Nationwide Insurance May 2026

Originally established as the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company by the Ohio Farm Bureau. Its initial mission was to provide affordable auto insurance to farmers, who often paid the same high rates as city drivers despite having fewer accidents.

By the 1930s, the company expanded beyond Ohio and added fire and life insurance products. nationwide insurance

To reflect its growing geographic footprint, the company was renamed Nationwide Insurance . Originally established as the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile