Insurer's Voice Record On Demand Application Shaves Weeks off Processing COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac has been named among the InformationWeek 500, a listing recognizing the country's most innovative corporations using business technology. Recognized for the fourth time since 2000, the insurer made the list on the strength of its Voice Record On Demand (VROD), an application providing customers with an option to record requests for policy changes via telephone. With messages recorded in real time, VROD allows Aflac's customer service representatives to process requests in significantly less time reducing the need for paper transactions. "We are pleased to once again be included on the InformationWeek 500 list," said Gerald Shields, Aflac Chief Information Officer. "The creation of VROD is one example of our efforts to continually enhance the customer service experience for our policyholders. This project is the result of hard work done by a quality IT team here at Aflac. We are extremely proud of their efforts that have resulted in this recognition." For nearly 20 years, InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology. "The InformationWeek 500 honors today's leading companies who set the benchmark for business technology strategies and projects," said InformationWeek vice president and publisher, John Siefert. "The companies on our list are some of the most innovative users of technology." The top 2007 InformationWeek 500 companies were revealed at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Tucson, Arizona, from September 16-19. The complete list of companies is published in the September 17 issue of InformationWeek magazine. To find out more, visit http://www.informationweek.com/. About Aflac 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. Our 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 seven consecutive years and in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for nine consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. 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. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO ) Media Contacts: Mechell Clark Tim Turner Aflac Incorporated Aflac Incorporated (706) 243-8004 Voice (706) 243-5594 Voice (706) 320-2288 Fax (706) 320-2288 Fax http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aflac CONTACT: Mechell Clark, +1-706-243-8004, , or Tim Turner, +1-706-243-5594, , both of Aflac Incorporated Web site: http://www.aflac.com/ http://www.informationweek.com/

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