State Farm Insurance Went Woke, Almost Went Broke

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They backpedaled fast!


State Farm, the household-name insurance company, has abandoned its program to distribute LGBTQ-themed books to teachers, community centers, and libraries, explicitly targeting children as young as kindergartners, after a media exposé based on a whistleblower email caught the company by surprise on Monday.

In an email to all State Farm agents and staff members sent just hours after multiple news outlets revealed the book initiative, Victor Terry, chief diversity officer and vice president of public affairs, announced the cancellation of its collaboration with GenderCool, an organization that promotes LGBTQ teaching via speaking events, mentorship programs, DEI/HR consulting, and advising for parents of transgender children.

"State Farm's support of a philanthropic program, GenderCool, has been the subject of news and customer inquiries. This program that included books about gender identity was intended to promote inclusivity," the email, obtained by Libs of TikTok, read. "We will no longer support that program.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/05/shocker-state-farm-abandons-grooming-book-program-kids-florida-national-backlash/

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State Farm called this a "Distraction".    

Thousands of agents are pissed, probably all of them.
They never once considered the agents out there whose families depend on them.

State Farm Exec Apologizes to Angry Agents, Says 'We Made a Mistake With Our Involvement' With GenderCool

We're an insurance company who's known to be conservative. That is why this is so shocking. I can assure you (I'm on a private Facebook page for agents only at 4000 members) that 99 percent of us are beyond pissed.

A male agent from the West Coast said:

This low level woke employee has hurt us so badly. We agents are independent and 100 percent commission. In addition to supporting my own family, I have three employees, including two single mothers, and I worry about this harming our business and possibly having to lay someone off. My own sister said that if it wasn't for me, she would change insurance companies immediately.

A third-generation agent from the West Coast shared:

This bothers me so much because this is the family I've known and loved my whole life. And today, for the first time, I'm not proud to be an agent.

A third-generation agent in the Southeast said:

We are flooding the offices in Bloomington with phone calls, emails, everything, letting them know how bad this is for us in the field. All we agents want is for our company to fix our insureds cars, rebuild peoples houses, and be there for our insureds when a loved one dies and we deliver a check for life insurance.

The agents themselves were asking how this happened. As a second-generation agent told me:

A big "why" that was circling among agents and in private Facebook groups Monday night was: "How in the world was something like this green lighted and not run by agents' groups for vetting?"

No way this would have ever been greenlighted had this been run by agents.

I wanted to address it this morning because I know this is a distraction for you and your offices.

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2022/05/25/exclusive-state-farm-exec-apologizes-to-angry-agents-says-we-made-a-mistake-with-our-involvement-with-gendercool-n569149

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Never understood why any business feels the need to dictate to the public on any issue. Is there that much leftist government money out there?

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Never understood why any business feels the need to dictate to the public on any issue. Is there that much leftist government money out there?

Apparently enough money to force or bribe CEO's into doing their work for them.

As a former CEO, I assure you, he knew where every penny went and what it was used for.
This slime ball is lying!

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State Farm called this a "Distraction".    

Thousands of agents are pissed, probably all of them.
They never once considered the agents out there whose families depend on them.

State Farm Exec Apologizes to Angry Agents, Says 'We Made a Mistake With Our Involvement' With GenderCool

We're an insurance company who's known to be conservative. That is why this is so shocking. I can assure you (I'm on a private Facebook page for agents only at 4000 members) that 99 percent of us are beyond pissed.

A male agent from the West Coast said:

This low level woke employee has hurt us so badly. We agents are independent and 100 percent commission. In addition to supporting my own family, I have three employees, including two single mothers, and I worry about this harming our business and possibly having to lay someone off. My own sister said that if it wasn't for me, she would change insurance companies immediately.

A third-generation agent from the West Coast shared:

This bothers me so much because this is the family I've known and loved my whole life. And today, for the first time, I'm not proud to be an agent.

A third-generation agent in the Southeast said:

We are flooding the offices in Bloomington with phone calls, emails, everything, letting them know how bad this is for us in the field. All we agents want is for our company to fix our insureds cars, rebuild peoples houses, and be there for our insureds when a loved one dies and we deliver a check for life insurance.

The agents themselves were asking how this happened. As a second-generation agent told me:

A big "why" that was circling among agents and in private Facebook groups Monday night was: "How in the world was something like this green lighted and not run by agents' groups for vetting?"

No way this would have ever been greenlighted had this been run by agents.

I wanted to address it this morning because I know this is a distraction for you and your offices.

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2022/05/25/exclusive-state-farm-exec-apologizes-to-angry-agents-says-we-made-a-mistake-with-our-involvement-with-gendercool-n569149

These examples are an indication I competed against for 47 years in the insurance business. The company has always been quite conservative in their business model and management style. I can assure everyone that top management listens to their agency force. That group of folks are the life blood of any insurance company.

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These examples are an indication I competed against for 47 years in the insurance business. The company has always been quite conservative in their business model and management style. I can assure everyone that top management listens to their agency force. That group of folks are the life blood of any insurance company.

So what went wrong? Did they hire a little commie fag to run outreach, is this the result of "Diversity" hiring, or did management sign on to this because the Board pressured them?

They have a lot of explaining to do, and if they don't come clean, this could be the end of a great company.

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So what went wrong? Did they hire a little commie fag to run outreach, is this the result of "Diversity" hiring, or did management sign on to this because the Board pressured them?

They have a lot of explaining to do, and if they don't come clean, this could be the end of a great company.

Here is a paragraph from the article:

"As noted in a previous story, Soto is far down the corporate food chain from State Farm's Chief Diversity Officer, Victor Terry, who ultimately is the one responsible for the now-terminated partnership. Soto's title is "Corporate Responsibility Analyst" and his areas of responsibility are listed in his email footer as "Florida and National Hispanic Relationships." According to agents who spoke to RedState, Soto reports to David Coakes, Corporate Responsibility Manager, who is also located in Florida. Coakes reports to Apsara Sorensen, Director of Public Affairs, who works out of the company headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Sorensen reports to Rasheed Merritt, AVP of Corporate Responsibility/Diversion & Inclusion, and Merritt reports to Terry."

It reminds me of a boss I had at one point. He called Human Resources the "Crisis Creation Dept." and the departments listed above fall into that category. In a large company like State Farm these departments are basically irrelevant and are always looking for ways to be relevant. It appears to me top leadership gave these departments too much leeway without proper oversight. It was a mistake and now they are paying.

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Here is a paragraph from the article:

"As noted in a previous story, Soto is far down the corporate food chain from State Farm's Chief Diversity Officer, Victor Terry, who ultimately is the one responsible for the now-terminated partnership. Soto's title is "Corporate Responsibility Analyst" and his areas of responsibility are listed in his email footer as "Florida and National Hispanic Relationships." According to agents who spoke to RedState, Soto reports to David Coakes, Corporate Responsibility Manager, who is also located in Florida. Coakes reports to Apsara Sorensen, Director of Public Affairs, who works out of the company headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Sorensen reports to Rasheed Merritt, AVP of Corporate Responsibility/Diversion & Inclusion, and Merritt reports to Terry."

It reminds me of a boss I had at one point. He called Human Resources the "Crisis Creation Dept." and the departments listed above fall into that category. In a large company like State Farm these departments are basically irrelevant and are always looking for ways to be relevant. It appears to me top leadership gave these departments too much leeway without proper oversight. It was a mistake and now they are paying.

Agree!
Any company that creates a dept. containing a "Diversity Officer" deserves everything bad that happens to them, they have it coming for going woke.