DGICA
Headquarters: 1195 River Road, Marietta, PA 17547
http://www.donegalgroup.com/

2009 Net premiums earned: Over $355 million

Key officers: Donald H. Nikolaus, President & Chief Executive Officer; Jeffrey D. Miller, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Through its family of companies, the Donegal Insurance Group offers lines of personal, commercial and farm insurance to 18 states situated throughout the Midwestern, Southeastern, and Mid-Atlantic United States. Coverage types range from boat, homeowner, and auto insurance to worker’s compensation and business owner insurance.

Some quick facts about Donegal Insurance Group:

In an effort to protect themselves against fire damage, farmers from a small Pennsylvania town founded the company in 1899 as the Donegal and Conoy Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

Presently, the company’s subsidiaries include the Donegal Mutual Insurance Company, the Southern Insurance Company of Virginia, Peninsula Insurance Group, Le Mars Insurance Company, Sheboygan Falls Insurance Company, and Southern Mutual Insurance Company.

A.M. Best recently awarded Donegal Insurance with an “A“ ranking for financial strength.

Source: Donegalgroup.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff

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