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Unum Group's motto is Smart service. Great ideas. The company specializes in disability income protection and is one of the top providers of supplemental benefits in the United States. Its product lines include disability income protection insurance, supplemental benefits, life insurance and long-term care. The company s customers include family ventures, small firms and Fortune 500 companies. Unum Group is also an important presence in the communities it serves, which includes being at the forefront of United Way and other philanthropic giving programs. The company s subsidiaries include Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company in South Carolina and Unum Limited in England. Thomas R. Watjen has been the chief executive officer of UnumProvident for more than three years. He has been with the insurance company for over 12 years. Watjen earned a BS degree from the Virginia Military Institute, and a MBA from the University of Virginia. Unum Group has been in business for nearly 30 years and has headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn.