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A.M. BEST ISSUES ANOTHER “A” RATING FOR GRINNELL MUTUAL Grinnell, Iowa — A.M. Best has affirmed an “A” (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating for Grinnell Mutual. The “A” rating and stable outlook for the future apply to both Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company and Grinnell Select Insurance Company (GSI). Grinnell Mutual has received a “A” rating since 1991.
“We are pleased to have A.M. Best affirm our “A” rating,” said Jeff Menary, Grinnell Mutual’s president and CEO. “This rating, which we have held for 29 years, demonstrates our financial strength and stability, allowing Grinnell Mutual to provide unsurpassed service to our mutual members, agents, and policyholders.” A.M. Best is a leading rating agency for assessing propertycasualty companies’ financial stability. About Grinnell Mutual Grinnell Mutual, in business since 1909, is the 110th-largest property casualty insurance company in the United States and the largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies in North America. Its products are available in 19 states.
WEST BEND MUTUAL CEO STEINER NAMED WISCONSIN BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Kevin A. Steiner, president and chief executive officer of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, will receive the 2020 Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year award, the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin announced. The annual award goes to a business executive who contributes to their company with enlightened leadership that produces business results and has influence beyond the local area. Steiner will receive the honor at a dinner April 6 at the Pfister Hotel sponsored by the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Steiner has worked at West Bend Mutual since 1994 and has been 30
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He also serves on the boards of the MACC Fund, Boys and Girls Club of Washington County and Kettle Moraine YMCA, among other organizations. Proceeds from the dinner go to scholarships for the “Strategic Partnerships in Nonprofit Management” program, which allows executives from Milwaukee nonprofits to learn for a week at the Harvard Business School. John E. Schlifske, the president, CEO and chairman of Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual, was last year’s honoree. Information about the event and scholarship application can be found at www.hbs-wi.com.
JOHN E CRAWLEY JR. JOINS COMPASS INSURANCE SERVICES John E Crawley, Jr. has recently joined Compass Insurance Services. John will concentrate on Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Farm Lines and Life Insurance. John has been a life-long resident of the Mosinee area and is looking forward to continue working in the insurance industry. John comes to Compass Insurance Services from American Family Insurance where he operated and serviced his customers for over 25 years. John has a love of the outdoors and enjoys spending time with his family. Compass Insurance Services is a full service independent agency with offices in Kronenwetter, Wausau and Stevens Point. Compass Insurance Services provides Business Insurance, Personal Insurance, Employee Benefits, Life and Health for families and businesses in the Central Wisconsin area.
INTEGRITY PROMOTES LISA MESSERSCHMIDT TO COMMERCIAL LINES UNDERWRITING MANAGER APPLETON, WI (Feb. 12, 2020) — Integrity Insurance, a property & casualty carrier headquartered in Appleton, WI, is pleased to announce Lisa Messerschmidt has been promoted to Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager. Messerschmidt will be responsible for leading a group of commercial lines underwriters and commercial field underwriters to ensure sustained growth,
