COLUMBUS, Ga., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Aflac was selected as a top
employer for Information Technology professionals by IDG's Computerworld
magazine. The leading insurer ranked Number 34 on the 15th annual Best Places
to Work in IT listing. In the publication's July edition Aflac's flexible
work schedule and work/life balance for employees was cited as a determining
factor in continuing its nine-year run on the coveted list.
It is an honor to have a reputation as an employer of choice for IT
professionals, said Gerald Shields, senior vice president, CIO. Aflac's IT
team is committed to being leaders in innovation because we understand the
added value that technology can bring to our sales force's ability to perform
their jobs while providing quality service to our customers. We are proud of
the critical role we have within the organization.
This year, businesses completed a comprehensive questionnaire regarding
company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career
development, training and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts
extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in
determining the rankings.
Being among the Best Places to Work in IT means crafting a blend of
employee advantages that includes the potential for flexible hours,
competitive pay, excellent benefits, a supportive leadership environment,
opportunities for ongoing training and advancement, and ultimately, the
feeling that you'd like to stay with the company a long, long time, said Scot
Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld.
Aflac's IT department developed SmartApp(TM) software, a laptop computer
system designed to enable its sales associates to electronically transmit
policy applications for same-day processing. Currently, this technology is a
part of the permanent research collection at the Smithsonian National Museum
of American History. Today, Aflac's innovation still continues as the
company's IT creates technology that allows its agents to receive real-time
updates to better serve their customers. Earlier this month, CIO magazine
recognized Aflac's paramount innovation in information technology during its
annual CIO 100 symposium and awards listing.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for
IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site
( www.computerworld.com ), weekly publication, focused conference series and
custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT
media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than
100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best
technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award,
and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business
Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's then editor
in chief, Don Tennant, received the prestigious Timothy White Award from
American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online
audience of over 2 million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of
1,222,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007).
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.
Its 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 years and in Fortune magazine's list of the
100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive years. Aflac
also has 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
SOURCE Aflac
CONTACT: Yolonda Stephen, +1-706-243-8547, or fax, +1-706-320-2288,
yking@aflac.com; or Mechell Clark, +1-706-243-8004, or fax, +1-706-320-2288,
meclark@aflac.com, both of Aflac Incorporated