GuideOne

Iowa
Insurance

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

GuideOne Insurance is a niche-market insurer that operates in all 50 states. GuideOne likely discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. The company vets vendors for LGBTQ policies. However, GuideOne has not used its corporate reputation or funds to advance ideological groups or agendas hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, GuideOne receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

GuideOne has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1). However, GuideOne has not publicly terminated business relationships due to beliefs or views.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

The GuideOne Foundation requires organizations to not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation to be eligible for giving (1). Therefore, some religious organizations are likely ineligible to receive charitable donations.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

GuideOne does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

GuideOne does not use its corporate reputation to advance ideological causes hostile to freedom of expression (1).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of GuideOne donating to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)(2).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

GuideOne’s PAC is not currently active (1).

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May 11, 2023

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