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The top 10 carriers controlled about 80% of the in-force group long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 disability insurance premium and about 76% of the in-force group short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
 disability premium in 2003. New sales for the top 10 carriers in 2003 dropped to about 75% of the market for both short- and long-term disability, meaning other players are gaining market share.
Group Short-Term-
Disability In-Force Premium

($ Millions)

                                   2003    Market
Company                         Premium     Share

UnumProvident                    $640.0     24.1%
Hartford Life                     302.7     11.4
MetLife                           219.6      8.3
Standard                          163.9      6.2
Prudential                        159.1      6.0
CNA                               152.5      5.7
Guardian Life                     118.6      4.5
Jefferson Pilot Financial         100.4      3.8
Cigna                              79.7      3.0
Assurant Employee Benefits         72.0      2.7
Aetna                              71.3      2.7
Reliance Standard                  66.8      2.5
Liberty Mutual                     64.1      2.4
Principal Financial Group          58.8      2.2
GE Employer Services Group         47.9      1.8
Medical Life                       43.8      1.6
Sun Life (U.S.)                    41.4      1.6
Canada Life                        38.0      1.4
AIG American General               29.1      1.1
American United Life               26.8      1.0
Mutual of Omaha                    24.7      0.9
ING Employee Benefits              21.1      0.8
Highmark Life                      19.0      0.7
Fort Dearborn Life                 18.2      0.7
Anthem Life                        16.8      0.6
Northwestern Mutual Life           11.6      0.4
United Wisconsin Group             11.6      0.4
Companion Life                      8.0      0.3
Allstate Workplace Division         6.2      0.2
Harleysville Life                   5.4      0.2
Educators Mutual                    5.3      0.2
Florida Combined Life               5.0      0.2
Lafayette Life                      2.7      0.1
Cuna Mutual                         2.5      0.1
Pan American Life                   1.6      0.1
Commercial Travelers                1.6      0.1
Nippon Life                         0.4      0.0
TOTAL                          $2,658.0

Group Short-Term-
Disability Sales Premium

($ Millions)

UnumProvident                    $118.8     19.5%
Hartford Life                      74.7     12.2
CNA                                44.2      7.2
Standard                           41.1      6.7
MetLife                            39.0      6.4
Jefferson Pilot Financial          36.7      6.0
Guardian Life                      30.4      5.0
Prudential                         25.6      4.2
Reliance Standard                  24.6      4.0
Aetna                              20.6      3.4
Cigna                              17.7      2.9
Canada Life                        16.4      2.7
GE Employer Services Group         15.0      2.5
Sun Life (U.S.)                    14.3      2.3
Principal Financial Group          12.9      2.1
AIG American General               11.7      1.9
ING Employee Benefits               8.8      1.4
Highmark Life                       8.7      1.4
Assurant Employee Benefits          8.6      1.4
American United Life                7.5      1.2
Mutual of Omaha                     7.3      1.2
Medical Life                        6.6      1.1
Anthem Life                         4.8      0.8
Fort Dearborn Life                  3.1      0.5
Northwestern Mutual Life            1.8      0.3
Companion Life                      1.4      0.2
Liberty Mutual                      1.3      0.2
Educators Mutual                    1.3      0.2
Pan American Life                   1.2      0.2
Allstate Workplace Division         1.1      0.2
United Wisconsin Group              0.9      0.1
Florida Combined Life               0.7      0.1
Lafayette Life                      0.6      0.1
Commercial Travelers                0.5      0.1
Harleysville Life                   0.5      0.1
Cuna Mutual                         0.2      0.0
Nippon Life                         0.0      0.0
TOTAL                            $611.0

Group Long-Term-
Disability In-Force Premium

($ Millions)

UnumProvident                  $2,027.0     27.5%
MetLife                           728.3      9.9
Hartford Life                     648.3      8.8
Standard                          550.6      7.5
Cigna                             495.2      6.7
Prudential                        400.8      5.4
CNA                               383.1      5.2
Assurant Employee Benefits        257.3      3.5
Reliance Standard                 216.9      2.9
Aetna                             196.8      2.7
Liberty Mutual                    194.5      2.6
Jefferson Pilot Financial         189.8      2.6
Guardian Life                     153.8      2.1
Sun Life (U.S.)                   125.6      1.7
AIG American General              107.6      1.5
Principal Financial Group         105.7      1.4
Northwestern Mutual Life           88.2      1.2
Highmark Life                      84.5      1.1
Canada Life                        82.1      1.1
GE Employer Services Group         75.7      1.0
Mutual of Omaha                    53.0      0.7
ING Employee Benefits              49.2      0.7
American United Life               48.3      0.7
Fort Dearborn Life                 21.0      0.3
Lafayette Life                     17.1      0.2
Cuna Mutual                        16.0      0.2
Medical Life                       12.7      0.2
United Wisconsin Group             11.7      0.2
Anthem Life                         9.0      0.1
Harleysville Life                   8.1      0.1
Companion Life                      7.4      0.1
Florida Combined Life               5.9      0.1
Educators Mutual                    4.0      0.1
Allstate Workplace Division         2.9      0.0
Nippon Life                         2.1      0.0
Commercial Travelers                1.6      0.0
Pan American Life                   0.2      0.0
TOTAL                          $7,382.0

Group Long-Term-
Disability Sales Premium

($ Millions)

UnumProvident                    $279.8     21.6%
Hartford Life                     131.2     10.1
MetLife                           104.1      8.1
Cigna                              85.1      6.6
Standard                           69.9      5.4
Prudential                         66.7      5.2
CNA                                65.3      5.0
Reliance Standard                  60.4      4.7
Jefferson Pilot Financial          54.1      4.2
Aetna                              50.1      3.9
Highmark Life                      45.3      3.5
AIG American General               34.7      2.7
Guardian Life                      32.8      2.5
Sun Life (U.S.)                    32.0      2.5
Principal Financial Group          28.7      2.2
Liberty Mutual                     28.7      2.2
Assurant Employee Benefits         23.5      1.8
Canada Life                        21.8      1.7
GE Employer Services Group         17.4      1.3
American United Life               10.6      0.8
Lafayette Life                     10.4      0.8
Mutual of Omaha                     9.7      0.7
ING Employee Benefits               8.7      0.7
Northwestern Mutual Life            8.2      0.6
Anthem Life                         3.3      0.3
Fort Dearborn Life                  3.0      0.2
Medical Life                        2.1      0.2
Harleysville Life                   1.1      0.1
Florida Combined Life               0.9      0.1
Allstate Workplace Division         0.8      0.1
Companion Life                      0.6      0.0
Commercial Travelers                0.5      0.0
Educators Mutual                    0.5      0.0
United Wisconsin Group              0.5      0.0
Cuna Mutual                         0.3      0.0
Nippon Life                         0.1      0.0
Pan American Life                   0.1      0.0
TOTAL                          $1,293.0

Source: 2003 JHA Group Disability Market Survey
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