Top 100 Great Employers - Part 9

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Allstate
Northbrook, IL
Nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. 13 major lines of insurance include auto, property, life and commercial. 39,000 employees and 13,000 agents and financial specialists.

American Family Insurance
Madison, WI
With insurance and financial product lines in 18 states and $15.5 bil. in assets AFI is the nationÕs third-largest mutual property and casualty insurer. Staffed by 8,000 employees and 4,000 independent agents.

American Express
New York, NY
Established in 1850, AmEx has grown to become the world's most respected travel-related services and global payments company with revenues of over $25 bil. 30,000 of its 68,000 employees are based in the U.S.

AXA Financial Inc
New York, NY
Life insurance, financial planning and asset management. The company was formed by the acquisition by French insurance giant AXA of Equitable. Operations have been refocused to provide a comprehensive range of financial services and products. 18,000 employees.

Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
BOA has grown rapidly through recent acquisitions to become the 2nd largest bank in the U.S. with 5,700 branches. $117 bil. revenues and over 200,000 employees in the U.S.

Comerica
Detroit, MI
Financial services giant that provides businesses lines of credit and international trade financing as well as traditional retail banking services like consumer deposits and lending and mortgages. Also offers private banking and asset management in areas like trusts, insurance and retirement services. 11,000 employees.

Goldman Sachs
New York, NY
Founded in 1869, grown into one of the world's leading investment management firms servicing corporations, governments and high net worth individuals. Enjoys solid growth. 13,000 well-paid employees in the U.S.

Merrill Lynch
New York, NY
Investment services, including stock brokerage, mutual funds, life insurance, annuities, trust services, investment banking, asset management and clearing services. Workforce underwent drastic streamlining following 9/11. 70,000 employees.

State Farm
Bloomington, IL
America's leading home, auto and life insurance, with 72 million policies in force. Leveraging its brand image for financial strength to expand into mutual funds, banking, online banking and credit cards. 79,000 employees.

The Vanguard Group
Valley Forge, PA
Mutual funds company with $560 billion in assets. Fast growth due to an efficient coporate structure that keeps managements costs among the industry's lowest. Emphasis on recruiting IT talent. 10,500 employees.

Washington Mutual
Seattle, WA
Super-successful thrift that has branched successfully into commercial and consumer banking. 2,000 branches in 40 states, with California the top market. Expanded aggressively in late 90s by buying up banks in growth states. Strong in mortgages and home equity loans. 32,000 employees.

Wells Fargo
San Francisco, CA
With $540 billion in assets, a giant that's fifth in assets and sixth in market valuation among all U.S. corporations. Admired as one of the world's most profitable, well-run companies. 25th biggest employer in the U.S. with 150,000 workers.