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M Financial Group
Company typePrivate
Founded1978
FounderPeter W. Mullin
Mark Solomon
Carl Mammel
Eli Morgan
Headquarters,
Key people
Fred H. Jonske (Chief Executive Officer & President)
ProductsLife insurance

The M Financial Group is a life insurance company based in Portland, Oregon, US. It offers life insurance and other financial services to "the ultra-affluent and corporate markets."[1]

History

The company was co-founded by Peter W. Mullin, Mark Solomon, Carl Mammel, and Eli Morgan in 1978.[2][3][4]

Over the year, the M Financial Group partnered with many insurance company. Five years after its creation, in 1983, it partnered with Pacific Life.[2] Three years later, in 1986, it partnered with Unum.[2] By 1987, it had also partnered with Prudential Financial.[2] Five years later, in 1992, it partnered with John Hancock Financial.[2] By 2006, it had partnered with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.[2] In 2011, it partnered with TIAA–CREF.[2]

By 2008, its annual sales had grown by 75%, up to US$2 billion.[5]

In 2014, the company established the M Center of Excellence at The American College of Financial Services, in partnership with the USC Davis School of Gerontology.[2]

Its Chief Executive Officer and President is Fred H. Jonske.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "A Producer-Owned Client Advocate: An Interview with Fred H. Jonske, President and Chief Executive Officer, M Financial Group". Leaders. August 1, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "About M Financial". M Financial Group. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Company Overview of M Financial Holdings Incorporated". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Worcester, Adam (July 27, 2012). "M Financial earns respect for its innovative products". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Alpert, Bill (March 17, 2008). "Losing Faith in National Financial Partners". Barrons. Retrieved October 30, 2015.