Overview
Gleaner Life Insurance Society is a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society founded on October 12, 1894, in Caro, Michigan, by Grant Slocum with a mission to protect farmers and their families. One of the oldest fraternal insurers in the United States, Gleaner was the first fraternal society incorporated under Michigan's Act 119 regulating insurance. The society operates on the principles of Benevolence, Protection, and Fraternity, offering life insurance and annuity products exclusively to its members. Headquartered in Adrian, Michigan, Gleaner serves members across 19 states through its field force of member-benefit specialists.