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Cincinnati Insurance Board America's First Independent Agents
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The Greater Cincinnati Insurance Board is an insurance trade association encouraging integrity and ethical practices within the insurance community. We provide professional development through education. We also provide products and services for the benefit of the insurance industry and the insurance consumer. Our members voluntarily adhere to a high level of professional standards. Benefits of Membership Membership Applications
In 1838 Cincinnati was a city in transition from a frontier town to a dynamic city feeding the growth of the American west. Its population was approximately 38,000 people. There were 6,315 buildings in the City, most of them located on or in close proximity to the river. The waterfront was a long row of two to four story frame warehouses. At any one time you would see a dozen wooden hulled boats docked on the riverfront. Cincinnati was considered the "The Insurance Center" west of the Alleghenies.
It was a time when insurance was a very risky endeavor. Marine insurance was the predominate insurance written. Now with the rapid growth of the city, fire insurance was becoming more of a necessity. Bankruptcies of insurance companies were a common occurrence. After the great fire in New York City three years earlier, sixty insurance companies went bankrupt.
