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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.4B
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Life Insurance Services
President
Millard J. GrauerNumber of Employees 3,500
Contact Information
13045 Tesson Ferry Rd
Saint Louis, Missouri 63128
(314) 843-8700
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Life Insurance Carriers: 524113
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Three Sculptures by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Ernest Trova Now on Display at GenAmerica Financial Headquarters in Downtown St. Louis
Business Editors ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--April 18, 2002 Outdoor Exhibition at Busy Intersection Makes Art More Accessible Three sculptures created by internationally acclaimed artist Ernest Trova have been installed for public exhibition outside GenAmerica Financial Corporation national headquarters at 8th and Market streets near Busch Stadium in downtown...
GenAmerica Financial Creates National Accounts Group; Distribution Channel Focused on Producer Groups
Business Editors ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--April 9, 2002 In its continuing strategy to attract, support and help develop leading independent financial services organizations, GenAmerica Financial has formed a new division, the National Accounts Group. The new group is focused on providing a platform that supports producer groups, national marketing...
Three Sculptures by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Ernest Trova Will be Moved to GenAmerica Financial Headquarters in Downtown St. Louis
Assignment Editors ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 27, 2002 Three Pieces in Trova's "Abstract Variations" Series at Laumeier Sculpture Park Will be Displayed on Plaza at Busy Intersection for Public Viewing Three sculptures created by the internationally-acclaimed artist Ernest Trova currently on display at Laumeier Sculpture Park...
GenAmerica Financial Chief Announces Resignation.
By Jim Gallagher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--The chief executive of GenAmerica Financial Corp. plans to resign, and his replacement will be a MetLife executive based in Boston, MetLife said Tuesday. Kevin Eichner, 50, will...
Jim Benson Named Chairman, President and CEO of GenAmerica Financial
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 19, 2002 MetLife, Inc. announced today that Jim Benson has been named President and CEO of GenAmerica Financial Corporation, a MetLife affiliate headquartered in St. Louis. Mr. Benson succeeds Kevin Eichner, effective April 15, 2002. Mr. Benson is President of Individual Business for...
GenAmerica Financial Names 2002 General Agents Advisory Council; Elects Scott Kelly as 2002 Chairman
Business Editors ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 2002 GenAmerica Financial Corporation announced its 2002 General Agents Advisory Council GAAC. The elected chairman is Scott Kelly, Kelly Financial Inc., Madison, Wis.; and the newly appointed member is George Szeretvai, Vantage Financial Group, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Terry O'Neill, The O'Neill Company,...
GenAmerica Financial's Foundation Announces 2002 Grant Recipients
Business Editors & Assignment Writers ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 23, 2002 The Foundation of GenAmerica Financial Corporation today announced $750,000 of grants it will award to local recipients. Founded in 1985, the Foundation focuses its corporate giving on supporting organizations in the arts, education and human services. "For...
FEATURE/Opera Theatre of St. Louis Receives GenAmerica Foundation Grant
Lifestyle Editors/Performing Arts & Theatre Writers FEATURE... ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES--Oct. 17, 2001 GenAmerica Financial Corporation, through its Foundation, selected Opera Theatre of Saint Louis OTSL as one of its 2002 recipients of a $25,000 grant. GenAmerica is the exclusive sponsor for "The Thunder of Horses," a...
GenAmerica Financial's Foundation Commits $24,000 to Missouri Colleges Fund
Business Editors & Education Writers ST. LOUIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 11, 2001 Citing Extreme Teacher Shortage Across Missouri, St. Louis-based Financial Services Company Encourages Other Corporations to Support Educational Scholarship Opportunities Citing the increasingly serious shortage of qualified teachers across Missouri, Kevin C. Eichner, president and chief...
Little To Lead GenAmerica Financial's IT Division; Reppert Heads Company's Project Management Office
Business Editors ST. LOUIS, Mo.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 1, 2001 GenAmerica Financial Corporation has announced the appointment of Edward D. "Mont" Little as senior vice president and chief information officer. Mr. Little will head the company's Individual Business Information Technology IT division, succeeding Randy Poppell, who resigned from that position...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Millard J. Grauer | President |
| Jerry Mueller | Senior Vice President, Marketing, Natl |
| Richard D. Evans | Senior Vice President |
| Kate Walter | Director, Marketing |
| Ann Marie Mayuga | Manager, Public Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James L. Lipscomb | Board Member |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | Senior Vice President, Marketing, Natl | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | Manager, Public Relations | Current |
James Lipscomb is executive vice president and general counsel of MetLife, Inc. He was named to this position in July 2003. Lipscomb oversees the company’s legal affairs group with responsibility for the global operation of the MetLife law, government and industry relations and corporate compliance departments. He also provides advice to the board of directors and management on corporate governance and business operations. From 2001 to 2003, Lipscomb served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel. Prior to this role, he was president and chief executive officer of Conning Corporation, a former MetLife subsidiary, and oversaw its asset management portfolio, private equity group, real estate loan origination and servicing platform, equity broker dealer and insurance industry research group. In addition, Lipscomb led MetLife’s corporate planning and strategy department from 1998 to 2000. He also served as a senior vice president in MetLife’s real estate investments department. Lipscomb first joined MetLife in 1972 as an attorney. Throughout his career, Lipscomb has held leadership positions in various local, state and national legal organizations, including the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the State Bar of California and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he served as treasurer and a member of the executive committee. He has spoken widely on many legal topics. His civic affiliations include serving as chairman of the Citizens Budget Commission of New York, trustee of the Practising Law Institute, director of Graffiti Ministries, Inc. and a member of the Economic Club of New York as well as the Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. Advisory Board. Lipscomb also serves as a member of the board of directors of several MetLife subsidiaries – General American Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and MetLife Foundation. Lipscomb received a B.A. from Howard University, a J.D. from Columbia University Law School and a L.L.M. (Corporations) from New York University. He is a member of the state bar in New York and California and the federal bar in the Northern District of California, the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Lipscomb was named to Inside Counsel Magazine’s 2006 list of the top 50 most influential in-house counsel in North America and was recognized especially for diversity initiatives.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MetLife, Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| The Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc | Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Metlife | Current |
| GenAmerica Financial Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| The Association of The Bar of The City of New York | Treasurer | Current |
| The Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc | Board Director | Current |
| Conning & Company | CEO | Former |
| Conning & Company | President | Former |
| MetLife, Inc. | Vice President and Associate General Counsel | Former |
| Columbia University Law School | Jd | Former |
| Howard University | BA | Former |
| New York University | L.L.M | Former |
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