MINNEAPOLIS – April 1, 2026 – Building on its Great Place to Work Certification in 2025, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) has been named number 79 on the 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, improving its rank from last year.
“At Allianz Life, we believe that when people have the flexibility, resources, and support to thrive, they can do their best work,” said Jasmine Jirele, president and CEO, Allianz Life. “That is why we’re dedicated to maintaining our employee-centric culture with our focus on work/life balance and equipping our employees with the resources and tools to continuously better themselves.”
Allianz Life emphasizes professional development as a core part of the employee experience and was recently recognized as a 2026 Training MVP Award winner. In the past year alone, employees logged more than 187,000 learning and development hours through instructor‑led courses, articles, podcasts, videos, external webinars, and more.
In addition to formal learning, employees can grow through a variety of hands‑on opportunities, including step-ins, rotational assignments, and other experiential programs designed to broaden skills and enhance career mobility.
Allianz Life also prioritizes policies and benefits that create meaningful work/life balance. These include:
- Hybrid work arrangements and flexible scheduling
- Generous paid time off
- A “work‑anywhere‑for‑a‑month” policy
- A fully paid, one‑month sabbatical to volunteer full time with a nonprofit of the employee’s choice
Employees on campus have access to a range of amenities that support well‑being and convenience, including:
- An on‑site health clinic with a nurse practitioner and mental health provider
- A childcare center
- A free fitness center
- Two cafeterias
- A mailing center, corner marketplace, dry cleaning services, and more
The 100 Best Companies to Work For list honors companies that build a high-trust workplace environment, measured through Great Place To Work’s proprietary survey platform. Confidential feedback from more than 1.3 million employees in the U.S. is matched against HR data from participating companies. Only companies with consistently high survey responses across the 60 statements that comprise the Trust Index™ Survey earn placement on this exclusive list.
Learn more about what makes Allianz Life a great place to work at www.allianzlife.com/culture.
About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
Great Place To Work selected the 100 Best list by gathering and analyzing more than 1.3 million confidential survey responses in 2025, representing the experiences of more than 7.3 million U.S. employees. Of those, nearly 640,000 responses were received from employees at eligible companies, and this list is based on that feedback. Organizations are assessed on their efforts to create generous, supportive, high-performance work experiences for every employee in the organization. Companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S. and cannot be a government agency. Read the full methodology.
To be considered, all companies use the Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey. To get on this list next year, start here.
About Great Place To Work
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, 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.
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