Aflac Lands at No. 23 in LATINA Style's List of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work

ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance sales at the worksite today announced that the company has once again landed a coveted spot on LATINA Style's list of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United States. This makes the 18^th time that Aflac has appeared on this list. According to LATINA Style, the annual LATINA Style 50 Report is the most respected evaluation of corporate America's career advancement opportunities for Latinas in the country.

"We are extremely proud to be included by LATINA Style on their list of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work for an amazing 18^th time," Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said. "Aflac is a company that thrives on diversity with more than 65 percent of our workforce being female and 40 percent minorities. We truly value the array of ideas that come from prioritizing diversity and inclusion as we know it is in our best interests to have a workforce that understands our increasingly diverse marketplace."

The report is the result of an extensive search involving the most prominent corporations in the United States.

"Preparing the LATINA Style 50 Report is an exhausting process that takes intense research and study. It is our goal to provide the most accurate picture of what corporate America has to offer.  We need to be sure that the companies listed on the report are the ones that truly are the best places for Latina professionals to work," says Robert E. Bard, President and CEO of LATINA Style, Inc. "We are pleased to include Aflac on this list for the 18^th time and honor their commitment to the Latina community."

The annual awards ceremony honoring the LATINA Style 50 companies will take place on February 8, 2018 during the 20th Anniversary LATINA Style 50 Awards and Diversity Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. For more information regarding the LATINA Style 50, please contact Diana Martinez at [email protected], 214-357-2186 or visit www.latina50.latinastyle.com

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 Pay^SM initiative, Aflac U.S. can receive, process, approve and disburse payment for eligible claims in 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 11 consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2017, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the 19th consecutive year and included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for the 16th time. In 2015, Aflac's contact centers were recognized by J.D. Power by providing "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience" for the Live Phone Channel. 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 Pay^SM, visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.

Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York.

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