Tom Johnson Joins New York Life Insurance Company as Head of Business Development for Retirement Income Security
New York Life Insurance Company today announced that Tom Johnson has
joined the company as head of business development for Retirement Income
Security, a leader in providing retirement planning solutions. In this
role, he has responsibility for overall business development of
Retirement Income Security products, which include income and investment
annuities, long-term care insurance and mutual funds, with an emphasis
on defined contribution plans and 401(k) rollover options. Mr. Johnson
reports to Chris Blunt, executive vice president in charge of Retirement
Income Security.
“I am very pleased that Tom is joining New York Life. Tom brings a
wealth of knowledge, industry best practices and networks that will help
us continue the momentum we have had since the division’s creation last
year, aimed at providing holistic solutions for advisors to use with
their clients that address each phase of the retirement process,” said
Mr. Blunt.
Mr. Johnson joins New York Life with 33 years in this industry, most
recently with MassMutual as senior vice presidentRetirement Income,
Strategic Business Development, where he led business development
of their retirement income platform. In addition to over 10 years at
MassMutual, he worked at Federated Investors, Inc. and his family firm,
The Johnson Companies.
Mr. Johnson received a B.A from Gettysburg College and completed the
Management Development program at Harvard University. He resides in
Hingham, Mass., with his wife, Joyce Sullivan.
New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in
1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States
and one of the largest life insurers in the world. New York Life has the
highest possible financial strength ratings from all four of the major
credit rating agencies. Headquartered in New York City, New York Life’s
family of companies offers life insurance, retirement income,
investments and long-term care insurance. New York Life Investments*
provides institutional asset management and retirement plan services.
Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products
and services, as well as institutional and retail mutual funds.
Visit New York Life’s Web site at www.newyorklife.com
for more information.
*New York Life Investments is a service mark used by New York Life
Investment Management Holdings LLC and its subsidiary, New York Life
Investment Management LLC.
(c) 2009 Business Wire, Inc., All rights reserved. All of the news releases and other content contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws, treaties and conventions. Information contained in the releases is furnished by Business Wire's members, who warrant that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Any copying or reproduction (other than for an individual user's personal reference), redistribution, reposting or other transmission or communication is expressly prohibited without prior written permission of Business Wire, Inc