Responsible for wealth management and investment advisory service
NEW YORK, N.Y., January 14, 2013 — New York Life announced today that Annamaria Banaszek has been elected senior vice presidents of the company, reporting to Chris Blunt, president of the Insurance Group.
As head of the Group’s Wealth Management Department, Ms. Banaszek is responsible for wealth management and investment advisory services, including Eagle Strategies. Ms. Banaszek joined New York Life in 2001 as a director in the Finance area of New York Life Investments and held several roles of increasing responsibility. She was elected managing director for New York Life Investments in 2006 and vice president for New York Life in 2008. Ms. Banaszek then served as chief administrative officer in Retirement Income Security (RIS) Third Party Distribution from 2008 to 2010 before becoming chief administrative officer of RIS in 2010. She was elected first vice president in 2011 and appointed to her current role in April 2012. Prior to joining New York Life, Ms. Banaszek held progressively more responsible roles at Coopers & Lybrand, Citibank and Deutsche Bank and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State. Ms. Banaszek earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St. Francis College. She resides in Bethlehem, PA with her husband.
New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States* and one of the largest life insurers in the world. New York Life has the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to any life insurer by all four of the major credit rating agencies.** Headquartered in New York City, New York Life’s family of companies offers life insurance, retirement income, investments and long-term care insurance. New York Life Investments*** provides institutional asset management and retirement plan services. Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as institutional and retail mutual funds. Please visit New York Life’s Web site at www.newyorklife.com for more information.
