NU Online News Service, Dec. 17, 3:10 p.m. – Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, Cincinnati, says its board has unanimously approved a plan to convert to a stock charter, from a mutual charter.
Mutuals are owned by their policyholders, while stock companies are owned shareholders.
National Financial Services, Inc., Berwyn, Pa., agreed to acquire Provident Mutual in August. The proposed conversion is a step in the acquisition process.