"The business of New York Life centers around one fundamental promise: We will be there, in times of need, for those who have placed their trust in us. This is the pact that an insurance company makes with its policyholders. But it is also part of a greater social contract." – Sy Sternberg, New York Life Chairman and CEO

"I was very happy to see the emphasis that New York Life and its employees put on humanity and volunteerism. There are so many ways to get involved and I feel like I have not even scratched the surface.” – Adam, joined New York Life in 2006

You could presume that New York Life helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and you’d be right – we donated nearly $2 million toward relief efforts. But did you know that we also helped the people of New Orleans more than 150 years before Katrina, during an outbreak of yellow fever?

One way we express our commitment to the community is through the New York Life Foundation, which has made $75 million in donations since 1979. The majority of our resources today are dedicated to Nurturing the Children , a Company-wide initiative focused on mentoring, safe places to learn and grow, and education for young people.

Our Volunteers for LIFE program, made official in 1998, gives our people opportunities to give back to the community. In 2006, our employees, agents and retirees across the U.S. fed the hungry, acted as Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and otherwise donated more than 15,000 hours of their time.