Case Study: FBL Financial Group achieves faster, more accurate SEC filings and better work-life balance with Workiva's Wdesk

FBL Financial Group, Inc. Finds Life is Better with Wdesk

FBL Financial Group, a West Des Moines–based insurance and financial services holding company, faced a painful SEC reporting process that forced staff into long late-night work sessions. Producing 100+ page 10-Qs and 10-Ks from a tangle of text documents and spreadsheets was slow and error-prone, required outside EDGAR conversion, and left managers searching for ways to speed the change cycle and improve employees’ work-life balance.

FBL implemented Wdesk, a cloud-based platform that allowed simultaneous editing, a single data workbook for consistent numbers, built-in EDGAR conversion and integrated XBRL tagging. Deployed within weeks, the solution cut days from the drafting cycle, eliminated costly outsourcing (projected ~$30K savings), broadened use across departments, and produced faster reviews, lower stress and better morale.

FBL Financial Group

Carrie Dostal

Life Accounting Manager