NEWS ARTICLE
June 20, 2022
Star Tribune Names Western National a 2022 Top 200 Workplace
(Minneapolis, Minn.) Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) of Edina, Minn., today announced that it has been named one of the Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota based on an employee survey project from the Star Tribune. Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction.
“To be recognized as a Top Workplace is a source of pride and validation of our journey to remain an employer of choice,” said Rick Long, President and CEO of Western National Insurance Group. “We sincerely thank our employees for contributing their opinions and comments to this survey, and for helping us identify and prioritize the next steps along that same journey.”
The rankings in the Star Tribune Top 200 Workplaces are based on survey information collected by Energage, an independent company specializing in employee engagement and retention. Nearly 4,000 companies were invited to participate. Scores were calculated purely on the basis of employee responses. The analysis included responses from over 79,000 employees at public, private, and nonprofit organizations in Minnesota.
“The companies in the Star Tribune Top 200 Workplaces deserve high praise for creating the very best work environments in the state of Minnesota,” said Michael J. Klingensmith, Star Tribune Publisher. “My congratulations to each of those exceptional companies.”
Western National Insurance, headquartered in Edina, Minn., is a super-regional group of property-and-casualty insurance companies. The Group writes business through five active insurance companies—Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Western National Assurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, and American Freedom Insurance Company — and is affiliated with Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company. Together, the affiliated Group writes over $800 million in personal and commercial direct premium in 19 states across the Northern, Midwestern, and Western U.S. as well as in Alaska; and surety bonds in 41 states. All of the companies’ products are sold exclusively through professional Independent Insurance Agents.
For further information, please contact:
Julia Jenson
Director of Communications
(952) 303-8789
julia.jenson@wnins.com
