1892 |
25-year-old school teacher Bina West founded Woman’s Benefit Association |
1893 |
First death benefit claim for $1,000 paid September 25 |
1893 |
Membership reached 5,500 |
1906 |
Membership exceeded 150,000 |
1915 |
The cornerstone was laid for the Home Office building
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1917 |
Woman’s Benefit Association building opened for business |
1920 |
Association granted a permanent license to operate in Canada |
1921 |
Addition added to rear of Home Office building nearly doubling the original size |
1931 |
Membership first offered to men |
1966 |
Woman’s Benefit Association was renamed the North American Benefit Association® |
1989 |
Building named to the Michigan State Register of Historic Sites
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1990 |
General Counsel Janice U. Whipple elected National President |
1992 |
100 year anniversary celebrated |
1993 |
Bina West Miller inducted into the Michigan Woman’s Hall of Fame |
1996 |
North American Benefit Association renamed Woman’s Life Insurance Society® |
1999 |
Woman’s Life introduced the Intuitions® website to better serve its loyal members |
2000 |
Insurance in force increased to a Society record of almost $708 million |
2002 |
Society launched Intuitions® Whole Life plan with focus on women and their families |
2005 |
Assets increased to a Society record of $175 million |
2006 |
Society introduced the secure AgentWeb website |
2009 |
Woman’s Life introduced the secure ChapterWeb and MemberWeb websites |
2012 |
Woman’s Life adopts a direct election board form of governance |
2012 |
National Secretary-Treasurer Christopher J. Martin appointed National President |
2017 |
Woman’s Life Celebrates 125 years
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2017 |
Society assets reach new all-time high of $205,850,846 |