Mar 29, 2022
Corporate
NEW YORK (Date TBD) – In a bold step to create lasting and meaningful change in women’s sports, Group 1001 will become a majority stakeholder in Parity, a startup created for both elite women athletes and their fans to combat gender pay inequities in professional sports.
As part of the acquisition, Parity will have substantially increased funding to pursue brand partners and support elite women athletes on a larger scale. Group 1001 Life and Annuity CFO Linda Wang will join the Parity board.
“We’re excited to have Parity join the Group 1001 enterprise. Part of our mission is to transform communities through sports and education and those values align with Parity, a groundbreaking platform created to close the gender pay gap in sports sponsorship income,’’ said Group 1001 Life and Annuity CFO Linda Wang.
The minority-founded company currently focuses on two major lines of business: an infl...
Jan 31, 2022
Corporate
January 31, 2022 – We are proud to support Hometap’s Institutional Asset Investment Fund through a capital commitment deal led by our G1001 Innovations group. Last week, Hometap announced Group 1001’s Delaware Life Insurance Company, and other of its affiliated insurance companies, made a capital commitment to Hometap’...
Jan 18, 2022
Corporate
Group 1001 today announced the appointment of Wall Street leader Bill Shelton to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. Shelton is a financial services veteran with deep expertise in delivering transformational growth and success in both the corporate and start-up sectors. He will report to Group 1001 CEO and Preside...
Dec 17, 2021
Corporate
A.M. Best, a global credit rating agency, has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a-“ (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company (“Guggenheim Life”). Read the press release here.
"We are thrilled that A.M. Be...
Sep 17, 2021
Corporate
Interest in annuities is up and Barron's recently recognized the 100 best for today's market.
Delaware Life's new Accelerator Prime℠ variable annuity with Income Control and Income Boost riders, and its Pinnacle multi-year guaranteed annuity topped key categories in Barron's 2021 "The Best Annui...