the insurance and annuities company . for non profit agricultural organization see american farm bureau federation . fbl financial group type public traded as nyse ffg industry life insurance annuities settlement options founded 1939 farm bureau mutual insurance company 1996 listing on nyse founder farm bureau headquarters west des moines iowa united states number of locations arizona idaho iowa kansas minnesota montana nebraska new mexico north dakota oklahoma south dakota utah wisconsin wyoming key people craig d. hill chairman james p. brannen ceo products farm bureau financial services farm bureau property & casualty insurance company revenue usd 655.54 million 2012 operating income usd 82.76 million 2012 net income usd 79.86 million 2012 total assets usd 8417.73 million 2012 total equity usd 1 212.25 million 2012 website fblfinancial.com fbl financial group inc. is a financial services holding company whose purpose is to protect livelihoods and futures . its primary operating subsidiary farm bureau life insurance company underwrites and markets a broad range of life insurance and annuities to individuals and businesses . these products are distributed by multiline exclusive farm bureau agents principally under the consumer brand name farm bureau financial services . in addition fbl manages all aspects of two farm bureau affiliated property casualty insurance companies for a fee . fbl financial group is headquartered in west des moines iowa and is traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol ffg . history edit the company traces its history to the great depression in the 1930s when the iowa chapter of the farm bureau established farm bureau mutual insurance company in 1939 to meet the insurance needs of its farmers . 1 farm bureau life insurance company was founded as iowa life insurance company on october 30 1944 and opened for business in 1945 . over the years various state farm bureaus merged their insurance company operations into the company . in july 1996 fbl financial group was listed on the new york stock exchange at a split adjusted initial public offering price of 8.75 . in 2003 one of fbl s primary operating subsidiaries equitrust life insurance company began distribution of single premium deferred annuity products nationally through independent marketing organizations . in 2004 equitrust began marketing indexed annuity products and became a significant presence in the independent distribution annuity marketplace . fbl sold equitrust life to a controlled affiliate of guggenheim partners in 2011 . 2 states served edit iowa entered 1939 3 nebraska entered 1951 minnesota entered 1954 utah through merger 1984 south dakota through merger 1987 wisconsin through merger 1994 arizona through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 4 idaho through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 montana through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 new mexico through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 oklahoma through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 north dakota through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 wyoming through merger with western farm bureau life 1994 kansas through merger 2001 references edit fblfinancial.co history retrieved march 4 2013 fbl financial sells equitrust life insurance co. for 440m fbl financial group history companies to merge retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fbl financial group & oldid 740426437 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies based in des moines iowainsurance companies of the united statesamerican farm bureau federation navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 september 2016 at 00 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view