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The VP Insurance Agency LLC takes great pride in the diversity of the companies that we represent. We work extremely hard to establish and build solid long term relationships with these companies. This allows us to provide our clients competitive pricing, comprehensive coverage options, and outstanding service.

Our Independent Insurance Agents will search the rates of these companies to find the best rates for home, auto and other insurance coverage in the Indianapolis region.

Company	Claims	Payments
Visit Website	800-207-3618	Online Payment
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Visit Website	Auto: 800-274-7865 Others: 800-527-3907	Online Payment
Visit Website	800-445-3030	Online Payment
Visit Website	888-310-8020	Online Payment
Visit Website	800-628-0250	Online Payment
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Visit Website	800-282-1446	Online Payment
Visit Website	877-468-3466	Online Payment
Visit Website	888-735-4611	Online Payment
Visit Website	800-274-4499	Online Payment
Visit Website	800-332-3226	Online Payment
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Visit Website	800-252-4633	Online Payment
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The History Behind These Companies

The American Automobile Associations (AAA) was formed in 1902, when cars were just beginning to appear on our nation’s roads. They were a voice for America’s car owners, and produced maps and guides for their use. Today, they offer all types insurance, not just car insurance.

Foremost was founded in 1952 to provide insurance for mobile home owners. Today they are part of the Farmers Insurance Group. They now offer a wide variety of insurance, including some niches which other companies may not. Foremost offers insurance for seasonal homes, personal watercraft, scooters, golf carts and more.

Grange was created in 1935, during the Great Depression, to provide insurance for members of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Today they offer insurance to everyone and sell exclusively through independent agents, like those at VP Insurance.

According to their website, “Hagerty exists to keep classic cars on the road.” On their site they have valuations tools, as well as articles and videos about classic cars. They also insure classic trucks, motorcycles, boats, and military vehicles. If you have a World War II Sherman tank or Willys Jeep that you want to insure, Hagerty can cover it. All vehicles must be de-militarized, so if you still use your tank to fire live shells, they won’t insure it.

The Hanover Insurance Group consists of over a dozen different companies. Their founding in 1852 pre-dates the American Civil War. Originally the Hanover Fire Insurance Company, they had to deal with three major fires within six years after the war. In 1866, 1,800 buildings in Portland Maine burned down. The Great Chicago Fire burned three square miles of the city in 1871. Only one year later, Boston suffered a fire which torched nearly half of the city. Today they provide a variety of personal and business insurance, sold exclusively through independent agents.

The Hartford’s founding occurred in 1810, back when James Madison was president. In the past two centuries they have had a couple presidents as clients. In 1861, they insured Abraham Lincoln’s Illinois home when he left to become president. They also insured President Eisenhower’s farm in Gettysburg, which he used as a presidential retreat. They have also insured some well-known landmarks, such as Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Liberty Mutual opened in 1912 as the Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association and provided workers compensation insurance. Six years later, they began providing automotive insurance. Liberty Mutual was an early promoter of workplace safety. They produced a 400-page safety manual entitled Industrial Accident Prevention. Liberty Mutual also produced a silent film in 1920 called The hand of Fate for training purposes. They also advocated for safety measures such as guards around industrial machinery and emergency shut-off escalator switches. Today they provide a range of personal and business insurance products and their loss prevention unit continues to promote workplace safety.

Nationwide began operations in Ohio as Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company during 1926. Seven years later they added fire insurance to their offerings, and acquired Life Insurance Company of America in 1935. The name change to Nationwide occurred in 1955 when the company set a goal of selling insurance across the country. Today the company provides financial services as well as insurance.

National General Insurance is now a unit of Allstate, who purchased it in January of 2021. It began as a unit or General Motors in 1925 as Motors Insurance Company. This allowed General Motors to offer insurance on cars sold by their dealers. In 1997 they acquired Integon, which began as a life insurance company in 1920. The insurance unit was sold in 2009 as General Motor went through bankruptcy. The name change to National General Insurance occurred in 2013. They now offer property and casualty insurance.

The story behind Pekin Insurance is very similar to Nationwide’s, except that it started one year earlier (1925). It began in the Pekin, Illinois area to provide local farmers with auto insurance. They now offer home, auto, life, health and business insurance.

If you have ever watched television, you have no doubt seen Flo (Actually Stephanie Courtney) plugging Progressive Insurance, and wisely recommending that you bundle your home and auto insurance. She debuted in 2008 and has become so popular that you can now get a Flo costume for Halloween at Party City. Progressive Mutual Insurance Company was launched in 1937. It has a history of innovation in the insurance industry, including:

First drive-in claims location
First to offer buy by phone
First auto insurer to with a website
First to offer instant online quotes

General Insurance Company of America began operation in 1923. They created a subsidiary called Selective Auto and Fire Insurance Company of America (SAFECO) in 1953. It was so successful that they renamed the company SAFECO in the late 1960s. They became part of Liberty Mutual in 2008, and now focus exclusively on personal insurance.

In 1921 Robert Pein was frustrated by high auto insurance rates and lousy customer service. He borrowed 30,000 dollars, hired three employees and started State Automobile Insurance Company. Like other insurance companies, it grew through offering additional types of insurance and acquisitions. State Auto now offers insurance for individuals, businesses, farms and ranches.

Travlelers was founded in Hartford during 1864, while the Civil War was raging. It introduced accident insurance to the United States. One of its first customers was the president of a local bank. Travelers insured him on his four city block walk from the bank to his home for two cents. The 1855 founding of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company occurred in the territory of Minnesota. Minnesota became a state three years later. These two companies merged in 2004. Today they offer all types of personal insurance from weddings to pets. They also offer a variety of insurance products for many different industries.

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company is quite young compared to the other companies VP Insurance works with. They were founded in 1997 in Florida. Their insurance products are aimed at renters, landlords, homeowners and condominium owners.

West Bend Wisconsin must have been an unlucky town. In 1893 the town of 1,800 experienced a fire that wiped out a full block of businesses. Since the same thing had occurred fifteen years earlier, their insurance rates were about to go through the roof. In 1894 they created the West Bend Mutual Insurance Company. They still offer fire insurance for businesses today, along with many other types of personal and business insurance.

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