Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is exposed primarily to the following types of market risks: currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and equity risk. Fluctuations in these factors could impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition. The Company regularly monitors its market risks and uses a variety of strategies to manage its exposure to these market risks.

Currency Risk

Aflac Japan

The functional currency of Aflac Japan's insurance operations is the Japanese yen. Aflac Japan’s premiums and a significant portion of its investment income are received in Japanese yen, and its claims and most expenses are paid in Japanese yen. Aflac Japan purchases Japanese yen-denominated assets and U.S. dollar-denominated assets, which may be hedged to Japanese yen, to support Japanese yen-denominated policy liabilities. These and other Japanese yen-denominated financial statement items are, however, translated into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. Most of Aflac Japan's cash and liabilities are Japanese yen-denominated.

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The Company engages in hedging activities to mitigate certain currency risks from holding U.S. dollar-denominated investments in Aflac Japan; however, this hedging program also has some inherent risks. There is a risk that in a scenario of long-term Japanese yen weakening there could be significant derivative losses that create corresponding liquidity requirements to support interim derivative settlements. Further, the derivatives used for hedging are shorter in duration than the hedged investments, so there is rollover risk. In unfavorable market environments, the rollover of derivatives throughout the hedging period could result in increased hedge costs. Additionally, as discussed in detail in the Risk Factors section titled “Lack of availability of acceptable Japanese yen-denominated investments could adversely affect the Company's results of operations, financial position or liquidity,” there is a risk that losses realized on derivative settlements during periods of Japanese yen weakening may not be recouped through realization of the corresponding holding currency gains on the hedged U.S. dollar-denominated investments if these investments are not ultimately sold and the U.S. dollar proceeds converted to Japanese yen.

The Company has taken steps to refine the strategy to mitigate currency exposure of Aflac Japan from U.S. dollar-denominated investments while balancing the consideration of the economic equity surplus in Aflac Japan. This refinement in strategy resulted in an increased amount of the unhedged U.S. dollar-denominated investments held in Aflac Japan while at the same time mitigating hedge cost increases. Generally, Aflac Japan’s exposure to the currency risk increases when its portfolio of unhedged U.S. dollar-denominated investments increases. As the value of the U.S. dollar-denominated investment portfolio in Aflac Japan fluctuates and the Company’s business model evolves, the Company periodically reevaluates this size of the unhedged portfolio and may accordingly adjust up or down its currency hedging targets. See Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors for the risk factor titled "The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations in the yen/dollar exchange rate" for additional information.

Corporate and Other

The Company is exposed to currency risk when Japanese yen funds are converted into U.S. dollars. This occurs when Japanese yen-denominated funds are paid as dividends and management fees from Aflac Japan to the Parent Company and with quarterly settlements of internal reinsurance transactions. The foreign exchange rates prevailing at the time of Japanese yen payments will differ from the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the time the Japanese yen profits were earned. The Company may use a portion of the Japanese yen dividend and management fee payments to service Aflac Incorporated's Japanese yen-denominated notes payable with the remainder converted into U.S. dollars. Internal reinsurance transactions create foreign currency exposure at Aflac Re, primarily due to Japanese yen-denominated reinsurance liabilities to Aflac Japan while a majority of Aflac Re's assets are denominated in U.S. dollars, which may require Aflac Re to convert U.S. dollars to Japanese yen or enter foreign exchange derivatives with the Parent Company to manage Japanese yen-denominated liabilities.

