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Market Cap:$21.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$16.5B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan. Our insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for seven consecutive years and in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Daniel P. AmosNumber of Employees 7,949
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114
Recent Events
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Aflac AFL: Upgraded to Outperform at Credit Suisse; target raised to $60
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Market Report -- Short Stories AFL
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AIG Declines 15% on Analyst's Report
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Aflac To Swap Equities, Cutting Impairment Charge By $34 Million
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Morgan Stanley raises Aflac Inc. to 'overweight'
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Daily Dividends Report: XOM, ABX, AFL, BAC, STRA [VIDEO]
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Aflac to release ninth Holiday Duck
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Aflac Shares Slide on Revenue Miss
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Vale Net Falls 65%; Express Scripts Sales Up
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Reach Out
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Health insurers contribute thousands to East Tennessee lawmakers
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Sector Snap: Insurance companies rise
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Analyst Upgrades for October 6th
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AFLAC AFL Falling Today After Sandler O'Nei
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Sandler O'Neill analyst initiates coverage on Aflac, says near-term headwinds justify rating
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Mixed Views on PMC-Sierra
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Report: Aflac acquires Continental American for $100 million
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Market Report -- Short Stories AFL
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LATINA Style Magazine Selects Aflac for Annual List of Top 50 Companies
News & Analysis
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When and Why Aflac Should Be a Buy
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kriss Cloninger III | President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Paul S. Amos | President; Chief Operating Officer, U.S. |
| Tohru Tonoike | Deputy President, Japan |
| Gerald Shields | CIO & Senior Vice President, IT |
| Martin A. Durant III | Executive Vice President & Deputy Chief Financial Officer |
| Ralph A. Rogers | Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President, Finance Services |
| Rebecca C. Davis | Chief Admin Officer & Executive Vice President |
| William Jeremy Jeffrey | Senior Vice President, Investments & Chief Investment Officer |
| Audrey B. Tillman | Executive Vice President, Corporate Services |
| Joey M. Loudermilk | General Counsel, Executive Vice President & Secretary |
| Kathleen Spencer | Executive Vice President, Communications |
| Angela S. Hart | Senior Vice President, Community Relations |
| Bob Ottman | Senior Vice President, Accounting Implementation & Management |
| David Pringle | Senior Vice President, Federal Relations |
| Hisayuki Shinkai | Senior Vice President, Public Relations |
| Janet Baker | Senior Vice President, Client Services |
| Kenneth S. Janke | Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Kermitt L. Cox | Senior Vice President, Corp Actuary |
| Phillip J. Friou | Senior Vice President, Govt Relations |
| Shigehiko Akimoto | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Susan R. Blanck | First Senior Vice President of Aflac Japan, Senior Vice President & Corporate Actuary |
| Takaaki Matsumoto | Senior Vice President |
| Tomomichi Itoh | Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs |
| Laura Kane | Second Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Robin Y. Mullins | Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Hiroshi Yamauchi | Senior Vice President & Director, Operations |
| Ronald E. Kirkland | Senior Vice President & Director, Sales |
| Teresa White | Senior Vice President, Director, Sales Support & Admin |
| Mechell Clark | Manager, Media Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Daniel P. Amos | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Akitoshi Kan | Chairman, Japan |
| Barbara K. Rimer | Board of Directors |
| Charles B. Knapp | Board of Directors |
| David G. Thompson | Board of Directors |
| Douglas W. Johnson | Board of Directors |
| E. Stephen Purdom | Board of Directors |
| Elizabeth J. Hudson | Board of Directors |
| J. Shelby Amos | Board of Directors |
| Joe Frank Harris | Board of Directors |
| Kenneth S. Janke | Board of Directors |
| Marvin R. Schuster | Board of Directors |
| Michael H. Armacost | Board of Directors |
| Robert B. Johnson | Board of Directors |
| Robert L. Wright | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac Incorporated | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Synovus Financial Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | President | Former |
| Aflac Incorporated | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| The University of Georgia | Bachelor's Degree, Risk Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac Incorporated | President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac Incorporated | President; Chief Operating Officer, U.S. | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Executive Vice President, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Deputy President, Japan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | CIO & Senior Vice President, IT | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Executive Vice President & Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President, Finance Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Chief Admin Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Investments & Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac Incorporated | Executive Vice President, Corporate Services | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Director, HR & Facilities & Health | Former |
| Northwestern University | Senior Portfolio Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | General Counsel, Executive Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| Michigan Court of Appeals | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Executive Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Community Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Accounting Implementation & Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Federal Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Client Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Corp Actuary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Govt Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | First Senior Vice President of Aflac Japan, Senior Vice President & Corporate Actuary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Second Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President & Director, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President & Director, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Senior Vice President, Director, Sales Support & Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Manager, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Chairman, Japan | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| America Abroad Media | President of the Brookings Institution In Washington DC | Current |
| Hoover Institution | Distinguished Visiting Fellow | Current |
| The Asia Foundation Co | Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee | Current |
| America Abroad Media | Board of Directors | Current |
| Megatons to Megawatts Program | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| USEC Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Centrifuge | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hoover Institution | President | Former |
| The Brookings Institution | President | Former |
| Pomona College | Professor of Government | Former |
| International Christian University | Former | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Former | |
| The Brookings Institution | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Asia Foundation Co | Board of Directors | Former |
| Columbia University | M.A. | Former |
| Yale University | Former | |
| The Brookings Institution | Trustee | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Aflac Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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BusinessWeek Magazine Names Aflac a Best Place to Launch a Career
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Aflac Incorporated To Present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2009 Insurance Conference
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Aflac Incorporated To Present at the 5th Annual Raymond James European Investors...
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Aflac eyes $1M to aid childhood cancer
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LATINA Style Magazine Selects Aflac for Annual List of Top 50 Companies
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