Great American's roots go back to the 1800's with the founding of Great American Insurance Company in 1872, based in New York City. The company symbol was an eagle. The company's first policy was written on March 19, 1872. Through the remainder of the 1800's, Great American continued to grow and attract more agents. Great American entered the twentieth century as one of the most respected and financially stable companies in America with an excellent reputation for paying claims.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has offices throughout the US. The company is a leading US property/casualty insurer that also provides life insurance and retirement products through its Nationwide Financial Services subsidiary. Its property/casualty products range from general personal and commercial coverage to such specialty lines as professional liability, workers' compensation, agricultural insurance and loss-control, pet insurance, and other coverage. The company sells its products and provides services through such subsidiaries as ALLIED Group, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance, GatesMcDonald, and Scottsdale Insurance.

One nation, under insurance, with financial security for all. National Life Group, the marketing name for National Life Insurance Company and its affiliated companies, is a mutually owned insurer dating back to 1848. Today, National Life Group offers a range of insurance and investment products throughout the US through its namesake National Life Insurance Company and other subsidiaries, including Equity Services (financial products broker/dealer), Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (insurance and annuities), National Retirement Plan Advisors (a third-party administrator), and Sentinel Investments (mutual funds, retirement plans, and institutional investment accounts).

Sterling Insurance Group is the holding company for a family of subsidiaries that provide insurance underwriting and administration in the UK. The company serves some 2 million customers with life and property/casualty insurance policies, including specialized creditor, personal accident, household, and commercial lines. It also provides limited health insurance products. Insurance subsidiaries include Sterling Insurance Company and Sterling Life. Its Sterling Administration Services unit provides third-party claims processing.

CNP Assurances is France's top personal life insurer. In addition to life insurance and other savings products, it sells health, death and disability, and other personal risk coverage and pensions. CNP sells its products primarily through about 20,000 outlets of La Poste, the French postal service, and La Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne, the state savings banks; together these two channels account for about 75% of CNP's sales. These partners are also shareholders in the company, together owning about 35%. Another French paragovernmental organization, Caisse des Depots et Consignations, owns 40%.

Through operating subsidiary Greenlight Reinsurance, the company sells property/casualty reinsurance, specializing in writing customized contracts in underserved markets including professional liability, casualty clash, homeowners insurance, marine coverage, accident coverage, credit insurance, and property catastrophe policies. It also provides medical malpractice and workers' compensation reinsurance. Greenlight Re is affiliated with investment firm Greenlight Capital.

UNIFI Mutual Holding respects the individuality of its subsidiaries, but likes to keep them all in one place. UNIFI Mutual Holding owns Ameritas Holding, which in turn owns three subsidiaries: Ameritas Life, Acacia Life, and Union Central Life. All three companies provide life insurance and annuity products nationwide. Through its companies, UNIFI also offers such services as financial planning and workplace investing, and has some $30 billion of assets under management. Other companies under its umbrella include socially responsible mutual fund manager Calvert Group, Acacia Federal Savings Bank in Virginia, and Ameritas Group, which offers dental and eye care insurance.

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides group and individual disability insurance products primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. Unum Group also provides a portfolio of other insurance products, including long-term care insurance, life insurance, employer and employee-paid group benefits, and related services. Its products include group long-term and short-term disability; group life and accidental death, and dismemberment; individual disability; group and individual long-term care; brokerage voluntary benefits; group life; accident, sickness, and disability; and cancer and critical illness insurance products. The company also provides individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, group pension, health insurance, and individual annuities. It markets its products primarily to employers interested in providing benefits to their employees. Unum Group was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

At Brown & Brown (B&B®), we know that we must be as agile as the cheetah in order to thrive in the currently very competitive insurance environment. Our unique culture has enabled us to quickly chase down new opportunities, adapt our products and services to best meet market demands, and satisfy our many and varied clients.

Advance Insurance Company of Kansas was established to take over the operations of a predecessor in 2004. No, they won't give you an advance until payday, but Advance Insurance Company of Kansas will set you up with some life or disability insurance through your employer. Advance Insurance Company of Kansas offers individual and group life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability benefits in conjunction with the health benefits provided by parent Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSK). Advance Insurance company operates in all but two Kansas counties. Its products are sold through BCBSK representatives and brokers.

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