Protection
Mutual Insurance Company of
Littlestown was incorporated
on February 15, 1851, with
the first day of business commencing
on May 03rd, 1851. The borough
of Littlestown was not incorporated
until 1863. This year the company
celebrates its 160th anniversary,
and is the oldest business
in Littlestown. Protection
Mutual Insurance is very proud
of it heritage and strives
to maintain the principles
on which it was founded of
fair, prompt and courteous
service. The company moto is
to be “As Dependable
As Time Itself”.
160 years
ago, the “Civil War” had
not even begun, we did not
have electricity or indoor
plumbing and a small insurance
business was just beginning
in Littlestown. And now, in
2011, Protection Mutual Insurance
continues to grow as they celebrate
their 160th anniversary.
The first
Board of Directors consisted
of Joseph A. Shorb, William
McSherry, George Basehoar,
Fredrick Bittinger, Enoch Lefever
and Samuel Durboraw. The first
policy written by the company
was issued to George Basehoar.
In 1973, the
company purchased its current
home office building located
at 101 South Queen Street in
Littlestown. The present Board
of Directors for the company
are: Marilyn Q. Butt- President
and Treasurer, J. Larry Hawk
- Vice President, Ronald E.
Dehoff - Secretary, Evan D.
Kline, Luther S. Hess, Steven
Buckley and Steven Harman.
Protection
Mutual Insurance Company begins
it’s 160th year with
a proud awareness of its past
and will continue to be dedicated
to the principles of its founders
and a sense of obligation to
its policyholders.
