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Aflac Inc Featured In IT List of ‘2020 Best Places to Work’



07/27/2020

It is now the twentieth time that the insurer has earned a place in the “coveted list”.


Dailycsr.com – 27 July 2020 – Aflac Inc is positioned in the seventeenth rank among large organisations as a “leading provider of supplemental insurance and products” in the U.S. On July 15, 2020, the company announced that it has been featured in the “IT list” of “2020 Best Places to Work” released in collaboration of “IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld”. It is now the twentieth time that the insurer has earned a place in the “coveted list”.
 
In the words of the Chairman as well as the Chief Executive of Aflac, Dan Amos:
“While the COVID-19 pandemic has put us all into unchartered waters, our IT team has displayed agility and performed in ways that have enabled Aflac to quickly adapt to our new environment, including shifting more than 5,000 employees from working in the office to home. Our Digital Services team did stellar work using technology to make it easier for our sales teams to reach consumers and to fulfill Aflac's promise to be there for our customers when it matters most. We are proud to be recognized among the best-in-class innovators in the nation by Computerworld.”
 
The IT list for the “Best Places to Work” is prepared following a “comprehensive questionnaire” which asks about “company offerings” in various areas like “benefits, career development, training and retention”. Additionally, Computerworld also carries out “extensive surveys” of “IT professionals” and the responses thus received also contributes in deciding the rankings. In the words of the Vice President of IDG Insider Pro’s Audience Development, Mark Lewis:
“As technology continues to evolve more rapidly than ever, attracting and retaining top IT talent to research, deploy and maintain that technology has never been more important or more challenging. Companies that have earned a spot on the Insider Pro and Computerworld 2020 Best Places to Work in IT list share a common denominator: They create an environment that not only rewards workers with competitive compensation and benefits, but they also foster a spirit of diversity, social responsibility, training and innovation.”
 
While, the Aflac’s U.S. president, Teresa White:
“Aflac employees continue to demonstrate resilience and a genuine care for our clients, in response to COVID-19. It's great to witness their agility and innovative thinking through this crisis.”
 
Here is the entire list of the “2020 Best Places to Work in IT”:
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2843449-1&h=236326671&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fpress-release%2Fidg-insider-pro-and-computerworld-reveal-the-2020-best-places-to-work-in-it-list-2020-06-23&a=link
 
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