Insurance companies have a job to help protect clients and their assets. Fortunately, many companies expand the mission to help others beyond their client list and become powerful examples of kindness and service in communities across the country. Whether these efforts are in the form of local community outreach or a national corporate philanthropy project, we are proud to have insurance providers who make a difference. Today, we’re highlighting three of our insurance providers and their community involvement across the country.
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1. MAPFRE Insurance
Every year, MAPFRE Insurance (based out of Webster, Massachusetts) designates a day to support the United Way and their local community. The United Way “Day of Caring” coincides with a company-wide fundraising effort for the United Way organization. Last year, MAPFRE Insurance employees participated in this community outreach by tackling improvements across the community. From landscaping to painting, MAPFRE employees spent time improving veterans’ homes, middle schools, and high schools, as well as organizing educational materials about domestic violence. On top of their day of service, nearly 600 MAPFRE Insurance employees donated funds to the United Way totaling $60,000! Read more about MAPFRE’s community involvement. [image]
2. Travelers Insurance
In a partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), Travelers Insurance helps fortify homes in coastal communities to better withstand and protect in storms. Made possible by grants provided by the Travelers Foundation, the Travelers Fortifies Habitat Homes program builds homes for families in accordance with the IBHS fortified construction standards. Families who lost homes in violent storms like Hurricane Katrina can now enjoy a new, stronger house thanks to Travelers. [image]
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Travelers Insurance is also funding the development of joint Habitat-IBHS training programs and materials to support efforts throughout the country to build safer, wind-resistant homes for low-income families.
Travelers’ community outreach has stretched far and wide! Since 2004, Travelers Insurance has provided nearly $5 million in support of Habitat for Humanity. In 2012, Travelers employees provided 3,900 hours of volunteer time to build homes for low-income families across 23 states. Read more about Travelers’ corporate philanthropy.
3. The Hanover Insurance Group
The Hanover Insurance Group (based out of Worcester, Massachusetts) has a dedicated history of working to help youth in Worcester Public Schools achieve their goals for higher education. Since 2005, Hanover Insurance has given over $800,000 to expand a program called AVID throughout the Worcester Public School System. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a nationally-recognized program that provides extra academic help, mentoring, and support services to help capable students finish high school and get into college. [image]
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The Hanover Insurance Group also gave a $10,000 grant to Bottom Line, an organization that helps disadvantaged students in the Worcester area get into college by providing high school seniors one-on-one counseling to navigate the college admissions process and a post-graduation summer program to help ease the transition into college life. Bottom Line continues to work with these students throughout college to help keep them on the path to success. Read more about The Hanover Insurance Group’s community involvement.
As you can see, our insurance providers here at HWP are more than just insurance companies. They are hardworking, caring people who work to better their communities. Because of their community involvement, valuable resources have been provided, homes have been built, youth have been supported and so much more! We are proud of the companies that help us provide quality insurance to so many people and that inspire us with their community outreach and corporate philanthropy.
