In the summer of 1924, the doors of Kansas City Life Insurance Company’s Home  Office building opened to the public. Welcoming visitors at the entrance of the  building are six heavily bronzed doors. These doors measure 14 feet high and seven  feet wide and are divided into square sections. Within each section is a minutely  and beautifully carved symbolic design that relates back to the ideals Kansas City  Life strives to maintain in business and in our industry. Protection Shield with chevrons for 2 The symbols which adorn the pages of this year’s annual report  are from the bronzed front doors on the North building of the Home Office. Each pierced panel is symbolic to Kansas City Life and the life insurance  industry. Within the Doors of Kansas City Life lays the foundation of how we have guaranteed Security Assured for more than a century. 