FIRST COAST TICKER: Life insurance stocks aren't immune to market plunge (The Florida Times-Union)
Banking companies have received more attention recently, but life insurance stocks have also been in a free fall the last couple of months, particularly Prudential Financial Inc.

SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Co. (Crain's New York Business)
The employees of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance mirror the diversity of the $170 million company's target market. They speak 20 languages, and two-thirds are minorities.