Employee Benefits

OneAmerica Summer Interns Participate in Community Service Day

Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis hosts engaged volunteers

A OneAmerica® tradition of involving its newest employees in community service continued today as 29 summer interns volunteered at the Lilly Boys & Girls Club, 801 S. State Ave., Indianapolis. Interns invested their time with a variety of hands-on work, including landscaping, interacting with the children and assisting with arts and craft activities. OneAmerica encourages interns to participate in a community service project as part of its corporate commitment to making a lasting impact on the  more...

OneAmerica Speed-to-Market Solutions Fill a Large Need for Small Businesses

Demand to fill disability, group life gap for groups with two to 99 employees illustrates opportunity for brokers

Buoyed by the tremendous response to a unique, hassle-free implementation of group disability and life insurance coverage, OneAmerica® is expanding awareness of its Small Business Solutions (SBS) for groups with two to 99 employees. SBS is available in a variety of options as either voluntary (through payroll deduction), or as an employer-funded benefit. For brokers, SBS capitalizes on an often overlooked need in the market, delivering ease of service for small businesses with limited  more...

OneAmerica^® Customer Survey Confirms Ease of Onboarding

New business implementation experience is opposite of industry challenges and frustrations

While the onboarding process is cited as the top 'pain point' for policyholders and brokers according to a 2017 LIMRA study of the employee benefits industry, survey responses from OneAmerica® customers paint a positive picture by showcasing a frustration-free experience.  In four key areas in which our implementation consultants sought feedback —promptness; attention to detail and thoroughness; product knowledge; and politeness — customers share stories of an 'excellent' onboarding  more...

Standard and Poor’s Affirms AA- Ratings of OneAmerica Companies

Financial strength rating reflects stable outlook

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed its AA- rating of OneAmerica® and its life insurance companies—American United Life Insurance Company® (AUL) and The State Life Insurance Company® (State Life)—and maintained its stable outlook. The AA- rating is the fourth highest of 22 possible ratings. “We continue to build on our 140-year history, with the consistency of our financial strength and stability as again affirmed by Standard & Poor’s AA- rating,” said OneAmerica Chairman, President and CEO,  more...

Survey: Less than Half of Employed Americans Have Workplace Group Life Insurance

When asked if they had auto, health or home insurance, 80 percent of Americans say they have at least two of these. But over half of employed Americans (55 percent) don’t have voluntary group life insurance provided by their employer. In a March 2017 survey conducted online by Harris Poll1 on behalf of OneAmerica® only 45 percent of employed Americans claim to have voluntary group life insurance provided by their employer. But the survey of 2,167 U.S. adults ages 18 years or older, among whom  more...

OneAmerica Names Rich Ellery as General Counsel

Career executive ascended internally from company intern

OneAmerica® today announced the promotion of Richard (Rich) M. Ellery as the company’s general counsel and senior vice president. Ellery started with OneAmerica in 1996, as an intern, and most recently served as senior deputy general counsel.  As general counsel, Ellery will be responsible for the legal demands of OneAmerica, including  merger and acquisition activity; corporate governance; class action defense; significant ERISA litigation; general commercial conflict resolution; extensive  more...

Gene Berry Named 2017 CTO of the Year

Indianapolis Business Journal and TechPoint honor OneAmerica executive

OneAmerica® Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Gene Berry has been named a 2017 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Year by the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) and TechPoint, the Central Indiana business association focused on the advancement and expansion of the local technology industry. The annual CTO of the Year awards honor top local information technology leaders who are instrumental in helping companies, non-profits and government organizations advance and  more...

A.M. Best Affirms Superior Rating for OneAmerica Companies

Outlook Remains Stable

OneAmerica® announced today that insurance rating agency A.M. Best has affirmed the A+ (Superior) financial strength rating of American United Life Insurance Company® (AUL) and its affiliates, The State Life Insurance Company® (State Life) and Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Company® (PML), all OneAmerica companies.  The A+ (Superior) rating is the second highest of 16 rating categories assigned by the agency in evaluating financial strength. “As we celebrate our 140th year as a mutual  more...

OneAmerica Appoints Veteran Leaders to Key Outreach Positions

Jennifer Pittman promoted to lead Community Affairs; Lou Ann Baker hired to direct media and public relations

OneAmerica®, an Indianapolis-based national leader in financial services, announced today that two native Hoosiers will fill key public-facing positions. Jennifer Pittman (right in photo) has been named assistant vice president for community affairs while Lou Ann Baker will serve as public relations director. Pittman was promoted to replace Jim Freeman, who retired at the end of May after 27 years with OneAmerica. "We’ve been committed to community engagement throughout our 140-year  more...

Survey: Most Americans Not Protecting Their Paychecks

Just 34 percent have disability insurance, according to recent OneAmerica poll

When asked if they have health, auto or home insurance, 80 percent of Americans say they have at least two types, but only a third of employed Americans (34 percent) reported they have disability coverage provided by their employer, according to a new survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of OneAmerica®. These recent findings are particularly timely as May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month. The survey of more than 2,100 U.S. adults ages 18 and older  revealed that among  more...