2021 West Bend Mutual Community Impact Report

In 2021, West Bend Mutual Insurance donated over $1.8 million to non profit organizations throughout the Midwest with a focus on its local community in Washington County, awarded over $20,000 in Silver Lining scholarships to high school students through the West Bend Mutual Insurance Charitable Fund, and was ranked #1 in the large company category for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2021 Top Workplaces. Learn more about West Bend Mutual Insurance's 2021 Community Impact Report below.

Community Service

• $1.8 million donated to nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest, and specifically in Washington County, through the West Bend Mutual Insurance Charitable Fund.
• 344 Hours of building for Habitat for Humanity's Blitz Build.
• $12,900 donated to MACC Fund for each Brewers' double this season.
• 172 units of blood donated by associates.
• $305,530 raised by associates for United Way.
• $27,000 in grants presented to long-term care facilities.

Awards and Achievements

• Ranked #1 in large company category for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's 2021 Top Workplaces; this is the ninth year in a row ranked in the top four companies in the large company category.
• Ranked #1 in the large company category for Best Place to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance Magazine and Best Companies Group; this is the eleventh year in a row West Bend was ranked.
• Named one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Fortune and Great Place to Work.
• Ranked by Ward Group as one of the 50 top performing property/casualty insurers domiciled in the U.S. for the eighth consecutive year.
• West Bend’s Madison office named a Top Workplace by Wisconsin State Journal.
• Named to the list of America’s Best Insurance Companies by Forbes.
• Named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes.
• Named one of America’s Best-In-State Employers by Forbes and Statistica.
• Named one of America’s Best Employers for Women by Forbes and Statistica.
• West Bend hired 192 full- and part-time associates.
• 14 associates joined West Bend’s 25-Year Club, bringing the number of members to 322 associates, both retired and currently employed.

Arts & Education

• $20,000 in Silver Lining scholarships awarded to high school students.
• 195 participants enrolled in Road America safe driving courses.
• 1,900 participants enrolled in insurance education courses sponsored by West Bend.
• 457 associates enrolled in insurance education courses.
• $53,000 raised for the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) annual campaign.
• 222 West Bend associates took exams for continuing education insurance courses.