American Family Life Insurance Company was founded on November 17, 1955 by three brothers, John, Paul and Bill Amos. In its first year of operations, Aflac had 6,426 policyholders and $388,000 in assets.

Who would have thought over 50 years ago, that the small, one-room operation in downtown Columbus, Georgia, would one day be a thriving Fortune 500 international insurance company listed on the New York Stock Exchange? Today, Aflac has over $79 billion dollars in assets and insures more than 50 million people worldwide.