Unum received the Excellence in Talent Development Award at the Technology Ireland Industry Awards 2021. This was the 29th annual Technology Ireland Industry Awards, which was supported by platinum sponsors EY, and gold sponsors Fidelity Investments, Workhuman and Enterprise Ireland.

Unum Ireland is headquartered in Carlow and members of the Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster. Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet sponsors of the Excellence in Talent Development Award shared the application call last September with the cluster, this was the initial nudge for Unum Ireland to take action to become the eventual winners.

Unum Group is a Fortune 500 insurer that offers employee benefit solutions to employers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Unum Ireland was founded in 2008 and serves as a global Center of Excellence for strategic software development for Unum. It is also at the heart of the group’s Digital Transformation strategy. Unum Ireland’s growing Digital Talent is critical to the evolution of our marketplace, proposition, and customer experience. Based on this impact and success, the Carlow office has grown by nearly 50% in the last two years, with plans for further growth.