ATLANTA, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading
provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States, today announced that the
company has landed a spot in the top 20 of LATINA Style's 50 Best
Places for Latinas to Work for in the
United States. This marks the ninth consecutive year and
16th time overall that Aflac has appeared on the
prestigious list, with the company landing at No. 20 out of the 50
that made the list.
"We are extremely proud of receiving the 50 Best Places for
Latinas to Work for in the United
States designation for the 16th time," Aflac CEO
Dan Amos said. "We take great pride
in our diversity, which includes a workforce that is 67 percent
women and 39 percent minority. We know that the best way to serve
our diverse marketplace is by having an employee base with a
variety of life experiences."
Companies responding to LATINA Style's annual questionnaire are
evaluated based on matters that LATINA Style magazine readers
deemed as most important to them in the workplace. Among the
principal areas of evaluation are: the number of Latina executives,
Latina retention, mentoring programs, educational opportunities,
alternative work policies, employee benefits, women's issues, job
retraining, affinity groups and Hispanic relations. Evaluations for
the 2015 annual report are based on 2014 data.
According to LATINA Style Inc., they are the premier company
addressing the needs of Latina professionals and business owners in
the United States. The report, now
in its 18th year, sets the standard for identifying
corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for
Latinas in the country. The LATINA Style 50 Report is the most
respected evaluation of corporate America's career advancement
opportunities for Latinas.
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.
About LATINA Style Inc.
LATINA Style Inc.,
headquartered in Falls Church,
Virginia, and with offices in Dallas, Texas, is the publisher of
LATINA Style Magazine, a national magazine for the
professional Hispanic woman. The magazine has been published for 21
years, has a national circulation of 150,000 and a readership of
nearly 600,000. The company is host of the LATINA Style Business
Series, the LATINA Style 50 Report, the National LATINA
Symposium and the LATINA Style Hero Initiative. For further
information about the LATINA Style 50 Report or to learn more about
LATINA Style, visit www.latinastyle.com or call (214)
357-2186.
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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