COLUMBUS, Ga., April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leader
in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the United States, was honored by PR News
Magazine as the 2017 Company of the Year at the PR News CSR Awards
held in Washington, D.C., on
March 22. The company received the
award in the "Corporation, less than 25,000 employees" category.
Through this award, Aflac was acknowledged for its leadership in
areas such as ethics, governance, workforce diversity, philanthropy
and environmental sustainability.
"We are pleased that our commitment to being a great corporate
citizen has been recognized by PR News with this award for
corporate social responsibility," Aflac Chairman and CEO
Dan Amos said. "Whether it is our
commitment to diversity, our unwavering support for children and
families facing cancer, our steadfast approach to ethics and
governance, or our concern for the environment in which we live,
Aflac and our entire workforce embrace the notion that doing the
right thing is not only good, but it is good for business."
In 2017, Aflac was named to Ethisphere's list of World's Most
Ethical Companies for the 11th consecutive year, the
only insurance company in the world to hold that distinction since
the inception of the award in 2007. The company was also named in
2017 to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the
19th consecutive year and their World's Most Admired
Companies list for the 16th year. Through the Aflac
Duckprints philanthropic program, the company contributes
$2 – up to $1.5 million – for every Facebook or Instagram
post, share or like, and every tweet using the hashtag #Duckprints.
In 2016, Aflac exceeded its goal of #duckprints usage and
contributed $1.5 million to childhood
cancer treatment and research, with more than 900,000 people taking
qualifying social media actions. Aflac has appeared on the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for six consecutive years and is ranked
No. 80 in the world and No. 42 in the
United States according to Newsweek's Green Rankings. For
more information about Aflac's CSR program please go to
www.Aflac.com/ACSR.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits
fast. For six decades, Aflac insurance policies have given
policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial
stress. In the United States,
Aflac is the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite.
Through its trailblazing One Day PaySM initiative, Aflac
U.S. can receive, process, approve and disburse payment for
eligible claims in one business day. In Japan, Aflac is the leading provider of
medical and cancer insurance and insures one in four households.
Aflac insurance products help provide protection to more than 50
million people worldwide. For 11 consecutive years, Aflac has been
recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies. In 2017, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the 19th consecutive
year and in 2017 included Aflac on its list of Most Admired
Companies for the 16th time. In 2015, Aflac's contact centers were
recognized by J.D. Power by providing "An Outstanding Customer
Service Experience" for the Live Phone Channel. Aflac Incorporated
is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac and One Day
PaySM, visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
Media contacts – Jon Sullivan,
706.763.4813 or jsullivan@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – Robin Y.
Wilkey, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX: 706.324.6330, or
rwilkey@aflac.com
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