(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) - A division of American Fidelity Assurance Company (AFA) has reached a significant business milestone.

American Fidelity Educational Services (AFES) recently issued its millionth active policy. The division is dedicated to ensuring financial security solutions for the education community through disability, life, cancer and long-term care insurance as well as annuities.

"The selling of the millionth policy proves to me that our Colleagues are meeting the needs of our Customers," said Gary Tredway, AFES President and Executive Vice President of American Fidelity Assurance Company. "As long as we continue putting Customer service first, we can only go up from here."

AFES provides Section 125 services and benefits to more than 2,500 school systems across the United States with the goal of making products and services accessible, affordable and easy to understand.

Nearly 50 state and national education associations endorse American Fidelity Educational Services to provide financial security products for their members.

AFA as a whole has more than 1.6 million policies in force, representing more than 1 million individual policy holders.

About American Fidelity Assurance Company
American Fidelity Assurance Company is a third-generation, family-owned organization providing insurance products and financial services to education employees, trade association members and companies throughout the United States and across the globe. Founded in 1960, it has grown to become one of the largest private, family-owned life and health insurance companies in the United States. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, American Fidelity has more than 1,500 employees in 26 locations across the nation. It was named to Fortune magazine's 2008 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America for the fifth straight year and also is on Computerworld magazine's list of the "Best Places to Work in IT." In addition, it has been ranked by Training Magazine as one of the Top 125 Companies in America for employee training. Since 1982, American Fidelity has been rated "A+" (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, one of the nation's leading insurance rating services.