products
Number of employees
  • 275 Home Office Employees,
  • 25,200 Domestic appointed independent agents/brokers
Websitenationalwesternlife.com

National Western Life Insurance Company is an American stock life insurance company headquartered in Austin, Texas.[2][3]

History

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The company was founded in 1956, and as of 2019 it has about 275 employees and 25,200 contracted independent agents and operates in 49 US states.

On 1 January 2020, National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIC) confirmed the formation of The Sterling Group, a strategic partnership between itself and six large regional marketing organizations. Such strategic marketing agencies include Excel Advisors, CreativeOne, Financial Independence Group, Gradient Insurance Brokerage, Impact Partnership and M&O Marketing.[4]

Products

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The company offers individual universal life plans, term insurance plans, and whole life plans as well as offering annuities and life insurance products for foreign nationals.[1][5]

Acquisition by Prosperity Life Group.

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On 9 October 2023, the company announced an agreement where S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., an affiliate of Prosperity Life Group, will acquire National Western in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.[6] The merger was completed in July 2024 with its stock being delisted from the Nasdaq.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2018 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Earnings". February 28, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Contact Us." National Western Life. Retrieved May 13, 2019. "Address 10801 N Mopac Expy, Bldg. 3. Austin, TX 78759-5415"
  3. ^ "Current Technicals: National Western Life Group." Regents Global Market. April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "National Western Life to Launch The Sterling Group, an Exclusive Alliance with Key NMOs". Cision PR Newswire. February 4, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "National Western Life Adds Policy Aimed at Foreign Nationals". Think Advisor. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "National Western and Prosperity Life Group Announce $1.9 Billion Cash Merger". www.prnewswire.com. National Western Life Group Inc. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "National Western and Prosperity Life Group Announce Closing of $1.9 Billion Cash Merger" (Press release). PR Newswire. July 9, 2024.
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