123 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued Unum Group and Subsidiaries Note 2 - Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Continued Level 2 Level 3 Instrument Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs Public Utilities - Continued Non-binding broker quotes Analysis of similar bonds, adjusted for comparability Benchmark yields Discount for size - illiquidity Transactional data for new issuances and secondary trades Volatility of credit Security cash flows and structures Lack of marketability Recent issuance / supply Audited financial statements Security and issuer level spreads Security creditor ratings/maturity/capital structure/optionality Public covenants Comparative bond analysis Relevant reports issued by analysts and rating agencies Mortgage/Asset-Backed Securities Valuation Method Principally the market and income approaches Principally the market approach Valuation Techniques / Inputs Prices obtained from external pricing services Analysis of similar bonds, adjusted for comparability Non-binding broker quotes Prices obtained from external pricing services Security cash flows and structures Underlying collateral Prepayment speeds/loan performance/delinquencies Relevant reports issued by analysts and rating agencies Audited financial statements All Other Corporate Bonds Valuation Method Principally the market and income approaches Principally the market and income approaches Valuation Techniques / Inputs Prices obtained from external pricing services Change in benchmark reference Non-binding broker quotes Discount for size - illiquidity Benchmark yields Volatility of credit Transactional data for new issuances and secondary trades Lack of marketability Security cash flows and structures Prices obtained from external pricing services Recent issuance / supply Security and issuer level spreads Security creditor ratings/maturity/capital structure/optionality