Royal Neighbors of America earns prestigious Great Rated! designation from Great Place to Work® Institute

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Royal Neighbors of America, one of the nation's largest women-led life insurers, has earned the designation of Great Rated! from the Great Place to Work Institute. The designation is based on the Trust Index© Employee Survey which was completed by Royal Neighbors employees.

The survey results are reviewed by the Institute for key strengths, culture fit, management involvement, career development, benefits, and actual employee comments to determine the designation. Other companies awarded this prestigious designation include Google, Microsoft, American Express, Nordstrom, and Hyatt Hotels.

The Great Rated! Review describes Royal Neighbors' unique culture and reflects responses to the survey according to the five dimensions of the Great Place to Work® Trust Index©: Credibility, Respect, Fairness, Pride, and Camaraderie. Organizations that build trust and create a rewarding cycle of personal contribution and appreciation create workplace cultures that deliver outstanding business performance, improved retention, successful recruitment, and engaged employees.

"This is a great honor because it comes from our employees," said Cynthia Tidwell, Royal Neighbors President/CEO. "It demonstrates their pride in Royal Neighbors and how they feel about their careers with us. When our employees are engaged in their careers, they are more productive at work and at home."

About Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America, one of the nation's largest women-led life insurance organizations, empowers women to meet the needs of their families with annuities and life insurance products such as whole life, term, final expense, and universal life. With assets over $868 million and life insurance in force totaling more than $2.7 billion as of Dec. 31, 2013, Royal Neighbors has the financial strength and stability to ensure its nearly 200,000 members are protected when the expected, and unexpected, happen. In addition to insurance products, Royal Neighbors provides member benefits at no additional cost which currently include scholarship opportunities, health and retail discounts, and participation in volunteer activities that give back to communities through the organization's local chapters. Royal Neighbors' philanthropic efforts are dedicated to changing women's lives through its national programs, including the Nation of Neighbors^SM Program, and through the Royal Neighbors Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.

Royal Neighbors is headquartered in Rock Island, IL, with a branch office in Mesa, AZ. For more information, visit www.royalneighbors.org or call (800) 627-4762.

About Great Place to Work Institute
Dedicated for 26 years to building a better society by helping companies transform their workplaces, Great Place to Work Institute is a global research and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco with 30 affiliates in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceana. The Institute produces the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For and the "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America" lists, in addition to best companies lists in over 30 countries.

Contact: Rita Toalson, FLMI, ACS
(309) 732-8376

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