[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 68 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUTUAL OF ENUMCLAW INSURANCE COMPANY

 Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I speak today in recognition of the 
100th Anniversary of the Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company. On June 
12, 1998, Mutual of Enumclaw will celebrate its 100th Anniversary and a 
century of successful service in the insurance industry. The company 
originated in 1898 as the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company at a time 
when the town of Enumclaw, Washington found its economic base primarily 
in the railroad, dairy, and lumber industries. The company was 
established to ``insure farm and village buildings and personal 
property against loss by fire and lightening.''
  This goal remained the focus of the company until 1945, when it 
expanded to insure non-farm property. Five years later it expanded its 
area of service to include Oregon and Idaho. In 1963, the company began 
writing commercial property and casualty insurance and three years 
later officially changed its name to Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance 
Company. The company sustained admirable growth throughout the 
following decades, as reflected by the A+ rating it has consistently 
received from the A.M. Best Company, a publisher of insurance 
information and company ratings.
  Mutual of Enumclaw employs approximately 500 people and helps to 
provide a sound economic base for the Enumclaw community. As Mutual of 
Enumclaw Insurance Company celebrates its first hundred years, it looks 
to the future and to the challenge of continuing to learn and grow in 
order to meet the evolving needs of its customers.

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