{{Short description|Mutual insurance company}} {{Infobox company | name = Physicians Mutual | type = Privately held | industry = Insurance | founded = {{start date and age|1902}} | founder = Edwin E. Elliott | hq_location = Omaha, Nebraska <!-- Infobox does not support the following parameter: | slogan = We’re here when you need us. --> | website = {{URL|physiciansmutual.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.<ref name=about>''[http://www.physiciansmutual.com/cs/aboutus/ourstory.html Our Story]''</ref>
Today{{When|date=July 2020}} 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. <ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090408203733/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4204603 Company Overview of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company]''</ref>
The company holds over US$4 billion in assets and employs over 1000 people,<ref>''[http://www.selectgreateromaha.com/media/docs/Site%20Selection%20Data/GreaterOmahaTop100LargestEmployerList.pdf Greater Omaha Major Employers], April 2013''</ref> and has Rob Reed as its president and chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Physicians Mutual Appoints Rob Reed as New President and CEO|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/physicians-mutual-appoints-rob-reed-140000620.html|access-date=|website=|language=}}</ref>
== History ==
* 1902 - Founded as Physicians Mutual Insurance Company <ref>{{cite web |title=Omaha companies more than 100 years old |url=https://omaha.com/article/20140202/money/140209960/ |website=omaha.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403060336/https://omaha.com/article/20140202/money/140209960/ |archive-date=3 April 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="about" /> * 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 March 2019|title=Physicians Mutual enlists John Michael Higgins for campaign to relieve insurance anxiety|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/03/12/physicians-mutual-enlists-john-michael-higgins-campaign-relieve-insurance-anxiety|access-date=14 July 2020|website=The Drum}}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.physiciansmutual.com/ PhysiciansMutual.com]
Category:Insurance companies of the United States Category:Privately held companies based in Nebraska Category:American companies established in 1902 Category:Financial services companies established in 1902 Category:Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska Category:1902 establishments in Nebraska