COLUMBUS, Ga., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading
provider of voluntary insurance at the worksite in the United States, announced today that it has
been named as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work
For. This is the 19th consecutive year that Aflac has
appeared on the prestigious list according to global research and
consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune.
"Winning the Best Company to Work For award for 19 consecutive
years illustrates a remarkable consistency at Aflac when it comes
to our friendly and safe workplace," Aflac Chairman and CEO
Dan Amos said. "Our company was
founded on the principles of treating customers, shareholders and
employees like family, and we are extremely satisfied to know that
the research validates our long-held belief that if you treat the
employees well, they will take care of the company."
Aflac has long been a leader in workplace issues such as
diversity and philanthropy. The company boasts a workforce that is
67 percent women and 40 percent minorities. In addition, Aflac's
independent associates contribute more than $500,000 every month to the Aflac Cancer and
Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta
for the treatment and research of childhood cancer, helping the
company surpass $113 million in
donations since 1995.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Fortune
100 Best Companies to Work For list, and according to Fortune, 2017
winners continue to show that a high-trust culture fuels better
business results. Great Place to Work research shows that winners
continue to outperform the stock market, beating industry rivals
when it comes to talent retention and demonstrating higher levels
of productivity than peers.
"Congratulations to the 2017 100 Best," said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work.
"These leading companies are at the vanguard of a new business
frontier, where organizations know they have to develop the full
human potential of all their employees. They are working to build
Great Places to Work for all, which are better for business, better
for people and better for the world."
To see the full list of the 2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies to
Work For, click here. To see the schedule for all Great Place to
Work Best Workplace lists and more information on how to apply,
visit Great Place to Work's website.
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 11
consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere as one
of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2017, Fortune magazine
recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for the 19th consecutive year and included Aflac on its
list of Most Admired Companies for the 16th time. 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 Fortune 100 Best Companies To Work For®
To identify the 100 Best Companies to Work For®, each year
Fortune partners with Great Place to Work to conduct the most
extensive employee survey in corporate America. The ranking is
based on feedback from more than 232,000 employees at Great Place
to Work–Certified™ companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Winning a spot on this list indicates the company has
distinguished itself from peers by creating a great place to work
for employees – measured and ranked through our analysis of the
results of our Trust Index© survey and Culture Audit©
questionnaire.
Through the Trust Index©, employees anonymously assess their
workplace, including the honesty and quality of communication by
managers, degree of support for employees' personal and
professional lives and the authenticity of relationships with
colleagues. Results from the survey are highly reliable, having a
95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of 5 percent or
less. Companies' results on the Trust Index© survey are compared to
peer organizations of like size and complexity. The Culture Audit©
includes detailed questions about benefits, programs and
practices.
To be considered for our Best Workplaces lists, companies must
become Great Place to Work-Certified™. Details are available at
https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certification.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust,
high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment
tools, advisory services and certification programs, including Best
Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work
provides the benchmarks, framework and expertise needed to create,
sustain and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In
the United States, Great Place to
Work produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®
and a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and Fortune based
on employee survey feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified
organizations.
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
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