Aflac 10Q 2001 Q3 Quarterly report

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the quarter ended September 30, 2001
Commission File No. 1-7434

AFLAC INCORPORATED
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GEORGIA	58-1167100
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(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31999
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (706) 323-3431

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		November 8, 2001
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Common Stock, $.10 Par Value		522,171,666 shares

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

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Part I. Financial Information:

Item 1. Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000	1
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	Consolidated Statements of Earnings
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000	3
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	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000	4
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	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000	5
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	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000	7
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	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	8
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	Review by Independent Auditors	18
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	Independent Auditors' Review Report	19
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Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis
	of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		35
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Part II. Other Information:

Item 1.Legal Proceedings		39
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Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		39
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Items other than those listed above are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable.

Part I. Financial Information

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions)

			September 30,	December 31,
			2001	2000
			(Unaudited)
			-------------------	-----------------
Assets:
	Investments and cash:
		Securities available for sale, at fair value:
		Fixed maturities (amortized cost $19,542 in 2001
		and $20,405 in 2000)	$ 22,292	$ 22,172
		Perpetual debentures (amortized cost $2,755 in
		2001 and $2,347 in 2000)	2,830	2,046
		Equity securities (cost $229 in 2001 and $161
		in 2000)	235	236
		Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost:
		Fixed maturities (fair value $5,297 in 2001 and
		$3,702 in 2000)	5,257	3,645
		Perpetual debentures (fair value $3,349 in 2001
		and $3,323 in 2000)	3,279	3,442
		Other investments	16	17
		Cash and cash equivalents	827	609
			-------------	------------
		Total investments and cash	34,736	32,167
	Receivables, primarily premiums		442	300
	Accrued investment income		358	380
	Deferred policy acquisition costs		3,807	3,685
	Property and equipment, at cost less
	accumulated depreciation		492	481
	Other		215	218
			------------	------------
		Total assets	$ 40,050	$ 37,231
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(continued)

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(In millions, except for share and per-share amounts)

				September 30,		December 31,
				2001		2000
				(Unaudited)
				--------------------		------------------
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
	Liabilities:
		Policy liabilities:
		Future policy benefits		$ 26,845		$ 26,101
		Unpaid policy claims		1,904		1,745
		Unearned premiums		364		355
		Other policyholders' funds		495		364
				------------		------------
		Total policy liabilities		29,608		28,565
		Notes payable		1,287		1,079
		Income taxes		2,259		1,894
		Payables for return of cash collateral
		on loan securities		495		127
		Other		842		872
				------------		------------
		Total liabilities		34,491		32,537
				------------		------------
	Shareholders' equity:
		Common stock of $.10 par value. In thousands:
		authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued 646,179
		shares in 2001 and 644,813 shares in 2000		65		32
		Additional paid-in capital		328		336
		Retained earnings		4,406		3,956
		Accumulated other comprehensive income:
		Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		195		194
		Unrealized gains on investment securities		2,113		1,474
		Treasury stock, at average cost		(1,548	)	(1,298	)
				------------		------------
		Total shareholders' equity		5,559		4,694
				------------		------------
			Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 40,050		$ 37,231
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			Shareholders' equity per share	$ 10.62		$ 8.87
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Share and per-share amounts reflect the two-for-one stock split distributed March 16, 2001.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In millions - Unaudited, except for		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
share and per-share amounts)		September 30,				September 30,
		--------------------------------				-----------------------------
		2001		2000		2001		2000
Revenues:		--------		--------		--------		--------
	Premiums, principally supplemental
	health insurance	$ 2,034		$ 2,078		$ 6,023			$ 6,146
	Net investment income	392		392		1,156			1,153
	Realized investment gains (losses)	(27	)	(6	)	(32	)		(100	)
	Other income	47		8		47			25
		--------		--------		--------			--------
	Total revenues	2,446		2,472		7,194			7,224
		--------		--------		--------			--------
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits and claims	1,584		1,673		4,720			4,938
	Acquisition and operating expenses:
	Amortization of deferred policy
	acquisition costs	79		76		243			222
	Insurance commissions	252		266		754			780
	Insurance expenses	211		183		583			565
	Interest expense	5		5		15			14
	Release of retirement liability	-		-		-			(101	)
	Other operating expenses	21		17		62			51
		--------		--------		--------			--------
	Total acquisition and operating expenses	568		547		1,657			1,531
		--------		--------		--------			--------
	Total benefits and expenses	2,152		2,220		6,377			6,469
		--------		--------		--------			--------
	Earnings before income taxes	294		252		817			755
Income taxes		101		89		292			234
		--------		--------		--------			--------
	Net earnings	$ 193		$ 163		$ 525			$ 521
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Net earnings per share:
	Basic	$ .37		$ .31		$ 1.00			$ .98
	Diluted	.36		.30		.97			.96
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Shares used in computing earnings per
share (In thousands):
	Basic	524,266		530,180		526,063			530,838
	Diluted	536,043		544,392		538,973			544,590
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Cash dividends per share		$ .05		$ .043		$ .143			$ .124
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Share and per-share amounts reflect the two-for-one stock split distributed March 16, 2001.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period reporting classifications.
These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(In millions, except for per-share amounts - Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
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		2001		2000
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Common stock:
	Balance at beginning of period	$ 32		$ 32
	Exercise of stock options	1		-
	Two-for-one stock split	32		-
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	Balance at end of period	65		32
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Additional paid-in capital:
	Balance at beginning of period	336		310
	Exercise of stock options	7		15
	Gain on treasury stock reissued	17		4
	Two-for-one stock split	(32	)	-
		----------		----------
	Balance at end of period	328		329
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Retained earnings:
	Balance at beginning of period	3,956		3,356
	Net earnings	525		521
	Dividends to shareholders ($.143 per share in 2001
	and $.124 in 2000)	(75	)	(65	)
		----------		----------
	Balance at end of period	4,406		3,812
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Accumulated other comprehensive income:
	Balance at beginning of period	1,668		1,264
	Change in unrealized foreign currency
	translation gains (losses) during
	period, net of income taxes	1		(48	)
	Change in unrealized gains (losses) on
	investment securities during period, net
	of income taxes	639		(47	)
		----------		----------
	Balance at end of period	2,308		1,169
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Treasury stock:
	Balance at beginning of period	(1,298	)	(1,094	)
	Purchases of treasury stock	(281	)	(176	)
	Cost of shares issued	31		32
		----------		----------
	Balance at end of period	(1,548	)	(1,238	)
		----------		----------
	Total shareholders' equity	$ 5,559		$ 4,104
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Per-share amounts reflect the two-for-one stock split distributed March 16, 2001.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

	AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	(In millions - Unaudited)

			Nine Months Ended
			September 30,
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			2001		2000
Cash flows from operating activities:			----------		-----------
	Net earnings		$ 525		$ 521
	Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
	net cash provided by operating activities:
		Increase in policy liabilities	1,806		2,046
		Deferred income taxes	51		86
		Change in income taxes payable	87		168
		Increase in deferred policy acquisition costs	(227	)	(215	)
		Change in receivables and advance premiums	(133	)	(41	)
		Realized investment (gains) losses	32		100
		Change in fair value of interest component of
		cross-currency swaps	(19	)	-
		Release of retirement liability	-		(101	)
		Other, net	87		23
			----------		----------
		Net cash provided by operating activities	2,209		2,587
			----------		----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Proceeds from investments sold or matured:
		Securities available for sale:
		Fixed maturities sold	1,274		572
		Fixed maturities matured	444		301
		Equity securities	76		30
		Securities held to maturity:
		Fixed maturities matured	129		-
		Other investments, net	(2	)	(3	)
	Costs of investments acquired:
		Securities available for sale:
		Fixed maturities	(2,184	)	(3,234	)
		Perpetual debentures	(498	)	(26	)
		Equity securities	(128	)	(54	)
		Securities held to maturity:
		Fixed maturities	(1,324	)	-
		Perpetual debentures	(41	)	-
	Cash received as collateral on loaned securities, net		368		397
	Additions to property and equipment, net		(78	)	(14	)
	Other, net		(12	)	(9	)
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		Net cash used by investing activities	(1,976	)	(2,040	)
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(continued)

	AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
	(In millions - Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		------------------------------
		2001		2000
		--------		--------
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Proceeds from borrowings	$ 436		$ 15
	Principal payments under debt obligations	(216	)	(169	)
	Change in annuity deposit funds	98		26
	Dividends paid to shareholders	(71	)	(61	)
	Purchases of treasury stock	(281	)	(176	)
	Treasury stock reissued	31		27
	Other, net	7		14
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	Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	4		(324	)
		----------		----------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
	and cash equivalents	(19	)	(31	)
		----------		----------
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	218		192

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		609		616
		----------		----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$ 827		$ 808
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
	Cash payments during the period for:
	Interest paid	$ 12		$ 14
	Income taxes paid	195		97
	Impairment losses included in realized capital losses	(71	)	(57	)
	Noncash financing activities:
	Capital lease obligations	14		15
	Treasury shares issued to AFL stock plan for:
	Shareholder dividend reinvestment	4		4
	Associates stock bonus	13		5

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

	AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	(In millions - Unaudited)

Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
September 30,		September 30,
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2001	2000	2001	2000
--------	--------	--------	--------

Net earnings			$ 193		$ 163		$ 525		$ 521
			--------		--------		--------		--------
Other comprehensive income, before income taxes:
	Change in unrealized foreign currency translation
	gains (losses) during the period		(46	)	17		31		45
	Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
		Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising
		during the period	39		(306	)	892		(209	)
		Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains)
		losses included in net earnings	(2	)	7		4		100
	Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap contracts:
		Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising
		during the period	-		-		(1	)	-
		Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
		included in net earnings	-		-		1		-
			--------		--------		--------		--------
		Total other comprehensive income (loss),
		before income taxes	(9	)	(282	)	927		(64	)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items of
	other comprehensive income		(26	)	(114	)	287		31
			--------		--------		--------		--------
		Other comprehensive income (loss), net
		of income taxes	17		(168	)	640		(95	)
			--------		--------		--------		--------
		Total comprehensive income	$ 210		$ (5	)	$ 1,165		$ 426
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See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

AFLAC INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of AFLAC Incorporated and subsidiaries (the "Company") contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2001, and the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, and consolidated statements of cash flows and shareholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These principles are established primarily by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates when recording transactions resulting from business operations, based on information currently available. The most significant items on our balance sheet that involve a greater degree of accounting estimates and actuarial determinations subject to changes in the future are: deferred policy acquisition costs and liabilities for future policy benefits and unpaid policy claims. As additional information becomes available (or actual amounts are determinable), the recorded estimates will be revised and reflected in operating results. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, we believe the amoun ts provided are adequate.

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our annual report to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2000.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

2. Accounting Pronouncements

We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133 as amended, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, on January 1, 2001. This statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in investment securities and other contracts, and for hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative is included in either earnings or other comprehensive income depending on the intended use of the derivative instrument and the nature of any hedge designation thereon.

This standard changed the accounting for our interest rate swaps and the interest component of our cross-currency swaps. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, we now recognize in net earnings the change in fair value of the interest component of our cross-currency swaps. Unrealized gains and losses related to the change in fair value of our interest rate swaps are included in accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged transaction terminates. The changes described above affect only the pattern and the timing of noncash accounting recognition.

The cumulative transition effect recorded on January 1, 2001 for this new accounting standard was approximately $293,000. The movement in yen and dollar interest rates can have a significant impact on the reported value of the interest components of the cross-currency swaps, the result of which flows through net income. The effect of recording the fair value of the interest components of the cross-currency swaps increased net earnings by $19 million ($.04 per basic share and $.03 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. See Note 5 for additional information on our derivative and nonderivative financial instruments.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently issued four new accounting standards. The adoption of these standards is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

3.Segment Information

Information regarding components of operations follows:

(In millions)			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			----------------------------				-----------------------------
			2001		2000		2001			2000
Revenues:			----------		----------		----------			----------
	AFLAC Japan:
		Earned premiums	$ 1,564		$ 1,682			$ 4,662			$ 5,000
		Net investment income	311		320			920			940
		Other income	1		1			2			7
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		Total AFLAC Japan revenues	1,876		2,003			5,584			5,947
			----------		----------			----------			----------
	AFLAC U.S.:
		Earned premiums	471		395			1,361			1,146
		Net investment income	77		70			225			205
		Other income	2		2			6			4
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		�� Total AFLAC U.S. revenues	550		467			1,592			1,355
			----------		----------			----------			----------
	Other business segments		6		7			24			20
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		Total business segment revenues	2,432		2,477			7,200			7,322
	Realized investment gains (losses)*		(27	)	(6	)		(32	)		(100	)
	Corporate**		48		8			46			25
	Intercompany eliminations		(7	)	(7	)		(20	)		(23	)
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		Total revenues	$ 2,446		$ 2,472			$ 7,194			$ 7,224
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Earnings before income taxes:
	AFLAC Japan		$ 211		$ 195			$ 616			$ 574
	AFLAC U.S.		85		74			252			216
	Other business segments		(2	)	1			(3	)		(2	)
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		Total business segment earnings	294		270			865			788
	Realized investment gains (losses)*		(27	)	(6	)		(32	)		(100	)
	Release of retirement liability		-		-			-			101
	Interest expense, noninsurance operations		(4	)	(4	)		(12	)		(12	)
	Corporate**		31		(8	)		(4	)		(22	)
			----------		----------			----------			----------
		Total earnings before income taxes	$ 294		$ 252			$ 817			$ 755
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* See Note 6.

**Includes investment income of $4 in 2001 and $1 in 2000 for the three-month period and $10 in 2001 and $7 in 2000 for the nine-month period. In 2001, includes a gain of $38 for the three-month period and a gain of $19 for the nine-month period related to the change in fair value of the interest component of our cross-currency swaps.

Assets were as follows:

		September 30,		December 31,
(In millions)		2001		2000
		---------------------			---------------------
Assets:
	AFLAC Japan	$ 33,993			$ 31,881
	AFLAC U.S.	5,616			4,964
	Other business segments	41			46
		-------------			-------------
	Total business segment assets	39,650			36,891
	Corporate	7,039			5,993
	Intercompany eliminations	(6,639	)		(5,653	)
		-------------			-------------
	Total assets	$ 40,050			$ 37,231
		========			========

4. Notes Payable

A summary of notes payable is as follows:

		September 30,	December 31,
(In millions)		2001	2000
		--------------------	--------------------
6.50% senior notes due April 2009 (principal amount $450)		$ 449	$ 449
Yen-denominated Samurai notes:
	1.55% notes due October 2005 (principal
	amount 30 billion yen)	251	261
	.87% notes due June 2006 (principal
	amount 40 billion yen)	335	-
Unsecured, yen-denominated notes payable to banks:
	Reducing revolving credit agreement:
	2.29% fixed interest rate	-	99
	Variable interest rate	-	14
	Revolving credit agreement, due November 2002:
	1.24% fixed interest rate	32	68
	Variable interest rate (.28% at September 30, 2001)	184	157
Obligations under capitalized leases payable
	monthly through 2006, secured by computer
	equipment in Japan	36	31
		-----------	-----------
	Total notes payable	$ 1,287	$ 1,079
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For those loans denominated in yen, the principal amount of the loans as stated in dollar terms will fluctuate from period to period due to changes in the yen/dollar exchange rate.

($251 million using the September 30, 2001 exchange rate). In June 2001, we issued in Japan 40 billion yen of .87% Samurai notes due June 2006 ($335 million using the September 30, 2001 exchange rate). Both issues are redeemable at our option at any time with a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium.

In April 1999, we issued $450 million of 6.50% senior notes, due April 2009. The current outstanding balance after unamortized loan discount is $449 million. The notes are redeemable at our option at any time with a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a make-whole amount. We have entered into cross-currency swaps that have the effect of converting the dollar-denominated principal and interest into yen-denominated obligations (see Note 5).

In July 2001, we paid in full the unsecured reducing, revolving credit agreement (12.9 billion yen, or $104 million at the June 30, 2001 exchange rate). We had 11.3 billion yen of interest rate swaps associated with this credit agreement, which also terminated in July.

