COLUMBUS, Ga., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the United States, today announced that Senior
Vice President and Chief Information Officer Julia Davis will be a featured speaker on the
Talent Wars in the Digital Age panel at the 14th Annual 2017 MIT
Sloan CIO Symposium. She is also a finalist for the 10th
annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award, which recognizes CIOs who
lead their organizations by delivering exceptional business value
through innovative use of technology. The winner will be recognized
at the Symposium, the nation's premier CIO conference, on
Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
"What a wonderful achievement this is for Julia and for women
who are not just breaking through glass ceilings in the IT
profession, but shattering them," said Teresa White, president of Aflac U.S. "For a
woman of Julia's caliber to be asked to present and be honored at
one of the most prestigious technology schools in the nation – and
perhaps the world – is a source of great pride for the Aflac family
and Julia's entire team."
Julia Davis is a driving force in
the creation and continued application of Aflac's revolutionary One
Day PaySM initiative, which enables the company to pay
most eligible claims within one business day of receipt,
reinforcing Aflac's unique commitment to helping policyholders
focus on recovery from covered accidents and illnesses rather than
on their finances. In 2016, the One Day Pay program has helped
Aflac pay nearly 1.8 million claims, helping customers receive the
cash benefits they need quickly and efficiently.
The Symposium will bring together nearly 900 global CIOs, senior
IT executives, technology innovators and MIT academic thought leaders. It will consist of a
full day of networking, collaboration and discussions around
building a digital organization, IT talent management, business
leadership and the increasingly important impact technology is
having on corporations and society.
"This year's attendees will gain actionable academic knowledge
and real-world insights to help guide them on their individual CIO
adventure," said Lindsey Anderson,
chair of the 2017 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. "We are excited to once
again bring global business and industry thought leaders together
to exchange ideas and explore and discuss the newest enterprise
technological innovations and challenges."
To find out more about Aflac's One Day Pay promise, visit
Aflac.com/OneDayPay. For more information and to register for the
Symposium, visit www.mitcio.com.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits
fast. For six decades, Aflac insurance policies have given
policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial
stress. In the United States,
Aflac is the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite.
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 the leading provider of
medical and cancer insurance and insures 1 in 4 households. Aflac
insurance products help provide protection to more than 50 million
people worldwide. For 11 consecutive years, Aflac has been
recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies. In 2017, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the 19th consecutive
year and included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for
the 16th time. In 2015, Aflac's contact centers were recognized by
J.D. Power by providing "An Outstanding Customer Service
Experience" for the Live Phone Channel. 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.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
About the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for
CIOs and digital business executives to become more effective
leaders. In one day, CIOs and senior IT executives explore
enterprise technology innovations and business practices and
receive actionable information that enables them to meet the
challenges of today and the future. The Symposium offers a unique
learning environment by bringing together the academic thought
leadership of MIT with the
in-the-trenches experience of leading global CIOs and industry
experts. The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by
the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association, the MIT Initiative on the
Digital Economy (IDE) and the MIT Sloan Center for Information
Systems Research (CISR). For more information and to register for
this year's Symposium, visit www.mitcio.com.
Media contact – Darcy Brito,
706.320.2358 or dbrito@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX 706.324.6330, or
dyoung@aflac.com
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