Who owns Safeco?
Safeco is owned by Liberty Mutual (the United States), which has owned the brand since 22 September 2008.[1]
Evidence: State Auto Financial Corporation Form 8-K (completion of the Liberty Mutual Holding Company merger), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1 March 2022. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Property & casualty insurance
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Safeco
Safeco Corporation was a publicly traded insurer until the Liberty Mutual Group completed its acquisition on 22 September 2008, when each Safeco share was converted into the right to receive $68.25 in cash. Safeco shares stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange after that date.
Ownership timeline of Safeco
- 2008 – present Liberty Mutual [1] reported
Where Safeco sits in Liberty Mutual
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Liberty Mutual brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in property & casualty insurance, and who owns them
The 55 brands in property & casualty insurance on Brandtree belong to 41 owners. The largest is AUB Group, with 4; Liberty Mutual has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Austbrokers | AUB Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| nib Travel | nib | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Hastings | Sampo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| HWS Specialty | Steadfast | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Allstate | Allstate | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Evanston Insurance | Markel Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| QIC | Qatar Insurance Company | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| AA Insurance | Suncorp Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Every brand in property & casualty insurance and its owner →
About the owner: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual is a cooperative headquartered in United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. is a Massachusetts mutual holding company, as described in a 2022 State Auto Financial Form 8-K. The Liberty Mutual Group completed the acquisition of Safeco Corporation on 22 September 2008, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company completed its acquisition of State Auto Financial Corporation on 1 March 2022.
Liberty Mutual: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Safeco and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Safeco is not one of them.
- AllianceBernstein — Equitable Holdings 🇺🇸
- Allstate — Allstate 🇺🇸
- American Income Life — Globe Life 🇺🇸
- Barclays US Consumer Bank — Barclays 🇬🇧
- Berkley One — W. R. Berkley 🇺🇸
- CareScout — Genworth 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Safeco?
The parent company of Safeco is Liberty Mutual, a cooperative headquartered in the United States.
Is Safeco American?
Yes. Safeco originated in the United States and its owner, Liberty Mutual, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Liberty Mutual owned Safeco?
Liberty Mutual has owned Safeco since 22 September 2008.
Is Safeco still owned by Liberty Mutual?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Safeco is still owned by Liberty Mutual. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] State Auto Financial Corporation Form 8-K (completion of the Liberty Mutual Holding Company merger) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Form 8-K, published 1 March 2022; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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