We care about Aflac’s policyholders affected by recent weather:
To help provide relief for Indiana policyholders residing in Delaware, Jefferson, and Randolph counties affected by the recent tornadoes, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting March 13, 2024, and ending May 13, 2024. This grace period also provides an extension of filing deadlines for claims and leniency for any other action required under the policy. Aflac will provide a replacement copy of the policy upon request by the policyholder.
We care about Aflac’s policyholders affected by recent weather:
To help provide relief for California policyholders residing in Alameda, Butte, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Monterey, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Sutter Counties affected by the winter storms, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Feb. 3, 2024, and ending May 21, 2024. This grace period also provides an extension of filing deadlines for claims and leniency for any other action required under the policy. Aflac will provide a replacement copy of the policy upon request by the policyholder.
On Feb. 21, 2024, the cyber event reported by Change Healthcare, a company that assists healthcare providers with claims submissions and payments, has created a significant impact to health care providers, including hospitals, individual practitioners, practice groups, diagnostic centers, laboratories, and pharmacies. We have determined Aflac’s primary operations are not impacted. Further, Aflac and its subsidiaries do not have any direct connection to Change Healthcare systems in any of Aflac’s systems or applications. At this time, we are not aware of any impact to customer data but we are monitoring for any communications from our critical third-party suppliers. While Change Healthcare’s cyber event was not directed at Aflac, we will provide flexibility with claims submissions related to this incident should it be needed. If you believe you have a claim impacted by Change Healthcare’s event, please contact Aflac at 800-992-3522.
We care about Aflac’s policyholders affected by recent weather:
To help provide relief for California policyholders residing in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties affected by the winter storms, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Feb. 3, 2024, and ending May 21, 2024. This grace period also provides an extension of filing deadlines for claims and leniency for any other action required under the policy. Aflac will provide a replacement copy of the policy upon request by the policyholder.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Only five days remain for employers to educate their workers about their health insurance options in order to comply with the federally mandated Oct. 1 communication deadline. To help business decision-makers meet this requirement, Aflac, the No. 1 provider of voluntary and guaranteed renewable insurance in the U.S.1, created the Health Care Reform Communication Toolkit featuring an array of customizable communications tools and resources that are offered at no charge to employers.
Under the Affordable Care Act, all employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act are required to inform their employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace and subsidies by Oct. 1. Yet, a recent survey found that 69 percent of workers say their employer hasn't communicated changes coming to their benefits package despite the upcoming deadline.2
"Navigating health care reform is puzzling and challenging for most employers," said Michael Zuna, Aflac executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "And, many companies aren't prepared to comply with the employee notice deadline which is just a few days away. However, Aflac and its nationwide network of agents can help employers create communications to comply with the requirement and educate employees on reform with easy-to-use templates from our Health Care Reform Communication Toolkit."
Aflac's nationwide network of agents is also available to provide employers with information to help them understand key decision points and make smart benefits choices for their organization and employees.
The Health Care Reform Communication Toolkit is designed to help business decision-makers meet the Oct. 1 deadline for informing employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace. Toolkit materials include:
Visit aflac.com/healthcare_reform to learn more about the latest information about health care reform.
About Aflac When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For nearly six decades, Aflac insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the United States, Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance. In Japan, Aflac is the number one life insurance company in terms of individual policies in force. Aflac individual and group insurance products provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For seven consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2013, FORTUNE magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the 15th consecutive year. Also, in 2013, FORTUNE magazine included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for the 12th time, ranking the company number one in the life and health insurance category. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com or espanol.aflac.com.
This material is intended to provide general information about an evolving topic and does not constitute legal, tax or accounting advice regarding any specific situation. Aflac cannot anticipate all the facts that a particular employer or individual will have to consider in their benefits decision-making process. We strongly encourage readers to discuss their HCR situations with their advisors to determine the actions they need to take or to visit healthcare.gov (which may also be contacted at 1-800-318-2596) for additional information.
1 The NU 200 Industry Leaders," National Underwriter, September 19, 2011
2 2013 Open Enrollment Survey of the Aflac WorkForces Report, a study conducted by Research Now on behalf of Aflac, August 2013
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