Over 50 Million people worldwide have chosen Aflac because of our commitment to providing customers with the confidence that comes from knowing they have assistance in being prepared for whatever life may bring.

Company Background

• Brothers John, Paul, and Bill Amos founded Aflac in 1955.
• Aflac is a Fortune 500 company - Ranking #152 in 2009
• Aflac Incorporated is an international holding company based in Columbus, Georgia.
• Aflac introduced one of the world's first cancer expense insurance policies in 1958.
• Since the 1980s, Aflac has added many new insurance policies, including accident, short-term disability, hospital intensive care, hospital confinement indemnity,  cancer,  critical illness, specified health event, life, dental, and vision.
• Aflac has the largest on-site child-care facilities in Georgia: Imagination Station and Imagination Station Too. Together, the facilities have capacity for 621 children.
• Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere Magazine as a World's Most Ethical Company each year from 2007 to 2010, while Reputation Institute has named Aflac as the most reputable insurance company in the world in 2008 and 2009.

On January 1, 2000, Aflac boldy introduced America to the Aflac Duck. A marketing sensation, the Aflac Duck is now a corporate icon holds a place on Madison Avenues Walk of Fame and is part of American pop culture.

Business Statistics

• Aflac has a presence in all 50 United States and in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
• Aflac has more than 70,000 licensed agents. (Aflac Annual Report for 2009).
• Aflac insures more than 50 million people worldwide. (Aflac Annual Report for 2009).
• Assets at year-end 2009 totaled more than $84 billion with annual revenues of more than $18 billion. (Aflac Annual Report for 2009).

Philanthropic Endevors

• Aflac Incorporated, its employees and independent sales associates have contributed more than $57 million to the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
• Aflac has contributed $1,000,000 to CureSearch toward its adolescent and young adult programs. 
• Aflac has an ongoing commitment to the Child Life Therapy Program at the Morrell Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, which is housed in the Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center in New York. 
• Aflac has an ongoing commitment to the University of Nebraska Medical Center to establish the Aflac Fund for Childhood Cancer Patients and Families.
• In 1999, Aflac became a founding sponsor of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and has an ongoing commitment with the AACR to continue to expand the travel awards program and other initiatives designed to meet the needs of early career cancer investigators.

Green Statement

The Aflac Board of Directors has issued the following statement regarding our commitment to environmental health and conservation:

As the market leader in the supplemental insurance industry, Aflac is committed to making business decisions that balance the needs of our many constituencies, including our policyholders, employees, sales force, and shareholders, while recognizing the obligation we have to the global community. Aflac is dedicated to the health and well-being of the people we serve and also to the health and well-being of the environment. As such, we strive to balance effective and efficient management of our operations with responsible environmental stewardship.