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  • 5/8/12 2:00 pm EDT

    Research reveals most employees think injuries prompt missed work

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For more than a decade, cancer, pregnancy and back disorders have been the top causes of disability claims for Unum (NYSE: UNM), the leading provider of disability benefits. That trend continued in 2011, but new research reveals that most employees think injuries cause the most missed work, pointing to a fundamental misunderstanding of what events are most likely to lead to disability. “The kinds of circumstances thatmore...

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