Below is a listing of recent articles bylined by Unum business leaders,
interviews including comments from Unum executives, and advertorials
discussing topics of relevance to employers.
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- Chattanooga Times Free Press (December 23, 2007): New Look at Unum. Interview with CEO Tom Watjen about the impressive turnaround of Unum Group and insights into the year ahead.
- Employee Benefit News (November 2007): Falling Leaves. A story about LL Bean's strategic partnership with Unum to manage employee absences under the Family Medical Leave Act and other state leave laws.
- Insurance & Technology (October 2007): Keeping IT Simple. Interview with Chief Information Officer Kathy Owen about the new technology solutions behind Simply Unum.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (August 2007): Supplemental Disability Insurance: Simply Put, It's Just Good Financial Planning. Article by Branden Pierson, national sales leader for executive benefits, discusses disability insurance as a valuable component of a strong financial plan.
- Best's Review (August 2007): Custom Tailors — As workforce demographics shift, more employers are allowing employees to choose their own benefits and coverage amounts. Article written by Christina Wakefield, vice president of disability product development.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (June 2007): New Study: Supplemental Employee Benefits Are the Coming Trend. Article by Mike Simonds, senior vice president of product development and marketing, on Unum's research on employee benefit trends and buying patterns.
- Insurance & Technology (June 2007): Eye on the (Customer) Prize. Interview with Unum CEO Tom Watjen as featured in I&T's annual salute to Tech Savvy CEOs
- Life & Health Advisor (April 2007): The Evolution of Group LTC. Article written by John Noble, director of Unum's long term care products.
- Life & Health Advisor (April 2007): Enhancing Consumer-Driven Benefit Plans with Voluntary Plans. Article written by Phil Bruen, vice president of Unum's large case practice.
- CNBC Squawk Box (May 10, 2007): Unum Turnaround. CEO Thomas Watjen discusses Unum's performance with CNBC's Joe Kernen.
- Wall Street Journal (May 1, 2007): Workplace Disabilities Are on the Rise — Employers Devise Strategies to Accommodate Growing Ranks of Employees Impaired by Age, Obesity and Disease. Article highlights need for disability insurance and quotes Unum Vice President Ken Mitchell.
- National Underwriter (April 2, 2007): Eliminating Group LTC Insurance Misconceptions. Article written by John Noble, director of Unum's long term care products.
- Benefits Selling (January 2007): LTCI sale not made from a spreadsheet. Part 2 of Carroll Stuart Golden's conversation with John Noble, director of Unum's long term care products.
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- Wall Street Journal (Dec. 19, 2006): The Growing Appeal of Disability Insurance: Sales Rise as Cheap Policies Prompt Employers to Offer Coverage at a Discount. Article discusses growth of disability coverage offered at the workplace.
- Employee Benefit News (December 2006): Study reveals effect of gender, age on voluntary purchasing. Interview with Mike Simonds, senior vice president of marketing and product development, about trends in employee benefits as highlighted by Unum's 2006 Buyers Study.
- Benefits Selling (December 2006): UNUM Reader's Choice win no surprise. Carroll Stuart Golden talks with John Noble, director of Unum's long term care products, about company's leadership in the worksite market.
- Life & Health Advisor (November 2006): Realities about DI that cannot be ignored Article by Leo Tinkham Jr., assistant vice president of product and market development.
- Best's Review (November 2006): Call to Action: Workplace Dynamics Are Changing the Way Disability Is Underwritten. Article written by Chris Jerome, senior vice president of group underwriting operations.
- Workspan (October 2006): Integrating Leave Administration & Disability Management. Article written by Carol Davis, senior director of health and productivity program development.
- Employee Benefit News (September 2006) Big Picture Benefits: Integrating FMLA and disability claims data helps
employers reduce absenteeism Carol Davis, senior director of health and
productivity program development, discusses the value of integrated claims
management.
- World at Work Journal (3rd Quarter 2006): Creating New Horizons: Productive Aging as a Corporate Strategy.
Article written by Kenneth D. Mitchell, vice president of health and
productivity.
- Chattanooga Times Free Press (Aug. 2, 2006): Earners should consider disabilities, insurer says. Mike Simonds
discusses need for disability insurance and dispels some of the myths
surrounding this coverage.
