CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
This is news that makes us smile.
Unum (NYSE: UNM) is pleased to announce that it will soon offer dental
benefits, thanks to a partnership with United Concordia. The partnership
unites two employee benefit market leaders – both with a focus on
product innovation and world-class customer service – to provide group
dental benefits aligned with Unum’s other financial protection benefits.
“Dental is one of the most popular employee benefits and is an essential
piece of a comprehensive employee benefits plan,” said Unum President
and CEO Kevin McCarthy. “We’re extremely excited to integrate dental
insurance as a complement to our other employee benefits, including
short term and long term disability, life and voluntary benefits.”
Unum Dental will offer flexible plan designs that include access to
United Concordia’s Advantage Plus network, one of the nation’s
largest dental provider networks with more than 73,000 unique dentists
at over 149,000 access points.
“This strategic partnership plays a pivotal role in giving us the
distribution capacity needed to add significantly more lives,” said
Daniel Lebish, chairman and chief executive officer for United
Concordia. “The growth that will come from this relationship will help
United Concordia become even more price and cost competitive, further
strengthening our position as a leader in the dental industry.”
Unum will launch the new dental offering in its Washington, D.C., market
beginning in the fall of 2011. Additional markets will be added
throughout 2012.
About Unum
Unum (www.unum.com)
is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and
services in the United States and the United Kingdom. Through its
subsidiaries, Unum Group paid approximately $6 billion in total benefits
to customers in 2010.
About United Concordia
United Concordia is one of the nation’s leading national dental
carriers, licensed in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The company
delivers high-quality, cost-effective dental programs to more than 8
million group and individual members at over 149,000 access points
nationwide. For more information about United Concordia products, visit www.UnitedConcordia.com.
Source: Unum
Contact:
Unum
MC Guenther, 423-294-6108
Toll free: 866-756-8686
mguenther@unum.com
or
Diane
Lewis, 412-544-0659
diane.lewis@highmark.com