New York Life Insurance and Trust Company

Dates:
Active 1850
Active 1911

Biographical notes:

Life insurance company chartered in 1830. It was the first company in the United States to specialize in life insurance. In 1922 it merged with the Bank of New York, forming the Bank of New York and Trust Company.

From the description of Records, 1830-1878 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269594198

Chartered in 1830, New York Life Insurance Company was the first company in the United States to specialize in life insurance. In 1922 it merged with the Bank of New York, forming the Bank of New York and Trust Company.

From the guide to the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company records, (inclusive)., 1830-1878, (Baker Library, Harvard Business School)

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Subjects:

  • Insurance
  • Insurance companies
  • Insurance companies
  • Life insurance

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  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)

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