In 1972, the Commerce Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the Commerce
Group, Inc, was founded to provide independent agents access to a
company focused on agents and their customers' personal lines insurance
needs. Providing insurance in Massachusetts and New Jersey, the
Commerce Insurance Company writes nearly $1.6 billion in premiums and
employs more than 1,800 people. The company offers personal,
commercial property and casualty continuance with the tag line "Caring
in everything we do."
Wiki Says
In April 2007, Commerce entered the New York personal lines insurance
market through its acquisition of SWICO Enterprises, Ltd., the holding
company for Hempstead, a New York-based property and casualty insurer
Statewide Insurance Company. State-Wide Insurance Company primarily
writes private passenger automobile insurance in the state of New York.
In June 2008, Commerce Group, Inc. was acquired by Mapfre S.A. Mapfre
is the largest insurance group in Latin America and has a presence in
43 countries, with about 51,000 agents worldwide.
Commerce Car Insurance Says
The Commerce Insurance Company offers a variety of car insurance
coverages to its customers. These options vary by state, but combine to
include collision, comprehensive, bodily injury liability, property
damage liability and medical payment insurance. In order to
provide affordable protection, the company also offers discounts such
as safe drivers plans, homeowner/auto combination and group discounts.
Contact The Commerce Insurance Company at:
The Commerce Insurance Company
211 Main Street
Webster, Massachusetts 01570
Telephone: (800) 922-8276
Sources: "The
Commerce Group,” Wikipedia, June 2009; "Auto," Commerce web site, 2009;
“Our History,” Commerce web site, 2009
