The Insurance Company is a property and casualty insurance company that provides insurance to individuals, farms and small businesses in Michigan. We were founded in 1876 and have served Michigan policyholders for over 130 years. We market our policies through approximately 175 independent insurance agencies. We have four business segments: personal, commercial, farm and marine. As of December 31, 2007, we had approximately 60,100 policies in force and assets of $87.2 million.