It’s a common question. Let’s face it. Midwest Family Mutual doesn’t have the name recognition of some national brands. We’re not known for saving you 15% in the space of 15 minutes (although we likely can), we’re possibly a little more complex than a caveman (although I think we’re still fairly simple to work with) and we don’t spend millions (billions?) on a catch phrase that brings no value to...

We are now halfway through the year. As expected, our combined ratio deteriorated slightly, but we still benchmark very well against our peers. The wind blew, the hail fell, tornadoes occurred, and did it ever rain. Records will be set for rain in many areas of the Midwest this year. In my travels around the Midwest, I don’t think I have ever witnessed the soil erosion I have noticed this...

After 4 weeks and 11 meetings, I managed to travel through 7 states and meet over 600 of our Independent Agents. All I can say is WHAT A RIDE!!! Our Agents represent our greatest asset at MFM and this opportunity to see and/or meet so many of them was one I won’t soon forget. For those of you that were there, THANK YOU!!! We had great attendance and we appreciate...

A LONG Winter influenced our first quarter results. It seemed as if cold weather and snow would not go away this past Winter. Our first quarter combined ratio was a respectable 95.7. We would prefer better results as we enter the storm season but we are overall pleased with this profitable year to date result. Invested Assets in the first quarter exceeded a new record of $100M.

Our premiums grew...

Most of our year end accounting is coming to a close and I am glad to report that 2010 is over. This past year's financial results were the worst for MFM in at least 9 years. Our Combined Ratio was roughly 106. Storms in the upper Midwest were worse than any year that we can recall. These storms were numerous. We tracked 9 storm catastrophes in 2010 and severity was...