The Strength of Fortis Insurance Company

Since 1892, Fortis Insurance Company has had a strong tradition of innovation, service, financial stability and integrity. It has been a vital part of the downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin community since 1900. The company draws on this history to successfully respond to changes and challenges in the business environment with customer-focused products and services.

Fortis Insurance Company is a part of Fortis Health, which for more than 100 years has provided an array of insurance products to America’s diverse communities, making it one of the leading health insurers in the nation. Fortis Health offers individual, small group and specialty health insurance products. Our specialty medical products include student health insurance and a market-leading short term medical plan. In fact, Fortis Health is number one in the individual medical insurance market based on market share⁽¹⁾, and is the number one seller of temporary health insurance in the United States⁽²⁾. We were even one of the first companies to offer Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), and are currently a top seller of MSAs with approximately 20 percent of the market.

Fortis Health, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, employs more than 2,500 people at sites in Milwaukee, WI; Miami, FL; Dublin, OH; Dallas, TX; Boise, ID; Minneapolis, MN, and sales offices throughout the country.

Fortis Health products are issued and underwritten by Fortis Insurance Company, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Fortis Benefits Insurance Company. The organization is known as Fortis Health in the market.

Fortis Health is part of Fortis, Inc., a financial services company that, through its operating companies and affiliates, provides specialty insurance and investment products to businesses, associations, financial service organizations and individuals in the United States. Fortis, Inc. is part of the international Fortis group,which operates in the fields of insurance, banking and investments. Fortis is jointly owned by Fortis (NL) N.V. of The Netherlands and Fortis (B) of Belgium.

Fortis is bigger than Disney, bigger than Kodak, bigger than Johnson & Johnson⁽³⁾, and owns more than 200 companies and employs more than 58,000 people worldwide⁽³⁾. Fortis’ assets have increased 10 times since 1991 and is the 48th largest company in the world⁽³⁾.

(1) Source: 1998 A.M. Best Data; 1998 Life Association News, March, 1999.
(2) Source: relative market share by premiums written and policies sold, 1998 market surveys.
(3) Source: 1999 Fortune Global 500 listing, based on 1998 revenues.

Insurance contracts are issued and underwritten by Fortis Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, a Fortis Health member company.