We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement that provides for bank borrowings through November 2002 in either U.S. dollars or Japanese yen. The borrowing limit is $250 million. The current outstanding balance is 25.8 billion yen. At quarter end, we had 21.9 billion yen ($184 million) of the unsecured revolving credit agreement outstanding at a variable interest rate. In July 2001, interest rate swaps totaling 3.9 billion yen associated with this credit agreement expired, which reduced the fixed interest rate portion of the debt to 3.9 billion yen as of September 30, 2001. The remaining swaps are scheduled to expire in July 2002 (see Note 5).

5. Financial Instruments

We have only limited activity with derivative financial instruments. We do not use them for trading purposes, nor do we engage in leveraged derivative transactions. Our risk management objectives are to minimize the exposure of our shareholders' equity to foreign currency translation fluctuations and also reduce our interest expense by converting the principal and interest of our dollar-denominated debt into yen-denominated obligations. We currently use two types of derivatives: interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps.

AFLAC documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet, or to specific forecasted transactions. We also assess, both at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives and nonderivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged items.

The assessment of hedge effectiveness determines the noncash accounting treatment of changes in fair value. Our accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives is as follows:

Nature of Hedge Designation	Derivative's Change in Fair Value Reflected in:
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Cash flow	Other comprehensive income, with subsequent
	reclassifications to earnings when the hedged
	transaction impacts earnings

Net investment in foreign operations	Other comprehensive income as part of the
	cumulative translation adjustment; ineffective
	portions of the hedge are included in other income

Derivative Hedging Instruments

We have cross-currency swaps outstanding related to our $450 million senior notes (see Note 4). These cross-currency swaps have the effect of converting the dollar-denominated principal and interest into yen-denominated obligations. Our interest expense is reduced from 6.50% payable in dollars to 1.67% payable in yen. The notional amount and terms of the swaps match the principal amount and terms of the senior notes. The cross-currency swaps have been designated as a hedge of the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in AFLAC Japan.

The fair value of the cross-currency swaps includes three components: the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the accrued interest at the valuation date, and the effect of changes in interest rates in the United States and Japan.

The foreign currency portion of our cross-currency swaps was included at fair value in other liabilities at $17 million as of September 30, 2001, and at $34 million as of December 31, 2000. The related $17 million increase in fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2001 (a $28 million increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2000) was reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income - unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses).

Under the provisions of SFAS No. 133, which was effective January 1, 2001, the interest components of the cross-currency swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting and therefore the changes in fair value must be reflected in earnings. The increase in fair value related to changes in interest rates was a gain of $38 million for the three-month period and a gain of $19 million for the nine-month period. At September 30, 2001, the total fair value of the swaps, $12 million due from counterparties, was included in other assets. At December 31, 2000, the total fair value of $30 million due to counterparties was included in other liabilities. At September 30, 2001, the accrued interest receivable was $10 million, compared with $4 million at December 31, 2000. The change in the accrued interest receivable was included in interest expense.

The fair value of the interest components, not related to accrued interest, was not reflected in the financial statements prior to January 1, 2001.

At September 30, 2001, we had outstanding interest rate swaps on 3.9 billion yen ($32 million) of our variable-interest-rate yen-denominated borrowings (Note 4). In July 2001, 15.2 billion yen ($122 million) of the 19.1 billion yen outstanding as of June 30, 2001 expired. The remaining swap agreements expire in July 2002. These swaps reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our borrowing costs and effectively change our interest rate from variable to fixed. After the effect of the remaining swap agreements, we make fixed-rate payments at 1.24% and receive floating-rate payments (.08% at September 30, 2001, plus loan costs of 20 basis points) based on three-month Japanese yen LIBOR. We do not expect to reclassify a significant amount of unrealized gains/losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings during the next 12 months related to our interest rate swaps. For additional information on the credit agreements, see Note 4.

Our risk management objective is to fix the net interest cash outflows on a portion of our debt obligations. We have designated these interest rate swaps as a cash flow hedge of our exposure to the variability in future cash flows attributable to the variable interest payments due. These interest rate swaps were included in other liabilities at a fair value of $306,000 at September 30, 2001, and the change in such fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2001 was reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income. The change in accrued interest payable was included in interest expense. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was not reflected in the financial statements prior to January 1, 2001. For additional information on the adoption of SFAS No. 133 and our accounting for derivatives, see Note 2.

Nonderivative Hedging Instruments

The following yen-denominated debt instruments (see Note 4) have been designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in AFLAC Japan - the 1.55% Samurai notes due October 2005, principal amount 30.0 billion yen; the .87% Samurai notes due June 2006, principal amount 40.0 billion yen; and the unsecured, revolving credit agreement due November 2002, currently payable in Japanese yen, principal amount 25.8 billion yen.

Other Nonderivative Instruments

We lend fixed-maturity securities to financial institutions in short-term security lending transactions. These securities continue to be carried as investment assets on our balance sheet during the term of the loans and are not recorded as sales. We receive cash or other securities as collateral for such loans. These short-term security lending arrangements increase investment income with minimal risk. At September 30, 2001, and December 31, 2000, we had security loans outstanding in the amounts of $484 million and $123 million at fair value, respectively. At September 30, 2001, and December 31, 2000, we held cash in the amount of $495 million and $127 million, respectively, as collateral for loaned securities.

For loans involving unrestricted cash collateral, the collateral is recorded as an asset with a corresponding liability for the return of the collateral. For loans collateralized by securities, the collateral is not recorded as an asset or liability.

Our security lending policy requires that the fair value of the securities received as collateral and cash received as collateral be 102% and 100% or more, respectively, of the fair value of the loaned securities as of the date the securities are loaned and not less than 100% thereafter.

6. Investment Gains and Losses

Realized Investment Gains and Losses

In the first nine months of 2001, we recognized impairment losses related to both stock and debt securities investments. In the third quarter, we recognized a pretax impairment loss of $28 million related to our investment in the common stock of two human resource service companies. During the first quarter, we recognized a pretax impairment loss of $42 million on the corporate debt securities of a U.S. issuer, which experienced a significant credit rating downgrade in March 2001.

In the first quarter of 2001, we executed several bond sale and purchase transactions in an effort to increase investment income. The sale of these debt securities resulted in a pretax gain of $21 million. Also in the first quarter, we realized a pretax investment gain of $18 million related to the sale of a portion of our U.S. equity securities portfolio in connection with a change in outside investment managers.

The preceding activity, together with other trades in the normal course of business, reduced net income by $32 million ($.06 per basic and diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2001.

During the first half of 2000, the North American issuers of two debt securities held in our debt portfolio experienced significant credit rating downgrades. In the second quarter, we sold one security at a realized loss of $34 million. We recorded an impairment loss of $57 million on the other security. These losses, when combined with other trades in the normal course of business, decreased net earnings by $66 million ($.13 per basic share and $.12 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.

Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses

The unrealized gains and losses on debt securities, less amounts applicable to policy liabilities and deferred income taxes, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. The portion of unrealized gains credited to policy liabilities represents gains that would not inure to the benefit of our shareholders if such gains were actually realized.

The net effect on shareholders' equity of unrealized gains and losses from investment securities at the following dates was:

(In millions)	September 30,	December 31,
	2001	2000
	---------------------	---------------------
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale	$ 2,831	$ 1,541
Unamortized unrealized gains on securities transferred
to held to maturity	692	1,001
Less:
Policy liabilities	86	-
Deferred income taxes	1,324	1,068
	-------------	-------------
Shareholders' equity, net unrealized gains on
investment securities	$ 2,113	$ 1,474
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As of March 31, 2001, new Japanese accounting principles and regulatory requirements became effective, which impact investment classifications and solvency margin calculations on a Japanese accounting basis. As a result of these new regulatory requirements, we re-evaluated AFLAC Japan's investment portfolio and our holding period intent related to certain investment securities. In order to minimize potentially unfavorable solvency margin results in the future under the new Japanese accounting methods, we reclassified debt securities with amortized cost of $1.8 billion from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category as of March 31, 2001. The related unamortized unrealized gain, included in accumulated other comprehensive income immediately prior to the transfer, was $327 million.

