Contract Terms:

Coverage Area: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Type of Insurance Company: Property and Casualty

Name of Parent Company:
Country Insurance & Financial Services

Company Overview:

Company History: Country Insurance and Financial Services, operates through a group of property and casualty insurance companies, life insurance companies and a bank to provide a full range of property and casualty insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and retirement services. Country traces its roots to 1925 when a group of agricultural workers created a fire and lightning insurance company. Country Insurance is sponsored by several State Farm Bureau Federations. The company is especially strong in Illinois where it derives about 46% of its p/c premium (as of 2005).

Principal Methods: Company sells its products through approximately 3,125 agents (including about 2,200 exclusive agents and 925 independent agents).

Life Annuity Business: Country sells life insurance, annuities, long term care and disability coverages.

Auto Business: Country’s p/c business is primarily focused on private passenger automobile and homeowner lines, farm and small “main street” commercial insurance products.

Homeowners Business: Company’s homeowner lines, include farm and ranch coverages.

Health Business: Health coverages include disability and long term care.