Aflac Makes LATINA Style's List of 50 Best Companies for Latinas

COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac, the company that pays cash benefits to policyholders fast when they are sick or hurt, has been named one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work For in the United States for 2010, according to LATINA Style magazine. It is the eleventh time that Aflac has landed a coveted spot on the list of top 50 companies, developed through an annual survey of more than 800 corporations. The list serves as a respected source of employment and career information for Hispanic women in the United States.

"Appearing on the LATINA Style 50 Best Companies list for the eleventh time illustrates Aflac's commitment to diversity, and in particular, our support for the growing Hispanic community," Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said. "This is a tremendous honor shared by the entire Aflac family."

In 2010, Aflac launched a renewed effort to promote the company within the Hispanic community, including the creation of a new aflacenespanol.com Web site tailored specifically to Hispanics in a culturally sensitive way. Aflac is also actively recruiting Hispanic and bilingual field agents to better enable customers and accounts to work with Aflac in the language they feel most comfortable speaking and reading.

LATINA Style will honor Aflac and other members of the 50 Best Companies list for their extraordinary achievements in diversity during the LATINA Style Diversity Leaders Conference and Awards Ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2011. The report will be distributed to Hispanic professional and civic organizations, national women's organizations, over 2,000 colleges and universities, all members of Congress, the White House, and members of the Cabinet, as well as at major Hispanic and recruitment conferences.

About Aflac

When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits fast.  For 55 years, Aflac insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance. In Japan, Aflac is the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force. Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For four consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, and Forbes magazine has named Aflac as America's Best-Managed Company in the Insurance category. In 2010, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the twelfth consecutive year and also included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for the ninth 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, visit aflac.com.

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