Company Quick10K Filing
Quick10K
Unum Group
Market
Closing Price ($) Shares Out (MM) Market Cap ($MM)
$26.29 212 $5,570
Financials
10-Q 2019-09-30 Quarter: 2019-09-30
10-Q 2019-06-30 Quarter: 2019-06-30
10-Q 2019-03-31 Quarter: 2019-03-31
10-K 2018-12-31 Annual: 2018-12-31
10-Q 2018-09-30 Quarter: 2018-09-30
10-Q 2018-06-30 Quarter: 2018-06-30
10-Q 2018-03-31 Quarter: 2018-03-31
10-K 2017-12-31 Annual: 2017-12-31
10-Q 2017-09-30 Quarter: 2017-09-30
10-Q 2017-06-30 Quarter: 2017-06-30
10-Q 2017-03-31 Quarter: 2017-03-31
10-K 2016-12-31 Annual: 2016-12-31
10-Q 2016-09-30 Quarter: 2016-09-30
10-Q 2016-06-30 Quarter: 2016-06-30
10-Q 2016-03-31 Quarter: 2016-03-31
10-K 2015-12-31 Annual: 2015-12-31
10-Q 2015-09-30 Quarter: 2015-09-30
10-Q 2015-06-30 Quarter: 2015-06-30
10-Q 2015-03-31 Quarter: 2015-03-31
10-K 2014-12-31 Annual: 2014-12-31
10-Q 2014-09-30 Quarter: 2014-09-30
10-Q 2014-06-30 Quarter: 2014-06-30
10-Q 2014-03-31 Quarter: 2014-03-31
10-K 2013-12-31 Annual: 2013-12-31
Current Reports
8-K 2019-10-29 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-11 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-04 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-04 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-06-13 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-05-23 Officers, Shareholder Vote
8-K 2019-05-23 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-05-23 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-05-22 Officers, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-02-19 Officers, Exhibits
8-K 2019-02-19 Amend Bylaw, Exhibits
8-K 2019-02-05 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-12-12 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-15 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-01 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-09-18 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-07-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-05-29 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-05-24 Amend Bylaw, Shareholder Vote, Exhibits
8-K 2018-05-01 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-02-27 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-02-15 Officers
8-K 2018-01-31 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-01-23 Other Events, Exhibits
Comparables
AFL Aflac 38,660
PFG Principal Financial Group 14,627
AIZ Assurant 7,430
CBSH Commerce Bancshares 6,129
CNO CNO Financial Group 2,254
EHTH Ehealth 2,206
RESI Front Yard Residential 584
GTS Triple-S Management 462
GIG GigCapital 192
ARL American Realty Investors 187
UNM 2019-09-30
Content
Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
Note 2 - Accounting Developments
Note 3 - Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Note 4 - Investments
Note 5 - Derivative Financial Instruments
Note 6 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Note 7 - Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses
Note 8 - Segment Information
Note 9 - Employee Benefit Plans
Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity and Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
Note 11 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Note 12 - Leases
Note 13 - Debt
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
EX-10.1 unm09302019ex101.htm
EX-31.1 unm09302019ex311.htm
EX-31.2 unm09302019ex312.htm
EX-32.1 unm09302019ex321.htm
EX-32.2 unm09302019ex322.htm

Unum Group Earnings 2019-09-30

UNM 10Q Quarterly Report

Balance SheetIncome StatementCash Flow
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

☐
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
 Commission file number 1-11294
Unum Group
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
 
62-1598430
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Fountain Square
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(423)294-1011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value
 
UNM
 
New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058
 
UNMA
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large Accelerated Filer
☒
 
Accelerated Filer
☐
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated Filer
☐
 
Smaller Reporting Company 
☐
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging Growth Company
☐
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
☐
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐     No  ☒

206,268,474 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding as of October 28, 2019.

 




 TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
Page
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) provides a "safe harbor" to encourage companies to provide prospective information, as long as those statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Certain information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including certain statements in the consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management's Discussion and Analysis), or in any other written or oral statements made by us in communications with the financial community or contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Forward-looking statements are those not based on historical information, but rather relate to our outlook, future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to update these statements, even if made available on our website or otherwise. These statements may be made directly in this document or may be made part of this document by reference to other documents filed by us with the SEC, a practice which is known as "incorporation by reference." You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as "will," "may," "should," "could," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "plans," "assumes," "intends," "projects," "goals,” "objectives," or similar expressions in this document or in documents incorporated herein.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. We caution readers that the following factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements:

