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Unum Group – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘XML’

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 5/06/21  Unum Group                        10-Q        3/31/21   93:18M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     61K 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     39K 
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19: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     28K 
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23: R12         Fair Values of Financial Instruments                HTML    457K 
24: R13         Investments                                         HTML    498K 
25: R14         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    201K 
26: R15         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    115K 
27: R16         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment    HTML     61K 
                Expenses                                                         
28: R17         Segment Information                                 HTML    135K 
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31: R20         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     41K 
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34: R23         Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)       HTML    381K 
35: R24         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    497K 
36: R25         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    196K 
37: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    119K 
                (Tables)                                                         
38: R27         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment    HTML     61K 
                Expenses (Tables)                                                
39: R28         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    136K 
40: R29         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     54K 
41: R30         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share  HTML     39K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
43: R32         Fair Values of Financial Instruments Private        HTML     59K 
                Equity Partnerships (Details)                                    
44: R33         Fair Value Measurements by Input Level (Detail)     HTML    163K 
45: R34         Changes in Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair  HTML    115K 
                Value on a Recurring Basis using Significant                     
                Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (Detail)                           
46: R35         Quantitative Information Regarding Significant      HTML     53K 
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
47: R36         Fair Values of Financial Instruments Carrying       HTML     74K 
                Amounts and Estimated Fair value of Financial                    
                Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value (Details)                 
48: R37         Fair Value of Financial Instruments Additional      HTML     45K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
49: R38         Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Securities by     HTML     75K 
                Security Type (Detail)                                           
50: R39         Length of Time Fixed Maturity Securities had been   HTML     62K 
                in a Gross Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                     
51: R40         Investments Distribution of the Maturity Dates for  HTML    104K 
                Fixed Maturity Securities (Details)                              
52: R41         Investments Distribution by External Credit Rating  HTML     43K 
                for Fixed Maturity Securities (Details)                          
53: R42         Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for  HTML     37K 
                Credit Losses Rollforward (Details)                              
54: R43         Investments Low Income Housing Tax Credits          HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R44         Mortgage Loans by Property Type and Geographic      HTML     68K 
                Region (Detail)                                                  
56: R45         Schedule of Participating Mortgage Loans by         HTML     55K 
                Internal Credit Rating and Loan to Value (Details)               
57: R46         Mortgage Loans, Sorted by Applicable Credit         HTML    137K 
                Quality Indicators (Detail)                                      
58: R47         Mortgage Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses         HTML     58K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
59: R48         Investments Remaining Contractual Maturity of       HTML     45K 
                Security Lending Agreements(Details)                             
60: R49         Investments Federal Home Loan Bank Carrying         HTML     37K 
                Amount, Collateral Posted and Advances Received                  
                (Details)                                                        
61: R50         Investments Schedule of Financial Instrument and    HTML    138K 
                Derivative Offsetting (Details)                                  
62: R51         Investments Investment Income (Detail)              HTML     54K 
63: R52         Realized Investment Gains and Losses Reported in    HTML     50K 
                Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail)                       
64: R53         Investments - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     95K 
65: R54         Derivative Financial Instruments Nature and Amount  HTML     36K 
                of Collateral Received From and Posted To Our                    
                Derivative Counterparties (Details)                              
66: R55         Notional Amounts for Each Category of Derivative    HTML     54K 
                Activity (Detail)                                                
67: R56         Derivative Financial Instruments Fair Value Hedges  HTML     36K 
                Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets and Cumulative                  
                Basis Adjustments (Details)                                      
68: R57         Location and Fair Values of Derivative Financial    HTML     61K 
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
69: R58         Derivative Financial Instruments Location of Gains  HTML     62K 
                and Losses Designated as Hedging Instruments,                    
                Consolidated Statements of Income (Details)                      
70: R59         Location of Gains and Losses on Derivative          HTML     33K 
                Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedging                      
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
71: R60         Gains and Losses on Derivatives Not Designated as   HTML     39K 
                Hedging Instruments (Detail)                                     
72: R61         Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional       HTML     86K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
73: R62         Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  HTML     65K 
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
74: R63         Schedule of Components of Unrealized Gain (Loss)    HTML     49K 
                on Securities (Details)                                          
75: R64         Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated    HTML     81K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
76: R65         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment   HTML     62K 
                Expense (Detail)                                                 
77: R66         Reconciliation of Policy and Contract Benefits and  HTML     43K 
                Reserves for Future Policy and Contract Benefits                 
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R67         Liability for Unpaid Claims and CAE - Additional    HTML     34K 
                Information (Details)                                            
79: R68         Premium Income by Major Line of Business within     HTML     72K 
                Each Segment (Detail)                                            
80: R69         Selected Operating Statement Data by Segment        HTML     57K 
                (Detail)                                                         
81: R70         Assets by Segment (Detail)                          HTML     46K 
82: R71         Reconciliation of Total Revenue and Income Before   HTML     58K 
                Income Tax to Operating Revenue and Operating                    
                Income (Detail)                                                  
83: R72         Segment Information Segments - Additional           HTML     28K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
84: R73         Employee Benefit Plans Net Periodic Benefit Cost    HTML     56K 
                (Detail)                                                         
85: R74         Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)       HTML     61K 
86: R75         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share  HTML     42K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
87: R76         Reinsurance (Details)                               HTML     52K 
88: R77         Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss       HTML     33K 
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