Western & Southern Financial Group

Ohio
Insurance

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Western & Southern Financial Group is a signatory of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. However, Western & Southern Financial Group has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. It has not used its corporate reputation or resources or funding to promote ideological agendas or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, Western & Southern receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
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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

There are no publicly known instances of Western & Southern suspending users or terminating business relationships due to views or beliefs.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Western & Southern does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving.

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Western & Southern does not provide 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

CEO John F. Barrett is a member of the Business Roundtable and signed its 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism over traditional obligations to shareholders and customers (1)(2).

Criteria

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

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no public instances of Western & Southern using corporate funds to advance ideological organizations hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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

Risk Level
Rationale

Western & Southern has not used its PAC for ideological purposes (1).

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September 20, 2023

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