Ward, a business unit of Aon and a trusted leader of benchmarking and best practices for the insurance industry, presented M Financial Group with a 2026 Ward’s 50® award for qualifying as a top-performing life insurance company. This marks the 13th straight year M has been named to the list, a notable achievement that reinforces M’s strength and position as an industry leader.
The Ward’s 50 annual life-health award recognizes 50 U.S.-based life and health insurance companies that meet safety and consistency standards and demonstrate superior financial performance over a five-year analysis period. Nearly 700 life and health insurance companies are analyzed annually for consideration of the award.
For the year ending 2025, M Financial reported:
$232 billion — Amount of life insurance in force*
$56 billion — Cash value of in-force policies*
$85.7 billion — Reinsurance face amount assumed by M
$2.9 billion — Sales measured by first-year premiums
M’s consistent appearance on the Ward’s 50 reflects the quality of business placed by M Member Firms and the strength and sustainability of M Financial’s business model, ensuring security for our clients and partners.
“M Financial’s annual appearance on the Ward’s 50 over the past 13 years reflects the superior lapse, face amount, and mortality experience of our Member Firms’ high-net-worth clients, as well as the enduring strength of our reinsurance organization, M Financial Re,” said M Financial President & CEO Russell Bundschuh. “Established in 1981, no other producer group operates a reinsurance organization of M Financial’s size and maturity. This differentiator powers a suite of capabilities unavailable to other networks and bolters M’s financial strength and standing within the industry.”
For more about the award, please read Ward’s announcement.
About M Financial Group
With 140+ Member Firms across the United States and in the United Kingdom, M Financial Group is one of the nation’s leading financial services design and distribution companies. Since 1978, M Financial’s network of independent insurance and executive benefit firms has served the needs of high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs, and Fortune 1000 companies.
For more information, please email M Financial’s Communications team at communications@mfin.com or visit our website at mfin.com.
Listing in this publication is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.
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