SFM-The Work Comp Experts

May 19, 2025

The SFM Foundation recently awarded this year’s round of college scholarships, helping 19 new students totaling $596,000 in funding.

May 19, 2025

Get to know SFM Team Leader Nathan Gaffaney.

May 19, 2025

CompOnline users for the same policy must now have different email addresses.

May 19, 2025

SFM's spring 2025 webinar is Preventing strains and sprains, an SFM webinar for policyholders.

April 21, 2025

SFM Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its Financial Strength Rating of “A- (Excellent)” and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” have been confirmed again by AM Best Rating Services, Inc.

February 17, 2025

In late 2024, SFM hired Dr. Andrew Wilkins as Chief Medical Director.

February 17, 2025

HOM Furniture presented SFM's Director of Loss Prevention Lee Wendel with its Service Representative of the Year award.

February 17, 2025

Once the 2025 school year begins in fall, four students will see their college careers helped along by SFM.

February 17, 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 SFM Foundation’s upcoming golf events in Minnesota and Iowa.

February 16, 2025

SFM has become a member of the Minnesota Keystone Program, which promotes corporate philanthropy by recognizing and honoring companies that donate at least 2 percent of their pre-tax earnings to charitable organizations.

January 27, 2025

SFM Foundation will be accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year until March 31, 2025.

December 5, 2024

Aaron Schmidt was promoted to managing counsel of SFM's in-house law firm.

November 20, 2024

SFM’s November 2024 workers’ compensation webinar, De-escalation in the workplace.

November 20, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proclaimed Nov. 18-23, 2024, as Kids’ Chance Awareness Week.

November 11, 2024

SFM participated in the Midwest Women in Safety Conference 2024, presenting information on virtual reality (VR) and safety training.

October 21, 2024

SFM takes a look back at the experience of its summer interns.

October 8, 2024

Set for Nov. 7, the foundation's 2024 fall event will be held at the Westin Edina Galleria in Edina, Minn.

October 8, 2024

In October 2024, SFM made it easier for injured workers to connect with the company by adding a new texting feature.

August 19, 2024

Catch up on the 2024 SFM Foundation golf events and mark your calendar for the Iowa and Minnesota fall events.

July 15, 2024

2024 golf events in Minnesota and Iowa raised more than $160,000. In total, more than 260 golfers came out for the events, and sponsors continued to help bolster the fundraising effort.

June 20, 2024

SFM Mutual Insurance Co. announced today that the Star Tribune has ranked the workers’ compensation insurer as the eighth best place to work among midsize employers in Minnesota for 2024.

June 12, 2024

Aponte will bring her financial expertise to the nonprofit hospital group — she’s volunteering as a Community Member on the Children’s Minnesota Hospital investment subcommittee.

May 14, 2024

Register for Driving Safety, an SFM webinar for policyholders, set for 10-11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

May 9, 2024

If you use CompOnline, you can create customized reports on your workers’ compensation claims.

May 8, 2024

Of the 232 scholarships the SFM Foundation has awarded over the years, nearly 95 percent have gone to students whose parents’ employers were not covered for workers’ compensation by SFM Companies. In fact, the SFM Foundation does not consider the work comp insurer when awarding scholarships. We aim to serve the entire community, and more than 60 different insurance companies have had scholarships awarded by our program.

April 2, 2024

Sarah Hunter recently took over as SFM’s VP of Operations.

April 2, 2024

SFM has made several enhancements to its resource catalog to create a better user experience for policyholders and agents.

April 2, 2024

SFM tapped the local art community when adding artwork to its remodeled offices.

March 7, 2024

SFM is making upgrades to its online MyPayroll system with new features and a streamlined process to make it even easier for policyholders to complete annual premium audits.

January 23, 2024

Registration is now open for the SFM Foundation 2024 Minnesota and Iowa golf fundraisers. The Minnesota golf event is scheduled for Monday, June 10, at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, and the Iowa event is set for Monday, May 20, at Hyperion Golf Club in Johnston.

January 4, 2024

Peter Lindquist has been part of the legal team at SFM since 2018. He has been a practicing attorney for several years. We asked Lindquist to share a little bit about his background and role.

November 9, 2023

SFM has released a new version of CompOnline. The improvements enhance security, provide more permissions to the administrator and streamline our behind-the-scenes processes allowing us to serve you even better.

October 4, 2023

This fall brings two opportunities to support the SFM Foundation with events in Minnesota and Iowa with the Minnesota Fall Fundraising Event on November 9 and new Iowa Bowling for Scholarships event on November 2.

September 26, 2023

Minnesota workers’ compensation law changed recently to allow an employee to notify their employer directly of a request for non-emergency surgery. Once notice has been given, the employer or insurer has seven days to give a response to the request.

September 25, 2023

Kirsten Peterson has been a Medical Support Representative at SFM for two years, and in the workers’ compensation industry for 15 years. Kirsten is part of SFM’s in-house bill review team. We asked Peterson to share a little bit about her background and her role.

September 25, 2023

SFM’s Companion magazine for policyholders will be delivered via email only starting with the January 2024 edition.

June 29, 2023

15 years after the SFM Foundation began their mission to help make college affordable for students affected by work injuries, they’ve granted 232 scholarships totaling $3.7 million, including $502,000 awarded to 16 new recipients announced in May. The 2023 Minnesota golf event raised $125,000 and the Iowa event raised $45,000 for the scholarship program.

February 15, 2023

Registration is now open for the SFM Foundation 2023 Minnesota and Iowa “Golfing for Scholarships” fundraisers. The Minnesota golf event is scheduled for Monday, June 12, 2023 at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury, Minnesota, and the Iowa event is set for Monday, May 22, 2023 at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston, Iowa.

February 15, 2023

When you use a third-party service to pay your workers’ compensation premium, your payment can be delayed.

February 1, 2023

Wisconsin-based Loss Prevention Specialist Carl Gruber received SFM's most prestigious service excellence award for 2022.

September 8, 2022

SFM established a new scholarship program designed to identify and support future leaders and introduce them to rewarding careers in the insurance industry. The Bob Lund Scholarship is named for SFM’s former CEO, who is widely known for his service to the field of insurance and his continuing passion for making the world a better place.

November 9, 2020

SFM Foundation was featured on Kare11's "Communities that Kare" segment, showcasing the impact scholarships have made on families.

July 15, 2020

Injured workers covered by SFM now have 24/7 digital access to their claim information through SFM’s website through a new online portal.

June 25, 2020

SFM ranked ninth among medium-sized employers in the Star Tribune's Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota for 2020 based on anonymous surveys of employees.

January 7, 2020

SFM Foundation's Golfing for Scholarships event ranks #8 of top 25 metro-area golf tournaments in 2019 as published in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

August 26, 2019

SFM was recently recognized by the City of Bloomington as one of eight local employers who are supportive of breastfeeding mothers.