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.
Our History
This company is indeed what it is built on – a family.
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)
1993
LewerMark begins selling and administering international student insurance plans to higher education institutions in 27 states.
1995
Lewer develops its first Universal Life product in partnership with Kansas City Life.
2004
D.C. Lewer retires from daily operations.
2016
After eight years at Lockton, Nik Lewer joins the company with his cousin Matt Lewer as third generation owners.
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
On August 22, Chairman and Founder D.C. Lewer passes away at his home. He was 92.
2020
The Lewer Companies adds SERVPRO as a national affinity account.
2021
Lewer launches its newest website for international travelers.
2024
Lewer Canada and Ingle International combine to form the newest insurance program for international students in Canada.
2024
The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is fully integrated throughout Lewer, strengthening employee involvement and making sure the right people are in the right seats.
2025
LewerMark, Campus Community, and Study Abroad Association advanced their partnership to form a unified network that supports every stage of the international study experience.