Auto-Owners has spent the past decade expanding its national footprint through a measured strategy of acquisitions, underwriting discipline and strong partnerships with independent agents. Rather than chasing rapid policy growth, the insurer has focused on building a profitable, high-quality book of business that has propelled it into the ranks of the nation’s top homeowners and auto carriers. As Dr. Robert Hartwig, director of the Risk and Uncertainty Management Center at the University of South Carolina, observes, “In a very stealthy but calculated manner, they’ve become one of the country’s largest, most important insurers.” Read more about the story, click here.