• Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
  Mission:
  Accident Fund Insurance Company of America is an organization of dedicated people serving the needs of our agents and their customers. We strive to protect employers from financial loss by helping them create and maintain a safe, productive workplace. We provide injured employees with security, compassionate care, and the opportunity to return to work as soon as possible. We achieve financial superiority for our stakeholders by diversifying our products and services nationally, while always placing our customers and communities first.
  History:
  Since its founding in 1912, Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has been the number one provider of workers compensation insurance for Michigan business and we're quickly making our presence felt throughout the nation. We've earned an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent). We're more than 90 years old and we're not about to rest.
  We are visionaries. Accident Fund Insurance Company of America was born in the early century tradition of a nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic and an infinitely optimistic view of the future. Throughout the years, we've grown steadily through wars, depression, law changes, and endless business cycles. With such a rich history in workers compensation insurance, we're now taking that expertise and expanding into new states and entering a new era of connectivity.
  We are leaders. Accident Fund Insurance Company of America is led by President and CEO, Jim Epolito. His fearless approach of pushing the envelope on a traditional industry has been infectious to Accident Fund employees, independent agents and business customers alike. His vision is to continue to perfect the workers comp insurance experience, from quotes to claims to anti-fraud programs; including new offerings, new states, and new technologies.
  With headquarters in Lansing, Michigan, Accident Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and offers traditional workers compensation, third party administration, and group dividend programs. Since its privatization in December 1994, Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has reinvented itself and the way it does business.
  
  Main Office Address:
  Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
  232 S. Capitol Avenue
  P.O. Box 40790
  Lansing, MI 48901-7990
  Corporate Communications: corpcomm at accidentfund.com
  
  
• Agency Computer Systems, Inc.
  Agency Computer Systems, Inc. is an independent software vendor providing innovative software solutions for independent insurance agencies and insurance carriers.
  Founded in 1979, ACS is a leading provider of comparative rating and agency management software. Our flagship product, ACS2000 for Windows, is noted for its ease of use and breadth of features. It is a multi-line, multi-state, single entry, multiple company comparative rating system for Windows and Internet platforms. It facilitates SEMCI through bridges to management system software and proprietary company rating software.
  Mission:
  To be the premier provider of products and services in the information age for insurance rating solutions and insurance agency management solutions in the company's addressed market segments while we:
  Maintain or achieve the number one or two position in addressed market segments in terms of market share, customer satisfaction, revenue generation, product margin, product functionality, and technological leadership.
  Treat all employees with respect and rewarding both group and individual performance that exceeds commitments and expectations.
  Act as a good corporate citizen in the local and national locations where the company produces, sells, and services its products.
  
  Agency Computer Systems, Inc.
  36880 Woodward Ave. Suite 100
  Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
  Voice 248-723-8855
  Fax 248-723-8844
  General Email acs at acs2000.net
  
  
• Michigan Association of Insurance Agents
  MAIA's Mission Statement:
  ?The Mission of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents is to serve the needs of Michigan independent insurance agents and consumers by promoting a healthy and competitive insurance and business environment.?
  MAIA's History:
  The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) is a professional trade association for independent insurance agents. The Association was formed in 1992 as a result of the merger of the Professional Insurance Agents of Michigan (PIA) and the Independent Insurance Agents of Michigan (IIAM). MAIA is the largest association for independent agents in the state.
  Associate Membership:
  MAIA also has an Associate Membership classification available to insurance companies, life agents, suppliers and vendors. Over 100 firms take advantage of this classification. If you're interested in becoming an Associate Member, please call us at 517/323-9473 ext. 1205 and request an Associate Membership Application.
  Awards:
  In 1999 and 2000 MAIA was honored at IIABA's national convention with two awards:
  The Outstanding State Association Award
  The National Communications Award.
  MAIA was awarded the National Communications Award in seven of the past eleven years.
  In 2002, MAIA was given Honorable Mention (2nd Place) for excellence in magazine publishing by the Michigan Society of Association Executives.
  
