Gen Re LifeHealth Announces the Addition of Group Life and AD&D Business to JHA's Reinsurance Portfolio

Business Wire,  Nov 8, 2007  

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STAMFORD, Conn. -- As a result of divisional realignment of reinsurance businesses at General Re Life Corporation (Gen Re LifeHealth), JHA will manage the Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment reinsurance business in North America. JHA has been managing the Group and Individual Disability reinsurance businesses since it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gen Re LifeHealth in July 2001. As part of this change, both Disability and Group Life products will be marketed under the JHA brand.

"JHA is well positioned to expand its brand recognition, risk management expertise, comprehensive service offerings, and research capabilities in the Disability market to the Group Life and AD&D market." says Steven Mannik, President and CEO of Gen Re LifeHealth.

"We are excited about this change and the opportunities it presents. Marketing and underwriting Group Life and AD&D products along with our Group Disability products is a natural fit for us," says Drew King, President of JHA. "We are now able to offer more integrated and comprehensive product and service offerings to our Disability and Group Life clients."

JHA has a staff of 32 associates in Portland, Maine and seven associates in Stamford, Connecticut, the corporate headquarters of Gen Re LifeHealth.

General Re Life Corporation operates under the brand name Gen Re LifeHealth and is the life and health reinsurance company of General Re Corporation, and a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. General Re Life Corporation enjoys the highest ratings among professional life and health reinsurers.

JHA, a subsidiary of General Re Life Corporation is a Disability and Group Life reinsurance, risk management and research firm based in Portland, Maine. JHA offers a wide range of services in the areas of underwriting, risk assessment, pricing, valuation, claim management, marketing, distribution, and research. Through its research practice and consultative services, JHA is the leading source for information and data about the Disability and Group Life markets.

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