Since the early days as an Ohio-based mutual auto insurer in 1925,
Nationwide Insurance has expanded to become one of the largest
insurance companies in the world. Today, the company provides a full
range of personalized insurance and financial services, including auto,
motorcycle, boat, homeowners, life, farm and commercial insurance, plus
annuities, mortgages, mutual funds, pensions, long-term savings plans
and even a bank.
Wiki Says
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a
group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies. On
December 17, 1925, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation incorporated the
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio. At
that time, Ohio law required 100 people to pledge to become
policyholders. The first agents managed to recruit 10 times that number
and on April 12, 1926, Farm Bureau Mutual started business.
The first product of the new company was car insurance. The company
wrote policies only to Ohio farmers. In 1928, Farm Bureau Mutual began
offering policies to West Virginia farmers, followed by Maryland,
Delaware, Vermont and North Carolina. Farm Bureau Mutual began
underwriting policies for residents of small towns in 1931 and for
residents in larger cities in 1934.
Nationwide currently has about 36,000 employees and is ranked #105 in
the most recent Fortune 500.
Nationwide Car Insurance Says
Nationwide Insurance has always been heavily involved in the community
in addition to providing insurance coverage and financial services.
Their donations to disaster relief in 2008 totaled over $1 million and
their $50 million donation to Columbus Children’s Hospital – now
Nationwide Children’s Hospital – has touched millions of lives.
Nationwide also donates to organizations that aid in storm and tornado
response in Iowa, Colorado, North Carolina and many other states. They
sponsor other events such as the ”Nationwide Tour” which involves, in
part, professional NASCAR drivers speaking to teens about the dangers
of drunk driving and texting while driving.
In 2009, Nationwide unveiled their new advertising campaign, “On Your
Side” which features testimonials from real Nationwide employees.
It replaced the “Life Comes at You Fast” campaign introduced in
2004. This new marketing strategy focuses on emphasizing the
customer experience from quote to claim, as well as differentiating
Nationwide by highlighting its insurance-purchasing experience.
Contact Nationwide Insurance at:
Nationwide World Headquarters
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215-2220
Telephone: (877) 669-6877
Sources: Nationwide
Newsroom; "Nationwide,” Wikipedia, June 2009; “Life Insurance Options,”
Allstate Life Web site, 2009, “Nationwide Insurance Company,” A.M. Best
Web site, October 2008
