Get Quote Contact Us Agent Login Advice & Guidance Products & Services Join Us About Us Customer Support Home / About Us / Our History & Values / Our History & Values The Baltimore Mutual Aid Society of Baltimore City was founded in 1882 by five businessmen. Frank Strobridge was elected president. The new company’s total assets were $260.93. At the time, most people looked to life insurance to avoid burial in a Potter’s Field, not to help a family deprived of a wage earner. Our first home office was a small brick building in downtown Baltimore, with the office located on the first floor. Even the president himself sometimes sold policies. Work went slowly, but it went well. And progress was made. In 1900, the directors changed the name of the company to “The Baltimore Life Insurance Company of Baltimore City.” Later, during the dark days of the Great Depression, the company showed its faith in the future by demolishing its original four-story home office building and erecting a 12-story building in its place. Since our company’s beginnings in that small brick building in Baltimore, our country has experienced the Great Depression, several recessions and two world wars. These events have left their mark on Baltimore Life and our policyholders. But through it all, we’ve survived, grown stronger and prospered. Today, Baltimore Life insures more than 300,000 individuals, families and businesses in communities all across America. With our home office located in Owings Mills, Maryland, we operate in 49 states and the District of Columbia. We continue to deliver products and services that provide financial protection to the middle-income segment of the U.S. population. Expanded Printable Version How much insurance do you need? Learn about Financial Needs Analysis, a no-cost, no-obligation way to find out. LET'S TALK Have an Agent Contact Me Let one of our experienced professionals help answer your product or insurance questions. CONTACT ME Find an Agent Corporate Office 10075 Red Run Boulevard Owings Mills, MD 21117-4871 Phone: 410-581-6600 / 800-628-5433 Fax: 866-660-6253 Email: info@baltlife.com Stay in Touch Be the First to Know Faster service and information in your inbox. Full Name Policy Number Email Address Legal Notices Copyright © 1998-2021 The Baltimore Life Insurance Company Employee Login