COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading
provider of voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the U.S.
and a longtime champion of the childhood cancer cause, today
participated as a Diamond Sponsor of CureFest for Childhood Cancer.
A grassroots event held at the National Mall in Washington D.C., CureFest aims to make
childhood cancer research a national priority by uniting the
childhood cancer community, the general public, the brightest
medical minds and elected leaders as one voice against childhood
cancer. This is the second year that Aflac has sponsored CureFest
after becoming the event's first national sponsor in 2016.
Since 1995, Aflac has contributed more than $118 million to the cause of childhood cancer.
Each month the company's independent agents contribute more than
$500,000 to this cause. Whenever
someone posts or shares on social media using the hashtag
#Duckprints Aflac contributes $2, up
to $1.5 million, to the Aflac
Foundation, which supports the company's childhood cancer
initiatives.
To download photos from CureFest please click or cut and paste
http://bit.ly/Aflac_Wire_091717 and use the password "aflac".
For more information about the Aflac Children's Cancer Campaign,
please go to www.AflacChildhoodCancer.org
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For more than 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 1
in 4 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 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
Aflac analyst and investor contact – David A. Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667,
FAX 706.324.6330, or dyoung@aflac.com
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