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Company
State
Total Assets ($000)
Weiss Financial Strength Rating
Advance Ins Co of Ks
KS
41,221
B+
Alfa Life Ins Corp
AL
1,141,858
B+
Allstate Life Ins Co
IL
63,008,532
B+
Amalgamated Life Ins Co
NY
65,764
A-
American Family Life Asr Co of NY
NY
322,556
A-
American Family Life Asr Co of Colum
NE
75,798,442
B+
American Family Life Ins Co
WI
4,153,238
A+
American Fidelity Asr Co
OK
3,567,593
A
American Health & Life Ins Co
TX
1,360,547
B+
American Republic Ins Co
IA
521,456
A-
American United Life Ins Co
IN
14,839,168
B+
Ameritas Life Ins Corp
NE
6,531,587
B+
Amica Life Ins Co
RI
989,219
A-
Anthem Life Ins Co
IN
285,246
A-
Assurity Life Ins Co
NE
2,237,619
B+
Atlantic Coast Life Ins Co
SC
75,505
B+
Auto-Owners Life Ins Co
MI
2,338,753
A
Balboa Life Ins Co
CA
48,100
B+
Berkshire Life Ins Co of America
MA
2,626,861
A
Blue Shield of California L&H Ins Co
CA
521,027
A-
Bluebonnet Life Ins Co
MS
40,771
B+
Boston Mutual Life Ins Co
MA
995,277
B+
Continental Life Ins Co of Brentwood
TN
146,042
B+
Colorado Bankers Life Ins Co
CO
154,632
B+
Columbus Life Ins Co
OH
2,719,124
B+
Companion Life Ins Co
SC
140,246
A-
Continental American Ins Co
SC
117,984
A-
Cotton States Life Ins Co
GA
291,707
B+
Country Life Ins Co
IL
7,895,262
A+
Eastern Life & Health Ins Co
PA
48,709
B+
Epic Life Insurance Co
WI
47,788
B+
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co of Michigan
MI
1,884,159
A-
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co of Missouri
MO
391,118
A-
Farm Bureau Life Ins Co
IA
5,983,345
B+
Federated Life Ins Co
MN
1,018,531
A
Fidelity Investments Life Ins Co
UT
14,513,448
A
Fidelity Security Life Ins Co
MO
608,514
B+
First Investors Life Ins Co
NY
1,139,212
A-
First United American Life Ins Co
NY
126,774
A-
Fort Dearborn Life Ins Co
IL
3,093,100
A-
Fort Dearborn Life Ins Co of NY
NY
69,920
B+
General Re Life Corp
CT
2,780,942
B+
Gerber Life Ins Co
NY
1,712,613
A-
Grange Life Ins Co
OH
271,857
A-
Greater Georgia Life Ins Co
GA
45,601
A-
Guardian Life Ins Co of America
NY
30,895,175
A
Government Personnel Mutual L I C
TX
801,887
B+
Illinois Mutual Life Ins Co
IL
1,248,028
B+
John Hancock Life Ins Co of NY
NY
8,770,571
A-
Life Ins Co of Boston & New York
NY
77,271
B+
Life Ins Co of AL
AL
88,751
B+
Lifewise Asr Co
WA
76,427
A
Lincoln Heritage Life Ins Co
IL
697,715
B+
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co
MA
121,329,281
A
Midland National Life Ins Co
IA
26,496,854
B+
Mml Bay State Life Ins Co
CT
4,345,097
A
National Benefit Life Ins Co
NY
781,311
A-
National Guardian Life Ins Co
WI
1,776,303
B+
National Western Life Ins Co
CO
6,726,515
B+
New York Life Ins & Annuity Corp
DE
88,832,647
A-
New York Life Ins Co
NY
117,835,521
A-
Nippon Life Ins Co of America
IA
157,904
A-
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co
WI
166,746,624
A-
Ohio National Life Asr Corp
OH
2,886,948
B+
Old Republic Life Ins Co
IL
151,874
B+
Pacific Guardian Life Ins Co Ltd
HI
433,306
A-
Pacific Life & Annuity Co
AZ
3,539,136
A-
Pacific Life Ins Co
NE
94,738,487
A-
Pekin Life Ins Co
IL
925,953
B+
Penn Ins & Annuity Co
DE
1,092,166
B+
Penn Mutual Life Ins Co
PA
10,939,523
B+
Pharmacists Life Ins Co
IA
46,292
B+
Physicians Life Ins Co
NE
1,252,706
A-
Primerica Life Ins Co
MA
6,805,090
A-
Principal Life Ins Co
IA
118,786,258
A-
Regence Life & Health Ins Co
OR
89,200
B+
Savings Bank Life Ins Co of MA
MA
2,203,667
B+
Securian Life Ins Co
MN
149,667
B+
Sentry Life Ins Co
WI
3,340,602
A
Settlers Life Ins Co
WI
414,801
B+
Shelter Life Ins Co
MO
940,409
A-
Southern Natl Life Ins Co Inc
LA
17,270
B+
Standard Ins Co
OR
14,524,929
B+
Standard Life & Accident Ins Co
OK
505,917
A-
Standard Life Ins Co of NY
NY
196,168
B+
Standard Security Life Ins Co of NY
NY
370,831
B+
State Farm Life & Accident Asr Co
IL
1,792,629
A+
State Farm Life Ins Co
IL
47,959,821
A+
Southern Farm Bureau Life Ins Co
MS
10,545,745
A
Stonebridge Life Ins Co
VT
2,024,829
B+
Teachers Ins & Annuity Asn of Am
NY
201,727,945
A+
Tennessee Farmers Life Ins Co
TN
1,399,780
A
Thrivent Life Ins Co
MN
3,035,086
B+
United Farm Family Life Ins Co
IN
1,768,006
A
United Investors Life Ins Co
MO
2,753,457
B+
United of Omaha Life Ins Co
NE
14,037,295
B+
United World Life Ins Co
NE
92,756
B+
Usaa Life Ins Co
TX
14,780,134
A
Usaa Life Ins Co of New York
NY
436,581
B+
Usable Life
AR
305,878
A-
World Ins Co
NE
251,900
A-

Weiss Ratings scale: A = excellent, B = good, C = fair, D = weak, E = very weak, F = failed, plus sign = upper third of grade range, minus sign = lower third.

Data source: Statutory financial data reported to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners provided by SNL Financial LC, reflecting data as of December 31, 2009.

Selection criteria: U.S. insurance companies with line-of-business premium of $1 million or more with a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) or higher.