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Statement on Financial Services Markets and the Knights of Columbus

 
by Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight
 The upheaval in the financial markets in recent days has caused a great deal of concern virtually everywhere, among financial services professionals, regulators and consumers alike. Every major financial institution has been affected by the turmoil because of the complexity of our economy, and we are no exception.

  

Standard & Poor's on the Knights of Columbus:  “liquidity is viewed as extremely strong, reflecting an asset portfolio that consists primarily of high-quality, investment grade bonds.”

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AAA - Standard & Poor's

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But I report to you today that there is no reason to be concerned about the value of your Knights of Columbus annuity or life insurance. Because of our very conservative approach to investing our $14 billion in assets, the impact on the Knights of Columbus has not been material, in other words, it has been minimal – far smaller than for many other organizations and the industry as a whole. We have purposefully avoided investing in the highly complex and speculative investments that have brought disaster to some of America’s most well known companies.

What Standard & Poor’s said of us just one month ago when they reaffirmed our AAA rating for the 16th consecutive year remains true today. Our “liquidity is viewed as extremely strong, reflecting an asset portfolio that consists primarily of high-quality, investment grade bonds.” S&P also stated that our “investment portfolio has very strong credit quality” and our capital adequacy is “among the strongest in the industry.” This is the case today. Our capitalization is, and remains, “extremely strong.”

Our surplus stood at more than $1.7 billion on June 30 of this year, providing an unusually large cushion of protection against turmoil of the sort we have seen in recent weeks.

One crucial area continues to set us completely apart from those firms which have incurred enormous debt. We have no debt on our balance sheet. Our strong cash flows and extremely strong financial position makes it unnecessary for us to borrow funds at all.

As a result, our financial condition remains extremely strong, and you can be certain that you are fully protected by one of the strongest and most reliable insurance programs in the entire industry.

 

Les Schmitz

16310 Sprague Street
Omaha, NE 68116
Office: (402) 496-5300
Cell: (402) 917-0002
Fax: (402) 496-2725
les.schmitz@kofc.org

Councils Served:

 

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES FROM STATE OF NEBRASKA

Life and Annuities

Long Term Care

Sickness and Health

 

SPECIAL COURSES/CONTINUING EDUCATION

In process of completing the Fraternal Insurance Counselor designation with the National Fraternal Insurance Counselors Association.

FIC 1: Life Underwriting, Ethics

FIC 2: Individual and Family Total Needs Planning

FIC 3: Business Continuation / Retirement Planning

FICF 1: Estate Planning

FICF 2: Business Insurance

FICF 3: Financial Products

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS


3rd Degree Member since 1998

Recorder 1998-2000

Deputy Grand Knight 2005-06

Membership Chair 2005-06

Program Director 2005-06

Knight of the Year 2004-05

Knight of the Year 2005-06

Family of the Month July 2006

4th Degree Member since 2004

Faithful Navigator 2005-06

PERSONAL

Married July 18, 1987 – Christina (Pistulka) Schmitz

One daughter, Annabelle (age 11)

Active Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Parish

 

 

 

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