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About Partners Mutual Insurance Company
Herbert C. Ewert
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History
Founded by the late Herbert C. Ewert, Sr. on June 11,
1931, Badger State Casualty Company Limited Mutual
insured automobiles exclusively in Wisconsin. We changed
our name to Badger State Mutual Casualty Company on
February 16, 1956.
In 1957, we began writing Fire and Homeowner insurance.
Ten years later, Commercial Multi-Peril, Workers
Compensation, and other commercial lines were added to
our portfolio.
Our operating area was expanded to include the state of
Michigan in 1959 and the state of Iowa in 1972.
When Herbert Ewert, Sr. passed away in 1964, his son,
Herbert C. Ewert Jr. succeeded him until his retirement
in January, 1993. His other son, Charles then served as
President until January 1, 2002 at which time Charles’
son, Richard was elected CEO.
On February 20, 1992, we adopted the name of Partners
Mutual Insurance Company. This name was chosen to remove
the regional concept of the former name. It reflects the
favorable company-agent-policyholder relationship and
our ongoing commitment to our many agents and insureds
across the Midwest.
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Charles R. Ewert |
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Company Overview
Partners Mutual Insurance Company
is a Midwest-based organization that writes auto, homeowners, and
commercial policies for individuals and businesses in Wisconsin and Iowa. Our name indicates our desire to serve our
policyholders as partners in offering a complete line of
insurance services, from the writing of your policy to prompt
claim payment.
Serving Independent Agents as Partners
Agents representing Partners Mutual can do so with confidence,
knowing the sound business philosophy and well-accepted practices
that prevail assure a pleasant and profitable agency affiliation.
Fast service and consideration for all aspects of
our business — underwriting — marketing —
claims— are administered with the best interests of our
agents and insureds in mind.
Partners Mutual is better for independent agents
because we provide better service than our competitors. We also
provide exceptional turnaround time for claims. The difference is
that we don’t just claim to be better, we have the systems
in place to support it.
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Executive Team
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Richard C. Ewert
Rick, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined Partners in
1982 as a computer programmer. He was elected to the position of
Executive Vice President in 1993. He was elected to his current
position of President and Chief Executive Officer effective
January 1, 2002. Rick is a graduate of Carroll College with a
Bachelor of Arts degree. He has earned the following insurance
designations: Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) in 1989 and
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 1997. Other
positions he has held within the company include
Manager-Information Systems and Vice President-Operations. Rick
received the NAMIC Merit Award in recognition of exemplary
efforts and professionalism in the Insurance Industry and is a
member of the NAMIC Merit Society.
Rick has been associated with insurance industry organizations and
has served on the board of directors of the National Independent
Statistical Service, Chairman of the Wisconsin Insurance
Alliance and President of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter of the
CPCU Society, and NAMIC PAC Trustee. He currently serves as
Chairman of the NAMIC Merit Society.
Rick is active in Cub Scout Pack 64 where he serves as Committee
Chair and has served as Den Leader. He is an excellent musician
serving as Head Organist of Elm Grove Ev. Lutheran Church. |
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Mark H. Ewert
Mark is the Executive Vice President of Partners Mutual Insurance
Company. He joined the company full-time in 1994 as
Manager-Human Relations, Product Analysis, and Home
Office Services. He was elected to the position of
Secretary in 1999 and was elected to his current
position of Executive Vice President effective
January 1, 2002.
Mark holds a Bachelors of Business Administration
degree with a major in Accounting and a Masters of
Business Administration degree with an emphasis in
Management from the University of Wisconsin -
Whitewater. Mark earned the Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1998 and
the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation
in 1999. He completed the core programs of the CPCU
Society's National Leadership Institute in 2002.
Mark received the National Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies (NAMIC) Merit Award in
recognition of exemplary efforts and professionalism
in the Insurance Industry and was inducted into the
NAMIC Merit Society in 2005.
Mark has served the Greater Milwaukee Chapter CPCU
Society as New Designee Representative, Membership
Chair, Treasurer, Vice President, and President.
Mark has served NAMIC as a member and chair of the
Methods/Procedures and Information Systems
committee. He currently serves the NAMIC PAC as a
Board Trustee.
Mark is active in his church, Elm Grove Ev.
Lutheran, where he serves as congregation President,
solos regularly, and sings in the choir. He has
served as congregation Vice President, on its Church
Council, and its Board of Elders. Mark served Cub
Scout Pack 64 as Assistant Cubmaster and Cubmaster;
and serves Boy Scout Troop 64 as a committee member
where he coordinates the troop’s fundraising
efforts.
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Gregory E. Bergner
Greg is Vice President-Underwriting and Secretary. He
joined the company in 1990 as Manager-Commercial Lines
Development. In 1992, he was made Manager-Commercial
Underwriting. He was elected to his current position in
1996 and to the position of Secretary in 2002.
Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Insurance
designations he has earned include Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 1980, Certified Insurance
Counselor (CIC) in 1991, Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
in 1994, and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) in 1995.
Greg began his insurance career in 1974 as the general
manager of a town mutual insurance company and has
served as president of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter
CPCU Society. He currently serves on the Wisconsin
Insurance Plan governing committee and on the Wisconsin
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John H. Klug
Treasurer, John has been with
the company since 1971 when he joined Partners as an accountant. In
1983, he was promoted to the position of Manager-Accounting and in 1988,
he was elected to his current position. He earned the Degree of Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University. John
has held various elected positions in industry organizations.
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