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Horace Mann Reports Third Quarter 2016 Net Income per Share of $0.65; Operating EPS of $0.58

October 31, 2016 4:16 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- (Marketwired) -- 10/31/16 --

  • Third quarter net income increased 23%, driven primarily by strong investment results
  • Sales increased in all lines for the quarter
  • Book value per share excluding the fair value adjustment for investments of $27.54, up 4% compared to a year ago

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:

                                                                            
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                      Horace Mann Financial Highlights                      
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                               Three months ended      Nine months ended    
                                 September 30,           September 30,      
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 ($ in millions, except per                                                 
  share                                                                     
 amounts)                     2016    2015   Change   2016    2015   Change 
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 Total revenues              $291.3  $265.7     9.6% $846.1  $804.3     5.2%
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 Net income                    26.9    21.9    22.8%   63.9    72.4   -11.7%
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 Net income per diluted                                                     
  share                        0.65    0.52    25.0%   1.55    1.71    -9.4%
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 Operating income*             24.2    21.2    14.2%   60.1    66.9   -10.2%
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 Operating income per                                                       
 diluted share*                0.58    0.50    16.0%   1.45    1.58    -8.2%
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 Book value per share                                 35.94   32.09    12.0%
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 Book value per share                                                       
  excluding                                                                 
 the fair value adjustment                                                  
 for investments*                                     27.54   26.52     3.8%
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 Property and Casualty                                                      
  segment                                                                   
 net income                     6.7    11.2   -40.2%   16.0    32.1   -50.2%
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 Property and Casualty                                                      
 combined ratio               101.5%   95.4%6.1 pts   102.4%   96.5%5.9 pts 
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 Property and Casualty                                                      
  underlying                                                                
 combined ratio*               96.6%   93.9%2.7 pts    92.8%   90.5%2.3 pts 
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 Annuity segment net income  $ 15.7   $ 8.7    80.5% $ 39.3  $ 33.0    19.1%
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 Life segment net income        4.6     3.6    27.8%   13.1    10.6    23.6%
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* These measures are not based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("non-GAAP"). They are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the supplemental numerical pages of this document. An explanation of these measures is contained in the Glossary of Selected Terms included as an exhibit in the company's reports filed with the SEC.
N.M. - Not meaningful.

"Horace Mann's third quarter operating income was $0.58 per diluted share. Each of our segments reflected an increase in investment income, and the annuity net interest spread improved in the quarter. Property and casualty results in the quarter were impacted by adverse weather, resulting in an elevated level of catastrophe and non-catastrophe losses. Sales results were strong, with increases across all four of our product lines," said Horace Mann's President and CEO Marita Zuraitis.

"We are revising our estimate of full-year 2016 operating income to between $1.80 and $1.90 per share to incorporate third quarter results, as well as our current pretax estimate, $9 million to $11 million, of catastrophe losses related to Hurricane Matthew. In addition, we updated our guidance to include the elevated automobile loss severity and frequency trends," stated Zuraitis.

Property and Casualty Segment

For the third quarter of 2016, property and casualty recorded net income of $6.7 million compared to $11.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The total property and casualty combined ratio of 101.5% increased 6.1 points compared to a year earlier. Catastrophe losses of $8.4 million pretax were $3.4 million higher than the third quarter of 2015, representing 1.9 points of the combined ratio increase. Prior years' reserves continue to develop favorably; however, the favorable development in the current quarter was $2.1 million pretax lower than the amount a year ago, representing 1.5 points of the combined ratio increase. On an underlying basis, the auto loss ratio of 77.7% increased 1.1 points compared to a year earlier, primarily as a result of elevated auto loss frequencies. Despite a 3.9 point increase in the underlying property loss ratio, the current quarter's result of 52.9% was strong; the increase reflected the impact of higher weather-related loss frequencies, partially offset by lower reinsurance costs. The total property and casualty expense ratio increased modestly compared to the third quarter of 2015, as anticipated. For both the three and nine months, property and casualty investment income improved by approximately $3 million.

