COLUMBUS, Ga., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated today announced that Martin A. Durant III will rejoin Aflac as senior vice president, corporate finance, on July 1, 2006. In his new position, he will be heavily involved with Aflac's capital management activities and strategic financial initiatives. Mr. Durant graduated from the University of West Florida with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Immediately after college, he had experience with a venture capital firm and as an accountant with KPMG/Peat Marwick. He originally joined Aflac in 1990 as vice president and comptroller of Aflac Incorporated and remained with Aflac for 10 years, during that time being promoted to senior vice president, corporate services. In 1999, he accepted a position as senior vice president and CFO of Carmike Cinemas, Inc., from which he retired on April 1, 2006.

Commenting on the announcement, Aflac President and Chief Financial Officer Kriss Cloninger said: "We are excited that Martin is rejoining our financial team here at Aflac. Martin has a wealth of accounting experience and an extensive financial knowledge base, as well as a thorough understanding of Aflac's operations both in the U.S. and Japan. His return to Aflac adds depth to our senior financial management team, and we look forward to the many contributions he will make as we at Aflac pursue our objectives."

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. Aflac's 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 six consecutive years and Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big Companies for five consecutive years. In January 2006, Aflac was included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the eighth consecutive year. Aflac was also included in Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities in August 2005, and in September 2005, Aflac Japan was named the Life Insurance Company of the Year at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance Review. 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 aflac.com.

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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

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CONTACT: Analyst and Investors, Kenneth S. Janke Jr., +1-800-235-2667
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