Nation Wide enter into California Community Investment Consortium
Impact Community Capital announced that Nationwide Mutual Insurance of Columbus, Ohio, joining a growing California insurer, voluntary community investment.
Far federal officials said the decision on the accession of the impact of common sense and do business was in harmony with society long tradition of commitment and engagement vis-à-vis consumers in urban markets.
Far from the federal decision of membership has a direct impact praised the California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low, explained his conviction that the preferred method for insurers, so the differences in the cities and towns served by the state is a voluntary approach the investment community. He added that for such an approach successfully, the insurer must demonstrate a genuine commitment to the community to invest. Low also said that the decision of a Nation Wide Impact member of the investor was a demonstration of such a commitment.
Impact President and CEO Dan Sheehy, said the addition of Nation Wide brings to nine the number of participants, insurance companies in the pool Community Investment Consortium.
Far Federal has recently received the prestigious Spirit of America Award from the United Way in recognition of the company illustrates the tradition of participation. The Spirit of America Award is the highest honour, a company can get for professionals in the Community’s participation. Only one company in America receives the Spirit of America Award each year and is the first regional organization of insurance to win the prize.
Far federal strengthened its presence in urban markets with the opening of more than 30 services and distribution centres in major cities and has over $ 230 million in investments and housing subsidies.
Far federal Allstate Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Companies, Pacific Life Insurance Company, PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, Safeco Insurance, State Farm Insurance Companies, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and Century 21 as insurance company members of the Impact.
The first venture of its kind in the USA, the impact turned out to be a dynamic instrument for targeted, innovative and robust investment on behalf of their insurance company. Thanks to a strong community investment, broaden the impact on the financing of affordable housing, employment, development of SMEs and common economic development and benefit the entire California.
Impact recently invested $ 40.5 million for the acquisition of 12 low-income family housing multi-properties (1450 units in total) throughout California. Included in investment are devices developed for and by agricultural workers in California’s Central Valley, housing for low-income seniors and disabled people in Huntington Park, housing for low and moderate income families Roseville, an apartment complex in Los Angeles, the Temple of houses / Edge product Boys and Girls Club, and a mixed-use development at Berkeley, low-income housing and small businesses.
Currently, the impact of the development of additional investment for housing low-income and low-income families Moderates loans for the renovation of housing in urban and real estate to mixed use in the municipalities served.
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