American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, or AFLAC was founded on November 17, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia by three brothers, John, Paul, and Bill Amos. In its first year of operations, AFLAC had 6,426 policyholders and $388,000 in assets. Today the company is a thriving Fortune 500 international insurance company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. AFLAC insures more than 40 million people worldwide.

AFLAC ’s goal is to provide affordable products for consumers. The mission of the company is to combine innovative strategic marketing with quality products and services at competitive prices. AFLAC is known for its policies which "pay cash" to supplement or replace a policyholder's income when an accident or sickness prevents the policyholder from working.