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COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) announced today that Paul S. Amos II has been promoted to president of Aflac. Aflac, which operates in Japan and the United States, is the principal subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated. Amos will also continue in his capacity as chief operating officer of Aflac U.S. and will concentrate his efforts on Aflac's U.S. operations. Amos joined Aflac in 2002 as state sales coordinator for its Georgia North sales territory. During his time with Aflac's sales force, Georgia North became the company's number one territory in terms of new annualized premium sales. Amos joined Aflac's headquarters in 2004 as executive vice president of Aflac U.S. Through his direction, the company successfully launched a new branding initiative in 2005 to increase consumers' understanding of Aflac products. He also restructured Aflac's training department and streamlined other sales support and administrative functions to better support the activities of Aflac's sales force. In February 2006, he was named chief operating officer of Aflac U.S. Amos received a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University and a master's of business administration from Emory University. He also earned a juris doctor degree from Tulane University. Prior to joining Aflac, he worked in the corporate legal division of the legal firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in Washington, D.C. Commenting on the announcement, President and Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated Kriss Cloninger said: "In addition to Paul's knowledge and experience in marketing and sales, he has an exceptional understanding of the administrative side of Aflac's business. His drive, energy and leadership have greatly contributed to Aflac's U.S. operations. When we release our results for 2006 at the end of this month, we think everyone will agree that Aflac U.S. had a great year in virtually every facet of its business. And for that, Paul and the management team he has assembled are to be congratulated. Under his leadership, I believe Aflac U.S. will continue to generate strong sales and operating results." 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. 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. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" to encourage companies to provide prospective information, so long as those informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. We desire to take advantage of these provisions. This document contains cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected herein, and in any other statements made by company officials in oral discussions with the financial community and contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Forward-looking statements are not based on historical information and relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Furthermore, forward- looking information is subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. In particular, statements containing words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective," "may," "should," "estimate," "intends," "projects," "will," "assumes," "potential," "target," or similar words as well as specific projections of future results, generally qualify as forward-looking. Aflac undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. We caution readers that the following factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements: legislative and regulatory developments; assessments for insurance company insolvencies; competitive conditions in the United States and Japan; new product development and customer response to new products and new marketing initiatives; ability to attract and retain qualified sales associates; ability to repatriate profits from Japan; changes in U.S. and/or Japanese tax laws or accounting requirements; credit and other risks associated with Aflac's investment activities; significant changes in investment yield rates; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; deviations in actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions including, but not limited to, morbidity, mortality, persistency, expenses, and investment yields; level and outcome of litigation; downgrades in the company's credit rating; changes in rating agency policies or practices; subsidiary's ability to pay dividends to parent company; ineffectiveness of hedging strategies used to minimize the exposure of our shareholders' equity to foreign currency translation fluctuations; catastrophic events; and general economic conditions in the United States and Japan. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO ) Analyst and investor contact - Kenneth S. Janke Jr., 800.235.2667 - option 3, FAX: 706.324.6330, or Media contact - Laura Kane, 706.596.3493, FAX: 706.320.2288, or http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aflac Incorporated CONTACT: Analyst and investor contact, Kenneth S. Janke Jr., +1-800-235-2667, option 3, FAX, +1-706-324-6330, or , or Media contact, Laura Kane, +1-706-596-3493, FAX, +1-706-320-2288, or , both of Aflac Web site: http://www.aflac.com/

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