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Any suggestions on how to improve this page? Jaimejones87 (talk) 15:00, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Cleanup needed.
Editors should work on this page to remove the self-glorification. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 21:19, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
What exactly about this page is self-glorification? It's all facts and numbers. Could you please clarify? (Also, I have never used a talk page before, so if i posted this incorrectly I apologize!) Sincerely, Driftme (talk) 21:21, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- You're doing fine. The really loathsome self-praise was in the sections about one of the founders, and about the current president, both of which were already dumped. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:30, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Should somebody possibly include a section describing exactly how AIL (Altig Intl. specifically) is a Multi-level-marketing corporation? Their whole business model should be presented (recruitment, start up fees, scripts, pay schedule)... not just their sales and brief history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.237.112 (talk) 00:28, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
- Isn't that proprietary information? Mgbaker22 (talk) 13:32, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
- It's also non-encyclopedic. Anonymous IP, do you have any actual verifiable information from reliable sources to back up this assertion? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
- It's very much encyclopedic to include that this company operates as a MLM. We certainly don't need their entire business model to show that. Centerone (talk) 15:59, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
- It's also non-encyclopedic. Anonymous IP, do you have any actual verifiable information from reliable sources to back up this assertion? --Orange Mike | Talk 14:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
COI tag
I have added the COI tag after User:MarkWriter objected to another editor's changes to this page, in this edit [1] stating:-
- Each of our Companies are trademarked, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Torchmark Corporation. These pages were written by English-degreed Company employees for adherence to our Company Style Guide and brand consistency, and have been approved by our legal team. If further edit warring occurs, we will block you from editing our Wikipedia pages.
This is clearly a self-confessed WP:COI situation, and an attempt to WP:OWN the article.Arjayay (talk) 17:52, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
- I left a {{uw-coi}} message on the editor's talk page. Unfortunately because of this, more of his edits the other articles will now have to be scrutinized. --Drm310 (talk) 14:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Why can't we just delete this page (and the company's other pages, all edited by User:MarkWriter and redirect to the Torchmark page? AIL is just an affiliate and a LOT of the same information is posted on several of their subsidiary pages (First United American Income, United American Income, American Income Life, National Income Life, and Globe Life). It's redundant and just created to help with their SEO initiative. Wikipedia shouldn't be used as a marketing tool. Christie.betchface (talk) 16:44, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
MLM
Why is there no mention on this page that this company is a MLM company? Centerone (talk) 15:42, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Infobox Key People Update
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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 out of date, so I am requesting the following change:
Update Infobox Key People to “Steven K. Greer, CEO” [1] Laurettashokler (talk) 16:57, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Executive Profile Steven Kelly Greer". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
Reply 17-JAN-2019
Edit request implemented Spintendo 06:51, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
Citation for Addition of MLM to First Paragraph and Infobox
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The phrase "multi-level marketing" was added to the first paragraph and the Infobox for this page without a citation (see below.) I am submitting this edit to request either a citation be provided or the additional text be removed.
In first paragraph: American Income Life Insurance Company (formerly NASDAQ: AINC), based in Waco, Texas, is n multi-level marketing insurance company that provides supplemental life insurance to labor unions, credit unions, and associations. American Income Life (AIL) was founded in 1951.
In Infobox: Industry: Life insurance Multi level marketing
Laurettashokler (talk) 22:01, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
Reply 2-APR-2019
- The claim was unreferenced, and thus removed.
Regards, Spintendo 04:32, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
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The phrase "multi-level marketing" was added to the first paragraph and the Infobox for this page without a citation (see below.) I am submitting this edit to request either a citation be provided or the additional text be removed.
In first paragraph: American Income Life Insurance Company (formerly NASDAQ: AINC), based in Waco, Texas, is a multi-level marketing insurance company that provides supplemental life insurance to labor unions, credit unions, and associations. American Income Life (AIL) was founded in 1951.
In Infobox: Industry: Life insurance Multi-level marketing
Laurettashokler (talk) 19:13, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
Reply 25-JUL-2019
Reverted to status quo ante Spintendo 21:13, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
Edits to Reflect 8/8/19 Company Brand Change
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I have a COI since I work for Globe Life
Update Infobox
|type= Subsidiary of Globe Life[1]
Update Last Sentence of Second Paragraph
AIL had more than two million policyholders (as of June 2013)[2] and is is a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Life (NYSE: GL), based in McKinney, Texas.[3][4]
New Addition for History Section:
As part of a company-wide rebranding of the Torchmark Corporation, American Income Life became a subsidiary of Globe Life on August 8, 2019 [5]
Laurettashokler (talk) 19:37, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ Allison Bell (26 July 2019). "Torchmark to Change Its Name to Globe Life". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130822/OPINION/308220333
- ^ Rapoport, Bernard (2002). Being Rapoport. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-77117-7
- ^ Allison Bell (26 July 2019). "Torchmark to Change Its Name to Globe Life". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Allison Bell (26 July 2019). "Torchmark to Change Its Name to Globe Life". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- @Laurettashokler:
Done. Your requested updates have been applied! SportsFan007 (talk) 19:58, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
Lawsuits
AIL's 2012 lawsuit (and how did that end?) is not the only lawsuit AIL has been involve in. The class actions against AIL should be added David notMD (talk) 16:58, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Clean up reverted
This article has been tagged with issues for 9 years, I tidied it up and removed all unsourced trumpery, it has all been replaced so we are back at square one with a poor quality article. Theroadislong (talk) 20:39, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Update Infobox Logo
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Please update the info box logo to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_Income_Life_Insurance_Logo.png
Laurettashokler (talk) 01:18, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Done - Thank you for sticking to the COI rules - Arjayay (talk) 09:32, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Edits to add Requested Citations
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I am providing a citation below for two statements that need one: For this one, “The company's home offices were located in Indianapolis, Indiana.[Citation needed]” Here is the citation: [1] For this one, “American Standard, the company's original insurer, was merged with American Income Life, and the company acquired about $400,000 worth of premiums.[Citation needed]” Here is the citation: [2]
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References
- ^ "The Spectator: An American Weekly Review of Insurance, Volumes 88-89". LXXXVIIL. 4 July 2012: 9.
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(help) - ^ Rapoport, Bernard (2002). Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a Conscience. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-292-77117-7.
Reply 24-MAR-2020
Edit request implemented Spintendo 03:28, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
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The phrase "multi-level marketing" was added to the first paragraph on this page without a citation. I am submitting this edit to request either a citation be provided or the additional text be removed.
In first paragraph: American Income Life Insurance Company (formerly NASDAQ: AINC), based in Waco, Texas, is an insurance company that uses multi-level marketing to provide supplemental life insurance to labor unions, credit unions, and associations. American Income Life (AIL) was founded in 1951.
Laurettashokler (talk) 14:02, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Citation adding MLM to first paragraph
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The phrase "multi-level marketing" was added to the first paragraph on this page, but the citation used to support that change does not mention multi-level marketing anywhere. I am submitting this edit to request the new text be removed.
Please revert the first paragraph back to: ″American Income Life Insurance Company (formerly NASDAQ: AINC), based in Waco, Texas, is an insurance company that provides supplemental life insurance to labor unions, credit unions, and associations. American Income Life (AIL) was founded in 1951.″
And that this citation be removed: Colestock, Stephanie. "American Income Life Insurance Review". Investopedia. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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