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{{Infobox company
|name = Combined Insurance
|logo = CI LogoRGB94X200.jpg
|type = Subsidiary
|foundation = 1922
|location_city = [[Chicago]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
|area_served = Worldwide
|industry = Insurance
|products = Supplemental Health, Life<br>Disability and Accident<br> Insurance Policies
|revenue = US$926.6 million (2010)
|assets = US$2.9 billion (2010)
|num_employees = 5,400 in North America
|parent = [[Chubb Limited]]
|homepage = [http://www.combinedinsurance.com www.combinedinsurance.com]
}}
'''Combined Insurance''' is a global provider of supplemental [[insurance]], including [[accident insurance]], [[life insurance]] and [[critical care medicine|critical care]] coverage. Combined Insurance operates in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. The company is headquartered in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]].

== History ==

In 1922, [[W. Clement Stone]], with a borrowed $100, started Combined Registry Company<ref>Wilson, Mark R.[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2619.html] Dictionary of Leading Chicago Businesses 1820-2000</ref> in [[Chicago]].

During the difficulty of the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], Stone in 1929 cut his field force to just 135 agents – from more than 1,000 agents – to increase efficiency. In 1939, after weathering the Depression, Stone created the Combined Mutual Casualty Company, which was established when Combined Registry Company purchased the American Casualty Company in [[Texas]]. In 1947 the company changed its name to Combined Insurance Company of America.

In 1956, Combined Insurance was expanded to include Canada.

The years between 1959 and 1963 marked a time of growth and expansion. The company expanded into [[Australia]], then [[Puerto Rico]] and [[the Bahamas]], then into Europe with the addition of [[England]]<ref>[http://www.combinedinsurance.com/about-combined/combined-insurance-history.html] History of Combined Insurance</ref> and [[Northern Ireland]]. In 1962 Stone authored the self-help book ''The Success System That Never Fails''. ({{ISBN|978-0-671-52462-3}})

In 1971, the Combined Life Insurance Company of New York was established.

In 1980, shareholders of Combined Insurance Company of America approved the formation of a holding company, Combined International Corporation, which traded publicly on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] under the call letters PMA (standing for "Positive Mental Attitude", a Stone [[catchphrase]]). Two years later the company merged with Ryan Insurance Group, with Stone becoming Chairman of the new company and [[Pat Ryan (executive)|Patrick Ryan]] becoming President and CEO. The new company was renamed [[Aon (company)|Aon]] – a [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] word signifying oneness and unity – in 1987.<ref>Martin, Douglas [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/business/clement-stone-dies-at-100-built-empire-on-optimism.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm] "Clement Stone Dies at 100; Built Empire on Optimism", ''New York Times'', 5 September 2002</ref>

Stone stepped down from day-to-day operations in the early 1990s and took the title Chairman Emeritus.

In 2008, Aon sold Combined Insurance to [[ACE Limited]] for $2.56 billion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.acegroup.com/portal/site/acegroup/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080401006365&newsLang=en |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823051521/http://news.acegroup.com/portal/site/acegroup/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080401006365&newsLang=en |archivedate=2011-08-23 |df= }} "ACE Completes Acquisition of Combined Insurance Company of America"</ref> which resulted in the closure of the UK employee benefits arm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=4430 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120804070530/http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=4430 |archivedate=2012-08-04 |df= }} Closure of Combined Benefit Services</ref>

==Business==

Combined Insurance offers several types of insurance policies – which vary by market and customer need – including [[accident insurance|accident]], accident and sickness, critical care, [[cancer insurance|cancer]], [[life insurance|life]] and [[Medicare supplement]] coverage.

Combined Insurance also includes Combined Insurance Worksite Solutions, which offers supplemental insurance to complement existing employer benefits programs and Combined Insurance Select Programs, which provides niche insurance products including student accident and [[health insurance]], employer group [[vision insurance]] and other [[group insurance|group]] accident and health products.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies based in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Australia]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Germany]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Ireland]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Portugal]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Spain]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of the Bahamas]]

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