American Family Insurance Group is a private mutual company which focuses on property, casualty and auto insurance, but also offers life, health, and homeowners coverage, as well as investment and retirement-planning products. A mutual organization (or society) is a cooperative organization (which is often, but not always, a company or business) based on the principle of mutuality. ... Property insurance provides protection against risks to property, such as fire, theft or weather damage. ... Casualty insurance is a broad category of insurance that includes almost any coverage that is not related to life, health, or property. ... Auto insurance (or car insurance, motor insurance) is insurance consumers can purchase for cars, trucks, and other vehicles. ... It has been suggested that Life assurance be merged into this article or section. ... Home insurance, or homeowners insurance, is an insurance policy that combines insurance on the home, its contents, loss of use (additional living expenses) and, often, the other personal possessions of the homeowner, as well as liability insurance for accidents that may happen at the home. ... Investment is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics. ... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ...

The company was founded as the Farmers Mutual Automobile Insurance Company by Herman Wittwer on October 3, 1927. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It is based in Madison, Wisconsin as of 2005. Wisconsin State Capitol Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, a state of the United States of America. ... State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,453,896 (18th)  - Density 38. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

American Family Insurance website