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ATLANTA, February 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases, was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies. This is the second consecutive year that Assurant has been recognized for its commitment to serving all stakeholders, including employees, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders.
JUST Capital, along with CNBC, today released its annual JUST 100 list as part of its 2025 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies. The Rankings measure how the nation’s largest corporations are performing on top priority issues such as: paying fair, living wages; supporting worker well-being; career advancement, training, and work-life balance; communicating transparently; strengthening communities; ethical leadership; and treating customers fairly.
"We’re proud to be recognized again as one of America’s Most JUST Companies," said Assurant president and CEO Keith Demmings. "This honor is a testament to our unwavering commitment to advance a connected, respected, and protected world. Our success as a purpose-driven company is grounded in our values, and we will continue to advance our ambition to help build a thriving society that delivers for all stakeholders."
The JUST Capital 2025 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies and JUST 100 list celebrate top-performing Russell 1000 companies that are demonstrating leadership in responding to the needs of the American people. Compared to their Russell 1000 peers, companies in the JUST 100 on average:
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Pay 10.6 percentage points more of their employees a family sustaining living wage (75.1%).
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Disclose a nationwide lowest minimum wage that is $1.95 higher.
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Provide 16.4 more hours of career development training per employee.
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Offer 2 more weeks of paid parental leave for both primary caregivers and secondary caregivers.
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Are 2.3 times more likely to disclose offering subsidized or backup dependent care provisions.
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4.7 times more likely to disclose not selling users' data to advertisers or marketing companies.
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Are 2.3 times more likely to disclose having an apprenticeship program.
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Emitted 48% less metric tons of CO2 per revenue dollar.
"Performance expectations for business leaders today are sky high. The JUST 100 demonstrates how companies can create value for their investors, their key stakeholders, and America more broadly by focusing on core business operations," says JUST Capital CEO Martin Whittaker. "At the end of the day, it doesn’t have to be that complicated. It’s just business."