The Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company
Established 1900
 
Pencil Drawing of Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company
 
The Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company is one of more than 26 co-operative insurance companies in New York State formed for the purpose of insuring real and personal properties at a reasonable cost. Mid-Hudson Co-Operative itself operates in the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia, Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Greene, Delaware, Albany, Rensselaer, Schohaire, Washington and Saratoga and is the only insurance company domiciled in Orange County.
 
The Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company was formed in 1900 by the Granges of Westchester and Putnam counties under the name "Westchester & Putnam Patrons' Fire Relief Association" and served the farmers of these two counties only, until 1941 when the operating territory of the company was extended to include Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan counties. The company continued to grow and expand its territory and writing powers as needs changed, but still restricted its membership to Granges.
 
Past and Present images of Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company signs
 
By the middle 1960's, it became apparent that like all business, a larger volume was necessary to sustain the company. Therefore, the company started to solicit business from outside the Grange membership and branched out into many lines and types of insurance to fit the needs of the home, the farm, and small business in general.
 
Due to the increases in territory and operations, the old name "Westchester & Putnam Patrons' Fire Relief Association", no longer seemed to apply. So, the name Mid-Hudson Co-Operative Insurance Company was chosen to more adequately reflect the operations of the company.
 
Originally "Mid-Hudson" was able to handle property insurance against the perils of fire, lightning, wind, hail, smoke, smudge, aircraft, vehicle, riot and vandalism. Theft, burglary, glass and casualty insurance have been the most recent additions making it possible for "Mid-Hudson" to insure the popular package policies such as Farmowners, Homeowners, Mobile Homeowners, Landlord, Business Owners and Commercial Multi-Peril policies. Thus through various policy endorsements, Mid-Hudson" is able to provide the homeowner, farmer and businessman with property and casualty insurance tailored to fit the individual exposures.
 
As an insurance company, "Mid-Hudson" has, over the last 25 years, greatly expanded to meet the needs of our area. For the first 60 years or so the writings of the company were comparatively static, but starting in the mid 60's, a revolution beset the insurance industry to meet the needs of a changing society.
 
Early image of Mid Hudson Insurance Co-Operative Insurance Company
 
The goals of the company are:
 
  1. to continue to meet the challenges of the future;
  2. to work closely with its agents;
  3. to furnish the best possible insurance protection for its policy holders;
  4. and to use prudent insurance rates that are both practical for policy holders and adequate to provide sufficient reserves to guarantee a financially sound company.