COLUMBUS, Ga., June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leading provider of voluntary insurance at the worksite in
the United States, announced today
it has been named to Computerworld's 2016 list of Best Places to
Work in Information Technology (IT). According to Computerworld,
Aflac is one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT teams
while providing great benefits and compensation. Aflac ranked No.
49 among large organizations, making this the 16th
appearance on the list for the insurer.
"We are honored that Computerworld has recognized Aflac with
this prestigious award," Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said. "With the efforts of our
top-notch technology team, 2015 was an outstanding year for our
company, which saw the introduction of our groundbreaking One Day
PaySM initiative. This innovation has separated Aflac
from our competitors and allows us to process and pay eligible
customers' claims in just one day."
The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire
regarding company offerings in categories such as
benefits, career development, training and retention. In
addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT
professionals, and their responses factor heavily in determining
the rankings. Each year, 100 organizations are selected by the
Computerworld editorial team to receive this award.
"The organizations on this year's Best Places to Work in IT list
excel at creating a dynamic and satisfying IT work environment,"
said Scot Finnie, editor-in-chief
of Computerworld. "In a competitive market for tech talent,
these outstanding employers are able to attract highly skilled IT
pros by offering great benefits, new learning opportunities, access
to cutting-edge technologies and challenging, business-critical
projects."
"We have given our diverse, innovative IT team the tools and the
environment needed to succeed, and they have soared with honors,"
Aflac Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer Julia
Davis said. "The old adage often repeated by our company
founders holds true: 'If you take care of the employees, they will
take care of the business.'"
To view the full list of 2016 Best Places to Work in IT, go to:
http://www.computerworld.com/category/bestplaces2016.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For six decades, Aflac insurance
policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on
recovery, not financial stress. In the
United States, Aflac is the leading provider of voluntary
insurance at the worksite. Through its trailblazing One Day
PaySM initiative, Aflac U.S. can receive, process,
approve and disburse payment for eligible claims in one business
day. In Japan, Aflac is the
leading provider of medical and cancer insurance and insures 1 in 4
households. Aflac individual and group insurance products help
provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For 10
consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere as one
of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2016, Fortune magazine
recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for the 18th consecutive year and included Aflac on its
list of Most Admired Companies for the 15th time, ranking the
company No. 1 in innovation for the insurance, life and health
category for the second consecutive year. In 2015, Aflac's contact
centers were recognized by J.D. Power by providing "An Outstanding
Customer Service Experience" for the Live Phone Channel. Aflac
Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac and One
Day PaySM, visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.
About the Best Places to Work in IT
The Best Places to
Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top 100 work
environments for technology professionals by IDG's Computerworld.
The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire
regarding company offerings in categories such as
benefits, career development, training and retention. In
addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers,
and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading IT
media brand helping senior IT, business decision-makers and key
influencers navigate change with effective business strategy. As
the voice of business technology, Computerworld enables the IT
value chain with unique editorial coverage from setting strategies
to deriving value. Computerworld's award-winning website
(www.computerworld.com), focused conference series, strategic
marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's
largest (40+ edition) global IT media network and provides
opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld
leads the industry with an online audience of over 7.5 million
monthly page views (Omniture, July 2015-December 2015 average).
Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of
International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events
and research company. Company information is available at
www.idgenterprise.com.
Media contact – Jon Sullivan,
706.763.4813 or jsullivan@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – Robin Y.
Wilkey, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX: 706.324.6330, or
rwilkey@aflac.com
Computerworld Media Contact – Lynn
Holmlund, lholmlund@idgenterprise.com
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