| COMPANY PROFILE |
Nationwide ®
A Diamond Industry Partner
Tell us about Nationwide: Nationwide was founded in 1926 to help farmers insure their vehicles, but our members’ needs quickly evolved— as they continue to evolve today. Over the past 90 years, our company has grown into one of the largest insurance companies in the country.
At Nationwide, we lean into the future with strength and stability. Our strong financial performance and long-lasting relationships with agency partners advanced us to No. 69 on the Fortune 500 list. Additionally, A. M. Best and Standard & Poor’ s reaffirmed Nationwide’ s A + ratings of financial strength. Our strong financials provide our partners and customers with peace of mind, knowing we’ ll be here for them for many years to come.
What is the importance of Kansas to Nationwide? Nationwide ranks number five in Kansas for property & casualty market share. Our Agribusiness operations had a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent over the past three years and we’ re the number one writer of farm. There are over 500 agency storefronts selling Nationwide products, signifying our many valued partnerships throughout the state.* With over $ 360 million in direct written premium across personal lines, commercial lines, farm and commercial agribusiness, we’ re here to empower our agents with options to grow and find long-term success for their businesses
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Year Established: 1926
Years in Kansas: 75 years
How to get an appointment with
Nationwide?
Send your inquiry to Kelly Whiting, Nationwide Sales Director, whitink3 @ nationwide. com
www. nationwide. com
What makes Nationwide unique? Today, we have come together as One Nationwide— which has expanded even further our ability to offer a broad portfolio of flexible options so our agency partners can solve for a wide range of customer needs. We’ re a top 10 writer in multiple product lines across financial services, commercial and personal property and casualty. Our agents generated almost $ 14 billion in direct written premium for Nationwide in 2015. We’ re so much more than automobile insurance. We’ re a diversified insurance and financial services organization serving consumers and businesses from coast-to-coast.
What are the company’ s future plans? Looking ahead, we’ re excited about the future and the opportunities we have to build and deepen our partnerships with agents. We’ ll continue to offer new and enhanced solutions that customers need to protect their families, possessions, businesses and their futures. We’ re increasing our commitment to growing commercial lines and bringing a simple-to-use financial services platform to independent agents.
We’ re partnering with and growing our independent agency force and recently added programs that support our agents in ways that other carriers don’ t. For instance, our co-op program provides agents with a reimbursement opportunity to promote their agency through co-branding with Nationwide.
Anything else you would like Kansas Independent Agents to know about Nationwide? Nationwide is committed to building long-term relationships with agents who share our passion for extending and fulfilling our promise to be On Your Side ®. Our independent agents also benefit from the values symbolized from being a Trusted Choice ® partner. As we’ ve grown, we’ ve taken a thoughtful approach to building relationships, focusing on offering the right level of consultation, compensation and benefits to agencies. These strong relationships empower you to grow your business with Nationwide— and to be rewarded for success.
* Source: 2015 SNL Financial Report. Based on statutory data.
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