Max K. Broden Joins Aflac Incorporated as Senior Vice President and Treasurer

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Mar 29, 2017, 16:10 ET

COLUMBUS, Ga., March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it has hired Max K. Broden as senior vice president and treasurer, reporting to Aflac Incorporated Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frederick J. Crawford. In his new role, which will be effective April 4, 2017, Broden will be responsible for overseeing Corporate Finance, Investor and Rating Agency Relations as well as U.S. Corporate Development.

Broden brings to Aflac more than 15 years of experience and leadership managing diversified global financial and insurance portfolios. Most recently, he has worked with Norges Bank since 2007. There, he served as senior portfolio manager, managing an equity portfolio of diversified global financial and insurance stocks in a firm with $873 billion in assets under management. Consistent with Norges' investment process, Broden specialized in deep fundamental analysis on select global insurance names, including strategic investments. Prior to his roles at Norges Bank, he spent several years at DnB NOR Asset Management in both Stockholm and New York as portfolio manager. Before that, he worked for several years at Skandia Asset Management in Stockholm. Broden received his bachelor's degree and his Master of Science degree with majors in both accounting and finance from the Stockholm School of Economics. He is a CFA charterholder.

Aflac Incorporated Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frederick J. Crawford commented: "Max is one of the most well-respected portfolio managers and institutional investors in the insurance industry. I look forward to his outstanding leadership, extensive expertise and global perspective that will help build on Aflac's key financial and strategic initiatives to drive long-term shareholder value."

About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For six decades, Aflac insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the leading provider of voluntary insurance 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 individual and group 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.

Forward-Looking Information

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Analyst and investor contact – Robin Y. Wilkey, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667; FAX: 706.324.6330 or [email protected]

Media contact – Catherine Blades, 706.596.3014; FAX: 706.320.2288 or [email protected]

SOURCE Aflac Incorporated