There are not many companies that can boast reaching their centenary. Recently, New Jersey's largest insurer, in terms of market share according to SNL, New Jersey Manufactures Insurance Company reached that milestone. NJM says today it is the largest writer of both auto insurance and workers' compensation in the state and, as a mutual insurer, it has never wavered in its mission—to serve the needs of policyholders. “That single-minded focus reflects the culture of our organization and remains as strong today as ever before,” said President and CEO Bernie Flynn.

The company says faces have changed, buildings have modernized, and computers have replaced typewriters and ledgers, but NJM's focus is still workers' compensation, auto and homeowners insurance in New Jersey, with an emphasis on safety, sound underwriting and cost controls. The benefit is a total of $5.4 billion in dividends to policyholders over 100 years.

Celebrating its June 7th anniversary, the company donated $700,000 worth of driving simulators to 55 New Jersey High Schools that participated in the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey's Champion Schools Program, a statewide investment in driver safety. The company also gave two $10,000 grants to Lenape Regional High School in Medford, and Columbia High School in Maplewood, for winning this year's “U Got Brains” event.