Headquarters: Mutual of Omaha Plaza, Omaha, NE 68175
www.mutualofomaha.com

Statutory surplus as of 2009: $2.2 billion

Key officers: Daniel P. Neary, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Richard C. Anderl, Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Located in the heartland of America, Mutual of Omaha has long been one of the major organs of the insurance industry. Consisting of the United of Omaha Life Insurance Company and other subsidiaries, the company offers individual insurance lines that include life, disability, Medicare supplement, and long-term care to name a few. It also offers employee benefits and group insurance lines that include life, disability, and dental.

Some quick facts about Mutual of Omaha:

The company was founded as the Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association in 1909.

Since 1950, the company has also given out the Dr. C.C. Criss Award to individuals who made significant contributions in the health, public welfare, and safety fields. Over the years, recipients have included Dr. Jonas Salk, J. Edgar Hoover, Bob Hope, and Lt. General James Doolittle.

Beginning in 1962 and reappearing on television up to the present time, the company has long-sponsored the “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” television show. The award-winning program documents nature and the animal kingdom and made history in 1973 by becoming the first photographic crew invited to film the wildlife conservation programs of the U.S.S.R.

The company recently was awarded an “A+” (superior) rating by A.M. Best for financial strength.

Source: Mutualofomaha.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff