2026 Sustaining Sponsor Spotlight: Westfield

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is pleased to feature our Sustaining Sponsors in the 2026 Spotlight Series. This week, the focus is on Platinum Sponsor: Westfield.

Westfield

Location (Main Headquarters): Westfield Center, Ohio

Year established: 1848

Number of locations: Various locations in 21 states

Number of employees: 4,000+

About Your Company

In 1848, a small group of hard-working farmers joined together to form Ohio Farmer’s Insurance Company to protect their property. A lot has changed since then, including our name, but one thing remains the same — our commitment to serving our customers and communities with integrity, trust, knowledge, respect, and stewardship.

Today, Westfield is a leading provider of personal, commercial, and specialty insurance with international presence.

Providing niche coverage, expertise, and risk management for commercial agribusiness and a broad range of row crop and livestock farms. With more than 175 years of experience in Agribusiness, the team brings a deep industry expertise, underwriting knowledge, and hands-on support to customer and agents, helping farming operations thrive for generations.

Your Company Story

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd's of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with a workforce of more than 4,000, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $11 billion in assets.

Interested in becoming a Sustaining Sponsor? 

Click here to learn more about the program or contact Lauren Prettyman Brown at lprettyman@oaba.net. Sustaining sponsors will automatically be promoted as such at all OABA events and will not be approached for sponsorship opportunities throughout the year. 

Note that because the OABA Educational Trust is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, sponsorships related to this trust are separate from OABA.