COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac
Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that Stephanie L. Shields has been named senior vice
president of Aflac U.S. Broker Sales, reporting to Richard L. Williams Jr., executive vice
president and chief distribution officer. In her new role, Shields
is responsible for executing Aflac's broker strategy through
leading a talented team of broker sales professionals and
leveraging Aflac's strong relationships with national and regional
insurance brokers.
Shields joined Aflac in 2014 as vice president of Strategy,
Product and Marketing. In this capacity, her responsibilities
included oversight and execution of the business strategy for the
Aflac Group Insurance division; development of roadmaps for
differentiated product solutions; and leadership of broker, product
and enrollment marketing efforts. Most recently, as vice president
of Aflac's Premier Broker and Product Solutions, she led
distribution growth and national relationship oversight for Aflac's
Premier Broker and Technology firm partnerships. Prior to joining
Aflac, Shields held positions of increasing responsibility with
CIGNA, including the role of vice president, Cigna Voluntary
Segment Leader. Prior to that, she worked for Willis Towers Watson in Philadelphia, Pa. Shields holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Biobehavioral Health from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of
Business Administration degree from Drexel
University.
Commenting on the announcement, Richard
L. Williams Jr. said, "I'm excited about Aflac broker sales
growth with Stephanie leading the team. She has consistently
delivered strong results, innovative solutions and strategies, and
I am confident this will continue in her new role."
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.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" to encourage
companies to provide prospective information, so long as those
informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are
accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those included in the forward-looking statements.
The company desires to take advantage of these provisions. This
document contains cautionary statements identifying important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected herein, and in any other statements made by company
officials in communications with the financial community and
contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Forward-looking statements are not based on
historical information and relate to future operations, strategies,
financial results or other developments. Furthermore,
forward-looking information is subject to numerous assumptions,
risks and uncertainties. In particular, statements containing words
such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective,"
"may," "should," "estimate," "intends," "projects," "will,"
"assumes," "potential," "target", "outlook" or similar words as
well as specific projections of future results, generally qualify
as forward-looking. Aflac undertakes no obligation to update such
forward-looking statements.
The company cautions readers that the following factors, in
addition to other factors mentioned from time to time, could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the
forward-looking statements: difficult conditions in global capital
markets and the economy; exposure to significant interest rate
risk; concentration of business in Japan; foreign currency fluctuations in the
yen/dollar exchange rate; operation of the former Japan branch to a legal subsidiary; limited
availability of acceptable yen-denominated investments; deviations
in actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions;
ability to continue to develop and implement improvements in
information technology systems; governmental actions for the
purpose of stabilizing the financial markets; interruption in
telecommunication, information technology and other operational
systems, or a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or
privacy of sensitive data residing on such systems; ongoing changes
in the Company's industry; failure to comply with restrictions on
patient privacy and information security; extensive regulation and
changes in law or regulation by governmental authorities; changes
in tax rates applicable to the company; defaults and credit
downgrades of investments; ability to attract and retain qualified
sales associates, brokers, employees, and distribution partners;
decline in creditworthiness of other financial institutions;
subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to Aflac Incorporated;
decreases in the Company's financial strength or debt ratings;
inherent limitations to risk management policies and procedures;
concentration of the Company's investments in any particular
single-issuer or sector; differing judgments applied to investment
valuations; ability to effectively manage key executive succession;
significant valuation judgments in determination of amount of
impairments taken on the Company's investments; catastrophic events
including, but not necessarily limited to, epidemics, pandemics,
tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, war or other military
action, terrorism or other acts of violence, and damage incidental
to such events; changes in U.S. and/or Japanese accounting
standards; loss of consumer trust resulting from events external to
the Company's operations; increased expenses and reduced
profitability resulting from changes in assumptions for pension and
other postretirement benefit plans; level and outcome of
litigation; and failure of internal controls or corporate
governance policies and procedures.
The estimated impact of tax reform, which is included in GAAP
net income and equity, but excluded from adjusted earnings as
defined, is a preliminary estimate and may be adjusted for the
current and future periods, possibly materially, due to, among
other things, further refinement of the company's calculations,
changes in interpretations and assumptions the company has made,
tax guidance that may be issued and actions the company may take as
a result of tax reform.
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Analyst and investor contact – David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667; FAX: 706.324.6330 or
dyoung@aflac.com
Media contact – Catherine H.
Blades, 706.596.3014; FAX: 706.320.2288 or
cblades@aflac.com
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