Northwestern Mutual
28245 Charlotte, NC
Location
Bozeman, MT
Size
10,001+ employees
Revenue
$10+ billion (USD)
Industry
Financial Services
Founded
1857
Northwestern Mutual: America's Premier Financial Services Leader
Northwestern Mutual stands as one of America's most admired financial services companies, ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500 and recognized as a "World's Most Admired Company" by Fortune Magazine. For over 165 years, this Milwaukee-based organization has been helping individuals and businesses achieve financial security, managing over $570 billion in total assets and providing $2.2 trillion worth of life insurance protection to more than five million clients nationwide.
Comprehensive Financial Solutions
Northwestern Mutual combines traditional expertise with innovative digital experiences to deliver integrated financial planning. The company offers life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services-all designed to help clients plan for what matters most. With the highest available ratings for financial strength from all four major rating agencies, Northwestern Mutual represents stability and trustworthiness.
Award Winning Career Development
The company has earned recognition as one of "America's 50 Best Companies to Sell For" by Selling Power Magazine and was named among Business Week's "Best Places to Launch a Career." Financial Advisors benefit from:
- Award-winning training and development programs with assigned mentors
- Ongoing support to help build successful careers in financial services
- Opportunities to develop trustworthy networks and lasting client relationships
- Entrepreneurial mindset encouraged with full business ownership support
Exceptional Benefits and Work Environment
Northwestern Mutual invests in team member wellbeing with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-funded retirement packages and pension plans, and 100% paid licensing and business coaching. The company offers unlimited income potential with average earnings of $70K-$250K+ in the first three years, flexible work schedules, family planning assistance, LGBTQ+ gender health services, and life assistance programs for personal and professional wellbeing.
Montana Presence and Growth
With offices across Montana including Bozeman, Kalispell, Missoula, and Billings, Northwestern Mutual provides local career opportunities while connecting professionals to a national organization. Financial Advisors build businesses for themselves while receiving comprehensive support, mentorship, and resources from a financially stable, industry-leading organization committed to relieving Americans from financial anxiety.
Mission
Our mission at Northwestern Mutual is to relieve Americans from financial anxiety.
Frequently Asked Questions
Northwestern Mutual has 5,001 to 10,000 employees and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company also maintains offices across Montana including Bozeman, Kalispell, Missoula, and Billings.
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Northwestern Mutual
GET MORE OUT OF YOUR Career
Choose a career where changing and impacting someone else's life for the better is also life-changing for you - personally, professionally, and financially.
Financial Planning WITH Northwestern Mutual
Are you looking for more fulfillment from your career? Are you experiencing some career frustrations or simply hit a ceiling? Now's the time to consider a career with Northwestern Mutual, where our advisors have found impact, long-term flexibility and unlimited earning potential.
Our financial professionals help clients reach their goals by developing and implementing financial plans to show clients where they are today, plan where they want to go tomorrow and provide the financial tools and support to help them get there.
Sounds exciting and scary all at the same time? Don't worry, we don't expect you to know everything on day one. That's why you'll receive in-depth training from one of Training Magazines Top 125 Training Programs and partner with industry experts until you're ready to do it on your own.
CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF HELPING OTHERS REACH THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS?
Many people (50%) find their calling in financial services after working in other industries. See how many of the characteristics below match up to you:
- You know how to connect with people, building personal, trusted relationships.
- Financial planning is interesting to you.
- You're a driven person who's committed to succeeding.
- You're ready to earn more for your hard work.
- You enjoy helping people make more informed, confident decisions.
- You're ready to live the life you want, both personally and professionally.
About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 164 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients.
With $250.4 billion in assets, $28.2 billion in revenues, and more than $1.6 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.4 million people who rely on us for life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, brokerage and advisory services, trust services, and discretionary portfolio management solutions. The company holds more than $100 billion of client assets as a part of its wealth management and investment services.
Recent Awards and Accolades
- FORTUNE(R) 90 (FORTUNE(R) 100, 2021)
- One of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies (FORTUNE(R) Magazine, 2020)
- Best Places to Work #67 (Glassdoor, 2018)
- Highest Rated CEO's (Glassdoor, 2019)
- 50 Best Companies for Diversity (Black Enterprise Magazine, 2016)
- 50 Best Companies to Sell For (Selling Power Magazine, 2016)
Qualifications
- We want people with different backgrounds and work experience, including but not limited to: financial services, business development, B2B, B2C, hospitality, banking, sales, marketing, management, educators, athletes, logistics, lawyers, attorneys, juris doctorate, communications, real estate, entrepreneurs, military veterans, and community influencers.
- Bachelor's Degree
Only half of American millionaires plan to leave an inheritance - and just one-third consider themselves "wealthy," according to Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study
Nearly half of millionaires say their financial planning needs improvement Top financial concerns of millionaires are distinctly different: The impact of taxes in retirement and long-term care American Dream: 80% of millionaires say they're "self-made" MILWAUKEE, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Is $1 million enough to feel affluent in America? Not according to most millionaires. Just 36% of the nation's wealthiest citizens actually consider themselves "wealthy," and nearly half (49%) say their...
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Northwestern Mutual Announces Historic $9.2 Billion Dividend Payout in 2026 - A Powerful Demonstration of Company's Enduring Commitment to Policyowners
Dividend award is nearly $1 billion more than previous year and is expected to remain the industry's largest Whole Life insurance policyowners are expected to receive close to $7.9 billion of the total payout Company delivers unprecedented payout while earning highest-available financial strength ratings MILWAUKEE, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual is announcing its largest expected dividend payout to policyowners in company history: $9.2 billion in 2026. The record sum is...
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Most Americans expect to experience a long-term care event, and nearly 3 in 4 want in-home care if it happens to them - according to Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study
However, just 42% of Boomers+ and 35% of Gen X'ers have planned financially for the possibility that they'll personally need long-term care Cost of care could soar to half a million per year by 2050s 20% of adults say they are currently a caregiver - and are sacrificing as a result: many caregivers are spending less, working more, and dipping into savings MILWAUKEE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As people live longer, their likelihood of experiencing a long-term care event is increasing - and...
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Human Connection Over Machines: Americans Trust Advisors More Than AI for Financial Advice, Finds Northwestern Mutual's 2025 Planning & Progress Study
Human Connection Plus Machines, Even Better: Most younger Americans say they prefer working with an advisor who understands how to use AI as a financial planning tool Passing on Machine-Only Resources: Most Americans don't trust AI alone to perform a wide variety of tasks - including driving cars, teaching classes, and umping baseball games MILWAUKEE, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- By a wide margin, most Americans today continue to trust financial advisors with their money management over...
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Leading the Industry: 763 Northwestern Mutual Advisors Recognized on 2025 Forbes Top Financial Security Professionals List
MILWAUKEE, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual announced today that 763 of its financial advisors are featured on the Forbes America's 2025 Top Financial Security Professionals and Best-in-State lists - a new high-water mark for the company and a nearly 18% increase over its 2024 showing. "Financial anxiety is an epidemic in America - and our trusted advisors are more relevant than ever, helping people to achieve greater financial security," said John Roberts, Northwestern...
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