The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York receives its charter. Taming financial frontiers. As the West continues to open, MONY operates offices in 28 out of the 30 states. MONY takes action to preserve cash values for policyholders during Civil War. The foundations of modern insurance.
MONY actuaries create the first mortality table based on U.S. experience.
From one innovator to another. MONY insures the life of inventor Thomas Edison. Workin' on the railroad. MONY invests in railroad companies, helping to save them during economic depression. Til it was over over there.