- Employee Benefit News (April 2006): Reducing Lost Time: The Correlation Between Family-Medical Leave and Short-Term
Disability. Article written by Kenneth D. Mitchell, vice president of
health and productivity, and Carol Davis, senior director of health and
productivity program development.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (April 2006): Disability Underwriting Convergence Confounding or Convenient? Article written by Edward Reed, vice president of pricing strategy, and Stephen
Mitchell, vice president of group pricing.
- Workspan (March 2006): The Mind Game: Mentally Preparing Employees to Return to Work After a
Disability. Article written by Kristin Tugman, director of health and
productivity program development, and Carrie A. Palmer, director of case
management and vocational rehabilitation services.
- National Underwriter (March 6, 2006): 5 Points to Consider When Assessing Disability Policy Value. Article
written by Roger Edgren, Executive Vice President of Field Sales for
UnumProvident's U.S. brokerage business.
- Best Review (First Quarter 2006): Disability's New Day. Mike Simonds offers his
assessment of today's disability market trends.
- World at Work Journal (First Quarter 2006): Productive Aging: The New Life Phase. Article written
by Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D., UnumProvident vice president of corporate return to
work development.
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- Portland Press Herald (Dec. 13, 2005): CEO: UnumProvident healthier; The disability insurer has battled back from
several problems and is cleansed of its "arrogance" he says. CEO Tom
Watjen offers a candid assessment of UnumProvident's past performance and
future expectations.
- Life & Health Advisor (December 2005): Aging Workforce Challenge to Corporate Health and Productivity.
Article written by Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice President, Corporate Return to
Work Development.
- Council Prospector (November 2005): The Supplemental Market: Giving Companies a Competitive Hiring Advantage.
This article was written by Scott Shoultz, senior account executive for
UnumProvident.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (Oct. 11, 2005): UnumProvident Suggests Key Strategic Steps for FMLA Benefits Management.
Advertorial quotes Rob Hecker, vice president of leave management, and Ken
Mitchell, vice president of corporate return to work development.
- Spirit Magazine (October 2005): Disabled and Willing. By Nancy Henderson Wurst. Article about 15th
anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act quotes UnumProvident's Judith
Barron-Songy, disability management consultant, and Paul Brinkmann, disability
benefits specialist.
- Employee Benefit News (Sept. 15, 2005): Supplemental Insurance Spells Relief for Hard-Pressed Employers.
UnumProvident-sponsored report quotes Mike Simonds, vice president of market
development, and Neiciee Durrence, vice president of product management.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (Sept. 12, 2005): UnumProvident Champions Innovative Solutions for Supplemental Disability
Insurance Benefits. Advertorial quotes Joe Heaney, vice president of
supplemental benefits.
- Life Insurance Selling (September 2005): 10 Reasons You Should Sell LTC Insurance. Article
written by UnumProvident's John Noble, director of long term care products, and
Ray Goodrich, licensed insurance consultant in New York.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (September 2005): How to Break into LTC Sales via the Workplace. Article by John Noble,
director of long term care products.
- California Broker (July 2005): Supplemental Coverage You Shouldn't Overlook. Article on critical
illness insurance by Celeste Pacelli, market manager in San Francisco.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (July 18, 2005): As LTC gains momentum, UnumProvident suggests strategic course for employers.
Advertorial quotes Guy Bertsch, vice president of disability and long term care
products.
- Wall Street Journal (July 14, 2005): Critical Care, the Insurance Industry's Latest Push As Health Costs Rise,
Companies Market Policies Tied to Specific Illnesses. By Rachel
Silverman. Article promotes critical illness insurance and quotes UnumProvident
employee and CI policyholder Erik Gray.
- Smart Money (July 2005): The Disability Dilemma Companies are cutting back on disability insurance, just
as the country is seeing a surprising jump in long-term illnesses and injuries.
Here's how to protect yourself against this hidden threat to your financial
security. By Dawn MacKeen. Article discusses need for disability income
protection with background information provided by UnumProvident.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (June 20, 2005): UnumProvident sets strategic course for supplemental benefits plan enrollment.
Advertorial quotes Rosalind Connor, assistant vice president of enrollment
services.
