Aflac was founded by brothers John, Paul, and Bill Amos, in 1955 as American Family Life Insurance Company. The company was renamed Aflac in 1990. Well known for its Aflac Duck, the company pioneered cancer insurance in 1958, and was first to issue insurance through worksites on a payroll deduction basis. Today, Aflac has over $60 billion in assets and insures more than 40 million people worldwide.
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