In addition to Japanese yen payments and internal reinsurance transactions, certain investment activities for Aflac Japan expose the Company to economic currency risk when Japanese yen are converted into U.S. dollars. As noted above, the Company invests a portion of its Japanese yen cash flows in U.S. dollar-denominated assets. This requires that the Company convert the Japanese yen cash flows to U.S. dollars before investing. As previously discussed, for certain of its U.S. dollar-denominated securities, the Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts to hedge the currency risk on the fair value of hedged investments. Additionally, the Parent Company enters into forward contracts to accomplish a dual objective of hedging foreign currency rate risk to dividend payments by Aflac Japan, and reducing enterprise-wide hedge costs. The Company also balances the volume of hedging instruments between forwards and options in an attempt to manage and balance the risks associated with collateral, hedge costs and cash settlements. If the markets experience a significant strengthening of Japanese yen, this could cause cash strain at the Parent Company as a result of cash collateral and potentially cash settlement requirements. Based on the timing and severity of foreign exchange rate fluctuations combined with the level of outstanding activity in this program, the cash strain at the Parent Company could be significant.

Aside from the activities discussed above, the Company generally does not convert Japanese yen into U.S. dollars; however, it does translate financial statement amounts from Japanese yen into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. Therefore, reported amounts are affected by foreign currency fluctuations. The Company reports unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In periods when the Japanese yen weakens against the dollar, translating Japanese yen into U.S. dollars causes fewer U.S. dollars to be reported. When the Japanese yen strengthens, translating Japanese yen into U.S. dollars causes more U.S. dollars to be reported. The weakening of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar will generally adversely affect the value of the Company's Japanese yen-denominated investments in U.S. dollar terms. The Company also considers the economic equity surplus in Aflac Japan and related exposure to foreign currency. The Company manages this currency risk by investing a portion of Aflac Japan's investment portfolio in U.S. dollar-denominated securities and by the Parent

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Company's issuance of Japanese yen-denominated debt. As a result, the effect of currency fluctuations on the Company's net assets is reduced.

The following table demonstrates the effect of foreign currency fluctuations by presenting the dollar values of the Company's Japanese yen-denominated assets and liabilities, and its consolidated Japanese yen-denominated net asset exposure at selected foreign exchange rates as of December 31.

U.S. Dollar Value of Japanese Yen-Denominated Assets and Liabilities

at Selected Foreign Exchange Rates

(In millions)			2025																		2024
Yen/dollar exchange rates			141.56						156.56 (1)						171.56						143.18						158.18 (1)						173.18
Yen-denominated financial instruments:
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale: (2)
Fixed maturity securities (3)			$	30,987					$	28,019					$	25,569					$	35,805					$	32,409					$	29,603
Fixed maturity securities - consolidated variable interest entities (4)			511						462						422						514						465						425
Securities held-to-maturity: (2)
Fixed maturity securities			17,828						16,120						14,710						17,638						15,966						14,583
Equity securities			674						609						556						534						484						442
Cash and cash equivalents			1,042						942						860						894						809						739
Derivatives			134						179						329						111						240						384
Other financial instruments			302						273						249						382						346						315
Subtotal			51,478						46,604						42,695						55,878						50,719						46,491
Liabilities:
Notes payable			5,830						5,270						4,808						4,808						4,351						3,973
Derivatives			882						972						1,160						811						933						1,065
Subtotal			6,712						6,242						5,968						5,619						5,284						5,038
Net yen-denominated financial instruments			44,766						40,362						36,727						50,259						45,435						41,453
Other yen-denominated assets			11,411						10,318						9,416						12,040						10,898						9,954
Other yen-denominated liabilities			73,390						66,360						60,559						80,551						72,913						66,599
Consolidated yen-denominated net assets (liabilities) subject to foreign currency fluctuation*(2)*			$	(17,213)					$	(15,680)					$	(14,416)					$	(18,252)					$	(16,580)					$	(15,192)

(1) Actual period-end foreign exchange rate

(2) Net of allowance for credit losses

(3) Does not include the U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds for which the Company has entered into foreign currency derivatives as discussed in the Aflac Japan Investment subsection of MD&A

(4) Does not include U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that have corresponding cross-currency swaps in consolidated VIEs

