COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will release third quarter financial results after the market closes on October 28, 2009.

In conjunction with the earnings release, Aflac Incorporated will webcast a conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on October 29, 2009. During the teleconference, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Amos will discuss third quarter results and the outlook for the remainder of 2009. Other Aflac executives will be available to answer questions, including Aflac Incorporated President and Chief Financial Officer Kriss Cloninger III; President and Chief Operating Officer of Aflac Japan Tohru Tonoike; President of Aflac and Chief Operating Officer of Aflac U.S. Paul S. Amos II; and Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Jerry Jeffery.

To listen to the third quarter conference call webcast, visit aflac.com and click on the Investors page. Registration is required, so please allow five to seven minutes to sign up prior to the scheduled start time.

For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. As the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan, Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for three consecutive years and was also named by the Reputation Institute as the Most Reputable Company in the Global Insurance Industry for two consecutive years. In 2009 Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the eleventh consecutive year. Fortune magazine also ranked Aflac No. 1 on its global list of the Most Admired Companies in the Life and Health Insurance category. Aflac appears on Hispanic Enterprise magazine's list of the 50 Best Companies for Supplier Diversity and on Black Enterprise magazine's list of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity. Aflac was also named by Forbes magazine as America's Best-Managed Company in the Insurance category. 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.

Analyst and investor contact - Kenneth S. Janke Jr., 800.235.2667 - option 3,

FAX: 706.324.6330, or kjanke@aflac.com

Media contact - Laura Kane, 706.596.3493, FAX: 706.320.2288, or lkane@aflac.com

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