1854
A man named Rockwell, from Utica, N. Y., started a "wild-cat" fire insurance company in Janesville
Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source
The evidence
“Four companies have been organized here within the past twenty-five years. In 1854, a man named Rockwell, from Utica, N. Y., started a " wild-cat " fire insurance company.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 588 / book p. 592
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
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