Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder | Edwin F. Averyt |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Timothy G. Arnold (President and CEO) |
| Products | Personal Insurance Products Accident Insurance Cancer Insurance Critical Illness Insurance Dental Insurance Disability Insurance Life Insurance Supplemental Health Insurance |
| Parent | Unum (NYSE: UNM) |
| Website | ColonialLife.com |
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company is an American insurance company based in Columbia, South Carolina. Colonial Life offers disability, accident, life, cancer, critical illness and hospital confinement insurance plans in 49 states. Colonial Life was founded in 1939 by Edwin Averyt and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum in 1993.
Tim Arnold has served as Colonial Life's chief executive since January 2015.