Aflac Incorporated announced today that J. Todd Daniels has been named executive vice president; global chief risk officer and chief actuary, reporting to Kriss Cloninger III, president of Aflac Incorporated. In his role, Daniels is responsible for overseeing Aflac's actuarial function and for leading the development and implementation of all strategic and tactical global risk management programs and policies within Aflac Incorporated, including oversight of these functions performed to support the business activities of Aflac U.S., Aflac Japan and Aflac Global Investments.

Daniels joined Aflac in 2002 and has been promoted to positions of increasing responsibility within the Actuarial Department. He was promoted to vice president, Financial Planning and Analysis in 2011, where he assumed responsibility for Aflac's financial planning and corporate modeling. In 2012, he was promoted to senior vice president; deputy corporate actuary, and he assumed the responsibilities of global chief risk officer in January 2014 and the additional role of chief actuary in November 2015. Prior to joining Aflac, he worked as an actuary for Liberty National Life Insurance Company. Daniels earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Auburn University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

President of Aflac Incorporated Kriss Cloninger commented: "Over the last 14 years, Todd has demonstrated his ability to work effectively with all segments of our insurance operations. His proven management skills and in-depth understanding of our insurance operations, combined with his thorough knowledge of risk management principles and practices in the industry, well position him to lead Aflac Incorporated's global risk and actuarial functions. Based on Todd's proven leadership, dedication to the company and stellar performance, we are thrilled to announce his well-deserved promotion to executive vice president and look forward to his ongoing contributions in future years."