Founded in 1922 by retired farmer and insurance salesman George Jacob “G.J.” Mecherle with a simple motivation of ensuring fairness and doing the right thing for the customer. State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S. and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farms 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 76 million auto, life, and health policies in the United States and Canada.