Aflac CEO Dan Amos reacts to ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassination
As world leaders issued statements Friday regarding the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, the international news hit home for Aflac, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Columbus.
The supplemental insurer generates most of its revenue from Japan, where the company says 1 in 4 households have an Aflac policy. So after the 67-year-old Abe was shot to death while delivering a campaign speech in Nara, Japan, the Ledger-Enquirer asked Aflac spokesman Jon Sullivan for the company’s reaction.
Sullivan emailed the L-E the following statement from Aflac chairman and CEO Dan Amos:
“We are incredibly shocked and saddened to learn of the senseless loss of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest serving prime minister in Japan. Prime Minister Abe will be long remembered for his dedication to improving Japan’s economy and his steadfast commitment to providing a woman-friendly work environment through his ‘womenomics’ policy, which sparked a national call to action to promote more women into leadership positions throughout Japan, a policy that was warmly embraced by Aflac Incorporated.
“Mr. Abe was a well-respected leader across the world. Our most sincere condolences go out to his family, his global circle of friends, and to all of the people of Japan.”
