CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2006--
UnumProvident Corporation (NYSE: UNM) announced today
that it will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance
Conference on Sept. 7, 2006. Mr. Thomas R. Watjen, president and chief
executive officer and Mr. Joseph Zubretsky, senior executive vice
president, finance, investment, and corporate development, will
represent UnumProvident and are scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern).
There will also be a live audio webcast of the presentation at
http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceInsurance2006.html. This webcast
will be archived for 60 days.
During UnumProvident's presentation, Mr. Watjen and Mr. Zubretsky
will focus on the Company's general business strategy and future
growth opportunities.
ABOUT UNUMPROVIDENT
UnumProvident is the largest provider of group and individual
income protection insurance in the United States and United Kingdom.
Through its subsidiaries, UnumProvident insures more than 25 million
people and provided $6.0 billion in total benefits to customers in
2005. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Portland,
Maine, the company employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide. For
more information, visit www.unumprovident.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding
UnumProvident Corporation's business which are not historical facts
are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties.
For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form
10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
Source: UnumProvident Corporation
Contact: UnumProvident Corporation
Thomas A. H. White, 423-294-8996