Ohio Insurance Institute

Name

Ohio Insurance Institute

Legal name

Ohio Insurance Institute

Website

https://ohioinsurance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: OII generates revenue through membership dues from property and casualty insurance companies and related organizations. Full membership is proportional based on company premium volume in Ohio. Associate foreign and affiliate memberships are also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ohio Insurance Institute is a member-run nonprofit trade association representing property and casualty insurance companies and related organizations throughout Ohio. Its core offering is an annual membership that delivers legislative and regulatory advocacy before the Ohio General Assembly and executive branch, committee-based industry collaboration, workforce development through the Insuring Ohio Futures initiative, K-12 and consumer insurance education resources, and amicus brief filings on cases affecting the P/C insurance market. Membership dues are proportional to each member company's Ohio premium volume.

Product overview

Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) is a trade organization serving as the voice of Ohio's property and casualty insurance industry, not a technology product company. OII operates approximately 50 member companies through a unified membership structure offering advocacy services, workforce development programs, and consumer education initiatives. The organization's portfolio includes the Insuring Ohio Futures workforce initiative, the Speakers Network volunteer program, the Insurance Educator of the Year award, educational resources for teachers, consumer information resources, the Blue Max awards program, the Child Emergency Identification Stickers initiative, annual meetings, distracted driving advocacy, and amicus brief filing. These programs collectively support the industry's legislative interests, workforce pipeline, and public understanding of insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Insuring Ohio Futures: Industry-driven workforce-focused partnership dedicated to building a robust and diverse talent pool of Ohioans ready to pursue careers in insurance.
• Blue Max Awards

Products and services

• OII Membership Program

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Insuring Ohio Futures (IOF) Partnership NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOF is an industry-driven, workforce-focused partnership dedicated to building a robust and diverse talent pool of Ohioans ready to pursue careers in insurance. It drives mission through targeted strategies, key partnerships, and initiatives including OhioInsuranceCareers.org. IOF is guided by the Insuring Ohio Futures Subcommittee and has driven efforts to address workforce challenges for over a decade.
• Invest ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOII partners with the nationally recognized INVEST curriculum that prepares students for careers in the insurance industry. OII is working with Invest to develop a specialized version of their curriculum focusing on foundational insurance topics included in Ohio's financial literacy model curriculum for high school.
• Ohio Department of TransportationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on distracted driving awareness campaign. ODOT uses digital highway message boards to promote safe driving and remind drivers of dangers of distracted and impaired driving.
• Ohio State Highway PatrolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOII has partnered with Ohio State Highway Patrol for over 50 years on the Blue Max program recognizing troopers who recover stolen vehicles. OSHP data shows 7,169 stolen vehicles recovered in last five years with recoveries up 8% in 2021.
• Blue Max Event SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsors for Blue Max Awards Ceremony include Cincinnati Insurance Companies, Copart, Nationwide Insurance, Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, and Wayne Insurance Group.
• Educational Institutions (K-12 Schools)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOII partners with K-12 schools through insurance education programs, providing classroom materials, speakers network volunteers, and Insurance Educator of the Year awards recognizing excellence in insurance education.
• Higher Education InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOF develops and maintains OhioInsuranceCareers.org providing seamless access to Ohio's premier risk management and insurance degree and certificate higher education programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Property Casualty Insurance Association: National P/C carrier trade association representing insurers on federal and state legislative/regulatory issues. Comparable to OII as the broader national counterpart advocating for P/C carriers, but operates at national scale rather than Ohio-specific.
• National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies: National trade association for mutual and regional P/C insurers. Highly comparable to OII given Ohio's strong mutual insurer presence (Erie, Cincinnati, Ohio Mutual, Grange), with parallel advocacy, education, and workforce development missions but broader geographic scope.

Others

• Insurance Information Institute: National P/C insurance industry communications and research organization. Adjacent to OII in providing public-facing insurance education and industry data, but operates nationally and does not perform legislative advocacy.
• Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America: National trade association for independent insurance agents and brokers. Adjacent to OII's P/C ecosystem but represents the distribution side rather than carriers, often collaborating with carrier associations on shared advocacy.

Direct peers

• New York Insurance Association: State-level P/C insurance trade association serving New York carriers. Directly comparable to OII in providing advocacy, regulatory representation, and industry coordination for property/casualty insurers at the state level.
• Florida Insurance Council: State-level P/C insurance trade association representing carriers in Florida. Directly comparable to OII in operating model—state-focused carrier advocacy, legislative monitoring, and member services—but serving a different (and higher-volatility) state market.
• Massachusetts Insurance Federation: State-level P/C insurance trade association. Closely comparable to OII in its core model—collective carrier advocacy, legislative engagement, and member services within a single state jurisdiction.
• Texas Insurance Association: Texas-based P/C insurance trade association. Closely parallel to OII in serving as the unified P/C carrier voice for legislative advocacy and industry collaboration at the state level, with similar membership model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OIIOrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioInsuranceInstitute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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