M Financial Group

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M Financial Group
Type Private
Founded1978
Founder Peter W. Mullin
Mark Solomon
Carl Mammel
Eli Morgan
Headquarters,
Key people
Russell Bundschuh (Chief Executive Officer & President)
Products Life insurance [Investments]
Website www.mfin.com

The M Financial Group is a life insurance company based in Portland, Oregon, US. It offers life insurance and other financial services to "the ultra-affluent and corporate markets." [1]

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History

The company was co-founded by Peter W. Mullin, Mark Solomon, Carl Mammel, and Eli Morgan in 1978. [2] [3] [4]

Over the years, the M Financial Group partnered with many insurance companies. Five years after its creation, in 1983, it partnered with Pacific Life. [2] Three years later, in 1986, it partnered with Unum. [2] By 1987, it had also partnered with Prudential Financial. [2] Five years later, in 1992, it partnered with John Hancock Financial. [2] By 2006, it had partnered with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. [2] In 2011, it partnered with TIAA–CREF. [2]

By 2008, its annual sales had grown by 75%, up to US$2 billion. [5]

In 2014, the company established the M Center of Excellence at The American College of Financial Services, in partnership with the USC Davis School of Gerontology. [2]

Its chief executive officer and president is Russell Bundschuh. [6]

In 2019, M Financial Group partnered with PNC Financial Services Group in providing insurance products and services. [7]

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References

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