Knights of Columbus insurance has been "Making a Difference for Life" for more than 120 years. Since our founding in 1882, our primary mission has been to protect families against the financial ruin caused by the death of the breadwinner. Today we do this, and help families secure their financial futures, through our top-rated portfolio of life insurance, long term care insurance and annuity products.

Our local Field Agent is:
RONALD S NOWAK


For further information please call Ronald Nowak or click on links towards the bottom of this page.

What is Fraternal Insurance?

Thank you for considering Knights of Columbus Insurance. This page provides important information about the Fraternal Insurance available exclusively to member families of the Knights of Columbus. To learn more about this wonderful benefit, please contact our Field Agent Ronald Nowak.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic, family, fraternal service organization. Our 1.6 million members and their families are dedicated to the ideals of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. We work to benefit our communities, Church and fellowman. In the past ten years alone, Knights have worked effectively on programs to benefit countless others in need, donating more than $972 million and providing nearly 421 million hours of volunteer community service.

To fully appreciate the dynamics of the Knights of Columbus, we take a step back in time to the 1880s. At this time many European immigrants were arriving in our country. Catholic Immigrants were a despised minority. They were given the lowest paid, menial and most often, dangerous jobs. Poverty, disease and accidents took their toll, often resulting in the loss of the breadwinner.

This was a time when a Catholic Man had tremendous pressure to abandon his faith simply to find basic security for his family.

At Saint Mary's Church in New Haven, CT Father Michael J. McGivney decided to respond. In 1882 he brought together the concerned men of his Parish to form the Knights of Columbus. They were chartered to serve and provide financial aid and assistance to their members and their members families.

Father McGivney had two goals. First, to provide insurance protection to his parishioners at the lowest possible cost. Second to make no profit. These ideals are still with us today. Insurance proceeds are returned to our insured members as dividends and used toward the first principle or our order: Charity. The Knights of Columbus is about one family helping another. As a Fraternal Insurance Company, the Knights of Columbus has grown into a pillar of strength. Currently, we are one of very few insurance companies with the highest (superior) rating from both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor.

For information about the insurance products offered by the Knights of Columbus click here.

You may also wish to visit the California Department of Insurance.