Brett Hoopingarner

Brett Hoopingarner is the director of underwriting for Sentry Insurance. [email protected] www.sentry.com

Articles by Brett Hoopingarner

2024 Metalworking Risk Roundup: Inflation, Weather, Workforce

Elevated costs, materials, and labor headline a series of financial risks and insurance considerations for the industry.

Protect Your Metalworking Business from Unnecessary Risk

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Four tips to weather increasingly severe storms — and the growing cost of rebuilding. Weather events exceeding $1 billion in damages have more than doubled in the past three years.

Tips for Metalworkers to Manage Insurance Costs in 2023

Understanding trends can help protect your business as costs rise in an uncertain economy.

Industry News

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Webinar: How to make more money by Connecting Your Shop

Are you wasting time & money with a fragmented process that you’ve outgrown? If so, join the SigmaNEST webinar on December 4 @ 11am (EST).

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REGO-FIX Celebrates Innovation with Center for Machining Excellence Grand Opening

The state-of-the-art 12,000-square-foot REGO-FIX manufacturing educational and advancement facility houses a wide range of cutting-edge technology and serves as a hub for industry innovation that is accessible to manufacturers and industry thought leaders worldwide.