Harford Mutual Insurance Group has been named to the Ward’s 50 ® list of top-performing property-casualty insurance companies for 2021. The company was recognized for outstanding financial results in the areas of safety, consistency, and performance over a consecutive five-year period.

“This is an incredible achievement, recognizing our outstanding financial results over the most recent five-year period, highlighted by 2019 and 2020 representing the best years in our storied 178-year history,” said Steven Linkous, President and CEO of Harford Mutual Insurance Group. “The culmination of our results and joining this most elite group are products of an amazing team, wonderful agency partners, and a steadfast Board of Directors executing a strategic vision grounded upon the principles of mutuality.”

Every year, Ward Group, a consulting firm specializing in the insurance industry and a leading provider of industry benchmarking, analyzes the financial performance of nearly 3,000 property-casualty insurers and identifies the top 50 in the United States.

Each company named has passed all safety and consistency tests and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed. The Ward’s 50 top performers were able to grow revenue, stay profitable, and strengthen surplus position at a greater rate than the total industry.