please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2014 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 . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message grange mutual casualty company type mutual industry insurance founded 1935 headquarters 671 s. high street columbus ohio united states key people john ammendola 1 president and ceo paul mccaffrey cfo michelle benz president of grange life insurance company 2 revenue us 1.3 billion 2013 3 total assets us 2 billion 2013 3 website www.grangeinsurance.com grange mutual casualty company commonly known as grange insurance is an american insurance company based in columbus ohio . 4 grange markets its products exclusively through a network of about 3 600 independent agents to offer home auto life and business insurance protection to policyholders . 5 the company formed in 1935 now operates in 13 states . these states include georgia illinois indiana iowa kentucky michigan minnesota ohio pennsylvania south carolina tennessee virginia and wisconsin . 6 contents 1 history 1.1 pre grange 1.2 early history 1.3 expansion 2 the companies 3 non insurance related 3.1 sponsorships 3.2 awards 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit pre grange edit in february 1933 the town and village insurance company services worked under an agreement with grange insurance services inc. to write automobile insurance for members of the ohio state grange . 3 grange insurance services inc. served as a general agent in ohio and conducted all sales efforts and promotions . town and village insurance services then wrote business under a special automobile policy provided by the new century casualty company of chicago illinois . early history edit on march 25 1935 grange mutual casualty company was formed as a non profit corporation under the general code of ohio and as such assumed the book of business from town and village insurance services . its principal business was writing property and casualty insurance coverage for policyholders as a mutual insurance company . grange mutual was originally an assessment company and limited its sales to ohio state grange members . in 1942 a new hospitalization policy was introduced and offered to grange members . in 1944 a general liability policy was added to the grange line of products . fire and extended coverages became available in 1955 . by this time grange was a multiple line company . in 1958 grange mutual became independent of ohio state grange and offered its products to the general public within the state of ohio . 3 expansion edit on december 31 1989 grange mutual purchased all the issued and outstanding shares of nwnl general insurance company a minnesota property and casualty insurance company . the name was changed to trustgard insurance company effective february 28 1990 . trustgard began the direct marketing of personal lines automobile and homeowners insurance in missouri and kansas in the early to mid 1990 s. in 1996 grange decided to convert trustgard to an independent agency company . currently trustgard writes primarily new and renewal non standard automobile policies . in march 1995 a new stock subsidiary of grange mutual named grange indemnity insurance company was formed in ohio and currently writes primarily renewal non standard automobile policies . in 2002 grange mutual casualty company partnered with integrity insurance a small sized company . through this affiliation grange serves wisconsin iowa and minnesota . 7 grange property and casualty insurance company was formed in 2004 to write additional business in the grange territories in ohio kentucky and georgia . grange property and casualty was created for the purpose of offering new personal lines products in the market and currently writes new and renewal homeowner policies . the companies edit grange mutual casualty company has policyholders in 13 different states 6 the grange mutual casualty group includes a family of different companies 6 grange mutual casualty group grange property & casualty insurance company trustgard insurance company grange indemnity insurance company grange insurance company of michigan grange life insurance company integrity mutual insurance company integrity property & casualty company non insurance related edit sponsorships edit grange insurance audubon center a nature conservation center that opened in august 2009 . 8 st. stephen s community house an organization that serves families in need . grange provides an executive to serve on its board covers the cost of printing materials and makes cash contributions . 9 awards edit grange has received numerous awards from agent and industry associations a.m. best rating of a excellent 10 bbb accredited business since 7 21 1970 6 columbus business first 2012 corporate caring award . 9 united way of central ohio 2014 employee volunteerism award . 11 see also edit list of united states insurance companies mutual insurance references edit grange names welch ceo . columbus business first . april 29 2011 . retrieved june 11 2014 . people . wells media group . retrieved 2014 06 11 . a b c d 1 ohio department of insurance . a market conduct examination and risk assessment . p. 2 . december 31 2008 . retrieved 10 june 2014 . reid j. frederick 1985 c1986 . grange mutual 1935 1985 a growing partnership in protection . new york newcomen society of the united states . lccn 86060410 . check date values in date help grange mutual casualty company company information . www.hoovers.com . retrieved 2014 06 11 . a b c d the grange mutual casualty group of insurance companies review insurance companies in columbus oh bbb business review bbb serving 21 counties in central ohio . bbb.org . retrieved 2014 06 11 . connective technologies announces team up download with grange insurance . connective technologies . 2003 11 11 . retrieved 2014 06 13 . frequently asked questions grange insurance audubon center . grange.audubon.org . retrieved 2014 06 11 . a b corporate caring awards grange insurance . columbus business first . 2012 04 20 . retrieved 2014 06 13 . a.m. best affirms fsr of grange mutual casualty company . a.m. best . 2012 06 01 . retrieved 2014 06 13 . united way of central ohio s celebration of excellence . united way of central ohio . 2014 05 07 . retrieved 2014 06 13 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title grange insurance & oldid 743824540 categories financial services 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