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{{Infobox company
| name   = National Life Group
| logo   = [[File:Nlg logo.PNG]]
| type   = [[Mutual company]]
| slogan = "Do good. Be good. Make good."
| foundation     = [[Montpelier, Vermont]], USA (1848)<ref>[https://www.nationallife.com/public/histarchive/our_history/pages/AnAct.asp An Act to Incorporate the National Life Insurance Company, State of Vermont Legislature, 1848.]</ref>
| founder        = [[Julius Yemans Dewey]]
| location       = [[Montpelier, Vermont]], USA
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'''Board of Directors:'''<br>
President & CEO Mehran Assadi, Chairman Thomas H. Macleay, David R. Coates, former Vermont governor James H. Douglas, Kim Goodman, Bruce Lisman, V. Louise McCarren, Dr. Roger B. Porter, Harris H.Simmons, Carol A Carlson.<ref>https://www.nationallife.com/OurStory-Leadership</ref>

== Company Mission ==


3.1 The companyNational Life Group hosts various community engagement efforts every year through events, volunteering, and donations. National LifeThe company offers up to 40 hours of paid volunteer service time for employees. In 2015 the company donated $750,000 through its charitable foundation in both Vermont and Texas. The average size of each grant was $4,191. The total volunteer hours from National Life employees totaled over 4,000 in 2015.<ref>https://www.nationallife.com/OurStory</ref>

3.2 Cause the book: Cause! covers the different leadership styles of various successful companies. It was written by award-winning authors Drs. Kevin and Jackie Freiberg. The book mainly focuses on the concept of mission-driven companies and the “servant leadership” style used in National Life Group and features images of many employees of the company, including its CEO Mehran Assadi on the cover. The book has received praise from successful business leaders and entrepreneurs.<ref>http://www.freibergs.com/</ref>

3.3 Committed to Main Street: May 3, 2016 National Life announced a new campaign titled “Main Streets Across America”. This follows the company values set forth by CEO Mehran Assadi in 2009. This effort includes a focus on small businesses and community engagement. The campaign features a series of articles on the company’s blog in which various streets described as “Main Streets” are depicted and highlighted. The series is titled “Main Streets Across America.” The streets and towns are selected based on criteria relating to artistic, historic, and economic significance. The campaign showcases the different cultures across the country and provides historical context for each town. Additionally the company blog features various industry leaders and employees writing about business practices and life advice often focusing on community engagement.<ref>https://www.nationallife.com/OurStory-Newsroom-8589948544syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/syracuses_armory_square_named_a_main_street_across_america.html</ref>

== Public outreach and community service ==

4.1 LifeChanger of the Year: LifeChanger of the Year is an annual award program created by National Life in 2012. The program recognizes faculty and staff of k-12 schools who are nominated by students, parents of students, friends, families, or co-workers.  Once a school employee is nominated a profile of the employee is created on the LifeChanger website and schools are encouraged to share the profile on social media. A total of 16 winners are chos(contracted; show full)
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