The founder, George Mecherle, believed that because farmers drove significantly less than their city counterparts they shouldn’t have to pay the same amount for their auto insurance. George was working for another agency at the time, and they didn’t agree with his new philosophy. So, he quit and started State Farm Auto Insurance. His belief in fair price was very popular with farmers, and as result State Farm Auto Insurance has grown to insure more cars than any other company in America.
StateFarm.com Auto Insurance has expanded into many other aspects of banking, home insurance, and even life insurance. They have over 68,000 employees, 17,000 agents, and service over 75 million policies in the U.S. and Canada. |