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Exciting recognition: Sentry named by Newsweek as a top workplace for women. Learn about our commitment to supporting and empowering our employees

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The 2024 Sentry Scholars recipients display a wide range of interests. To date, the Sentry Foundation has provided $93,000 to Maui students through the program.

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Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Sentry joins a select group of just 400 companies nationwide that made the list.

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Team recognized for trucking expertise, tailored services, and customer satisfaction.

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The Malama Keiki Initiative aims to support Lahaina and West Maui children in healing from the devastating wildfires that took place in August 2023.

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Sentry Insurance employees come together during their annual United Way campaign, raising $1.668 million to support 17 communities.

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Plano-based team offers Texas businesses greater access to insurance and risk management services.

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Sentry's commitment included a surprise visit and donation to four Maui non-profits. The company will also recognize The Sentry event qualifiers by making a $2,000 donation in each player's honor for the 2024 event.

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The Technology Innovation Initiative is focused on accelerating K–12 learning through innovative uses of technology. Four Stevens Point school partners were awarded funds as part of the program.

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Sentry credits technology innovation, market expansion, and talent investment for placement on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75 list— a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin.

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Sentry obtains ISO 27001 certification—the gold standard—with its rigorous, structured approach to data management.

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Sentry is donating $150K to Maui Food Bank and $228K to Maui United Way—a portion of these funds was raised by Sentry associates, retirees, and board members, then matched by the Sentry Foundation.

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Advancing 13 spots from 2022, Forbes ranks Sentry among Wisconsin’s top 35% of employers.

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Sentry establishes scholarship program to aid students, invest in El Paso’s future.

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Recognizing the road to recovery will be long, Sentry is donating $275,000 to address immediate needs in the aftermath of Maui wildfires—and the Sentry Foundation will match employee donations.

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Rating confirms the mutual insurance group’s financial strength and ability to pay customers’ current and future claims.

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Tournament officials and Sentry representatives announced that more than a dozen Maui non-profits received funding from the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

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Sentry signed a three-year renewal as a Featured Product provider of the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

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Predictive tool to help identify early risks for chronic pain and psychosocial factors, promoting improved workers’ comp outcomes.

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As part of its ongoing commitment to Maui, the Sentry Insurance Foundation awarded $23,000 in scholarships to Maui students through the Sentry Scholars program.

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The reforms include elimination of one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of insurance, modernization of Florida's bad faith law, and protection of small businesses.

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Optional telematics program offers premium discounts and more efficient claims processes for transportation customers practicing safe driving.

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Sentry-led Connected Communities initiative brings together Maui and Stevens Point breweries for collaborative IPA: Hula Badger.

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Denver-based team to offer regional businesses greater access to insurance and risk management services.

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Sentry Foundation gift will help the university create a state-of-the-art facility to house its Sentry School of Business and Economics.

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The Borderplex Region’s bilingual workforce and growing, diversified economy a draw for the mutual insurance group’s newest field office.

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With a combination of in-person events, employee pledging, and a contribution from the Sentry Insurance Foundation, Sentry raised more than $1.6M for United Way.

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Forbes names Sentry among its Best-in-State Employers. This is the sixth consecutive year Sentry has been named one of Wisconsin’s best employers.

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The honor reflects the mutual insurer’s commitment to helping fill community gaps year-round on island, not just during the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

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Prospective employees encouraged to attend to learn more about the software, tools, and platforms used by our Information Technology department.

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In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the Sentry Foundation pledged $25,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund and matched employee donations.

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Trends in telematics, social inflation, and diversity in trucking highlighted at 20th Sentry Agency Transportation Conference.

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The Women in Trucking Foundation is dedicated to advancing and empowering women in the trucking industry through education.

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Sentry credits technology investments, growth, as reasons for its continued business success and climb to 650 on the Fortune 1000.

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Extending through 2035 continues the insurer’s strong support of the Maui community and the game of golf.

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Former VP of Underwriting to lead Sentry’s excess and surplus (E&S)/specialty lines division

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2022 charitable donations generated surpassed last year’s record by more than $100,000, and brought the total raised since 1999 to more than $8 million.

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The Medical College of Wisconsin executive director brings strong leadership skills to Sentry.

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With 40 years of experience in golf course management, Sentry will begin offering commercial insurance to golf courses.

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The upscale hotel will serve destination golfers, visitors to the central Wisconsin community, and the mutual insurance group’s business clientele.

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Forbes names Sentry one of America’s Best Midsize Employers in 2022 based on survey of 60,000 workers.

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Volunteer registration is open for the 43rd U.S. Senior Open. This prestigious USGA golf event comes to SentryWorld in Stevens Point June 29–July 2, 2023.

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By building upon shared values and exchanging mutually beneficial ideas, the initiative strengthens growing connections between Maui and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

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Scholarship program provides $15,500 in support of Maui public high school graduates staying on the Hawaiian islands for college

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Sentry donates $100K to Maui United Way to provide meals to 1,500 children during their winter break from school.

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This proactive step will help cultivate a safe environment for the mutual insurance group’s employees and guests at its offices across the country.

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Sentry Foundation donates $1.5 million to honor Cherry Starr and her late husband, legendary Packers’ quarterback Bart Starr, co-founders of Rawhide.

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Through this partnership, Sentry will help expand golf-related programs that help kids and teens build character.

