Lewer Companies Home About Us Careers Contact Timeline 1956 In Fort Worth, D.C. Lewer begins work as an agent for Dallas-based Southland Life Insurance Co. selling life insurance to Rock Island Railroad workers. The Southland Life building was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. 1962 With an entrepreneurial spirit, D.C. Lewer moves his young insurance agency and growing family from Ft. Worth to Kansas City to better serve national accounts. 1963 D.C. Lewer named the No. 1 producing life insurance agent in the country by Insurance Salesman Magazine. 1969 The Lewer Agency moves to the Country Club Plaza where D.C. Lewer purchases a two-story office building and remodels the space for his growing company. The office location serves as the Lewer HQ for the next 50 years. 1974 Lewer Canada is incorporated after the President of Husky Oil contacts D.C. Lewer and asks him, “Chuck, can you do the same thing for us up here in Canada that you did for all those U.S. oil companies?” 1980 D.C. Lewer designs the Lewer logo on a napkin in the lobby of the historic Hotel Bayerischer in Munich, Germany. The logo has a likeness of four integrated “M”s, representing D.C.’s four key tenants of his business: Manpower, Markets, Merchandise, Money. The logo becomes a registered trademark in 1994. 1987 Lewer Life Insurance Company is incorporated in June and merged with Presidential Life Insurance Company of America. 1988 Lewer Life Insurance Company holds its first Board of Directors meeting. (Original board members: D.C. Lewer, Mike Lewer, David Rittmaster, Kent Carter, Bill Everly, Bill Spies, Bill Mead, Glenn Sowders, and L.E. Barrett) 1991 LewerMark enrolls its first client school (Edmonds Community College in Washington) into the student insurance program, marking the company’s official launch. 1993 LewerMark begins selling and administrating international student insurance plans to higher education institutions in 27 states. 1993 Lewer develops its first Universal Life product in partnership with Kansas City Life. 1994 Mike Lewer appointed as President of The Lewer Agency. 1994 D.C. Lewer purchases the final apartment building on the Country Club Plaza to complete the “Lewer Block.” 1994 LewerMark attends its first NAFSA National Conference in Miami. NAFSA is the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Association of International Educators. 1996 The Lewer Agency secures two major affinity accounts: Shaw Flooring Network and Phillips 66. 1997 LewerMark enrolls 34 new client schools within a nine-month period. 1997 The first Lewer website is launched. 2004 D.C. Lewer retires from daily operations. 2006 LewerMark wins Washington University in St. Louis, enrolling over 9,000 domestic and international students. 2012 Lewer Financial Advisors opens its doors. 2015 Lewer updates company logo and brand. 2016 After eight years at Lockton, Nik Lewer joins the company with his cousin Matt Lewer as third generation owners. 2016 Lewer converts its student insurance block of business to new offshore carrier-partners, Sirius International Insurance Corporation and Brit Global Specialty. 2016 The Lewer Agency celebrates its 60th anniversary by announcing the onboarding of a new client, Kiddie Academy. 2017 “The Benton Farm” by artist Thomas Hart Benton, which was displayed in D.C. Lewer’s personal office for almost 40 years, is loaned to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. 2019 On July 22nd, Lewer moves across the state line from the Country Club Plaza to Corporate Woods in Overland Park, KS. 2019 The Lewer Companies logo and brand is updated in celebration of its relocation. 2019 On August 22, Chairman and Founder D.C. Lewer passes away at his home. He was 92. 2019 Lewer Benefits Group lands Hertz affinity account. 2020 The Lewer Companies adds SERVPRO as a national affinity account. 2021 The Lewer Companies adds Visiting Angels as a national affinity account. back to top The Lewer Companies 9900 West 109th St, Suite 200 Overland Park, KS 66210 Lewer Canada Ltd. 3131 Saint-Martin Blvd. West, suite 410 Laval, QC H7T 2Z5 Contact Us Call: 1-800-821-7715 HIPAA Privacy Statement | Legal | Sitemap Copyright ©2021 The Lewer Companies