Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company is an American insurance company based in Columbia, South Carolina (USA). It was founded in 1937 and incorporated as Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company (the legal name to this day) in 1939. The company was bought by Unum in 1993, which was subsequently bought by Provident in 1999 (they merged to become UnumProvident, of which Colonial is a subsidiary). Currently, Colonial operates in 49 states and the District of Columbia. While it supports business sold in Puerto Rico, it no longer sells there.
The company's tag line is "Making Benefits Count".

Colonial Life

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Insurance
Founded	1939
Founder(s)	Edwin F. Averyt
Headquarters	Columbia, South Carolina
Area served	United States and Puerto Rico
Key people	Randall C. Horn (CEO)
Products	Benefits Communication Enrollment Services Personal Insurance Products Accident Insurance Cancer Insurance Critical Illness Insurance Disability Insurance Life Insurance Supplemental Health Insurance
Parent	Unum (NYSE: UNM)
Website	ColonialLife.com

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