Founded in 1956, National Western Life Insurance Company offers a broad range of individual life and whole life insurance programs, annuities, investment contracts, and related products and services. National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIC) has solid industry ratings, with an “A” (excellent) rating from A.M. Best, indicating the company’s financial strength and capacity to fulfill its continuing obligations to clients. Similarly, it holds an “A” (strong) rating from Standard & Poor’s.

Leading the company is president and chief operating officer Ms. Kitty Kennedy Nelson, who previously served as senior vice president and chief actuary and is a longtime industry veteran. The firm has 270 employees collaborating with an estimated 28,300 contracted brokers, agents, and consultants.

Chartered in the state of Colorado with its home office in Austin, Texas, NWLIC serves customers in 49 states, four United States territories, and also issues policies to individuals outside the US. The company is a member of a number of industry organizations, including the National Association for Fixed Annuities.