COMPANYHISTORIES
SIC 6321

Accident and Health Insurance

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

18companies1831–1984founding years18still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedAssicurazioni Generali SpA
1831
FoundedGrupo Financiero Serfin, S.A.
1864
FoundedDeere & Company
1868
FoundedThe Royal Bank of Canada
1869
FoundedThe Paul Revere Corporation
1895
FoundedB.A.T. Industries PLC
1902
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedAmerican National Insurance Company
1905
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedBusiness Men's Assurance Company of AmericaFoundedLegal & General Group plc
1920
FoundedWashington National Corporation
1923
FoundedHousehold International, Inc.
1925
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedEl Corte Inglés Group
1940
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedHumana Inc.
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedFourth Financial CorporationFoundedInternational Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
1968
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedMaxicare Health Plans, Inc.
1980
FoundedPulsar Internacional S.A.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
TechnologyThe first US in-vitro fertilization baby is born.
FoundedOxford Health Plans, Inc.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
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.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
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

Assicurazioni Generali SpA →
Active · founded 1831 · Italy
Founded in Trieste in 1831, Assicurazioni Generali SpA is the largest insurance company in Italy and the fifth-largest…
Grupo Financiero Serfin, S.A. →
Active · founded 1864 · Mexico
Grupo Financiero Serfin, S.A.
Deere & Company →
Active · founded 1868
One of the five oldest companies in the United States, Deere & Company is the world's largest manufacturer of…
The Royal Bank of Canada →
Active · founded 1869 · Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada is Canada's largest financial institution.
The Paul Revere Corporation →
Active · founded 1895
The Paul Revere Corporation ranks as North America's top provider of individual non-cancelable disability income…
B.A.T. Industries PLC →
Active · founded 1902 · England
B.A.T.
American National Insurance Company →
Active · founded 1905
American National Insurance Company is one of the 100 largest life insurance companies in the United States in terms of…
Business Men's Assurance Company of America →
Active · founded 1920
Insurance and financial services company Business Men's Assurance Company of America (BMA) is a member of the Generali…
Legal & General Group plc →
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
Legal & General Group plc is one of Great Britain's largest insurance concerns.
Washington National Corporation →
Active · founded 1923
Through its two primary operating companies, Washington National Insurance Company and United Presidential Life…
Household International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
Household International, Inc.
El Corte Inglés Group →
Active · founded 1940 · Spain
El Corte Inglés, S.A.
Humana Inc. →
Active · founded 1961
One of the largest publicly traded managed healthcare companies in the United States, Humana Inc.
Fourth Financial Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
Fourth Financial Corporation is the largest bank holding company in Kansas.
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
Once known primarily as a telecommunications company, the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) has…
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. →
Active · founded 1980
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc.
Pulsar Internacional S.A. →
Active · founded 1981 · Mexico 66265
Pulsar Internacional S.A.
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Operating in five northeastern states, Oxford Health Plans, Inc.
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