Physicians Mutual Explained
| Physicians Mutual |
| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Insurance |
| Founder: | Edwin E. Elliott |
| Hq Location: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Slogan: | We’re here when you need us. --> |
Physicians Mutual is a mutual insurance company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It consists of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company.[1]
Today the company offers a variety of insurance products, Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Supplement, Dental InsuranceTerm Life Insurance, Whole Life Insurance, and cancer and funeral pre-planning services. In 2022, it began to offer Pet Insurance. [2]
The company holds over US$4 billion in assets and employs over 1000 people,[3] and has Rob Reed as its president and chief executive officer.[4]
History
- 1902 - Founded as Physicians Mutual Insurance Company [5] by Edwin E. Elliott, Physicians Mutual began by selling health insurance to medical professionals.
- 1962 - Policies were offered to the general public.
- 1970 - The company expanded into life insurance when it founded Physicians Life Insurance Company.
- 2012 - To better address the increasing demands of funeral home owners and the families they represent, the company joined the funeral pre-planning business.
- 2019 - Physicians Mutual Insurance Company introduced a new marketing advertisement featuring comedic actor John Michael Higgins.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Our Story
- Company Overview of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
- Greater Omaha Major Employers, April 2013
- Web site: Physicians Mutual Appoints Rob Reed as New President and CEO.
- Web site: Omaha companies more than 100 years old . omaha.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20140403060336/https://omaha.com/article/20140202/money/140209960/ . 3 April 2014.
- Web site: 12 March 2019. Physicians Mutual enlists John Michael Higgins for campaign to relieve insurance anxiety. 14 July 2020. The Drum.
