Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Aflac Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, David Young, Vice President, Investor & Rating Agency Relations. Please go ahead, Mr. Young.
David Young
Vice President, Investor & Rating Agency Relations
Thank you, Carol, and good morning and welcome to Aflac Incorporated Fourth Quarter Earnings Call. As always, we have posted our earnings release and financial supplement to investors.aflac.com. This morning, we will be hearing remarks about the quarter and the year related to our operations in Japan and the United States amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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AM Best has appointed Steve Wilson as an independent Non-Executive Director to the Boards of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region subsidiary, A.M. Best Europe Rating Services Ltd. (AMBERS), and its EU-based subsidiary, A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V. (AMBEU). His appointment is with effect from 1 January 2021.
Commenting on the appointment, Matthew C. Mosher, President CEO, AM Best Rating Services and Chairman of AMBERS, said: The appointment of Mr. Wilson as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of AMBERS and AMBEU represents another important step in the development and governance of our businesses across the EMEA region and within the EU. Mr. Wilson has extensive experience of the insurance industry and has interacted extensively with boards, investment analysts, rating agencies, regulators and auditors with a focus on actuarial and risk governance.
AM Best has appointed Steve Wilson as an independent Non-Executive Director to the Boards of its Europe, Middle East and Africa region subsidiary, A.M. Best Europe Rating Services Ltd. , and its.