How Unum can help simplify your HR

Bundled with our benefits solutions, Unum's services can help manage the administration of benefits and leave, simplifying processes for your employees and letting you focus on running a business.

Secure web services
With just a click, group customers can review billing, submit payments, report employee changes, download forms and view claim status.

FMLA and state leave management
Federal and state leave compliance can be a major challenge for many employers, particularly those who function across state lines. Unum offers technical expertise and resources to companies to help with this when they purchase our long term and short term disability benefit products and if they have more than 500 eligible employees.

HR® / Benefits Answers Now™
Companies who purchase our group long term disability benefits get an online library of HR compliance and benefit information that is updated regularly to ensure you have easy access to the information you need. HRAnswersNow® and BenefitsAnswersNowTM are provided by CCH.

Comparative reporting & analysis
Knowledge is power. We offer our customers trend reports at no charge as part of their FMLA and state leave services and to companies who purchase our long term and short term disability benefits and any of our life products. Advanced analytic services are also available on a customized basis for a fee.

Stay-at-work and return-to-work programs
You've invested in your people and want them to stay productive and have meaningful employment. We offer the expertise and tools to work with employers to help manage an employee's successful transition to the return to work when appropriate, as well as offer services that help employees stay at work through reasonable workplace accommodations.

Self-insured short term disability claims management
For employers with 250 or more eligible employees, Unum offers a suite of fee-based services that can help simplify claims administration for short term disability.

Evidence of insurability
This online service helps simplify and streamline the medical underwriting process for your employees. This easy-to-use online tool provides step-by-step instructions for your employees to complete an Evidence of Insurability form.
References:
1. Society for Human Resource Management, FMLA: An Overview of the 2007 FMLA survey.
2. Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations update, June 2007.
A survey of HR professionals shows that 80% consider tracking or administering intermittent Family Medical Leave somewhat or very difficult.[1]
Society for Human Resource Management

Estimates suggest that between 6.1 million to 13 million workers took Family Medical Leave in 2005.[2]
Department of Labor