Starr Wright USA - Our History

In 1919, a bold young American entrepreneur named Cornelius Vander Starr started to build an insurance agency that eventually became Starr Companies. Now headquartered in New York City under the leadership of industry icon, World War II and Korean War veteran Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, Starr is one of the largest and fastest-growing insurance companies in the world. Starr serves the insurance needs of individuals and virtually every kind of business, from small- and middle-market to the Fortune 1000. In September 2016, Wright USA was purchased and subsequently became Starr Wright USA, the newest member of the Starr Companies family.

Starr Wright’s founder, Frank Wright, intimately knew the inherent liability risks that can arise from being a federal employee. To address those risks, Wright invented the Federal Employee Professional Liability Insurance (FEPLI) program and founded an agency in 1965 to administer a policy that could protect U.S. Federal employees’ careers and reputations. Over 50 years later, Starr Wright USA has set the standard for insurance programs for federal employees. 

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