AFL AFLAC Inc

COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the company that pays you cash fast when you are sick or hurt, has retained its coveted spot on FORTUNE magazine's prestigious list of 'Best Places to Work For' - for the 13th straight year.  According to the Great Place to Work For Institute, Aflac is the only insurance company to hold a spot on FORTUNE's List of 'Best Places to Work For' for 13 consecutive years. The industry-leading supplemental health insurance company appears at Number 57 on the celebrated list, it was announced today.

"We are proud that Aflac is the only insurance company to appear for 13 consecutive years on FORTUNE's list of Best Places to Work For," Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said. "This unique milestone illustrates a workplace consistency that is hard to find at many companies. It is a tribute to our belief that if you take care of your employees, they will take care of the business."

In naming the list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE listed Aflac at Number 3 for childcare benefits, noting specifically Aflac's on-site program provided for employees – two thirds of whom are women. The company also ranks as Number 22 among the 100 best in terms of diversity.

To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Some 311 companies participated in this year's survey. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the Institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to employee attitudes about management's credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company's responses to the Institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, internal communications, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts. Any company that is at least seven years old with more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible.

The full list and related stories appear in the February issue of FORTUNE magazine, available on newsstands on Monday, January 24. The list is currently available online at FORTUNE magazine's website.

ABOUT AFLAC

When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For 55 years, Aflac insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance. In Japan, Aflac is the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force. Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For four consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies and by Forbes magazine as one of America's Best-Managed Companies in the Insurance category. In 2010, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the twelfth consecutive year and also included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for the ninth time. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.

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