Insurance Designation Lookup https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Insurance Timeline The New England Hurricane (1938) Group Health Expansion in the 1930s 1935 — The Social Security Act The New London School Explosion (1937) Punch Cards for Mortality Tables Kaiser Permanente and WWII Founding of The Institute of Actuaries The American Adoption of Actuarial Science IBM Punch‑Card Computing & the Rise of Actuarial Automation First Auto Insurance Policy Early Liability Insurance Workers’ Compensation Galveston Hurricane 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire Triangle Shirtwaist Fire The Rise of Rating Bureaus (Early 20th Century) Rise of Reinsurance (Early 20th Century) Marine & War‑Risk Insurance in WWI 1918 Influenza Pandemic & Life Insurance Automobile Liability & the Birth of Auto Insurance State Farm Insurance Founded Whatever Happened to Fireman’s Fund? Or How the Big P&C Carriers Lost Auto — and How It Reshaped Their Fate Farmers Insurance Founded Allstate Insurance Founded AAA Enters the Insurance Market Progressive Insurance Founded USAA Begins Offering Auto Insurance GEICO Founded Nationwide Founded The Rise of Auto Insurers The Marine Insurance Act (UK) Early Lloyd’s Lists & Shipping Intelligence Lloyd’s List First Published Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Established WWII Wage Controls and the Birth of Employer‑Based Health Benefits The Founding of The Institutes The Founding of LOMA The American College of Financial Services Founded The Professionalization Arc The Great Miami Hurricane The Great Okeechobee Hurricane The Birth of Blue Cross The Birth of Blue Shield Industrial Indemnity and the Birth of Integrated Workers’ Compensation SIDEBAR: The Cowboy Brokers (1970s–1980s) Early Directors & Officers Liability Insurance SIDEBAR: “The Sketchy Comp Carriers”