Sunday, December 26, 2010

Press Release: Embrace Pet Insurance Wins NorthCoast 99 Award

Northcoast99 logo Embrace has been recognized as one of Northeast Ohio’s best places to work for top talent - yay! Here's the formal announcement.


Northeast Ohio – Embrace Pet Insurance is proud to be recognized by ERC as one of Northeast Ohio’s best places to work. This year’s NorthCoast 99 winners will be honored at a recognition dinner September 14th at LaCentre Conference and Banquet Facility in Westlake. This is the first time Embrace has received the award.


“We’re delighted to win a NorthCoast 99 Award!” said Laura Bennett, CEO and Co-Founder of Embrace. “The pet insurance business is all about trust and transparency and being there at claim time when your policyholders need you most. It’s hard to imagine being successful in the long-term without the people and company culture to back that promise up. At Embrace, we live and breathe our core values of openness and honesty, personal responsibility, customer fixation, innovation, concern for our community and environment, and passion, all of which are reflected in our workplace. We bring our pets to work and wear our slippers in the office. We listen to, and learn from each other, and we grow together as a family. The Embrace culture benefits our customers and our investors every day.”


“Congratulations to all of this year’s winners for leading by example,” said ERC President, Pat Perry. “NorthCoast 99 organizations have re-defined the Northeast Ohio workplace in good and tough times. They have crafted a strategy and put initiatives in place designed to compete locally, nationally and globally through top performer attraction and retention. This strategy is smart and in the long run will pay incredible dividends.”


Since 1999, hundreds of organizations have been nominated and applied for the NorthCoast 99 award, and the program has recognized nearly 400 organizations for their ability to maintain great workplaces that support the attraction, retention, and motivation of Top Performers. The program was developed and is presented by ERC. ERC is one of Ohio’s leading organization’s dedicated to HR, workplace programs and practices, training, health insurance and consulting.


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About Embrace


Embrace is a specialist insurance company focused on changing the pet insurance business. Embrace provides flexible cat and dog health insurance products, removing the need to choose between necessary, but costly, medical care versus the life of a much-loved pet. Embrace is a privately owned, Ohio-based company and is one of the most highly rated pet insurance companies in the industry. To learn more, visit www.embracepetinsurance.com.

About the North American Pet Health Insurance Association


Embrace is a member of the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA). Founded in 2007, the North American Pet Health Insurance Association is committed to educating and promoting the values and benefits of quality pet health insurance to North American pet owners, the general public, and the veterinary community. As an association, it is committed to high standards and transparency in all of our actions and products. To learn more, visit www.naphia.org