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RISK MANAGEMENT, LLC JOINS VIZANCE
“This partnership will provide clients access to even greater service offerings.”
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About Vizance
Vizance is a privately-held company that provides risk management, business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, and financial service solutions to companies, families and individuals throughout Wisconsin. Vizance has locations in Appleton, Berlin, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Ripon, in addition to its headquarters located at 1320 Walnut Ridge Drive, Hartland, Wisconsin.
For more information, visit vizance.com.
About Risk Management, LLC
Risk Management, LLC specializes in business insurance, personal insurance, and health insurance. The agency is located at 21420 W. Greenfield Avenue, Suite 100, New Berlin, Wisconsin.
For more information, visit risk-managementllc.com.
WEST BEND OFFERS SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
New Berlin, WI (4/10/20) — Vizance, a leading independent insurance agency serving Wisconsin, announced today that New Berlin-based Risk Management, LLC joined Vizance on April 1, 2020.
Since 2005, Risk Management, LLC has been focusing on offering business insurance, personal insurance, and health insurance. Owners Jim and Carla Hageny and Steve Young will continue with the organization, along with other members of the Risk Management team.
“We are elated to join forces with Vizance, which operates with the same values as we do. Our clients will continue to enjoy the same level of unmatched service but with the benefit of additional resources,” said Jim Hageny.
Vizance, founded in 1978 and headquartered in Hartland, Wisconsin, is a privately-held independent agency offering a broad portfolio of insurance, risk management, employee benefits, and financial service solutions for businesses and individuals. The agency has been named as one of the area’s “Top Workplaces,” “Fastest Growing Firms,” and “Best Places to Work” by local media sources. Vizance has joined with several other Wisconsin-based independent agencies, including Valley Insurance Associates in 2017, Sparks Insurance in 2018, the Diedrich Agency in 2019, and Hornick Insurance Services in 2020. West Bend, WI (4/17/20) - In response to COVID-19, West Bend Mutual Insurance announced efforts to help the greater community while the company gives back to its policyholders, agents and associates.
“One of West Bend’s operating principles is ‘We serve our community,’ and during this uncertain time, it was without question that we would extend support to all of the people who are critical to our organization,” said Kevin Steiner, president and CEO of West Bend Mutual Insurance. “We also remain committed to our policyholders and associates and will continually look for additional ways to support them and provide the Silver Lining during this pandemic.” Steiner added the company’s COVID-19 relief efforts for charities, as well as associates, are close to $750,000 in total.
Here are some of the ways West Bend is helping communities get through the COVID-19 pandemic:
• Policyholders: On April 8 West Bend announced it is sending
a one-time payment of $50 to Home and Highway®
policyholders to provide some help in these uncertain times. These payments will be processed for those whose vehicles were insured with the company as of March 11, 2020, the date the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In addition, the company is extending premium due dates for all policyholders impacted by the crisis and automatically provides coverage on personal vehicles used by employees of restaurants that now offer delivery services.
• Agents: West Bend partnered with several independent insurance agencies to support worthy organizations in their communities that help those impacted by the pandemic, such as food pantries, blood centers, and free clinics. If the agency committed to donating $500, West Bend pledged an additional $2,000. West Bend’s donations came from grants made through its Independent Agents’ Fund as part of the company’s Spirit of the Silver Lining Awards. All funds designated for these donations were distributed in early April.
• Associates: West Bend’s associates number more than 1,300, all of whom are committed to providing exceptional service to policyholders and agents. As a small gesture of support, West Bend gifted each associate with a $150 bonus to use as
a donation to a favorite nonprofit organization or toward
restaurant carry-out or patronage of local businesses, both as a reward for their hard work in these trying times and as a way they can show support for businesses and organizations affected by Safer-At-Home orders.
• Community: The West Bend Mutual Insurance Charitable Trust is awarding grants to more than 20 nonprofit organizations, many of which provide direct support or relief for the COVID-19 crisis in the community. The two largest donations were awarded to Feeding America and the Red Cross of Southeast Wisconsin, which each received $50,000 to aid their noble pursuits to provide food, shelter and blood to those in need during this very uncertain time. “We are so grateful to partner with organizations like West Bend Mutual Insurance, who never waver in their commitment to their community,” said Patti Habeck, president and CEO of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. “Gifts large and small make a huge impact on those who are in need of hunger relief, especially now as we operate in uncertain times.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Organizations such as the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, the Department of Insurance, and the Department of Commerce in each state have compiled resources that businesses and individuals in those states can refer to for information and/or help. Information is linked on our website COVID-19 Resources.
West Bend strives to be a helpful resource to both agents and its policyholders and has compiled any updates regarding relief options on this page, West Bend Response.
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