COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today announced that Allan O'Bryant has resigned his position with the company. O'Bryant, who joined Aflac in 1993 and has spent the last nine years in Japan, will return to the United States to launch a private equity firm focused on investing in and partnering with emerging growth companies. O'Bryant held various positions during his tenure with Aflac, including deputy chief financial officer of Aflac Incorporated. Most recently, he was president of Aflac International with oversight responsibility for Aflac Payment Service, Aflac Insurance Service and aflacdirect.com . O'Bryant's duties are being reassigned to others within Aflac Japan's organization.

Commenting on O'Bryant's resignation, President and Chief Financial Officer Kriss Cloninger III said: "We are very appreciative of Allan's many accomplishments over these past 12 years. We will miss his contributions and dedication to Aflac. We wish him and his family well in their future pursuits."

O'Bryant added: "This is a bittersweet change for me; it is difficult to leave my many friends and the opportunities at Aflac, but I am very excited to launch and expand new business interests and to spend more time with family."

For 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. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. In January 2005, Aflac was included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the seventh consecutive year. Aflac has also been included in both Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big Companies and in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for five consecutive years. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit http://www.aflac.com .

Analyst and investor contact -- Kenneth S. Janke Jr., 800.235.2667 - option 3, FAX: 706.324.6330, or kjanke@aflac.com

Media contact -- Laura Kane, 706.596.3493, FAX: 706.320.2288, or lkane@aflac.com

SOURCE Aflac Incorporated