Aflac At A Glance

Aflac
At a Glance

Company Background

Brothers John, Paul, and Bill Amos founded Aflac in 1955.
Aflac is a Fortune 500 company.
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, lump sum cancer, lump sum 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.

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 2010).
Aflac insures more than 50 million people worldwide. (Aflac Annual Report for 2010).
Assets at year-end 2010 totaled more than $101 billion with annual revenues of more than $20.7 billion.

Aflac Japan

Aflac Japan insures employees at more than 35,400 payroll accounts representing 89 percent of the companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, as well as employers and employees at 159,610 small businesses. (Aflac Annual Report for 2009)
Aflac Japan insures approximately one out of every four Japanese households.
Aflac has continued to broaden its product line in Japan. Non-cancer insurance policies now account for about 70 percent of new sales.

Philanthropic Endeavors

Aflac Incorporated, its employees and independent sales associates have contributed nearly $60 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.

National Recognition

In May 2011, Aflac ranked number 125 on the FORTUNE 500 list of America’s largest corporations.
In March 2011, Ethisphere magazine included Aflac in its list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fifth consecutive year.
In March 2011, FORTUNE magazine named Aflac to its list of America’s Most Admired Companies for the tenth year.
In February 2011, Aflac was awarded two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service and corporate social responsibility.
In January 2011, FORTUNE magazine named Aflac to its list of 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the thirteenth consecutive year, ranking it No. 57.
In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Aflac’s ASC building with the Energy Star, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection.
In December 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded Aflac with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Commercial Interior (LEED) Gold certification for the renovation of the company’s CSC office building.
In September 2010, Newsweek magazine listed Aflac in its Green Rankings list of America’s 500 largest companies for the second consecutive year.
In August/September 2010, Latina Style magazine named Aflac as one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For in the United States. Aflac has been included on this annual list for eleven of the list’s 13 years.
In July 2010, Black Enterprise magazine included Aflac in its list of the Top 40 Best Companies for Diversity for the sixth consecutive year.
In June 2010, Computerworld magazine placed Aflac on its list of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT. Aflac has been included on this annual list since 1999.
In March 2010, Ethisphere magazine included Aflac in its list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth consecutive year.
In February 2010, Training magazine included Aflac in its Top 125 list of companies with outstanding workforce development programs for the tenth consecutive year.
In September 2009, InformationWeek included Aflac in its annual list of the 500 most innovative users of corporate technology. Aflac has been listed on this list for the past seven years.
In September 2009, BusinessWeek magazine included Aflac in its list of Best Places to Launch a Career for the second consecutive year.
In September 2009, The Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine named Aflac as one of Georgia’s Best Employers for Minorities.
In 2009, the Reputation Institute in its Global Reputation Pulse report named Aflac as the most respected company in the global insurance industry for the second consecutive year.
In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Aflac’s two largest buildings with the Energy Star, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection.
In April 2009, the Profiles International Research Institute included Aflac in its America’s Most Productive Companies Best of the Best list.
In April 2009, Institutional Investor magazine named Aflac as the best in the Insurance/Life category for investor relations.
In April 2009, City Business Journals Network selected Aflac as the top brand in the insurance and financial services industry, capturing the American Brand Excellence Award.
In March 2009, Aflac Investor Relations shared the award for best investor relations Web site at IR Magazine’s U.S. Awards dinner. This was the eighth year that Aflac has been honored by IR Magazine.
In January/February 2009, Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine named Aflac to its list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2009.
In February/March 2008, Hispanic Enterprise magazine named Aflac as one of the 50 leading companies for supplier diversity for the third consecutive year.

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