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Today's insurers often used stylized styl·ize  
tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es
1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style.

2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize.
 text to brand or promote themselves. But years ago, insurers were most likely to associate themselves with a landmark, a symbol, an animal or design to connote con·note  
tr.v. con·not·ed, con·not·ing, con·notes
1. To suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning: "The term 'liberal arts' connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns" 
 their strength, stability and reliability. Can you identify the 21 insurers associated with these images? Not all of them are in business today, and some may have changed their look. However, these images live on.

1. Allstate

2. The Contributionship Insurance Cos.

3. The Continental Insurance Cos.

4. Fireman's Fund

5. The Hartford

6. Hartford Steam Boiler

7. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co.

8. Lincoln Financial Group

9. Mass Mutual

10. MetLife

11. The Midwestern Indemnity Group

12. The Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio

13. Mutual of Omaha Mutual of Omaha, best known for sponsoring the popular television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is a Fortune 500 insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.  

14. New York Life

15. Northwestern Mutual

16. Prudential

17. Reliance

18. Royal Insurance

19. Siebels Bruce Group Inc.

20. State Farm

21. The Travelers

ANSWER KEY

A (Reversed vertical M's): 11. The Midwestern Indemnity Group; B (Curled up fire hose and hydrant); 17. Reliance; C (Silhouette of Abe Lincoln): 8. Lincoln Financial Group; D (Continental Army soldier): 3. The Continental Insurance Cos.; E (Interlocking interlocking /in·ter·lock·ing/ (-lok´ing) closely joined, as by hooks or dovetails; locking into one another.
interlocking Obstetrics A rare complication of vaginal delivery of twins; the 1st
 hands inside firemark): 2. The Contributionship Insurance Cos.; F (Fireman's helmet): 4. Fireman's Fund; G (Coat of Arms coat of arms: see blazonry and heraldry.
coat of arms
 or shield of arms

Heraldic device dating to the 12th century in Europe. It was originally a cloth tunic worn over or in place of armour to establish identity in battle.
): 18. Royal Insurance; H (Quarter circle): 9. Mass Mutual; I (Three interlocking ellipses): 20. State Farm; J (Good hands): 1. Allstate; K (Locomotive in ellipse): 6. Hartford Steam Boiler; L (Gold topped skyscraper): 14. New York Life; M (Sleeping Lion in front of 'M'): 12. The Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio; N (Stylized column): 15. Northwestern Mutual; 0 (Snoopy Snoopy

world’s most famous beagle. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542]

See : Dogs


Snoopy

imaginative dog. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543]

See : Illusion
): 10. MetLife; P (Foot-leaf flower): 19. Seibels Bruce Group Inc.; Q (American Indian in headdress headdress, head covering or decoration, protective or ceremonial, which has been an important part of costume since ancient times. Its style is governed in general by climate, available materials, religion or superstition, and the dictates of fashion. ): 13. Mutual of Omaha: R (Rook of Gibraltar): 16. Prudential; S (Stretched Eagle): 7. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. T (Stag): 5. The Hartford: U (Umbrella): 21. The Travelers
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