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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 focuses on the small details that make a big difference to its policyholders while offering topnotch insurance coverage, service and competitive pricing to businesses in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, Colorado and Georgia.

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.

Indianapolis, IN (August 31, 2021) - Indianapolisbased managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker Arlington/Roe & Co. has completed the acquisition of Muench Insurance, a wholesale independent insurance broker located in the Omaha, NE, according to James A. Roe, CPCU, President of Arlington/Roe.

Rod Muench, owner of Muench Insurance, is a Professional Liability Broker specializing in placing directors and officers, employment practices, professional liability and cyber coverage. Rod has owned and operated Muench Insurance since December 2012. Prior to that, he managed a branch office for a regional wholesaler that held binding authority for auto, property, liability and professional lines for 25 years.

Founded in 1964, Arlington/Roe is a family-owned, independent managing general agent and wholesale property and casualty insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with 200 staff members spread across the Midwest and premium volume approaching $250 million.

“The purchase of Muench Insurance combined with the scale of our independent, family-owned company will bring expanded access to independent agents in Nebraska and Iowa. Representing over 200 markets allows us to provide agents with additional products, expertise and the opportunity to serve their clients even more,” Roe said.

Rod Muench stated, “Having offered solutions to independent agents’ challenges since 1987, I am happy to continue doing so with assistance from a major player in the wholesale insurance world that has the same commitment to serving agents’ needs.”

For more information, agents may contact either Rod Muench (1-800-878-9891 ext. 8703; rmuench@ arlingtonroe.com or Alec Immordino (1-800-878-9891 ext. 8784; aimmordino@arlingtonroe.com).

ABOUT ARLINGTON/ROE - Arlington/Roe is a family-owned managing general agency and wholesale insurance broker headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana operating in the core states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Wisconsin. Arlington/ Roe was founded in 1964 by Francis Roe, Jim Roe’s father. Jim’s sons, Andy and Patrick Roe, are the third generation to work at the company. Arlington/Roe’s specialty departments include Aviation, Bonds, Farm, Personal Lines, Commercial Lines (Underwriting and Brokerage), Transportation and Garage, Professional Liability, Workers Compensation and Healthcare & Human Services. The company writes in excess of $240 million in annual premium.

West Des Moines, IA (September 19, 2021) - Gilmara Vila-Nova Mitchell has joined IMT Insurance as director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new position will be instrumental as IMT moves forward with its commitment to integrating DEI into every aspect of the company’s core and culture. For the past two decades, Vila-Nova Mitchell has helped organizations become more inclusive through her engaging DEI sessions, transformative executive coaching, and innovative systems redesign. Through her signature style of heart, honesty, and thoughtful inquiry, Vila-Nova Mitchell will help IMT Insurance develop an inclusive, authentic, and deeply connected culture.

Born in Brazil, Vila-Nova Mitchell’s interest in DEI began when she immigrated to the United States. Her personal experiences as an immigrant and a woman of color greatly impacted her perspective on inclusion. She holds a Bachelor of Multicultural Education from FUMEC University (Brazil) and a MSE in School Counseling from Drake University. She is also a proud mama to two incredible, strong, and fierce daughters.

ABOUT IMT INSURANCE - IMT Insurance offers personal and commercial insurance products for your auto, home and business through Independent Agency locations throughout a six-state territory – Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Learn more at imtins.com.

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