PMA® Companies Receives a 2008 Delaware Valley HR Department of
the Year Award
BLUE BELL, PA – December 16, 2008 – The Human Resources
Department of the PMA Companies was awarded a 2008 Delaware
Valley HR Department of the Year Award. This award program
recognizes Human Resources Departments in the Delaware
Valley that have demonstrated overall service excellence and
have a direct impact on the success of their organization.
This is the first year that the PMA Companies' Human
Resources Department was nominated for this award.
"PMA's strongest asset is our people," said Andrew J.
McGill, Senior Vice President of Human Resources &
Facilities, PMA Companies. "We believe that in order for our
company to deliver exceptional service to our customers--the
cornerstone of our company's business model -- we need to
deliver the same exceptional service to our employees. Thus,
delivering award-winning Human Resources service is aligned
with and drives our business model. Just as our Human
Resources Department ranked at the top of this year's award
program, so does our company's client satisfaction. The PMA
Insurance Group scored a 96% satisfaction rate in our latest
client survey. Our internal and external models are well
aligned."
The HR Department of the Year Awards was founded in 1998 by
Scott Rosen, president of The Rosen Group, a human resources
industry consulting firm. Nominees for the award represent a
range of industries, including hospitality, financial
services, pharmaceutical, healthcare and consulting
services. Judges evaluate each nominated HR Department
according to best in class programs they have established
and the impact they have on their organization's bottom
line.
The evaluation for this year's award focused on each HR
Department's impact on its organization and its innovative
policies and best practices that have been introduced over
the course of the last year. This award recognizes PMA's
Human Resources Department's exceptional accomplishments,
specifically in the areas of talent acquisition, human
resources technology and strategic partnership with
leadership throughout the organization. As part of the
evaluation process, the judges visited each applicant's work
site to meet directly with the HR leadership team and CEO of
each organization. "Our CEO, Vince Donnelly, takes great
pride in our Human Resources Department and he was happy to
share his view of the value the HR department brings to the
PMA Companies," said Mr. McGill.
PMA has more than 1,300 employees including 16 employees in
the Human Resources Department. "Winning a 2008 Delaware
Valley HR Department of the Year Award is a testament to the
department's overall understanding of the company's business
needs and standards of excellence," said Mr. McGill.
PMA Companies
The PMA Companies provide risk management solutions and
services, including workers' compensation and property &
casualty insurance solutions, throughout the United States.
Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, the PMA Companies are the
operating companies of PMA Capital Corporation, a
$2.6-billion holding company. Our companies have an
unwavering commitment to customer service, and offer
national capabilities designed to serve the distinct needs
of sophisticated clients, larger accounts, alternative risk
clients, groups, programs and captives, self-insured
organizations and mid-size employers in diverse industries.
The PMA Companies include the PMA Insurance Group,
specializing in workers' compensation insurance, and
offering commercial property & casualty insurance products;
PMA Management Corp. providing results-driven risk
management and fee-based services; PMA Management Corp. of
New England, an affiliate of PMA Management Corp., operating
throughout New England, and Midlands Management Corporation,
a managing general agent with a specialty in excess workers'
compensation, program administrator and provider of
fee-based services.
