Company information

Who is Unum?

Unum is a leading provider of employee benefits, including disability, long term care, life and voluntary insurance. Nearly one in five U.S. employers who provide group long term disability benefits and more than 38 percent of the Fortune 500 do business with Unum.

With operations in the United States and the United Kingdom, Unum is a diverse family of businesses with a 160-year history.

Our family of businesses

Unum Group consists of Unum US and Colonial Life in the United States and Unum UK in the United Kingdom. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Portland, Maine, Unum employs about 10,000 people worldwide.

  • Unum US is a market leader in group and individual disability benefits and long term care coverage in the United States, and is one of the largest providers of group life and voluntary workplace benefits.
  • Colonial Life is one of the leading providers of voluntary worksite benefits, including disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage, in the United States.
  • Unum UK is the leading provider of income protection and critical illness coverage in the United Kingdom, and also offers dual benefit and life products and services.

Unum's vision and values

Unum's vision is to be the leading provider of employee benefits products and services that help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods.

The three pillars of our vision and values:
Integrity
We are an organization built on openness, trust, professionalism, respect for others and, above all, integrity.
Commitment
We have obligations to our key stakeholders, including claimants, brokers, employers, employees, regulators and shareholders, and we strive to deliver on those commitments.
Accountability
We are proud of what we do, we accept responsibility for our actions, and we learn from our experiences.

Unum by the numbers:

235: Our place on the Fortune 500

10,000: Employees in the U.S. and the U.K.

171,000: Businesses that count on Unum

More than 340,000: New disability claims processed in 2009

25 million: Individuals insured worldwide

Nearly $6 billion: Benefits paid annually

Learn more about Unum:


Unum: Future Ready
2009 Annual Report

Unum's commitment to social responsibility
2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

The trends employers are facing and the plans they're buying
Unum's Buyer Study 2008

Media contacts

Members of the media can reach Unum by contacting:

Jim Sabourin
Vice President
Corporate Communications

MC (Mary Clarke) Guenther
Director
Media Relations

Dawn McAbee
Manager
Media Relations

Mary Fortune
Manager
Media Relations

Seth Seymour
Consultant
Media Relations

Laura Kibort
Manager
Corporate Brand and Advertising

Contact Unum via our toll-free media line at 866-750-8686.