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Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) is a Fortune 500 workplace benefits provider in the finance and insurance sector, with a focus on disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, and vision insurance, as well as leave and absence management support and behavioral health services. The UNM news feed on Stock Titan brings together company announcements, earnings releases, rating actions, and capital markets updates drawn from official sources.
Recent Unum news has included quarterly and annual earnings reports, where the company discusses segment results for Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and its Closed Block business. These releases detail adjusted operating income, premium trends, net investment income, and benefit ratios, giving investors insight into the performance of group disability, group life and accidental death and dismemberment, and supplemental and voluntary lines of business.
News coverage also features capital and financing activities, such as Unum’s offering of senior unsecured notes and the authorization of share repurchase programs, as reported in Business Wire releases and Form 8-K filings. Credit rating agency AM Best publishes rating affirmations and issue ratings on Unum’s subsidiaries and debt instruments, which appear as separate news items and provide an external view of the company’s balance sheet strength and debt profile.
In addition, Unum issues announcements about upcoming earnings releases, conference calls, and investor conference presentations, outlining when management will discuss business strategy, financial results, and outlook. By following UNM news, readers can monitor operational performance, capital management decisions, reinsurance transactions involving legacy long-term care and individual disability business, and third-party rating actions. Investors and researchers can use this page as a centralized view of the company’s latest publicly released information and scheduled events.
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) reported Q2 2025 net income of $335.6 million ($1.92 per diluted share), with after-tax adjusted operating income of $361.1 million ($2.07 per diluted share). The company achieved 4.6% premium growth and a 20.9% adjusted operating ROE.
Key highlights include successful closure of a long-term care reinsurance transaction, strong balance sheet with $2.0 billion in holding company liquidity, and a 485% weighted average risk-based capital ratio. The company repurchased $300 million of shares in Q2, bringing YTD purchases to $500 million, with full-year expectations revised to $500M-$1.0B range.
Book value per share grew 18.2% year-over-year to $65.76, while book value excluding AOCI increased 9.7% to $77.62. The company revised its full-year 2025 after-tax adjusted operating income outlook to approximately $8.50 per share.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.460 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on August 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of July 25, 2025. This dividend declaration demonstrates the company's commitment to returning value to shareholders through regular dividend payments.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has appointed Andrew Walker as chief customer operations officer, reporting directly to CEO Rick McKenney. Walker will lead the company's customer-facing and delivery teams while working cross-functionally to support Unum's mission of helping the working world thrive.
Walker joins Unum from Western Union, where he served as executive vice president and chief operations officer. His extensive background includes senior operations leadership roles at USAA and Nationwide, with experience spanning customer care, risk and technology, agent regulatory, corporate real estate, procurement, and global security sectors.
Walker holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Herbert Lehman College and completed specialized studies at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has scheduled the release of its second quarter 2025 financial results on July 29, 2025, at approximately 4:15 p.m. ET. The company will host a conference call the following day, July 30, at 8:00 a.m. ET, where senior management will discuss the quarterly results.
The earnings release and financial supplement will be accessible through the company's investor website. A live webcast will be available, and participants are advised to join 10 minutes before the call. The recording will remain available through August 6, 2025.
The company has also announced future earnings release dates for Q3 2025 (Nov 4), Q4 2025 (Feb 3, 2026), and Q1 2026 (Apr 28).
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has successfully completed a significant reinsurance transaction with Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. The deal involves Unum America ceding $3.4 billion of individual long-term care (LTC) reserves and approximately $120 million of IDI in-force premium to Fortitude Re on a coinsurance basis.
The transaction encompasses 19% of Unum's total LTC block and a quota share of IDI policies representing 20% of Unum's total in-force IDI premium. The deal is expected to generate an approximate $100 million capital benefit. Fortitude Re will retrocede biometric risk to a highly rated global reinsurer, while Unum will continue to handle service and administration for the reinsured business.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has completed a significant reinsurance transaction with Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (FRL), a subsidiary of Fortitude Re. The agreement, initially announced on February 27, 2025, became effective January 1, 2025.
Under the terms of the agreement, Unum will cede $3.4 billion of individual long-term care (LTC) statutory reserves and approximately $120 million of multi-life individual disability insurance (IDI) in-force premium to FRL. This represents 19% of Unum's total LTC block and 20% of its in-force IDI premium.
While Unum will continue to service and administer the reinsured policies, FRL has arranged to retrocede 100% of the LTC and IDI insurance risks to a highly rated global reinsurance partner, retaining only the underlying spread-based risks associated with this business block.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has announced a significant dividend increase for its shareholders. The company's board of directors has approved a 10% increase in the quarterly dividend on its common stock. The new dividend rate will be 46 cents per share quarterly, or $1.84 per share annually. This increased dividend is expected to take effect with the payment scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has appointed Shelia Anderson as Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer. Anderson, who will report to CEO Rick McKenney, will lead the company's digital transformation initiatives focused on developing innovative technology solutions. Prior to joining Unum, she served as EVP and CIO at Aflac and held senior technology leadership positions at Liberty Mutual, USAA, Hewlett-Packard, and Electronic Data Systems.
Anderson brings extensive experience in cloud computing, AI, and data analytics, particularly in claims processing. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Louisiana Tech University and a master's in engineering management from SMU. Her notable recognitions include being a 2025 CIO 100 Hall of Fame inductee and a 2024 Top 100 Women in Fintech honoree.
Unum Group reported Q1 2025 results with net income of $189.1 million ($1.06 per share), down from $395.2 million in Q1 2024. After-tax adjusted operating income was $365.5 million ($2.04 per share). Key highlights include:
- Premium growth of 4.2% in core operations
- Strong balance sheet with $2.2 billion holding company liquidity
- Book value per share grew 19.5% to $63.78
- Risk-based capital ratio of 460%
Segment performance showed mixed results: Unum US reported a 14.6% decrease in operating income to $329.1 million, while Colonial Life saw a 1.8% increase to $115.7 million. Unum International improved by 3.5% to $38.7 million. The company maintained strong capital management, repurchasing 3.3 million shares for $202.6 million during Q1 2025.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) has been recognized as a 2025 Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Community Champion by Ethisphere for its outstanding contributions to ethical leadership and compliance culture. The company has also been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for the fifth consecutive year, joining 136 companies across 20 countries and 44 industries.
The recognition highlights Unum's commitment to knowledge sharing, regulatory relationship building, and continuous learning. The evaluation process assessed company culture, environmental and societal impact, ethics and compliance activities, governance, and third-party management practices.
Key factors contributing to Unum's achievement include consistent ethical leadership practices, strong employee conduct standards, a confidential ethics hotline, and robust corporate governance practices.
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