Background
Crosby, Gordon Eugene was born on November 14, 1920 in Remsen, Iowa, United States. Son of Gordon E. and Florence (Plummer) Crosby.
Crosby, Gordon Eugene was born on November 14, 1920 in Remsen, Iowa, United States. Son of Gordon E. and Florence (Plummer) Crosby.
Graduate, Kemper Military School, 1938; student, University Missouri, 1938-1940.
Agent, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1945;
supervisor, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Oakland, California, 1946;
agency manager, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Seattle, 1947;
general agent, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Seattle, 1948-1959;
vice-president, director agys., United States Life Insurance Company. New York City, 1959-1962;
senior vice-president, director agys., United States Life Insurance Company. New York City, 1962-1964;
executive vice president, United States Life Insurance Company.
New York City, 1964-1966;
president, Chief Executive Officer, United States Life Insurance Company. New York City, 1966;
president, director, member Executive Committee, The United States Life Insurance Company Corporation, New York City, 1966;
chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, The United States Life Insurance Company Corporation, New York City, 1967-1994;
Chairman, Board Of Directors, chairman of the executive committee, The United States Life Insurance Company Corporation, New York City, 1995-1997;
retired, 1997. Chairman United States Life Insurance Company.
New York City, All American Life Insurance, Chicago, The United States Life Insurance Company Credit Insurance Company, Schaumburg, Illinois, The United States Life Insurance Company Equity Sales Corporation, New York City, The United States Life Insurance Company Advisers, Inc., New York, The United States Life Insurance Company Sys. Corporation, Dallas, The United States Life Insurance Company Income Fund, Inc., The United States Life Insurance Company Real Estate Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, The United States Life Insurance Company Insurance Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, The United States Life Insurance Company Finance Institution Marketing Group, Inc., The Old Line Life Insurance Company American, Milwaukee. Member of national advisory board Manhattan Bank.
Member steering commission on federal taxation and steering commission on finance services American Council Life Insurance. Past trustee Pace U. Past president, board of trustees Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Past board directors The Anglers Club of New York Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, World War II, PTO. qem. Manhattan's India House, Royal Palm Yacht Club, Anglers Club New York, Linville (North Carolina) Golf Club, University Club (Fort Myers, Florida), Beta GammaSigma, Sigma Chi (Significant Sig award 1977).
Married Serena Chesnut Fitz Randolph Mac Rae, April 23, 1992. Children: Gordon Eugene III, Douglas H.