Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company

• Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company operated in downtown Salem from 1843-1993.
• The company was named after the well-respected Dr. Edward A. Holyoke, a practicing doctor in Salem and the environs for 75 years.

• The first President was J. S. Williams and the first Secretary was John T. Burnham.

• The Holyoke Insurance Company building on Norman Street was built in 1936.

• After many successful years in the insurance business, Holyoke has a new parent company. At present day, MiddleOak provides insurance through Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co., formed in 1836, and Holyoke Mutual founded in 1843.

See Also

• Vertical File in Salem Collection - Holyoke Mutual

• "Holyoke in Salem Weathers 150 years" Salem Evening News, May 26, 1993, p. 9

• Insuring the Future: The Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company in Salem, 1843-1993 by John J. Fox

• One hundred years of the Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Salem, Massachusetts by Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1943.