Fidelity Life Assn

Fidelity Life Association (NAIC 63258) has built its modern identity around simplified life insurance sold through digital and direct-response channels, then reinforced that strategy through holding-company and ownership changes. Vericity, Inc. has described Fidelity Life as its primary life insurance subsidiary in public SEC reporting, tying the insurer to a broader tech-enabled distribution and marketing platform. [2]

In 2024, iA Financial Group announced it had completed the acquisition of Vericity, bringing Fidelity Life into iA's North American insurance organization. [1] That kind of ownership change matters for a life carrier because it can add balance-sheet resources, investment capabilities, and long-term strategic patience - all crucial when liabilities run for decades.

AM Best commentary on the company highlights risk-management choices that shaped how Fidelity Life competes. In a published release, AM Best noted the carrier's high use of reinsurance, describing it as a key element of the operating model. [3] Rating disclosures and related materials provide the public framework for understanding capital strength, operating performance, and governance as the company navigates interest-rate cycles, underwriting volatility, and evolving consumer expectations. [4]

Historically, this mix of direct marketing and heavy reinsurance can allow a smaller brand to scale while keeping net risk aligned with capital. Specific reinsurer names and treaty terms are typically detailed in statutory statements and rating-agency workpapers rather than consumer-facing summaries. [3][4]

Fidelity Life Association

• Corporate Owner: iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)
• Corporate Mailing Address: 8700 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 900S, Chicago, IL 60631

Rich History & Highlights

• 1896: Founded as a Fraternal Benefit Society called Mystic Workers of the World.
• 1930: Renamed Fidelity Life Association.
• 2007: Demutualized to become a stock company (owned by a mutual holding company).
• 2017: Vericity Formation: Reorganized under a stock holding company called Vericity, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERY).
• 2024: The Sale: iA Financial Group (one of Canada's largest insurers) acquires Vericity (and thus Fidelity Life) for $170 million in cash.
• Status: Now a wholly-owned subsidiary of iA Financial.

Source: iA Financial Acquires Vericity (Press Release) | Fidelity Life History

Sources: [1] https://ia.ca/newsroom/press-releases/ia-financial-group-completes-acquisition-vericity; [2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1642380/000155837025002234/vrcy-20241231x10k.htm; [3] https://news.ambest.com/presscontent.aspx?refnum=31850&altsrc=0; [4] https://ratings.ambest.com/DisclosurePDF.aspx?AMBNum=244491.