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As a Life Insurance Company, our financial strength is a valuable indicator of our dependability–both today and tomorrow. Like every other insurer, our financial strength is rigorously examined and evaluated by independent reporting agencies. In making their assessments, these agencies consider our financial integrity–the quality of our assets, the amount of funds we have in reserve, the vision and ability of our management team and our efficiency in running our business. With our exceptional ratings, you can be certain that our quality life insurance and annuity products will help you plan and protect your future.

Standard & Poor's AA+
Standard & Poor's Corporation, a leader in the world of financial information and analysis, assigns financial strength ratings to the life and health insurance companies. Columbus Life has been assigned Standard & Poor's second highest rating, AA+ for Very Strong financial security characteristics (second highest of 21 ratings; rating held since August 2005)

Fitch's AA+
Fitch Credit Rating Company, a top analyst judging insurers' financial strength, has assigned a AA+ rating for Very Strong insurer financial strength (second highest of 21 ratings; rating held since September 2002)

A.M. Best A++
A.M. Best, the recognized authority on the financial strength of insurance companies, rates Columbus Life A++ for Superior, financial strength, operating performance, and market profile.(highest of 16 ratings; rating held since June 2005)

Moody's Aa2
Moody's Investors Service, a widely utilized source for credit ratings, research and risk analysis, has assigned Columbus Life an Aa2 Excellent rating for insurance financial strength (third highest of 21 ratings, held since September 1996).

Comdex Ranking 97
The Comdex ranking is a composite of all the ratings that a company has received. It ranks companies on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest) in relationship to other companies that have been rated by the services. The Comdex is a mathematical ranking used to consolidate the above financial strength ratings, as each rating service uses a different scale.
NOTE: The ratings published here are subject to change. These ratings are determined by independent insurance rating firms. For the latest rating information on Columbus Life, please call 1-800-677-9696. Insurance company ratings refer to the financial strength of the insurance company. They do not refer to the performance or safety of specific products nor imply approval of the products or their investment options.





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