COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will webcast its annual Financial Analysts Briefing on September 25, 2019 beginning at 8:00 a.m. (ET). Aflac's management will discuss its operations in Japan and the United States, along with capital management strategies and financial outlook. The schedule of the business meeting webcast is as follows:
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 (ET)
Welcome and Introductions
David A. Young
Strategic Overview of Aflac Incorporated
Daniel P. Amos
Overview of Aflac Japan
Masatoshi Koide
Aflac Japan Growth Strategies
Koji Ariyoshi
Aflac Japan Q&A Panel
Overview of Aflac U.S.
Teresa L. White
Aflac U.S. Growth Strategies
Richard L. Williams Jr.
Aflac U.S. Q&A Panel
Aflac Global Investments Update
Eric M. Kirsch
Aflac Incorporated Financial Outlook and Capital Management
Max K. Brodén
Aflac Incorporated Growth Investments and Capital Allocation
Frederick J. Crawford
Aflac Incorporated Financial Q&A Panel
Closing Remarks
Daniel P. Amos
The presentations will be available via webcast. If you would like to sign up for the webcast, you may do so on the day of the event by visiting investors.aflac.com. You will need to register for the event, so please allow yourself five to seven minutes to register prior to the scheduled start time. An archive of the presentations will be available on investors.aflac.com for two weeks starting several hours after the business meeting.
About Aflac Incorporated
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company, helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading supplemental insurer by paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan where it insures 1 in 4 households. Through its trailblazing One Day PaySM initiative in the United States, for eligible claims, Aflac can process, approve and electronically send funds to claimants for quick access to cash in just one business day. For 13 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 in 2019 Fortune included Aflac on its list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 18th time. To find out more about One Day PaySM and learn how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at 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.
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
- limited availability of acceptable yen-denominated investments
- U.S. tax audit risk related to conversion of the Japan branch to a subsidiary
- deviations in actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions
- ability to continue to develop and implement improvements in information technology systems
- competitive environment and ability to anticipate and respond to market trends
- ability to protect the Aflac brand and the Company's reputation
- ability to attract and retain qualified sales associates, brokers, employees, and distribution partners
- 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
- failure to comply with restrictions on patient privacy and information security
- extensive regulation and changes in law or regulation by governmental authorities
- tax rates applicable to the Company may change
- defaults and credit downgrades of investments
- decline in creditworthiness of other financial institutions
- significant valuation judgments in determination of amount of impairments taken on the Company's investments
- subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to the Parent Company
- 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
- 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 accounting standards
- increased expenses and reduced profitability resulting from changes in assumptions for pension and other postretirement benefit plans
- level and outcome of litigation
- allegations or determinations of worker misclassification in the United States
Analyst and investor contact – David A. Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667 or [email protected]
Media contact – Catherine H. Blades, 706.596.3014; FAX: 706.320.2288 or [email protected]
SOURCE Aflac Incorporated
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