Aflac Named as the Number-One Shareholder-Friendly Company in the Life Insurance Sector
February 17 2006 - 8:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
Institutional Investor Magazine Highlights Aflac in its Inaugural
Listing COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac was named as
the number-one shareholder-friendly company in the Life Insurance
sector by Institutional Investor magazine. The inaugural listing is
featured in the February edition of the publication. To determine
the listing, the Institutional Investor's All-America Research
team, made up of over 300 research and investment analysts, voted
on top corporations' performance in corporate governance practices
and Investor Relations efforts in maximizing shareholder value. The
results for 62 industry sectors reflect the views of more than one
thousand portfolio managers and analysts in the United States and
abroad. "Aflac is honored by this recognition," said Dan Amos,
Aflac chairman and chief executive officer. "We are committed to
transparent communication with our shareholders and the investment
community, and to upholding the highest principles of corporate
governance. This award is a reflection of that commitment." Aflac's
Investor Relations team has received numerous accolades in the
past, including the prestigious Grand Prix award and the Best
Annual Report from Investor Relations magazine. Both honors
recognize the company's commitment to providing its shareholders
with timely and accurate information. Ken Janke, Aflac's senior
vice president of Investor Relations, was also named Best Investor
Relations Officer by the publication. Earlier this year, Aflac
ranked among the top 50 in Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to
Work for in America listing and was named Georgia's Company of the
Year by Business to Business magazine. Institutional Investor
magazine is a publication geared toward coverage of events, issues
and people that impact the business and finance industry. 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 both Fortune magazine's
listing of America's Most Admired Companies and Forbes magazine's
Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big Companies for five
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. (Logo:
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Contact: Yolonda King Aflac Incorporated (706) 243-8547 Voice (706)
320-2288 Fax First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
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