navigation search this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message first united american insurance company type subsidiary of torchmark corporation industry life insurance founded 1981 headquarters syracuse new york area served new york key people vern d. herbel ceo products supplemental health and life insurance website http www.firstunitedamerican.com first united american life insurance company first ua based in syracuse new york is a subsidiary of united american insurance company ua . first ua was founded more than 20 years ago . the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of torchmark corporation nyse tmk based in mckinney texas . 1 history edit in 1981 united american became a member of torchmark corporation a financial services holding company listed on the new york stock exchange . first united american life insurance company was chartered that year as a result of united american s business spreading across the united states . first ua wrote its first piece of business in 1986 . for more than 20 consecutive years first united american has earned the a superior financial rating from a.m. best company as of june 2014 . 2 ceo edit vern d. herbel began his career with torchmark s globe life and accident insurance company in 1986 . he was promoted to executive vice president of first united american life insurance company in 2002 then president of first ua in 2004 . since 2004 herbel has held the title as chief executive officer at first ua . he is also the current chief administrative officer and executive vice president of torchmark corp. references edit best s insurance reports life health united states & canada 2008 edition volume i. a.m. best affirms ratings of torchmark corporation and its subsidiaries . retrieved 18 january 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first united american life insurance company & oldid 678295695 categories insurance companies based in new yorklife insurance companies of the united statescompanies established in 1981companies based in syracuse new yorktorchmark corporation subsidiarieshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2012all articles needing additional referenceswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2012 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 28 august 2015 at 14 19 . 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