We care about Aflac’s policyholders affected by recent weather:
To help provide relief for California policyholders residing in one of the 53 following counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, or Yuba that were affected by recent winter storms, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting March 1, 2023, and ending Aug. 15, 2023. 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.
To help provide relief for Iowa policyholders residing in Union County affected by flooding, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting June 29, 2023, and ending Sept. 15, 2023. 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.
To provide relief for policyholders/certificate holders residing in Vermont and affected by the torrential rains, flooding and landslides, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting July 7, 2023, and ending Sept. 5, 2023. This grace period also provides an extension of filing deadlines for claims and leniency for any other action required under the policy/certificate during the grace period. Aflac will provide a replacement copy of the policy/certificate upon request by the policyholder/certificate holder.
To help provide relief for policyholders residing in the state of Oregon affected by wildfires, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting July 22, 2023, and ending Oct. 12, 2023. 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.
To help provide relief for Iowa policyholders residing in Des Moines, Lee, and Sioux Counties affected by flooding, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Aug. 4, 2023, and ending Oct. 12, 2023. 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.
To help provide relief for California policyholders residing in Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare, and Ventura Counties affected by Hurricane Hilary, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Aug. 18, 2023, and ending Oct. 18, 2023. 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.
To help provide relief for California policyholders residing in Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties affected by wildfires, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Aug. 15, 2023, and ending Oct. 30, 2023. 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.
To help provide relief for policyholders residing in the state of Washington affected by wildfires, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Aug. 19, 2023, and ending Oct. 27, 2023. 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.
To provide relief for policyholders/certificate holders residing in Florida and affected by Hurricane Idalia, Aflac will provide a premium grace period starting Sept. 1, 2023, and ending Oct. 31, 2023. This grace period also provides an extension of filing deadlines for claims and leniency for any other action required under the policy/certificate during the grace period. Aflac will provide a replacement copy of the policy/certificate upon request by the policyholder/certificate holder.
With nearly 24,000 My Special Aflac Ducks delivered free of charge in the United States, Northern Ireland and Japan to date, it’s no surprise to see one in the hands of a pediatric cancer or sickle cell patient. But in April, the cuddly companion was a special guest at the General Meeting of the Japan Medical Association.
At the General Meeting of the Japan Medical Association, kids interact and play with social robot My Special Aflac Duck, which provides comfort and joy to kids with cancer and sickle cell disease.
Held every four years, this meeting brings together Japanese physicians, medical experts, researchers, students and the general public for an open discussion. As part of an exhibit, Aflac Japan Division Manager Yuichi Kase held a hands-on session where children could interact and play with My Special Aflac Duck and create beautiful artwork that was displayed around the exhibit. Meanwhile, parents learned about the needs of pediatric cancer patients and how the features of this robotic companion can help comfort kids with this disease.
Features of My Special Aflac Duck include an interactive mobile app that allows children to virtually bathe and feed their duck, customizable soundscapes that provide soothing visuals and sounds, smart sensors that enable touch and awareness of light and sounds, and a calming heartbeat and breathing vibrations. To help children express themselves, the duck also comes with seven feelings emoji discs that, when tapped to a sensor on the duck's chest, prompt My Special Aflac Duck to emulate each emotion.
Introduced in 2018 after 18 months of research, My Special Aflac Duck is an award-winning social robot initially designed to help bring comfort and joyful moments to children with cancer; in 2022, the Aflac expanded the program to included various medical equipment designed specifically to address the sickle cell disease experience. Since the first delivery in 2018, Aflac has distributed nearly 24,000 My Special Aflac Ducks free of charge to kids above the age of 3 who are diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell — more than 1,400 have been given to pediatric cancer patients in Japan.
Learn more about My Special Aflac Duck and Aflac’s 28-year, $168 million-plus commitment to support children with cancer and sickle cell disease and their families at myspecialaflacduck.com.
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