The Company is required to consolidate certain VIEs. Some of the consolidated VIEs held by Aflac Japan use foreign currency swaps to convert foreign denominated cash flows to Japanese yen, the functional currency of Aflac Japan, in order to minimize cash flow fluctuations. Foreign currency swaps exchange an initial principal amount in two currencies, agreeing to re-exchange the currencies at a future date, at an agreed upon foreign exchange rate. There may also be periodic exchanges of payments at specified intervals based on the agreed upon rates and notional amounts. Prior to consolidation, the Company's beneficial interest in these VIEs was a Japanese yen-denominated available-for-sale security. Upon consolidation, the original Japanese yen-denominated investment was derecognized and the underlying fixed maturity securities and cross-currency swaps were recognized. The combination of a U.S. dollar-denominated investment and cross-currency swap economically creates a Japanese yen-denominated investment and has no impact on the Company's net investment hedge position.

Similarly, the combination of the U.S. corporate bonds and the foreign currency forwards and options that the Company has entered into, as discussed in the Aflac Japan Investment subsection of MD&A, economically creates a Japanese yen-denominated investment that qualifies for inclusion as a component of the Company's investment in Aflac Japan for net investment hedge purposes.

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For additional information regarding the Company's Aflac Japan net investment hedge, see the Hedging Activities subsection of Item 7. MD&A.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company's primary interest rate exposure is to the impact of changes in interest rates on the fair value of its investments in fixed maturity securities. Significant increases in interest rates cause declines in the values of the Company's investment portfolio which also has a secondary impact on the Company's overall evaluation of its deferred tax asset position. The Company monitors its investment portfolio on a quarterly basis utilizing a full valuation methodology, measuring price volatility, and sensitivity of the fair values of its investments to interest rate changes on the fixed maturity securities the Company owns. For example, if the current duration of a fixed maturity security is 10 years, then the fair value of that security will increase by approximately 10% if market interest rates decrease by 100 basis points, assuming all other factors remain constant. Likewise, the fair value of the debt security will decrease by approximately 10% if market interest rates increase by 100 basis points, assuming all other factors remain constant.

The estimated effect of potential increases in interest rates on the fair values of fixed maturity securities and loans the Company owns; derivatives and notes payable as of December 31 follows:

Sensitivity of Fair Values of Financial Instruments

to Interest Rate Changes

			2025																					2024
(In millions)			Fair Value									+100 Basis Points												Fair Value									+100 Basis Points
Assets:
Fixed maturity securities:
Yen-denominated						$	43,957								$	40,214											$	49,646								$	44,699
U.S. dollar-denominated						35,509									32,746												32,369									30,677
Other currencies						131									123												26									23
Total fixed maturity securities						79,597									73,083												82,041									75,399
Commercial mortgage and other loans						9,617									9,567												10,653									10,598
Derivatives						$	179								$	178											$	240								$	225
Liabilities:
Notes payable (1)						$	7,849								$	7,418											$	7,027								$	6,601
Derivatives						972									848												933									957

(1) Excludes lease obligations

There are various factors that affect the fair value of the Company's investments in fixed maturity securities. Included in those factors are changes in the prevailing interest rate environment, which directly affect the balance of unrealized gains or losses for a given period in relation to a prior period. Decreases in market yields generally improve the fair value of fixed maturity securities, while increases in market yields generally have a negative impact on the fair value of the Company's fixed maturity securities. However, the Company does not expect to realize a majority of any unrealized gains or losses. For additional information on unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities, see Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company attempts to match the duration of its assets with the duration of its liabilities. The following table presents the approximate duration of Japanese yen-denominated assets and liabilities of Aflac Japan, along with premiums, as of December 31.

(In years)			2025						2024
Yen-denominated fixed maturity securities			11						11
Policy benefits and related expenses to be paid in future years			14						14
Premiums to be received in future years on policies in force			10						10

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The following table presents the approximate duration of U.S. dollar-denominated assets and liabilities of Aflac U.S., along with premiums, as of December 31.

(In years)			2025						2024
U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturity securities			7						7
Policy benefits and related expenses to be paid in future years			7						8
Premiums to be received in future years on policies in force			6						6

The following table shows a comparison of average required interest rates for future policy benefits and investment yields, based on amortized cost, for the years ended December 31.

