Reputation grade
A
Peer-relative, A–F
Insurer profile · NAIC + CMS
Mutual of Omaha's complaint record, claim-denial rate and reputation grade, drawn from published NAIC complaint data and CMS Transparency in Coverage.
The verdict
Mutual of Omaha earns a A reputation grade - far fewer consumer problems than peers of its size, according to the NAIC's published complaint index, its ratio runs 0.42, below the 1.0 market average.
Reputation grade
A
Peer-relative, A–F
NAIC complaint index
0.42
1.0 = market average; lower is better
Est. complaint volume
~2,658
across 50 states, index-derived
Graded on 1 of 3 measures: NAIC complaints. The score is rescaled across the measures available, so it is not directly comparable with a carrier graded on more of them.
How we calculated this grade →Lowest complaint index in PlainInsurer's dataset: 0.23
0 complaint index
Market average complaint index = 1.0 (NAIC benchmark)
1 complaint index
Mutual of Omaha: complaint index 0.42
0 complaint index
Highest complaint index in PlainInsurer's dataset: 3.87
4 complaint index
What this shows Mutual of Omaha's complaint index of 0.42 is 58% below the 1.0 market average for a carrier of its size.
Mutual of Omaha vs. the full rated-insurer dataset
42% Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 72 rated insurers
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Source NAIC published complaint index (2024) · 2024
| Line | Est. complaints | Complaint index | States active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | ~2,658 | 0.42 | 50 |
National ranking by direct written premiums, NAIC 2024
According to PlainInsurer's dataset, Mutual of Omaha has a lower (better) NAIC complaint index than 90% of the 72 rated insurers it tracks and ranks #5 of 16 carriers by complaint ratio in Life Insurance.
Mutual of Omaha carries a A reputation grade in PlainInsurer's dataset, with a composite score of 83.2 (higher means more consumer friction relative to size). Its NAIC complaint index of 0.42 sits below the 1.0 market average, meaning policyholders escalate fewer disputes to regulators than is typical for a carrier of its premium volume.
Mutual of Omaha does not appear in the CMS marketplace claim-denial file, which covers individual-market health issuers, common for auto, home and life carriers. The carrier reports activity across 1 line of business.
Mutual of Omaha is outside the CMS marketplace file, but the claim-denial rate ranking shows what that data reports for the carriers it does cover.
Source: NAIC Consumer Information Source complaint data (2024). See methodology.
Other A-graded carriers in PlainInsurer's dataset include Lincoln National Life and Principal Financial, and the closest overall composite score to Mutual of Omaha's 83.2 belongs to Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company (83.2), each rescaled across the measures that carrier reports.
Carriers with the same peer-relative reputation grade
| Insurer | Grade |
|---|---|
| Lincoln National Life | A |
| Principal Financial | A |
| TIAA Life | A |
| USAA Homeowners | A |
| USAA | A |
Carriers with the nearest overall composite score (83.2)
| Insurer | Composite score |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company | 83.2 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company | 83.8 |
| QCA Health Plan, Inc. | 82.2 |
Mutual of Omaha is filed with the NAIC under company number 71412. Search that number directly in the NAIC's own public consumer-information tool to cross-check this page against the primary source.
Verify on NAIC Consumer Information SourceSource: NAIC published complaint index data Complaint index, reputation grade for Mutual of Omaha · 2024
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Every figure on PlainInsurer comes directly from NAIC MCAS and CMS Transparency in Coverage data; no editor types in numbers. See our editorial standards or methodology, or report an error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Grades measure only the published complaint/denial data; we don't recommend any insurer or policy.