COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 524114

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (pt)

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

34companies1839–2002founding years34still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedAXA Colonia Konzern AGFoundedAXA Colonia Konzern AG
1839
FoundedSkandia Insurance Company, Ltd.
1855
FoundedWinterthur Group
1875
FoundedThe Chubb Corporation
1882
FoundedAlleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A.
1898
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedJefferson-Pilot Corporation
1907
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedCattles plc
1927
FoundedTorchmark Corporation
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
FoundedHUK-Coburg
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedOregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc.
1955
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedLeucadia National Corporation
1968
FoundedLoews Corporation
1969
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedUICI
1982
FoundedAEGON N.V.
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedChina Life Insurance Company Limited
1996
FoundedVanguard Health Systems Inc.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
1999
EconomyGlass-Steagall repeal reshapes American banking.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
FoundedWellChoice, Inc.
2002
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

AXA Colonia Konzern AG →
Active · founded 1839 · Germany
AXA Colonia Konzern AG is Germany's fourth largest primary insurer based in Cologne.
AXA Colonia Konzern AG →
Active · founded 1839 · Germany
AXA Colonia Konzern AG is Germany's fourth largest primary insurer based in Cologne.
Skandia Insurance Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1855 · Sweden
Since its founding in 1855, Sweden's Skandia Insurance Company, Ltd.
Skandia Insurance Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1855 · Sweden
Since its founding in 1855, Sweden's Skandia Insurance Company, Ltd.
Winterthur Group →
Active · founded 1875 · Switzerland
Winterthur Group is the largest life and nonlife insurance company in Switzerland, selling a broad range of insurance…
Winterthur Group →
Active · founded 1875 · Switzerland
Winterthur Group is the largest life and nonlife insurance company in Switzerland, selling a broad range of insurance…
The Chubb Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
s: 52321 Security and Commodity Exchanges; 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers; 52413 Reinsurance Carriers; 524114…
The Chubb Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
s: 52321 Security and Commodity Exchanges; 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers; 52413 Reinsurance Carriers; 524114…
Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1898 · Italy
1980s:In response to high inflation rates, Alleanza launches index-linked policies and revaluable policies.
Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1898 · Italy
1980s:In response to high inflation rates, Alleanza launches index-linked policies and revaluable policies.
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation →
Active · founded 1907
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation is a major U.S.
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation →
Active · founded 1907
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation is a major U.S.
Cattles plc →
Active · founded 1927 · United Kingdom
Cattles plc is one of the United Kingdom's top providers of small loans and related financial services through a…
Cattles plc →
Active · founded 1927 · United Kingdom
Cattles plc is one of the United Kingdom's top providers of small loans and related financial services through a…
Torchmark Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Torchmark Corporation is an insurance and diversified financial services holding company.
Torchmark Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Torchmark Corporation is an insurance and diversified financial services holding company.
HUK-Coburg →
Active · founded 1933 · Germany
HUK-Coburg (whose full name is HUK-Coburg Haftpflicht-Unterst�tzungs-Kasse kraftfahrender Beamter Deutschlands AG) in…
HUK-Coburg →
Active · founded 1933 · Germany
HUK-Coburg (whose full name is HUK-Coburg Haftpflicht-Unterst�tzungs-Kasse kraftfahrender Beamter Deutschlands AG) in…
Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
With offices in Portland, Milwaukie, and La Grande, Oregon, Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc.
Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
With offices in Portland, Milwaukie, and La Grande, Oregon, Oregon Dental Service Health Plan, Inc.
Leucadia National Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
A holding company, Leucadia National Corporation owns businesses ranging from insurance to telecommunications.
Leucadia National Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
A holding company, Leucadia National Corporation owns businesses ranging from insurance to telecommunications.
Loews Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
Loews Corporation is a holding company with diversified interests in insurance, tobacco, offshore drilling, hotels, and…
Loews Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
Loews Corporation is a holding company with diversified interests in insurance, tobacco, offshore drilling, hotels, and…
UICI →
Active · founded 1982
UICI is a diversified company that offers insurance and financial services to niche consumer and institutional markets.
UICI →
Active · founded 1982
UICI is a diversified company that offers insurance and financial services to niche consumer and institutional markets.
AEGON N.V. →
Active · founded 1983 · The Netherlands
AEGON N.V., one of the world's ten largest listed life insurance groups, is a prime example of the move toward larger…
AEGON N.V. →
Active · founded 1983 · The Netherlands
AEGON N.V., one of the world's ten largest listed life insurance groups, is a prime example of the move toward larger…
China Life Insurance Company Limited →
Active · founded 1996 · China
China Life Insurance Company Limited is the largest life insurer in the People's Republic of China.
China Life Insurance Company Limited →
Active · founded 1996 · China
China Life Insurance Company Limited is the largest life insurer in the People's Republic of China.
Vanguard Health Systems Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Vanguard Health Systems Inc.
Vanguard Health Systems Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Vanguard Health Systems Inc.
WellChoice, Inc. →
Active · founded 2002
WellChoice, Inc.
WellChoice, Inc. →
Active · founded 2002
WellChoice, Inc.
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