8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 30, 2008

Unum Group

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-11294	62-1598430
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Fountain Square

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(423) 294-1011

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 30, 2008, Unum Group announced that Liston Bishop III, has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Unum Group dated September 30, 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

September 30, 2008	UNUM GROUP
	By:	/s/ Susan N. Roth
		Susan N. Roth, Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Unum Group dated September 30, 2008.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

1 Fountain Square Chattanooga, TN 37402 www.unum.com

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contacts
	MEDIA	Jim Sabourin	423 294 6300
	INVESTORS	Thomas A. H. White	423 294 8996
		Madhavi Venkatesan	423 294 1630

Unum Names Bishop Executive Vice President and General Counsel

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Sept. 30, 2008) – Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) today announced that Liston Bishop III has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel for the company.

Bishop has served as Unum’s interim general counsel since February 2008. He joins the company from Miller & Martin PLLC, a prominent law firm with offices in Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville, where he has practiced corporate and securities law since 1979. He also served as vice president and deputy general counsel for Coca-Cola Enterprises, where his responsibilities included securities law compliance and corporate governance.

“Bo has done an outstanding job as interim general counsel and brings to Unum substantial knowledge and experience in corporate and securities law,” said Thomas R. Watjen, president and chief executive officer. “He is the right person to lead our legal and regulatory efforts, and I am confident he will continue to be a significant contributor to our senior leadership team and a valued advisor to our board of directors.”

As general counsel, Bishop will have responsibility for Unum’s legal, compliance and regulatory functions. He will report to Watjen and will be based in Chattanooga.

Bishop received both his undergraduate degree and law degree with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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ABOUT UNUM

Unum (www.unum.com) is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and services and the largest provider of group and individual disability income protection insurance in the United States and the United Kingdom.

UNUM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND MARKETING BRAND OF UNUM GROUP AND ITS INSURING SUBSIDIARIES.