Rating Service Reaffirms Catholic Life Insurance’s Excellent Status
February 1, 2025 -AM Best, a leading insurance ratings analyst, has reaffirmed Catholic Life Insurance’s financial strength.
The agency rated Catholic Life Insurance’s financial stability, security, and management performance as A-(Excellent) with a stable outlook. This is the 41th consecutive year Catholic Life earned the “Excellent” rating.
SA Express-News Names Catholic Life Top Workplace
October 1, 2024 – Catholic Life Insurance has been named a Top Workplace in San Antonio by the San Antonio Express-News. The award was announced at an event held at Top Golf in San Antonio.
To qualify as a Top Workplace honoree, employees complete a survey that evaluates the organization on everything from the organization’s long-term outlook and leadership to employee job satisfaction, pay & benefits, and work/life balance.
“Our employees are hard-working, dedicated individuals who take Catholic Life’s mission of securing families’ lives seriously,” said President Belz. “We are especially proud of this achievement because our employees nominated us. Each one is a team player who takes great pride in their work. It is truly gratifying and humbling to know that they value working here as much as we value their work.”
Seventy employees work at the Home Office in San Antonio.
“We have low employee turnover. As a result, we have many employees who have been with us for over 15 years,” said President Belz. “That says a lot about our employees and their dedication to our members.”
Catholic Schools Charitable Raffles a Success!
February 14, 2025 — – During the 18th Annual Catholic Schools Charitable Raffles, presented by Catholic Life Insurance, 61 Catholic Schools across Texas raised $945,665. In addition to the money raised for Catholic schools, $83,500 in prizes was shared by 63 ticketholders. A $20,000 First Grand Prize winner and a $2,500 Second Grand Prize winner were drawn from a pool of 189,133 tickets sold.
Each year since 2007, students at participating Catholic schools have sold $5 raffle tickets for the chance to win the $20,000 First Grand Prize and the $2,500 Second Grand Prize. The full amount of each ticket sold is then kept by the student’s school to cover financial needs like tuition fees, building improvements, or new equipment. Since the program’s inception, schools have raised nearly $16 million.
The First Grand Prize-winning ticket was purchased from a student at St. Joseph Catholic School in Waxahachie, Texas. The Second Grand Prize winner received a $2,500 Prepaid VISA Gift Card after purchasing their ticket from Our Lady of the Hills College Prep in Kerrville, Texas. Additionally, a $1,000 winner was chosen from each of the 61 participating schools.
The drawings took place at the Catholic Life Insurance Home Office on February 14, with Auxiliary Bishop and Catholic Life Insurance Spiritual Advisor, Michael J. Boulette who climbed into a bin of 189,133 tickets to draw the First Grand Prize and Second Grand Prize winners. Catholic Life Insurance President/CEO Christopher M., Belz and VP/Member Engagement and Communications Shanna Smith, will travel to Waxahachie and Kerrville in March to present the winners with their prizes.
Please contact the Fraternal and Community Affairs Department at 210-828-9921 for more information or visit https://www.cliu.com/giving-back/catholic-schools-charitable-raffles/ for more information.