Best Companies for African Americans
For the fifth year in a row, New York Life Insurance Company was named one of the Best Companies for African Americans by Family Digest Magazine. Over 1,000 companies were evaluated for inclusion on the list of 35 Best Companies. New York Life was named an employer of choice based on work/life programs, supplier diversity, employment, retention and promotion of African Americans. New York Life was one of only four companies to also be recognized as one of the Best Companies in CEO Leadership of Diversity.

BusinessWeek 50 Best Places To Launch a Career
New York Life Insurance Company has been named to BusinessWeek's annual “The Best Places to Launch a Career" list for 2007. New York Life is ranked #47 out of 95 companies listed. To determine which employers were best for entry-level workers, a three-part method was used: a survey of career services directors at U.S. colleges, an employer survey on hiring, pay, benefits, and training programs, and finally, research data from a company that surveyed 44,000 U.S. undergraduates.

Hispanic Business magazine's Best Companies, Best Practices
New York Life Insurance Company has been named to Hispanic Business magazine's “Diversity Elite,” with a listing in its Best Companies, Best Practices directory, which is an annual list determined by more than 30 variables measuring a company’s commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy, and supplier diversity. New York Life was recognized for going beyond workforce diversity initiatives and implementing strategies to reach more Hispanic consumers as well as increasing our business with minority and Hispanic-owned suppliers.

LATINA Style magazine's 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For
For the seventh year in a row, New York Life Insurance Company was named one of the "50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For" in the United States by LATINA Style magazine. New York Life was ranked among the top 12 after more than 1,000 prominent U.S. corporations were evaluated. New York Life was recognized based on issues that LATINA Style readers identified as most important to them in the workplace, including the number of Latina executives, mentoring programs, Latina board members, educational opportunities, alternative work policies, dependent/child care support, employee benefits, women’s issues, job retraining, affinity groups and Hispanic relations. The LATINA Style 50 serves as a respected and important source of employment and career information for Hispanic women.

Profiles in Diversity Journal's International Innovation in Diversity Award of Excellence
New York Life received an "International Innovation in Diversity Award of Excellence" from Profiles in Diversity Journal for 2007. New York Life was given the "Award of Excellence” as one of eighteen recognized companies. According to Profiles in Diversity Journal,New York Life is considered competitive in the diversity arena and deserving of recognition for our exemplary innovations in diversity.

New York Life was acknowledged for its formation of four new Employee Networking Groups (ENGs) - the African American, Asian, Hispanic and, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employee Network Group. The creation of these groups is an example of the Company's commitment to fostering employee diversity to best develop New York Life’s future leaders. This marks the fourth year New York Life has been recognized by the magazine.

Best Places to Work in Westchester County for 2007
New York Life has been named one of the "Best Places to Work" in Westchester County for 2007 by Westchester Magazine. New York Life was one of 10 companies recognized. The magazine identified the child care center; the employee health department; the cafeteria; the fitness center; the various transportation options; education reimbursement; and the pension plan as some of the work/life programs and benefits that warranted New York Life's appearance on this prestigious list.

100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America 2007
New York Life was named to the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America list for 2007. New York Life is ranked #68. The list recognizes the Company's commitment to offering adoption benefits to its employees. Over 750 companies were analyzed by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for this inaugural list.

The 2007 Fortune 500
New York Life ranks #78 on the prestigious Fortune 500 list. Each year, Fortune magazine collects revenue data from the largest companies in the Unites States and publishes the rankings. The published list is considered a “who’s who” of corporate America.

With 2006 revenue of more than $28 billion, according to Fortune’s proprietary formula, New York Life once again retained its title as the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States.

Companies that sit on Fortune magazine's tenth annual survey of the World's Most Admired Companies are chosen based on performance in nine key attributes of reputation including global-ness, innovation, quality of management, quality of products and services, employee talent, financial soundness, social responsibility, use of corporate assets and long–term investment.

Fortune's Most Admired
Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies is the definitive report card on corporate reputation. The winners were chosen from the 1,000 largest U.S. companies (ranked by revenues) and the top foreign–owned companies operating in the U.S. Factors include quality of management, quality of products and services, innovation, long–term investment, financial soundness, employee talent, social responsibility, and use of corporate assets. For 2007, New York Life ranked second overall in the Life and Health sector of the Insurance Industry — factoring in all eight key attributes of reputation.

Hispanic Enterprise Magazine's Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity
In 2007, New York Life ranked in the Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity in Hispanic Enterprise Magazine's list of U.S. corporations that partner with diversity suppliers. The list recognizes the Company's commitment to the development and promotion of the Supplier Diversity Program, which recruits and trains minority suppliers by offering mentoring opportunities, training, and networking meetings. New York Life was recognized for attending supplier fairs as part of its supplier diversity strategy and being an active participant in the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

New York Life has been named to Latin Business' 2006 Corporate Diversity Honor Roll for its initiatives to promote diversity. New York Life was one of 21 companies recognized as a company doing the most on behalf of the nation's women and minority communities.

The magazine identified the following initiatives at New York Life as reasons the Company was named to the Corporate Diversity Honor Roll: commitment to the supplier diversity program, the creation of a diversity office and an executive diversity council, the appointment of a chief diversity officer, and the company’s strong support of numerous Hispanic philanthropic and business organizations.

New York Life Insurance Company earned a spot on the 2006 National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), Top 30 Companies for Executive Women. NAFE is one of the largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country. New York Life was recognized as a company that is committed to the advancement of women. To earn this highly coveted award, New York Life demonstrated female representation on the board of directors, in upper management and in key executive profit and loss (P&L) positions.

For the second year in a row New York Life Insurance Company was named an IDEAL Employer™ by undergraduate students in The Universum IDEAL Employer™ Survey - both Undergraduate and Diversity Editions.

For the Undergraduate Edition, over 37,000 undergraduate students in 207 universities participated and approximately 13,000 diverse students in 107 schools were asked to rank their IDEAL Companies for the Diversity Edition.

For undergraduate students who would like to work in the insurance industry upon graduation, New York Life was chosen as the second most IDEAL Employer™. For those undergraduates with diverse backgrounds who would like to work in the insurance industry upon graduation, New York Life was their #1 choice.

Essence Magazine
New York Life was recognized by Essence Magazine as one of the "35 Great Places To Work." New York Life was selected to appear on this list for its strong commitment to recruiting, mentoring and investment in African-American women. Companies were evaluated based on policies in the following areas: work-life balance, career advancement, diversity, workforce representation and community involvement.

Employment Review/BestJobsUSA.com's Employers of Choice 500
The annual Employers of Choice 500 recognizes New York Life as a top employer. The only one of its kind, this list narrows winners from over 10,000 companies to provide a comprehensive ranking of companies that exemplify what it takes to be an employer of choice by offering attractive benefits, employee training, a diverse workplace environment and financial growth.

Women For Hire
Women For Hire has recognized New York Life Insurance Company as a top employer for professional women for providing quality work/life benefits to its employees relating to childcare, eldercare, and their physical and mental well being. Women For Hire enables a coveted pool of talented professionals to meet one-on-one with America's leading companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to satisfy recruitment goals.

Careers & the Disabled Top 50 Companies to Work For
This important roster recognizes companies that have demonstrated their commitment to providing a workplace that supports of all employees, including those with disabilities. Corporations that provide career opportunities for employees with disabilities and maintain an accommodating, flexible approach are recognized.