For the first nine months of 2016, property and casualty net income of $16.0 million decreased $16.1 million compared to the prior year. The current period total property and casualty combined ratio of 102.4% increased 5.9 points compared to a year ago, including an underlying loss ratio that increased 1.4 points compared to the prior year, as well as a slightly higher expense ratio. Catastrophe losses were $11.6 million higher than the first nine months of 2015; favorable prior years' reserve development was $5.7 million less than the prior year amount. On an underlying basis, the nine month auto loss ratio of 76.5% increased 3.1 points compared to a year earlier. For property, the underlying loss ratio was 43.6% for the current year, 2.3 points lower than the first nine months of 2015.

Compared to the first nine months of 2015, the property and casualty expense ratio of 27.2% increased 0.9 points, primarily due to a reduction in incentive compensation accruals recorded in the first quarter of 2015. The majority of that 2015 cost reduction benefited the property and casualty segment, increasing that segment's net income by approximately $2 million and decreasing the combined ratio by approximately 1 percentage point for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Total property and casualty written premiums of $169.8 million and $476.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, each increased 5% compared to the prior year. The growth was driven primarily by increases in average premium per policy for both auto and property, accompanied by an increase in auto policies in force and reductions in catastrophe reinsurance costs.

Total property and casualty sales increased 3% and 7% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Auto sales increased 3% for the current quarter and 8% for the nine months compared to the prior year periods, while property sales increased 2% and 4% for the respective periods. Policy retention continues to be strong with auto and property policy retention rates for the current period at 84% and 88%, respectively.

Annuity Segment

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, annuity segment net income of $15.7 million and $39.3 million, respectively, increased $7.0 million and $6.3 million compared to the prior year periods. In the current year, both periods reflected an increase in the net interest margin partially offset by an increase in operating expenses including costs related to the company's continued modernization of technology and infrastructure. And, in the current year, the impact of unlocking deferred policy acquisition costs had a minimal impact on pretax income compared to the $1.9 million decrease to pretax income recorded in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The annuity segment also benefited from a reduction in income tax of approximately $1.5 million related to the filing of the prior calendar year tax return.

The nine month 2016 annualized net interest spread on fixed annuity assets was 195 basis points. This measure increased 10 basis points from a year ago, which reflected an increase in investment prepayments and favorable returns on alternative investments, offset somewhat by the impact of the continued low interest rate environment. Total annuity assets under management of $6.3 billion increased 8% compared to September 30, 2015, and total cash value persistency remained strong at approximately 95%.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, annuity deposits of $154.6 million increased 11% compared to the prior year period, while annuity deposits of $391.9 million for the current nine months decreased 7% compared to a year ago. The majority of the decline in annuity deposits for the current nine months was due to an elevated level of non-recurring deposits in the first half of 2015 related to changes in the company's employee retirement savings plans.

Horace Mann's total annuity sales increased 11% for the current quarter and decreased 4% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2015, with the year-to-date change primarily reflecting reductions in single premium and rollover deposits, largely related to the company's employee retirement savings plans, as well as a modest decrease in recurring deposit business for the nine months.

Life Segment

Life segment net income of $4.6 million and $13.1 million for the current three and nine months, respectively, increased $1.0 million and $2.5 million compared to the respective periods in 2015, primarily attributable to increases in investment income, as well as a year to date decrease in mortality losses in 2016, compared to the prior year periods.

In 2016, life segment insurance premiums and contract deposits of $27.2 million for the current quarter and $78.4 million for the nine months increased 9% and 6% compared to the respective periods in 2015. Life sales of $3.6 million increased $1.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2015, including an increase of $0.6 million for single premium sales, which included the company's new Indexed Universal Life product. Similarly, the year to date sales of $10.7 million increased $3.3 million with $2.3 million of the increase attributable to single premium sales. Life persistency of 96% was comparable to 12 months earlier.

