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WEST BEND HONORED AS A NATIONAL BEST COMPANY AND WORKPLACE
West Bend, WI (10/25/31) - West Bend Mutual Insurance Company was recently honored with several best company/best workplace honors from national organizations. America’s Best Insurance Companies 2022 In its inaugural edition of this national award list, West Bend was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Insurance Companies 2022! This recognition was created through a survey of 16,000 U.S. consumers who provided recommendations for insurance products in seven categories: Auto, Homeowners, Renters, Pet, Term Life, Permanent Life, and Dental. Consumers were asked about their overall satisfaction with their insurance products and their willingness to recommend them to others. Forbes also assessed the quality of the company’s customer service, financial advice, price/performance ratio, transparency, and damage/benefit ratio. Of the thousands of companies eligible for this recognition, West Bend is one of only 90 to make this list. America’s Best-In-State Employers The company was named one of America’s BestIn-State Employers in 2021 by Forbes and market research company Statista. After compiling anonymous survey responses from 80,000 Americans working for companies with at least 500 employees, the final list of 1,330 employers was divided into 51 rankings, one for each state and the District of Columbia. West Bend ranked ninth and was the highest-ranked insurance company on the list of 75 Wisconsin employers. America’s Best Employers for Women Forbes and market research company Statista named West Bend one of America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021. West Bend was a top-10 company in the insurance industry. The 300 companies included on the list were chosen based on an independent 26 | DECEMBER 2021 |
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survey of 50,000 employees currently employed at companies with at least 1,000 workers in their U.S. operations. The survey sought opinions from all respondents on general work topics like working conditions and development opportunities. It also asked women to rate their own employers on topics especially relevant to women, such as parental leave, flexibility, discrimination, and pay equity. Best Workplaces for Millennials™ Fortune and Great Place to Work® recognized West Bend as one of che Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2021. Inclusion on the list was based on anonymous survey feedback to more than 60 questions. Eightyfive percent of the award evaluation was based on what millennials say about their experiences of trust and reaching their full human potential as part of their organization, no matter who they are or what they do.
BIZTIMES MILWAUKEE: NOTABLE WOMEN IN INSURANCE Milwaukee, WI (10/27/31) BizTimes Milwaukee presents its inaugural showcase of Notable Women in Insurance, spotlighting accomplished female professionals throughout the insurance industry in southeastern Wisconsin. METHODOLOGY: The honorees did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list features only individuals for whom nominations were submitted and accepted after a review by our editorial team. To qualify for the list, nominees must be based in southeast Wisconsin. They must be currently serving in a senior level role at their firm, must hold a leadership position in their industry outside of their own organization, have made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality at their own workplace or beyond, and act as a role model or mentor.
• Angela Loberg, Executive Director UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin • Diana Schmidt, Property & Casualty Consultant | Principal/Hausmann - Johnson Insurance, Inc. • Megan Zimmerman, Vice President - Employee Health & Benefits / Marsh McLennan Agency • Stephanie Riesch-Knapp, Owner & Sr. Employee Benefits Consultant / R&R Insurance Services, Inc. • Claire Huschen, Vice President Business Development / Hays Companies • Coreen Dicus-Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer / Network Health • Joanne Szymaszek, President of Johnson
