EXHIBIT 23 EXH 23 KPMG LLP Certified Public Accountants 303 Peachtree Street, N.E. Suite 2000 Atlanta, GA 30308 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Shareholders and The Board of Directors AFLAC Incorporated We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-64535, 333-69795 and 333-16533 on Form S-3, and 33-41552, 33-44720, 33-53737, 333-01243, 333-69333 and 333-27883 on Form S-8 of AFLAC Incorporated of our report dated January 28, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of AFLAC Incorporated and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, cash flows, and comprehensive income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998, which report appears in the 1998 annual report to shareholders and is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1998, annual report on Form 10-K of AFLAC Incorporated. KPMG LLP Atlanta, Georgia March 26, 1999 EXH 23-1