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.
In October, Tera Ladner, vice president of Risk Management and Governance with Aflac Global Security, was named one of SC Media’s 2023 Women in IT Security Power Players, a distinction among cybersecurity leaders in North America. Ladner is one of 20 women recognized for leadership, contributions and impact in the cybersecurity and information risk sector.
When Ladner joined the Aflac flock seven years ago, she brought with her a diverse background, including a degree in marketing and extensive experience in information governance that eventually led to her earning a law degree. She credits her well-rounded career path for preparing her for her current role in global security governance, where her team is responsible for managing regulatory processes, protecting information, finding efficiencies across the organization, and more.
Tera wasn’t the only one going home with some new hardware that day — Aflac was also named a 2023 CSO50 Award honoree by CSO from Foundry for championing security and risk management excellence, which is only awarded to a select group of organizations that have implemented security projects and initiatives demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership.
Tera’s team played a role in the cross-functional project, “Feathers and Firewalls: Aflac's Zero Trust Approach,” which landed Aflac this prestigious honor. Designed to achieve increased security, simplified network architecture and cost savings, Aflac's program is centered on the principle of consistent controls with all communication passing through a cloud-based common exchange. The zero-trust security model, also known as zero-trust architecture, is a framework for securing infrastructure and data for today's modern digital transformation.
Learn more about Tera in the profile piece by SC Media titled, “Aflac's Tera Ladner: Building teams and relationships.”