Talk:Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company

February 2015

The last line under "Company Reputation" is cited using a lawsuit from 2002. The line says, "The company received multiple bad reviews for deceptive marketing and for failing to pay claims." However, the lawsuit cited solely indicates Globe Life was fined $5,000 by the State of Oregon for not paying interest on some Oregon death claims. The cited lawsuit does not validate the claim of "deceptive marketing" or "failing to pay claims". If this line is to remain in the article, it should be properly cited with a source that validates its claims. Corey a jones (talk) 16:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Per the discussion above, I have removed the line "The company received multiple bad reviews for deceptive marketing and for failing to pay claims." due to lack of relevant citation. Corey a jones (talk) 15:09, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

I reworded the lawsuit to include factual information from the PDF source and also updated the number of BBB closed complaints.DrkBlueXG (talk) 23:01, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

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Edit Request-Company Website URL Update

Please change the company website URL for Globe Life And Accident Insurance Company from www.globeontheweb.com to www.globelifeinsurance.com. Both sites are currently active so the change can be made at any time. I am employed by Globe Life and, therefore, can't make the change myself but can verify that the www.globeontheweb.com website will be going away in the next few months. thanks Corey a jones (talk) 22:01, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Done. Thank you for respecting Wiki's COI policy. DrkBlueXG (talk) 18:22, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Informational Updates

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life, so I am submitting the following edit request through the Talk page instead:

--- 1. In the History Section:

Original: Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015) from A.M. Best Company.

Updated: Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of July 2017) from A.M. Best Company.

--- 2. Also in the History Section:

Original: The company's life insurance premium has grown from approximately $221 million in 1998[4] to approximately $424 million in 2005 to approximately $702 million in 2014.

Update To: The company's life insurance premium has grown from approximately $221 million in 1998[4] to approximately $424 million in 2005 to approximately $813 million in 2017.

--- 3. In the Globe Life Park in Arlington section (which will be Globe Life Field starting in 2020):

Original: On February 5, 2014 Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to Globe Life Park in Arlington, the stadium of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Team in Arlington, Texas. The agreement is for ten years starting in 2014 and going through the 2023 baseball season.

Update To: On February 5, 2014 Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to Globe Life Park in Arlington, the stadium of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Team in Arlington, Texas. The original agreement was for ten years starting in 2014 going through the 2023 baseball season.[6] Globe Life extended this naming rights agreement in August 2017 which now goes through 2048 for the new Globe Life Field opening in 2020.

I am new to Wikipedia, so if I need to provide any additional information or if you have any questions, please just let me know. Laurettashokler (talk) 15:45, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 09-JAN-2019

  Unable to implement  

1. The page number in the 2017 Annual Report has not been provided to indicate where the information which verifies this claim is located. Please use the |page= parameter to add this information, or if the reference is used more than once, the {{rp}} template.
2. One of the Update To sections (#3) contains a bracketed number (e.g., [6] ). This number is not connected to any reference on the talk page.
3. The author's information from the Dallas News source has not been filled out. Please use |last1= and |first1= to enter the author's first and last name into the template.

Please feel free to reopen a new edit request template with this information at your earliest convenience. Regards,  Spintendo  04:32, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Informational Updates with Corrections

Thank you for the feedback. This was very helpful. I have updated the information below to include all the requested information, but feel free to let me know if anything else is needed. My COI can be found on my user page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Laurettashokler:

--- 1. In the History Section:

Original: Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015) from A.M. Best Company.

Update to: Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of July 2017) from A.M. Best Company.

--- 2. Also in the History Section:

Original: The company's life insurance premium has grown from approximately $221 million in 1998[4] to approximately $424 million in 2005 to approximately $702 million in 2014.

Update To: The company's life insurance premium has grown from approximately $221 million in 1998[4] to approximately $424 million in 2005 to approximately $813 million in 2017.

--- 3. In the Globe Life Park in Arlington section (which will be Globe Life Field starting in 2020):

Original: On February 5, 2014 Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to Globe Life Park in Arlington, the stadium of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Team in Arlington, Texas. The agreement is for ten years starting in 2014 and going through the 2023 baseball season.

Update To: On February 5, 2014 Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to Globe Life Park in Arlington, the stadium of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Team in Arlington, Texas. The original agreement was for ten years starting in 2014 going through the 2023 baseball season. Globe Life extended this naming rights agreement in August 2017 which now goes through 2048 for the new Globe Life Field opening in 2020.

Thank you, Laurettashokler (talk) 15:58, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

@Spintendo:

The tag above indicates that the change requests from January 10, 2019 were declined. I don't know if you can help me or not, but since you were the last to comment on this request, I am responding to see if it would be possible to get specific feedback on why the changes were declined. The goal of these edits is to provide more current stats, information, and citations for topics already covered on the page, but I am happy to make further adjustments if needed. I also want to keep this feedback in mind as I make other edits on the Wikipedia site.

Thank you,

Laurettashokler (talk) 17:36, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

References

Infobox Key People Update

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life, so I am submitting the following edit request through the Talk page instead. The Infobox information for Key People is incomplete, so I am requesting the following change:

Update Infobox Key People to “Bill E. Leavell, President and CEO” Laurettashokler (talk) 17:00, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

References

Reply 17-JAN-2019

   Clarification needed  

• The source states that this individual is President and Chief Executive Officer of Globe Life Direct Response at Torchmark Corporation, which is differently worded than the title of the article, Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company.
• The source additionally states that he was President of Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company at Torchmark Corporation since November 2013 until December 2016 and was its Chief Executive Officer of Globe Life since January 2017." The use of the word "was" and "until" indicate states of employment other than that proposed by the COI editor. Please clarify with sources.

Regards,  Spintendo  07:04, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Reply 25-JAN-2019

I see your point. So far, I haven't been able to identify another third-party resource that would clarify the naming conventions for the exact legal entities, so I am withdrawing this edit request at this time. Thank you for reviewing the request. Laurettashokler (talk) 17:23, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Edits to Reflect 8/8/19 Company Brand Change

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life

1. Edit the Following InfoBox Entry | type = Subsidiary of Globe Life

2. Update First Paragraph to: Globe Life, based in McKinney, Texas, provides life and health insurance coverage nationwide. Globe Life, is the largest issuer of ordinary individual life insurance policies in the U.S. since 2003 and has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015). Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company has executive offices in Oklahoma City and McKinney, TX and is a subsidiary of Globe Life

3. Update this sentence in the History Section:

The company's life insurance premium has grown from approximately $221 million in 1998 to approximately $813 million in 2018.

4. Change the Globe Life Park in Arlington Section to be “Major Globe Life Sponsorships” and update the content to read:

On February 5, 2014 Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to Globe Life Park in Arlington, the stadium of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball Team in Arlington, Texas. The agreement is for ten years starting in 2014 and going through the 2023 baseball season.

In addition to its partnership with the Texas Rangers, Globe Life is also the official insurance company of the Dallas Cowboys and partners with the organization through advertising and corporate events at the Cowboys’ stadium, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and at the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters and training facility in Frisco, Texas.

Laurettashokler (talk) 19:24, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

References

@Laurettashokler:  Done. Your requested updates have been applied! SportsFan007 (talk) 19:55, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Updated Link for Reference #12

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life, so I am submitting the following edit request through the Talk page instead.

Monkbot corrected the broken link on reference 12 for this page yesterday, and I just wanted to provide the current URL for the live page if that can be used instead of the web archive URL: https://www.esdglobe.com/about

Laurettashokler (talk) 13:13, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Reply 02-OCT-2019

  Edit request implemented  

• The section has been revised to remove WP:PROMO content and the new URL for the source has been added.

Regards,  Spintendo  14:17, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Move sentence to sports section

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life, so I am submitting the following edit request through the Talk page instead.

Please, move the sentence below that was added at the top of the article to the Major Globe Life sponsorships section instead.

