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  • Disability benefits help new moms protect their paychecks while they focus on their families, Unum says
    5/21/13 1:00 pm EDT

    For more than 40 percent of U.S. mothers, maternity leave is unpaid

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When Kayla Shaw had her baby boy earlier this year, she stepped away from work, but not her paycheck, to spend those first months with her newborn. Shaw is one of about 10 percent of working women who enjoy paid maternity leave thanks to short term disability coverage. “Having short term disability coverage while I was on maternity leave was very helpful for our family,” said Shaw, a 28-year-old registered paramedic from Fargo, N.D. “Itmore...
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  • Unum recognized for focus on clear benefits communication
    5/16/13 3:00 pm EDT

    Center for Plain Language grants Unum a ClearMark Award for GetBenefitSmart.com

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When it comes to customer communication, Unum’s focus on simplicity recently earned the company a second ClearMark Award from the Center for Plain Language. “This recognition is an affirmation that we’re moving in the right direction,” said Bilda Acuna, assistant vice president of Hispanic Markets. “We understand that insurance terms don’t help people process information about financial protection. GetBenefitSmart.com is a stepmore...
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  • Unum helps businesses navigate health care reform with new guides, updated web site
    5/14/13 10:00 am EDT
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new collection of tactical guides to what’s next in health care reform is helping employers understand and prepare for an uncertain landscape of shifting requirements, choices and needs. The guides from Unum (NYSE: UNM) also offer employers expert advice on a total benefits strategy, including financial protection benefits and a strong communication plan. “Employee benefits have rarely been as widely discussed and considered as theymore...
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  • Workforce research from Unum shows employees feel financially fragile, but benefits can boost sense of security
    5/8/13 10:00 am EDT
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum’s fifth annual survey of working Americans shows that more employees feel financially insecure, with more than 40 percent postponing retirement and half saying they aren’t confident they have enough savings for future expenses or to cover lost income if they are sidelined by illness or injury. The survey of 1,890 working adults finds that more than a third (36 percent) don’t feel financially secure, and the percentage who feelsmore...
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  • Unum Group reports first quarter 2013 results
    5/1/13 4:00 pm EDT
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) today reported net income of $212.6 million ($0.79 per diluted common share) for the first quarter of 2013, compared to net income of $213.9 million ($0.73 per diluted common share) for the first quarter of 2012. Included in the results for the first quarter of 2013 is a net after-tax loss of $3.0 million ($0.01 per diluted common share) resulting from the combined impact of net realized investment gains and themore...
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  • Cancer remains leading cause of Unum’s disability claims
    4/30/13 9:00 am EDT

    Employers face unique challenges as more survivors return to work

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the 12th year cancer is the top reason for long-term disability claims for Unum (NYSE: UNM), followed closely by back disorders, according to 2012 claims data. Cancer claims were nearly 16 percent of the company’s long term disability claims, while back disorders made up 15.1 percent of claims. The leading reasons for Unum’s short term disability claims in 2012 were maternity (18.9 percent of claims) and non-back injuries (10.5 percentmore...
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  • Unum connecting with exchanges, helping to expand benefit choices for employees
    4/25/13 10:00 am EDT
    As health care reform triggers changes across the benefits industry, Unum is teaming up with benefits partners who are accelerating the development of private insurance exchanges. These exchanges offer a wide range of benefit options, allowing for greater choice, cost control and convenience to employees, their employers and brokers. Private benefit exchanges will increase access to employer-sponsored financial protection benefits, particularly to employees at small and midsize businesses, andmore...
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  • Reports highlight need for disability coverage, better education through workplace
    4/18/13 11:00 am EDT

    Unum contributes to research from Department of Labor and President’s Advisory Council for Financial Capability

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disability insurance is crucial to the financial security of working Americans, yet too few employees understand the risks and are covered by this important benefit, says a new report by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans. Submitted to the secretary of Labor, the report recommends a comprehensive education campaign for employers and their employees on the risks of becoming disabled from illness ormore...
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  • New video from AHIP highlights the value of disability insurance and return-to-work support
    4/17/13 10:00 am EDT

    Unum customer shares his story of recovery after debilitating stroke at age 39

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the father of two young children and his family’s main source of financial support, Ray Topper knew it was a good idea to sign up for short term and long term disability benefits at work. But he never imagined how soon and how critically he would need them. In 2009, Ray suffered a devastating stroke at the age of 39, leaving him limited use of his left side and unable to work and unable to drive. “One of the doctors said hemore...
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  • Unum Group declares quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share of its common stock
    4/15/13 4:00 pm EDT
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Effective April 15, 2013, the Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share on its common stock to be paid on May 17, 2013, to stockholders of record on April 29, 2013. ABOUT UNUM Unum Group (www.unum.com) is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and criticalmore...
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