Supermarket Insurance Group Partners with State Auto Insurance Companies to Form Grocery/Supermarket Specialty Program
Summary
The financial strength of State Auto coupled with their broad licensing and our enhanced program product will allow us to fulfill our mission of building a world class operation focused exclusively on servicing the needs of the independent grocery retailer.SIG markets its supermarket specific insurance programs through a select group of independent and grocery warehouse owned agencies.Along with specialized coverage, independent retail grocers can benefit from SIG’s loss prevention programs and claims handling expertise to potentially reduce the cost of their insurance premiums over time.The financial strength of State Auto coupled with their broad licensing and our enhanced program product will allow us to fulfill our mission of building a world class operation focused exclusively on servicing the needs of the independent grocery retailer.Along with specialized coverage, independent retail grocers can benefit from SIG’s loss prevention programs and claims handling expertise to potentially reduce the cost of their insurance premiums over time.This new partnership expands SIG’s relationship with State Auto by adding the Property and Casualty program being announced today with the existing Workers Compensation insurance program that SIG currently underwrites for RTW, another State Auto subsidiary.“Supermarket Insurance Group’s knowledge of this market segment, their connections to the retail grocers and agents serving them, and their current relationship with our sister entity, RTW, made SIG a great choice as we consider program partners for State Auto,” said Kunal Gulati, RED’s Director of Marketing for the Midwest Region.