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Company news

SFM hires Chief Medical Director, Dr. Andrew Wilkins

In late 2024, SFM hired Dr. Andrew Wilkins as Chief Medical Director.

Next SFM webinar to focus on preventing sprains and strains

SFM's spring 2025 webinar is Preventing sprains and strains, an SFM webinar for policyholders.

HOM Furniture honors SFM’s Director of Loss Prevention

HOM Furniture presented SFM's Director of Loss Prevention Lee Wendel with its Service Representative of the Year award.

Bob Lund Scholarship reaches new milestone

Once the 2025 school year begins in fall, four students will see their college careers helped along by SFM.

Join us for The SFM Foundation’s 2025 golf events

Registration is now open for the 2025 SFM Foundation’s upcoming golf events in Minnesota and Iowa.

SFM expands charitable giving, reaches new milestone

SFM has become a member of the Minnesota Keystone Program, which promotes corporate philanthropy by recognizing and honoring companies that donate at least 2 percent of their pre-tax earnings to charitable organizations.

SFM Foundation scholarship applications accepted until March 31

SFM Foundation will be accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year until March 31, 2025.

Schmidt promoted to managing counsel, SFM updates in-house law firm

Aaron Schmidt was promoted to managing counsel of SFM's in-house law firm.

SFM webinar: De-escalation in the workplace

SFM’s November 2024 workers’ compensation webinar, De-escalation in the workplace.

Governor proclaims Kids’ Chance Awareness Week in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proclaimed Nov. 18-23, 2024, as Kids’ Chance Awareness Week.

SFM attends Women and Safety conference

SFM participated in the Midwest Women in Safety Conference 2024, presenting information on virtual reality (VR) and safety training.

Recap of SFM’s 2024 summer interns’ experience

SFM takes a look back at the experience of its summer interns.

Join the SFM Foundation for its 2024 fall event

Set for Nov. 7, the foundation's 2024 fall event will be held at the Westin Edina Galleria in Edina, Minn.

Injured workers can now text SFM directly

In October 2024, SFM made it easier for injured workers to connect with the company by adding a new texting feature.

SFM Foundation golf events recap, fall events set

Catch up on the 2024 SFM Foundation golf events and mark your calendar for the Iowa and Minnesota fall events.

SFM Foundation golf events raise $160,000

2024 golf events in Minnesota and Iowa raised more than $160,000. In total, more than 260 golfers came out for the events, and sponsors continued to help bolster the fundraising effort.

SFM named a top 2024 workplace by Star Tribune

SFM Mutual Insurance Co. announced today that the Star Tribune has ranked the workers’ compensation insurer as the eighth best place to work among midsize employers in Minnesota for 2024.

In volunteer role, SFM CFO brings expertise to Children’s Minnesota hospitals

Aponte will bring her financial expertise to the nonprofit hospital group — she’s volunteering as a Community Member on the Children’s Minnesota Hospital investment subcommittee.

SFM safe driving webinar set for June 26

Register for Driving Safety, an SFM webinar for policyholders, set for 10-11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

Data export feature available in CompOnline

If you use CompOnline, you can create customized reports on your workers’ compensation claims.

Helping students, regardless of who insured the injured: SFM Foundation

Of the 232 scholarships the SFM Foundation has awarded over the years, nearly 95 percent have gone to students whose parents’ employers were not covered for workers’ compensation by SFM Companies. In fact, the SFM Foundation does not consider the work comp insurer when awarding scholarships. We aim to serve the entire community, and more than 60 different insurance companies have had scholarships awarded by our program.

SFM’s Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) reaffirmed by AM Best

SFM announced that its Financial Strength Rating of “A- (Excellent)” and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” have been reaffirmed by AM Best Rating Services, Inc.

Sarah Hunter promoted to VP of Operations

Sarah Hunter recently took over as SFM’s VP of Operations. She will work with SFM’s current Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dave Kaiser, until his retirement at the end of 2024.

SFM resource catalog upgrades

SFM has made several enhancements to its resource catalog to create a better user experience for policyholders and agents.

SFM supports local artists in remodeled office space

SFM tapped the local art community when adding artwork to its remodeled offices.

SFM enhances MyPayroll premium audit system

SFM is making upgrades to its online MyPayroll system with new features and a streamlined process to make it even easier for policyholders to complete annual premium audits.

Join us for the 2024 SFM Foundation golf events

Registration is now open for the SFM Foundation 2024 Minnesota and Iowa golf fundraisers. The Minnesota golf event is scheduled for Monday, June 10, at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, and the Iowa event is set for Monday, May 20, at Hyperion Golf Club in Johnston.

Get to know an SFM employee: Meet a member of our in-house legal team

Peter Lindquist has been part of the legal team at SFM since 2018. He has been a practicing attorney for several years. We asked Lindquist to share a little bit about his background and role.

SFM Foundation board chair Dave Kaiser steps down after 15 years

Fifteen years after co-founding the SFM Foundation, Dave Kaiser stepped down as board chair on Dec. 6, 2023.

New CompOnline administrator guide available

SFM has released a new version of CompOnline. The improvements enhance security, provide more permissions to the administrator and streamline our behind-the-scenes processes allowing us to serve you even better.

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