Lines of Insurance:
Auto, Health, Long Term Care, Life, Disability, Homeowners

States licensed to sell insurance in:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Type of Insurance Company: Mutual

Insurance subsidiaries:
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
State Farm Life Insurance Company
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
State Farm General Insurance Company

Company Overview:

Company History: Founded in 1922 in Illinois as a mutual auto insurance company owned by its policyholders, State Farm Insurance Companies is now one of the 25 largest firms in the Fortune 500.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the lead company of an eight member group of property and casualty insurance companies that make up the largest provider of auto insurance and homeowner’s insurance (also renter’s and condominium) in the United States. Vehicle coverages include both private passenger insurance and small to medium size commercial vehicle insurance such as for farm vehicles, and vehicles used by merchants and business or professional people and pleasure boats. State Farm also offers non-medical health insurance and life insurance through life/health subsidiaries and consumer financial products through a federal savings bank (State Farm Bank). State Farm sells its products through 17,000 agents in the U.S. and Canada and by phone, mail and internet sales. State Farm’s business mix is about 90% personal lines (mostly private passenger auto insurance and homeowner’s) and 5% commercial lines with the remaining 5% coming from various other lines of business. State Farm has roughly 20% of the auto insurance market and a similar share of the homeowner’s policies in the U.S. The State Farm Group of companies began with the 1922 founding of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to provide low cost auto insurance to farmers in Illinois. State Farm agents take advantage of their large presence in the auto and homeowner’s markets to cross-sell State Farm’s other products, including commercial lines insurance to small and medium size accounts, life, annuity, variable life insurance, medicare supplement policies, long term care plans, deposit and checking accounts, CD’s, consumer credit cards, auto and home loans and mutual funds. In 2005, California was the largest contributor of direct written premiums to State Farm Group with 10.0% of the total, Florida (8.9%), Texas (8.8%), Illinois (5.8%) and Pennsylvania (3.9%). Canada accounted for 2.8%. At the end of 2004, the State Farm companies had 74.3 million policies and accounts. Auto policies were 53.1% of the total, homeowner’s policies were 20.9%, other property and casualty (11.7%), life (9.9%), health (1.7%), bank accounts (1.6%), business insurance (0.7%), and mutual funds (0.4%).

Principal Methods: Career agents.

State Farm sells its products through 17,000 agents in the U.S. and Canada and by phone, mail and internet sales.

Life Annuity Business: State Farm sells a variety of Life and Annuity products through its national network of career agents.

State Farm also offers non-medical health insurance and life insurance through life/health subsidiaries and consumer financial products through a federal savings bank (State Farm Bank). State Farm sells its products through 17,000 agents in the U.S. and Canada and by phone, mail and internet sales.

Auto Business: One of the largest auto insurers in America, State Farm has provided auto insurance since 1922.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the lead company of an eight member group of property and casualty insurance companies that make up the largest provider of auto insurance and homeowner’s insurance (also renter’s and condominium) in the United States. Vehicle coverages include both private passenger insurance and small to medium size commercial vehicle insurance such as for farm vehicles, and vehicles used by merchants and business or professional people and pleasure boats. State Farm also offers non-medical health insurance and life insurance through life/health subsidiaries and consumer financial products through a federal savings bank (State Farm Bank). State Farm sells its products through 17,000 agents in the U.S. and Canada and by phone, mail and internet sales. State Farm’s business mix is about 90% personal lines (mostly private passenger auto insurance and homeowner’s) and 5% commercial lines with the remaining 5% coming from various other lines of business. State Farm has roughly 20% of the auto insurance market and a similar share of the homeowner’s policies in the U.S. The State Farm Group of companies began with the 1922 founding of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to provide low cost auto insurance to farmers in Illinois. State Farm agents take advantage of their large presence in the auto and homeowner’s markets to cross-sell State Farm’s other products, including commercial lines insurance to small and medium size accounts, life, annuity, variable life insurance, medicare supplement policies, long term care plans, deposit and checking accounts, CD’s, consumer credit cards, auto and home loans and mutual funds. In 2005, California was the largest contributor of direct written premiums with 10.0% of the total, Florida (8.9%), Texas (8.8%), Illinois (5.8%) and Pennsylvania (3.9%). Canada accounted for 2.8%. At the end of 2004, the State Farm companies had 74.3 million policies and accounts. Auto policies were 53.1% of the total, homeowner’s policies were 20.9%, other property and casualty (11.7%), life (9.9%), health (1.7%), bank accounts (1.6%), business insurance (0.7%), and mutual funds (0.4%).

Homeowners Business: State Farm insures homes, condominiums and rental properties nationwide through its network of agents.

Health Business: State Farm offers many Health-related products, including Disability, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplemental and Supplemental Medical insurance.

Company Rating:
Best Insurance Reports: A++
Url of page rating was collected: http://www.statefarm.com/about/media/fastfact.asp
Best Rating: A.M. Best rating: A++ (superior)

Company Financial Status:
Assets & Premiums: 2006 Assets: $98 Billion
2006 Premiums: $32 Billion
Standard & Poor's rating: AA
Moody's rating: Aa1
Fitch rating: AA+