Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1902 (1902) |
| Founder | Edwin E. Elliott |
| Headquarters | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Website | physiciansmutual |
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.1
- 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
References
References
- Our Story
- Company Overview of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
- Greater Omaha Major Employers, April 2013
- "Physicians Mutual Appoints Rob Reed as New President and CEO".
- "Omaha companies more than 100 years old". omaha.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014.
- "Physicians Mutual enlists John Michael Higgins for campaign to relieve insurance anxiety". The Drum. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.