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Sentry Expands to Marine Cargo With Falvey Partnership

Jun 3 2024 // Sentry Insurance announced it has partnered with Falvey Insurance Group to offer admitted and non-admitted marine cargo capacity to Falvey’s broker partners. Falvey is a niche leading MGA offering several property...

People Moves: Morisato joins Sentry Board of Directors

Apr 25 2024 // Susan Morisato Susan Morisato has joined Sentry’s Board of Directors. Sentry is headquartered in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin. Morisato, based in Des Plaines, Illinois, brings over 30 years of health insurance...

The Sentry Tees Off PGA Tour as First Major Sporting Event in Maui Since Wildfires

Jan 5 2024 // The 2024 PGA Tour teed off Thursday with the opening round of The Sentry, the first major sporting event to be held on the island of Maui since the devastating Lahaina wildfires in August. Sentry Insurance, the...

Sentry Insurance Opens Regional Office in Plano, Texas

Nov 8 2023 // Sentry Insurance has expanded its presence with a new regional office in Plano, Texas that will service businesses in the South Central region. The new office will occupy 11,400 square feet at the Apex at Legacy, located...

Sentry in Wisconsin Contributes Another $350K to Support Maui Wildfire Recovery

Oct 27 2023 // Sentry Insurance in Wisconsin announced additional donations of $350,000 to bolster the ongoing Maui wildfire recovery efforts. The contribution brings the company’s total giving to Maui non-profits for direct...

Sentry to Contribute $275K to Maui Wildfire Recovery

Aug 21 2023 // Sentry Insurance announced an initial contribution of $275,000 for immediate relief and recovery in response to the wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii and throughout Maui. Stevens Point, Wisconsin-based Sentry sponsors the...

Elevated Sentry Tournament of Champions Opens PGA 2023 Calendar

Jan 26 2023 // The PGA Tour 2023 calendar year teed off in Kapalua, Hawaii earlier this month with the Sentry Tournament of Champions, sponsored by Sentry Insurance. The tournament marked the first of 13 new elevated PGA Tour events this...

Sentry Teams Up With Motive For Commercial Trucking Telematics Program

Jan 25 2023 // Sentry Insurance, a leading provider of commercial trucking insurance, has announced a telematics program with Motive that will give customers up to 5% on their Sentry premiums for sharing their electronic logging device...

Sentry to Open Field Office in El Paso, Texas

Dec 7 2022 // Sentry Insurance announced it has selected El Paso, Texas, as the location of its newest field office. The office is set to open in early 2023 and will provide both personal and commercial lines claims and customer service...

People Moves: United Fire Group Names Leidwinger as President, CEO; Sentry Adds Schenker as Head of Specialty

Jul 8 2022 // United Fire Group Names Kevin Leidwinger as new President and CEO United Fire Group, Inc. named Kevin Leidwinger as its new president and chief executive officer. An insurance executive with more than 30 years in the...

Sentry’s Insurance Business Transfer Plan OK’d to Advance in Oklahoma

Dec 3 2020 // Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance (Sentry) has gained approval from the Oklahoma Insurance Department to submit its Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Plan to the District Court of Oklahoma County. This is the second IBT...

S.C. Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Can Be Sued for Malpractice by Insurer

Jul 2 2018 // The South Carolina Supreme Court recently opined that an insurer can sue an attorney it hired to defend its policyholder for malpractice. The high court in the case of Sentry Select Insurance Company v. Maybank Law Firm,...

S.C. Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Can Be Sued for Malpractice by Insurer

Jun 13 2018 // The South Carolina Supreme Court recently opined that an insurer can sue an attorney it hired to defend its policyholder for malpractice. The high court in the case of Sentry Select Insurance Company v. Maybank Law Firm,...

Chicago Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Can Be Tried in Iowa: Court

Mar 28 2016 // Three people from Wisconsin or Illinois who are charged with operating a car insurance fraud ring can be prosecuted in Iowa, even though they never set foot in the state, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. Police say the trio...

Gantz Named Chief Financial Officer of Sentry in Wisconsin

Oct 1 2015 // Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance has named Dewey Gantz vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Gantz joined Sentry in 2013 as assistant vice president, and chief accounting executive. He has 20...

Hortica Now a Member of Wisconsin’s Sentry Insurance Group

Jul 7 2015 // Sentry Insurance, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wis., and Edwardsville, Ill.-based Hortica Insurance (Florists’ Mutual Insurance Company) have joined forces. After review and approval by both the Wisconsin Office...

Hortica in Illinois and Sentry in Wisconsin Sign Affiliation Agreement

May 20 2015 // Sentry Insurance a Mutual Co. and Florists’ Mutual Insurance Co. have entered into an affiliation agreement, under which upon completion of the affiliation and approval by the applicable insurance departments Hortica...

Sentry Insurance to Provide DriveCam Program to Transportation Clients

Mar 14 2014 // Lytx, Inc. (formerly DriveCam, Inc.), a global driver safety and compliance product company, has signed an agreement with Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance to provide Sentry’s transportation clients with the DriveCam...

Zimmer Named VP, Mergers and Acquisitions at Sentry Insurance

Sep 25 2013 // Michael V. Zimmer has been named vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance. Zimmer joined with Sentry in 2005, most recently serving as vice president – chief...

Anhalt Named Sentry Senior Vice President in Wisconsin

Sep 11 2013 // Pete Anhalt has been promoted to senior vice president of consumer products for Sentry Insurance. Anhalt will be based in Madison, Wi. He will oversee specialty auto, motorcycle, and standard consumer products. Anhalt...