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View… All 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003     1 - 10 of 22 First Page < 1 | 2 | 3 > Last Page     2008 8/14/2008 Standard & Poor’s Reaffirms Knights of Columbus AAA rating For the 16th consecutive year, the Knights of Columbus insurance program has earned Standard & Poor’s highest rating: AAA (Extremely Strong). With more than 140 years experience, S&P is the financial industry’s foremost independent rating bureau, providing investment, credit, and risk analyses of financial institutions around the world. 6/20/2008 A.M. Best Affirms Knights of Columbus Rating of A++ (Superior) For the 33rd consecutive year, A.M. Best Company has given the Knights of Columbus its highest financial strength rating, A++ (Superior). A.M. Best is a worldwide rating and information agency, which conducts in-depth analyses and issues reports about the fiscal stability of insurance companies. 1/2/2008 Knights of Columbus Insurance Set 3 New Records in 2007 Knights of Columbus life insurance in force reached $66.1 billion at the end of 2007, setting a new all-time record, Supreme Knight and Chief Executive Officer Carl A. Anderson announced Jan. 2. It was the seventh consecutive year of insurance sales growth for the Order. 2007 11/6/2007 Special Insurance Offer Available to Knights Supreme Knight Carl Anderson recently mailed a very special offer to all members in the United States and Canada between the ages of 18 and 65. The “new member plan,” a low-cost permanent life insurance product, is normally available only to new members and their wives when they join the Order. For a limited time, in connection with the 125th anniversary of the Order, the plan is being made available to existing members as well. 10/30/2007 Knights of Columbus Life Insurance in Force Tops $65 Billion The Knights of Columbus insurance program passed a major milestone Oct. 30 when total insurance in force exceeded $65 billion for the first time. The Order was established in 1882 as a fraternal benefit society, and one of its primary aims was to enable its members to protect their families with life insurance. The amount of Knights of Columbus life insurance in force has doubled in the past decade, from $32.9 billion in 1997 to $65 billion today. 8/17/2007 Knights of Columbus Introduces New Annuity Product In a continuing effort to offer its members and their families convenient, reliable, and stable ways to enhance their financial security, the Knights of Columbus has introduced a new annuity product: the Vantage Single Premium Deferred Annuity. Vantage is designed to provide Knights with a safe and simple way to save for retirement. 8/2/2007 Standard & Poor’s Reaffirms Knights of Columbus AAA Rating For the 15th consecutive year, the Knights of Columbus has earned the highest rating: AAA (Extremely Strong) from Standard & Poor’s. With more than 140 years experience, Standard & Poor’s is the financial industry’s foremost independent rating bureau, providing investment, credit and risk analyses of financial institutions around the world. 6/13/2007 A.M. Best Affirms Knights of Columbus Rating of A++ (Superior) For the 32nd consecutive year, A.M. Best Company has assigned the Knights of Columbus its highest financial strength rating, A++ (Superior). A.M. Best is a worldwide rating and information agency, which conducts in-depth analyses and issues reports about the fiscal stability of insurance companies. 3/30/2007 Knights of Columbus Ethical Practices Qualifications Reaffirmed The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) has renewed the membership of the Knights of Columbus as an insurance industry leader in ethical standards and practices. IMSA, the premiere standard-setting organization in the life insurance marketplace, recognized the Knights of Columbus in a March 30, 2007, announcement. 3/15/2007 'The Knights...Were There for Me When I Needed Them the Most' Those are the words of a widow of a recently deceased member of the Order. People say a lot of good things about our insurance program, but no one will ever say anything better than that. We’d like to be there for you, too.