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In 1991, [[AXA]], the French insurance company, acquired a majority of The Equitable. In 2004 it officially changed its name to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.<ref>{{cite web | title = AXA Group Milestones | publisher = AXA Group website | date = | url = http://www.axa.com/en/group/history/milestones/ | accessdate = 2007-06-17 }}</ref> |
In 1991, [[AXA]], the French insurance company, acquired a majority of The Equitable. In 2004 it officially changed its name to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.<ref>{{cite web | title = AXA Group Milestones | publisher = AXA Group website | date = | url = http://www.axa.com/en/group/history/milestones/ | accessdate = 2007-06-17 }}</ref> |
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Equitable Life Insurance opened its headquarters at the [[Equitable Life Building]] in 1875 near [[Wall Street (Manhattan)]]. It had an excellent location with three entrances on [[Broadway (Manhattan)]], Pine Street, and Cedar Street. The edifice had six elevators and incomparable facilities for lawyers, who were located almost entirely in the building's upper stories. Aside from Hyde, who was president of Equitable, the firm's officers included James Waddell Alexander (Vice President), George W. Phillips (Actuary), and Samuel Borrowe (Secretary).<ref>''The New Equitable Life Building'', [[New York Times]], January 22, 1875, pg. 7.</ref> James Waddell Alexander, the son of [[James Waddel Alexander]], was the company president at the time of the [[James Hazen Hyde|Hyde costume ball scandal]]. Samuel Borrowe came from the Borrowe family, a prominent New York family connected to the Hallett and Alsop families,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Death of Samuel Borrowe|journal=New York Times|year=1896|month=May|day=4|page=p. 5}}</ref> including [[Stewart Alsop]]. |
Equitable Life Insurance opened its headquarters at the [[Equitable Life Building]] in 1875 near [[Wall Street (Manhattan)]]. It had an excellent location with three entrances on [[Broadway (Manhattan)]], Pine Street, and Cedar Street. The edifice had six elevators and incomparable facilities for lawyers, who were located almost entirely in the building's upper stories. Aside from Hyde, who was president of Equitable, the firm's officers included James Waddell Alexander (Vice President), George W. Phillips (Actuary), and Samuel Borrowe (Secretary).<ref>''The New Equitable Life Building'', [[New York Times]], January 22, 1875, pg. 7.</ref> James Waddell Alexander, the son of [[James Waddel Alexander]], was the company president at the time of the [[James Hazen Hyde|Hyde costume ball scandal]]. George W. Phillips (1827-1898) was Vice President of the Actuarial Society of America.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary|journal=New York Times|Year=1898|month=October|day=1|page=p. 7}}</ref> Samuel Borrowe came from the Borrowe family, a prominent New York family connected to the Hallett and Alsop families,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Death of Samuel Borrowe|journal=New York Times|year=1896|month=May|day=4|page=p. 5}}</ref> including [[Stewart Alsop]]. |
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[[File:The Equitable 1993 logo.png|thumb|right|200px|The Equitable logo, ca. 1993]] |
[[File:The Equitable 1993 logo.png|thumb|right|200px|The Equitable logo, ca. 1993]] |
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Revision as of 13:20, 5 August 2010
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States or The Equitable) was founded by Henry Baldwin Hyde in 1859.
History
In 1991, AXA, the French insurance company, acquired a majority of The Equitable. In 2004 it officially changed its name to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.[1]
Equitable Life Insurance opened its headquarters at the Equitable Life Building in 1875 near Wall Street (Manhattan). It had an excellent location with three entrances on Broadway (Manhattan), Pine Street, and Cedar Street. The edifice had six elevators and incomparable facilities for lawyers, who were located almost entirely in the building's upper stories. Aside from Hyde, who was president of Equitable, the firm's officers included James Waddell Alexander (Vice President), George W. Phillips (Actuary), and Samuel Borrowe (Secretary).[2] James Waddell Alexander, the son of James Waddel Alexander, was the company president at the time of the Hyde costume ball scandal. George W. Phillips (1827-1898) was Vice President of the Actuarial Society of America.[3] Samuel Borrowe came from the Borrowe family, a prominent New York family connected to the Hallett and Alsop families,[4] including Stewart Alsop.
After the Equitable Life Building burned down in 1912, the headquarters moved to the Equitable Building (Manhattan).
References
- ^ "AXA Group Milestones". AXA Group website. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ The New Equitable Life Building, New York Times, January 22, 1875, pg. 7.
- ^ "Obituary". New York Times: p. 7.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|Year=ignored (|year=suggested) (help) - ^ "Death of Samuel Borrowe". New York Times: p. 5. 1896.
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