SCHEDULE II--CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT (Continued) Unum Group (Parent Company) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 204 See notes to condensed financial information. Year Ended December 31 2019 2018 2017 (in millions of dollars) Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 1,000.0  $ 1,052.1  $ 740.6  Cash Flows from Investing Activities Proceeds from Maturities of Fixed Maturity Securities 16.6  52.5  194.3  Proceeds from Sales and Maturities of Other Investments 5.6  —  35.2  Purchase of Fixed Maturity Securities —  (47.9) (121.2) Purchase of Other Investments —  (22.3) —  Net Sales (Purchases) of Short-term Investments (309.0) 192.6  (99.9) Cash Distributions to Subsidiaries (389.0) (530.8) (79.5) Net Purchases of Property and Equipment (85.9) (73.2) (83.3) Acquisition of Business —  (146.1) —  Cash Used by Investing Activities (761.7) (575.2) (154.4) Cash Flows from Financing Activities Short-term Debt Repayment —  (200.0) —  Issuance of Long-term Debt 841.9  290.7  —  Long-term Debt Repayment (433.1) —  —  Cost Related to Early Retirement of Debt (25.9) —  —  Issuance of Common Stock 6.1  4.6  10.8  Repurchase of Common Stock (400.3) (356.2) (401.8) Dividends Paid to Stockholders (229.2) (215.6) (196.0) Other, Net (3.7) (9.3) 0.2  Cash Used by Financing Activities (244.2) (485.8) (586.8) Decrease in Cash $ (5.9) $ (8.9) $ (0.6)