We also reclassified debt securities with a fair value of $2.3 billion from the available-for-sale category to the held-to-maturity category as of March 31, 2001. The related unrealized gain of $118 million is being amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment income over the remaining term of the securities. The related premium in the carrying value of the debt securities that was created when the reclassification occurred is also being amortized as an offsetting charge to investment income.

7. Common Stock

The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares of our common stock for the nine months ended September 30:

(In thousands of shares)		2001		2000
		------------		------------
Common stock - issued:
	Balance at beginning of period	644,813		640,698
	Exercise of stock options	1,366		3,853
		------------		------------
	Balance at end of period	646,179		644,551
		------------		------------
Treasury stock:
	Balance at beginning of period	115,603		109,216
	Purchases of treasury stock:
	Open market	9,480		7,784
	Other	168		269
	Shares issued to AFL Stock Plan	(1,334	)	(936	)
	Exercise of stock options	(1,107	)	(2,098	)
		------------		------------
	Balance at end of period	122,810		114,235
		------------		------------
Shares outstanding at end of period		523,369		530,316
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On February 13, 2001, the board of directors declared a two-for-one stock split, consisting of 323 million shares, payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2001. The stock split was distributed on March 16, 2001. Share and per-share amounts retroactively reflect this split.

For the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, there were approximately 1,189,800 and 3,300 weighted average shares, respectively, for outstanding stock options that were not included in the weighted average shares used in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price for these options was greater than the average market price during these periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, there were approximately 759,100 and 1,249,800 weighted average shares, respectively, for outstanding stock options that were not included in the weighted average shares used in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price for these options was greater than the average market price during these periods.

8. Litigation

We are a defendant in various litigation considered to be in the normal course of business. Some of this litigation is pending in Alabama, where large punitive damages bearing little relation to the actual damages sustained by plaintiffs have been awarded against other companies, including insurers, in recent years. Although the final results of any litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the outcome of pending litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

9. Release of Retirement Liability

In May 2000, the surviving spouse of John B. Amos, former chairman of the board, unexpectedly passed away. The Company had accrued an unfunded liability under a shareholder-approved employment contract for projected retirement payments based on a normal life expectancy. The release of the remaining accrued liability increased net earnings by $99 million ($.19 per basic share and $.18 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.

REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The September 30, 2001, and 2000, financial statements included in this filing have been reviewed by KPMG LLP, independent auditors, in accordance with established professional standards and procedures for such a review.

The report of KPMG LLP commenting upon their review is included on page 19.

KPMG LLP
Certified Public Accountants
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.	Telephone: (404) 222-3000
Suite 2000	Telefax: (404) 222-3050
Atlanta, GA 30308

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT

The shareholders and board of directors AFLAC Incorporated:

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of AFLAC Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the consolidated statements of shareholders' equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of AFLAC Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, cash flows and comprehensive income for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 26, 2001, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

	KPMG LLP


Atlanta, GA
October 24, 2001

ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
	CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

AFLAC Incorporated is the parent company of American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, AFLAC. Our principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered through AFLAC. Most of AFLAC's policies are individually underwritten and marketed at worksites through independent agents, with premiums paid by the employee. Our operations in Japan (AFLAC Japan) and the United States (AFLAC U.S.) service the two markets for our insurance business.

On February 13, 2001, the board of directors declared a two-for-one stock split, effectively increasing the issued and outstanding shares by 100%. All share and per-share amounts have been restated for the split.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following nonoperating items affected our net earnings during 2001 and 2000.

During the third quarter of 2001, we recognized in realized investment gains and losses a pretax impairment loss of $28 million ($28 million after tax, or $.05 per basic and diluted share) related to the Company's investment in two human resource service companies. (See Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The third quarter of 2001 included a $38 million pretax gain ($37 million after tax, or $.07 per basic and diluted share) in connection with the change in fair value of the interest component of cross-currency swaps related to the Company's debt. The year-to-date impact of changes in such fair values increased pretax earnings by $19 million ($19 million after tax, or $.04 per basic share and $.03 per diluted share). These gains were included in other income. (See Notes 2 and 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

In the second quarter of 2000, the release of an accrued unfunded liability for projected retirement payments increased pretax earnings by $101 million ($99 million after tax, or $.19 per basic share and $.18 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. (See Note 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

During the second quarter of 2000, we sold one security at a pretax loss of $34 million. We also recorded a pretax impairment loss of $57 million on another security. These losses were included in realized investment gains and losses. The combined effect of these losses decreased net earnings by $58 million ($.11 per basic and diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. These losses, when combined with other trades in the normal course of business, decreased net earnings by $66 million ($.13 per basic share and $.12 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. (See Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The following table sets forth the results of operations by business segment for the periods shown.

SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
(In millions, except for per-share amounts)

Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
--------------------------------------------			-------------------------------------------
Percentage				Percentage
Change	2001	2000		Change	2001	2000
----------------	---------	---------		-----------------	---------	--------

Operating earnings:
	AFLAC Japan	8.5	%	$ 211		$ 195		7.3	%	$ 616		$ 574
	AFLAC U.S	14.0		85		75		16.7		252		216
	Other business segments			(2	)	-				(3	)	(2	)
				-------		--------				--------		--------
	Total business segments	9.1		294		270		9.8		865		788
	Interest expense,
	noninsurance operations	(10.1	)	(4	)	(4	)	(4.7	)	(12	)	(12	)
	Corporate and eliminations	12.9		(6	)	(7	)	(.3	)	(23	)	(22	)
				--------		--------				--------		--------
	Pretax operating earnings	9.6		284		259		10.1		830		754
	Income taxes	11.1		100		90		10.1		292		265
				--------		--------				--------		--------
	Operating earnings	8.9		184		169		10.1		538		489
Nonoperating items:
	Change in fair value of the
	interest component of cross-
	currency swaps, net of tax			37		-				19		-
	Realized investment gains
	(losses), net of tax			(28	)	(6	)			(32	)	(67	)
	Release of retirement liability,
	net of tax			-		-				-		99
				--------		--------				--------		--------
	Net earnings	18.6	%	$ 193		$ 163		.7	%	$ 525		$ 521
				=====		=====				=====		=====
Operating earnings per basic share		9.4	%	$ .35		$ .32		10.9	%	$ 1.02		$ .92
Operating earnings per diluted share		9.7		.34		.31		11.1		1.00		.90
				=====		=====				=====		=====
Net earnings per basic share		19.4	%	$ .37		$ .31		2.0	%	$ 1.00		$ .98
Net earnings per diluted share		20.0		.36		.30		1.0		.97		.96
				=====		=====				=====		=====

The following discussion of earnings comparisons focuses on operating earnings and excludes realized investment gains/losses, the change in fair value of the interest component of cross-currency swaps in 2001 and the gain from the release of the retirement accrual in 2000. Operating earnings per share amounts referenced in the following discussion are based on the diluted number of average outstanding shares and retroactively reflect the two-for-one stock split distributed March 16, 2001. For the first nine months of 2001, the weaker yen, or stronger dollar, masked our true operating performance. Our business, in functional currency terms, continued to be strong, and we believe it is more appropriate to measure our performance excluding the effect of the yen in order to understand the basic operating results of the business.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Due to the relative size of AFLAC Japan, fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate can have a significant effect on our reported results. In years when the yen weakens, translating yen into dollars causes fewer dollars to be reported. When the yen strengthens, translating yen into dollars causes more dollars to be reported.

The following table illustrates the effect of foreign currency translation by comparing our reported operating results with those that would have been reported had foreign currency exchange rates remained unchanged from the comparable period in the prior year.

