Aflac Incorporated
| Type | Public |
| Traded as | NYSE: AFL S&P 500 component |
| Industry | Insurance Human resources services |
| Founded | November 17, 1955; (as American Family Life Insurance Company of Columbus) |
| Founders | John Amos Paul Amos Bill Amos |
| Headquarters | Aflac Building Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Area served | United States, Japan |
| Products | Supplemental health & life insurance |
| Website | aflac.com |
- In the U. S. , Aflac underwrites a wide range of insurance policies, but is perhaps more known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pays cash benefits when a policyholder has a covered accident or illness.
- The company states it “provides financial protection to more than 50 million people worldwide”.
Business
- Aflac operates in the United States and Japan
- The company now offers several types of insurance policies in the United States, including the following:
- Accident
- Cancer/Specified Disease
- Dental
- Hospital Confinement Indemnity
- Hospital Confinement Sickness Indemnity
- Hospital Intensive Care
- Life
- Lump Sum Cancer
- Lump Sum Cancer Critical Illness
- Specified Health Event
- Short Term Disability
- Vision
- Aflac also offers un-reimbursed medical, dependent day-care, and transportation flexible spending accounts.
- The company additionally offers human resources services for HIPAA and COBRA.