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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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Symetra Named to 2025 PEOPLE® Companies That Care™ List
BELLEVUE, Wash., August 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symetra Life Insurance Company, a national provider of life, retirement and employee benefits insurance products, announced that it has been named to the 2025 PEOPLE® Companies That Care List™, coming in at No. 71 among the top 100 organizations recognized. Compiled by Great Place To Work® and PEOPLE magazine, the annual list honors companies that "go the extra mile to honor their customers, empower their employees, and make the world a better place." "Witnessing the innovative spirit with which these companies invest in their employees, communities, and the world is truly invigorating," says Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE GM and editor-in-chief. "Their commitment reflects our mission, to feature what happens when ordinary people do extraordinary work." The Companies That Care List is based on over 1.3 million employee survey responses and data from Great Place To Work Certified™ companies representing the experience of more than 8.4 million employees. More than a million surveys came from employees at companies eligible for this year's list, and these rankings are based on that feedback. When surveyed, 92 percent of Symetra's employees said the company is a great place to work, and 95 percent of those surveyed said they felt good about the ways Symetra contributed to the community. "Symetra is incredibly proud to be recognized by PEOPLE and Great Place to Work and included among the organizations whose culture reflects a commitment to community," said Margaret Meister, president and CEO, Symetra Financial Corp. "Serving our customers, supporting our employees, and innovating for the future are critically important to our long-term success, but equally vital is our work to support and give back to our communities. Through our corporate social responsibility program, Symetra Social Impact, we aim to be intentional and transparent about the goals we've set and the progress we're making to create positive impact for people and for the planet alongside our community partners." "Businesses are vital pillars in the communities where they operate," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. "Caring for your people and your community isn't something you do after you build a successful business; it's how to make your business successful." The Companies That Care ranking is among multiple recognitions Symetra has recently earned. In May, the company was named to the Puget Sound Business Journal's Corporate Philanthropists list in the large company category for the fifth consecutive year. In 2024, Symetra was again recognized as a Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ and a Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ and also earned Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents™ and Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ honors. To learn more about Symetra Social Impact and how we support our employees' volunteerism and giving efforts, visit About Symetra Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent financial professionals and insurance producers. For more information, visit About Great Place To Work As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model™ help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. About the PEOPLE Companies That Care List Great Place To Work selected the 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care List by gathering and analyzing over 1.3 million confidential survey responses from companies representing more than 8.4 million U.S. employees at Great Place To Work Certified organizations. Of those, more than a million responses came from employees at companies eligible for the list and these rankings are based on that feedback. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. PEOPLE's Companies That Care Logo® is a registered trademark of TI Gotham, Inc., a Dotdash Meredith company. Used under license. View source version on Contacts Diana McSweeney(425) Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
3 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Symetra Named to 2025 PEOPLE ® Companies That Care™ List
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symetra Life Insurance Company, a national provider of life, retirement and employee benefits insurance products, announced that it has been named to the 2025 PEOPLE ® Companies That Care List ™, coming in at No. 71 among the top 100 organizations recognized. Compiled by Great Place To Work ® and PEOPLE magazine, the annual list honors companies that 'go the extra mile to honor their customers, empower their employees, and make the world a better place.' 'Serving our customers, supporting our employees, and innovating for the future are critically important to our long-term success, but equally vital is our work to support and give back to our communities." — Symetra CEO Margaret Meister Share 'Witnessing the innovative spirit with which these companies invest in their employees, communities, and the world is truly invigorating," says Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE GM and editor-in-chief. 'Their commitment reflects our mission, to feature what happens when ordinary people do extraordinary work.' The Companies That Care List is based on over 1.3 million employee survey responses and data from Great Place To Work Certified™ companies representing the experience of more than 8.4 million employees. More than a million surveys came from employees at companies eligible for this year's list, and these rankings are based on that feedback. When surveyed, 92 percent of Symetra's employees said the company is a great place to work, and 95 percent of those surveyed said they felt good about the ways Symetra contributed to the community. 'Symetra is incredibly proud to be recognized by PEOPLE and Great Place to Work and included among the organizations whose culture reflects a commitment to community,' said Margaret Meister, president and CEO, Symetra Financial Corp. 