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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 (NYSE: UNM) issued $300 million of 5.250% senior unsecured notes due Dec. 15, 2035, and AM Best assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of bbb+ with a stable outlook. Proceeds will fund general corporate purposes and repayment of $275 million of senior unsecured notes that matured on Nov. 5, 2025. AM Best noted Unum’s holding-company debt receives notching for structural subordination. AM Best calculated Unum’s financial leverage at 24%–25% at year-end 2024 and reported interest‑expense coverage above 12x for 2024, expected to remain strong near term.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) reported third quarter 2025 results on November 3, 2025. Net income was $39.7 million ($0.23 per diluted share) and after-tax adjusted operating income was $357.1 million ($2.09 per diluted share). Core premiums grew 2.9% on a constant currency basis with an adjusted operating return on equity of 21.4%.
The company completed GAAP reserve assumption updates with an after-tax net reserve increase of $377.8 million, reported holding company liquidity of $2.0 billion, and a weighted average risk-based capital ratio of ~455%. Year-to-date capital returned to shareholders was ~$980 million, including $250 million in share repurchases. Book value per share was $64.56 (up 8.8% year-over-year).
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.460 per share, effective October 9, 2025. The dividend is payable on November 14, 2025 to stockholders of record as of October 24, 2025.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) will report third quarter 2025 results on November 3, 2025 at ~4:15 p.m. ET. The earnings release and financial supplement will be posted on the company's investor website at https://investors.unum.com.
Senior management will host a conference call on November 4, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter operations and may provide forward‑looking guidance. A live listen‑only webcast will be available; participants are advised to join ~10 minutes early. Dial‑in registration and replay access are available via the provided registration URL. A recording will remain on the investor site through November 11, 2025.
Anticipated future release dates: Q4 2025 (Feb 3/4), Q1 2026 (Apr 28/29), Q2 2026 (Jul 28/29).
AM Best has affirmed the strong credit ratings of Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) and its core U.S. life/health insurance subsidiaries. The Financial Strength Rating remains at A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings at "a+" (Excellent), with a stable outlook.
The ratings reflect Unum's strong balance sheet, robust operating performance, favorable business profile, and appropriate enterprise risk management. The company maintains the highest level of risk-adjusted capitalization, demonstrates favorable liquidity, and has improved financial flexibility. Notable strengths include conservative investment portfolio management, strategic use of high-quality reinsurance partners, and consistently strong operating performance metrics.
AM Best specifically notes improved investment income over the past three years, while maintaining vigilance over Unum's closed block of long-term care business.Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) announced its participation in the 23rd Annual Barclays Financial Services Conference. President & CEO Rick McKenney and EVP & CFO Steve Zabel will present on September 9, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. ET.
The executives will discuss the company's business strategy and growth prospects. Investors can access a live audio webcast of the presentation through the Investors section of Unum's website at www.investors.unum.com.
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).