PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited has been recognised by Great Place To Work® India as one of the nation’s Top 20 Best Companies to Work For for 2026, securing the 16th position on the list. This accolade represents the insurer’s third consecutive year of inclusion, underscoring a continued focus on a high‑trust, high‑performance workplace where employees feel valued and empowered.
Great Place To Work® bases its assessment on the For All™ Model and Trust Index™ Survey, drawing on data from more than 5.7 million employees across over 20 industries. The study finds that Best Workplaces score an average of 89 % on the caring and inspiring leadership behaviours, and organisations that excel in these areas achieve approximately 14 % higher scores for productivity, employee retention and customer service. The firm, with three decades of data, serves as a global authority on workplace culture, analysing responses from over 100 million employees in 150 countries.
Balbir Singh, CEO of Great Place To Work®, praised the achievement, noting that the list has become one of India’s most comprehensive workplace culture assessments and that organisations ranking among the best see measurable improvements in performance metrics. He congratulated PNB MetLife for its place on the 2026 list, attributing the success to leaders, teams and individual employees who foster a culture of trust.
Sameer Bansal, Managing Director & CEO of PNB MetLife, described the recognition as a celebration of the company’s people, stating that being ranked among the Top 20 inspires the firm to raise the bar further and continue building a workplace where innovation, collaboration and purpose thrive. He reaffirmed the company’s commitment to creating opportunities that empower employees to reach their full potential and deliver meaningful impact for customers, communities and stakeholders.
PNB MetLife combines the financial strength of MetLife, Inc. with the credibility of Punjab National Bank, one of India’s oldest nationalised banks. The insurer operates through 182 offices and reaches customers in more than 20 000 locations via bank partnerships. Its product suite includes child education, family protection, long‑term savings and retirement solutions, distributed through a network of over 40 000 financial advisors and multiple bank partners, and it serves more than 585 group relationships across the country.
The announcement, issued on 10 July 2026, reinforces PNB MetLife’s positioning as a trusted life‑insurance provider that prioritises employee wellbeing as a driver of business growth and community development.