UnumProvident Offers Extra Support For LTD And Accelerated Death Benefit Claimants

NU Online News Service, July 18, 2:25 p.m. – UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., has introduced the LifeBalance program, a new employee benefit program that offers support services for employees who file for group long-term disability benefits or accelerated death benefits on group term life insurance policies.

The program provides 24-hour-a-day access to counseling and referral services over the telephone. In some cases, the counselors will arrange for services such as shoveling and transportation themselves, UnumProvident says.

The program will also provide services such as transportation to work for disabled employees who are still able to work but unable to drive.