Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States, welcomes the bipartisan support for the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA) recently introduced in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The company urges its swift passage, as this bill represents an important step toward completing the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations between the U.S., Japan, and 10 other Asian and Latin American economies. 

As a leading international insurance provider, with more than 15 million policyholders in the Asia-Pacific region, Aflac is hopeful that the upcoming summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pave the way toward resolving outstanding bilateral TPP issues. This agreement represents a historic opportunity to boost U.S. exports and jobs, expand trade and economic prosperity around the Asia-Pacific, and further strengthen the economic and security alliance between the United States and Japan.

Aflac applauds Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) for their strong bipartisan leadership on the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.