Nationwide® 

Company Profile: Nationwide® sold their first policy in 1926, and The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is open for business. They’ve grown from a small mutual auto insurance company, owned by policyholders who spent their days farming in Ohio, to one of the largest insurances and financial services companies in the world.

Nationwide® is still owned by policyholders, but they protect a lot more than just autos owned by Ohio farmers. Today they offer a full range of insurance and financial services across the country, including car, motorcycle, boat, homeowners, pet, farm, life, and commercial insurance, as well as administrative services, annuities, mortgages, mutual funds, pensions, long-term savings plans and specialty health services in all 50 states.
milestones:
  • 1925 - The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation incorporates Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.
  • 1926 - The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation sells its’ first policy.
  • 1934 – Begins insuring motorists and writing property policies in metropolitan areas.
  • 1943 – Farm Bureau Mutual continues expansion into 12 additional states.
  • 1955 – After continued expansion into 20 additional states changes name to Nationwide®
  • 1960 - First major insurer to endorse Medicare before being required by law. 
  • 1978 - Completes construction of One Nationwide Plaza,
  • 1982 - Acquires Farmland Insurance, America’s leading farm insurer.
  • 1982 – Acquired Farmland and created Scottsdale Insurance Company and excess and surplus lines company.
  • 1997 – Acquires TIG Holdings and TIG Countrywide Ins. Co.
  • 1998 - Acquires Allied Mutual Insurance Co.
  • 1999 - Acquires Cal Farm Insurance Co and Crestbrook Insurance as part of the Cal Farm acquisition.
  • 2000 - Nationwide Arena opens as the home to the NHL team Columbus Blue Jackets.
  • 2002  - Introduced the industry's first sales system to include a simplified sales and underwriting process for variable universal life insurance. 
  • 2006  - The Nationwide Foundation approved a $50 million grant to Columbus Children's Hospital, the second-largest philanthropic gift made to an American hospital.
  • 2007 - Nationwide Bank opens to the public and Columbus Children’s Hospital rededicated as Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
  • 2009 – Acquires Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), which introduced pet insurance to the United States in 1982 and  purchased all outstanding shares of Nationwide Financial Services.
  • 2012 - Acquires Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and Harleysville Group Inc.
  • 2014 - The Nationwide Foundation donated $10 million to Nationwide Children's Hospital to establish the Nationwide Children's Pediatric Innovation Fund. 
  • 2017 - Pledged $100 million venture capital to startups.   
  • 2018 -  made the strategic decision to focus its bank-related services on its trust operations in support of its retirement plan business and transition away from operating as a full-service, federally chartered retail bank, hosted the first Silicon Valley Hackathon, began offering health savings accounts and  announced the construction of an innovation center in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Today – A Fortune 100 company that offers a full range of insurance and financial services across the country.
Financial Stability:
  • Nationwide® is rated A+ by A.M. Best, A+ by Standard & Poor’s, A1 by Moody’s.
  • These ratings reflect strong capital position, excellent risk management and capabilities, product and distribution breath, diversified business with market leadership position and a superior ability to meet on going insurance obligations.
  • 2019 Direct Written Premiums more than $18.4 billion.
Employee and Customer Oriented:
Nationwide® promotes a culture that provides meaningful and engaging career growth opportunities for over 34,000 associates across the country. The company continuously evolves its innovative talent development strategies, as well as comprehensive health, well-being and retirement benefits and resources to meet their individual needs. Nationwide associate’s broad opportunities to give support to one another as well as the communities where they live and work.
A diverse and inclusive workforce is critical to Nationwide's success. Bringing together the unique characteristics of their associates -- gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, disability, veteran status, ethnicity, race, religion as well as many other differences such as thinking styles, personalities, and work experience -- is an integral part of who they are and how they operate as a company. 
2020 - Fortune Magazine list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” and as a “Great Workplace” by Great Place to Work®. 
Company Highlights:
  • Nationwide® supports the communities where they live and do business. As a mutual company, they dedicate time, energy, and resources to serving the community.  Nationwide has been working with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for more than 60 years to help them achieve their vision and mission.
  • Launched Make Safe Happen® in 2015 to empower parents, caregivers and children with tools and resources to make homes safer. The Make Safe Happen® program has delivered over one million safety actions through 2016 with the hope of reducing childhood accidental injury and death.
  • Associates across the country support Feeding America® and its member food banks through food drives, monetary donations, and volunteerism. Since 2000, Nationwide associates have raised more than 32.9 million meals* for Feeding America food banks.
  • Official Sponsor of the NFL.
  • Official Sponsor of the Memorial Tournament of the PGA Tour.
  • Official Sponsor of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.
  • Primary Sponsor of NASCAR® Sprint Cup Driver. 
Industry Rankings:
• Nationwide® is the 10th largest Property and Casualty Insurer and ranks 74th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the United States based on 2019 revenue per the NAIC Report.
  • 8th largest writer of Homeowners coverage in the United States.
  • 8th largest writer of Private Passenger Auto coverage in the United States. 
  • 12th largest writer of Commercial Liability coverage in the United States. 
  • 4th  largest writer of Commercial Auto in the United Sates. 

Products Offered

For your ride 
  • Private passenger vehicles 
  • Commercial vehicles 
  • Classic cars 
  • Sport vehicles 
For your business 
  • Commercial 
  • Farm and ranch 
  • Commercial agribusiness 
  • Corporate life
  • Retirement plans 
  • Excess and surplus 
For your home 
  • Homeowners 
  • Renters 
  • Condo 
  • Personal Umbrella 
For your family 
  • Life 
  • Auto 
  • Homeowners 
  • Dogs 
  • Cats 
  • Birds and exotic pets 
For your free time 
  • Recreational vehicles 
  • Boats 
  • Sport vehicles 
  • Motorcycles 
  • Snowmobiles 
  • Travel 
For your future 
  • Annuities 
  • Mutual funds 
  • Retirement plan

Operating Territory

www.nationwide.com
(425) 681-0996
8195 166th Ave Ne, #201
Redmond, WA 98052
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