COLUMBUS, Ga., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in
the United States and one of
FORTUNE's 2014 Blue Ribbon companies, announced today it has been
named to FORTUNE magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.
This is the 17th consecutive year that Aflac has
appeared on this prestigious list, giving the Georgia-based business the longest string of
consecutive years appearing on the list in the insurance industry.
Aflac was ranked at No. 49 on this year's list, up 9 places
compared to 2014.
Aflac was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place
on the list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in
the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an
in-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices.
Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application
using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility,
respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. Creators of the
methodology behind the list have found that employees believe they
work for great organizations when they consistently trust the
people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the
people they work with.
"It is a tremendous honor for Aflac to be named as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work For, now for an incredible
17th consecutive year," Aflac Chairman and CEO
Dan Amos said. "Our employees work
hard to serve our policyholders and to help make us a profitable
company for our investors. We are pleased to provide a work
environment of trust and camaraderie for our workers, and we are
proud that FORTUNE magazine has recognized our efforts in doing
so."
Among other employee-friendly initiatives, in 2014, Aflac opened
its unique Career Success Center on the company's largest campus.
At the center, employees can walk in, work online or make an
appointment to meet with full-time career development specialists
to learn what opportunities exist for potential advancement as well
as learn proper techniques for interviewing and resume enhancement.
Hundreds of employees have taken advantage of the program as a part
of their personal career planning, including several who have
utilized the skills they learned at the Career Success Center to
land a promotion and contribute more value to the company.
"It is no coincidence that the 100 best workplaces are also
extremely profitable and successful companies," said China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to
Work®. "Research by our firm definitively showcases that
the best places to work outperform their competitors. There is an
absolute ROI when companies invest in creating a high-trust
workplace culture. Great workplaces have significantly less
turnover and produce employees who have a vested interest in the
company."
To see the complete 2015 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
list and to learn more about how to build a high-trust workplace
culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.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 Pay(SM) 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
eight 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 Pay(SM), visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.
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 employer branding programs, including
Best Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work®
provides the benchmarks, framework and expertise needed to create,
sustain and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Great Place
to Work®'s Trust Index©, a 58-question employee survey that
measures trust, is used around the world to help companies increase
the levels of trust across their organizations and improve business
results. Annually, Great Place to Work®produces the research for
the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the
Great Place to Work® Best Small and Medium Workplaces list. Follow
Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on
Twitter at @GPTW_US.
ABOUT FORTUNE:
Fortune is a global leader in
business journalism with a combined audience of more than 9 million
readers in print and online. Fortune covers bold innovators,
smart companies, new ideas and innovative strategies that inspire
the Fortune audience to accelerate their business success.
Fortune's major franchises include the FORTUNE 500, the 100
Best Companies to Work For, World's Most Admired Companies, 40
Under 40 and Fastest-Growing Companies. Fortune hosts a wide range
of annual conferences, including Fortune Most Powerful
Women, Fortune Brainstorm Tech, Fortune Brainstorm E
and the Fortune Global Forum. Fortune was the first
business magazine with an iPad app and has more than 1.5 million
followers on Twitter. Fortune.com launched on June 1, 2014, and has seen rapid growth since its
launch, reaching an average of over 7 million monthly unique
visitors. See the latest from Fortune online at
Fortune.com and on Twitter @FortuneMagazine.
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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