State Mutual Insurance Company

State Mutual Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company located in Rome, Georgia, USA, and currently specializing in the sale of Medicare supplement insurance.

History

In 1937, six prominent figures from Rome made a plan to provide a source of employment and income for the people of the town during the Great Depression. 113 citizens of Rome were granted temporary licenses to act as insurance agents.^[1] Titled the "Million Dollar Campaign", their goal was to sell $1,000,000 worth of insurance policies in order to save a company and the jobs held there. In three weeks, the 113 new agents sold $1,431,000 of new life insurance policies. These new policies and those that were managed by the state insurance commissioner were combined to form the State Mutual Insurance Company.^[2]

Corporate structure

State Mutual Insurance is a mutual insurance company, so it is owned by its policyholders, not stockholders. Company decisions are made on behalf of the policyholders. State Mutual Insurance conducts business in 41 states including the District of Columbia.

When State Mutual Insurance Company was formed, it was originally chartered under Florida law because, at the time, there were no legal provisions in Georgia to accommodate a company without stockholders. In 1982, the company was re-chartered in Georgia.

Company growth

During the 1980s, State Mutual absorbed six other life insurance companies and maintained policyholders and agents in over 30 states. State Mutual also purchased a savings and loan association, which was refurbished and then sold.

In the 1990s, State Mutual Insurance Company shifted its market to seniors. Life insurance and Medicare supplement products were developed with competitive rates. By the early part of the 21st century, State Mutual had over 1,000,000 Medicare supplement policyholders.^[3]

In 2010, State Mutual developed a secure, Internet-based application system for obtaining a Medicare supplement plan. Customers can request completely anonymous and secure quotes online, submit applications, and receive proof of their policies immediately.

State Mutual Insurance Company maintains its office in historic downtown Rome, just a few blocks away from its original 1936 location. A plaque hangs in its Rome office, celebrating its founding and states, "What Rome builds, builds Rome," and lists the 113 names of those involved in the Million Dollar Campaign.

Founding members

B.F. Archer F. L Baker, Jr. W. F. Barron E. W. Best W. B. Broach Macon A. Brock J. F. Brooks Harry V. Burks G. C. Byars Geo P. Byrd E. L. Cantrell T. E. Clemmons Harold Clotfelter Emmett Cole Andrew J. Cothran W. S. Cothran Leon Covington John H. Daniel Mather D. Daniel, Jr. Sam Davis, Jr. Jas. F. Dejournette Frank J. Dodd

Tom M. Driskill Van P. Enloe, Jr. B.S. Fahy Wyatt H. Foster T. R. Frazer Geston Garner R. M. Gibson Hugh Given Jas. T. Glover John M. Graham John Meredith Graham, Jr. S.L. Graham Elmer P. Grant Wallace Grant Carl Griffin Leo F. Hackett Wilson M. Hardy W. B. Hale S. C. Hall A. B. Hammond C. B. Harle G. A. H. Harris

Edward W. Hine E. E. Holder W. S. Horan Fritz Horton U. N. Howell Harold F. Hunter Marshall Jackson C. T. Jervis Horace C. Johnson Sam Jones H. F. Joyner WM. C. Kane James F. Kelly Luke Lamb Henderson L. Lanham Robt. C. Maddox J. Fred Malone Frank Mann Stewart A. Marshall, Jr. C. F. McAllister C. A. Milhollin Hugh Morgan

Chas. R. Morris Luther R. Moss John G. Nelms Fred Noble S. V. O'Lenic Joe A. Palmer Chastine Parker Clyde Perry Will A. Patton Happy Quarles B. F. Quigg John Redmond Jack Robinson D. R. Roser Freeman E. Self Hoyt M. Sessions Denny E. Sharp J. J. Skelton T. S. Sloan Dr. Geo. B. Smith Theo. T. Smith Bunyan Stephens

Fred Stivers Casper I. Stock J. L. Storey R. O. Storey Will Tarpley J. C. Tedford Leonard G. Todd W. M. Towers L. M. Vandiver Geo. T. Watts Clyde Wilcox Charles Wilkerson R. G. Wilkerson O. P. Willingham Tom Willingham W. E. Wimberly John H. Wood Graham Wright W. G. Wright C. J. Wyatt R. M. Wyatt Hamilton Yancey

See also

• Old State Mutual Building
• State Mutual Stadium

References

1. "OCGA Insurance DIgest" (PDF). Retrieved 02/15/11. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "History". State Mutual Insurance Website. State Mutual Insurance. Retrieved 03/01/11. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "About State Mutual Insurance". State Mutual Insurance Website. State Mutual Insurance. Retrieved 03/02/11. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

Company website