HAMILTON, Bermuda – July 6, 2026 — Fortitude Re announced today the signing of a $3.8 billion reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“FRL”) and Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”), a subsidiary of Unum Group (NYSE: UNM).
Upon receipt of regulatory approvals and subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain other customary closing conditions, Unum will recapture from Fairwind Insurance Company (“Fairwind”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unum, an individual long-term care (“LTC”) block representing approximately $3.8 billion of statutory reserves in Fairwind (or approximately $4.5 billion of Unum best estimate reserves) and cede the block to FRL, further building on the successful transaction between Fortitude Re and Unum announced last year.