Investment Results

Total net investment income increased 17% and 9% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. While asset balances in the annuity segment continued to grow, overall investment results reflected the increase in investment prepayment activity and favorable returns on alternative investments, partially offset by the impact of the current low interest rate environment. Pretax net realized investment gains were $4.0 million and $6.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Horace Mann's net unrealized investment gains on fixed maturity and equity securities were $599.3 million at September 30, 2016, compared to net unrealized gains of $584.1 million at June 30, 2016 and $309.8 million at December 31, 2015. Net unrealized gains were $403.2 million at September 30, 2015.

Webcast Conference Call

Horace Mann's senior management will discuss the company's third quarter financial results with investors and analysts on November 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet at investors.horacemann.com and archived later in the day for replay.

Horace Mann -- the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators' financial needs -- provides auto, homeowners and life insurance, retirement products and other financial solutions. Founded by Educators for Educators® in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. For more information, visit www.horacemann.com.

Statements included in this news release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Horace Mann is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please refer to the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016 and the company's past and future filings and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. The information contained in this press release includes financial measures which are based on methodologies other than United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the closest GAAP measures are contained in the supplemental numerical pages of this release and additional descriptions of the non-GAAP measures are contained in the Glossary of Selected Terms included as an exhibit to the company's SEC filings.

                                                                            
                     HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION                      
                      Financial Highlights (Unaudited)                      
                (Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data)                
                                                                            
                                                                            
                        Three Months                                        
                            Ended                 Nine Months Ended         
                        September 30,               September 30,           
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                                          %                            %    
                        2016     2015   Change     2016      2015    Change 
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EARNINGS SUMMARY                                                            
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Net income           $   26.9 $   21.9    22.8% $    63.9 $    72.4   -11.7%
  Net realized                                                              
   investment gains,                                                        
   after tax (see                                                           
   below)                 2.7      0.7    N.M.        3.8       5.5   -30.9%
Operating income (A)     24.2     21.2    14.2%      60.1      66.9   -10.2%
                                                                            
Per diluted share:                                                          
  Net income         $   0.65 $   0.52    25.0% $    1.55 $    1.71    -9.4%
    Net realized                                                            
     investment                                                             
     gains, after                                                           
     tax (see below) $   0.07 $   0.02    N.M.  $    0.10 $    0.13   -23.1%
  Operating income                                                          
   (A)               $   0.58 $   0.50    16.0% $    1.45 $    1.58    -8.2%
                                                                            
Weighted average                                                            
 number of shares                                                           
and equivalent                                                              
 shares (in                                                                 
 millions) - Diluted     41.3     42.3    -2.4%      41.4      42.4    -2.4%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
RETURN ON EQUITY                                                            
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Net income return on                                                        
 equity (B)                                           6.3%      7.7%   N.M. 
Operating income                                                            
 return on equity                                                           
 excluding the fair                                                         
 value                                                                      
adjustment for                                                              
 investments (A) (C)                                  7.2%      9.0%   N.M. 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
FINANCIAL POSITION                                                          
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Per share (D):                                                              
  Book value                                    $   35.94 $   32.09    12.0%
    Effect of the                                                           
     fair value                                                             
     adjustment for                                                         
     investments (E)                            $    8.40 $    5.57    50.8%
  Book value excluding                                                      
   the fair value                                                           
   adjustment for                                                           
   investments (A)                              $   27.54 $   26.52     3.8%
                                                                            
  Dividends paid     $  0.265 $  0.250     6.0% $   0.795 $   0.750     6.0%
                                                                            
Ending number of                                                            
 shares outstanding                                                         
 (in millions) (D)                                   40.2      40.7    -1.2%
                                                                            
Total assets                                    $10,691.1 $ 9,903.5     8.0%
Short-term debt                                         -     113.0  -100.0%
Long-term debt,                                                             
 current and                                                                
 noncurrent                                         247.1     125.0    97.7%
Total shareholders'                                                         
 equity                                           1,444.1   1,307.2    10.5%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
ADDITIONAL                                                                  
 INFORMATION                                                                
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Net realized                                                                
 investment gains                                                           
  Before tax         $    4.0 $    1.3    N.M.  $     6.9 $     8.8   -21.6%
  After tax               2.7      0.7    N.M.        3.8       5.5   -30.9%
    Per share,                                                              
     diluted         $   0.07 $   0.02    N.M.  $    0.10 $    0.13   -23.1%
                                                                            
                                                                            

N.M. - Not meaningful.

