Richard Pazak American Income Life “After majoring in computer science in college and before joining American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL) in 2011, I was an auto mechanic and later an elevator mechanic in Chicago. AIL was a very different type of career, and I wasn’t sure it would be a good fit,” recalls Rick Pazak. “But a Company briefing opened my eyes to the opportunities AIL offered. Other companies were laying off, but AIL was growing. I knew it would be a stable career, regardless of what was going on in the world. Plus, when I walked in, it was like a home away from home.