Auto-Owners Insurance

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Auto-Owners Insurance
Company type Mutual (main company)
IndustryFinance and Insurance
FoundedJuly 1, 1916 [1]
FounderVern V. Moulton
Headquarters
Number of locations
6,299 agencies
Area served
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin [2]
Key people
Jamie Whisnant (CEO)
ServicesInsurance
RevenueUS $10 billion (2021 Annual Report)
US $1.3 billion (2021 Annual Report)
Total assets US $32.5 billion (2021 Annual Report)
Number of employees
5,394 (2019)
Divisions Insurance; mutual funds
Subsidiaries See Auto-Owners Insurance Group Companies below.
Website www.auto-owners.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Auto-Owners Insurance Group is a mutual insurance company that provides life, home, car and business insurance. Their policies are sold exclusively through local and independent insurance agents within their 26 operating states. [3]

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History

In 1916, Vern V. Moulton and four other associates organized Auto-Owners Insurance Company in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. In 1917, the company moved its headquarters to Lansing, Michigan. Here, the home office has remained. [4]

Auto-Owners began writing insurance in Indiana, its first state outside of Michigan, in 1935. They now offer insurance in 26 states through local, independent insurance agents. [4]

The company has been a member of the Fortune 500 since 2003. [5] In 2020, Auto-Owners Insurance was listed at number 320. [5]

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References

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  2. "operating states". Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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