Country Financial
1705 N. Towanda Ave., P.O. Box 2901
Bloomington, IL 61702
Subsidiary Companies:
See Below
Website:
http://www.countryfinancial.com
Lines of Insurance:
Auto, Life, Homeowners, Commercial
The Numbers at a Glance:
Serves about 1 million households and businesses
Insures more than 1 million vehicles and a half a million homes throughout the United States
Has 3,600 employees and more than 2,000 agents
Background & History:
Country Mutual Insurance Company was established in 1925 when a group of Illinois Agricultural Association members developed an organization to provide fire and lightening insurance. The farmers created Country because they were being charged the same rates and urbanites, but insurance salesmen rarely came to their homes. During the first year, nearly 400 Illinois farmers worked part-time as salesmen, selling insurance services to their friends and neighbors. Over the next 15 years, the company added crop, auto and life insurance, and later began offering financial services, such as retirement and estate planning, investment management and annuities.
Company Overview:
A broad line of insurance products and financial services are offered through the four primary companies: Country Mutual Insurance Company (est. 1925), Country Trust Bank (est. 1971), Country Life Insurance Company (est. 1929), and Country Capital Management Company (est. 1965).
The company owns and operated two other insurance companies, MiddleOak, which serves the northeast U.S. and Cotton States, which serves the southeast. Together with its alliance companies and independent agents, the Country sells auto, home, farm and business insurance in 40 states.
Subsidiaries:
Country Mutual Insurance Company
Country Trust Bank
Country Life Insurance Company
Country Capital Management Company
Cotton States Insurance
The MiddleOak
*As of July, 2009
States Served:
AK, AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, VT, WA,WS, WV
