Question: Deanna M. Mulligan is the president and CEO of one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the United States, that is based in New York, New York, and has approximately how many employees?

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Mutual of America: The Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, also referred to as Mutual of America, is a Fortune 1000 mutual company based in Manhattan, New York City, New York.  Founded in 1945, it is ranked on the Forbes 500 list as the tenth-largest mutual life insurance company in the United States.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America: The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the United States.  Based in New York, New York, it has approximately 8,000 employees in the United States and a network of over 3,000 financial representatives in more than 70 agencies nationwide.  It currently ranks 254th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporation in the United States.  In 2015, Guardian achieved the highest earning in its 155-year history with $7.3 billion in capital and $1.5 billion in operating costs.  Founded in Manhattan in 1860, the company offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including life insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, investments, dental, and vision.

Penn Mutual: The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, commonly referred to as Penn Mutual, was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1847.  It was the seventh mutual life insurance company chartered in the United States.

Physicians Mutual: Physicians Mutual is a privately held insurance company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that consists of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company.  Founded as Physicians Mutual Insurance Company in 1902 by Edwin E. Elliott, Physicians Mutual began by selling health insurance to medical professionals.  Policies were offered to the general public starting in 1962, and by 1970 the company expanded into life insurance when it founded Physicians Life Insurance Company.  Today the company offers a variety of insurance products, annuities, Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Supplement, Term Life Insurance, Whole Life Insurance, Cancer and funeral pre-planning services.  It holds over US$3 billion in assets and employs over one thousand people.  Robert A. Reed is chief executive officer and president.

The Norfolk &amp; Dedham Group: The N&D Group is a group of mutual insurance companies based in Dedham, Massachusetts.  The group comprises three regional property and casualty insurance companies which market personal and commercial insurance product lines through independent insurance agents.  The group conducts business in New England, New Jersey, Arkansas, and Missouri, and wrote about a third of a billion dollars in annual insurance premium in 2013.  Founded as The Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Company in 1825, the group is one of the oldest mutual insurance companies in the United States.

Deanna M. Mulligan: Deanna M. Mulligan (born 1963) is the president and CEO of the The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a Fortune 300 company, and one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the US.

WAEPA: Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies, widely known by its abbreviated name WAEPA, is a United States' nonprofit 501(c)(9) VEBA association headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, that provides life insurance and financial service benefits to federal civilian employees.  Before WAEPA, civilian employees had limited life insurance options until the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 provided group life insurance by the U.S. Government.  WAEPA's insurance products are underwritten by the New York Life Insurance Company.  The association has over 44,000 members from every civilian agency of the Federal government.

Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Company: Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Company, Inc. (Philippine Prudential) is a privately held insurance company doing business in the Republic of the Philippines.  It was founded in 1963 by Daniel L. Mercado, Sr. and is currently run by his grandson, Gregorio "George" D. Mercado, who serves as President and CEO.  s of December 2011 , Philippine Prudential had over ₱120 billion of business-in-force, and is among the top 15 life insurance companies (ranked according to paid-up capital) in the Philippines, and one of the top 10 wholly Filipino-owned life insurance companies.

American Council of Life Insurers: The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and trade group for the life insurance industry.  ACLI represents 300 insurance companies that account for 90 percent of the U.S. life insurance industry's total assets.  According to its website, ACLI represents "legal reserve life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies operating in the United States before federal and state policymakers, insurance departments, and the courts."

Insular Life: The Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd. (commonly known by its trade name, Insular Life) is a mutual life insurance company in the Philippines.  Established on November 25, 1910 in Manila, it is the first Filipino life insurance company.  The company offers individual and group life, health, and retirement insurance plans.  It provides allied financial services such as general insurance, banking, healthcare, lending and investment through subsidiaries and affiliate companies in its eponymous corporate group.  Insular Life was once a member of the Ayala Corporation until 1987, when it became a mutual company owned by its policyholders.  Its current Chairman of the Board is Luis C. la Ó and its Chief Executive Officer is Nina Aguas.  As of 2015, it is the seventh largest life insurer in the Philippines in terms of premium income.

Supporting paragraphs: Deanna M. Mulligan The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Answer: 8,000