American Sentinel Insurance Company

American Sentinel Insurance Company
2407 Park Drive, Suite 200
Harrisburg, PA 17110 – 9303

Among the list of individual and group insurance specializing in accident and health coverage, American Sentinel Insurance Company is one of the companies that you can rely on with a definite track record on strength and stability.

Founded and established in 1956, American Sentinel Insurance Company is a private company categorized under accident and health insurance carriers, given its wide array of insurance offering in the said field.

American Sentinel, as it was also dubbed, is headquartered at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and licensed in over 40 states. Each state has specific product offerings from group accident/special risk to mini-medical and other detailed accident and health insurance coverage that one might need. American Sentinel became part of Aegis Insurance Group, Inc. in 1998, which contributed to its continuous growth as it reaches to more customers in more states where Aegis operates in. Since then, American Sentinel became an Aegis Group Insurance subsidiary in the field of accident and health coverage.

The company is incorporated and run by top executives in the field of insurance, among them, Darleen Fritz, Deborah Good, John Nissley, Kenneth Britton, Martin Lane, and Ronald Thomas.

American Sentinel’s strength lies in providing its customers the best assistance in travel accident, individual disability, sportsman, recreational riding, trip accident, mini-medical, group accident/special risk, volunteer civic worker, athletic team, resident and day camp, day care, and group accidental death and dismemberment coverage. Along with these offerings, it also gives importance to the service that it gives its employees as gaining the trust of its customers is its most valuable asset. Services provided bu the company rangers from a 24-hour processing of claims and quotes requisition to product line flexibility.

American Sentinel’s principal method of marketing and acquiring customers is carried out through independent agents and brokers. It is also important to the company to make sure that its employees and agents get the finest training available so as to motivate them to learn about their customer’s needs and desires. The company believes that one of the best training and gauge on how it improves on its products and services is through its customer’s suggestions and comments. Some of the services that are easily accessible to its customers and readily available anytime are convenient installment options, local claim service, toll-free telephone, personal service, prompt policy issuance and a wide network of Independent Agents and General Agencies located throughout the country.

American Sentinel prides itself in having been rated an A – Excellent from A.M. Best, proving that this $50-million company (as of December 2009) has an excellent ability to meet its ongoing obligations to its policy holders. The credit outlook for American Sentinel, based on A.M. Best’s analysis has a stable growth, motivating the company to strive further and assist more customers as it believes that it does not only sell its product but that its insurance is a promise of service.