Location: Ayala Triangle, Makati Avenue, Makati City
Category: Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Company
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1951
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
THE INSULAR LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
THE FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ORGANIZED BY FILIPINOS, NOVEMBER 25, 1910, WITH ORIGINAL QUARTERS LOCATED ON ECHAGUE STREET. ALSO THE FIRST FILIPINO INSURANCE COMPANY TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES BY ESTABLISHING A HAWAIIAN BRANCH. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN HELD BY ANTONIO MA. BARRETTO, TEODORO P. YANG, VICENTE SINGSON ENCARNACION, ALFONSO ZOBEL DE AYALA, AND JOSEPH R. MCMICKING.
