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Unum Group – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 2/18/20, at 4:33pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  5513-20-27   ·   File #:  1-11294

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 2/18/20  Unum Group                        10-K       12/31/19  160:42M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 2: EX-10.15    Material Contract                                   HTML     72K 
 3: EX-10.37    Material Contract                                   HTML     97K 
 4: EX-10.38    Material Contract                                   HTML     99K 
 5: EX-10.39    Material Contract                                   HTML     97K 
 6: EX-10.40    Material Contract                                   HTML    119K 
 7: EX-10.41    Material Contract                                   HTML    117K 
 8: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     46K 
 9: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     45K 
10: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     48K 
11: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     47K 
12: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     47K 
13: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
14: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
106: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    106K  
54: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    147K 
73: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     55K 
157: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    119K  
103: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     69K  
51: R6          Statement of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical)   HTML     56K 
72: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     80K 
155: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     42K  
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
107: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    135K  
68: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    224K 
49: R11         Fair Values of Financial Instruments                HTML    692K 
109: R12         Investments                                         HTML    584K  
159: R13         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    364K  
69: R14         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML    235K 
50: R15         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment    HTML    115K 
                Expenses                                                         
110: R16         Income Tax                                          HTML    192K  
160: R17         Debt                                                HTML    126K  
70: R18         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    647K 
48: R19         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share  HTML     93K 
112: R20         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    125K  
126: R21         Reinsurance                                         HTML     62K  
75: R22         Segment Information                                 HTML    390K 
20: R23         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     62K 
113: R24         Leases                                              HTML     68K  
127: R25         Statutory Financial Information                     HTML     78K  
76: R26         Unaudited Quarterly Results                         HTML    107K 
21: R27         Schedule I - Summary of Investments, Other Than     HTML     92K 
                Investments in Related Parties Schedule I -                      
                Summary of Investments, Other Than Investments in                
                Related Parties                                                  
111: R28         Schedule II Condensed Finacial Information of       HTML    269K  
                Registrant                                                       
129: R29         Schedule III Supplementary Insurance Information    HTML    222K  
158: R30         Schedule IV Reinsurance                             HTML    121K  
105: R31         Schedule V Valuation and Qualifying Accounts        HTML     98K  
53: R32         Signficant Accounting Policies (Policies)           HTML    229K 
74: R33         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML    152K 
156: R34         Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)       HTML    583K  
104: R35         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    643K  
52: R36         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    359K 
71: R37         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML    239K 
154: R38         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment    HTML    112K  
                Expenses (Tables)                                                
108: R39         Income Tax (Tables)                                 HTML    194K  
141: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    110K  
124: R41         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    972K  
26: R42         Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share  HTML     93K 
                (Tables)                                                         
79: R43         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    129K 
140: R44         Reinsurance (Tables)                                HTML     61K  
121: R45         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    390K  
23: R46         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     66K 
78: R47         Statutory Financial Information (Tables)            HTML     72K 
137: R48         Unaudited Quarterly Results (Tables)                HTML    107K  
125: R49         Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of      HTML    326K  
                Registrant (Tables)                                              
100: R50         Significant Accounting Policies Schedule of New     HTML     64K  
                Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                              
150: R51         Significant Accounting Policies - Additional        HTML     71K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
55: R52         Fair Values of Financial Instruments Private        HTML     70K 
                Equity Partnerships (Details)                                    
36: R53         Fair Value Measurements by Input Level (Detail)     HTML    174K 
101: R54         Changes in Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair  HTML    123K  
                Value on a Recurring Basis using Significant                     
                Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (Detail)                           
152: R55         Quantitative Information Regarding Significant      HTML     75K  
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
59: R56         Fair Values of Financial Instruments Carrying       HTML     92K 
                Amounts and Estimated Fair value of Financial                    
                Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value (Details)                 
37: R57         Fair Value of Financial Instruments Additional      HTML     61K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
98: R58         Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Securities by     HTML     80K 
                Security Type (Detail)                                           
153: R59         Length of Time Fixed Maturity Securities had been   HTML     78K  
                in a Gross Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                     
83: R60         Investments Distribution of the Maturity Dates for  HTML    125K 
                Fixed Maturity Securities (Details)                              
29: R61         Investments Distribution by External Credit Rating  HTML     59K 
                for Fixed Maturity Securities (Details)                          
114: R62         Investments Low Income Housing Tax Credits          HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R63         Mortgage Loans by Property Type and Geographic      HTML     79K  
                Region (Detail)                                                  
86: R64         Mortgage Loans, Sorted by Applicable Credit         HTML     59K 
                Quality Indicators (Detail)                                      
34: R65         Investments Remaining Contractual Maturity of       HTML     53K 
                Security Lending Agreements (Details)                            
119: R66         Investments Federal Home Loan Bank Carrying         HTML     54K  
                Amount, Collateral Posted and Advances Received                  
                (Details)                                                        
135: R67         Investments Schedule of Financial Instrument and    HTML    167K  
                Derivative Offsetting (Details)                                  
88: R68         Investments Investment Income (Detail)              HTML     82K 
27: R69         Realized Investment Gains and Losses Reported in    HTML     71K 
                Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail)                       
43: R70         Investments - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML    152K 
67: R71         Derivative Financial Instruments Nature and Amount  HTML     52K 
