Background
King, Kernan Francis was born on February 2, 1944 in Providence. Son of Francis Joseph and Margaret Mary (Burke) King.
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King, Kernan Francis was born on February 2, 1944 in Providence. Son of Francis Joseph and Margaret Mary (Burke) King.
AB, Providence College, 1965. Juris Doctor, Boston University, 1968. Master of Laws in Taxation, Boston University, 1971.
Law clerk to presiding justice, Rhode Island Supreme Ct, 1968-1969;
attorney, New England Life, Boston, 1969-1970;
tax attorney, New England Life, Boston, 1970-1971;
assistant tax counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1971-1975;
associate counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1975-1976;
counsel and director, New England Life, Boston, 1976-1977;
counsel and assistant secretary, New England Life, Boston, 1977-1979;
vice president, counsel and secretary, New England Life, Boston, 1979-1984;
senior vice president, secretary, general counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1984-1988;
executive vice president, secretary, general counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1988-1989;
executive vice president, general counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1989-1991;
executive vice president, administrator and general counsel, New England Life, Boston, 1991-1992;
executive vice president, chief marketing officer, New England Life, Boston, 1992-1994;
president, New England LIfe, Boston, since 1994. Instructor Northeastern U., Boston. Lecturer New England Life and various local seminars.
Board directors, officer Sargasso Mutual Insurance Company, Hamilton, Bermuda, Newbury Insurance Limited company, Hamilton. Board directors New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Trustee Aquinas Junior College, Newton, Massachusetts, 1983-1988, Copley Square Charitable Trust, 1992-1995. Board directors Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, since 1990, Women's and Infants' Hospital, Providence, since 1991. Member American Bar Association, Life Insurance Mgkt. and Research Association, Inc.
(member strategic mktg.issues committee since 1994), National Association Life Underwriters (member general agents and management associations since 1994), Rhode Island Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Board Bar Overseers, Boston Estate and Business Planning Council, American Council Life Institute (chairman subcommittee on policyholder taxation 1983-1985), Association Life Insurance Counsel (chairman general counsel roundtable 1989-1990, board directors 1991-1995), Life Office Management Association (member strategic management committee 1992-1993).
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Married Mary Christine King, January 9, 1983. Children– Kurt, Jason, Allyson.