mutual founded leavenworth kansas february 7 1887 1887 02 07 founder thirty eight army officers headquarters leavenworth kansas u.s. area served united states key people kurt h. seelbach president & ceo owner policyholders website armed forces insurance armed forces insurance afi is a mutual insurer that provides property and casualty insurance to military professionals throughout the united states and overseas . afi is headquartered in leavenworth kansas approximately 20 miles northwest of kansas city missouri . contents 1 about armed forces insurance 2 history 3 membership eligibility 4 corporate affiliations 5 leadership 6 references 7 external links about armed forces insurance edit afi s insurance coverages include auto home renter life business flood motorcycle watercraft motor home pet health umbrella condo mobile home valuable items and collector vehicle . all afi members also receive free identity theft resolution and identity document recovery services in the event of a disaster . another benefit of membership is a complimentary service that offers afi members customizable interactive tools to help increase home efficiency save money and inventory your personal property . 1 afi is a reciprocal exchange a type of cooperative insurer in which the policyholders bear a relationship to each other . in effect afi is owned by the policyholders who are served . 2 the subscribers advisory committee sac composed of active duty reserve and retired military members represents the insurance needs of members . the members of the sac are also members of the board of directors which oversees afi business operations . 2 history edit armed forces insurance began on a frontier army post in 1887 when the army cooperative fire association was founded at fort leavenworth kansas . thirty eight officers of the garrison gathered to form this organization to provide low cost fire insurance protection for their personal property tailored to the particular needs of regular army officers . they pledged their support to the association which later became armed forces co operative insuring association and now armed forces insurance exchange . 3 through the years the organization evolved to include other types of insurance products for military members . currently both personal property and dwellings are protected against loss due to a number of perils . personal liability insurance also is available and personal automobile coverage is offered in a limited area . 3 in 1982 an affiliate organization armed forces insurance exchange was formed to operate as a licensed entity as states increasingly required insuring organizations to be licensed . on july 1 1992 remaining association assets and liabilities were transferred to the exchange and the merger between armed forces insurance cooperative and armed forces insurance exchange was complete . the formation of the armed forces insurance agency in 1999 allowed the company to partner with other insurers to offer a broader range of products and services to policyholders . 3 membership eligibility edit those eligible for membership with armed forces insurance include active duty retired or honorably discharged military including national guard and reserves . spouse or surviving spouse of an active duty retired or honorably discharged military including national guard and reserves . active or retired department of defense dod civilian employees . active retired or former commissioned officer of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa or the public health service phs . service academy including merchant marine or rotc cadet . former spouse of a current or former afi member . child of a current or former afi member . former afi member once a member always a member . 4 corporate affiliations edit afi is a member of the national association of mutual insurance companies namic a trade association for property casualty insurance companies and property casualty insurers association of america ; a trade association that represents armed forces insurance and other insurance companies before state and federal lawmakers . as a namic member afi has national legislative representation and greater access to resources . afi also is a corporate member of the association of the united states army ausa a private nonprofit organization that supports the army active duty national guard reserve civilians retirees and family members . 5 leadership edit the board of directors oversees the business operations of the attorney in fact . the directors serve for a three year term and are elected by the subscribers advisory committee which represents the subscribers interests . the election occurs at the annual stockholders meeting in june . 6 2015 2016 board of directors garry l. parks lieutenant general usmc ret . chairman 6 antonio m. taguba major general usa ret . 6 craig m. kennedy commander usn ret . vice chairman and sac chairman 6 dana abella becky blades 6 joyce p. dimarco colonel usa ret . sac vice chairman 6 thomas m. fogt 6 norman d. greczyn colonel usa ret . 6 myron j. griswold colonel usa ret . 6 paul e. heacock 6 kurt h. seelbach president & chief executive officer ex officio 6 paul d. vangorden colonel usaf ret . 6 danny r. walker chief master sergeant ang ret . 6 george j. zock 6 2016 senior management kurt h. seelbach cpa cpcu president & chief executive officer arlen briggs cpa chief financial officer & chief risk officer kevin lund vice president chief information officer michael nixon vice president insurance operations lori simmons assistant vice president marketing & communications loretta stewart vice president claims references edit product information a b about afi a b c afi history membership eligibility corporate affiliations a b c d e f g h i j k l m n board of directors external links edit armed forces insurance web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title armed forces insurance & oldid 712327735 categories insurance companies of the united statescompanies based in kansas1887 establishments in kansas navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 march 2016 at 13 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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