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The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting
encompasses the processes and procedures management has established to (i) maintain records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the Company’s transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) provide
reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are appropriately authorized; and (iv) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect
on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition,
any projection of the evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, based on criteria established in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and concluded that, as of
December 31, 2007, we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial statements included
herein, audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as of December 31, 2007, and issued the attestation
report included as follows.
Unum 2007 Annual Report 141
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting