For the ninth year, Unum
has been honored for its continuous efforts to support the health and
wellness of U.S. employees and their families.
Unum (NYSE: UNM) was among 63
U.S. employers that received the 2014 Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles® award at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the
National Business Group on Health’s Institute on Innovation in Workforce
Well-being.
Unum was honored with the gold award for developing comprehensive
programs that support employees’ healthy lifestyle goals.
“Our priority is to encourage our workforce toward becoming their own
health care advocates while engaging with their desire to improve and
maintain their good health,” said Mike Booth, manager of Global Health
Promotions and Wellness Programs for Unum and Colonial Life.
Unum has major locations in Chattanooga, Portland, Maine, and Worcester,
Mass., and at Colonial Life in Columbia, S.C.
At each of these locations, as well as in field offices across the
country, Unum recognizes the value of health and wellness culture within
the corporate infrastructure, and therefore supports its health
conscious workforce. To best initiate their support, Unum offers
employees and their families a broad range of resources to manage risk
and further education while promoting the success of their healthy
behaviors.
Brian Marcotte, president and CEO of the National Business Group on
Health, commented: “We are very pleased to honor Unum for its dedication
to providing programs that encourage wellness and healthy lifestyles for
their employees and families. Unum is among an elite group of
organizations that are leading the way to promote healthy workplaces and
lifestyles. Unum and its management team should be proud of their
efforts and we congratulate them on receiving this award.”
About Unum Group
Unum Group (www.unum.com)
is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United
States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US,
Colonial Life and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life,
accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of
working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury.
The company reported revenues of $10.35 billion in 2013, and provided
$6.5 billion in benefits last year.
For more information visit us at www.unum.com
or connect with us at www.facebook.com/unumbenefits,
www.twitter.com/unumnews
and www.linkedin.com/company/unum.
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 392 members include 69 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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