AFLAC Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Foreign Currency Translation Effect on Operating Results
Percentage Changes Over Previous Period
(For the periods ended September 30, 2001

	Three Months				Nine Months
	Operating Results				Operating Results
	------------------------------------				---------------------------------
	Including		Excluding			Including		Excluding
	Currency		Currency			Currency		Currency
	Changes		Changes*			Changes		Changes*
	--------------		-------------			-------------		--------------
Premium income	(2.1	)%	7.7	%		(2.0	)%	7.7	%
Net investment income	.1		7.5			.2		7.5
Operating revenues	(1.7	)	7.7			(1.6	)	7.7
Total benefits and expenses	(3.1	)	6.7			(2.9	)	6.7
Operating earnings	8.9		14.8			10.1		15.9
Operating earnings per diluted share	9.7		16.1			11.1		16.7
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*Amounts excluding foreign currency changes were determined using the same yen/dollar exchange rate for the current period as the comparable period in the prior year.
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The yen strengthened in relation to the dollar from June 30, 2001 to September 30, 2001. However, overall exchange rates for 2001 have remained at levels significantly weaker than those experienced in the comparable periods in 2000. The average yen/dollar exchange rates were 121.72 and 107.65 for the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, and 120.86 and 107.16 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The weaker yen decreased reported operating earnings by approximately $.02 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2001, and $.05 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. Operating earnings per share increased 9.7% to $.34 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2001, compared with the same period in 2000 and increased 11.1% to $1.00 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001, compared with the same period in 2000. Operating earnings per share, excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, incre ased 16.1%, to $.36 for the quarter and increased 16.7% to $1.05 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared with the same periods in 2000.

Our primary financial objective is the growth of operating earnings per share excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations. Our objective for 2001 through 2003 is to increase operating earnings per share by 15% to 17% excluding the impact of currency translation.

We expect to achieve the high end of our objective for 2001. If we achieve a 17% increase, the following table shows the likely results for operating earnings per share in 2001 using various yen/dollar exchange rate scenarios.

2001 Operating EPS Scenarios
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Annual
Average Yen		Annual Operating	% Growth		Yen Impact
Exchange Rate		Diluted EPS	Over 2000		on EPS
------------------		----------------------	--------------		--------------
100.00		$ 1.45	20.8	%	$ .05
105.00		1.42	18.3		.02
107.83	*	1.40	16.7		-
110.00		1.39	15.8		(.01	)
115.00		1.36	13.3		(.04	)
120.00		1.34	11.7		(.06	)
125.00		1.31	9.2		(.09	)
130.00		1.29	7.5		(.11	)

*Actual 2000 average exchange rate.

If we reach the high end of our earnings objective and the yen averages 120 to 125 to the dollar for the remainder of the year, we expect operating earnings per share would range from $1.33 to $1.34 for the full year.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

During the third quarter, we acquired 2.8 million shares of AFLAC stock, bringing the total number of shares purchased in the first nine months to 9.5 million. At the end of September 2001, we had 7.0 million shares remaining for purchase under authorization from the board of directors.

INCOME TAXES

Our combined U.S. and Japanese effective income tax rates on operating earnings were 35.2% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000.

INSURANCE OPERATIONS, AFLAC JAPAN

AFLAC Japan, a branch of AFLAC and the principal contributor to our earnings, ranks number one in terms of premium income and profits among all foreign life and non-life insurance companies operating in Japan. Among all life insurance companies operating in Japan, AFLAC Japan ranked second in terms of individual policies in force and 12^th in terms of assets according to Financial Services Agency (FSA) data as of March 31, 2001.

The following table presents a summary of AFLAC Japan's operating results.

AFLAC JAPAN
SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
(In millions)		2001		2000		2001			2000
		----------------------------				----------------------------
Premium income.		$ 1,564		$ 1,682			$ 4,662		$ 5,000
Investment income		311		320			920		940
Other income		1		1			2		7
		--------		--------			--------		--------
	Total revenues	1,876		2,003			5,584		5,947
		--------		--------			--------		--------
Benefits and claims		1,296		1,425			3,882		4,219
Operating expenses		369		383			1,086		1,154
		--------		--------			--------		--------
	Total benefits and expenses	1,665		1,808			4,968		5,373
		--------		--------			--------		--------

	Pretax operating earnings	$ 211		$ 195			$ 616		$ 574
		=====		=====			=====		=====
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Percentage changes in dollars
over previous period:
	Premium income	(7.1	)%	12.1	%		(6.8	)%	17.1	%
	Investment income	(2.6	)	14.0			(2.1	)	17.0
	Total revenues	(6.4	)	12.4			(6.1	)	17.1
	Pretax operating earnings	8.5		13.9			7.3		19.4
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Percentage changes in yen
over previous period:
	Premium income	5.1	%	5.9	%		5.2	%	7.1	%
	Investment income	10.1		8.6			10.4		7.3
	Total revenues	5.9		6.3			5.9		7.2
	Pretax operating earnings	22.5		9.0			21.0		9.6
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Ratios to total revenues:
	Benefits and claims	69.1	%	71.1	%		69.5	%	70.9	%
	Operating expenses	19.7		19.2			19.5		19.4
	Pretax operating earnings	11.2		9.7			11.0		9.7
==============================================================================================

The benefit ratio has decreased slightly as the mix of business continues to shift to newer products, which have lower loss ratios than the earlier versions of our cancer life products.

In the third quarter of 2001, the average yen/dollar exchange rate used to translate AFLAC Japan's income statement was 121.72, compared with an average rate of 107.65 in the third quarter of 2000. For the

nine-month period ended September 30, 2001, the average exchange rate was 120.86, compared with 107.16 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000. This weakening of the average exchange rate held down rates of growth for AFLAC Japan in dollar terms and inflated rates of growth in yen terms. Because approximately one-fourth of AFLAC Japan's investment income is dollar-denominated, increases as reported in yen for total revenues, net investment income and pretax operating earnings were magnified.

The following table illustrates the effect of foreign currency translation on dollar-denominated items in AFLAC Japan's operating results by comparing certain operating results in yen with those that would have been reported had foreign currency exchange rates remained unchanged from the comparable period in the previous year:

	Percentage Changes in Yen Over Previous Period
	---------------------------------------------------------------------
	Three Months				Nine Months
	Operating Results				Operating Results
	-----------------------------				----------------------------
	Including		Excluding		Including		Excluding
	Currency		Currency		Currency		Currency
	Changes		Changes*		Changes		Changes*
	-----------		-----------		-----------		-----------
Net investment income	10.1	%	6.4	%	10.4	%	6.7	%
Total revenues	5.9		5.3		5.9		5.3
Pretax operating earnings	22.5		16.8		21.0		15.5
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*Amounts excluding foreign currency changes on dollar-denominated items were determined using the same yen/dollar exchange rate for the current period as the comparable period in the prior year.
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JAPANESE ECONOMY

For the past decade, Japan has been struggling with its depressed economy. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, business confidence has worsened and consumer spending has slowed in reaction to growing concerns over the global economy. In October, the Bank of Japan also lowered its assessment of Japan's economy for the fifth straight month based on the decline in economic indicators such as industrial output, employment and wages. As we have indicated in the past, Japan's weak economy has created a challenging environment for AFLAC Japan. The time required for the Japanese economy to fully recover remains uncertain.

AFLAC JAPAN SALES

As expected, new annualized premium sales declined in the third quarter. AFLAC Japan's sales were 20.1 billion yen, or $165 million, in the third quarter, a decrease of 18.3%. For the first nine months of 2001, new sales were 68.8 billion yen, or $568 million, a decrease of 4.9%. Third-quarter sales continued to be negatively impacted by a sharp decline in Rider MAX production. Rider MAX provides accident and medical/sickness benefits as an attachment to our cancer life policy.

In order to improve sales of Rider MAX, we introduced a revised version of the product late in the third quarter and restarted television advertising for this product. We believe that with these actions, Rider MAX will continue to be a strong contributor to sales.

In September 2001, Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare proposed that copayments for the national health care system be raised from 20% to 30%. Two other proposed changes are a gradual rise of the age at which "elderly medical benefits" begin from age 70 to age 75, and a reduction in items covered which increases out-of-pocket expenses. Past experience indicates that as consumer copayments increase in Japan, our sales benefit. We are confident these proposals can again increase the need for our products, particularly medical related products such as Rider MAX.

We have also taken action within our management team to improve our Japan sales. In April, we hired a new marketing director and he began work in September. Since then, the creation of a strategic planning division within the marketing department, the incorporation of the product development and advertising divisions in the marketing department, and the evaluation and reorganization of our sales department are all actions that we believe will benefit Japan sales. Further, we believe that these steps will provide us with a more sophisticated and aggressive marketing management that is better able to develop strategies for competing in Japan's economic environment.

