COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading
provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States, announced today that the
company has received IDG Enterprise's 2016 Digital Edge 25 Award
for its innovative One Day
PaySM initiative. With One Day
PaySM, when an eligible claim
is submitted via SmartClaim by 3 p.m.
ET, Monday-Friday, with all supporting documentation, Aflac
processes, approves and disburses payment for the claim within one
business day. This marks the second consecutive year Aflac has
received the Digital Edge 25 Award.
In addition, IDG Enterprise has awarded Julia Davis, Aflac senior vice president and
chief information officer, with the 2016 Computerworld Premier 100
Technology Leaders Award. She was recognized for her exceptional
technology leadership and innovative approach in helping lead to
the success of Aflac's groundbreaking One Day PaySM
initiative, fostering collaboration between several key departments
and ensuring Aflac's position as the leading provider of voluntary
insurance at the work site in the United
States.
"We are extremely pleased that IDG Enterprise has honored Aflac,
and we are so proud of Julia for her diligence and leadership,"
Aflac U.S. President Teresa White
said. "The strides we achieved through our One Day Pay initiative
have helped us make our already fast claims payment process even
faster so our policyholders can focus on recovery, not their
bills."
The 2016 Digital Edge 25 Award recognizes 25 organizations for
their advances toward digital transformation initiatives, and the
2016 Computerworld Premier 100 Technology Leaders Award honors
personal leadership excellence among senior IT executives.
"The Digital Edge awards were extremely competitive this year
given the volume of innovative entries with measurable business
impact," said Anne McCrory, vice
president of Marketing and Content Strategy for the IDG Enterprise
events team. "In both the B2B and B2C space, organizations are
doing incredible things with data, mobile, cloud and sensors and
showing great progress in scaling their digital efforts."
About IDG Enterprise
IDG Enterprise, an International
Data Group (IDG) company, brings together the leading editorial
brands (CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network
World) to serve the information needs of its technology and
security-focused audiences. As the premier hi-tech B2B media
company, they leverage the strengths of their premium owned and
operated brands, while simultaneously harnessing their collective
reach and audience affinity. The company provides market leadership
and converged marketing solutions for their customers to engage IT
and security decision-makers across their portfolio of
award-winning websites, events, magazines, products and services.
For more information, visit www.idgenterprise.com.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For nearly 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 work site. 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 a 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 nine consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by
Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
In 2015, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For in America for the 17th consecutive year.
Also, in 2015, Fortune magazine included Aflac on its list of Most
Admired Companies for the 14th time, ranking the company No. 1 in
innovation for the insurance, life and health category. 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.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
Media contacts – 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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