1972-1997 First Rehabilitation Insurance - Chapter 1 |
1972 | "The First Rehabilitation Insurance Company of America" is founded in NY. |
1974 | The company sells its first NY State DBL policy. |
1990 | First Rehab adds more employee benefits to its product portfolio. Today, the company writes Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, NJ TDB, Long-Term Disability, Term Life with AD&D. |
1997-2013 First Rehab Life - Chapter 2 |
1997 | The company obtains its Life License and amends the name to "The First Rehabilitation Life Insurance Company of America" (short "First Rehab Life"). |
1999 | First Rehab Life starts branching out into other states. |
2000 | First Rehab Life named Company of the Year 2000 by CIBGNY (Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York). |
2001 | The company receives its license from the NY State Insurance Department to teach Continuing Education classes for brokers/agents. The company starts adding enhanced benefit options to its DBL policy. Today, these options range from 1.5x, 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x DBL to in-hospital and AD&D benefits. |
2003 | First Rehab Life named Company of the Year 2003 by PIA NY Long Island RAP (Regional Awareness Program). |
2004 | First Rehab Life named Company of the Year 2004 by KAIA (Korean American Insurance Association). |
2006 | First Rehab Life celebrates its 100,000th active DBL policy. |
2009 | The company enters a new era with its new Executive Management Team: Richard White (CEO), Constantine Lappas (COO), and Bruce Wallach (CFO). |
2010 | First Rehab Life introduces a new Dental policy with an intuitive online quote and application system. The Company's web site was awarded an APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence). |
2011 | The company introduces a new Term Life product on a non-roster basis, which is the first product of the newly developed BaseLine Product Suite (employee benefits without enrollment or roster lists). |
2012 | First Rehab Life launches BenePaks (packaged small group benefits) and Hospital Cash, which is also available as a Base Line version. |
2013 | The Company becomes the leading carrier of New York State DBL. The company currently insures more than 150,000 policyholders. |
2014 ShelterPoint - Chapter 3 |
2014 | First Rehab Life changes its name to ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company. The Company also acquires a Florida-domiciled insurance company that's licensed in 48 states and territories; ShelterPoint Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary carrier. Both entities are branded under the name ShelterPoint. |