Badger Mutual Insurance Company
www.badgermutual.com
1635 West National Avenue
Milwaukee, WI  53204
Contact: George Wilson, VP-Sales/Marketing
Phone: (414) 383-1234
FAX: (414) 383-4339
info@badgermutual.com

Percent of business in Illinois by line:
Commercial: 60%  Personal: 40%

Are you currently appointing new agents? Yes, but mainly outside of the Chicagoland area, south of I-80 and west of Kane County

What type of agency is your company looking for? We do not have a preference. We evaluate each individually.

What are your premium volume requirements? (In profit sharing? In life?) These are outlined if we appoint an agency.

Are you currently doing any niche-marketing program? No

What is your company’s most aggressive line of business?From a commercial perspective, we like bar, tavern and restaurant business. We also like smaller apartment buildings (5-20 units).

Do you use credit scoring? We do not use credit scoring for rating purposes.

What methods do you use to distribute your insurance products? Independent Agents

What do you think makes your company different, or stand out from all the rest in Illinois? Why would an agent want to contract with your company? We are a people friendly company. When you call in, you will speak to a live person during normal business hours. We believe in long term relationships and we are committed to providing a high level of service. We continue to seek new ways to interact with our independent agents.

If we had agents agree to sell homeowners policies with actual cash value endorsements, would you write more business in southern Illinois? We offer a policy that uses ISO Special Loss Settlement endorsements.

Please list your Marketing Representatives and the territory they cover:
John Botkin
Regional Manager-Illinois
(Covers the entire state)
PH: 630-972-1506
EMail: jbotkin@badgermutual.com

Do you plan on retaining your current profit sharing agreements? Yes, as long as we are allowed to by law.

Do you offer the ability for agents to integrate third-party reports into their comparative rating process? Yes

If yes, with what vendors have you developed and/or signed on to provide this technology? You can upload directly using MI Assistant.

Do you offer single-entry new business upload from either comparative raters and/or management systems? Yes

If yes, what vendors? MI Assistant

Do you provide rates and assistance to comparative rating vendors? Yes. This would be discussed with our Personal Lines Dept.

Do you work with comparative rating vendors to improve accuracy? Yes. This is coordinated through our Personal Lines Dept.

What is your current real-time rating strategy? Currently, we are only using MI Assistant. We may develop this in the future.

Do you provide an agent facing website for your agent’s reference? Yes

Do you offer the ability to quote and/or issue new business? Agents can quote personal lines business. All commercial applications must be submitted to underwriting for quotations.

Can your agents service in-force policies?Yes

Do you publish agent manuals and policy forms on-line? Yes

Do you have upload? Yes

Which lines? Personal Lines using MI Assistant

Do you support direct bill commission statement download? No

Which agency management systems do you work with? MI-Assistant, AMS, Doris and Applied Systems

Do you support real time service for inquiry? Yes

Which lines? Personal and Commercial

Claims? Yes

Billing? Yes

Do you have real time endorsement capabilities? No

Do you support either Transformation Station, Transact Now or other technologies? No

Is this technology available today? No

Is it in development? No