Judges Select Companies that Excel in Employee Benefits
The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security—2007 will be announced September 17, 2007. The national recognition program, now in its sixth year, honors growing businesses (five to 1,000 employees) that excel in selecting, managing and providing a benefits program that ensures employees’ long-term financial security.
The winners and their approach to providing superior employee benefits in today’s changing environment will be unveiled September 17 at www.principal.com.
The winners were selected by an independent panel of renowned employee benefit experts who worked with Mathew Greenwald & Associates, a premier market research company. A complete list of the judges can be found at http://www.principal.com/theprincipal10best/judges.htm
Journalists who would like direct notification of the 2007 winners can contact Terri Hale, Media Relations officer The Principal, 515-283-8858, hale.terri@principal.com or Sonja Sorrel, Media Relations officer, The Principal, 515-362-2431, sorrel.sonja@principal.com.
About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal ®)1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $282.1 billion in assets under management2 and serves some 18.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.
1 "The Principal Financial Group" and “The Principal” are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.
2 As of June 30, 2007