Comparison Overview

Unum

VS

MetLife

Unum

1 Fountain Sq., None, Chattanooga, TN, US, 37402
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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Between 750 and 799
https://www.unum.com/

Since our founding in 1848, Unum has been a leader in the employee benefits business through innovation, integrity and an unwavering commitment to our customers. This simple philosophy has guided us through America’s fledgling insurance landscape and helped us become an international leader in financial protection benefits, offering disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, vision and stop-loss insurance; leave and absence management support and behavioral health services.

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 11,338
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2
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MetLife

200 Park Ave, None, New York, NY, US, 10166
Last Update: 2025-12-11
Between 650 and 699
http://www.metlife.com

We live in a time of unprecedented change. A time when economies, regulations, and social safety nets are all in flux. Customers around the globe have told us they’re overwhelmed by the pace of change and are looking for a trusted partner to help them manage life’s twists and turns. MetLife is committed to being that partner. That’s why we’re transforming our business: Delivering greater value for the people we serve by becoming a simpler, more focused, and future-facing company. We’ll be introducing new ways to meet our customers’ evolving needs, with flexible products; simpler, more intuitive experiences and a range of new services. MetLife. Navigating life together. For customer service: https://www.metlife.com/support-and-manage/contact-us/ For social media notices: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions/social-media/ MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 42,313
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
5
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Unum
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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MetLife
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Unum
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
MetLife
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Unum in 2025.

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

MetLife has 25.0% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Unum (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Unum cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — MetLife (X = Date, Y = Severity)

MetLife cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Unum
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Exploitation of Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog
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MetLife
Incidents

Date Detected: 3/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Coding Transmission Error
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 7/2020
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Unum company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to MetLife company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

MetLife company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Unum company.

In the current year, MetLife company has reported more cyber incidents than Unum company.

MetLife company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Unum company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both MetLife company and Unum company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither MetLife company nor Unum company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Unum company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while MetLife company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Unum company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to MetLife company.

MetLife company employs more people globally than Unum company, reflecting its scale as a Insurance.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Unum nor MetLife holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References