Physicians Mutual
TypePrivately held
IndustryInsurance
Founded1902 (1902)
FounderEdwin E. Elliott
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska
Websitephysiciansmutual.com

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

  1. 1 2 Our Story
  2. Company Overview of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
  3. Greater Omaha Major Employers, April 2013
  4. "Physicians Mutual Appoints Rob Reed as New President and CEO".
  5. Omaha companies more than 100 years old, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, 2014
  6. "Physicians Mutual enlists John Michael Higgins for campaign to relieve insurance anxiety". The Drum. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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