NWLI on NASDAQ

National Western Life

Logo: Andrey Zhivotov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American stock life insurance company

National Western Life Insurance Company is an American stock life insurance company headquartered in Austin, Texas.2 Its revenue was $600 million in 2011.1 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol NWLI.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1

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  • TickerNWLI on NASDAQ1
  • Industryinsurance industry1
  • HeadquartersAustin1
  • Websitewww.nationalwesternlife.com
  • Legal formpublic company1
  • LEI6UHI53KIJKOJMJ34UR033
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address8825 North 23rd Ave, 85021 Phoenix, United States3
  • Registered withNational Association of Insurance Commissioners, 668503

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National Western Life Insurance Company is an American stock life insurance company headquartered in Austin, Texas.2

Corporate structure

National Western Life is part of a group headed by National Western Life Group, Inc.. 11 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • National Western Life Group, Inc. Austin, Texas, United States
    • National Western Life Austin, Texas, United States
    • Braker P III, LLC Subsidiary · Texas, United States
    • N.I.S. Financial Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • National Western Life Insurance Company Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • NWL Financial, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • NWL Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • NWLSM, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Ozark National Life Insurance Company Subsidiary · Missouri, United States
    • Regent Care San Marcos Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Texas, United States
    • The Westcap Corporation (of Delaware) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was founded in 1956, and as of 2019 it has about 275 employees and 25,200 contracted independent agents and operates in 49 US states.

On 1 January 2020, National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIC) confirmed the formation of The Sterling Group, a strategic partnership between itself and six large regional marketing organizations. Such strategic marketing agencies include Excel Advisors, CreativeOne, Financial Independence Group, Gradient Insurance Brokerage, Impact Partnership and M&O Marketing.

Products

The company offers individual universal life plans, term insurance plans, and whole life plans as well as offering annuities and life insurance products for foreign nationals.

Acquisition by Prosperity Life Group.

On 9 October 2023, the company announced an agreement where S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., an affiliate of Prosperity Life Group, will acquire National Western in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. The merger was completed in July 2024 with its stock being delisted from the Nasdaq.

From Wikipedia’s article on National Western Life, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • life insurance

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2011$600.0M1

Timeline

  1. Dec 18, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by National Western Life Group, Inc.3
  2. 1956Founded Founded1

Sources

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