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Company Profile

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Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accidents, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.

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1932 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA, 31999
T +1 706 323-3431
Sector Financial Services
Industry Insurance - Life
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2021
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2020
Stock Type Slow Growth
Employees 12,003

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