'Serving our customers, supporting our employees, and innovating for the future are critically important to our long-term success, but equally vital is our work to support and give back to our communities. Through our corporate social responsibility program, Symetra Social Impact, we aim to be intentional and transparent about the goals we've set and the progress we're making to create positive impact for people and for the planet alongside our community partners.' 'Businesses are vital pillars in the communities where they operate,' says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. 'Caring for your people and your community isn't something you do after you build a successful business; it's how to make your business successful.' The Companies That Care ranking is among multiple recognitions Symetra has recently earned. In May, the company was named to the Puget Sound Business Journal's Corporate Philanthropists list in the large company category for the fifth consecutive year. In 2024, Symetra was again recognized as a Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ and a Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ and also earned Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents™ and Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ honors. To learn more about Symetra Social Impact and how we support our employees' volunteerism and giving efforts, visit About Symetra Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent financial professionals and insurance producers. For more information, visit About Great Place To Work As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model™ help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. About the PEOPLE Companies That Care List Great Place To Work selected the 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care List by gathering and analyzing over 1.3 million confidential survey responses from companies representing more than 8.4 million U.S. employees at Great Place To Work Certified organizations. Of those, more than a million responses came from employees at companies eligible for the list and these rankings are based on that feedback. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. PEOPLE's Companies That Care Logo® is a registered trademark of TI Gotham, Inc., a Dotdash Meredith company. Used under license.
Business Wire
a day ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Daversa Earns Great Place To Work Certification™ for Fourth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Daversa is proud to announce its fourth consecutive Great Place To Work® Certification™. With 98% of employees affirming that Daversa is a great place to work - far above the 57% average for U.S. companies - this recognition underscores our commitment to building an exceptional culture. 'This recognition is about the people who make Daversa what it is,' said Founder and CEO, Paul Daversa. 'While the industry transforms monthly through the power of AI, we remain the one firm consistently training the tech industry's most elite recruiters. At Daversa, culture and being a Great Place to Work revolve around obsessing over the experiences we deliver to our people in the office, so they can deliver outsized results for our clients. You can't obsess over clients if you don't first obsess over your people, and having our employees recognize that is something I'm incredibly proud of.' About Daversa Daversa is technology's premier executive search firm that builds the leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies. Our global footprint spans two continents and eight offices, giving our high-performance teams visibility into the entirety of the market. We are dedicated to developing meaningful relationships with entrepreneurs, executives, and investors across consumer and enterprise businesses. Extraordinary talent is hard to find and even harder to recruit. Focusing our searches on delivering Material Impact executives is what sets us apart, and is what makes Daversa the search partner of choice. About Great Place to Work Certification™ Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive 'employer-of-choice' recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified. About Great Place To Work ® As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
Business Upturn
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Optimove Earns Great Place® To Work Certification™
New York, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Optimove, the leader in Positionless Marketing, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Optimove in the US and the UK. This year, 88% of United Kingdom employees said it's a great place to work, 34% higher than the average UK company, while 78% of its United States team said the same, 21% higher than other US-based organizations. Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. 'Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,' says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that the certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. 'By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Optimove stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.' 'We're honored to be officially Great Place To Work Certified™ in both the US and the UK,' said Shirly Evrany, VP of HR at Optimove. 'We've committed ourselves to building a culture where people care, grow, listen, uplift each other, and, as we say, can do anything and be everything. Behind these numbers are real people and moments that truly matter. That's why this recognition means so much: it comes from the people who make Optimove what it is.' Empowering People to Do Anything, Be Everything Optimove continuously invests in its employee experience through career development, well-being programs, and a strong organizational culture. 