Unum Group President and CEO, Thomas Watjen to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2007 Insurance Conference

August 28, 2007

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that Thomas R. Watjen, president and chief executive officer, will be representing the company at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference on Sept. 5, 2007, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Watjen is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m. Eastern and will discuss the company's business strategy and future growth opportunities. There will also be a live audio webcast of the presentation available at http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceInsurance.html. The webcast will be archived for 60 days.

About Unum

Unum (www.unum.com), formerly UnumProvident, is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and services in the United States and the United Kingdom. Through its subsidiaries, Unum provided $6.2 billion in total benefits to customers in 2006.

Source: Unum Group

Contact: Unum Group Investors: Thomas A. H. White, 423-294-8996 or Madhavi Venkatesan, 423-294-1630