  UPS Address:
  1141 Centennial Way
  Lansing, MI 48917
  
  Mailing Address:
  P.O. Box 80620
  Lansing, MI 48908-0620
  (517) 323-9473
  Fax: (517) 323-1629
  
  
• The ASU Group
  The ASU Group, founded in 1952, is a group of top-rated professional organizations each providing unique and diverse services to the insurance industry, which are collectively accessible through one channel.
  Through generations of leadership, we have been adding value to the claims process by delivering competent quality service. From modest beginnings, we have grown to an employee-owned provider of multiple products operating in multiple states. Our relationships with clients range from temporary and limited assignment to fully integrated systems that allow you to leverage us as an expert partner to your organization.
  The ASU Group Mission Statement
  The ASU Group is dedicated to being the best resource for the insurance industry and related entities by providing superior, innovative products and services, while supporting and recognizing all our employees who are engaged in this mission.
  
  2120 University Park Dr.
  P.O.Box 77
  Okemos, MI 48805-0077
  Tel 517.349.2212 or 800.968.0278
  Fax 517.349.9053
  General Information
  
  
• Auto-Owners Insurance
  Auto-Owners Insurance is one of the largest property and casualty insurance companies domiciled in Michigan.
  Auto-Owners success can be traced back from its present management to the early leadership of Vern V. Moulton who, in 1916, organized Auto-Owners Insurance Company in Mt. Pleasant, MI. The infant Company had no capital and was housed in one room of a bank building.
  Auto-Owners operated in Mt. Pleasant for a little less than a year. In 1917, V.V. Moulton literally picked the Company up, placed it under his arm and in his pocket (the Company consisted of one book of policyholders' names and $174.25 in assets), and moved Auto-Owners to Lansing, Michigan.
  It wasn't long before the Depression began, and Auto-Owners weathered even the lowest point of that era - the bank holidays of February 1933. The Company demonstrated its corporate toughness and financial stability by paying all claims promptly, daily, and IN CASH! The firm was then writing more than $2.5 million in insurance premiums.
  Auto-Owners entered the general casualty insurance field in 1940, having previously written only automobile insurance. During the next five years, the Company found it necessary to acquire three more buildings in the vicinity of its main office to accommodate its continued growth.
  Today, Auto-Owners has full-service offices in Lansing, MI; Traverse City, MI; White Bear Lake, MN; Peoria, IL; Montgomery, AL; Marion, IN; Lima, OH; Lakeland, FL; Brentwood, TN; West Des Moines, IA; Charlotte, NC; Mesa, AZ; Appleton, WI; Duluth, GA; Columbia, SC; Westminster, CO; and Fargo, North Dakota; with claim offices in 63 cities.
  The Company wrote business in Michigan exclusively from 1916 until 1935 when it began writing insurance in Indiana and Ohio. In the forties, Auto-Owners extended operations to include Illinois and Minnesota and, during the fifties, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Florida, Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina. The Company began operations in Wisconsin in 1969, Georgia in 1973, Nebraska in 1978, Arizona in 1982, Virginia in 1989, Kentucky in 1994, Kansas in 1996, Utah in 1997, and Colorado in 1999.
  The current Auto-Owners home office is located in a business and residential complex called Verndale, in Delta Township, west of Lansing. This building was constructed in 1975 and has been expanded three times, increasing its size to 404,616 square feet.
  The Lansing corporate office services not only Auto-Owners Insurance Company, but its subsidiary companies: Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company, Home-Owners Insurance Company, Owners Insurance Company, Property-Owners Insurance Company, and Southern-Owners Insurance Company. The Lansing Branch Underwriting and Lansing Branch Claims offices are also housed in the same complex.
  Auto-Owners growth evolves from its loyal associates, agents and policyholders. The Companies are represented by more than 5,200 independent agencies, selling personal and commercial property/casualty and life, disability and annuity insurance in 23 states. Total associates number more than 3,200.
  The Auto-Owners Insurance Group ranks among the largest in the nation, with over 3.3 million policies in force. The Companies also enjoy the highest possible ratings assigned by nationally recognized independent rating authorities.
  
  6101 Anacapri Blvd.
  P.O. Box 30660
  Lansing, MI 48909-8160
  Phone: (517) 323-1200
  Fax: (517) 323-8796
  
  
  
  
  

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