Allianz Life Earns Repeat Ranking on Working Mother's 100 Best Companies List

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Insurer Recognized for Employee Programs Supporting Career and Life Balance

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the second consecutive year, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®) has earned a spot on the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list, ranking number 87. The annual award recognizes Allianz Life for its commitment to supporting female employees with opportunities for professional development while maintaining a balanced life. Allianz Life is a leader in insured retirement solutions and employs approximately 1,700 people in the Twin Cities metro area.

“Allianz Life provides leadership and professional development opportunities that all of our employees can utilize throughout their careers,” said Allianz Life President and CEO Walter White. “Women make up half of my direct leadership team, and they are particularly attuned to the challenges of raising children while having a successful career. We’re proud to maintain an array of programs and policies that can create balance with our employees’ work and personal life outside our doors.”

Work–Life Balance an Allianz Life Priority

Allianz Life offers programs that recognize the interdependent relationship among social well-being, physical health and financial fitness. Having an emphasis on well-being is particularly helpful to the mothers who work at Allianz Life. Employees get support in many ways – an on-site child care center, parenting courses, flexible work arrangements, an annual family-focused company picnic and paid volunteer time. The company also has a women’s employee resource group that helps participants enhance professional skills as women in the workforce.

Supporting the physical health of its employees, Allianz Life provides a wellness program that includes an on-site fitness center and easy access to preventive care such as smoking cessation, flu shots and on-site mammograms. The company’s employees can enjoy healthy food choices in the cafeterias and an at-work meditation program for reducing stress. There is also access to financial advisors, tools and guidance to create a healthy financial life.

“We want our employees to achieve their life goals, and as an employer we work to consistently innovate with programs that help them do that,” said Suzanne Dowd Zeller, chief human resources officer. “In support of working mothers’ career enhancement, we have a women’s employee resource group that draws more than 500 members and a Women’s Leadership Exchange that develops current and future leaders.”

About the Working Mother Top 100

For 30 years, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies has honored companies that support working families. The 100 Best collects data and raises awareness of new programs designed to help working moms and all employees thrive at work and home. The analysis includes responses to more than 500 questions on workforce representation, child care, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. The 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies were weighted on representation of women, advancement programs and flex.

Allianz Life Recognized in Multiple Top Employer Lists

This recognition by Working Mother is just the latest in a string of top employer lists for Allianz Life this year. In June Allianz Life was recognized as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials by FORTUNE, having previously been ranked number 68 on FORTUNE’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Additionally, for six consecutive years, Allianz Life has been on the Star Tribune Top Workplace list (June 2015).

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2015, has been keeping its promises since 1896. Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their retirement income and protection goals with a variety of annuities and life insurance products. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 147,000 employees worldwide. More than 85 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz knowledge, global reach, and capital strength to help them make the most of financial opportunities.