Insurance Company
Logo Design
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Creating Insurance Company Logos
Client: First Risk Advisors Logo Design
Type Of Project: Logo Design
Client Location: Doylestown, PA
First Risk Advisors put together health care packages for schools (mostly colleges), employee benefits, and more. They are like the middle man between the health insurance companies and colleges. They do a lot of selling to college administration than on the student/individual level. They do a lot of work with companies and corporations. Since they are a consultant specializing in student health insurance, intercollegiate sports, and employee benefits, we had to create a logo design that connected well to the corporate and Government target audience. For the icon, we chose to go with George Washington’s eye in a woodcut style from the turn of the century. The result is a very intriguing design that makes one think.
Vintage based identities are very effective if done right. Here is an example of a vintage style typography-based design that creates a sense of old world charm and grace. This genre coupled with woodcut style creates a stunning brand identity that creates a lot of brand recall.
In this design, you see a sailor motif with ornate embellishments, ropes, and anchors in the form of a lifesaver. Of course, this design is not practical to be used as a logo design but works great as a secondary brand mark or a poster, etc.
If this style of design seems too daring for your brand, you can take a small section of the design – as we did above for First Risk Advisors. Or alternatively, you can take modern photos, turn them into black and white and then use the woodcut style to create a vintage look.
If going for the vintage and woodcut style, make sure that your brand story and your customer’s worldview align with your brand identity.
Insurance Company Logo Design Analysis
We are used to seeing marketing for insurance companies everywhere—on billboards, in television, on the radio and more. Some of the companies have rather ingenious campaigns and recognizable characters such as the Geico lizard. Smaller companies with smaller advertising budgets have their work cut out for them, because trying to compete in this saturated and brand-conscious market can be a challenge.
This is exactly the task facing Kemper. Kemper is an insurance company that most of us in the general public have not heard of, but with 6 million policyholders it is hardly a small business. Kemper merged almost a decade ago with Unitrin, another insurance company, and is adopting a new insurance logo design and brand to promote the conglomerate.
The image is of a K made from layered triangles. The K falls into the popular origami design motif that we have seen often in the past year. The name of the company is written in serious, bold upper-case letters in the Gotham font. One of the most interesting choices in this logo is the color of the K; the ochre color is eye-catching and youthful, but not one usually seen in this all-business industry. According to the Kemper company, it is meant to show warmth and approachability.
The new logo was used in a national marketing campaign to promote their brand as yet another large insurance company. It is a safe logo by all definitions—nothing to look at here, folks—but it is not a bad one at all. In fact, it will stand out in a field where logos tend to use too many serifs and blues.
One interesting note is that when the two companies merged, they kept the Kemper name but dropped Unitrin like the proverbial hot potato. We think this may be due to the overly technical feeling of the Unitrin name. It sounds like a pharmaceutical product, perhaps a new medication. Kemper, on the other hand, is easy to pronounce and has a business-like feeling.
Kemper will have to undergo a lot of marketing in order to compare with Nationwide, State Farm, and the many other competitors in their field. A new insurance logo design and visual brand is the first step in making this leap from small potatoes to the big time.
We have to wonder about the use of the Gotham font. This wording style is used often in New York City, as implied by the name. It will be the font used in the soon-to-be constructed Freedom Tower. In addition, the font has been used by Starbucks, Yahoo, the Discovery Channel and even the Obama campaign. It is hard to say that this is the wrong choice, but we have to wonder whether something a little more specific and less general would have been appropriate. After all, logo design is all about differentiation. On the other hand, there are certainly many good associations with the Gotham font, and it is very different from many others used in the insurance industry.
Top 10 Auto Insurance Logos
What’s in a logo? Auto insurance companies use insurance company logos to portray the positive emotions that they hope their policyholders feel, including security or friendliness. From established insurance companies to the newest internet agencies, there are a wide variety of companies on this list with just as wide a variety of logos that nonetheless are all attractive and effective (unlike some awful logos).
1. Esurance Auto Insurance Logo Design
2. Farmer’s Auto Insurance Logo Design
3. State Farm Auto Insurance Logo Design
4. Nationwide Auto Insurance Logo Design
5. AAA Auto Insurance Logo Design
6. General Auto Insurance Logo Design
7. GEICO Auto Insurance Logo Design
8. Infinity Auto Insurance Logo Design
9. Traveler’s Auto Insurance Logo Design
10. Progressive Auto Insurance Logo Design
Even if you don’t own an auto insurance company, there is a lot to be learned from these logos. The use of color, shape, and image is powerful and communicative. There are good examples of how simple logo designs and even more complicated ones can be used to create an image and invoke emotion in the target audience.
