American Western Life Insurance Company
Salt Lake City, Utah
Policyholder Information
Site Contents:
Company Overview - Background information on the company
Contact Information - Contacts for more information concerning your policy or claim
Company Details - Additional information about the company
Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to frequently asked questions about the company and the insolvency process
Company Overview
American Western Life Insurance Company, domiciled in Utah, issued predominantly cancelable accident and health policies. The company’s administrative office was in San Mateo, Calif. At the end of 1996, the company also became the risk bearer for a block of accident and health business that was being administered by Professional Administrative Resources (PAR), a third-party administrator in Agoura Hills, Calif. All of the business administered by PAR was located in Arizona.

In June 1997, the company was declared insolvent. All contracts were immediately cancelled with the exception of the accident and health business being administered by PAR, which had a 30-day notice provision by Arizona law. By September 30, 1997, all those policies were cancelled as well.

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Contact Information
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The liquidator, by court order, becomes the sole owner of the company's assets and administers the estate of the company.
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Company Details
NAIC Number: 60917
An NAIC number is a five-digit number assigned to every insurance company by the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners). Because each company has its own unique number, the NAIC number can be used to identify a particular company.
Domiciliary State: Utah
The domiciliary state is the state in which an insurance company is incorporated or organized.
Rehabilitation Date: January 01, 1997
Following the rehabilitation date, the insurance commissioner of the company's domiciliary state initiates a process whereby every attempt is made to help the company regain its financial footing.
Liquidation Date: August 28, 1997
The liquidation date is the date that the state court orders the liquidation of the company. The liquidator is the domestic state insurance commissioner, who appoints a deputy liquidator (also called a special deputy receiver) to marshal the company's assets and pay the claims asserted against the liquidated company according to the state's insurance receivership priority statute.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Insolvency FAQs
General FAQ's
The Insolvency Process
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