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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 competitive pricing to businesses in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee and Colorado.

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.

As part of the day, EMC is inviting its more than 2,400 team members to join a virtual event with small group break-out sessions for education and dialogue.

“EMC’s participation in a Day of Understanding is a significant step in our company’s DE&I journey,” said Scott Jean, EMC President and CEO. “I’m proud of our team members for engaging in open and meaningful dialogue to ensure we reach our fullest potential and make EMC’s DE&I vision a reality.”

Through CEO Action, EMC will continue to work together with leaders across the coalition–leveraging opportunities for greater collaboration, sharing leading practices and helping one another turn conversation learnings into bold actions. Together, we have the power to change how millions of people talk to their colleagues about important topics, fostering an inclusive culture and moving the needle toward a more just and equitable future.

For more information on the Day of Understanding and the CEO Action pledge, please visit ceoaction.com/ dayofunderstanding.

ABOUT CEO ACTION

CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is the largest CEOdriven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This commitment is driven by a realization that addressing diversity and inclusion is not a competitive issue, but a societal issue. Recognizing that change starts at the executive level, nearly 2,000 CEOs of the world’s leading companies and business organizations, are leveraging their individual and collective voices to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

ABOUT EMC INSURANCE COMPANIES

EMC Insurance Companies is among the top 60 property/ casualty insurance organizations in the country based on net written premium, with more than 2,400 employees. Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMCC) was organized in 1911 to write workers’ compensation protection in Iowa. Today, operating under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies, the company provides property and casualty insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. EMCC is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit emcins.com.

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