The continued growth of the Order has enabled it to expand not only its insurance program but also its benefits to members, charitable contributions, volunteer work and service to the Church and society. In its insurance prograrm, as in all that it does, the Knights of Columbus remains committed to excellence and to the highest standards of ethics and quality. The record bears out this commitment.

RATINGS AND STATISTICS

• Rated A++ (Superior) by A. M. Best‹highest rating for 24 straight years
• This rating puts the Knights in the top 2% of all rated independent companies
• Rated AAA (Superior) by Standard and Poor's
• Highest possible rating, held by just 17 independent insurance companies in the U.S. and Canada, and held only by the Knights among all fraternal benefit societies
• Over $4.2 billion of insurance issued in 1998
• $35.8 billion total insurance in force
• Over 1.4 million certificates in force
• Paid $196 million in life dividends in 1998
• Over $1 billion in death benefits paid
• $7.S billion in assets

For more information, call Dan Kirchner at 515-484-6064.