CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Unum
(NYSE: UNM) and its employees in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland contributed
more than $13.2 million in corporate and employee contributions and
volunteered more than 67,000 hours to charitable organizations in 2018.
“Unum has a long and proud history of making a difference in people’s
lives, from our customers to our employees — and just as importantly, to
the communities where we live and work,” said Rick McKenney, Unum’s
president and chief executive officer. “Giving back is at the core of
who we are.”
Unum supports public education programs that help students gain access
to opportunities and educators engage students in innovative and
creative approaches to learning. Other areas of community support
include health and wellness, and arts and culture.
For many years, Unum has supported the creation of business-education
programs in its home office locations, which include:
- Hamilton County Schools Future Ready Institutes in Chattanooga,
Tennessee
-
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates in Portland, Maine
- South High Community School partnership in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina
- La Salle Elementary partnership in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Based on standard volunteer formulas, the 67,000 hours logged by Unum
employees is valued at roughly $1.6 million. Additionally, more than 350
Unum employees lend their leadership expertise as board members for
various charitable organizations.
Unum provides financial protection benefits in the workplace such as
disability, life, accident and critical illness insurance.
About Unum
Unum Group (www.unum.com)
is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United
States and the United Kingdom. Its businesses include Unum US, Colonial
Life, and Unum UK and Unum Poland. Unum’s portfolio includes disability,
life, accident and critical illness, dental and vision coverage, which
help protect millions of working people and their families in the event
of an illness or injury. Unum also provides stop-loss coverage to help
self-insured employers protect against unanticipated medical costs. The
company reported revenues of $11.6 billion in 2018 and provided nearly
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Source: Unum Group