60+ years of experience
Founded in 1961, United National Life Insurance Company of America is a small, privately-held insurance company focused on providing valuable supplemental health product solutions. Currently licensed throughout the country with plans for further expansion, we are poised to continue our upward trend to fill a niche in the marketplace as a friendly, honest and profitable insurance company.
Financial strength
Our current financial condition remains among the strongest in our 60+ year history. In 2025, we posted record operating gains while growing surplus by 10%, assets by 10% and reserves by 8%.
We have received a secure Financial Strength Rating of B++ from A.M. Best*, a global credit rating organization. With its high quality investment portfolio and well diversified mix of assets, we are a financially sound company that is poised to improve upon our successes.
Our concentration of key products and select distribution allow us to be nimble and flexible in the ever changing healthcare industry.
Don Abbs became President of United National Life (UNL) in October 2016. In addition to helping lead UNL, Don oversees the Actuarial, Underwriting and Compliance departments. Under his leadership in the past 5 years, UNL has grown direct premium by 75% and surplus by 300%.
Don has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry working as an actuarial, investment and risk management professional including Allstate Financial and Ernst & Young LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and his professional credentials include attainment of FSA, CFA and FRM.
Hunter Gordy joined UNL in 2019 as Sales Manager and currently serves as Vice President of Sales. In this capacity, he is ultimately responsible for sales and distribution strategy at both a macro and granular level and also helps shape the company’s product portfolio. Hunter has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing, over half of which is in the insurance industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Clemson University after graduating with Honors.
Charlie DeYoung joined UNL in 2023 and currently serves as National Sales Manager. In this capacity, he is responsible for agent training and recruiting strategy and oversees distribution partnerships where he builds strong relationships at all levels. Before joining UNL, Charlie worked for one of the nation’s largest Medicare product distributors as a licensed agent and sales leader, where he developed and trained hundreds of agents. He brings over a decade of sales experience, primarily in the insurance industry. Charlie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University.
UNL is proud to sponsor PGA Professional, Ben Martin! Ben turned professional in 2010 and earned his first PGA TOUR win in 2014 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. We wish him luck during the 2024 PGA TOUR season!
UNL is proud to sponsor PGA Professional, Ben Martin! Ben turned professional in 2010 and earned his first PGA TOUR win in 2014 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. We wish him luck during the 2025 PGA TOUR season!