Awards and Recognition

In 2020 CNO Financial was certified as a Great Place to Work. The 2020 certification process included associate feedback collected by the Great Place to Work^® Trust Index^© survey. It measured more than 60 elements of employees' experience on the job. Rankings are based on the employee’s personal experience, no matter what job they perform.

CNO Financial Group recently received a score of 95 out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The company joins the ranks of 1,142 major U.S. businesses that were also ranked in the 2021 CEI. This is the second consecutive year CNO participated and earned high marks on the workplace equality list.

CNO was recognized #150 in the 2021 Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes magazine. The magazine recognized 500 companies, based on a survey of 50,000 employees across the nation. Respondents pinpointed the companies they identified as being most dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This year’s list also reflects the most diverse boards, executive ranks, and proactive diversity and inclusion initiatives.

In 2020, CNO was recognized as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, an award program administered by Springbuk®. This marks the seventh year that CNO has been recognized for its commitment to workplace well-being and exceptional health benefits offerings. Additionally, CNO's Carmel, Ind., and Philadelphia corporate locations were recognized as the number one healthiest workplaces in Indiana and Pennsylvania, respectively, and our Chicago office was named a finalist for the Illinois Healthiest Employer awards and received second place overall honors.

CNO Financial Group was recently named as a 2021 Training Top 100 Winner. This marks the tenth consecutive year CNO or one of its family of insurance brands has been recognized as one of the world's best training companies.

CNO Financial was named among the 2020 Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes magazine. The accolade recognizes 500 companies throughout the nation with at least 1,000 employees. Forbes surveyed 60,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in their U.S. operations. Respondents were asked questions regarding the topics of age, gender equality, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQA+, and general diversity concerning their own employer.

In 2020, CNO Financial was honored with the 2020 Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Platinum award for providing one of the best workforce health and employee well-being programs in the nation. This marks the seventh year that CNO has received a Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being award.

In 2020, CNO Financial's Orlando-based company, Web Benefits Design, was named a 2020 Top Workplace. Web Benefits Design creates and manages custom benefits websites for businesses, which provide a personalized benefits shopping experience for employees.

For the third consecutive year in 2020, CNO Financial is proud to have met American Heart Association (AHA) criteria for Gold recognition in the AHA's Workplace Health Achievement Index. See heart.org/workplacehealth for more information.

In 2020, CNO Financial was recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Healthiest Employers of Greater Philadelphia. This is the fifth year that CNO has received the award. The award recognizes CNO Financial for its commitment to employee health and for achieving exceptional and sustainable success through a broad range of corporate well-being programs and employee well-being initiatives.

In 2020, for the third year in a row, Bankers Life was named as a Gold Level organization in Chief Learning Officer magazine's list of Learning Elite companies for excellence in Learning and Development.

CNO Financial was named among America's Best Employers 2019 by Forbes magazine. This marks the second straight year the company has been recognized as a Best Employer. CNO earned the accolade in the Mid-size Employer category, which recognizes companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees.

In 2019, United Way of Central Indiana recognized CNO Financial with a Top Community Investor Award. This recognition stems from the results of CNO’s 2018 giving campaign, where nearly $375,000 was contributed from associate pledges, donations and a corporate match. Giving Campaigns held for United Way since 2013 have contributed over $3 million among the United Way offices near our corporate locations (Central Indiana, Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Metro Chicago).

CNO Financial was named among the World's Best Employers of 2018 by Forbes magazine. CNO earned the accolade in the Midsize Employer category, which recognizes 500 companies throughout the world with 1,000 to 5,000 employees. In compiling its list, Forbes gathered anonymous feedback from employees who shared how likely they would be to recommend their employer to others.

CNO Financial subsidiary Bankers Life was named in 2017 as one of the top five strategic corporate partners of the Alzheimer's Association. Since 2003, Bankers Life has helped raise more than $5 million to support Alzheimer's care, education and research through corporate donations and its signature street fundraising campaign, Bankers Life Forget Me Not Days^®.