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West Bend Insurance Company

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Not a diverse work environment or culture - Anonymous employee West Bend Insurance Company Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, the campus is wonderful.

Cons

Mostly white employees. Few people of color have ever worked there. No evidence that West Bend Mutual gives back to disadvantaged communities where they are happy to collect insurance premiums from.

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West Bend Insurance Company Response
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We appreciate your candid comments; thank you! We want you to know that we give back every year to many organizations – through our Independent Agents’ Fund, donations are made to organizations throughout the Midwest in many different demographics and communities. West Bend has a relationship with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and we have worked with the Bucks and Brewers organizations to provide charitable funds and volunteers for a variety of programs. That said, we know we can always do better. We want to do better. We value the voices of all BIPOC and would welcome your ideas to improve and create a culture of inclusivity. Please share those with your manager, an officer, and/or with HR.

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