Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Established in 1911, Employers Mutual Casualty Company is a subsidiary of EMC Insurance Companies, one of the largest property and casualty companies in Iowa. Employers Mutual provides property, casualty and life insurance products and services. It operates a number of subsidiaries that include Dakota Fire Insurance Company, EMC Reinsurance Company, EMCASCO Insurance Company, EMC Underwriters, Farm and City Insurance Company, Illinois EMCASCO Insurance Company, EMC Property & Casualty Company, EMC Risk Services, Union Insurance Company of Providence, Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company of Cincinnati and EMC National Life Company. Employers Mutual Casualty Company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

In 1884, the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Company was formed to provide wind and tornado insurance to farmers. It is a mutual company that is controlled by the policyholders. As the company grew and expanded into other states the name was changed to IMT Insurance. It has become a financially strong property and casualty organization in the Midwest with more than 115 years of experience. It provides many different forms of protection for home, auto and business. IMT is marketed through a growing network of local independent insurance agents in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The company also provides liability insurance for farm exposure. IMT Insurance's home office is in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Holmes Murphy & Associates, founded in 1932 and located in West Des Moines, Iowa, is a risk-management and insurance-brokerage firm. The firm is one of the largest such firms in the United States. It is involved in insurance and financial solutions that protect the security and profitability of leading professional and commercial clients. The firm s service areas include property and casualty, retirement plan, employee benefit, loss control, claim process consulting, claims administration and surety bonds. Its corporate offices are headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. It has more than 400 associates in major offices strategically located throughout the Midwest and Southwest. It has offices in Sioux Falls, S.D., Dallas, Peoria, Ill., Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Omaha, Neb.