COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac
Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that President and Chief
Operating Officer of Aflac Incorporated Frederick J. Crawford and Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated Max K. Brodén will
participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs 2021 U.S.
Financial Services Conference on December 7,
2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The presentation will be webcast live. Please click here to
register for the webcast at least 15 minutes prior to the
presentation to download and install any necessary software. A
replay of the presentation will be available for one year following
the webcast. The replay may be accessed using the same web
address.
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. In 2021, Aflac Incorporated became a
signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment and was
proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies
by Ethisphere for the 15th consecutive
year, Fortune's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the
20th time, Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the second
consecutive year and in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America
Index. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance
doesn't cover, get to know us at Aflac.com or Aflac.com/Espanol.
Learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and
social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under
"Sustainability."
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, including those caused by
COVID-19
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- subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to
the Parent Company
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- defaults and credit downgrades of
investments
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- inherent limitations to risk management
policies and procedures
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- exposure to significant interest rate
risk
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- the level of sales of Aflac Japan products
in the Japan Post channel
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- concentration of business in
Japan
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- tax rates applicable to the Company may
change
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- limited availability of acceptable
yen-denominated investments
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- failure to comply with restrictions on
policyholder privacy and information security
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- foreign currency fluctuations in the
yen/dollar exchange rate
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- extensive regulation and changes in law or
regulation by governmental authorities
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- differing judgments applied to investment
valuations
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- competitive environment and ability to
anticipate and respond to market trends
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- significant valuation judgments in
determination of expected credit losses recorded on the Company's
investments
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- catastrophic events, including, but not
limited to, as a result of climate change, epidemics, pandemics
(such as the coronavirus COVID-19), tornadoes, hurricanes,
earthquakes, tsunamis, war or other military action, terrorism or
other acts of violence, and damage incidental to such
events
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- decreases in the Company's financial
strength or debt ratings
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- ability to protect the Aflac brand and the
Company's reputation
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- decline in creditworthiness of other
financial institutions
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- ability to effectively manage key
executive succession
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- concentration of the Company's investments
in any particular single-issuer or
sector
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- changes in accounting standards
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- the effects of COVID-19 and its variants
(both known and emerging), and any resulting economic effects and
government interventions, on the Company's business and financial
results
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- level and outcome of litigation
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- ability to attract and retain qualified
sales associates, brokers, employees, and distribution
partners
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- allegations or determinations of worker
misclassification in the United States
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- deviations in actual experience from
pricing and reserving assumptions
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- ability to continue to develop and
implement improvements in information technology
systems
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- 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
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Analyst and investor contact - David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667 or dyoung@aflac.com
Media contact – Ines Gutzmer,
762.207.7601 or igutzmer@aflac.com
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