Justin Jay tapped his watch to check his steps. Dressed in a company T-shirt and sweats, it’s easy to see why AmWINS chose him to lead the company’s wellness committee.

“Wellness means a lot to AmWINS,” he said. “We try hard to get everyone involved. It helps to blow off steam with a workout after work, or chill out with some yoga. There’s a feeling that we’re all doing this work, fitness, fun thing together.”

The enthusiasm is contagious. Nearly half of the 120 employees in the Quonset branch participate in the company’s wellness activities, which include weight-loss competitions, movement classes, a running club, strength training, nutrition seminars, even a kickball team. “Our close partnership with Blue Cross makes so much of it very easy,” said Amy Greene, AmWINS’ Director of Human Resources. “When events are announced, they generate a lot of interest.”

BCBSRI’s wellness app, powered by Virgin Pulse^®, also makes wellness at AmWINS easy. “When we set up our weight-loss competition,” Justin said, “we ran the whole thing through Virgin Pulse. It was a competition between offices, and the Virgin Pulse app made it so easy to keep track of everyone’s progress. It integrates everything, from working out to the quality of your sleep to staying properly hydrated.”

Amy said that everybody wins with wellness. “I really feel like our approach to wellness has everything to do with the value that we all place on taking care of our employees. We’re a service-oriented company. If we take care of our people, our people will take care of our customers.”

Get started

Access your wellness program¹ in three simple steps. You may even be able to earn financial rewards for participating!

1. Sign up at join.VirginPulse.com or by downloading the Virgin Pulse app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.²
2. Choose Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island as your sponsor.
3. Connect your wearable device to track and sync steps with the app.