please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message westfield insurance type privately held industry finance and insurance founded 1848 headquarters westfield center ohio key people ed largent westfield insurance president ceo and board chair 1 revenue 1.9 billion usd 2015 2 number of employees 2 400 slogan sharing knowledge . building trust . website 1 westfield insurance the primary subsidiary of westfield group is a multi line provider of business property and liability insurance personal lines insurance including auto homeowner s and specialty agribusiness insurance and surety bonds . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 headquarters 4 sponsorships 5 references 6 external links history edit westfield began as ohio farmers insurance company in 1848 when a group of farmers joined forces to insure their properties . operations edit based in westfield center ohio the company employs over 2 400 nationwide including 1 700 in their home office . it is the largest employer in medina county . westfield s products are distributed through a network of more than 1 000 independent insurance agents . headquarters edit in addition to westfield s home office also located on the company grounds in westfield center are the blair center conference center westfield bank and a private hotel called westfield inn . the company also owns the westfield country club a 36 hole championship golf course that hosted the junior pga championship until 2007 . sponsorships edit the company sponsors academic challenge a televised high school scholastic competition in cleveland ohio and straight a all stars with the cleveland cavaliers . 3 references edit westfield group leaders . 2014 annual report pdf . westfield insurance about us sponsorships high school scholastic competitions external links edit westfield insurance home page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title westfield insurance & oldid 740137699 categories companies based in ohio1848 establishments in ohiocompanies established in 1848hidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from january 2013all articles lacking reliable references 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 19 september 2016 at 08 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view