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On the heels of announcing record financial results for 2017, Unum (NYSE: UNM) today said, in addition to the existing all-employee annual bonus program, it is investing in its people and communities with a new paid parental leave benefit for both mothers and fathers in the U.S.; enhancements to the compensation program so that all U.S. employees earn at least $15 an hour; and an additional $1 million in charitable contributions this year in support of the communities where Unum employees live and work.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) today reported net income of $266.9 million ($1.19 per diluted common share) for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to net income of $248.0 million ($1.07 per diluted common share) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Unum (NYSE:UNM) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pramerica Życie TUiR SA (“Pramerica Życie”), a financial protection provider in Poland, from a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“PFI”).

Effective January 16, 2018, the Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock to be paid on February 16, 2018, to stockholders of record on January 29, 2018.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) will release its fourth quarter 2017 results January 31, at approximately 4:15 p.m. eastern. The earnings news release and the financial supplement will be available in the Investors section of the company’s website, which can be directly accessed at www.investors.unum.com.

Unum successfully launched new Unum Dental group insurance plans in the South and Midwest regions in January 2017 – within five months of acquiring dental and vision benefits carrier Starmount Life Insurance Company. At the same time, Unum also successfully launched Unum Vision insurance plans nationally.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn .-- ( Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) today reported net income of $252.3 million ($1.12 per diluted common share) for the third quarter of 2017, compared to net income of $236.0 million ($1.01 per diluted common share) for the third quarter of 2016.

While short term disability claims for breast cancer have increased nearly 13 percent over the last 10 years, people battling the disease are able to return to work nearly three weeks sooner on average, according to internal data from Unum

Effective October 16, 2017, the Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock to be paid on November 17, 2017, to stockholders of record on October 30, 2017.

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that it has received notice of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by Baker Mills Inc. (“Baker Mills”) to purchase from Unum Group’s stockholders up to 120,000 shares of Unum Group common stock, representing approximately 0.054 percent of Unum Group’s shares of common stock outstanding as of the October 3, 2017 offer date.