Insurance is more than just coverage for your most valuable assets. It's a promise of safety, security and peace of mind. Since 1935, Grange has been delivering on that promise by providing products and services as flexible as your life demands. We offer insurance to protect your home, automobile and business, as well as provide security through life insurance and other financial products.

Grange partners with independent agents who work with you to make it easy to choose products that fit your needs. We're also committed to being the company that is the best at offering Ease of Doing BusinessSM (EODB®) for our policyholders and our agents.

Our focus on building relationships, one customer at a time, has been the key to our success. From our humble beginnings as an auto insurer in Ohio, the Grange Mutual Casualty Group has grown to become a $1 billion insurance and financial services provider based in Columbus, Ohio. Through our network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home, life, business and farm insurance protection through Grange Insurance and Integrity Insurance. The company serves policyholders in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin .

Grange Taps Eshman to Lead Community Relations Initiatives

COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 5, 2007) – Patricia Eshman, J.D., has joined Grange Insurance as associate vice
president, community relations. In this role, Eshman will enhance Grange’s overall community and
philanthropic strategies by continuing the company’s commitment to making central Ohio a great place to
live and work.
She will manage Grange’s giving schedule, allocation of resources and employee and corporate community
involvement. Eshman will also be responsible for maintaining Grange’s engagement in the community to
assess the needs and issues facing employees, agents, policyholders and the company’s corporate and
residential neighbors. She brings nearly 20 years of legal, non-profit and legislative experience to this role.
“Patti has spent the last 12 years advocating for and engaged with the non-profit community in central
Ohio, making her an ideal candidate. Marked by our continued commitment to the community and
expansion in downtown, this is a critical time for Patti to join the Grange team,” said Phil Urban, CEO of
Grange Insurance. “Patti is well-respected in and around Ohio, and we are proud to have her leading our
community and philanthropic efforts at such an exciting time in our history.”
Before joining Grange, Eshman was senior vice president, public policy for the Children’s Hunger
Alliance, where she advocated at the state and federal levels on behalf of the organization. There, she
focused on nutrition program expansion and congressional and state earmarks for specific agency projects.
From 1995 to 2003, she held a similar role with the Ohio Home Builders Association, serving as director of
government affairs. Eshman began her career in the public realm as an assistant attorney general for the
Office of the Ohio Attorney General.
Eshman holds a juris doctorate from the University of Toledo and bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State
University. She resides in Columbus.
Grange Mutual Casualty Group, based in Columbus, Ohio, is a $1 billion insurance and financial services
provider. Through its network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home, life, business and farm
insurance protection through Grange Insurance and Integrity Insurance. The company serves policyholders
in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.grangeinsurance.com.
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