OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.,

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OneAmerica Financial, is an American

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mutual holding organization with corporate offices at the

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, U.S. Its eight operating companies offer individual

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, and

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, and

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. For businesses, they offer

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, and

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. They operate throughout the United States except in New York. OneAmerica Companies maintain "superior" financial ratings from

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and

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History

Started as a life insurance group in 1877 by the

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, it became American Central Life Insurance Company in 1899. In 1904, American Central Life Insurance Company established its Reinsurance Division, which as of 2015 is the oldest life

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company in the U.S. In 1930, Knights of Pythias separated the insurance program, creating United Mutual Life Insurance Company Inc. Then, in 1936, American Central and United Mutual merged to form American United Life Insurance Company (AUL). In 1957, American United Life Insurance Company started posting puns and funny sayings on a signboard in downtown Indianapolis, a tradition that has continued to the present. In 1982, AUL moved into the

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, the tallest building completed in Indianapolis at the time. A longtime supporter of

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redevelopment, OneAmerica was an investor in

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. In 1994, State Life Insurance Company formed a strategic alliance with AUL. In 1998, Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Company joined the AUL/State Life Insurance Company affiliation. In 2000, AUL reorganized to form American United Mutual Insurance Holding Company and OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. In 2010, OneAmerica purchased McCready and Keene, Inc. In 2014, OneAmerica purchased City National Bank's retirement services division. In 2015, OneAmerica purchased

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's BMO Retirement Services. In 2024, OneAmerica announced a "brand refresh", including an updated logo and the company's first national advertising campaign

OneAmerica Financial.

Company leadership

President of American Central Life Insurance Company

*1899–1904 - Elijah Martindale *1904–1905 - Addison H. Nordyke *1905–1912 - Milton A. Woollen *1912–1936 - Herbert M. Woollen

President of United Mutual Life Insurance Company

*1930–1933 - Harry Wade *1933–1936 - George Bangs

President of AUL/OneAmerica

*1936–1940 - Herbert Woollen *1940–1947 - George Bangs *1948–1952 - Leslie E. Crouch *1952–1961 - Clarence A. Jackson *1962–1968 - Edward M. Karrmann *1968–1977 - Jack E. Reich *1977–1979 - F. Leslie Bartlet *1980–2004 - Jerry D. Semler *2004–2013 - Dayton H. Molendorp *2013–current - J. Scott Davison

CEO of AUL/OneAmerica

*1968–1989 - Jack E. Reich *1989–2004 - Jerry D. Semler *2004–2014 - Dayton H. Molendorp *2014–current - J. Scott Davison

Chairman of the Board, AUL/OneAmerica

*1936–1941 - Alva M. Lumpkin *1941–1947 - Leslie E. Crouch *1957–1967 - Clarence A. Jackson *1967–1991 - Jack E. Reich *1991–2007 - Jerry D. Semler *2007–2017 - Dayton H. Molendorp *2017–current - J. Scott Davison

Sponsorships

From 2004 through 2024, OneAmerica Financial served as the

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's title sponsor. In 2015, the company signed a four-year naming-rights partnership to become the title sponsor of

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gameday radio broadcasts. OneAmerica Financial sponsored the mainstage at the

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for the 2017–18 season.

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* {{authority control Financial services companies established in 1877 Mutual insurance companies of the United States Companies based in Indianapolis 1877 establishments in Indiana

History

Company leadership

President of American Central Life Insurance Company

President of United Mutual Life Insurance Company

President of AUL/OneAmerica

CEO of AUL/OneAmerica

Chairman of the Board, AUL/OneAmerica

Sponsorships

See also

References

External links