Northwestern Mutual Life, Aflac, United Airlines, Toyota and others have used the print program.
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Analysts generally think investors should stand pat on AFLAC, with 11 of 19 analysts rating it hold.
Three-quarters of Americans admit to making mistakes during open enrollment, according to a 2011 Aflac WorkForces Report.
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One such company is AFLAC Inc. ( NYSE: AFL), which saw buying by Director David Gary Thompson.
Zuna also noted that Gottfried had not provided the quack for the Japanese version of the Aflac duck.
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" I look on the Internet and on every news site, it says, "Aflac fires Gilbert Gottfried.
Later this spring, insurance company Aflac will give its investors the ability to have a voice in its executive compensation packages.
And yes, they all have strong current dividend yields as well: 2.6% for Aflac and Exxon-Mobil and 3.2% for Walgreens.
Casey also spent three seasons at Central Connecticut State, where he was named the 2003 AFLAC national assistant coach or the year.
The apps were designed by Aflac to help its sales force access Aflac's customer database, claims or policy information while on the road.
The study awarded particularly high marks to Microsoft, Merck, Aflac, and Gilead for their disclosure policies and procedures.
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The duck concept, which has helped the Aflac brand become more widely recognizable, was created by the New York-based advertising agency Kaplan Thaler Group.
Aflac, based in Columbus, Georgia, is the number one insurance company in Japan in terms of individual insurance policies in force, insuring one of out four households.
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"We're looking for decent sales, " says Steven Schwartz, senior insurance analyst at Raymond James, whose favorites include AFLAC, Reinsurance Group of America, and American Equity Investment Life Holding.
The rest were from mainstream corporations, from Aflac to Volkswagen.
Aflac ( AFL) meets the ROE test, trades at a sub 10 PE ratio and its current 2.8% dividend yield is part of a steady dividend growth picture.
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While Toyota and Tiffany managed to recoup their losses, trading up 0.1% and 0.2% respectively, Sony and Aflac were still deep in the red, down 0.9% and 0.7% respectively.
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He recently oversaw a search for a new voice for the Aflac Duck after comedian Gilbert Gottfried tweeted offensive jokes about the Japan tsunami on the day it happened.
Distributing apps that did the same work significantly reduced the number of calls into the call center, freeing up those employees to deal with customers or process insurance claims, Aflac said.
Just 40% of employees feel well-informed about the benefits their companies offer, and less than half (46%) feel their HR departments are extremely or very knowledgeable about those benefits, Aflac found.
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Later this spring, insurance company Aflac (nyse: AFL - news - people ) will give its investors the ability to have a voice in its executive compensation packages.
Aflac, a big American insurer, has developed several apps that allow members of its sales team access to customer data and claims records without having to log in from a desktop computer.
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Brands, Chik-fil-A, Outback Steakhouse, Walgreen, Levy Restaurants, McDonalds, Corning, Whole Foods, Aflac, TD Industries, The Container Store and Men's Wearhouse operate with financial success using various multiple-stakeholder business models that incorporate both short-term and long-term views.
Among the largest underlying components of UYG, in trading today ACE, Ltd. ( NYSE: ACE) is up about 0.7%, Affiliated Managers Group Inc. ( NYSE: AMG) is trading flat, and AFLAC Inc. ( NYSE: AFL) is higher by about 0.3%.
Even had Aflac put Gottfried through a Twitter sensitivity class, who knows whether that would have actually kicked in when he saw the comic material offered in the form of the devastation wrought by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
Among the largest underlying components of KIE, in trading today Travelers Companies Incorporated ( NYSE: TRV) is down about 1.1%, Prudential Financial Incorporated ( NYSE: PRU) is off about 2.2%, and Aflac Incorporated ( NYSE: AFL) is lower by about 1.9%.
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Among the largest underlying components of KIE, in trading today AFLAC Inc. ( NYSE: AFL) is off about 0.5%, Protective Life Corp. ( NYSE: PL) is off about 0.6%, and Genworth Financial Inc ( NYSE: GNW) is lower by about 2.7%.
Among the largest underlying components of UYG, in trading today ACE, Ltd. ( NYSE: ACE) is off about 0.9%, Affiliated Managers Group Inc. ( NYSE: AMG) is down about 0.1%, and AFLAC Inc. ( NYSE: AFL) is lower by about 1.4%.
Among the largest underlying components of FAS, in trading today AFLAC Inc. ( NYSE: AFL) is trading flat, Affiliated Managers Group Inc. ( NYSE: AMG) is trading flat, and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ( NYSE: ARE) is higher by about 0.9%.
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