- Workspan (June 2005): Obesity Employers can battle the epidemic. Article written by Kenneth
Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice President, Corporate Return to Work Development
- Managing the Margin (June 2005): Performance Strategies Lost Time is Lost Money. Article written by Ken
Mitchell, UnumProvident vice president of corporate return to work development;
Ally Keppel, Maine Health's director of integrated disability programs; and
Jerry Konal, Trinity Health director of planning and vendor relations.
- National Underwriter (May 16, 2005): To Cut Risk, Try Combining Group and Individual Disability. Article
written by Joe Heaney, vice president and managing director, and Branden
Pierson, regional sales manager for supplemental.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (May 3, 2005): UnumProvident: Health care cost shifting makes supplemental health plans
essential. Advertorial quotes Neiciee Durrence, vice president of life
and supplemental products.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (April 2005): Group Disability Today: Five Trends Driving the Market. Article written
by Kevin P. McCarthy, Executive Vice President, Underwriting.
- Business Insurance (March 2005): How to Motivate a Nation of Desk Potatoes. Employers Have an Active Role to
Play in Their Workers' Fight Against Obesity. Article written by
Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice President, Corporate Return to Work Development.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (February 2005): LTCI Gaining Popularity as an Employee Benefit. Article features Guy
Bertsch, Vice President, Product Development.
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- Realtor Magazine (October 2004): Money: Disability Insurance. Keep Income Flowing. Article features
Susan Lloyd-Rees, Director of Product Development.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (October 2004): Employers Have a Key Partner in Maximizing Health Management: Your Clients'
Disability Insurer Can Play a Unique Role. Article written by Phil
Bruen, Regional Sales Manager, National Accounts.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (September 2004): Are
Your Clients Complying with ERISA? Four Questions That Can Help Them Decide If
Their LTD and LTC Are In Compliance. Article written by Pamela Beth
Small Oliver, Associate Vice President and General Counsel.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (August 2004): The
Challenge of State Leave Laws: Are Your Clients Prepared? (Part Two of Two).
Article written by Rob Hecker, Vice President of Leave Management Services and
Administration Services.
- BenefitNews.com Industry Currents (July 2004) UnumProvident Now Pieces Together Compliance Puzzle for Core Customers.
Advertorial quotes Mike Simonds, Vice President of Market Development, and Rob
Hecker, Vice President of Leave Management and Administration Services.
- Health Insurance Underwriter (July 2004): FMLA
Administration: Ensuring Effective Absence Management (Part One of Two).
Article written by Rob Hecker, Vice President of Leave Management Services and
Administration.
- Employee Benefit News (July 2004): Raising the
Bar on Integrated Disability.. This article features a quote from
Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D., Vice President, Corporate Return to Work Development.
- Worcester
Telegram & Gazette (July 11, 2004): Company helps workers shed pounds.
Article on employer's role in fighting obesity.
- President & CEO (June 2004): Funding
Disability Insurance. Article written by Guy Bertsch, Vice President
Markets and Products
- California Broker (May 2004): Starter Income
Protection Plans Make Sense for Small Business. Article written by
Chris Judd, Senior Market Manager
- Business Insurance (May 2004): Absence
Management Aids Dell. Article quotes Tim Ward, Vice President of the
National Consultant Resource Group
- Health Insurance Underwriter (May 2004): Debunking
Return to Work myths can help Combat Rising Health Costs. Article
written by Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D. Vice President Program Development and
Consultation
- Health Insurance Underwriter (April 2004): Worksite
Strategies to Help Battle the Costly Rise in Obesity. Article written
by Robert Anfield, M.D., JD Vice President and Medical Director
- Health Insurance Underwriter (March 2004): Combining
Long-Term DI and Critical Illness Coverages to Better Serve the Middle Market.
Article written by Neiciee Durrence Vice President, Life Product Development
- Health Insurance Underwriter (February 2004): Applying
Stop-Loss Principles to Group Long Term Disability Plans. Article
written by Kenneth C. Yarbrough, CLU Market Manager
- Health Insurance Underwriter (January 2004): Selling
Small Group Income Protection to Meet Growing Needs. Article written by
Michael Q. Simonds, Vice President Core Market Development
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