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 In 1889 Erick
Kakela, a farmer
from Calumet,
Michigan, set
out to form a
mutual fire
insurance
company. He
gathered 40
prominent
citizens of
Calumet in
October of 1889
to sign the
Articles of
Incorporation
and the first
policy was
written shortly
thereafter.
The founders had
a strong Finnish
heritage and
named the
company "Suomalaisten
Keskinainen
Palovakuutus -
Yhtio", which
translates to
Finnish Mutual
Fire Insurance
Company. The
company operated
as Finnish
Mutual until
1990 when the
name was changed
to Northern
Mutual Insurance
Company.
Today Northern
Mutual has grown
to provide
Homeowners,
Dwelling Fire
and Automobile
Insurance
through
Independent
Agents spread
across the State
of Michigan, and
strives to be
the insurance
company of
choice in the
communities we
serve.
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