A big part of the working capital that helps Oklahoma open its doors to families, invest in new projects and grow its workforce comes from long-term investments by life insurers. Our companies have invested $62 billion in Oklahoma with mortgages for retail, industry, residential and infrastructure, and bonds for education, health care and more. We are here to strengthen communities and families across the Sooner State.
 
    
            Investing in Infrastructure 
            Life insurers have invested nearly $490 million in entities that are
building and improving infrastructure in the state. This includes the
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, the Oklahoma City Airport, the Grand
River Dam Authority and the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority.
        
 
    
            Investing in Retail 
            27 percent of the jobs in Oklahoma are supported by the retail
industry, says the National Retail Federation. And life insurers are part
of this employment story. They have provided $204 million in recent
years in retail mortgage loans in the state.
        
 
    
            Investing in Education 
            Bonds issued by the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
University, the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College, Garfield
County Educational Facilities Authority and more have been
purchased by life insurers. In all, life insurers’ bond purchases from
education-based entities in the state total nearly $290 million.
        
 
    
            Investing in Industry 
            Life insurers have $240 million invested today in industrial mortgage
loans in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Shawnee and other towns and cities
throughout the state.
        
 
    
            Investing in Agriculture 
            Life insurers have $125 million invested in agricultural loans in
Choctaw, Coal, Blaine counties and more, helping farmers buy land
and expand their operations to feed families in the state, the country
and throughout the world.
        
 
    
            Investing in Residential 
            More than $200 million in investments in mortgages for single-family
homes in Stillwater, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Lawton and more today,
life insurers are helping individuals and families call Oklahoma
“home.”