                                                                            
(A) These measures are not based on accounting principles generally accepted
    in the United States ("non-GAAP"). An explanation of these measures is  
    contained in the Glossary of Selected Terms included as an exhibit in   
    the company's reports filed with the SEC.                               
(B) Based on trailing 12-month net income and average quarter-end           
    shareholders' equity.                                                   
(C) Based on trailing 12-month operating income and average quarter-end     
    shareholders' equity which has been adjusted to exclude the fair value  
    adjustment for investments, net of the related impact on deferred policy
    acquisition costs and the applicable deferred taxes.                    
(D) Ending shares outstanding were 40,182,965 at September 30, 2016 and     
    40,741,071 at September 30, 2015.                                       
(E) Net of the related impact on deferred policy acquisition costs and the  
    applicable deferred taxes.                                              

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                     HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION                      
  Statements of Operations and Supplemental Consolidated Data (Unaudited)   
                           (Dollars in Millions)                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                             Three Months              Nine Months          
                                Ended                     Ended             
                            September 30,             September 30,         
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                            2016     2015  Change    2016      2015  Change 
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                                                    
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Insurance premiums and                                                      
 contract charges earned  $ 191.1  $ 182.8    4.5% $ 564.9   $ 544.9    3.7%
Net investment income        94.9     81.0   17.2%   270.7     248.3    9.0%
Net realized investment                                                     
 gains                        4.0      1.3   N.M.      6.9       8.8  -21.6%
Other income                  1.3      0.6  116.7%     3.6       2.3   56.5%
                                                                            
    Total revenues          291.3    265.7    9.6%   846.1     804.3    5.2%
                                                                            
Benefits, claims and                                                        
 settlement expenses        135.7    121.1   12.1%   403.6     368.1    9.6%
Interest credited            48.6     46.2    5.2%   142.9     136.1    5.0%
Policy acquisition                                                          
 expenses amortized          24.5     25.7   -4.7%    73.1      73.4   -0.4%
Operating expenses           44.5     39.7   12.1%   130.6     115.6   13.0%
Interest expense              3.0      2.6   15.4%     8.9       9.6   -7.3%
                                                                            
    Total benefits,                                                         
     losses and expenses    256.3    235.3    8.9%   759.1     702.8    8.0%
                                                                            
Income before income                                                        
 taxes                       35.0     30.4   15.1%    87.0     101.5  -14.3%
  Income tax expense          8.1      8.5   -4.7%    23.1      29.1  -20.6%
                                                                            
Net income                $  26.9  $  21.9   22.8% $  63.9   $  72.4  -11.7%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
PREMIUMS WRITTEN AND                                                        
 CONTRACT DEPOSITS                                                          
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Property & Casualty       $ 169.8  $ 162.0    4.8% $ 476.3   $ 455.0    4.7%
                                                                            
Annuity deposits            154.6    139.3   11.0%   391.9     422.2   -7.2%
                                                                            
Life                         27.2     24.9    9.2%    78.4      74.1    5.8%
                                                                            
    Total                 $ 351.6  $ 326.2    7.8% $ 946.6   $ 951.3   -0.5%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
SEGMENT NET INCOME                                                          
 (LOSS)                                                                     
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Property & Casualty       $   6.7  $  11.2  -40.2% $  16.0   $  32.1  -50.2%
                                                                            
Annuity                      15.7      8.7   80.5%    39.3      33.0   19.1%
                                                                            
Life                          4.6      3.6   27.8%    13.1      10.6   23.6%
                                                                            
Corporate and other (A)      (0.1)    (1.6) -93.8%    (4.5)     (3.3)  36.4%
                                                                            
  Net income              $  26.9  $  21.9   22.8% $  63.9   $  72.4  -11.7%
                                                                            
                                                                            

N.M. - Not meaningful.

