Company History

Our History

In 1951, Bernard Rapoport founded American Income Life Insurance Company with $25,000 of borrowed capital.Today, AIL is one of the nation’s significant providers of supplemental life insurance to labor unions, credit unions, and associations. American Income Life covers more than 2 million policyholders and represents more than $130 million in annual insurance product sales.* AIL’s growth is sustained through high customer satisfaction, innovative lead programs, customer referrals, and a competitive compensation program.

“I have an ingrained empathy for the labor movement that has been shaped by a lifetime of experience."

Bernard Rapoport, Founder of American Income Life