66% of employees have been promoted internally, supported by internal mobility and leadership training for first-time managers. The company encourages feedback to improve key processes such as onboarding and maintains a comprehensive benefits offering. This includes flexible paid time off, private medical and life insurance, yoga classes, massages, mental health webinars, and even puppy therapy sessions. Financial perks such as lunch allowances, cashback cards, cycle-to-work schemes, and improved pension terms also support employees' well-being. Staff are regularly recognized with gifts for birthdays, holidays, and life milestones. Optimove promotes a collaborative and inclusive environment through regular team activities and global cultural celebrations. These include holiday parties, annual off-site gatherings, happy hours, and cultural observances such as Pride Month, Diwali, Chinese New Year, and Black History Month. In the UK, the company's 130-person team operates from London and Dundee and represents over 20 nationalities. In the US and LATAM, a team of 80 works in a flexible hybrid model that supports both in-office and remote collaboration. According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company's profits and have a fair chance at promotion. For information about job opportunities at Optimove, visit our careers page About Optimove Optimove, the leader in Positionless Marketing, frees marketing teams from the limitations of fixed roles, giving every marketer the power to execute any marketing task instantly and independently. Positionless Marketing has been proven to improve campaign efficiency by 88%, allowing marketing teams to create more personalized engagement with existing customers. Optimove is recognized as the Visionary Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs. Being a visionary leader is a hallmark of Optimove. It was the first CRM Marketing Platform to natively embed AI with the ability to predict customer migrations between lifecycle stages in 2012. Today, its comprehensive AI-powered suite is at the leading edge of empowering marketers to optimize workflows from Insight to Creation and through Orchestration. Optimove provides industry-specific and use-case solutions for leading consumer brands globally. For more information, go to About Great Place to Work Certification™ Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive 'employer-of-choice' recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified. About Great Place To Work® As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same. Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Optimove Earns Great Place® To Work Certification™
The leader in Positionless Marketing is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the first time New York, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optimove, the leader in Positionless Marketing, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Optimove in the US and the UK. This year, 88% of United Kingdom employees said it's a great place to work, 34% higher than the average UK company, while 78% of its United States team said the same, 21% higher than other US-based organizations. Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. "Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that the certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. 'By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Optimove stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees." 'We're honored to be officially Great Place To Work Certified™ in both the US and the UK,' said Shirly Evrany, VP of HR at Optimove. 'We've committed ourselves to building a culture where people care, grow, listen, uplift each other, and, as we say, can do anything and be everything. Behind these numbers are real people and moments that truly matter. That's why this recognition means so much: it comes from the people who make Optimove what it is.' Empowering People to Do Anything, Be Everything Optimove continuously invests in its employee experience through career development, well-being programs, and a strong organizational culture. 66% of employees have been promoted internally, supported by internal mobility and leadership training for first-time managers. The company encourages feedback to improve key processes such as onboarding and maintains a comprehensive benefits offering. This includes flexible paid time off, private medical and life insurance, yoga classes, massages, mental health webinars, and even puppy therapy sessions. Financial perks such as lunch allowances, cashback cards, cycle-to-work schemes, and improved pension terms also support employees' well-being. Staff are regularly recognized with gifts for birthdays, holidays, and life milestones. Optimove promotes a collaborative and inclusive environment through regular team activities and global cultural celebrations. These include holiday parties, annual off-site gatherings, happy hours, and cultural observances such as Pride Month, Diwali, Chinese New Year, and Black History Month. In the UK, the company's 130-person team operates from London and Dundee and represents over 20 nationalities. In the US and LATAM, a team of 80 works in a flexible hybrid model that supports both in-office and remote collaboration. According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company's profits and have a fair chance at promotion. For information about job opportunities at Optimove, visit our careers page About Optimove Optimove, the leader in Positionless Marketing, frees marketing teams from the limitations of fixed roles, giving every marketer the power to execute any marketing task instantly and independently. Positionless Marketing has been proven to improve campaign efficiency by 88%, allowing marketing teams to create more personalized engagement with existing customers. Optimove is recognized as the Visionary Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs. Being a visionary leader is a hallmark of Optimove. It was the first CRM Marketing Platform to natively embed AI with the ability to predict customer migrations between lifecycle stages in 2012. Today, its comprehensive AI-powered suite is at the leading edge of empowering marketers to optimize workflows from Insight to Creation and through Orchestration. Optimove provides industry-specific and use-case solutions for leading consumer brands globally. For more information, go to About Great Place to Work Certification™ Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive 'employer-of-choice' recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified. About Great Place To Work® As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. CONTACT: Olivia Arruda Optimove +1 8585881053 olivia_a@ Rob Wyse Optimove +1 2129201470 rob_w@
