MichBusiness receives the WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE – DIVERSE SUPPLIER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

From left: Amy Frenzel, Vice President Service Operations, BCBSM; Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO, MichBusiness; Erica White, Director of Diversity Relations, MichBusiness; Jennifer Werner, Senior Vice President Insurance Operations, MichBusiness; and LeCathy Burston, Director of Membership & Corporate Development at Great Lakes Women’s Business Council.

MichBusiness has received the WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE – DIVERSE SUPPLIER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

“The award is presented to a woman business enterprise that provides outstanding customer service; keeps the Blues informed of industry trends and developments; brings forth cost savings ideas; and aligns to Blue Cross’ goals and objectives,” said Amy Frenzel, vice president of service operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Blue Cross held its annual supplier diversity achievement awards on March 13, 2019, at the Whitmer Auditorium in Detroit.

While MichBusiness and BCBSM have had a decades long collaborative partnership, the benefits to members escalated last year as the organization was certified as a Women Owned Business. Together, Blue Cross and MichBusiness created and successfully launched a Woman Business Enterprise health insurance program that provides an added benefit to their corporate members who report diversity spend to their customers.

“Their innovation and focus on helping our members succeed has made them stand out in our industry,” added Frenzel.

“We are honored to receive this award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan,” said MichBusiness President and CEO Jennifer Kluge. “In today’s rapidly changing world of health insurance, we’ve had to stay nimble in order to serve our membership” added Kluge, “and this award validates our strategic direction.”   

Kluge is CEO of Corp! magazine, a sister organization to MichBusiness.

From left: Amy Frenzel, Vice President Service Operations, BCBSM; Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO, MichBusiness; Erica White, Director of Diversity Relations, MichBusiness; Jennifer Werner, Senior Vice President Insurance Operations, MichBusiness; and LeCathy Burston, Director of Membership & Corporate Development at Great Lakes Women’s Business Council.