The Commerce Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance
subsidiary of MAPFRE U.S.A. Corp. (formerly The Commerce Group, Inc.),
was founded in the town of Webster, Massachusetts in 1972. The company
was founded to provide independent agents access to a company focused on
agents and their customers' personal lines insurance needs.
From its modest beginnings, The Commerce Insurance Company has grown to
become the largest provider of private passenger automobile insurance in
Massachusetts, insuring more than one of every four registered
automobiles in the state. We offer Massachusetts drivers a variety of
group automobile insurance discounts, including the tremendously popular
AAA member discount. In addition, based on the most current available
information, the company is leading provider of homeowners insurance and
second leading writer of commercial automobile insurance in
Massachusetts.
All Commerce products are available through the more than 600
independent agents who represent the company. For information about our
products, talk to any one of our agents. For the name of your nearest
Commerce agent, consult the Agent Locator page on this website.
Today, The Commerce Insurance Company writes nearly $1.6 billion in
premium and employs more than 1,800 people at their Webster facilities.
The Commerce Insurance Company ranks as one of the top 50 Property and
Casualty insurance companies in the U.S. according to A. M. Best.
Long considered a 'Massachusetts-Only' company, Commerce has
begun to expand geographically. In 1995, The Commerce Group, Inc.,
acquired Western Pioneer Insurance Company, of Pleasanton, California
Following the acquisition, Western Pioneer's name was changed to
Commerce West Insurance Company in order to enhance its identity as a
member of the Commerce family. Commerce West, which writes automobile
insurance throughout California and Oregon, also offers its products
through independent agents.
For more information visit www.CommerceWest.net
In January 1999, The Commerce Group, Inc., in a joint venture with AAA
Southern New England, purchased the Automobile Club Insurance Company of
Columbus, Ohio. This company writes personal automobile and homeowners
insurance in 11 states through AAA affiliated independent insurance
agencies. Following the acquisition, the company name was changed to
American Commerce Insurance Company ('ACIC') in order to enhance its
identity as a member of the Commerce family.
For more information visit www.ACILink.com
In March 2001, The Commerce Insurance Company began writing private
passenger automobile, homeowners, and umbrella insurance in the State of
New Hampshire. All business will be written through professional
independent agents who provide customers professional advice and
service.
In April 2007, Commerce entered the New York personal lines insurance
market through its acquisition of SWICO Enterprises, Ltd., the holding
company for Hempstead, New York-based property and casualty insurer
MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York. MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York primarily
writes private passenger automobile insurance in the state of New York.
In June 2008, The Commerce Group, Inc. was acquired by MAPFRE S.A., a
global organization and the leading insurer in Spain in non-life
insurance. MAPFRE ranks as the largest insurance group in Latin America
and the tenth largest in Europe with a presence in 43 countries, and a
network of almost 51,000 agents around the world.
For more information visit www.mapfre.com
All property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of MAPFRE U.S.A.
Corp. (formerly The Commerce Group, Inc.) are committed to consistently
providing superior quality products to its agents and insureds, the
highest levels of service to all of its customers, and a working
environment that is both stimulating and challenging to its employees.
Equally as important, management has placed a high value on building and
protecting the company's strong financial condition through a commitment
to profitable growth.
We believe that our continued success will be assured through our
trademark of providing quality, caring service to our agents and
insureds and by remaining faithful to our corporate philosophy.