A Brief History of New York Life

New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States*  and one of the largest life insurers in the world.

*Based on revenue as reported by “Fortune 500, Ranked within Industries, Insurance:  Life, Health (Mutual),” Fortune magazine, May 5, 2011.  See www.money.cnn.com/magazine/fortune for methodology.

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