CLEVELAND, Sept. 15, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Business Group on Health, a
non-profit association of 425 large U.S. employers, today honored
KeyBank for having one of the best workforce well-being programs in
the nation.
KeyBank, the principal subsidiary of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), is
among 55 U.S. employers that received the 2016 Best Employers
for Healthy Lifestyles® award presented at the National
Business Group on Health's Fall Conference. This year's silver
marks the third year Key has received a Best Employers for
Healthy Lifestyles award.
"We are very proud to once again receive the 'healthy
lifestyles' award and share it will all of our employees, who are
taking control of their health and living healthier lives," said
Kate Terrell, chief human resources
officer of KeyCorp. "This award reinforces Key's commitment to our
employees and their overall well-being. We are also pleased
to join with the National Business Group on Health and other award
members in helping to promote healthy lifestyles in workplaces and
communities across the country."
The Business Group honored KeyBank for its innovative, systemic
approach to wellness, which has helped employees become more
involved in their well-being to improve their health. KeyBank
provides employees the tools, information and incentives they need
as they journey toward a healthier way of life. Investing in
employees' health and well-being is part of KeyBank's broader
commitment to foster a talented, diverse and high-performing
workforce and includes key program elements such as a simple plan
design (HDHPs: two options), comprehensive vendor coordination,
annual wellness incentives, on-site wellness activities, on-site
immunizations, biometric screenings and healthy lifestyle
programming. By offering smart eating options and physical
activities, KeyBank helps employees make better, more confident
health and wellness decisions.
Brian Marcotte, President and CEO
of the National Business Group on Health, commented: "We
congratulate KeyBank for their dedication to improving the
well-being of their employees. Employers are transitioning
their focus from offering traditional wellness programs focused
primarily on improving their employees' physical health to holistic
well-being strategies aimed at enhancing the various facets of
employees and their families' lives. We commend KeyBank and
its leaders for their innovation."
Winners of the 2016 Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles® awards were honored in one of three categories:
Platinum, for implementing a workforce well-being strategy with
demonstrated results across the dimensions of well-being; Gold, for
organizations with a strong commitment to holistic well-being and
related metrics; Silver, for organizations with emerging well-being
strategies and metrics; often with a focus on physical
health.
About KeyBank
KeyCorp's roots trace back 190 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the
nation's largest bank-based financial services companies with
assets of approximately $101 billion
as of June 30, 2016. The acquisition
of First Niagara Financial Group, which became effective on
August 1, 2016, added assets of
approximately $40 billion, based on
June 30, 2016 balances. Key provides
deposit, lending, cash management, insurance and investment
services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 15
states under the name KeyBank National Association and First
Niagara Bank, National Association, through a network of more than
1,200 branches and more than 1,500 ATMs. Key also provides a
broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking
products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private
debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market
companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital
Markets trade name. For more information, visit www.key.com.
KeyBank and First Niagara Bank, National Association are Member
FDIC Institutions.
About the National Business Group on Health®
The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only
non-profit organization devoted exclusively to representing large
employers' perspective on national health policy issues and helping
companies optimize business performance through health improvement,
innovation and health care management. The Business Group leads
initiatives to address the most relevant health care issues facing
employers today and enables human resource and benefit leaders to
learn, share and leverage best practices from the most progressive
companies. Business Group members, which include 72 Fortune 100
companies, provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S.
workers, retirees and their families. For more information, visit
www.businessgrouphealth.org.
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