COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, a leader in
supplemental insurance sales at U.S. worksites, today announced
that the company has once again been honored by LATINA Style
as one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in
the United States, landing at No.
17 on the prestigious list. This marks the 20th year
that Aflac has been recognized in the 22-year history of the LATINA
Style 50 Report. According to LATINA Style, the
report reflects on programs Latinas are looking for when seeking
job opportunities.
"Being on LATINA Style's list of the 50 Best Companies
for Latinas to Work for in the U.S. for 20 years is an amazing
accomplishment that demonstrates Aflac's commitment to diversity
and inclusion — a devotion that began with our founding and has
been cultivated throughout my 30 years as CEO," Aflac Chairman and
CEO Dan Amos said. "As a company
that provides tremendous shareholder value and is dedicated to
corporate responsibility, we recognize both the reputational and
business value of doing business the right way, and promoting
diversity is the right way to run a business."
Aflac's workforce comprises 67% women and nearly 40% ethnic
minorities, including several Latinas serving as vice presidents.
Catherine Hernandez-Blades, the
company's chief communications and environmental, social and
governance officer, is the 2018 LATINA Style Corporate
Executive of the Year.
LATINA Style will host the 22nd Annual LATINA
Style 50 Awards and Diversity Leaders Conference, honoring
the LATINA Style 50 companies and their highest-ranking
Latina executives, Feb. 12, 2020, in
Arlington, Virginia.
About Aflac Incorporated
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:
AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more
than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading
supplemental insurer, by paying cash fast when policyholders get
sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of
Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the
opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. Aflac Life
Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer
insurance in Japan, where it
insures 1 in 4 households. Through its trailblazing One Day
PaySM initiative in the United
States, for eligible claims, Aflac can process, approve and
electronically send funds to claimants for quick access to cash in
just one business day. For 13 consecutive years, Aflac has been
recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies. In 2018, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the 20th consecutive
year, and in 2019, Fortune included Aflac on its list of World's
Most Admired Companies for the 18th time. To find out more about
One Day PaySM and learn how to get help with expenses
health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
WWHQ | 1932 Wynnton Road | Columbus,
GA 31999.
Media contact: Kristen
Fraser, 706.580.3813 or kfraser@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact: David A. Young, 706.596.3264, 800.235.2667 or
dyoung@aflac.com
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