History
American Sterling Corporation is private holding company for the rapidy expanding American Sterling group of companies. ASC owns and operates a variety of companies involved in commerical and personal banking, insurance, mortgage lending, technology, entertainment and philanthropy.
The company advocates the strategic acquisition and creation of diversified businesses that can be leveraged to promote their combined developement and financial success.
At American Sterling, our core business is the creation of opportunities. Our principal product is solutions; solutions for our customers, solutions for our shareholders and solutions for our associates . Everyday, we leverage technology, capital and people as we employ our collective talents to create innovative products and services that make impossible profitable.
The Board of Directors come from diverse backgrounds and includes industry professionals, creative thinkers, soical scientists, film makers, finaciers and engineers. Together, they have helped American Sterling build a strong reputation for providing fast, innovative solutions that often change how business is done. The result has been the developement of new products and services.
Timeline
1907: Bank of Levasy is established in Levasy, MO
1963: Larry Dodge acquires the bank
1963: The Bank of Levasy moves to Sugar Creek, MO and acquires a national charter, changing their name to Sugar Creek National Bank
1971: American Sterling Insurance Services is founded as a general insurance agency
1979: American Sterling Insurance Co is founded
1984: Sugar Creek National Bank becomes Sterling National Bank
1984: American Sterling Capital Corp is established
1984: American Sterling Productions Ltd is incorporated in California
1998: Sterling National Bank becomes American Sterling Bank
2005: American Sterling Education Solutions is established as a philanthropic division
Management Team
- Lawrence K. Dodge Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Thompson Chief Operations Officer
- Ron Dearden Chief Financial Officer
Company Size
- 400+ Employees
Companies
American Sterling Bank
Is a full service retail and commercial bank. American Sterling Bank offers all of the traditional products and
services for commerical and personal banking. Mortgage lending services are conducted through loan production
offices were residential real estate loans are originated for the secondary market.
American Sterling Insurance Services
Is a insurance brokerage and consulting firm. ASIS serves a business and corporate clientele in the placement of
insured employee welfare benefit plans, the administration of self-funded medical plans and the marketing and
service of commerical property and casualty coverage.
American Sterling Insurance Company
Low Limit Auto Program
Coverage that provides low limit automobile liabilty insurance policies with thirty to ninety day policy effective
terms.
Lender Representation & Warranty Program
Coverage that will provide mortgage lenders funding sub-prime loans with insurance protecting them from
representation and warrants that are required to give when selling loans into the secondary market.
American Sterling Capital Corporation
Is the investment arm for the American Sterling Group of companies. Through this company, capital is invested
in new and promising business opportunities. ASCC foucses on technology and leading-edge opportunities
to expand and diversify American Sterling Holdings.
American Sterling Productions, Ltd
Is an entertainment company that produces and invests in independent feature films and made-for-television
movies.
American Sterling Education Solutions
Was developed to help service organizations develop self-sustaining long-term revenue sources to fund their
philanthropic endeavors.
