10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number 1-10890

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	37-0911756
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois      62715-0001

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 217-789-2500

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark the registrant’s filer status, as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.

Large accelerated filer     ¨	Accelerated filer                             x
Non-accelerated filer       ¨	Smaller reporting company             ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

As of October 31, 2013, 40,325,799 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, were outstanding, net of 23,117,554 shares of treasury stock.

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

INDEX

		Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
	Note 1 - Basis of Presentation	7
	Note 2 - Investments	9
	Note 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments	14
	Note 4 - Debt	22
	Note 5 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits	23
	Note 6 - Reinsurance	25
	Note 7 - Segment Information	26
	Note 8 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	27
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	55
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	56
Item 5.	Other Information	56
Item 6.	Exhibits	57
SIGNATURES		64

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Horace Mann Educators Corporation:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2013, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 28, 2013, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 7, 2013

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value     (amortized cost 2013, $5,662,718; 2012, $5,311,457)	$	5,940,522	$	5,962,232
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value     (cost 2013, $83,079; 2012, $52,396)		86,631		53,503
Short-term and other investments		313,599		276,362
Total investments		6,340,752		6,292,097
Cash		45,773		15,181
Deferred policy acquisition costs		233,168		196,885
Goodwill		47,396		47,396
Other assets		227,957		217,886
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,627,685		1,398,281
Total assets	$	8,522,731	$	8,167,726
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities	$	3,454,356	$	3,257,758
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities		773,791		761,671
Unpaid claims and claim expenses		296,983		289,395
Future policy benefits		221,380		214,562
Unearned premiums		223,301		213,268
Total policy liabilities		4,969,811		4,736,654
Other policyholder funds		97,823		103,227
Other liabilities		500,247		445,952
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000
Long-term debt		199,858		199,809
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities		1,627,685		1,398,281
Total liabilities		7,433,424		6,921,923
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized     1,000,000 shares; none issued		-		-
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized     75,000,000 shares; issued, 2013, 63,236,761;     2012, 62,311,787		63		62
Additional paid-in capital		400,081		383,135
Retained earnings		974,264		921,969
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains on fixed maturities and equity securities		160,551		382,400
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		(15,311)		(15,311)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2013, 23,117,554 shares;     2012, 22,943,925 shares		(430,341)		(426,452)
Total shareholders’ equity		1,089,307		1,245,803
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	8,522,731	$	8,167,726

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenues
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$	173,761	$	167,904	$	514,480	$	499,743
Net investment income		78,466		76,649		233,230		228,658
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(1,407)		10,762		20,872		21,060
Other income		1,064		1,233		3,470		5,936
Total revenues		251,884		256,548		772,052		755,397
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		112,701		106,051		346,165		344,913
Interest credited		42,924		41,411		126,430		121,844
Policy acquisition expenses amortized		20,911		20,406		63,985		60,538
Operating expenses		41,407		37,955		119,239		114,382
Interest expense		3,553		3,556		10,656		10,666
Total benefits, losses and expenses		221,496		209,379		666,475		652,343
Income before income taxes		30,388		47,169		105,577		103,054
Income tax expense		6,789		14,903		28,971		31,014
Net income	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040
Net income per share
Basic	$	0.59	$	0.82	$	1.93	$	1.82
Diluted	$	0.57	$	0.78	$	1.85	$	1.74
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares     (in thousands)
Basic		40,001		39,381		39,767		39,572
Diluted		41,732		41,138		41,363		41,295
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	$	(11)	$	-	$	(974)	$	-
Portion of losses recognized in other comprehensive income		-		-		-		-
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities     recognized in earnings		(11)		-		(974)		-
Realized gains (losses), net		(1,396)		10,762		21,846		21,060
Total	$	(1,407)	$	10,762	$	20,872	$	21,060

