Atlanta Life Insurance Co.
*On this date, in 1905, the Atlanta Life Insurance Company was founded. They are the largest Black-owned stockholder insurance company in America.
Founded by a former slave, Alonzo Franklin Herndon, he purchased a small benevolent association for $140 and, with the acquisition and reorganization of two other companies in that year, formed the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association. In June 1996, Charles Cornelius began as the fifth president and chief executive officer, carrying on the company's proud legacy.
Roosevelt Giles serves as president; Atlanta Life has over $200 million assets and operates in 17 states.
