About Us
- Vision, Mission, and Values
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- News and Events
- Career Opportunities
- Trusted Choice Partner
Who We Are
Strate Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in September 1978 by Jack Strate, Tom Strate and Agnes Strate and operated by the name of Jack Strate Agency, Inc. The agency was created under the Independent Agency System to offer the services of various property/casualty and life/health/disability insurance companies. The agency maintains memberships in the local, state and national associations of Independent Insurance Agents of America. In 1992, we purchased the George F. Smith Insurance Agency, and on October 1, 1993, the agencies merged and the name was changed to Strate Insurance Group, Inc.
Since 1978, the agency has been steadily growing. We now have Business Insurance, Family Insurance, Employee Benefits, Life & Disability Insurance and Claims Management. You can view all of the insurance companies we represent on our “Partners” page. We do not represent any company with less than “A-” Best Rating. Representing financially secure insurance companies is an important part of the service we offer.
Through the years, we have earned a reputation for professionalism by listening and responding to the needs of our clients. We feel strongly that it is our duty to ask the right questions, in order to help our clients address the risks that are inherent to their operations. Sometimes insurance is the right solution and sometimes other risk techniques are implemented. It is very important that our clients address their risks in advance of an undesirable situation.
When insurance is the right solution, we do our best to provide the appropriate coverage, with financially secure insurance companies, at a fair premium. We also recognize that price is not always the most important consideration; for this reason our emphasis is on service. Service is many things – it is simple courtesy, it’s promptly returning phone calls, paying claims quickly, and it’s being attentive to special needs. However, we feel that because of the “mystery of insurance”, communication is the most important….communication in a clear, concise, face-to-face manner. We want to be involved in our client’s risk management program.
To provide this type of service our staff must have the ability to back up every account. We experience virtually no employee turnover. Our employees have an average of over 23 years experience in the insurance business. This offers our clients the assurance that their questions and concerns will be answered promptly and correctly.
In summary, we know that with good service, appropriate advice, and financially stable insurance companies, we are building a good business, while providing a valuable service to our clients. We are proud of the insurance industry as a whole, and specifically of the service that we provide our clients. We hope that some of this information on our history and our overall philosophy will spark an interest in us. We hope that it will say to you, “This is the kind of insurance agency I would like to have.”
