Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the worksite in the United States, announced it has been named to InformationWeek's 2016 Elite 100 list for its groundbreaking One Day Pay^SMinitiative that allows Aflac to process and pay eligible claims in just a day. The company ranked No. 21 on the list, which celebrates the nation's most innovative and imaginative users of business technology.

"Being recognized by InformationWeek as a 2016 Elite 100 company is an honor for Aflac and all of our employees who make us a highly innovative company," Julia Davis, Aflac senior vice president, chief information officer said. "One Day Pay is integral not only to the success of the company, but to helping provide peace of mind to our customers, who trust us to be there for them in their time of need."

The InformationWeek Elite 100 tracks the IT practices of the nation's most innovative organizations and examines the business strategies of these firms across core areas of operations, including technology deployment, IT budgets, business technology infrastructure and strategies. Open to enterprises with $250 million or more in annual revenue, as well as government agencies, the 2016 Elite 100 represents InformationWeek's 28th year ranking the country's most tech-savvy user companies.