Allianz Life Ranked 12th on Star Tribune’s 2016 List of Top Minnesota Workplaces

Company Recognized for Seventh Consecutive Year, Celebrated for Focus on Career Development

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the seventh year in a row, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®) has been recognized as one of the top workplaces in Minnesota. Allianz Life ranked 12th in the large company category of the 2016 Top 150 Workplaces from the Star Tribune, which annually recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health and satisfaction. Allianz Life, a leader in insured retirement solutions, employs more than 1,800 people at its headquarters in Golden Valley, Minn.

The Top 150 Workplaces recognition program analyzed survey results from more than 73,870 employees at Minnesota public, private and nonprofit organizations. Top Workplaces recognizes employers’ efforts to build connections with employees and support their career development, values that Allianz Life aspires to through providing extensive career development opportunities, programs and resources.

“Whether our employees are focused on progressing toward new challenges or on building additional skills to thrive in their current roles, we believe development is an important part of every career journey,” said Allianz Life President and CEO Walter White. “Recognition as a top workplace confirms that our efforts to support career development are appreciated by our employees, and provide exposure to new opportunities and job experiences that will help them grow in meaningful ways.”

Through the company’s True Balance program, Allianz Life provides employees with resources to help them manage their physical health, financial fitness, and social well-being. An important component of True Balance is career development, which the company supports through a number of development programs and resources, including an Online Learning Center, various mentoring and networking opportunities, and rotational, temporary and international assignments. Another new resource made available to employees in 2015, Lynda.com, offers thousands of short, video-based learning modules to help employees improve their skills on a variety of topics.

About the Top Workplace Award

To qualify for the Star Tribune Top Workplaces, a company must have more than 50 employees in Minnesota. More than 1,555 companies were invited to participate. Rankings were composite scores calculated purely on the basis of employee responses. The rankings in the Star Tribune Top 150 Workplaces are based on survey information collected by WorkplaceDynamics, an independent company specializing in employee engagement and retention. The Top Workplaces special section was published in the Star Tribune on Sunday, June 26. Find more information at StarTribune.com/topworkplaces2016.

About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2016, 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. In 2015, Allianz Life provided a total of $2.4 billion in benefit payments that supported policyholders’ financial objectives. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 142,000 employees in more than 70 countries 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.

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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Jeff Faust, 763-765-6614
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Twitter: @AllianzLifeNews

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