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Based on a survey of 80,000 U.S. employees, Forbes named the central Wisconsin mutual insurance group to its third-annual ranking of America’s best employers by state.

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Risk assessment tool aimed at helping dealerships identify, measure, and reduce risks.

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Mutual insurance group moves up 12 spots on 2021 list based on total revenues.

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Sentry partnered with the Wisconsin Professional Golfers’ Association of America to become title sponsor of the Wisconsin State Women’s Open golf championship.

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Sentry charitable impact tops $1 million as the Tournament of Champions raises a record amount for nonprofits since the event moved to Maui in 1999.

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New boutique hotel on its Stevens Point, Wis., campus to create up to 125 jobs. If you know someone with a service heart, encourage them to apply today.

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Sentry becomes USGA’s sixth corporate partner. The Wisconsin-based mutual insurance company aims to broaden golf’s reach and advance the game in innovative ways.

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The USGA’s 43rd U.S. Senior Open Championship will be held at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin from June 29–July 2, 2023.

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Sentry Insurance Foundation donates $250,000 to the Maui Food Bank to help island residents and businesses during the pandemic.

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Sentry Insurance Foundation scholarship program supports students staying on the Hawaiian islands for college.

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The conversion, effective January 1, 2021, expands the company’s mutual structure and improves its ability to offer more products and services to customers.

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Sentry among 75 employers in Wisconsin named to the second-annual list.

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Community, cultures of Stevens Point, Wis., and Maui will be on display at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on face masks designed by students.

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The Wisconsin 75™ Distinguished Performer award the result of Sentry’s ongoing commitment to building better communities.

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Chad Bates brings Wisconsin values and experience running luxury properties to the new boutique hotel at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, slated to open in 2021.

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Employees increased their personal pledges and conducted a spirited, two-week virtual campaign to address rising need in their communities.

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The Sentry Insurance Foundation’s $15 million in donations to boost technology in Stevens Point schools helped students transition smoothly to e-learning.

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More than a dozen charities benefited from the 2020 event, which surpassed $7M raised for community nonprofits since the Tournament of Champions moved to Maui in 1999.

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Sentry Insurance Foundation makes community-focused donations aimed at making a direct impact at the local level where Sentry associated live and work

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Community-focused donation to the United Way of Portage County aimed at making a direct impact at the local level.

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Community-focused donation to Maui United Way aimed at making a direct impact on the island community.

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The International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) names SentryWorld a quality assured golf course for the 2020 season.

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The central Wisconsin native served in a similar capacity for Aurora Health in Milwaukee.

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Being title sponsor through 2030 enables mutual insurer to continue to build relationships with customers while positively impacting the Maui community.

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Sentry donates $200,000 to the Arizona Leadership Foundation to fund scholarships to private schools for financially disadvantaged students.

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The Golf Course Owners of Wisconsin has named SentryWorld—located here in Stevens Point—its 2019 Destination Golf Course of the Year.

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Establishing the Sentry Deanship will boost training programs and help secure access to quality healthcare for families in central Wisconsin.

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With a Sentry Insurance Foundation donation, the Stevens Point Curling Club says it can now construct a state-of-the-art curling center in 2020.

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Backed by employees’ ingenuity and giving hearts, Sentry raised more than $1.5 million for United Way at its offices countrywide.

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With a $125,000 donation from Sentry Insurance Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will build a Green Circle Trail plaza in Schmeeckle Reserve.

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New mutual holding company structure better positions insurer for growth while preserving mutual-based culture

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Goodman brings experience leading growth and transformation to Sentry after retiring from the Chicago-based Rush University System for Health.

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The foundation offered the donation after Luna, a beloved police dog who joined the force last year, died unexpectedly due to organ failure.

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The on-course, upscale hotel in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, will serve the company’s business clientele, golfers, and visitors. It will open in spring of 2021.

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More than a dozen nonprofits benefited from the 2019 PGA TOUR event. Sentry also established a scholarship program for Maui public high school students.

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Sentry continues to climb the Fortune 1000 rankings, having moved up 114 slots since 2015.

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Richard M. Lynch of Madison-Wis.-based J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. joins our Sentry Board of Directors.

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Forbes ranks Sentry among the companies that employees like to work for most in the country.

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Our enhanced analytics program improves our claims professionals’ ability to leverage predictive models and modern technology to manage workers’ compensation claims.

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State-of-the-art facility will help mutual insurer attract and retain quality employees.

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Sentry climbs the Fortune 1000 list, and Forbes includes Sentry among America’s Best Employers for Women and Best Midsized Employers.

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Backed by employees’ energy and enthusiasm, Sentry raised more than $1.5 million for United Way at our offices countrywide.

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SentryWorld is proud to host the 71st U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on July 22–27, 2019. It’s the first course in Wisconsin to host this prestigious event.

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The gift recognizes officers’ response to a nearby workplace shooting. It will help the department develop a K-9 team.

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Sentry Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO Pete McPartland will serve as the voice of the industry through its largest trade association.

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New Stevens Point program is based on Sentry’s highly successful Madison internet technology co-operative program, focused on training IT-related college students.

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Sentry gives UW-Stevens Point $4 million donation to create a new major in data analytics, and endow two faculty positions.

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Sentry grows Regional business by opening a Pacific Region office in Irvine.

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