Royal Neighbors of America® Earns Ninth Great Place to Work Certification™
Rock Island, Ill. (October 16, 2025) – Royal Neighbors of America, one of the nation’s fastest-growing fraternal life insurance organizations has announced its ninth consecutive Great Place to Work Certification™, once again recognizing the organization as one of the nation’s top employers by the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work®.
The prestigious certification is based entirely on employee feedback. In 2025, 84% of employees reported that Royal Neighbors is a great place to work, far exceeding the national average for U.S.-based companies. Royal Neighbors’s full report can be viewed on the Great Place to Work® website.
“We consider each certification a milestone in our ongoing journey to be even better,” said Celena Anderson, Human Resources and Membership Engagement Executive. “This year, we strengthened how our values shape performance by integrating them directly into competencies and metrics. By emphasizing how we achieve results, not just what we achieve, we’re continuing to build a culture rooted in purpose, trust, and shared accountability.”
For 130 years, the organization’s mission has remained steadfast: Insuring Lives, Supporting Women, and Serving Communities™. This mission is brought to life through five guiding values—faith, courage, humility, endurance, and unselfishness—that have been integrated into every aspect of the insurance organization’s culture, strategy, business operations, philanthropic work, and marketing plan.
“Royal Neighbors’ culture continues to evolve in powerful ways,” said Zarifa Brown Reynolds, CEO and President of Royal Neighbors of America. “Our ninth Great Place to Work Certification reaffirms that when our employees feel seen, supported, and inspired, they can make a profound difference, both within our organization and in the communities we serve. Every single employee strives to expand our impact year after year.”
According to Great Place to Work® research, Certified™ organizations experience higher employee trust, stronger engagement, and greater business performance, including:
• 51% higher retention rates than the average U.S. workplace
• Increased productivity and collaboration
• Enhanced employer brand awareness and pride
More information about Royal Neighbors of America’s Great Place to Work Certification™ can be found on the Great Place to Work website.
More About Royal Neighbors of America
In 1895, nine founding women created a membership community. They were one of the first to make life insurance accessible to women. Now, 130 years later, Royal Neighbors remains committed to its mission of Insuring Lives, Supporting Women, and Serving Communities℠. The organization’s 280,000+ members, chapters, employees, and appointed agents across the country drive the mission through localized volunteerism and philanthropy programs, making social impact the cornerstone of their work.
Royal Neighbors members experience Insurance with a Difference℠ through their tailored life insurance and annuity products, opportunities to make an impact in their communities, savings on prescriptions, health screenings, grief support, and more.
In 2020, Royal Neighbors was upgraded to “A Excellent” (3rd highest out of 13) by the AM Best Company for overall financial strength and ability to meet ongoing obligations to certificate holders. The rating was affirmed in December 2024. In 2024, Royal Neighbors delivered $43.85 million in Social Good impact and record revenue. In 2025, Royal Neighbors received its ninth Great Place to Work® certification and was rated as a 2025 Best Insurance Company by Forbes.
For more information about Royal Neighbors of America, go to royalneighbors.org. Read inspiring member stories at theroyalneighbor.org.
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Marie Young | Director, Marketing & Communications | Royal Neighbors of America
230 16th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
Marie.Young@royalneighbors.org | www.royalneighbors.org
Phone: (309) 732-8280
