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SOCIETY INSURANCE DIRECTOR SUSAN FINCO NAMED LEAD DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF GREEN BAY PACKERS
Fond du Lac, WI (August 19, 2021) - Susan Finco, a member of the board of directors at Society Insurance, has been named lead director and vice president of the Green Bay Packers board of directors. In her new role, Finco will lead the team’s 42 directors as chair of its executive committee. Finco is the co-founder and owner of Leonard & Finco Public Relations in Green Bay, Wis. She has served on many corporate boards, including 21 years as a Green Bay Packers director and 9 years as a Society Insurance director. As the first female lead director in the history of the Green Bay Packers organization, Finco and her board govern a company that employs more than 500 people in permanent positions. Although the primary focus is to win Super Bowl titles, key ventures such as the Lambeau Field Atrium and Titletown District illustrate the many facets of managing a world-renowned franchise in a mid-size city. Beyond the team and its balance sheet, the organization is heavily invested in diversity and community initiatives that promote equal educational and economic opportunity. Finco, who has served as a Society Insurance director since 2012, has seen changes in that board room as well. In 2019, the company elected its first femalemajority board of directors. “Susan has been an impactful board member for us,” said Rick Parks, Society Insurance president & CEO. “She is highly respected; those of us who know her are not at all surprised to see Susan step into this important role with a high-profile organization like the Green Bay Packers. She is a leader who always contributes and makes a difference.” ABOUT SOCIETY INSURANCE - Headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wis., Society Insurance has been a leading niche insurance carrier since 1915. Society 26 | OCTOBER 2021 |
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ACUITY NAMED A TOP PERFORMER BY WARD GROUP FOR 22ND STRAIGHT YEAR
Sheboygan, WI (August 25, 2021) - Acuity has been named to the 2021 Ward’s 50 list of top-performing property-casualty companies, putting the company in the top 2 percent of insurers nationwide. Acuity has earned a spot on the Ward’s 50 every year since 2000, making the company one of only three insurers, and the only regional carrier, to be named to the list for 22 consecutive years. Ward Group is the leading provider of benchmarking and best practices studies for insurance companies. “We recognize Acuity for outstanding financial results in the areas of safety, consistency, and performance over a five-year period,” said Jeff Rieder, partner and head of Ward Group. “In selecting the Ward’s 50, we analyze the financial performance of nearly 2,900 property-casualty insurance companies, identifying the 50 companies that pass financial stability requirements and demonstrate the ability to grow while maintaining strong capital positions and underwriting results.” “Acuity’s continued strength, stability, and consistency are essential to all the families, businesses, agents, and employees who count on us,” said Ben Salzmann, Acuity President and CEO. “We are honored to be recognized by Ward Group for 22 consecutive years as a top performer, which demonstrates our ability to fulfil our promises to customers and grow our business.” Acuity continues to outperform the industry. Over the past two decades, the insurer’s rate of sales and surplus growth has been more than double the industry average. In 2020, Acuity added the most new business in its 95-year history and has already surpassed that amount in 2021. The company’s combined ratio, more than 12 points better than the industry average in 2020, has been under 100 for 10 consecutive years, meaning it has generated an underwriting profit in each of those years. ABOUT ACUITY INSURANCE - 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.
