Safeway Insurance Group
{{Infobox company
| name = Safeway Insurance Group
| logo = Safeway_Insurance_Group_Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = Private
| industry = Financial services
| foundation = 1959
| location = Westmont, Illinois, United States
| area_served = Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Tennessee
Texas
| key_people = Christopher Hidalgo (CEO)
William J. Parrillo (Founder)
Carol Parrillo (President)
| revenue = $420 Million (2015)
| num_employees = 483 (2015)
| homepage = [https://www.SafewayInsurance.com/ www.safewayInsurance.com]
}}
Safeway Insurance Group is a privately held insurance company, providing primarily automobile insurance.
History
Safeway Insurance was founded in 1959 by the Parrillo family. The family is an historic private investor in the Chicago Sun-Times. {{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/kevin-flynn-jim-tyrees-investment-group-and-the-sun-times/Content?oid=1222994|title=They Just Think It's Important for Chicago to Have Two Newspapers|last=Miner|first=Michael|website=Chicago Reader|date=29 October 2009 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}
Description
Safeway Insurance is currently headquartered in Westmont, Illinois{{cite web |title=About Safeway |publisher=Safeway Insurance Group |url=https://www.safewayinsurance.com/about.aspx |accessdate=2008-03-08}} in the United States.
Safeway Insurance Group is the largest, privately held, family owned insurance company in the United States.{{cite news|title=Auto Insurance Quotes from Safeway Are Now Offered by Chicago Based Insurance Navy|url=http://www.fox8live.com/story/19962973/auto-insurance-quotes-from-safeway-are-now-offered-by-chicago-based-insurance-navy?clienttype=printable|accessdate=December 30, 2012|newspaper=Fox 8|date=October 31, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Safeway Insurance|url=http://www.usacoverage.com/safeway-insurance.html|publisher=USA Coverage|accessdate=December 30, 2012}} In addition to its headquarters, Safeway maintains field offices in some of the states it conducts business in.
Safeway currently conducts business in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.{{cite web |title=Safeway Locations |publisher=Safeway Insurance Group |url=https://www.safewayinsurance.com/about/safewaylocations.aspx |accessdate=2013-08-01}}
Subsidiaries:
- Safeway Insurance Company
- Safeway Direct Insurance Company
- Safeway Insurance Company of Alabama
- Safeway Insurance Company of Arkansas
- Safeway Insurance Company of Georgia
- Safeway Insurance Company of Louisiana
- Safeway Financial Holding Company
Governance
Robert J. Parrillo, William's brother, is a key shareholder.
References
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Category:Insurance companies of the United States
Category:Insurance companies based in Illinois
Category:Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois
Category:American companies established in 1959
Category:Financial services companies established in 1959
Category:Privately held companies based in Illinois
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