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		<title><![CDATA[UnumProvident Corporation to Present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- UnumProvident Corporation (NYSE: UNM) announced today that it will present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Thomas R. Watjen, president and chief executive officer will represent UnumProvident and is scheduled to speak at 12:35 p.m. Eastern.  There will be a live...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of UnumProvident Corp.'s Insurance Subsidiaries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and the issuer credit ratings ICR "a-" of UnumProvident Corp.'s UnumProvident (Chattanooga, TN) [NYSE: UNM] insurance subsidiaries. A.M. Best has also affirmed the ICR of "bbb-" of UnumProvident. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed all...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UnumProvident Buyers Study Forecasts the Future of Employee Benefits; Critical illness, accident and other supplemental insurance products drive industry growth]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_19/ai_n26990554]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Women outpace men as purchasers of supplemental products - most significantly as buyers of 69 percent of disability policies and 61 percent of critical illness policies.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supplemental Insurance Spells Relief for Hard-Pressed Employers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168433]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With the employer-subsidized benefits system strained as never before, supplemental insurance benefits offered on an employee-pay-all "voluntary" basis have emerged as a viable solution for deflating pressure on both society and the workplace. These products have evolved in recent years from a "supplemental" to "essential" tool designed to fill critical...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UnumProvident's New Supplemental Insurance Helps Combat Rising Healthcare Costs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_August_30/ai_n14928701]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- MedSupport's benefits can help employees pay for medical co-insurance,  co-pays and deductibles, as well as other ancillary medical expenses]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California law firm urges insurance commissioners to reject UnumProvident deal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200412/ai_n22285165]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late News; UnumProvident settles claims-handling probes.(insurance industry news)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200411/ai_n20180140]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[UnumProvident Corp. said it expects to pay $127 million in a global  settlement stemming from states' investigations of its  claims-handling practices. As part of its settlement with insurance  regulators, the disability insurer will pay a $15 million f  UnumProvident Corp. said it expects to pay $127...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California files lawsuit, says 4 insurers schemed with broker to get business.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200411/ai_n22275113]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Nov. 19--CIGNA and three other major insurers paid millions of  dollars in  secret fees and bonuses to a broker in a sordid scheme that  ripped off  customers, California's insurance commissioner alleged  in a lawsuit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New York attorney general sues California insurance broker for alleged payoffs.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Nov. 13--New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a California   insurance broker Friday for allegedly taking payoffs to steer clients to   certain insurers while shutting out other companies, such as Aetna,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chattanooga, Tenn.-based insurer's shares drop 10 percent.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mike Pare, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Oct. 20--UnumProvident Corp.'s shares fell nearly 10 percent  Tuesday as  the insurer announced it has received more subpoenas  regarding a widening  industry probe into broker compensation.    The Chattanooga-based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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