                of Collateral Received From and Posted To Our                    
                Derivative Counterparties (Details)                              
148: R72         Notional Amounts for Each Category of Derivative    HTML     70K  
                Activity (Detail)                                                
96: R73         Derivative Financial Instruments Fair Value Hedges  HTML     59K 
                Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets and Liabilities                 
                and Cumulative Basis Adjustments (Details)                       
40: R74         Location and Fair Values of Derivative Financial    HTML     80K 
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
62: R75         Derivative Financial Instruments Location of Gains  HTML     97K 
                and Losses Designated as Hedging Instruments,                    
                Consolidated Statements of Income (Details)                      
143: R76         Location of Gains and Losses on Derivative          HTML     52K  
                Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedging                      
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
93: R77         Gains and Losses on Derivatives Not Designated as   HTML     55K 
                Hedging Instruments (Detail)                                     
46: R78         Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional       HTML    104K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
61: R79         Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
42: R80         Schedule of Components of Unrealized Gain (Loss)    HTML     76K 
                on Securities (Details)                                          
65: R81         Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated    HTML    107K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
146: R82         Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment   HTML     80K  
                Expense (Detail)                                                 
95: R83         Reconciliation of Policy and Contract Benefits and  HTML     60K 
                Reserves for Future Policy and Contract Benefits                 
                (Detail)                                                         
41: R84         Liability for Unpaid Claims - Additional            HTML     61K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
64: R85         Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Detail)               HTML     63K 
145: R86         Reconciliation of income tax computed at US         HTML     65K  
                Federal tax rates (Detail)                                       
94: R87         Schedule of deferred income tax assets and          HTML     82K 
                liabilities (Detail)                                             
45: R88         Schedule of Income subject to domestic and foreign  HTML     85K 
                taxation (Detail)                                                
60: R89         Unrecognized tax benefits (Detail)                  HTML     59K 
84: R90         Income Tax Additional Information (Detail)          HTML     74K 
31: R91         Debt Schedule (Detail)                              HTML     97K 
116: R92         Debt - Additional Information (Details)             HTML    172K  
133: R93         Employee Benefit Plans Change in Projected Benefit  HTML    115K  
                Obligation Amount (Details)                                      
85: R94         Employee Benefit Plans Amounts Recognized in        HTML     86K 
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
32: R95         Employee Benefit Plans Amounts Recognized in Other  HTML     74K 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
117: R96         Employee Benefit Plans US Pension Assets, Fair      HTML    149K  
                Value Measurement by Input Level (Details)                       
134: R97         Employee Benefit Plans UK Pension Assets, Fair      HTML     82K  
                Value Measurement by Input Level (Details)                       
89: R98         Employee Benefit Plans OPEB Plan Assets, Fair       HTML     52K 
                Value Measurements by Input Level (Details)                      
28: R99         Employee Benefit Plans OPEB Changes in Assets       HTML     57K 
                Measured at Fair Value Using Signficant                          
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
115: R100        Employee Benefit Plans Measurement Assumptions      HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R101        Employee Benefit Plans Net Periodic Benefit Cost    HTML     71K  
                (Detail)                                                         
82: R102        Employee Benefit Plans Expected Benefit Payments    HTML     95K 
                (Details)                                                        
30: R103        Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information     HTML    133K 
                (Detail)                                                         
118: R104        Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)       HTML     74K  
136: R105        Treasury Stock Transactions (Details)               HTML     67K  
87: R106        Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share  HTML     52K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
33: R107        Stock-Based Compensation - Activity for PSUs        HTML     66K 
                Classified as Equity (Details)                                   
120: R108        Stock-Based Compensation - Valuation Assumptions    HTML     51K  
                on PSU Grants (Details)                                          
130: R109        Stock-Based Compensation - Nonvested Stock Awards   HTML     66K  
                Classified in Equity (Details)                                   
147: R110        Stock option activity (Details)                     HTML     71K  
97: R111        Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised and Fair       HTML     47K 
                Value of Options Vested (Details)                                
44: R112        Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details)          HTML     54K 
66: R113        Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    105K 
                (Details)                                                        
144: R114        Reinsurance - Premium Income Data (Detail)          HTML     62K  
92: R115        Reinsurance - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     54K 
39: R116        Premium Income by Major Line of Business within     HTML    115K 
                Each Segment (Detail)                                            
63: R117        Selected Operating Statement Data by Segment        HTML    102K 
                (Detail)                                                         
149: R118        Segment Information Deferred Acquisition Costs by   HTML     74K  
                Segment (Details)                                                
90: R119        Assets by Segment (Detail)                          HTML     56K 
25: R120        Reconciliation of Total Revenue and Income Before   HTML     78K 
                Income Tax to Operating Revenue and Operating                    
                Income (Detail)                                                  
80: R121        Segment Information Segments - Additional           HTML     77K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
142: R122        Leases, Cost (Details)                              HTML     60K  
123: R123        Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due    HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
24: R124        Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     56K 
77: R125        Statutory Financial Information (Detail)            HTML     53K 
139: R126        Statutory Financial Information - Additional        HTML     63K  
                Details (Detail)                                                 
122: R127        Schedule of Unaudited Quarterly Results (Detail)    HTML     79K  
22: R128        Schedule I - Summary of Investments, Other Than     HTML     90K 
                Investments in Related Parties Schedule I -                      
                Summary of Investments, Other Than Investments in                
                Related Parties (Details)                                        
81: R129        Parent Company Balance Sheet (Detail)               HTML    115K 
56: R130        Parent Company Statement of Income (Detail)         HTML    101K 
35: R131        Parent Company Cash Flow Statement (Detail)         HTML    106K 
99: R132        Parent Company Debt Schedule (Detail)               HTML    107K 
151: R133        Parent Company Notes - Additional Details           HTML    137K  
                (Details)                                                        
57: R134        Schedule III Supplementary Insurance Information    HTML     98K 
                (Detail)                                                         
38: R135        Schedule IV Reinsurance (Detail)                    HTML     88K 
102: R136        Schedule V Valuation and Qualifying Accounts        HTML     58K  
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