New York Life, America’ s largest¹ mutual life insurer, today announced record financial results for 2025, reflecting the strength of its mutual structure, diversified business model, and disciplined capital management. Supported by this strong performance, New York Life declared a $2.8 billion dividend 4 to eligible participating policy owners, the…
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Murray Giles Hulse died peacefully in Charlottesville on February 1, 2026, with family singing to him at his bedside. Murray was born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Stewart Harding Hulse and Katharine Jones Hulse on November 12, 1934. Soon after college graduation he began a career with Aetna Life Insurance Company that took him to Michigan, where he and his former wife…
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