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http www.nilife.com national income life insurance company nilico based in liverpool new york provides supplemental life insurance to members of labor unions credit unions and associations . nilico has state general agents who have offices across new york state to serve working families throughout the empire state . a.m. best one of the country s oldest and most respected insurance rating companies rates national income life a superior for overall financial strength as of june 2013 . citation needed along with its parent company american income life insurance company ail nilico is involved on a grassroots level to support working families by establishing food banks contributing to scholarships assisting with voter registration and providing financial support to causes that benefit new york s working families . nilico is recognized as a union label company . history edit nilico s parent company ail was founded more than 50 years ago by bernard rapoport with 25 000 of borrowed capital . 1 american income life is licensed in 49 states the district of columbia canada and is registered to carry on business in new zealand . ail also has two wholly owned subsidiaries national income life insurance company licensed in the state of new york and union heritage life assurance company limited licensed in the republic of ireland . in 2000 nilico was licensed as the new york subsidiary of ail . writing its first policy in 2001 nilico had more than 2.9 billion of life insurance in force in 2012 as of may 2013 . citation needed ail and nilico are wholly owned subsidiaries of torchmark corporation nyse tmk based in mckinney texas . president and ceo edit born in new york and raised in southern california roger smith joined nilico s parent company ail in 1975 . in september 1999 smith was appointed executive vice president of american income life . he assumed those duties for nilico when it was founded approximately a year later . since assuming the leadership of ail s and nilico s separate sales forces he has instituted changes which have led to record growth and production for both companies citation needed . in january 2002 smith was appointed to president and chief marketing officer of ail and nilico . in december 2003 smith was promoted to chief executive officer and president of both companies . smith has received recognition in a number of public service areas . he is a member of the board of elderly housing development and operations corporation ehdoc 2 which manages the health welfare and housing of union poverty level retirees . smith has been an active member of the national democratic committee for a number of years citation needed . references edit rapoport bernard 2002 . being rapoport . university of texas press . isbn 0 292 77117 7 http www.rapoportfdn.org whoweare.php . accessed september 21 2010 . the ehdoc board of directors . retrieved 10 september 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national income life insurance 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