Company wins fifth-consecutive award for commitment to employee
wellness
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
For the fifth consecutive year, the National Business Group on Health
honored Unum (NYSE: UNM) for its ongoing commitment to promoting a
healthy workplace and encouraging its workers and families to support
and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Unum was among 48 U.S. employers that received the 2011 Best Employers
for Healthy Lifestyles award today at the Institute on Innovation in
Workforce Well-being Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.Unum received
a gold-level award for its initiatives that help employees and their
families practice healthy lifestyles.
“Providing a workplace environment that encourages healthy living among
our employees is an important mission at Unum,” said Linda Levesque,
Unum’s vice president of Corporate Benefits. “It’s a commitment that
pays dividends at work and at home.”
With the benefits slogan “Take Advantage, It’s to Your Benefit,” Unum’s
health care strategy provides for accessible programs that enable its
employees to maintain and improve their health. These programs include a
broad range of resources to promote wellness, identify and manage risk,
and educate employees and their families about healthy behaviors. This
helps keep Unum’s workforce productive while managing health care costs.
“We are very pleased to honor Unum for its ongoing commitment to
providing lifestyle improvement programs that encourage healthier
lifestyles for its employees,” said Helen Darling, president and CEO of
the National Business Group on Health. “Unum and its management team
should take pride in understanding the importance of promoting and
maintaining a healthy workforce.”
About Unum
Unum is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and
services and the largest provider of group and individual disability
income protection insurance in the United States and the United Kingdom.
About the National Business Group on Health
The National Business Group on Health is the nation’s only non-profit,
membership organization of large employers devoted exclusively to
finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to their most
important health care and related benefits issues and to being the voice
for large employers on national health care issues. The Business Group,
whose 325 members include 66 of the Fortune 100, identifies, develops
and shares best practices in health benefits, disability, health and
productivity, related paid time off and work/life balance issues.
Business Group members provide health coverage for more than 55 million
U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information, visit www.businessgrouphealth.org.
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