                                                                            
(A) The Corporate and Other segment includes interest expense on debt and   
    the impact of realized investment gains and losses and other corporate  
    level items. The company does not allocate the impact of corporate level
    transactions to the insurance segments consistent with how management   
    evaluates the results of those segments. See detail for this segment on 
    page 4.                                                                 

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                     HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION                      
             Supplemental Business Segment Overview (Unaudited)             
                           (Dollars in Millions)                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                            Three Months              Nine Months           
                               Ended                     Ended              
                           September 30,             September 30,          
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                                              %                         %   
                           2016     2015   Change    2016     2015   Change 
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PROPERTY & CASUALTY                                                         
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Premiums written         $ 169.8  $ 162.0     4.8% $ 476.3  $ 455.0     4.7%
Premiums earned            155.7    149.2     4.4%   461.5    443.6     4.0%
Net investment income       10.0      7.4    35.1%    29.0     25.8    12.4%
Other income                 0.4        -    N.M.      0.8      0.2    N.M. 
Losses and loss                                                             
 adjustment expenses                                                        
 (LAE)                     116.0    102.7    13.0%   347.0    311.4    11.4%
Operating expenses                                                          
 (includes policy                                                           
 acquisition expenses                                                       
 amortized)                 42.0     39.8     5.5%   125.3    116.7     7.4%
Income before tax            8.1     14.1   -42.6%    19.0     41.5   -54.2%
Net income                   6.7     11.2   -40.2%    16.0     32.1   -50.2%
                                                                            
Net investment income,                                                      
 after tax                   7.9      6.5    21.5%    23.2     21.9     5.9%
                                                                            
Catastrophe costs (A)                                                       
  After tax                  5.5      3.3    66.7%    31.5     23.9    31.8%
  Before tax                 8.4      5.0    68.0%    48.4     36.8    31.5%
                                                                            
Prior years' reserves                                                       
 favorable (adverse)                                                        
 development, before tax                                                    
    Automobile                 -      1.5  -100.0%       -      4.2  -100.0%
    Property                 0.7      1.3   -46.2%     4.3      4.6    -6.5%
    Other liability            -        -       -        -      1.2  -100.0%
                                                                            
      Total                  0.7      2.8   -75.0%     4.3     10.0   -57.0%
                                                                            
Operating statistics:                                                       
  Loss and loss                                                             
   adjustment expense                                                       
   ratio                    74.5%    68.8%   N.M.     75.2%    70.2%   N.M. 
  Expense ratio             27.0%    26.6%   N.M.     27.2%    26.3%   N.M. 
  Combined ratio           101.5%    95.4%   N.M.    102.4%    96.5%   N.M. 
  Effect on the combined                                                    
   ratio of:                                                                
    Catastrophe costs                                                       
     (A)                     5.3%     3.4%   N.M.     10.5%     8.3%   N.M. 
    Prior years' reserve                                                    
     development            -0.4%    -1.9%   N.M.     -0.9%    -2.3%   N.M. 
  Combined ratio                                                            
   excluding the effects                                                    
   of catastrophe costs                                                     
   and prior years'                                                         
   reserve development                                                      
   ("underlying combined                                                    
   ratio") (B)              96.6%    93.9%   N.M.     92.8%    90.5%   N.M. 
                                                                            
Policies in force                                                           
 (voluntary) (in                                                            
 thousands)                                            707      710    -0.4%
  Automobile                                           486      485     0.2%
  Property                                             221      225    -1.8%
                                                                            
Policy renewal rate                                                         
 (voluntary) - 12 months                                                    
  Automobile                                          83.5%    84.8%   N.M. 
  Property                                            87.8%    88.1%   N.M. 
                                                                            
                                                                            

N.M. - Not meaningful.

