Jefferson-Pilot Buying Mich. Insurance Firm

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Two insurance companies that market annuity products through banks are merging.

Jefferson-Pilot Corp. has announced that it plans to acquire Alexander Hamilton Life, Farmington Hills, Mich.

The deal is expected to be completed sometime this fall, with the integration period expected to last two years.

In a prepared statement, David Stonecipher, chief executive of Jefferson-Pilot, said that the purchase of Alexander Hamilton will give his Southeast firm a foothold in the Midwest and Northeast.

The price of the deal wasn't disclosed.

Alexander Hamilton's parent, Household International, Prospect Heights, Ill., is a major provider of finance and banking services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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