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Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Corporate · Founded 1880 · Saint Paul, United States
32 funds backed
Corporate · 1% to VC · LP rank #230 · 0 direct holdings
Funds backed
32
Power Law funds backed
5
Direct holdings
0
Background
Who Minnesota Life Insurance Company is.
Where the institution came from, whose capital it manages, and how that capital is allocated — from Dealroom's LP research.
Historical Background
- Minnesota Life Insurance Company was established in 1880 as the Banker's Association of Minnesota, becoming the first life insurance company in the state.
- In 1901, the company was restructured into a mutual life insurance company and adopted the name Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Source of Capital
- The company's capital is primarily derived from premiums paid by its customers for life insurance, annuities, and other financial products.
- It operates under a mutual holding company structure, with ownership held by its policyholders.
Major Events
- In 1998, the company underwent a significant reorganization, forming a mutual insurance holding company and changing its name from Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company to its current name, Minnesota Life Insurance Company.
- The company now operates under the brand Securian Financial, which is the marketing name for the parent holding company, Minnesota Mutual Companies, Inc.
Allocation Strategy
- The firm offers various investment options within its variable annuity and life insurance products, allowing clients to build portfolios based on their risk tolerance.
- These options include a range of asset allocation models, from conservative to aggressive, composed of stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents.
- For certain retirement portfolios, the company offers a "General Account" which provides a guaranteed fixed-income return.
Fund commitments
The funds Minnesota Life Insurance Company backs.
Minnesota Life Insurance Company is a limited partner in 32 funds. 5 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
Allocation
How Minnesota Life Insurance Company’s fund book is spread.
The 32 funds Minnesota Life Insurance Company backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 2681%
- Europe 619%
- Rest of world 00%
United States 26 · France 1 · Germany 1 · Ireland 1
How Minnesota Life Insurance Company stacks up
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Figures on this page are sourced live from the Dealroom next-gen API, joined with Dealroom’s cap-table dataset (estimated holdings) and the Power Law Investor Ranking. News in “Featured in” is drawn from Dealroom’s own coverage — the stories that name this investor, not only those it is the subject of. Market sentiment is omitted until the API exposes it.