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Aflac Incorporated sells supplemental health and life insurance through businesses in Japan and the United States. Its news commonly covers earnings from Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S., sales trends in medical, cancer, life, accident, dental, vision, disability and long-term care products, and capital actions such as dividends and share repurchases.
Company updates also address worksite and group benefits, absence and paid-leave administration, reinsurance activity through Aflac Re Bermuda, and health-related initiatives tied to cancer screening and patient support. Product announcements in Japan include Anshin Palette medical insurance, Miraito cancer insurance and Tsumitasu life insurance, while U.S. updates focus on group voluntary benefits, network dental and vision, group life, disability and long-term care riders.
Aflac (AFL) partnered with former MLB and NFL player and children's author Brian Jordan and Aflac U.S. President Virgil Miller to visit SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, where Jordan read his book “I Told You I Can Play” and gave each child a copy.
Children with cancer and sickle cell disease also received My Special Aflac Duck, a free robotic companion designed to support coping through medical play, soundscapes and emotion cards. Nearly 50,000 ducks have been distributed since 2018. A three‑year clinical study of 160 patients at 8 U.S. hospitals, released in 2024, found the duck helped reduce treatment‑related stress and anxiety. The event extends Aflac’s 31‑year, more than $200 million commitment to pediatric cancer and blood disorder initiatives.
Aflac (AFL) launched a Check for Cancer Fit Checks initiative with designer Rachel Zoe on Sept. 22, 2026.
The campaign centers on a limited-edition jacket featuring a custom checkered pattern with an embedded QR code that links to CheckForCancerNow.com. There, consumers can use a Cancer Screening Assessment Tool to get general screening information to discuss with healthcare professionals and can enter the Aflac Fit Checks Sweepstakes for a chance to receive a Rachel Zoe jacket. The initiative, which taps popular social “Fit Checks” content, aims to help increase cancer screenings by 10% by 2035 and normalize conversations about early detection.
Aflac (AFL) marked National Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month by announcing it has surpassed $200 million in total contributions to childhood cancer and blood disorder treatment, research and family support since 1995, primarily benefiting the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
The company highlighted more than $131 million donated from employee and sales agent commissions, a video campaign on evolving treatments and survival rates, and its Aflac Kickoff Game initiative, which has generated over $1.2 million. Aflac also noted 95 Child Life grants totaling $176,500, a 10-year, $6.2 million partnership with Children's Miracle Network, and nearly 50,000 My Special Aflac Duck® companions distributed to pediatric patients.
Aflac (AFL) announced a new marketing partnership with Ben Affleck and artist-led studio Artists Equity, uniting Affleck and the Aflac Duck on screen for the first time in a 360-degree brand campaign.
The first spot, “Green Room,” features Affleck alongside the Aflac Duck and longtime brand partners Nick Saban, Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders and Dawn Staley, explaining how Aflac’s supplemental coverage helps with expenses health insurance does not cover. “Green Room,” directed by Affleck and Artists Equity Co‑President Brandon Pierce, will air during College GameDay ahead of the Aflac Kickoff Game on Saturday, September 5, and launches a long‑term creative partnership with campaign content running across linear, digital and social platforms into next year.
Aflac (AFL)/b) will participate in a fireside chat at the 2026 KBW Insurance Conference on September 10, 2026, at 9:50 a.m. ET.The presentation by Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Max K. Brodén will be webcast live. Viewers are asked to access the webcast link at least 15 minutes early to register or sign in. A replay will be available within 24 hours at the same web address.
Aflac (NYSE: AFL) announced a social-emotional learning initiative on August 11, 2026, expanding its longstanding support for children with cancer and blood disorders. The company created an original children's book, “Beyond Words”, written by Sheri Fink, and is providing complimentary copies plus a Conversation Companion to U.S. educators.
The dual-pronged program involves educator Ron Clark and nonprofit DonorsChoose, with Aflac committing $25,000 to match donations for social-emotional learning projects that include books. According to Aflac, 100% of net proceeds from book sales support childhood cancer and blood disorder research and treatment through the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation, building on more than $200 million contributed over 30+ years and the My Special Aflac Duck® program, which has reached over 47,000 children.
Aflac (NYSE: AFL) reported second quarter 2026 total revenues of $4.1 billion, down 1.0% year over year. Net earnings rose to $825 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, up from $599 million, or $1.11 per share, while adjusted earnings* declined 7.7% to $883 million and adjusted EPS eased 1.7% to $1.75. The company generated an annualized return on equity of 10.9% and an annualized adjusted ROE excluding foreign currency remeasurement* of 16.6%, and returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through $983 million of share repurchases and $309 million of dividends.
Aflac Japan saw yen‑denominated net earned premiums decline 3.7% but pretax adjusted earnings in yen increase 3.4%, expanding the pretax margin to 34.3%. In U.S. dollar terms, Japan adjusted revenues fell 12.6% and pretax adjusted earnings fell 6.2%. Aflac U.S. grew net earned premiums 2.3% and total adjusted revenues 2.5%, while pretax adjusted earnings declined 4.6% as the pretax margin slipped to 20.9%. Corporate and Other reported a $10 million pretax adjusted loss for the quarter.
For the first six months of 2026, total revenues increased 12.0% to $8.5 billion. Net earnings were $1.8 billion, or $3.61 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings were $1.8 billion, or $3.50 per diluted share; excluding a $0.07 per-share drag from a weaker yen, adjusted EPS increased 4.1% to $3.57. Shareholders' equity rose to $30.3 billion at June 30, 2026. The board declared a third quarter dividend of $0.61 per share, payable September 1, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 19, 2026.
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) released results from its 2026 Wellness Matters survey of 2,000 employed U.S. adults, highlighting a “wellness paradox” in Americans’ healthcare behavior. According to Aflac, 76% of Gen Z and 63% of millennials use AI as a first line of health support before professional care, and many delay preventive visits.
Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z (65%) and 61% of millennials report skipping or delaying routine checkups, and over 2 in 5 Americans primarily rely on emergency rooms or urgent care. Younger adults also spend more on self-care, yet are less likely to have a primary care doctor and show significant gaps in cancer screening awareness and timing.
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Earnings materials and a CFO financial update video will be posted on the investor relations site.
A webcast conference call to discuss results is set for 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, August 7, 2026. Aflac also outlined expected dates for its third quarter 2026 earnings release and call on November 4–5, 2026.
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) launched Fit Checks, an awareness campaign with fashion designer Rachel Zoe to promote cancer screenings. A custom checkered garment embeds a QR code linking to CheckForCancerNow.com, turning fashion into an interactive tool for cancer risk education and early detection messaging.
Fit Checks is part of Aflac’s national Check for Cancer movement, which seeks to help increase U.S. cancer screenings by 10% over 10 years, making preventive care more visible, urgent and easy to act on.