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People Moves: Anhalt to Lead The General Following Sentry Acquisition
Apr 2 2025 // Sentry Insurance announced that Pete Anhalt will lead The General following Sentry’s September 2024 acquisition of the brand from American Family Insurance. Anhalt currently serves as president of Sentry’s...
Most Execs Feel More Stressed at Start of 2025 Than 2024: Sentry
Mar 11 2025 // More than two-thirds of executives polled in a recent survey reported feeling more stressed at the beginning of 2025 than they did at the start of 2024. The survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of Sentry...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of The General Following Sentry Acquisition
Feb 20 2025 // AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa-” (Superior) from...
Sentry Buys Nonstandard Auto Insurer The General From American Family for $1.7B
Sep 12 2024 // Sentry Insurance said it is buying nonstandard auto insurer The General from American Family Insurance for about $1.7 billion to mark the largest acquisition in the company’s 120-year history. Sentry will pay $1.1...
Markets/Coverages: Amwins, Floodbase Unveil Flood Insurance for Golf Courses; Aegis Pro Risk Partners With Sentry on E&O Program
Aug 14 2024 // Amwins announced the launch of its “Tees-to-Green” flood insurance program powered by Floodbase to reimburse U.S. golf courses for lost revenue due to flooding. Golf courses are often built on land prone to...
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...
