AmerUs
{{Short description|Defunct American life insurance company}}
AmerUs (also known as AmerUs Life or AmerUs Group) was an American financial services company based in Des Moines, Iowa.
History
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen was established in 1897. It was renamed "Yeoman Mutual Life" in 1932, and "American Mutual Life" in 1938. American Mutual Life merged with Central Life Insurance in 1994, forming AmerUs Life.{{cite book |last1=Pridmore |first1=Jay |title=A Century of Success: the AmerUs Life Story |date=1996 |publisher=Greenwich Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-944641-21-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3NyvAAAACAAJ&dq |access-date=13 October 2024 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=McCue |first1=Craig S. |last2=Playle |first2=Ron |title=Des Moines |date=2007 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-5088-6 |page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ah2hhldA8TgC&pg=PA69 |access-date=13 October 2024 |language=en}} In 2006, AmerUs was purchased by Aviva for $2.9 billion.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13839791 |title=Aviva to acquire AmerUs for $2.9 billion |publisher=NBCNews.com |year=2006}}
References
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Further reading
- Pridmore, Jay, A century of success: the AmerUs Life story, 1996
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Category:Life insurance companies of the United States
Category:Defunct financial services companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Des Moines, Iowa
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