"Globe Life and Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Partnered on a Baseball and Softball Grant Program Again in 2015."

Laurettashokler (talk) 01:27, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done - you didn't say where, so I put it in date order, and I removed the Camel case - Arjayay (talk) 09:39, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

References

Rating Update

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life, so I am submitting the following edit request through the Talk page instead. We are required to make this update in a timely fashion.

In the top section

Please update this sentence: "Globe Life, based in McKinney, Texas, provides life and health insurance coverage nationwide, and has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015)" to read:

Globe Life, based in McKinney, Texas, provides life and health insurance coverage nationwide, and has earned the A (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating (as of July 2020).

In the History section

Please update these sentences: "Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015) from A.M. Best Company. Globe has had an A+ (Superior) rating or higher since 1991." to read:

Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company has earned the A (Excellent) Financial Rating from A.M. Best Company.

Laurettashokler (talk) 20:25, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

 Partly done @Laurettashokler: I have updated the information in the lead for its 2020 result, but see no reason to obscure in the history section that the company was downgraded as your request might suggest. May I propose instead the sentence: Between 1991 and 2019, Globe had an A+ (Superior) rating until it was downgraded to A (Excellent) in 2020.

I agree with the suggested change on the History section update. Please let me know if anything else is needed from me to implement.

Laurettashokler (talk) 13:10, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

@Laurettashokler: I apologize, upon closer scrutiny, the original statement that the company held a A+ certification since 1991 was unsourced. Googling the company brought up this Fitch ratings which uses a slightly different certification scheme, but nevertheless seemed to have downgraded the company twice in 2008 and 2009. May I know if you have a source to backup the "since 1991" assertion? If not, I propose:

The credit rating agency A.M. Best Company awarded Globe an A+ (Superior) rating in 2015 and an A (Excellent) in 2020, with the downgrade being attributed to lower levels of risk-adjusted capitalization and the ongoing COVID pandemic, despite its strong performance in the intervening years.

I hope this will be better. Seloloving (talk) 18:02, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

@Seloloving: I apologize for the delay. I have been trying to track down the citations required, but unfortunately, AM Best does not make their ratings history public. This makes putting together 29 years of citations challenging. So, we have discussed the best options internally and would like to request that both these sentences just be removed from the History section if that is an option:

Globe Life has earned the A+ (Superior) Financial Strength Rating (as of June 2015) from A.M. Best Company. Globe has had an A+ (Superior) rating or higher since 1991.

With that edit, does the article contain any other content that requires a citation? I am happy to help however I can to address the COI flag on the page.

Thank you. Laurettashokler (talk) 21:30, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done @Laurettashokler: I have removed both sentences as requested. Feel free to reinstate them if you can find the relevant sources for the 1991 claim. Cheers. Seloloving (talk) 16:28, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

References

Maintenance tag

Hello @Drm310:

I note that you were the original placer of the maintenance tag on this page in 2012. Having responded to two requested edits and looking at its past history, I do believe the company is following Wikipedia's policy to propose requested edits to the page when there is a conflict of interest. The original user MarkWriter is no longer active, and most of their edits have been purged of its promotional value at the time of the inclusion of the maintenance tag. I would think that it's alright to remove it now, but wish to seek your opinion. Seloloving (talk) 16:40, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

@Seloloving: Seems like the issues I was concerned about (a long 8 years ago) have been dealt with. I have no objection to the maintenance tag being removed now. If he should ever return, I have left a note for MarkWriter about paid editing disclosure. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 06:00, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Update Company Website

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life

In the Globe Life infobox, please update the website link to point to https://home.globelifeinsurance.com. This is our new company-wide website as of 9/23/20

Thank you, Laurettashokler (talk) 18:55, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done  Darth Flappy ^«Talk» 21:32, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Edits to Reflect Updated Globe Life President Information

I have a COI since I work for Globe Life

Update Infobox

Please update Key People to read "Jason Harvey (President)"

Laurettashokler (talk) 18:11, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done PK650 (talk) 10:26, 4 October 2022 (UTC)