Choose an insurance company domiciled in Ohio.(( Nationwide, Grange, Progressive, Westfield, State Auto Ins. )) . Choose a company that has a lot of information available on it's website so that you can do a thorough job with the assigment.

Talk about how the company is structured (Stock, Mutual, Private) (Reinsurance?) what lines of insurance do they sell;

how are they sold (direct, through independent agents, on-line, etc.);

how have they been doing over the past few years, growing, making or losing money;

any major changes in the way they do business; do they operate any non-insurance businesses; what effect does that have on their insurance business.

Provide some financial data, written premiums, loss ratios, stock price, combined ratio etc. (if available).

Do they give back to the community? Do you feel employees are happy working there? What do you think the prospects are for future growth and profitability? Please elaborate on any / all of the above items or anything else you found to be interesting about this company. The paper should be 2-3 pages in length.