Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the worksite in the United States, announced that the company has been named one of LATINA Style's 50 Best Places for Latinas to Work for in the United States. The 2016 recognition marks a consecutive decade and 17 years overall that Aflac has received recognition on the prestigious list. Aflac will be featured in the August issue of LATINA Style Magazine for its dedicated effort to diverse recruitment and promotion initiatives.

"It is a great honor to be named one of the 50 best places for Latinas to work for in the United States for the 17^th time," Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said. "Aflac's commitment to diversity is an extension of our founding principles of care, respect, dignity and fairness. With a workforce that is 67 percent women, 44 percent minorities and 34 percent minority women, we know that our diverse marketplace is best served by an equally diverse employee base."

More than 800 corporations responded to LATINA Style's annual questionnaire and were evaluated based on matters that LATINA Style Magazine readers deemed as most important to them in the workplace. Among the principal areas of evaluation are: the number of Latina executives, Latina retention, mentoring programs, educational opportunities, alternative work policies, employee benefits, women's issues, job retraining, affinity groups and Hispanic relations. Evaluations for the 2016 annual report are based on 2015 data.

The LATINA Style 50 Report, now in its 19^th year, sets the standard for identifying corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in the country. According to LATINA Style Inc., they are the premier company addressing the needs of Latina professionals and business owners in the U.S. and the annual report is the most respected source of employment and career information for Hispanic women in the country. Aflac came in at No. 30 in this year's list.