kansas city life insurance company type public traded as nasdaq kcli industry insurance & finance founded 1895 headquarters kansas city missouri us key people r. philip bixby president & ceo number of employees 500 website www.kclife.com kansas city life insurance company is a public insurance company established in 1895 and located in kansas city missouri . the company s 1 400 agents market individual life annuity and group products through agencies located in 48 us states and the district of columbia . variable life variable annuities mutual funds and other investment options are offered through a subsidiary sunset financial services . the kansas city life group of companies kansas city life insurance company old american insurance company sunset life insurance company of america sunset financial services inc. contents 1 about 2 history 3 company rating 4 external links 5 references about edit kansas city life insurance company was established in 1895 in kansas city mo. with agency force of more than 2 500 and more than 150 general agencies serves 48 states and the district of columbia . we insure more than half a million policyholders from coast to coast . our home office is located in kansas city mo. company markets individual life annuity and group products through general agencies located throughout the united states . variable life and variable annuity options are distributed through sunset financial services inc. kansas city life s wholly owned broker dealer subsidiary . history edit originally chartered as bankers life association on may 1 1895 the company was founded by major william warner president ; j.h. north vice president ; and s.e. rumble secretary . rumble conceived the idea of forming a life insurance company in the heart of america . at the time kansas city was known as the athens of the west and was the second largest city in the western half of the united states ; only san francisco was larger . the kansas city life insurance company name was adopted in 1900 . the company began issuing policies in small amounts from an office in the scheidley building located at ninth and main streets in kansas city mo. in 1897 the company moved to the navajo building then the rialto building where it remained until 1924 when the company moved to its present location . the home office sits on approximately five acres of land purchased for 200 000 . built for 1 million the building was dedicated on aug. 1 1924 . company rating edit according to a.m. best a excellent is assigned to companies which in our opinion have demonstrated excellent overall performance when compared to the standards established by a.m. best company . a excellent companies have a strong ability to meet their obligations to policyowners over a long period of time . a.m. best also assigned the company s outlook as stable . external links edit company website references edit 2000 valentine neighborhood focus report the little ambassadors kc life proposes demolition historian calls valentine a neighborhood of interesting houses interesting people about kc life insurance 2008 annual report link this article about a financial services corporation of the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kansas city life insurance company & oldid 728817341 categories insurance companies of the united statescompanies based in kansas city missourilife insurance companiescompanies listed on nasdaqunited states financial services company stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles 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 deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 7 july 2016 at 21 15 . 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