Executive Life Insurance Company, which was named Aurora National, was held primarily by Groupe Artmis in 1994 but was later revealed to be controlled by Crdit Lyonnais according to an anonymous French whistleblower.
Majority control of Aurora National was sold to Groupe Artemis in 1994. In July 1998, an anonymous French whistle-blower told the California Insurance Department that Credit Lyonnais was the real buyer of the insurance company and controlled it through secret agreements. 
