Our Story
About SEWI Claims
The professional home for P&C claims people in southeast Wisconsin.
Built on the P&C community in southeast Wisconsin.
The SEWI Claims Association was founded as the Mariners Club of Wisconsin, and our anchor logo honors that heritage. We recently rebranded to better reflect what we've always been: a professional association for P&C claims people across the southeast Wisconsin region.
Our membership includes adjusters, carriers, TPAs, restoration companies, and the other professionals who make the claims ecosystem work. We run events because we believe the relationships built in this industry matter, and they don't happen without a reason to get in the same room.
The annual golf outing at The Bog, our Casino Night, and the Lunch & Learn sessions are all organized by a volunteer board drawn entirely from the membership. No paid staff, no corporate overhead. Just people who care about the industry giving their time to make it better.
Members at a Lunch & Learn
P&C
claims professionals served
3
annual signature events
100%
volunteer-run board
Our Heritage
Formerly the Mariners Club of Wisconsin
The annual outing at The Bog
The Mariners Club started in the early days as a way for Milwaukee area claims people to get together, swap war stories, and raise money for local causes. Most of the faces in the room then are still in the room now. We carry that same mission forward under the SEWI Claims name, and the anchor stays because the founding spirit stays.
“The same community. The same commitment to the industry. A name that reflects who we’ve grown into.”
Brandon Socher, President
One Club, Two Names
From the Mariners Club to SEWI Claims
Then
The Mariners Club of Wisconsin
Founded to bring Milwaukee area claims professionals together for camaraderie and giving back. The anchor became its mark.
Along the way
The events grew up
The golf outing at The Bog, Casino Night, and the Lunch and Learn series turned into the calendar the membership counts on each year.
Now
SEWI Claims Association
A new name that says plainly what we are: the professional home for P&C claims people across southeast Wisconsin. Same people, same anchor.
Community Impact
Charities We've Supported
SEWI Claims has directed event proceeds and member donations to several causes in the Milwaukee area.
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative
Supporting housing and services for veterans experiencing homelessness in the greater Milwaukee area.
The Burn Camp
Providing a summer camp experience for children who have survived burn injuries.
MACC Fund
Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer — funding pediatric cancer research and treatment.