Organized in 1911 to write workers compensation protection in Iowa, EMC Insurance Companies has grown into an organization that provides property, casualty and life insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. With assets over $2.1 billion, EMC is one of the largest property and casualty entities in Iowa and among the top 60 insurance entities nationwide. In 2002, written premium for the property and casualty and reinsurance companies was more than $1 billion. The company, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, employs more than 2,200 people.