Our Services:

Named perils for home, farm, and business.  Affiliated agencies also write auto, recreational vehicle, personal and farm liability, umbrellas, and commercial policies through Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company.

About Us:

The company was organized in 1868 in Preble Township, Adams County, by Wilhelm Gallmeier, to provide farmers with protection from property losses from fire or lightening. At that time, to be a member, one subscribed for a given amount as to the value of the buildings. The only premium was an assessment at the time of one of the members' loss. The loss was determiend by neighbor members, who served as appraisers. The company carried no reserve or checking account, since there really was no need for it then.

In 2003, the company's name was changed from German Fire Insurance Company of Preble Township to German Mutual Insurance Company of Indiana. Since its founding, the company has expanded its primary coverage to Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells Counties. The company has policies in over 30 Indiana counties and can write anywhere in the state of Indiana with the exception of Indianapolis. 

In the fall of 2019, German Mutual Insurance changed their name to Oakwood Mutual Insurance. Still the same services and people, just a new name.

Today the company's policies are handled by three agencies who serve the needs of its policyholders. Oakwood Mutual members are additionally protected by the backing of a large reinsurer, which limits the company's exposure in the event of castastrophic losses.  As a result, members now pay only coverage-based premiums rather than assessments when losses occur.

Yet while much has changed since 1868, Oakwood Mutual Insurance Company of Indiana is, as it was then, 100 percent owned by its local member policyholders. Its agents, adjusters, officers and directors are all residents of the community it serves.