FBL Financial Group Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
5400 University Ave., West Des Moines, IA 50266-5950, United States
(515)225-5400, (515)226-6053 fax, http://www.fblfinancial.com

Primary SIC: Life Insurance, Primary NAICS: Direct Life Insurance Carriers
Description: FBL Financial Group Inc., incorporated in Iowa in October 1993, sells individual life and annuity products principally under the consumer brand names Farm Bureau Financial Services and EquiTrust Financial Services. Its subsidiary, Farm Bureau Life, began operations in 1945; and its subsidiary, EquiTrust Life, began operations in 1998. As of December 31, 2008, the Farm Bureau Life distribution channel consisted of 1,962 exclusive agents and agency managers. These agents and agency managers sell the company's products in the Midwestern and Western sections of the United States. As of December 31, 2008, the EquiTrust Life distribution channel consisted of 19,098 independent agents. These agents sell the company's products in all states except New York, and also in the District of Columbia. Several other subsidiaries support various functional areas and affiliates by providing investment advisory, marketing and distribution, and leasing services. In addition, the company manages all aspects of two Farm Bureau affiliated property-casualty insurance companies, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company, which operate predominately in eight states in the Midwest and West.Insurance: Underwriter of life, property and casualty insurance.