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Unum

REVEALED: One-third of all long-term workplace absences caused by cancer

Cancer accounts for almost a third (29%) of all long-term sickness claims paid in the past year, latest claims data from Unum reveals.

  • Income Protection
  • 07 September 2015
Unum's acquisition of NDP approved

Unum's acquisition of National Dental Plan (NDP) has been given regulatory approval.

  • Group Protection
  • 04 September 2015
Unum adds AgeingWorks to group risk policies

Unum has added AgeingWorks, an online portal for elder care support and guidance, to all its group risk policies.

  • Group Protection
  • 13 August 2015
Unum acquires National Dental Plan

Unum has acquired National Dental Plan (NDP) from Capita plc, for £31.7m.

  • Insurer
  • 10 August 2015
COVER SUMMIT 2015: Unum on why you should attend

Andrew Potterton, head of proposition development at Unum talks about why you should attend the Cover Summit on 1st October 2015.

  • Group Protection
  • 03 August 2015
Unum launches workplace wellbeing 'MOT' tool

Unum has launched a free online tool to provide businesses with an MOT-style review of their wellbeing strategy.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 01 June 2015
Budget 2015: Unum urges govt to consider tax relief to grow GIP

Unum is not backing industry discussions around auto-enrolment(AE) for group risk and is instead calling on the government to introduce a temporary tax relief for SMEs with group income protection (GIP) plans.

  • Income Protection
  • 16 March 2015
Unum enhances group CI

Unum has enhanced its group critical illness offering by adding seven medical conditions to the cover.

  • Critical Illness
  • 02 March 2015
Complaints against Unum upheld in 75% of cases

Unum is the life & protection insurer with the highest rate of upheld complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

  • Insurer
  • 24 February 2015
Interview: The group risk opportunity

Canada Life's Paul Avis discusses the potential for growth in the group risk market with Fiona Murphy.

  • Group Protection
  • 20 February 2015
The percentage threshold scheme: One year on

Unum's Andrew Potterton discusses the impact for SMEs following last year's changes to Statutory Sick Pay and how intermediaries can help manage the fallout of rising sickness absence costs.

  • Income Protection
  • 28 January 2015
Sickness absence policies should be 'more flexible' - report

The government should make sickness absence policies ‘more flexible' to allow employees with fluctuating health conditions to pre-emptively arrange part-time sick leave, a report has urged.

  • Income Protection
  • 23 January 2015
Video: How advisers can use social media

Unum's Tim Jackson discusses how and why protection advisers should get more involved with using social media.

  • Individual Protection
  • 12 December 2014
Unum moves group administration to Elixir

Unum has moved its group protection policy administration to Mastek's Elixir system to integrate with broker and customer platforms more easily.

  • Group Protection
  • 03 December 2014
Unum enhances employee assistance programme

Unum has launched an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to help employers deal with staff well-being issues as part of Unum LifeWorks.

  • Term Assurance
  • 27 November 2014
Health issues workshops launched by Unum

Unum has launched a set of workshops to help employers spot and manage some of the most common causes of sickness absence.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 04 November 2014
Unum bolsters protection salesforce

Unum has announced it will increase the number of staff on its sales team who work face to face with brokers in a bid to grow the UK protection market.

  • Income Protection
  • 17 October 2014
Opinion: Employers must address musculoskeletal conditions

Employers must do more to address musculoskeletal conditions in the workplace says Unum's Andrew Potterton.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 09 October 2014
Unum: Services like MAS should raise sickness absence awareness

Unum has urged the government to improve take-up of income protection (IP) through four key steps including channels such as the Money Advice Service (MAS) raising awareness of sickness absence.

  • Income Protection
  • 30 September 2014
Video: An audience with....Unum's Marco Forato

Unum's chief marketing officer Marco Forato tells COVER how it the insurer is moving its focus from straight protection sales to an holistic look at employee wellbeing.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 21 August 2014
Improving approaches to employee mental health

Misconceptions about mental health are hampering the treatment of the subject by employers. Joy Reymond explains how they can improve their approach.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 18 June 2014
A third of workers would consider leaving job over poor workplace wellbeing

Employees who feel cared for are 27% more likely to stay with their current employer for over five years, compared to those who feel adequately or poorly looked after, research finds.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 07 May 2014
Unum launches group IP for pension auto-enrolment

Unum has launched a group income protection (group IP) product for companies preparing for pension auto-enrolment.

  • Income Protection
  • 24 April 2014
Unum launches early intervention helpline to tackle absence

Unum has launched an early intervention helpline to help employers and employees tackle health issues at an early stage and reduce sickness absence.

  • Income Protection
  • 16 April 2014
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