COLUMBUS, Ga., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the
leading provider of voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in
the U.S., announced today that the company received the Platinum
SABRE Award for Best In Show and the Gold SABRE Award for
Institutional Image. The SABRE Awards are issued by The Holmes
Report, which recognizes superior achievement in branding and
reputation in North America,
Europe, Asia, Latin
America and Africa. The
company received top honors for its corporate social responsibility
(CSR) campaign and its latest innovation in the fight against
childhood cancer, the My Special Aflac Duck™, an
innovative, smart robotic companion that uses joyful play to help
children coping with cancer.
Aflac's entry for this prestigious award tells a story about how
the company reasserts their commitment to business ethics,
workplace culture, philanthropy and environmental sustainability.
Aflac collaborated with FleishmanHillard, Ken Willis International,
Carol Cone On Purpose and Marina Maher Communications to launch a
robust campaign highlighting the company's commitment to
governance, citizenship, philanthropy and ethics.
"In today's business climate, who you are as a company means as
much as what you do and the products you sell, so we are extremely
pleased to be recognized for how we treat our employees, our
principles and values, and our devotion to our community,"
Dan Amos, Aflac chairman and CEO,
said. "This recognition validates our continued priority to operate
our business with a social purpose not only because it is the right
thing to do, but because it is the best thing for our continued
success as a business."
Notable highlights from Aflac's ongoing CSR campaign include
eclipsing more than $123 million in
contributions for childhood cancer support services and research;
highlighting Aflac employees and independent sales agents who
embody the annual CSR Report theme, "Everyone Has the Power to do
Good"; and the introduction of My Special Aflac Duck for
children with cancer.
For more information about Aflac's commitment to corporate
responsibility, please visit Aflac's award-winning CSR microsite at
www.aflac.com/csrreport. For more about My Special Aflac
Duck, visit Aflac's childhood cancer campaign page at
aflacchildhoodcancer.org.
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For more than six decades, Aflac
insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to
focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the leader in
voluntary insurance sales at the worksite. Through its trailblazing
One Day PaySM initiative, for eligible claims, Aflac
U.S. can process, approve and electronically send funds to
claimants for quick access to cash in just one business day. In
Japan, Aflac is the leading
provider of medical and cancer insurance and insures 1 in 4
households. Aflac insurance products help provide protection to
more than 50 million people worldwide. For 12 consecutive years,
Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most
Ethical Companies. In 2018, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as
one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the 20th
consecutive year and included Aflac on its list of World's Most
Admired Companies for the 17th time. Aflac Incorporated is a
Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac and One Day
PaySM, visit aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
Media contact – Darcy Brito,
706.320.2358 or dbrito@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX 706.324.6330, or
dyoung@aflac.com
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