The Women’s Leadership Development Initiative at New York Life Insurance boosts participating managers’ career opportunities and fosters connections to top execs.

It’s not hard to see why executive women would be drawn to this life insurance firm, which provides on-site medical centers and backup child care. Just as appealing are its career offerings, which meet their needs with every- thing from manager certifications to advanced leadership intensives. The directors and officers chosen for its four-month Career Management Initiative benefit from 360° leadership assessments and enjoy face time with senior executives, while assistant and corporate vice presidents in its 14-month Accelerated Leadership Program tackle key assignments and get coaching that helps them better understand the business.

Chairman, President & CEO: Ted Mathas

Senior VP & Chief HR Officer: Barry Schub

% of senior managers who are women: 40%

% of corporate executives who are women: 31%

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 24%

% of corporate executives with profit-and-loss responsibility who are women: 3%

% of the executives running divisions with revenues of more than a billion dollars who are women: –

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 25%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 17%