                                                                            
(A) Includes allocated loss adjustment expenses and, when applicable,       
    catastrophe reinsurance reinstatement premiums. For the periods         
    presented, there were no reinsurance reinstatement premiums.            
(B) This measure is not based on accounting principles generally accepted in
    the United States ("non-GAAP"). See footnote (A) on page 1 of these     
    supplemental numerical pages.                                           

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                     HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION                      
             Supplemental Business Segment Overview (Unaudited)             
                           (Dollars in Millions)                            
                                                                            
                         Three Months                                       
                             Ended                Nine Months Ended         
                         September 30,              September 30,           
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                         2016     2015   Change    2016      2015    Change 
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ANNUITY                                                                     
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Contract deposits      $ 154.6  $ 139.3    11.0% $  391.9  $  422.2    -7.2%
  Variable                37.7     37.3     1.1%    117.6     132.6   -11.3%
  Fixed                  116.9    102.0    14.6%    274.3     289.6    -5.3%
Contract charges earned    6.4      6.6    -3.0%     18.6      19.3    -3.6%
Net investment income     66.3     56.2    18.0%    187.0     169.8    10.1%
Interest credited         37.4     35.1     6.6%    109.4     103.0     6.2%
  Net interest margin                                                       
   (without realized                                                        
   investment                                                               
   gains/losses)          28.9     21.1    37.0%     77.6      66.8    16.2%
Other income               0.5      0.4    25.0%      2.0       1.5    33.3%
Mortality loss and                                                          
 other reserve changes    (1.4)    (1.0)   40.0%     (3.1)     (1.9)   63.2%
Operating expenses                                                          
 (includes policy                                                           
 acquisition expenses                                                       
 amortized)               14.1     14.1       -      41.3      37.4    10.4%
Income before tax         20.3     13.0    56.2%     53.8      48.3    11.4%
Net income                15.7      8.7    80.5%     39.3      33.0    19.1%
                                                                            
Pretax income increase                                                      
 (decrease) due to                                                          
 evaluation of:                                                             
    Deferred policy                                                         
     acquisition costs $   0.1  $  (1.9)   N.M.  $   (0.6) $   (1.9)  -68.4%
    Guaranteed minimum                                                      
     death benefit                                                          
     reserve                 -     (0.1) -100.0%        -      (0.1) -100.0%
                                                                            
Annuity contracts in                                                        
 force (in thousands)                                 215       207     3.9%
Accumulated account                                                         
 value on deposit /                                                         
 Assets under                                                               
 management                                      $6,322.8  $5,879.1     7.5%
  Variable                                        1,873.6   1,742.0     7.6%
  Fixed                                           4,449.2   4,137.1     7.5%
Annuity accumulated                                                         
 value retention - 12                                                       
 months                                                                     
  Variable                                                                  
   accumulations                                     94.6%     94.1%   N.M. 
  Fixed accumulations                                94.6%     94.8%   N.M. 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
LIFE                                                                        
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Premiums and contract                                                       
 deposits              $  27.2  $  24.9     9.2% $   78.4  $   74.1     5.8%
Premiums and contract                                                       
 charges earned           29.0     27.0     7.4%     84.8      82.0     3.4%
Net investment income     18.8     17.7     6.2%     55.3      53.4     3.6%
Other income               0.3      0.1    N.M.       0.6       0.5    20.0%
Death                                                                       
 benefits/mortality                                                         
 cost/change in                                                             
 reserves                 18.3     17.4     5.2%     53.5      54.8    -2.4%
Interest credited         11.2     11.1     0.9%     33.5      33.1     1.2%
Operating expenses                                                          
 (includes policy                                                           
 acquisition expenses                                                       
 amortized)               11.5     10.7     7.5%     33.4      31.5     6.0%
Income before tax          7.1      5.6    26.8%     20.3      16.5    23.0%
Net income                 4.6      3.6    27.8%     13.1      10.6    23.6%
                                                                            
