For more than 100 years, The National Underwriter Company has been a leading provider of industry information to loyal clients. Back in 1897, E. Jay Wohlgemuth launched The Ohio Underwriter with not much more than ingenuity and determination as his assets. He put the bi-weekly paper on its feet by going on the road each week, soliciting subscriptions and advertising, then returning to Cincinnati to produce the next publication. Two years later, The Ohio Underwriter outgrew its state boundaries and became a weekly publication and the name changed to Western Underwriter. Around this same time, C.M. Cartwright became associated with Mr. Wohlgemuth. He established the Western Underwriter's editorial headquarters in Chicago, while Mr. Wohlgemuth stayed in Cincinnati and developed other publications. By 1917, the weekly magazine had grown to a national scope and its name, along with the company's, was changed to the National Underwriter. A few months later, the magazine split into the two weekly editions it is known as today.