 In addition to banks, Lauritzen Corporation has five holding companies and 15 insurance or financial companies.Lauritzen Corporation has an approximately 28% voting share in First National of Nebraska, Inc. All told, it is one of the 50 largest banks in the United States ranked by total deposits, and is ranked among the top 200 United States banks by "The Banker" financial journal.John Lauritzen was born on March 28, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.