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{{Infobox company
| name = Symetra
| logo = Symetra logo.png
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{NYSE|SYA}}
| foundation = [[Bellevue, Washington]] (2004)
| location = [[Bellevue, Washington]], United States
| key_people = Randall Talbot Founder, [[Margaret Meister]] {{small|(CEO)}}
| industry = [[Insurance]]
| products = Retirement plans <br />Employee benefits<br />Annuities<br />Life insurance
| assets = [[US$]] 29.5 billion (''2012'')
| revenue = [[US$]] 2.1 billion (''2012'')
| net_income = [[US$]] 205.4 million (''2012'')
| num_employees = 1,250
| homepage = [http://www.symetra.com/ www.symetra.com]
}}
'''Symetra''' is a United States-based family of companies providing retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through independent distributors nationwide.
The main headquarters of the company is located in Bellevue, Washington.
Started in 1957, Symetra Financial began as a subsidiary of [[Safeco]]. In 1967, the total amount of insurance in force for Symetra surpassed the $1 billion mark.
By 1995, the total assets had grown to $10 billion. In 2004, Safeco sold its life insurance business to an investor group led by [[White Mountains Insurance Group]] and [[Berkshire Hathaway]].<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Safeco-s-former-investment-unit-renamed-Symetra-1150840.php Safeco's former investment unit renamed Symetra]</ref>
Symetra Financial was eventually acquired by Japanese insurer [[Sumitomo Life]] for $3.8billion. The Japanese insurer was looking to expand its foothold on insurance especially with an aging Japanese market.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/business/dealbook/sumitomo-life-insurance-symetra-financial-deal.html?_r=0</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bellevue, Washington]]
[[Category:Sumitomo Life]]
{{US-finance-company-stub}}
| name = Symetra
| logo = Symetra logo.png
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{NYSE|SYA}}
| foundation = [[Bellevue, Washington]] (2004)
| location = [[Bellevue, Washington]], United States
| key_people = Randall Talbot Founder, [[Margaret Meister]] {{small|(CEO)}}
| industry = [[Insurance]]
| products = Retirement plans <br />Employee benefits<br />Annuities<br />Life insurance
| assets = [[US$]] 29.5 billion (''2012'')
| revenue = [[US$]] 2.1 billion (''2012'')
| net_income = [[US$]] 205.4 million (''2012'')
| num_employees = 1,250
| homepage = [http://www.symetra.com/ www.symetra.com]
}}
'''Symetra''' is a United States-based family of companies providing retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through independent distributors nationwide.
The main headquarters of the company is located in Bellevue, Washington.
Started in 1957, Symetra Financial began as a subsidiary of [[Safeco]]. In 1967, the total amount of insurance in force for Symetra surpassed the $1 billion mark.
By 1995, the total assets had grown to $10 billion. In 2004, Safeco sold its life insurance business to an investor group led by [[White Mountains Insurance Group]] and [[Berkshire Hathaway]].<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Safeco-s-former-investment-unit-renamed-Symetra-1150840.php Safeco's former investment unit renamed Symetra]</ref>
Symetra Financial was eventually acquired by Japanese insurer [[Sumitomo Life]] for $3.8billion. The Japanese insurer was looking to expand its foothold on insurance especially with an aging Japanese market.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/business/dealbook/sumitomo-life-insurance-symetra-financial-deal.html?_r=0</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bellevue, Washington]]
[[Category:Sumitomo Life]]
{{US-finance-company-stub}}
