Union Central Life Insurance Company

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Union Central Life Insurance Company was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1867. It was established as a mutual insurance company. Among its founders were Norman Wait Harris, founder of Harris Bank. [1]

The company was the developer of Cincinnati's Fourth and Vine Tower, which was known as the Union Central Building upon its completion in 1913. [2] Union Central moved to a new headquarters in Forest Park in 1964. [3]

In 2005, it formed a mutual insurance holding company the Union Central Mutual Holding Company and converted the life insurance company to a stock company. On January 1, 2006, that holding company merged with the Ameritas Acacia Mutual Insurance Holding Company to form the UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. Union Central Life merged into Ameritas Life in 2013. [4]

References

  1. N.W. HARRIS, BANKER DIES IN WISCONSIN; Former President of Harris, Forbes & Co. New York Times, July 16, 1916
  2. "City's Growth Epitomized in Union Central Building". The Cincinnati Enquirer. May 25, 1913. p. 32. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  3. "Union Central Ribbon Cut". The Cincinnati Post and Times Star. April 27, 1964. p. 6. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. "Ameritas merges with affiliated life insurers". Lincoln Journal Star. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-31.