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Article: DEATHS HARRY TURNER, FOUNDED CINCINNATI FINANCIAL.(NEWS)(Obituary)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2000
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Harry M. Turner, one of the founders of Cincinnati Financial Corp., died Monday at age 96.
Mr. Turner was chairman emeritus of the insurance company's lead subsidiary and predecessor, Cincinnati Insurance Co.
In 1950, he joined with Jack Schiff, Robert Schiff and Chester Field to launch what is now an insurance company with almost $10 billion in assets.
Mr. Turner was an independent insurance agent in Springfield, Ohio, in partnership with Field at the time Cincinnati Financial was formed.
He wrote the company's first insurance policy in 1951 and served as the company's first president from 1950 through 1962. He was also Cincinnati ...