The decision to establish Trusted Fraternal Life was made by the Catholic Financial Life Board of Directors in 2024 following two years of strategic discussions discerning the best way to achieve the vision: to be the innovative leader in fraternal partnerships and consolidation while growing our existing business, and engaging more people to enjoy financially secure, purposeful lives.
Trusted Fraternal Life was established on March 4, 2024. It grew out of Catholic Financial Life which traces its roots back to 1885. And, two of the organizations who merged with Catholic Financial Life were founded in 1868.
When a fraternal joins with Trusted Fraternal Life members of both organizations benefit. We are committed to building the NextGen fraternal benefit society while preserving unique brands and traditions and achieving the necessary scale to be relevant, to compete, and to serve more middle-market families.
The beauty of this design is that chapters/lodges/councils continue to do good work in their local communities. Members continue to enjoy their existing benefits of membership and may receive enhanced benefits. Members whose organizations join the Trusted Fraternal Life family of brands now enjoy the financial backing of one of the oldest and financially strongest fraternals in the United States.
The mission of each fraternal continues as a brand of Trusted Fraternal Life.
An organization that joins the Trusted Fraternal Life family becomes a brand. The Trusted Fraternal Life brands include Catholic Financial Life, Degree of Honor, and Woman's Life.