Question: True or false? Was it a dare that started State Farm?
Answer: To a degree, that’s true. Founder G.J. Mecherle, a retired Merna farmer, was working for an insurance company that insured city drivers and is said to have commented to his managers one day that it wasn’t fair that they charged farmers as much as city drivers when farmers drove much less and also faced much less traffic out in the country. Their answer to Mecherle: Start your own company then, smarty-pants! So he did.
Photos: Bloomington Bison get ready for season at Grossinger Motors Arena
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