The Security Benefit Group of Companies

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.securitybenefit.com
Employees: 490

The Security Benefit Group of Companies might be talking more about investments, but at heart they sell life insurance. The group, which operates through Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, offers variable life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and asset management services to individuals, investment advisors, and plan sponsors. After more than 100 years as a mutual company, the company made plans to convert to stock ownership but never followed through on those plans. Security Benefit's roots go back to the Knights and Ladies of Security, a benefit society begun in 1892 in Topeka, Kansas.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $555.8M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Kris A. Robbins
SVP and CFO: John F. Frye
SVP and CIO: David (Dave) Keith

Competitors:
John Hancock Financial Services
Kansas City Life
Principal Financial