Our Leadership

Welcome to West Bend! We’re proud of our website and happy to share with you important information about our company. This electronic format, however, really gives you just a glimpse of West Bend and our products and services. There is so much more we have to offer. West Bend is a relationship-based company with core values that emphasize honesty and integrity, operational excellence, continuous improvement, community involvement, and the celebration of success. Most importantly, we believe in a company that operates without bureaucracy and that empowers all associates to make a difference in our company and in their divisions.

Longevity. Financial stability. A work environment in which our associates are empowered to make decisions and improve themselves. A location set amid 160 acres of natural prairie and woodlands. These are just some of the benefits of working at West Bend.

We are fortunate that West Bend is a mutual company and, as such, we can plan long term because we don’t have to worry quarter by quarter how analysts rate our performance. This manifests in our recognition throughout the past 11 years as one of Ward’s Top 50 insurance companies. The Ward Group is a well respected benchmarking company that reviews all of the property/casualty companies in the country and West Bend always ranks in the top 50 based on performance and operational excellence. In addition, West Bend has been ranked A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best for 34 years, which indicates long-term financial stability.

Our company recently celebrated several significant milestones. We surpassed $1.5 billion in assets, celebrated our 113th anniversary and maintained our A+ rating by A.M. Best for the 34th consecutive year. Of the 3,343 property/casualty insurance companies in the United States, West Bend is one of only four companies that can boast all three accomplishments. This fact is truly a testament to our company’s longevity, stability and our ability to adapt in an ever-changing business environment.

The enthusiasm and hard work of our associates represents the core of our success, and we are fortunate to enjoy a work environment in which our associates can foster their successes. We are located on 160 acres of natural prairie and woodlands and are in the process of completing an addition that will more than double our size. The addition will allow us the opportunity to expand our continuing education programs, improve our associates’ work environment, and provide a modern expanded fitness center, full service cafeteria, convenience store, and other services such as dry cleaning, film development, and banking facilities. With all of this and more, it is no wonder our associates are empowered to improve themselves and our company.

Continuing education and personal development opportunities provide all associates with the knowledge to make well-informed day-to-day decisions in their jobs, as well long-term decisions about their careers. In addition, our Legendary Service program, Got Gas incentive and community involvement opportunities, just to name a few, have provided our associates with the means to make their career more fulfilling. Furthermore, we have been recognized as a benefits program leader and were honored as a Principle 10 Best company, as well as recently named a Top Milwaukee Workplace.

It is not surprising that West Bend benefits from a committed workforce, many of whom have dedicated 15, 25, even 30 years of their career here. Our associates look for ways to improve and change our company knowing that we are always seeking self-improvement. Upon entering our building, you will sense our energetic and inviting culture. I sincerely hope you will consider joining our company as we continue to grow and prosper, strengthened by our time tested tradition of legendary service and premier insurance.

Tony Warren
President and CEO

  113-year-history

  Associates make
  decisions that impact
  their jobs

  Flexibility needed to
  balance professional
  and personal time

  Atmosphere of a
  smaller company