I started working at Central Insurance Company back in January. It is an amazing company, located…read moreon a beautiful campus. I am happy to work there, plenty of cool things about working for the company and one of them is the fact there is a fire museum located in the company that is open to the public. It is open 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month or by appointment. As a new employee, I was given a tour of the museum. I loved it! Per the website, the fire museum was open because: "Central was first founded as a fire insurance company. In rural midwestern towns similar to Van Wert, buying fire insurance was a difficult and costly proposition. Construction materials were primarily wood and there was little, if any, organized protection against fire. The large, established eastern insurance companies were hesitant to provide insurance protection. The Van Wert County Mutual Fire Insurance Company was formed on April 5, 1876 to fill that need and was the start of what was to become today's Central Insurance Companies. The threat of a disastrous fire was always very real and the equipment used to fight fires was primitive. F. W. "Bill" Purmort, Jr., President of Central from 1964 to 1994, first took an interest in collecting fire equipment in 1969. Bill was particularly proud of Central's heritage with a deep respect for the past. He gradually built Central's museum in to one of the finest privately owned collections in the U.S. The museum is a fitting tribute to former President Bill. Our museum includes: A collection of leather fire buckets dating back to the 1700's. A collection of over 600 antique fire toys consisting of cast iron, rubber, glass, tin and wood construction. A large display of fire extinguishers and glass fire "grenades" dating from the 1850's. A rare and valuable collection of "fire marks" dating back to 1720. A variety of antique fireman helmets. A hand-drawn pumper, Van Wert's first used in 1871. An Ahrens horse drawn steam pumper which was purchased new in 1907 by the City of Van Wert and restored by Central. A 1926 Ahrens-Fox pumper, the Rolls Royce of firetrucks." These are just some of the fascinating and historic items housed in Central's Fire Museum. The museum is dedicated to the ingenuity and pioneer spirit of those who came before us. Much of the equipment on display is part of our local history and was actually used in Van Wert. We're proud of our heritage and pleased that we can offer a look into the past." I decided to quote the website as I thought they did a great job describing what is in the fire museum and why it was created. It was an incredible experience. I loved seeing all the old fire trucks, helmets and other items in the museum. It certainly was interesting to find out the history of fire fighting, fire departments, and essentially how fire insurance and modern insurance companies came about. If you are in the area, you should definitely check the museum out.

After their good friends at Rollin On Farms bulldozed my truck and nearly killed me in the process,…read moreit took months for a settlement then they tried offering me $13k when the truck was valued at 19.5k KBB and never gave me a loaner vehicle..

Horrible experience. My son was rear ended by one of their clients when he stopped at a stop…read morelight. From my very first contact with them I found them to be condescending. They drug their heals on everything. I had to call the police department and get them to send the police report to them even though I gave them all the information received. The dickered with the shop I selected and eventually just totaled the car offering me a lowball offer. I did get them up some, but then I got an email to send them my signed paper work. I asked for a shipping label their curt response was they did not provide prepaid shipping labels nor did they reimburse. I felt like I was totally inconveniencing them, somehow they just did not grasp my son was the victim all he did was stop at a stoplight.

I came to Citizens National Bank when I moved from Miami, Florida to Van Wert, OH for a number of…read morereasons: 1) my old bank, Regions, did not have any branch location anywhere near where I moved to. Closest branch I believe was in Indianapolis... way too far away for me. 2) I asked my realtor if there was any banks he would recommend, he mentioned this one. I reached out and called the bank and met with Rhonda Dean, the loan officer for the bank. We told her we were in the process of selling our home down in Homestead, Florida and were going to buy a house in the area. We also advised we were interested in opening up a bank account and transferring our funds from our old bank to Citizens National Bank. She immediately got to work. She got Joyce and James from the bank to help us set up our accounts and started working on our loan. She was helpful, always a phone call or email away as we had to do a lot of the early work from Miami, Florida. She was awesome! Helping us get our loan and made this tough process as smooth as possible. Everyone at the bank we have worked with has been patient, friendly and very helpful! If you are looking for a good bank to work with in Van Wert, come to Citizens National Bank and talk to Rhonda Dean if you are looking to get a loan.

From the owner: On January 31, 1920, the Citizens National Bank opened its doors for the first time in Bluffton,…read moreOhio, and offered all new customers an apple in appreciation for stopping by. A review of the books from 1920 indicates that the bank began with $50,000 in capital and approximately four employees. Now, 98 years later, we have expanded our offices to Celina, Defiance, Elida, Findlay, Lima, Springfield, Toledo and Van Wert. We currently employ about 160 people and serve customers in eleven primary counties: Allen, Hancock, Putnam, Hardin, Auglaize, Mercer, Van Wert, Paulding, Clark, Defiance and Lucas.