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Minnesota Life (Securian) carrier profile

Minnesota Life, part of Securian Financial, is recorded with an A.M. Best rating of A+ (Superior) in the AnnuityScore carrier network. Its annuity designs are conservative in structure, and reviews typically focus on crediting terms and whether an elected benefit is still required.

Last updated 2026-08-15

A.M. Best rating

A+

Superior

Issuing entity

Minnesota Life Insurance Company

Headquarters

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Member of Securian Financial Group, a mutual holding company structure

Annuity lines

  • Fixed indexed annuities
  • Variable annuities
  • Fixed annuities

Who Minnesota Life (Securian) is in the annuity market

Minnesota Life Insurance Company writes from Saint Paul under the Securian Financial banner, within a mutual holding company structure. Its annuity presence is smaller than the highest-volume indexed issuers, and its designs tend toward conventional crediting mechanics rather than complex secondary values.

  • Mutual holding company structure through Securian Financial Group
  • Conventional indexed crediting without heavy reliance on secondary benefit values
  • Variable contracts distributed through advisory channels
  • Long institutional history in the upper Midwest

Simpler structures shift the review to Fit

Where a contract has no benefit base and no bonus, the Cost and Riders pillars resolve quickly and the score is usually decided by whether the surrender horizon and objective still match.

Declared terms still drift

Even a conventional indexed contract has renewable caps. Compare current declared terms against the first contract year to see where the contract has moved.

What to check on a Minnesota Life (Securian) contract

  • Current declared caps or participation rates versus year one
  • Remaining surrender years and free-withdrawal allowance
  • Whether any elected benefit is still needed
  • Beneficiary designations, which are frequently out of date

Questions owners ask

What is Minnesota Life's A.M. Best rating?
Minnesota Life Insurance Company is recorded in the AnnuityScore carrier network with an A.M. Best financial strength rating of A+ (Superior).
Is Securian the same as Minnesota Life?
Securian Financial Group is the parent organisation; Minnesota Life Insurance Company is the issuing entity named on the contract.

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