Help Change the World by Supporting Socially Responsible Companies

MAX EARNS COVETED B CORPORATION CERTIFICATION

Do you prefer doing business with socially responsible companies who respect their employees and customers, protect the environment and give back in their communities?  If so, we’d like to tell you about B (Benefit) Corporation, an independent, non-profit organization that validates the claims of companies who say they are socially responsible; companies like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Warby Parker and MAX Insurance.

Today, nearly 2,000 companies world-wide have been certified B Corporations and we are proud to say that MAX Insurance is one of them.  In fact, MAX ranks in the top 10% of B-Corps, and we are the only insurance company of our kind to earn this coveted designation.

MAX earned B Corporation certification because:

  • We help others in need through our Mutual Aid Ministries program,
  • We’re a cooperative that reports to our members not Wall Street, and,
  • We follow other fair, faithful and socially responsible business practices.

MEET OTHER B CORPORATIONS

Now, as an added value of your MAX membership, we’ll introduce you to other B-Corps.  If you’re interested in their products or services, we invite you to contact them and let them know MAX told you about them.  We receive no compensation or fees of any kind from these companies.  It’s just our way of letting others know about this socially responsible business movement.

This month we’d like you to know about Home Free Baked Treats.  Homefree ®, LLC seeks to make it easier for people with food allergies and most other special dietary needs to enjoy baked treats along with everyone else. Homefree bakes its “treats you can trust” in its own dedicated facility free of gluten and free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs wheat and dairy, using allergen sourced and tested baking ingredients. Homefree is committed to making inclusive treats that are both delicious and healthful. All are 100% whole grain, non-GMO, and all natural or organic. Homefree is a certified Woman Owned Business with a commitment to environmental and social responsibility.  Learn more at www.HomeFreeTreats.com

B-CORPS IN YOUR AREA

Click here for a directory of all the B-Corps across the U.S. and the world.

Thanks again for your support of MAX.  We hope you’ll continue doing business with us and the many other socially responsible businesses who are trying to change the world by doing the right thing for our environment, our communities and our fellow man.

You can find more about MAX as a B-Corp at www.bcorporation.net.

MAX Insurance in Top 10% of Socially Responsible Companies Worldwide Evaluated by Comprehensive B Impact Assessment

–CONTACT:  MAX Insurance (877) 971-6300

Megan Brock, B the Change Media – (785) 832-1222 ext. 208 or megan@bthechange.com

MAX Insurance in Top 10% of Socially Responsible Companies Worldwide

Evaluated by Comprehensive B Impact Assessment

October 11, 2016, Overland Park, KS

An Overland Park, KS, headquartered property/casualty insurance enterprise has been recognized among the top 10% of 1,800 socially responsible companies in the world, according to an independent assessment organization.

MutualAid eXchange (MAX) Insurance was recognized by the independent nonprofit B Lab and B the Change Media for creating positive overall impact in the communities it serves and for its strong relationships with its workers.  The recognition of MAX and the other B Lab honorees was announced at the first-annual Best for the World Celebration & Awards Ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas Business School.

“The companies we are honoring as the best for the world represent the cutting edge of a global movement using business as a force for good. We are inspired by them, and feel deeply honored to join them in this historic and ground-breaking celebration,” said Bryan Welch, CEO of B the Change Media, the multi-platform media company that publishes the quarterly B Magazine and host of the Best for the World event at the University of California, Berkeley.

MAX was recognized for the positive way it relates to its workers.  “We know we can’t pay the most but we work hard to recruit, train, support, promote, encourage and retain employees and independent agents who share our values,” said Dave Wine, MAX President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Our team members choose to work for MAX because of who we are.  We try to honor that by creating a caring and supportive work environment.”

MAX’s commitment to helping individuals and communities in need was also noted by B-Lab.  “We try to use business as a source for good with the people and communities we serve,” Wine said.  “MAX is fair, faithful and socially responsible based on our traditional Mennonite background and our ongoing commitment to creating and sustaining wholeness for all our stakeholders.  We believe that’s the way insurance should be.”

To live out these values, MAX created and funds a program called Mutual Aid Ministries which provides grants to people and communities facing unexpected financial crises or in need of support for socially beneficial causes.  The company funds the program through top-line revenue contributions.  Over the years MAX, in partnership with its network of independent agents, has donated thousands of dollars to families suffering from illness, loss or tragedy, and to communities working to improve the lives of youth, seniors, the disadvantaged or the community at large.

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MutualAid eXchange (MAX) is a property/casualty insurance company that believes in a set of core values that derive from its founding Mennonite, Brethren and other Anabaptist faith communities. MAX employees, representatives, and members subscribe to and practice these values as conditions of their association with the enterprise:

MAX is FAIR. We believe in treating others as we would like to be treated.

MAX is FAITHFUL. We affirm and seek Higher Guidance from God, whose blessing extends to all people, no matter their particular spiritual pathway.

MAX is SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. We believe business has a responsibility to do good in the world.

Overland Park, Kansas Office

4400 College Boulevard, Suite 250

Overland Park, KS 66211

877-971-6300

877-785-0085

www.MAXInsurance.com

 

B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good.  Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the best for the world and society will enjoy prosperity for all for the long term.