During the second quarter, we analyzed our annuity business and concluded that our best-selling annuity product, sold as business insurance, was profitable but did not meet our profit objectives. As a result, we stopped selling that type of annuity business.

In July 2001, we introduced the AFLAC Injury Policy. The policy, which is the first accident product to be marketed by AFLAC Japan, provides benefits for inpatient and outpatient treatment and surgery due to injuries. For the third quarter, accident insurance contributed 3% of new sales.

We remain very pleased with the sales efforts of our marketing partner, Dai-ichi Mutual Life. In the third quarter, Dai-ichi Life sold 79,000 of our cancer life policies, accounting for 15% of new annualized premium sales. Dai-ichi Life sales of our cancer life policy increased 27% in the third quarter, compared with their second quarter results.

In light of our sales results for the first nine months of the year, the challenging economic environment and the dramatic transition of our marketing management, we expect sales will be down 15-20% for the fourth quarter. Although Japan's troubled economy continues to be a challenge, we are committed to maintaining and growing our business in Japan, which is the world's second largest economy and the second largest life insurance market. We believe that we are strongly positioned in the best segment of Japan's insurance industry. As Japan's population ages, we believe that our new management is poised to adapt to market needs and benefit from the long-term demand for supplemental insurance products.

AFLAC JAPAN INVESTMENTS

Reflecting the continued weakness in Japan's economy, rates of return on yen-denominated debt securities remained low in the third quarter. For instance, the yield of a composite index of 20-year Japanese government bonds averaged 2.03% during the third quarter, compared with 1.90% in the second quarter of 2001. However, we purchased yen-denominated securities at an average yield of 3.72% in the quarter by focusing on selected sectors of the fixed-maturity market. Including dollar-denominated investments, our blended new money yield was 3.96% for the quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the yield on AFLAC Japan's fixed-maturity portfolio was 4.93%, compared with 5.06% a year ago. The return on average invested assets, net of investment expenses, was 4.82% for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, compared with 4.83% a year ago.

INSURANCE DEREGULATION IN JAPAN

Trade talks in 1994 and 1996 between the governments of the United States and Japan, and Japan's 1996 plan for a financial "Big Bang," produced a framework for the deregulation of the Japanese insurance industry. These measures called for the gradual liberalization of the industry through the year 2001 and included provisions to avoid "radical change" in the third sector of the insurance industry. AFLAC and other foreign-owned insurers, as well as many small to medium-sized Japanese insurers, operate primarily in the third sector.

As of January 1, 2001, additional insurance companies were permitted to sell the type of third-sector products that AFLAC Japan currently offers. On July 1, 2001, all insurance companies were permitted to compete in the third sector. We now face increased competition, however, we continue to believe we are a very strong competitor because our low-cost structure allows us to provide competitive benefits and services to policyholders and above-average compensation to our sales force.

INSURANCE OPERATIONS, AFLAC U.S.

The following table presents a summary of AFLAC U.S. operating results.

AFLAC U.S.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS

		Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30,							September 30,
(In millions)		2001			2000				2001			2000
		--------------------------------------							----------------------------
Premium income			$ 471			$ 395		$1,361					$1,146
Investment income			77			70		225					205
Other income			2			2		6					4
			------			------		------					------
	Total revenues		550			467		1,592					1,355
			------			------		------					------
Benefits and claims			289			248		838					719
Operating expenses			176			144		502					420
			------			------		------					------
	Total benefits and expenses		465			392		1,340					1,139
			------			------		------					------
	Pretax operating earnings		$ 85			$ 75		$ 252					$ 216
			====			====		====					====
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Percentage changes over previous period:
	Premium income		19.2	%		14.2	%			18.7	%		13.5	%
	Investment income		9.5			13.5				9.7			14.4
	Total revenues		17.8			14.3				17.5			13.8
	Pretax operating earnings		14.0			15.4				16.7			13.1
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Ratios to total revenues:
	Benefits and claims		52.6	%		53.1	%			52.6	%		53.1	%
	Operating expenses		31.9			30.9				31.6			31.0
	Pretax operating earnings		15.5			16.0				15.8			15.9
==================================================================================

AFLAC U.S. SALES

New annualized premium sales rose 21.6% in the third quarter to $211 million. New sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, were up 27.7% to $628 million. Accident/disability insurance again led our sales for the quarter, accounting for 54% of total sales. Cancer expense insurance continued to produce strong results, accounting for 22% of total sales. AFLAC's indemnity dental coverage continued to sell extremely well, accounting for 7% of the quarter's sales. Introduced in July 2000, indemnity dental is our third best selling product category. For 2001, we expect sales in the United States to be up 20-25% over 2000.

AFLAC U.S. continues to rapidly expand its sales force. During the third quarter, the average number of associates producing business on a monthly basis increased 18%, compared with the three months ended September 30, 2000, to more than 13,000 agents. We believe the rapid growth of our distribution system is due in part to the ongoing popularity of our current advertising campaign, which has dramatically increased awareness of AFLAC and its products.

AFLAC U.S. INVESTMENTS

During the first nine months of 2001, available cash flow was invested at an average yield-to-maturity of 7.92% compared with 8.31% during the first nine months of 2000. The overall return on average invested assets, net of investment expenses, was 7.66% for the first nine months of 2001 compared with 7.60% for the first nine months of 2000.

AFLAC U.S. OTHER

We expect the operating expense ratio, excluding discretionary advertising expenses, to remain relatively level in the future. By improving administrative systems and controlling other costs, we have been able to redirect funds to our advertising programs without significantly affecting the operating expense ratio.

The aggregate benefit ratio has also been relatively stable. The mix of business has shifted toward accident/disability policies, which have lower benefit ratios than other products. We expect future benefit ratios for some of our supplemental products to increase slightly due to our ongoing efforts to improve policy persistency and enhance policyholder benefits. We also expect the pretax operating profit margin to be approximately 16% for the full year.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD STATEMENTS

We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 effective January 1, 2001. Under this standard, we are required to record in net earnings the change in the fair value of the interest component of our cross-currency swaps. This new accounting standard will increase volatility in reported net earnings in the future. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently issued four new accounting standards. The adoption of these standards is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. For additional information, see Notes 2 and 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Since December 31, 2000, our financial condition has remained strong in the functional currencies of our operations. The investment portfolios of AFLAC Japan and AFLAC U.S. have continued to grow with 98.7% classified as investment-grade securities.

The yen/dollar exchange rate at the end of each period is used to translate yen-denominated balance sheet items to U.S. dollars for reporting purposes. The exchange rate at September 30, 2001, was 119.40 yen to one U.S. dollar, or 3.9% weaker than the December 31, 2000 exchange rate of 114.75. The weaker yen decreased reported investments and cash by $1.1 billion, total assets by $1.3 billion, and total liabilities by $1.3 billion, compared with the amounts that would have been reported for 2001 if the exchange rate had remained unchanged from year-end 2000.

INVESTMENTS AND CASH

The continued growth in investments and cash reflects the substantial cash flows in the functional currencies of our operations. Net unrealized gains of $3.0 billion on investment securities at September 30, 2001, consisted of $3.6 billion in gross unrealized gains and $607 million in gross unrealized losses.

AFLAC invests primarily within the Japanese, U.S. and Euroyen debt securities markets. We are exposed to credit risk in our investment activity. Credit risk is a consequence of extending credit and/or carrying investment positions. We require that all securities have an initial rating of Class 1 or 2 as determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). We use specific criteria to judge the credit quality and liquidity of our investments and use a variety of credit rating services to monitor these criteria. Applying those various credit ratings to a standardized rating system based on the categories of a nationally recognized rating service, the percentages of our debt securities, at amortized cost, were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2001		2000
	-----------------		-----------------
AAA	3.0	%	25.0	%
AA	42.4		22.4
A	35.1		36.8
BBB	18.2		15.1
BB	1.3		.7
	------		------
	100.0	%	100.0	%
	====		====

The decrease in AAA-rated debt securities is primarily due to a credit rating change on Japanese government bonds during the first quarter of 2001.

