Kenexa conducts Allianz Group’s employee engagement survey

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 10, 2011 - Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, is conducting an annual employee survey to allow Allianz Group, one of the world’s leading financial services providers, to obtain comprehensive feedback from employees through a globally consistent process.

In 2010, Kenexa’s standardised survey - which provides a single global measurement for engagement and leadership culture - was offered in 23 languages to more than 106,000 employees in 69 subsidiaries, across more than 70 countries. The survey covers leadership behaviour, engagement, strategic orientation, communication and collaboration, diversity, customer focus and innovation.

Blanca González Miranda, Project Manager of the global engagement survey, said: “The standardised survey allows us to compare the results from individual Allianz companies on an equal footing.”

Kenexa manages all the administrative aspects of running the survey. It also analyses the responses, presents the key findings and provides multilanguage reports. Allianz’s subsidiaries use the survey results to create and implement their own action plans.

Christian Finckh, Chief Human Resources Officer of Allianz Group, said: “We believe that employee engagement has a strong influence on the performance of a company and its customer orientation. With the engagement survey we aim to further strengthen our global leadership values and develop a corporate culture that fosters excellence for all our stakeholders.”

Ritu Mohanka, Managing Director of Kenexa’s survey business in EMEA, added: “Through this survey, we’re helping Allianz Group to better understand what motivates and engages its employees and how they feel about working for Allianz. The results provide a foundation for achieving high performance. Using globally-accepted, consistent measures of leadership culture and engagement, we can benchmark their scores internally and externally against high performing financial services companies.”

About Allianz Group

Allianz Group is one of the leading financial services providers worldwide and was founded in 1890. www.allianz.com

Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA) helps drive HR and business outcomes through its unique combination of technology, content and services. Enabling organisations to optimise their workforces since 1987, Kenexa’s integrated talent acquisition and talent management solutions have touched the lives of more than 110 million people.

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QUINN-direct Nationwide Survey Reveals a Number of Intersting Stats

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 09, 2011 - One in three people admit to being a passenger in a car while the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, QUINN-direct nationwide survey finds

A nationwide survey of 1000 adults commissioned by QUINN-direct Car Insurance Ireland has revealed that over a third (36%) of Irish people has been a passenger in a car where the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Males, those aged 45+ and living in Connaught or Ulster are most likely to be the offenders.  People aged 35-44 and living in Dublin were least likely to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The survey found that one in five people admit to having driven a car while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Once again, this figure is significantly higher amongst men (28%) and those over the age of 45 (26%). Women (10%) and people aged 16-24 (7%) were least likely to have driven under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Munster people were more likely than those in any other province to have driven while under the influence (21%).

Almost three quarters of the Irish population have experienced anger or rage while driving
The research, which tested Irish people’s attitudes to driving and their driving habits, highlighted that the majority of Irish drivers (71%) experienced anger or rage whilst driving. A large percentage of men (78%) say they have experienced rage or anger behind the wheel and a significant percentage of women felt the same (64%). Incidences of rage are highest amongst those aged 24-44 but affected people around the country irrespective of location.

Over a half of Irish adults continue to use their mobile phone whilst driving
Over half (52%) of Irish adults said they used their mobile phone while driving to make or receive calls (without the use of a headset/bluetooth). Females were slightly more likely (34%) than men (32%) to use their phone while driving and those in the 35-44 age group were most likely to be the offenders (64%).

Two thirds of Irish drivers have broken the speed limit in the last 12 months
Two thirds of Irish drivers admit to having broken the speed limit in the last 12 months (66%). 75% of men and 66% of females admitted they had broken the speed limit – 73% of those in Munster compared to 64% in Connacht and Ulster, and 65% in Dublin. Those aged between 35 and 44 were most likely to have broken the speed limit.

QUINN-direct has created a series of road safety tips, for further information specifically regarding road safety, please visit; www.rsa.ie. Following these tips will ensure our roads are safer as well as instigate other benefits such as lowering car insurance rates.

1. Don't use your mobile phone whilst driving
Making or receiving a call, even using a hands-free phone, could lead to an accident.

2. Belt up in the back
In a collision, an unbelted rear seat passenger can kill or seriously injure the driver or a front seat passenger.

3. Alcohol, drugs and driving
Alcohol and both illegal and prescription drugs (including cold remedies) can impair your driving. It is never ok to drive when you have taken drugs. Be a safe driver and don't drink and drive.

4. Slow down
Take extra care outside schools and parks and other places where there may be more pedestrians around. Don’t forget children often act impulsively and many will be “trick or treating” this Halloween.

5. Take a break
Tiredness is thought to be a major factor in more than 10% of road accidents. Plan to stop for at least a 15 minute break every 2 hours on a long journey this bank holiday.

6. Anticipate
Observe and anticipate other road users. Use your mirrors regularly and don't forget to glance into your blind area before altering your course.

7. Use child seats
Child and baby seats should be fitted properly and checked every trip.

8. Keep your distance
Always keep a safe distance from the car in front.

9. Check your tyres
With the weather changing, it is important to ensure that your tyres are roadworthy for winter.

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CS Healthcare Takes Plaudits in Which? Consumer Survey

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 21, 2011 – CS Healthcare - a specialist private health insurance provider - has been highly rated by top consumer magazine Which? In its survey of some of the biggest names in the medical insurance market, CS Healthcare scored very highly in the customer satisfaction category.

Ranking 2nd overall, CS Healthcare had an 88% rating for customer satisfaction, scoring excellently across all aspects considered, including treatment received, helpfulness and choice offered.

Which? is a highly regarded consumer magazine and for this survey it polled nearly 3000 of its readers who take out private medical insurance, in order to ascertain satisfaction levels. Some 79% of respondents said they were very or fairly satisfied with the service they receive from their provider.

The report also notes some of the key choices consumers can make in the private medical insurance market.

For the full article please visit - http://www.cshealthcare.co.uk/default.aspx

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