B Lab drives this systemic change by: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between “good companies” and good marketing; 2) passing benefit corporation legislation to give business leaders the freedom to create value for society as well as shareholders; 3) helping businesses measure, compare and improve their social and environmental performance with the free B Impact Assessment; 4) driving capital to impact investments through use of its B Analytics and GIIRS Ratings platform.

For more information, visit www.bcorporation.net.

B the Change Media was formed as a partnership between B Lab, the community of B Corporations, and Bryan Welch, former CEO of Ogden Publications (B Corp since 2010). B the Change Media is a multi platform media company whose mission is to build the world’s largest engaged audience of people with a passion for using business as a force for good. B the Change Media has editorial and operating independence and covers compelling stories about business as a force for good, not just stories about B Corporations. B the Change Media has independent investors and is a subsidiary of B Lab, the nonprofit organization that administers the Impact Assessment and aggregates the B Corporation community. B the Change Media is a Pending B Corporation.

For more information, visit http://www.bthechange.com.

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Help Change the World by Supporting Socially Responsible Companies

MAX EARNS COVETED B CORPORATION CERTIFICATION

Do you prefer doing business with socially responsible companies who respect their employees and customers, protect the environment and give back in their communities?  If so, we’d like to tell you about B (Benefit) Corporation, an independent, non-profit organization that validates the claims of companies who say they are socially responsible; companies like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Warby Parker and MAX Insurance.

Today, nearly 2,000 companies world-wide have been certified B Corporations and we are proud to say that MAX Insurance is one of them.  In fact, MAX ranks in the top 10% of B-Corps, and we are the only insurance company of our kind to earn this coveted designation.

MAX earned B Corporation certification because:

  • We help others in need through our Mutual Aid Ministries program,
  • We’re a cooperative that reports to our members not Wall Street, and,
  • We follow other fair, faithful and socially responsible business practices.

MEET OTHER B CORPORATIONS

Now, as an added value of your MAX membership, we’ll introduce you to other B-Corps.  If you’re interested in their products or services, we invite you to contact them and let them know MAX told you about them.  We receive no compensation or fees of any kind from these companies.  It’s just our way of letting others know about this socially responsible business movement.

This month we’d like you to know about Warby Parker, a unique on-line eyewear company that gives a pair of glasses to someone in need for every pair of glasses it sells.  Check them out at www.WarbyParker.com.

B-CORPS IN YOUR AREA

Click here for a directory of all the B-Corps across the U.S. and the world.

Thanks again for your support of MAX.  We hope you’ll continue doing business with us and the many other socially responsible businesses who are trying to change the world by doing the right thing for our environment, our communities and our fellow man.

MutualAid eXchange (MAX) is First Full-Service Insurance Provider to be Named a Certified B-Corporation

B Corp Logo(Overland Park, KS) – Consumers who prefer doing business with conscientious, socially responsible companies, now have a nationally recognized company for their auto, home, business, farm and other property/casualty insurance needs.

Overland Park-based MutualAid eXchange (MAX) insurance (www.maxinsurance.com) was recently named a Certified B Corporation because of its commitment to fair, faithful and socially responsible business practices.

Who Is MAX?

MAX is a member-owned full-service insurance enterprise that provides competitively priced auto, homeowners, farm, business, life and related forms of insurance in most U.S. states.  The company was founded upon the faith-based principles of the Mennonite, Brethren and related denominations.  MAX continues to follow their socially responsible, spiritually-based core values that direct it to be:

  • Spiritual and seeking guidance in all it does,
  • Stewards of the earth and its resources,
  • Servants in our communities, and
  • Compassionate to our members, their families and communities.

MAX practices its beliefs in two primary ways.

  1. It contributes a portion of all its premiums, plus outside gifts, to Mutual Aid Ministries, a project it operates which gives emergency financial help to people facing desperate circumstances beyond what insurance can provide.
  2. It is a cooperative that reports to its policy-holding members, not Wall Street.

“We believe that business can be profitable and still help others,” said David Wine, MAX President and CEO.  “We are committed to providing fair, faithful and socially responsible insurance products and to helping our fellow man at the same time.  Every year, we help hundreds of individuals and families as they deal with difficult emergencies.  We call that caring beyond the contract.”

What is a B-Corporation?

B Corp certification is to sustainable business what LEED certification is to green buildings or Fair Trade certification is to coffee. B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab (www.bcorporation.net) to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Today, there is a growing community of more than 900 Certified B Corps from 29 countries and 60 industries working together toward one unifying goal: to redefine success in business.

MAX is a B-Corp trailblazer in the Midwest.  In Kansas and Missouri, there are only three other Certified B-Corporations—Ogden Publications, publisher of Mother Earth News and other journals, in Topeka, KS; and, Arnold Development Group and Big Vision Media Group in Kansas City.

To learn more visit:

www.maxinsurance.com

www.bcorporation.net

Contact:

MutualAid eXchange

4400 College Boulevard, Suite 250

Overland Park, KS  66211

877-971-6300