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Introduction

900-191 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3P1
Canada
Telephone: (204) 985-3923
Fax: (204) 942-7724
Web site: http://www.wawanesa.com

Private Company
Founded: 1896
Employees: 1,747
Total Assets: $1.39 billion (2003)
NAIC: 524126 Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, based in Winnipeg, is Canada's largest mutual insurer. It also offers automobile insurance in California and Oregon through San Diego-based subsidiary Wawanesa General Insurance Company. Wawanesa Mutual offers personal, homeowners, business, farm, and automobile coverage through 1,300 independent insurance brokers spread across Canada, with the exception of Quebec, where it relies on company agents. A subsidiary, The Wawanesa Life Insurance Company, offers individual products, life insurance and investment products, as well as group products, including group life, disability, and health and dental products. Unlike its parent corporation, which is owned by policyholders, Wawanesa Life is a stock company.

1. Introduction
2. 19th Century Roots
3. Steady Growth in the Early 1900s
4. Adding Life Insurance in the 1950s
5. Principal Subsidiaries
6. Principal Competitors
7. Further Reading
8. Copyright Page
9. About Page