The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) today
announced it has won the Better Business Bureau’s 2009 Local Torch Award
for Excellence, marking the company’s fourth consecutive win in the
category for businesses with over 1,000 employees. The award, given by
the BBB serving eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont,
selected Sun Life based on a number of criteria including its high
standards of excellence toward customers, employees, suppliers,
shareholders and communities in which it conducts business.
“Consumers should be proud that companies like Sun Life Financial are
putting ethics and integrity at the top of their priority lists. All of
the BBB Torch Awards recipients are shining examples of BBB’s vision of
a trustworthy marketplace,” said Paula Fleming, Vice President of
Communications and Marketing for the BBB serving Eastern Massachusetts,
Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Sun Life has been a BBB Accredited Business for over 30 years. The
business has long emphasized the importance of going beyond regulatory
mandates to ensure its practices address the underlying needs of
prospective and current customers and communities. Sun Life fosters an
open workplace culture and constantly provides and monitors customer and
employee surveys to improve its customer service.
“Sun Life is proud to be selected as a Better Business Bureau Torch
Award winner,” said Wes Thompson, President, Sun Life Financial U.S.
“This award recognizes our unwavering commitment to providing quality
and trustworthy service, products and support to our customers and
employees.”
As a recipient of the Local Torch Award, Sun Life will be entered in the
Council of Better Business Bureau’s International Torch Award
competition later this year.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth
accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate
customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today
have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2009, the Sun Life
Financial group of companies had total assets under management of US
$297.5 billion.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and
Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under ticker symbol SLF. Visit Sun Life
Financial's website at www.sunlife-usa.com
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