Pretax income increase                                                      
 (decrease) due to                                                          
evaluation of:                                                              
    Deferred policy                                                         
     acquisition costs $     -  $     -       -  $    0.2  $    0.1   100.0%
                                                                            
Life policies in force                                                      
 (in thousands)                                       198       201    -1.5%
Life insurance in force                          $ 16,864  $ 16,312     3.4%
Lapse ratio - 12 months                                                     
  (Ordinary life                                                            
   insurance)                                         4.1%      4.0%   N.M. 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
CORPORATE AND OTHER (A)                                                     
-----------------------                                                     
                                                                            
Components of income                                                        
 (loss) before tax:                                                         
  Net realized                                                              
   investment gains    $   4.0  $   1.3   207.7% $    6.9  $    8.8   -21.6%
  Interest expense        (3.0)    (2.6)   15.4%     (8.9)     (9.6)   -7.3%
                                                                            
  Other operating                                                           
   expenses, net                                                            
   investment income                                                        
   and other income       (1.5)    (1.0)   50.0%     (4.1)     (4.0)    2.5%
Loss before tax           (0.5)    (2.3)  -78.3%     (6.1)     (4.8)   27.1%
Net loss                  (0.1)    (1.6)  -93.8%     (4.5)     (3.3)   36.4%
                                                                            
                                                                            

N.M. - Not meaningful.

                                                                            
(A) The Corporate and Other segment includes interest expense on debt and   
    the impact of realized investment gains and losses and other corporate  
    level items. The company does not allocate the impact of corporate level
    transactions to the insurance segments consistent with how management   
    evaluates the results of those segments.                                

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                     HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION                      
             Supplemental Business Segment Overview (Unaudited)             
                           (Dollars in Millions)                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                            Three Months                                    
                               Ended              Nine Months Ended         
                           September 30,            September 30,           
                           -------------         -------------------        
                                            %                           %   
                            2016   2015  Change     2016      2015   Change 
                           ------ ------ ------  --------- --------- -------
INVESTMENTS                                                                 
---------------------------                                                 
                                                                            
Annuity and Life                                                            
  Fixed maturities, at fair                                                 
   value (amortized cost                                                    
   2016, $6,144.0; 2015,                                                    
   $5,892.0)                                     $ 6,675.5 $ 6,261.6    6.6%
  Equity securities, at                                                     
   fair value (cost 2016,                                                   
   $62.2; 2015, $35.3)                                65.0      33.2   95.8%
  Short-term investments                             178.6      72.3  147.0%
  Policy loans                                       150.7     147.4    2.2%
  Other investments                                  132.0      80.5   64.0%
                                                 --------- ---------        
    Total Annuity and Life                                                  
     investments                                   7,201.8   6,595.0    9.2%
                                                                            
Property & Casualty                                                         
  Fixed maturities, at fair                                                 
   value (amortized cost                                                    
   2016, $763.6; 2015,                                                      
   $784.5)                                           818.6     817.1    0.2%
  Equity securities, at                                                     
   fair value (cost 2016,                                                   
   $62.6; 2015, $59.8)                                72.6      62.9   15.4%
  Short-term investments                               2.1       4.4  -52.3%
  Other investments                                   40.6      35.8   13.4%
                                                 --------- ---------        
    Total Property &                                                        
     Casualty investments                            933.9     920.2    1.5%
                                                                            
Corporate investments                                 33.5      26.0   28.8%
                                                                            
    Total investments                              8,169.2   7,541.2    8.3%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
Net investment income                                                       
  Before tax               $ 94.9 $ 81.0   17.2% $   270.7 $   248.3    9.0%
  After tax                  63.0   54.3   16.0%     180.3     166.5    8.3%
                                                                            
                                                                            

N.M. - Not meaningful.

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   Ryan GreenierVice President, Investor Relations 217-788-5738

Source: Horace Mann Educators Corp.



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