In March 2001, we recognized a pretax impairment loss of $42 million on the corporate debt securities of a U.S. issuer, which experienced a significant credit rating downgrade during the first quarter of 2001. These debt securities are carried in the available-for-sale category.

We also executed several bond sale and purchase transactions during the first quarter in an effort to increase investment income. The sales of these debt securities resulted in pretax realized investment gains of $21 million.

Also, in the first quarter of 2001, we realized a pretax investment gain of $18 million related to the sale of a portion of our U.S. equity securities portfolio in connection with a change in outside investment managers.

As of March 31, 2001, new Japanese accounting principles and regulatory requirements became effective, which impact investment classifications and solvency margin calculations on a Japanese accounting basis. As a result of these new regulatory requirements, we re-evaluated AFLAC Japan's investment portfolio and our holding period intent related to certain investment securities. In order to minimize future unfavorable solvency margin results under the new Japanese accounting methods, we reclassified debt securities with amortized cost of $1.8 billion from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category as of March 31, 2001. The related unamortized unrealized gain, included in accumulated other comprehensive income immediately prior to the transfer, was $327 million.

We also reclassified debt securities with a fair value of $2.3 billion from the available-for-sale category to the held-to-maturity category as of March 31, 2001. The related unrealized gain of $118 million is being amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment income over the remaining term of the securities. See Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Private placement investments, at amortized cost, accounted for 55.0% and 51.5% of our total debt securities as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively. Of the total private placements, reverse-dual currency debt securities (principal payments in yen, interest payments in dollars) accounted for 27.4% and 31.5% of total private placement investments as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively. AFLAC Japan has invested in yen-denominated private placement securities to secure higher yields than those available from Japanese government bonds. At the same time, we have adhered to prudent standards for credit quality. Most of AFLAC's private placements are issued under medium-term note programs and have standard covenants commensurate with credit rankings, except when internal credit analysis indicates that additional protective and/or event-risk covenants are required.

During the first half of 2000, the North American issuers of two debt securities held in our debt portfolio experienced significant credit rating downgrades. In the second quarter, we sold one security at a realized loss of $34 million. We recorded an impairment loss of $57 million on the other security. These losses decreased net earnings by $58 million ($.11 per basic and diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.

The following table presents an analysis of investment securities:

		AFLAC Japan						AFLAC U.S.
		------------------------------------						-----------------------------------
				September 30,			December 31			September 30,			December 31,
(In millions)				2001			2000			2001			2000
			----------------------------------						----------------------------------
Securities available for sale, at
fair value:
	Fixed maturities				$18,268	$18,616					$4,024	*		$ 3,556
	Perpetual debentures				2,643	1,877					187			169
	Equity securities				99	68					136			168
					--------	--------					--------			--------
	Total available for sale				21,010	20,561					4,347			3,893
					--------	--------					--------			--------
Securities held to maturity,
at amortized cost:
	Fixed maturities				5,257	3,645					-			-
	Perpetual debentures				3,279	3,442					-			-
					--------	--------					--------			--------
	Total held to maturity				8,536	7,087					-			-
					--------	--------					--------			--------
	Total investment securities				$29,546	$27,648					$ 4,347			$ 3,893
					=====	=====					=====			=====

*Includes securities held by the parent company of $305 at September 30, 2001, and $262 at
December 31, 2000

POLICY LIABILITIES

Policy liabilities increased $1.0 billion, or 3.7%, during the first nine months of 2001. AFLAC Japan increased $807 million, or 3.1% (7.3% increase in yen), and AFLAC U.S. increased $236 million, or 9.2%. The weaker yen at September 30, 2001, compared with December 31, 2000, decreased reported policy liabilities by $1.1 billion. The decrease in policy liabilities due to the weaker yen was partially offset by increases from new business, the aging of policies in force, and the market value adjustment for securities available for sale (see Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

DEBT

In September 2000, we filed a shelf registration statement with Japanese regulatory authorities to issue up to 100 billion yen of yen-denominated Samurai notes. These securities are not for sale to United States residents or entities. In October 2000, we issued in Japan 30 billion yen of 1.55% Samurai notes due October 2005 ($251 million using the September 30, 2001 exchange rate). In June 2001, we issued in Japan 40 billion yen of .87% Samurai notes due June 2006 ($335 million using the September 30, 2001 exchange rate). Both issues are redeemable at our option at any time with a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium.

The ratio of debt to total capitalization (debt plus shareholders' equity, excluding the unrealized gains on investment securities) was 27.2% and 25.1% as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively. See Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information on debt outstanding at September 30, 2001.

SECURITY LENDING

AFLAC Japan uses short-term security lending arrangements to increase investment income with minimal risk. For further information regarding such arrangements, see Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

POLICYHOLDER GUARANTY FUNDS

Under insurance guaranty fund laws in most U.S. states, insurance companies doing business in those states can be assessed for policyholder losses up to prescribed limits that are incurred by insolvent companies with similar lines of business. Such assessments have not been material to us in the past. We believe that future assessments relating to companies in the United States currently involved in insolvency proceedings will not materially impact the consolidated financial statements.

In 1998, the Japanese government established the Life Insurance Policyholders Protection Corporation. Funding by the life insurance industry, as determined by government legislation, is made over a 10-year period. We recognize charges for our estimated share of any assessment as funding legislation is enacted. We periodically review our estimated liability for policyholder protection fund assessments based on updated information and any adjustments are reflected in net earnings.

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Our insurance operations continue to provide the primary sources of liquidity. Capital needs are also supplemented by borrowed funds. The principal sources of cash from insurance operations are premiums and investment income. The primary uses of cash for insurance operations are policy claims, commissions, operating expenses, income taxes and payments to AFLAC Incorporated for management fees and dividends. Both the sources and uses of cash are reasonably predictable. Our investment objectives provide for liquidity through the ownership of investment-grade debt securities. AFLAC insurance policies generally are not interest-sensitive and therefore are not subject to unexpected policyholder redemptions due to investment yield changes. Also, the majority of our policies provide indemnity benefits rather than reimbursement for actual medical costs and therefore generally are not subject to the risks of medical-cost inflation.

The achievement of continued long-term growth will require growth in AFLAC's statutory capital and surplus. We may secure additional statutory capital through various sources, such as internally generated statutory earnings or equity contributions by AFLAC Incorporated from funds generated through debt or equity offerings. We believe outside sources for additional debt and equity capital, if needed, will continue to be available for capital expenditures, business expansion and the funding of our share repurchase program.

AFLAC Incorporated capital resources are largely dependent upon the ability of AFLAC to pay management fees and dividends. The Georgia insurance department imposes certain limitations and restrictions on payments of dividends, management fees, loans and advances by AFLAC to AFLAC Incorporated. The Georgia insurance statutes require prior approval for dividend distributions that exceed the greater of statutory earnings for the previous year, or 10% of statutory capital and surplus as of the previous year-end. In addition,

the Georgia insurance department must approve service arrangements and other transactions within the affiliated group. These regulatory limitations are not expected to affect the level of management fees or dividends paid by AFLAC to AFLAC Incorporated. A life insurance company's statutory capital and surplus is determined according to rules prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as modified by the insurance department in the insurance company's state of domicile. Statutory accounting rules are different from generally accepted accounting principles and are intended to emphasize policyholder protection and company solvency.

The NAIC has recodified Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) to promote standardization throughout the industry. These new accounting principles, to be applied prospectively, were effective January 1, 2001. Previously, prescribed or permitted SAP could vary among states and among companies. The transition adjustments to adopt the new accounting principles increased AFLAC statutory capital and surplus by approximately $130 million as of January 1, 2001.

The NAIC uses a risk-based capital formula relating to insurance risk, business risk, asset risk and interest rate risk to facilitate identification by insurance regulators of inadequately capitalized insurance companies based upon the types and mixtures of risks inherent in the insurer's operations. AFLAC's NAIC risk-based capital ratio remains high and reflects a very strong capital and surplus position. Also, there are various ongoing regulatory initiatives by the NAIC relating to insurance products, investments, revisions to the risk-based capital formula and other actuarial and accounting matters.

