Aflac Incorporated Named to the Forbes Magazine Global 2000 List for Fifth Consecutive Year
April 11 2008 - 12:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
Insurer ranked among the world's biggest and best-performing
companies COLUMBUS, Ga., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac ranked 256
on Forbes magazine's list of the World's Biggest Companies, the
Global 2000. The Global 2000 companies account for $30 trillion in
revenues, $2.4 trillion in profits and $119 trillion in assets. The
list also identified Aflac as a member of the Global High
Performers list. In order to qualify for this important subset of
the Global 2000, a company must stand out among its industry peers
in terms of growth, return to investors and future prospects.
"Aflac's placement on this list is a continued tribute to our
company's financial strength and to our track record of performance
as we provide innovative insurance policies to more than 40 million
people around the world," said Daniel P. Amos, Aflac Chairman and
CEO. As of Dec. 31, 2007, Aflac had revenues of $15.4 billion, and
its market capitalization was more than $30 billion with assets of
more than $65 billion. Other major Georgia companies included in
the ranking are The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot and Southern
Company. Nationally and internationally known companies on the
Forbes list include McDonald's, Berkshire Hathaway and Walt Disney.
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 years and in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For in America for ten 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 http://www.aflac.com/. (Logo:
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Contacts: Analyst and Investment Contact: Laura Kane Kenneth S.
Janke Jr. Aflac Incorporated Aflac Incorporated 706.596.3493
1.800.235.2667, Option 3; Fax: 706.324.6330
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Kane, +1-706-596-3493, , or Analyst and Investment, Kenneth S.
Janke Jr., +1-800-235-2667, Option 3; Fax: +1-706-324-6330, , both
of Aflac Incorporated Web site: http://www.aflac.com/
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