International Business News - UNM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst said Monday that the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. creates new risk for large life and health insurers, but added that the insurers have little direct exposure to Lehman's equity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/ahead-of-the-bell-insurers-face-risk-from-lehman.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:07:21 EDT Unum Group said Friday it will buy back about $350 million of its outstanding shares from Deutsche Bank, AG London Branch. The company said the buyback completes the company's authorization to repurchase up to $700 million of its stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/unum-group-buys-back-350m-in-stock-from-deutsche.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:24:27 EDT Unum Group named Kevin Kabat to its board of directors, the provider of employee benefits products said Friday. Kabat is chairman and president of Fifth Third Bancorp. The Unum board now has 12 members. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/unum-names-kevin-kabat-to-board-of-directors.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:50:02 EDT Disability insurer Unum Group agreed to pay fines and penalties totaling $5.55 million for failing to report special fees paid to a San Diego-based insurance broker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/insurer-unum-group-to-pay-5-55-million-penalty.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:32:55 EDT Unum Group, a provider of group disability insurance, said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings fell 9 percent due to a sharp rise in net investment losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/unum-group-1q-earnings-fall-9-percent-on-investment-losses.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:08:49 EDT Relational Investors LLC has purchased $26.7 million in Unum Group shares, boosting its stake in the insurer to 10.4 percent, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. In ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/key-investor-boosts-unum-group-stake.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:52:11 EDT Fitch Ratings on Monday affirmed the investment-grade ratings of Unum Group Inc. and lifted the outlook to "Positive" from "Stable" to reflect the insurer's improving profitability. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080204/fitch-affirms-unum-group-ratings.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:20:14 EST Unum Group said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per share. The insurance company said the dividend is payable Feb. 15 to shareholders of record Jan. 28. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080115/unum-group-sets-quarterly-dividend.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:40:48 EST