In addition to restrictions by U.S. insurance regulators, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) may impose restrictions on transfers of funds from AFLAC Japan. Payments are made from AFLAC Japan to AFLAC Incorporated for management fees and to AFLAC U.S. for allocated expenses and remittances of earnings. Total funds received from AFLAC Japan were approximately $217 million for the first nine months of 2001 and $189 million for the same period in 2000. AFLAC Japan repatriated profits to AFLAC U.S. in the amounts of 10.0 billion yen ($81 million) in June 2001 and 12.9 billion yen ($103 million) in July 2001. The FSA may not allow transfers of funds if the payment would cause AFLAC Japan to lack sufficient financial strength for the protection of policyholders. The FSA maintains its own solvency standards, a version of risk-based capital requirements. AFLAC Japan's solvency margin significantly exceeds regulatory minimums. For additional information on regulatory restric tions on dividends, profit transfers and other remittances, see Note 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our annual report to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2000.

For the Japanese reporting fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, AFLAC Japan will be required to adopt a new Japanese statutory accounting standard regarding fair value accounting for investments. Previously, debt securities were generally reported at amortized cost for FSA purposes. Under the new accounting standard AFLAC Japan will be required to record debt securities in four categories: at fair value in an available-for-sale category, at amortized cost in a held-to-maturity category, at amortized cost in a special category for policy-reserve-matching bonds, or at fair value in a trading category.

Under this new regulatory accounting standard, the unrealized gains and losses on debt securities available for sale will be reported in FSA capital and surplus and reflected in solvency margin calculations. This new accounting standard may result in significant fluctuations in FSA equity, in the AFLAC Japan solvency margin and in amounts available for annual profit repatriation.

OTHER

In October 2001, the board of directors declared the fourth quarter cash dividend of $.05 per share. The dividend will be paid December 3, 2001 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2001.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our financial instruments are exposed to primarily three types of market risks. These are interest rate, equity price, and foreign currency exchange rate risk.

INTEREST RATE RISK

Our primary interest rate exposure is a result of the effect of changes in interest rates on the fair value of our investments in debt securities. We use modified duration analysis, which provides a measure of price percentage volatility, to estimate the amount of sensitivity to interest rate changes in our debt securities.

We attempt to match the duration of our assets with the duration of our liabilities. For AFLAC Japan, the duration of policy benefit liabilities is longer than that of the related invested assets due to the unavailability of acceptable long-duration yen-denominated securities. Currently, when our debt securities mature, the proceeds are reinvested at a yield below that of the interest required for the accretion of policy benefit liabilities on policies issued in earlier years. However, the investment yield on new investments exceeds interest requirements on policies issued in recent years. Since 1994, premium rates on new business have been increased several times (the latest occurred in April 2001 for ordinary life and annuity contracts) to help offset the lower investment yields available.

At September 30, 2001, we had $3.0 billion of net unrealized gains on total debt securities. The hypothetical reduction in the fair value of our debt securities resulting from a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates is estimated to be $2.9 billion based on our portfolio as of September 30, 2001. The effect on yen-denominated debt securities is approximately $2.4 billion and the effect on dollar-denominated debt securities is approximately $461 million.

We have interest rate swaps on our variable-interest-rate yen-denominated borrowings. As of September 30, 2001, we had outstanding interest rate swaps with a notional amount of 3.9 billion yen ($32 million). These swaps reduce the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on borrowing costs and effectively change our interest rates from variable to fixed. Therefore, movements in market interest rates should have no material effect on earnings.

At September 30, 2001, we also had yen-denominated bank borrowings in the amount of 21.9 billion yen ($184 million) with a variable interest rate of .28%. The effect on net earnings in the first nine months of 2001 due to changes in market interest rates was immaterial. For further information on our notes payable, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

EQUITY PRICE RISK

Equity securities at September 30, 2001, totaled $235 million, or .7% of total investments and cash on a consolidated basis. We use beta analysis to measure the sensitivity of our equity securities portfolio to fluctuations in the broad market. The beta of our equity securities portfolio was .89 at September 30, 2001. For example, if the overall stock market value changed by 10%, the value of AFLAC's equity securities would be expected to change by approximately 8.9%, or $20.9 million.

CURRENCY RISK

Most of AFLAC Japan's investments and cash are yen-denominated. When yen-denominated financial instruments mature or are sold, the proceeds are generally reinvested in yen-denominated securities and are held to fund yen-denominated policy obligations.

In addition to the yen-denominated financial instruments held by AFLAC Japan, AFLAC Incorporated has yen-denominated notes payable that have been designated as a hedge of our investment in AFLAC Japan. The unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses related to these borrowings are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income.

AFLAC Incorporated entered into cross-currency swaps to convert the dollar-denominated principal and interest into yen-denominated obligations on its $450 million senior notes that were issued in 1999. The cross-currency swaps have a notional amount of $450 million (55.6 billion yen). These swaps have also been designated as a hedge of our investment in AFLAC Japan. The unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses related to these swaps are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. For information regarding new accounting requirements for derivative instruments as of January 1, 2001, see Notes 2 and 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We attempt to match yen-denominated assets to yen-denominated liabilities on a consolidated basis in order to minimize the exposure of our shareholders' equity to foreign currency translation fluctuations. The table below compares the U.S. dollar values of our yen-denominated assets and liabilities at various exchange rates.

Dollar Value of Yen-Denominated Assets and Liabilities
At Selected Exchange Rates
(September 30, 2001)

				104.40	119.40	*	134.40
(In millions)				Yen	Yen		Yen
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Yen-denominated financial instruments:
	Assets:
		Securities available for sale:
		Fixed maturities		$ 18,751	$ 16,395		$ 14,565
		Perpetual debentures		2,803	2,450		2,177
		Equity securities		113	99		88
		Securities held to maturity:
		Fixed maturities		6,012	5,257		4,670
		Perpetual debentures		3,750	3,279		2,913
		Cash and cash equivalents		736	644		572
		Other financial instruments		5	5		4
				----------	----------		----------
		Sub-total		32,170	28,129		24,989
				----------	----------		----------
	Liabilities:
		Notes payable, yen-denominated		958	838		744
		Cross-currency swaps		532	465		414
				----------	----------		----------
		Sub-total		1,490	1,303		1,158
				----------	----------		----------
Net yen-denominated financial instruments				30,680	26,826		23,831
Other yen-denominated assets				4,227	3,696		3,284
Other yen-denominated liabilities				33,894	29,636		26,328
				----------	----------		----------
			Consolidated yen-denominated net assets subject to foreign currency fluctuation	$ 1,013	$ 886		$ 787
				======	======		======

*Actual September 30, 2001 exchange rate

For information regarding the effect of foreign currency translation on operating earnings per share, see Foreign Currency Translation beginning on page 22.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" to encourage companies to provide prospective information, so long as those informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. We desire to take advantage of these provisions. This report contains cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in this discussion and analysis, and in any other statements made by company officials in oral discussions with the financial community and contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Forward-looking statements are not based on historical information and relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. In particular, statements containing words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective" or similar words as well as specific projections of future results, generally qualify as forward-looking. AFLAC undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

We caution readers that the following factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially: regulatory developments, assessments for insurance company insolvencies, competitive conditions, new products, ability to repatriate profits from Japan, general economic conditions in the United States and Japan, changes in U.S. and/or Japanese tax laws or accounting requirements, adequacy of reserves, credit and other risks associated with AFLAC's investment activities, significant changes in interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and the economic uncertainty associated with the global economies in light of the events of September 11, 2001.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits:

	4.0	There are no long-term debt instruments in which the total amount of securities authorized exceeds 10% of the total assets of AFLAC Incorporated and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We agree to furnish a copy of any long-term debt instruments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

	12.0	Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

	15.0	Letter from KPMG LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:

	There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended September 30, 2001.

	Items other than those listed above are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		AFLAC INCORPORATED


Date	November 9, 2001	/s/ KRISS CLONINGER III
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		KRISS CLONINGER, III
		President; Treasurer and
		Chief Financial Officer


Date	November 9, 2001	/s/ RALPH A. ROGERS JR.
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		RALPH A. ROGERS, JR.
		Senior Vice President,
		Financial Services

EXHIBITS FILED WITH CURRENT FORM 10-Q:

	12.0	Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

	15.0	Letter from KPMG LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information.

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