Aflac Donates $1 Million to American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
September 09 2005 - 1:04PM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac announced today the
company will continue its ongoing commitment to assist Hurricane
Katrina victims with a $1 million contribution to the American Red
Cross. The Columbus, Ga.-based insurer earmarked the donation to
the charitable organization for immediate relief efforts to help
displaced residents of the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast. A total
of $800,000 will go to the national headquarters of the Red Cross
to provide support to affected parishes and counties. The remaining
$200,000 will go to the West-Central Georgia chapter of the Red
Cross to aid Katrina evacuees who have been relocated to Columbus,
Ga. and surrounding areas. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO) "As we
continue to pray for those who have been so deeply impacted by this
disaster, we will also do our part to help individuals and
communities recover from this enormous hardship," said Dan Amos,
Aflac chairman and chief executive officer. "Many of the hurricane
victims are our customers, agents and clients. Aflac is committed
to supporting them just as they have supported our business over
the years." In addition to the monetary donation, Aflac has also
organized a series of ongoing blood drives in which company
employees donate blood to the Red Cross. The blood drives are held
at the company's corporate headquarters in Columbus, Ga. and
offices in Omaha, Neb. and Albany, N.Y. Other Aflac outreach
initiatives established in response to Hurricane Katrina include a
specially created toll-free hotline and a 90-day grace period for
premium payments due from policyholders residing in counties and
parishes proclaimed disaster areas by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). The toll-free number is 1-800-849-2943
and will provide priority customer service to Aflac's
policyholders, sales associates and clients who have been affected
by the hurricane. Customer service representatives devoted to
answering the special hotline will be available from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable
insurance in the United States and Japan. Aflac's insurance
products provide protection to more than 40 million people
worldwide and pay cash benefits to policyholders unless they choose
otherwise. Aflac's products are primarily sold at worksites in the
United States. In Japan, Aflac is the largest life insurer in terms
of individual insurance policies in force. In January 2005, Aflac
was included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies
to Work for in America for the seventh consecutive year. In August
2005, Aflac was included in Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50
Employers for Minorities. Aflac has also been included in Forbes
magazine's Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big Companies for
five consecutive years and in Fortune magazine's listing of
America's Most Admired Companies for five consecutive years. 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. Media Contacts: Mechell Clark Laura Kane Aflac
Incorporated Aflac Incorporated (706) 243-8004 (706) 596-3493
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