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Daniel Amos

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Aflac

Search every verified Daniel Amos interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Daniel Amos, Chairman and CEO of Aflac, discussed the company's second-quarter 2026 results on the earnings call, reporting net earnings per diluted share of $1.63 and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.75. He highlighted the company's 43 consecutive years of dividend increases and stated that $1.3 billion was returned to shareholders in the second quarter, with $2.6 billion returned in the first six months of the year. Amos also commented on the company's use of reinsurance, saying Aflac has developed a strong track record to execute these transactions and feels good about opportunities to improve the company's risk and return profiles. Amos addressed questions about medical sales in Japan, noting that while they were up year-over-year, they declined sequentially. He described the business as "lumpy" and said it operates on more of an annual cycle, adding that he believes it will become a significant supplemental business for Aflac over the long term without overtaking the company's primary business in the U.S. and Japan. In earlier remarks from the fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call, Amos expressed satisfaction with management's handling of capital deployment and liquidity, noting the company had deployed $2.8 billion to repurchase more than 30 million shares of stock. He also stated his belief that the need for Aflac's products is as strong as ever in both Japan and the United States.

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“On the other hand I also think you've got to make your profit or you're not gonna be around. Then you add on top of that the Aflac Cancer Center in Children's — it's made a big difference as well.”

“This makes the 43rd year in a row that we've increased the dividend, and that includes the period of the financial crisis when very few continued it — and we were able to continue and show our ability to perform and come through with it. The other part is the share buyback, which has also helped us achieve our earnings per share.”

“And those gaps that are created, people need additional cash to cover those. Any of those things — whether it be things like co-pays and deductibles, specialized cancer treatments, someone out of work, or a spouse out of work taking care of the loved one — we pay this cash to them and they take that money and fill the gaps that are created.”

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