COLUMBUS, Ga., June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Aflac, the leader in
voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the United States,
announced today that the company took home eight
Stevie® Awards from the American Business Awards at a
banquet last week in New York
City. The company was honored with four gold awards, two
silver, and two bronze in the areas of Communications, Technology,
Human Resources, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cybersecurity and
Financial Services.
The Stevie Awards were created in 2002 to honor and
generate public recognition of the achievements and positive
contributions of organizations and working professionals
worldwide. Stevie Awards judges include many of the world's
most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators and business
educators.
"Winning a Stevie American Business Award provides
validation that our honorees are doing business the right way,"
Stevie President Michael Gallagher
said. "Aflac can feel great pride in taking home eight awards in
areas ranging from technology and communications to cybersecurity
and corporate social responsibility, including four Gold Stevies.
Congratulations to Aflac for this achievement."
The awards won by Aflac are:
Gold
- IT Executive of the Year, Julia
Davis, Aflac CIO
- HR Executive of the Year, Matthew
Owenby, Aflac CHRO
- PR Executive of the Year, Jon
Sullivan, Director of Corporate Communications
- Communications Team of the Year, Aflac Corporate
Communications
Silver
- Tech Innovator of the Year, Tim
Callahan, Aflac Global CISO
- CSR Program of the Year, Aflac "Leaving Your
Duckprints"
Bronze
- Financial Services Executive of the Year, June Howard, Aflac CAO
- Communications or PR Campaign of the Year for Social
Media, Aflac Spotlights Workplace Diversity
About Aflac
When a policyholder
gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For more than six
decades, Aflac insurance policies have given policyholders the
opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In
the United States, Aflac is the
leader in voluntary insurance sales 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 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.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company
of Columbus and American Family
Life Assurance Company of New
York.
Media contact – Jon
Sullivan, 706.763.4813 or
jsullivan@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – David A. Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667,
FAX 706.324.6330, or dyoung@aflac.com
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