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SOCIETY INSURANCE CHARITABLE DONATIONS EXCEEDED $175,000 IN 2020
Fond du Lac, WI (March 10, 2021) - In a year unlike any other, Society Insurance and its employees got creative, focusing their giving on immediate local needs created by the pandemic and its economic effects. Society and its employees gave more than $175,000 to a variety of organizations, including corporate gifts to the Fond du Lac Family YMCA, Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Promise Program and Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac. Employees pledged $16,280 and Society matched that amount to provide almost 100,000 meals for food-insecure families in partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. The company donated $10,000 to the Fond du Lac Area Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and provided primary sponsorship of the Golden Ticket promotion, which encouraged community members to support local restaurants and bars during the pandemic. Society also supported many of our front-line heroes in hospitals, police and fire departments and schools by donating meals purchased from Society-insured restaurants throughout the seven states served by the company. As in previous years, teams of Society employees supported the Fond du Lac Area United Way ($28,957 raised) and Relay for Life ($5,669 raised) through fundraising events, many of them repurposed and virtual because, after all, need knows no season. ABOUT SOCIETY INSURANCE: Headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wis., Society Insurance has been a leading niche insurance carrier since 1915. Society focuses on the small details that make a big difference to its policyholders while offering top-notch insurance coverage, service and 28 | JUNE 2021 |
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ACUITY SURPASSES $3B POLICYHOLDERS’ SURPLUS
Sheboygan, WI (April 20, 2021) - Acuity announced that its policyholders’ surplus has reached $3 billion (GAAP), the largest amount ever in the insurer’s 95-year history. “Acuity’s strong policyholders’ surplus position allows us to continue to fulfill our promise of protection to customers. It enables us to write more insurance and to remain a resource for individuals, families, and businesses. And it supports our staffing expansion to meet the growth demands of our business,” said Ben Salzmann, Acuity President and CEO. “Policyholders’ surplus is important to everyone— customers, independent insurance agents, and our staff. Policyholders’ surplus is an indicator of financial strength, which is critical to our long-term success,” said Wendy Schuler, Acuity Vice President-Finance. Acuity’s growth in policyholders’ surplus has been more than four times the industry benchmark over the past 20 years. Acuity Insurance, headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, insures over 125,000 businesses, including 300,000 commercial vehicles, and nearly a half million homes and private passenger autos across 29 states. Rated A+ by A.M. Best and S&P, Acuity employs over 1,400 people.
EMC TO HOST DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CONVERSATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR CEO ACTION’S “DAY OF UNDERSTANDING”
Des Moines, IA (April 21, 2021) - Today, EMC Insurance Companies (EMC) will join organizations across the U.S. to participate in CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion’s third annual “Day of Understanding,” the business community’s largest movement to host candid conversations and help advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. While CEO Action signatories continue to facilitate inperson (and increasingly virtual) conversations with their team members year-round, the Day of Understanding in April provides leaders across nearly 2,000 organizations an opportunity to lead open dialogue and inspire change with over 1.5 million employees.
