Company Information Company History: The MONY Life Insurance Company, which was formerly the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, is one of the oldest life insurance companies in the United States, having been founded in 1842. In 2004 MONY and affiliated members of the MONY Group were acquired by AXA Financial. Subsequent to the acquisition, substantially all of MONY's operations have been integrated into those of AXA Financial. As part of that process, MONY's distribution channels have been combined with those of AXA Financial and re ...