Guardian finds mutual ground in Berkshire merger; Deal creates the No. 2 entity in the disability insurance field.(Guardian Life Insurance Co. merger with Berkshire Life Insurance Co.)(Brief Article)

Crain's New York Business,  September, 2000  by wipperfurth, heike

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Last summer, Joseph Sargent, the president of The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, inspected a list of small mutual life insurance companies to find a strategic partner for the Manhattan-based company. He had eyes only for the company at the top of the list. It was Berkshire Life Insurance Co., a $1.5 billion Pittsfield, Mass., life insurance company.

What attracted Mr. Sargent to Berkshire was its strong disability-income insurance business that protects customers against financial losses stemming from illness or injury-one of Guardian's fastest growing businesses. ...

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