Aflac Named Among Most Innovative Corporations Using Business Technology
September 24 2007 - 10:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
Insurer's Voice Record On Demand Application Shaves Weeks off
Processing COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac has been
named among the InformationWeek 500, a listing recognizing the
country's most innovative corporations using business technology.
Recognized for the fourth time since 2000, the insurer made the
list on the strength of its Voice Record On Demand (VROD), an
application providing customers with an option to record requests
for policy changes via telephone. With messages recorded in real
time, VROD allows Aflac's customer service representatives to
process requests in significantly less time reducing the need for
paper transactions. "We are pleased to once again be included on
the InformationWeek 500 list," said Gerald Shields, Aflac Chief
Information Officer. "The creation of VROD is one example of our
efforts to continually enhance the customer service experience for
our policyholders. This project is the result of hard work done by
a quality IT team here at Aflac. We are extremely proud of their
efforts that have resulted in this recognition." For nearly 20
years, InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most
innovative users of information technology with its annual listing.
The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights
the power of innovation in information technology. "The
InformationWeek 500 honors today's leading companies who set the
benchmark for business technology strategies and projects," said
InformationWeek vice president and publisher, John Siefert. "The
companies on our list are some of the most innovative users of
technology." The top 2007 InformationWeek 500 companies were
revealed at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek
500 Conference in Tucson, Arizona, from September 16-19. The
complete list of companies is published in the September 17 issue
of InformationWeek magazine. To find out more, visit
http://www.informationweek.com/. About Aflac For more than 50
years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to
direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting
medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one
provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and
the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance
policies in force in Japan. Our insurance products provide
protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been
included in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired
Companies for seven consecutive years and in Fortune magazine's
list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for nine
consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by
both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for
Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best
Companies for Working Mothers. 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. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO ) Media
Contacts: Mechell Clark Tim Turner Aflac Incorporated Aflac
Incorporated (706) 243-8004 Voice (706) 243-5594 Voice (706)
320-2288 Fax (706) 320-2288 Fax
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Clark, +1-706-243-8004, , or Tim Turner, +1-706-243-5594, , both of
Aflac Incorporated Web site: http://www.aflac.com/
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