February 17, 2025
SFM hires Chief Medical Director, Dr. Andrew WilkinsIn late 2024, SFM hired Dr. Andrew Wilkins as Chief Medical Director.
February 17, 2025
SFM hires Chief Medical Director, Dr. Andrew WilkinsIn late 2024, SFM hired Dr. Andrew Wilkins as Chief Medical Director.
February 17, 2025
Next SFM webinar to focus on preventing sprains and strainsSFM's spring 2025 webinar is Preventing sprains and strains, an SFM webinar for policyholders.
February 17, 2025
HOM Furniture honors SFM’s Director of Loss PreventionHOM Furniture presented SFM's Director of Loss Prevention Lee Wendel with its Service Representative of the Year award.
February 17, 2025
Bob Lund Scholarship reaches new milestoneOnce the 2025 school year begins in fall, four students will see their college careers helped along by SFM.
February 17, 2025
Join us for The SFM Foundation’s 2025 golf eventsRegistration is now open for the 2025 SFM Foundation’s upcoming golf events in Minnesota and Iowa.
February 16, 2025
SFM expands charitable giving, reaches new milestoneSFM 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.
January 27, 2025
SFM Foundation scholarship applications accepted until March 31SFM Foundation will be accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year until March 31, 2025.
December 5, 2024
Schmidt promoted to managing counsel, SFM updates in-house law firmAaron Schmidt was promoted to managing counsel of SFM's in-house law firm.
November 20, 2024
SFM webinar: De-escalation in the workplaceSFM’s November 2024 workers’ compensation webinar, De-escalation in the workplace.
November 20, 2024
Governor proclaims Kids’ Chance Awareness Week in MinnesotaMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz proclaimed Nov. 18-23, 2024, as Kids’ Chance Awareness Week.
November 11, 2024
SFM attends Women and Safety conferenceSFM participated in the Midwest Women in Safety Conference 2024, presenting information on virtual reality (VR) and safety training.
October 21, 2024
Recap of SFM’s 2024 summer interns’ experienceSFM takes a look back at the experience of its summer interns.
October 8, 2024
Join the SFM Foundation for its 2024 fall eventSet for Nov. 7, the foundation's 2024 fall event will be held at the Westin Edina Galleria in Edina, Minn.
October 8, 2024
Injured workers can now text SFM directlyIn October 2024, SFM made it easier for injured workers to connect with the company by adding a new texting feature.
August 19, 2024
SFM Foundation golf events recap, fall events setCatch up on the 2024 SFM Foundation golf events and mark your calendar for the Iowa and Minnesota fall events.
July 15, 2024
SFM Foundation golf events raise $160,0002024 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.
June 20, 2024
SFM named a top 2024 workplace by Star TribuneSFM 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.
June 12, 2024
In volunteer role, SFM CFO brings expertise to Children’s Minnesota hospitalsAponte 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.
May 14, 2024
SFM safe driving webinar set for June 26Register for Driving Safety, an SFM webinar for policyholders, set for 10-11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
May 9, 2024
Data export feature available in CompOnlineIf you use CompOnline, you can create customized reports on your workers’ compensation claims.
May 8, 2024
Helping students, regardless of who insured the injured: SFM FoundationOf 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.
May 6, 2024
SFM’s Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) reaffirmed by AM BestSFM 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.
April 2, 2024
Sarah Hunter promoted to VP of OperationsSarah 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.
April 2, 2024
SFM resource catalog upgradesSFM has made several enhancements to its resource catalog to create a better user experience for policyholders and agents.
April 2, 2024
SFM supports local artists in remodeled office spaceSFM tapped the local art community when adding artwork to its remodeled offices.
March 7, 2024
SFM enhances MyPayroll premium audit systemSFM 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.
January 23, 2024
Join us for the 2024 SFM Foundation golf eventsRegistration 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.
January 4, 2024
Get to know an SFM employee: Meet a member of our in-house legal teamPeter 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.
January 4, 2024
SFM Foundation board chair Dave Kaiser steps down after 15 yearsFifteen years after co-founding the SFM Foundation, Dave Kaiser stepped down as board chair on Dec. 6, 2023.
November 9, 2023
New CompOnline administrator guide availableSFM 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.