Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) today announced its inclusion on Black
Enterprise magazine’s 2009 list of the “40 Best Companies for
Diversity.” This is the fourth consecutive year that Aetna has received
this distinction.
According to the magazine, Aetna demonstrated strengths and outperformed
peers in the diversity of both its Board of Directors and senior
leadership.
“At Aetna, diversity extends to all aspects of the work we do and the
way we do business,” said Ronald A. Williams, chairman and CEO. “Our
experience has taught us that encouraging diversity in all its aspects
allows us to create innovated and personalized products and solutions
that will meet the unique needs of our customers.”
According to Black Enterprise magazine, the 2009 “40 Best
Companies for Diversity” were determined by surveys administered to the
CEOs and diversity executives of the top 1,000 publicly traded
companies, and the 50 leading global companies with strong U.S.
operations.
Aetna is the only health insurance company to appear on the 2009 list.
The complete special report can be seen in the July 2009 issue of Black
Enterprise magazine on newsstands June 30th.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits
companies, serving approximately 37.2 million people with information
and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their
health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care
management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer
groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers,
health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com
and Aetna's Annual Report at www.aetna.com/2008annualreport.
Aetna Inc.
Cynthia Michener, 860-273-8553
michenerc@aetna.com