Comparison of Interest Rates for Future Policy Benefits

and Investment Yields

(Net of Investment Expenses)

			2025																		2024
			U.S.									Japan									U.S.									Japan
Policies issued during year:
Required interest on policy reserves						5.58		%							4.17		%	(1)						5.28		%							3.32		%	(1)
New money yield on investments						6.51									3.95									6.68									5.92
Policies in force at year-end:
Required interest on policy reserves						4.47									2.85			(1)						4.46									2.88			(1)
Portfolio book yield, end of period						5.25									3.04									5.36									3.03

(1) Represents investments for Aflac Japan that support policy obligations and therefore excludes Aflac Japan’s annuity products

Aflac Japan investment yields above include U.S. dollar-denominated investment yields prior to factoring in amortized hedge costs. The Company continues to monitor the spread between its new money yield and the required interest assumption for newly issued products in both the U.S. and Japan and will re-evaluate those assumptions as necessary. Currently, when investments the Company owns mature, the proceeds may be reinvested at a yield below that of the interest required for the accretion of policy benefit liabilities on policies issued in earlier years. Overall, adequate profit margins exist in Aflac Japan's aggregate block of business because of changes in the mix of business and favorable experience from mortality, morbidity and expenses.

Periodically, the Company may enter into derivative transactions to hedge interest rate risk, depending on general economic conditions. For additional information on interest rate derivatives, see the Hedging Activities subsection of Item 7. MD&A and Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Credit Risk

A significant portion of the Company's investment portfolio consists of fixed maturity securities and loans that expose it to the credit risk of the underlying issuer or borrower. The Company carefully evaluates this risk on every new investment and closely monitors the credit risk of its existing investment portfolio. The Company incorporates the needs of its products and liabilities, the overall requirements of the business, and other factors in addition to its underwriting of the credit risk for each investment in the portfolio.

Evaluating the underlying risks in the Company's credit portfolio involves a multitude of factors including but not limited to its assessment of the issuer's or borrower's business activities, assets, products, market position, financial condition, and future prospects, including sustainability of the issuer’s or borrower’s business. The Company incorporates the assessment of the NRSROs in assigning credit ratings and incorporates the rating methodologies of its external managers in assigning loan ratings to portfolio holdings. The Company performs extensive internal assessments of the credit risks for all its portfolio holdings and potential new investments, which includes using analyses provided by the Company's specialist external managers. For assets managed by external asset managers, the Company provides investment and credit risk parameters that must be used when making investment decisions and requires ongoing monitoring and reporting from the asset managers on significant changes in credit risks within the portfolio.

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Investment Concentrations

The Company's 15 largest exposures from investments in fixed maturity securities were as follows:

Largest Global Fixed Maturity Security Investment Positions

(In millions)

December 31, 2025

																		Total						% of Total
No.												Consolidated Corporate/Sovereign Exposure						Consolidated						Fixed Maturity						Credit
																		Book Value						Securities						Rating
1												Japan National Government (1)						$	32,618					40.08		%				A+
2												Bank of America NA						288						.36
												Bank of America NA						160						.20						A-
												Bank of America NA						128						.16						BBB+
3												E.On International Finance Bv						272						.33						BBB+
4												Banobras						236						.29						BBB-
5												Nordea Bank AB						224						.28						A-
6												Investcorp SA						222						.27						BB
7												Walt Disney Co.						221						.27						A
8												AXA						220						.27						BBB+
9												Berkshire Hathaway Inc						217						.27						AA
10												Deutsche Telekom AG						211						.26						BBB+
11												CFE						204						.25						BBB
12												Japan Expressway Holding and Debt						203						.25						A+
13												Barclay's Bank PLC						202						.25						BBB+
14												JP Morgan Chase & Co.						195						.24						A+
15												Czech (Republic Of)						192						.24						AA-
												Subtotal						$	35,725					43.89		%
												Total fixed maturity securities						$	81,388					100.00		%

*(1)*JGBs or JGB-backed securities

As previously disclosed, the Company owns long-dated fixed maturity securities in support of its long-dated policyholder obligations. Some of the Company's largest global investment holdings are positions that were purchased many years ago and increased in size due to merger and consolidation activity among the issuing entities. In addition, many of the Company's largest holdings are Japanese yen-denominated, therefore strengthening of the Japanese yen can increase its position in U.S. dollars, and weakening of the Japanese yen can decrease its position in U.S. dollars. The Company's global investment guidelines establish concentration limits for its investment portfolios.

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Geographical Exposure

The following table indicates the geographic exposure of the Company's fixed maturity securities as of December 31.

			2025												2024
(In millions)			Amortized Cost						% of Total						Amortized Cost						% of Total
Japan			$	35,775					44.0		%				$	37,115					46.5		%
United States and Canada			30,191						37.1						27,146						34.0
United Kingdom			2,607						3.2						2,756						3.4
Germany			1,846						2.3						1,755						2.2
France			1,563						1.9						1,645						2.1
Peripheral Eurozone			1,274						1.6						1,353						1.6
Italy			620						.8						724						.9
Ireland			125						.2						110						.1
Spain			529						.6						519						.6
Nordic Region			1,396						1.7						1,451						1.8
Sweden			844						1.0						833						1.0
Norway			185						.2						254						.3
Denmark			233						.3						231						.3
Finland			134						.2						133						.2
Other Europe			2,060						2.5						2,005						2.4
Netherlands			959						1.2						896						1.1
Switzerland			505						.6						516						.6
Czech Republic			339						.4						335						.4
Austria			15						.0						14						.0
Belgium			114						.1						118						.1
Poland			128						.2						126						.2
Asia excluding Japan			1,154						1.4						1,218						1.5
Africa and Middle East			601						.7						565						.7
Latin America			1,359						1.7						1,419						1.8
Australia			1,481						1.8						1,520						1.9
All Others			81						.1						112						.1
Total fixed maturity securities			$	81,388					100.0		%				$	80,060					100.0		%

The primary factor considered when determining the domicile of investment exposure is the legal country risk location of the issuer. However, other factors such as the location of the parent guarantor, the location of the company's headquarters or major business operations (including location of major assets), location of primary market (including location of revenue generation) and specific country risk publicly recognized by rating agencies can influence the assignment of the country (or geographic) risk location. When the issuer is a special financing vehicle or a branch or subsidiary of a global company, then the Company considers any guarantees and/or legal, regulatory and corporate relationships of the issuer relative to its ultimate parent in determining the proper assignment of country risk.

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Derivative Counterparties

The Company is a direct counterparty to the majority of derivative instruments and is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties in those contracts. For the foreign currency swaps associated with the Company's VIE investments for which it is the primary beneficiary, the Company bears the risk of foreign exchange and/or credit loss due to counterparty default even though it is not a direct counterparty to those contracts. The risk of counterparty default for the Company's VIE and senior note and subordinated debenture swaps, foreign currency swaps, certain foreign currency forwards, foreign currency options and interest rate swaptions is mitigated by collateral posting requirements that counterparties to those transactions must meet. If collateral posting agreements are not in place or the counterparty defaults on its collateral posting obligations, the counterparty risk associated with foreign currency forwards and foreign currency options is the risk that at expiry of the contract, the counterparty is unable to deliver the agreed upon amount of Japanese yen at the agreed upon price or delivery date, thus exposing the Company to additional unhedged exposure to U.S. dollars held in the Aflac Japan investment portfolio. See Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Equity Risk

Market prices for equity securities are subject to fluctuation and consequently the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation in the market price of a security may result from the relative price of alternative investments and general market conditions. The Company's three largest equity exposures had a fair value of $184 million or approximately 21% of its total investment in equity securities as of December 31, 2025. If equity prices experienced a hypothetical broad-based decline of 10%, the fair value of the Company's equity investments would decline by approximately $89 million.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data