•
Sustained periods of low interest rates.
•
Fluctuation in insurance reserve liabilities and claim payments due to changes in claim incidence, recovery rates, mortality and morbidity rates, and policy benefit offsets due to, among other factors, the rate of unemployment and consumer confidence, the emergence of new diseases, epidemics, or pandemics, new trends and developments in medical treatments, the effectiveness of our claims operational processes, and changes in governmental programs.
•
Unfavorable economic or business conditions, both domestic and foreign, that may result in decreases in sales, premiums, or persistency, as well as unfavorable claims activity.
•
Changes in or interpretations of laws and regulations, including tax laws and regulations.
•
A cyber attack or other security breach could result in the unauthorized acquisition of confidential data.
•
The failure of our business recovery and incident management processes to resume our business operations in the event of a natural catastrophe, cyber attack, or other event.
•
Investment results, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, defaults, changes in credit spreads, impairments, and the lack of appropriate investments in the market which can be acquired to match our liabilities.
•
Increased competition from other insurers and financial services companies due to industry consolidation, new entrants to our markets, or other factors.
•
Changes in our financial strength and credit ratings.
•
Our ability to execute on our technology systems upgrades or replacements.
•
Damage to our reputation due to, among other factors, regulatory investigations, legal proceedings, external events, and/or inadequate or failed internal controls and procedures.
•
Actual experience in the broad array of our products that deviates from our assumptions used in pricing, underwriting, and reserving.
•
Changes in accounting standards, practices, or policies.
•
Effectiveness of our risk management program.
•
Contingencies and the level and results of litigation.
•
Availability of reinsurance in the market and the ability of our reinsurers to meet their obligations to us.
•
Ineffectiveness of our derivatives hedging programs due to changes in the economic environment, counterparty risk, ratings downgrades, capital market volatility, changes in interest rates, and/or regulation.
•
Fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates.
•
Ability to generate sufficient internal liquidity and/or obtain external financing.
•
Recoverability and/or realization of the carrying value of our intangible assets, long-lived assets, and deferred tax assets.
•
Terrorism, both within the U.S. and abroad, ongoing military actions, and heightened security measures in response to these types of threats.

1


For further discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Part 1, Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.

2


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Unum Group and Subsidiaries

 
September 30
 
December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions of dollars)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
 
 
Fixed Maturity Securities - at fair value (amortized cost: $40,789.7; $40,275.2)
$
47,435.0

 
$
43,011.7

Mortgage Loans
2,321.7

 
2,295.0

Policy Loans
3,763.6

 
3,729.9

Other Long-term Investments
752.3

 
702.9

Short-term Investments
1,312.8

 
968.1

Total Investments
55,585.4

 
50,707.6

 
 
 
 
Other Assets
 
 
 
Cash and Bank Deposits
77.0

 
94.0

Accounts and Premiums Receivable
1,675.8

 
1,615.5

Reinsurance Recoverable
4,807.2

 
4,662.4

Accrued Investment Income
695.8

 
690.6

Deferred Acquisition Costs
2,307.6

 
2,309.4

Goodwill
348.6

 
350.3

Property and Equipment
568.3

 
546.9

Deferred Income Tax
—

 
109.9

Other Assets
890.0

 
789.0

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
66,955.7

 
$
61,875.6

    
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

3


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - Continued

Unum Group and Subsidiaries

 
September 30
 
December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions of dollars)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Policy and Contract Benefits
$
1,720.5

 
$
1,695.7

Reserves for Future Policy and Contract Benefits
48,060.8

 
44,841.9

Unearned Premiums
408.2

 
363.3

Other Policyholders’ Funds
1,588.6

 
1,594.8

Income Tax Payable
224.0

 
24.0

Deferred Income Tax
64.1

 
—

Short-term Debt
399.7

 
—

Long-term Debt
3,037.6

 
2,971.3

Other Liabilities
1,820.6

 
1,762.8

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
57,324.1

 
53,253.8

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Note 11

 

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.10 par
 
 
 
Authorized: 725,000,000 shares
 
 
 
Issued: 305,751,664 and 305,104,548 shares
30.6

 
30.5

Additional Paid-in Capital
2,342.3

 
2,321.7

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(153.2
)
 
(814.2
)
Retained Earnings
10,491.5

 
9,863.1

Treasury Stock - at cost: 99,523,062 and 90,551,513 shares
(3,079.6
)
 
(2,779.3
)
 
 
 
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
9,631.6

 
8,621.8

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
66,955.7

 
$
61,875.6


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

4


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

Unum Group and Subsidiaries

 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions of dollars, except share data)
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premium Income
$
2,331.2

 
$
2,251.8

 
$
7,013.0

 
$
6,722.8

Net Investment Income
599.4

 
619.2

 
1,819.0

 
1,845.1

Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Loss on Fixed Maturity Securities
(20.8
)
 
—

 
(20.8
)
 
(1.0
)
Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss), Excluding Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Loss on Fixed Maturity Securities
(5.4
)
 
6.7

 
(11.6
)
 
2.9

Net Realized Investment Gain (Loss)
(26.2
)
 
6.7

 
(32.4
)
 
1.9

Other Income
55.6

 
50.1

 
164.7

 
147.9

Total Revenue
2,960.0

 
2,927.8

 
8,964.3

 
8,717.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefits and Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefits and Change in Reserves for Future Benefits
1,871.5

 
2,578.9

 
5,614.9

 
6,190.9

Commissions
277.9

 
276.8

 
852.4

 
832.6

Interest and Debt Expense
46.1

 
42.7

 
130.8

 
125.3

Cost Related to Early Retirement of Debt
25.2

 
—

 
25.2

 
—

Deferral of Acquisition Costs