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Nationwide Insurance

Nationwide was founded by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, a consumer group organized in 1919 by Ohio farmers when early Farm Bureau leaders decided to start an auto insurance company because they believed they were being overcharged by established insurers. Common sense told them it was only fair that rural drivers pay less for their auto insurance because they had fewer traffic accidents than city motorists.

On that belief, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation incorporated the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company with a $10,000 loan in Columbus, OH officially starting business on April 12, 1926.

                                       

      1926                                        1955                                   2000

Farm Bureau Mutual eventually expanded into other states with help from locally based "sponsoring" organizations to residents of towns and small cities and, eventually, began insuring motorists in metropolitan areas. In 1955, the Farm Bureau Mutual name was changed to Nationwide Insurance.

Today, Nationwide is one of the largest diversified insurance and financial services providers in the United States with more than 16 million policies and certificates in force, serviced by more than 33,000 employees and agents.

Nationwide is guided by a Vision that emphasizes customer service, excellence, ethics, diversity, results, creativity, and teamwork. Get Nationwide on your side today!

www.nationwide.com

Nationwide Insurance Partnership Since being founded in 1926 with a $10,000 loan from the Ohio Farm Bureau, Nationwide has been providing insurance and financial products and services to Farm Bureau members to help you meet your insurance and financial needs including:

  • Auto, Farm and Home Insurance with special membership savings
  • Life Insurance, Annuities and Mutual Funds
  • Disability Income and Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Retirement and Estate Planning
  • Client Account Review
  • Business Insurance
  • Personal Umbrella Liability Protection

For more information, contact your nearby Nationwide agent or visit our website (by clicking on our logo) to find the Nationwide agent closest to you.

 
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