Strate Insurance Group, Inc.

04/20/2026

It was a very meaningful and joyous Saturday for our Charlotte team 💙💛🤍

03/02/2026

01/23/2026

Thank you, Morristown Utilities for these excellent reminders. Now is the time to prepare! ❄️

MU is closely monitoring the developing (ever-changing) weather forecast for the next 4 or 5 days. Snow, ice, and extreme cold can create hazardous conditions and the potential for widespread power or fiberNET outages, and possible freezing pipes. Now is the time to prepare!

Updates will be provided as we receive any information. Follow social media posts, MU website, local radio, and newspaper for the latest conditions. Our crews are on call 24/7 if needed, please be patient and be thinking of our crews who work in extreme conditions to help return our lives to normal!

MU customers can report outages by calling 423-586-4121. Real time outages can be viewed on our outage map: http://poweroutages.musfiber.net/

01/21/2026

Thank you to the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce for planning a wonderful Annual Meeting. We look forward to supporting you in 2026!

Last night, our Morristown Office team attended the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting to celebrate industrial accomplishments in 2025 and set the vision for 2026.

We're grateful for the opportunity to serve businesses and their employees in Morristown and greater East Tennessee.

01/06/2026

New Year, New Team Member! 🥳

Please give a warm welcome to Savanna Morton who joined our team this week as an Administrative Specialist. Savanna will be working at the front desk in Morristown and will support our Administrative and Operations Teams.

Savanna is a Morristown native and East High Graduate. She most recently completed her MBA from Tusculum University and is excited to use her education to positively impact our business and clients.

Fun fact: Savanna and Christin Barnes, our long-time teammate and Employee Benefits Account Manager, have known each other since high school. It's a great feeling when a friend becomes a colleague.

Welcome to the team, Savanna! We are glad to have you.

12/23/2025

Last week, our teams gathered from across the Southeast to celebrate the Christmas season together. We had parties in Charlotte and in Forest City, NC and enjoyed fellowship and a few "naughty" tricks during White Elephant. (i.e. if you haven't bought a Minions fart gun for someone for Christmas, what are you even doing?)

Our very own Dennis won the ugly sweater contest, too!

🎄🌟🎀 Merry Christmas from our team! 🎄🌟🎀

12/23/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Main Street Insurance Group! Our offices will be closed Dec. 24-26. We will reopen at 8 am on Monday, Dec. 29.

If you need to file a claim or make a payment, please contact your Insurance Carrier directly. A complete list of our Carriers is found on our website: https://strateinsurance.com/about-our-agency/insurance-companies/

We look forward to serving you upon our return and wish you a safe and happy holiday weekend!

12/22/2025

Everyone, please give a warm welcome to our newest Morristown team member, Dennis Hernandez! 👏👏👏

Dennis is joining our team as a Commercial Lines Account Manager. He is a Morristown native and is thrilled to be starting his career in insurance.

We can't wait for you to meet and work with him. His energy, positivity, drive, and intelligence are contagious.

Welcome to the team, Dennis!

12/04/2025

From Katherine: This week, we learned of the passing of our beloved Barbara Jarnigan. Barbara passed away on Dec. 1 from stroke complications.

Many of you reading this post remember working with Barbara at Merhoff-Strate, The Jack Strate Agency, or Strate Insurance Group. She was known internally as "The Sarge," and made sure we ran a tight ship.

I remember visiting Barbara and her best friend and colleague, Gloria Horner, in our old office which is now the home of Morristown Utilities. Barbara was great with children. She always made me feel safe, seen, and strong. She didn't take any crap--whether it be from child or man!--but the way she showed her strength was unique. I knew she loved me.

She talked slowly, intentionally, and always had a glimmer of mischief in her eye. She would talk seriously about a subject one moment and then crack a joke the next. She attended a baby shower in 2018 when I was pregnant with Charlotte. I was about 6 months pregnant at the party, and she walked up to me and said, "what happened to you?" If you know Barbara, you can imagine this conversation. Needless to say, we had a big laugh!

In the summer, we enjoyed the fruits of Barbara and Murrel's labors in the garden. There was nothing better than "Barbara's Creamed Corn." She was generous with her time and her bountiful produce.

With Barbara's memory also comes memories of Gloria Horner who passed away in 2019. I spoke with Barbara on the phone about a month ago, and she told me she still missed Gloria every day. I also remember my grandparents, Jack and Agnes, who I'm sure together with Gloria greeted Barbara as she entered Heaven.

I'm thankful for these people who shaped so much of my early life. I am thankful for how they shaped our business and laid a foundation of respect, hard work, and friendship. I hope you enjoy these pictures and walking down your own version of memory lane as we remember Barbara. 🤍

Here is a link to her obituary: https://www.farrarfuneralhome.com/obituaries/barbara-jarnigan

12/03/2025

Thank you, Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, HomeTrust Bank, and Covenant Health for hosting the December membership breakfast. This event is always a highlight for the Morristown business community, and today did not disappoint!