Marblehead, MA ­ April 27, 2005 – SLG Benefits and Insurance, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into a marketing agreement with UnumProvident. SLG Benefits will market UnumProvident group insurance products to a select group of producers and administrators nationally. "We're very pleased to announce this unique partnership", states SLG Benefits Managing Director Steve Gransbury, adding "UnumProvident’s product portfolio, services and people will offer solutions and distinct advantages to our clients". UnumProvident Vice President, Scott D. Dakers added "we are delighted to enter into this relationship with SLG and look forward to this new marketing partnership."

About UnumProvident Corporation

UnumProvident (UNM) is the largest provider of group and individual disability income protection insurance in North America. Through its subsidiaries, UnumProvident Corporation insures more than 25 million people and paid $5.9 billion in total benefits to customers in 2004. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Portland, Maine, the company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.unumprovident.com.

SLG Benefits and Insurance, LLC is an insurance program management company. The company’s focus is to offer group insurance product and service solutions for employer groups and their Third Party Administrators (TPA's) and broker/consultants. SLG Benefits’ primary product is medical stop loss reinsurance and the company’s full product portfolio includes group life insurance, group disability, long term care and voluntary benefits programs. Dedicated service and underwriting solutions are at the core of the SLG Benefits philosophy.

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