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on     fixed maturities and equity securities		(36,296)		61,557		(221,849)		127,979
Change in net funded status of pension and     other postretirement benefit obligations		-		-		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(36,296)		61,557		(221,849)		127,979
Total	$	(12,697)	$	93,823	$	(145,243)	$	200,019

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013		2012
Common stock, $0.001 par value
Beginning balance	$	62	$	62
Options exercised, 2013, 766,716 shares; 2012, 297,592 shares		1		-
Conversion of common stock units, 2013, 11,851 shares; 2012, 15,084 shares		-		-
Conversion of restricted stock units, 2013, 146,407 shares; 2012, 91,327 shares		-		-
Ending balance		63		62
Additional paid-in capital
Beginning balance		383,135		373,384
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units		15,881		5,480
Share-based compensation expense		1,065		1,207
Ending balance		400,081		380,071
Retained earnings
Beginning balance		921,969		840,644
Net income		76,606		72,040
Cash dividends, 2013, $0.585 per share; 2012, $0.39 per share		(24,311)		(16,001)
Ending balance		974,264		896,683
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
Beginning balance		367,089		251,980
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities		(221,849)		127,979
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		-		-
Ending balance		145,240		379,959
Treasury stock, at cost
Beginning balance, 2013, 22,943,925 shares; 2012, 22,028,030 shares		(426,452)		(410,717)
Acquisition of shares, 2013, 173,629 shares; 2012, 801,086 shares		(3,889)		(13,640)
Ending balance, 2013, 23,117,554 shares; 2012, 22,829,116 shares		(430,341)		(424,357)
Shareholders’ equity at end of period	$	1,089,307	$	1,232,418

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013		2012
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$	516,404	$	497,282
Policyholder benefits paid		(361,356)		(362,726)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid		(192,196)		(177,154)
Federal income taxes paid		(24,801)		(14,728)
Investment income collected		227,716		220,433
Interest expense paid		(7,159)		(7,232)
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan trust		(3,103)		(2,534)
Other		(4,581)		(3,107)
Net cash provided by operating activities		150,924		150,234
Cash flows - investing activities
Fixed maturities
Purchases		(907,186)		(1,018,438)
Sales		270,329		470,684
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions		361,925		453,184
Purchase of other invested assets		(25,000)		(50,000)
Net cash used in short-term and other investments		(37,911)		(82,423)
Net cash used in investing activities		(337,843)		(226,993)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders		(24,311)		(16,001)
Acquisition of treasury stock		(3,889)		(13,640)
Exercise of stock options		12,729		3,846
Annuity contracts, variable and fixed
Deposits		316,780		302,870
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		(202,447)		(161,414)
Life policy accounts
Deposits		1,136		1,326
Withdrawals and surrenders		(3,371)		(3,997)
Cash received related to repurchase agreements		121,285		-
Change in bank overdrafts		(401)		(1,763)
Net cash provided by financing activities		217,511		111,227
Net increase in cash		30,592		34,468
Cash at beginning of period		15,181		7,452
Cash at end of period	$	45,773	$	41,920

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

September 30, 2013 and 2012

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (“HMEC”; and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Horace Mann”) have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), specifically Regulation S-X and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures which are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP but are not required for interim reporting purposes have been omitted. The Company believes that these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2013, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the consolidated changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (2) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The subsidiaries of HMEC market and underwrite personal lines of property and casualty (primarily personal lines automobile and homeowners) insurance, retirement annuities (primarily tax-qualified products) and life insurance, primarily to K-12 teachers, administrators and other employees of public schools and their families. HMEC’s principal operating subsidiaries are Horace Mann Life Insurance Company, Horace Mann Insurance Company, Teachers Insurance Company, Horace Mann Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Horace Mann Lloyds.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period information to conform with the 2013 presentation.

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation-(Continued)

Adopted Accounting Standards

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company prospectively adopted accounting guidance to improve the disclosure of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The guidance requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, the reclassifications are required to be cross-referenced to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. As shown in “Note 8 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)”, certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been expanded to address additional information required by this guidance. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Balance Sheet Offsetting

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted accounting guidance to address disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The guidance clarifies which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The instruments and transactions include bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

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Note 2 - Investments

The Company's investment portfolio includes no free-standing derivative financial instruments (futures, forwards, swaps, option contracts or other financial instruments with similar characteristics), and there are no embedded derivative features related to the Company’s insurance products.

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The Company’s investment portfolio is comprised primarily of fixed maturity securities (“fixed maturities”) and equity securities. The amortized cost or cost, unrealized investment gains and losses, fair values and other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) of all fixed maturities and equity securities in the portfolio as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	559,749	$	40,317	$	12,705	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,923		13,523		14,345		455,101		-
Municipal bonds		1,395,769		93,091		29,249		1,459,611		-
Foreign government bonds		49,501		5,169		349		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,391,920		193,315		31,811		2,553,424		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		809,856		29,251		8,403		830,704		2,786
Totals	$	5,662,718	$	374,666	$	96,862	$	5,940,522	$	2,786
Equity securities	$	83,079	$	7,225	$	3,673	$	86,631	$	-
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	547,040	$	72,644	$	125	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		371,706		37,857		135		409,428		-
Municipal bonds		1,402,424		186,261		2,648		1,586,037		-
Foreign government bonds		48,476		9,393		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,258,554		313,430		4,950		2,567,034		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		683,257		41,080		2,032		722,305		3,214
Totals	$	5,311,457	$	660,665	$	9,890	$	5,962,232	$	3,214
Equity securities	$	52,396	$	2,397	$	1,290	$	53,503	$	-

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $364,823 and $375,111; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $439,184 and $418,174; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $126,881 and $136,998 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(2) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI which, beginning April 1, 2009, was not included in earnings under current accounting guidance. Amounts also include unrealized gains/losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

Compared to December 31, 2012, the reduction in net unrealized gains at September 30, 2013 was due to higher yields on U.S. Treasury securities and virtually unchanged credit spreads across most asset classes in 2013, the combination of which resulted in a decrease in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of corporate, municipal, mortgage-backed, and government securities.

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company views the decrease in value of all of the securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2013 — which was driven largely by changes in interest rates, spread widening, financial market illiquidity and/or market volatility from the date of acquisition — as temporary. For fixed maturity securities, management does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, and the present value of future cash flows exceeds the amortized cost bases. In addition, management expects to recover the entire cost bases of the fixed maturity securities. For equity securities, the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities for the recovery of cost and recovery of cost is expected within a reasonable period of time. Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at September 30, 2013.

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	112,736		$	12,705	$	40		$	-	$	112,776		$	12,705
Other		191,183			14,345		-			-		191,183			14,345
Municipal bonds		369,099			27,759		12,010			1,490		381,109			29,249
Foreign government bonds		5,626			349		-			-		5,626			349
Corporate bonds		577,369			27,982		14,305			3,829		591,674			31,811
Other mortgage-backed securities		222,222			7,246		29,125			1,157		251,347			8,403
Total fixed
maturity securities		1,478,235			90,386		55,480			6,476		1,533,715			96,862
Equity securities (1)		34,139			3,251		1,034			422		35,173			3,673
Combined totals	$	1,512,374		$	93,637	$	56,514		$	6,898	$	1,568,888		$	100,535
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		509					30					539
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		25.1	%				0.9	%				26.0	%
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	11,006		$	124	$	50		$	1	$	11,056		$	125
Other		9,944			135		-			-		9,944			135
Municipal bonds		108,578			2,605		3,990			43		112,568			2,648
Foreign government bonds		-			-		-			-		-			-
Corporate bonds		56,481			875		26,725			4,075		83,206			4,950
Other mortgage-backed    securities		58,218			621		25,014			1,411		83,232			2,032
Total fixed
maturity securities		244,227			4,360		55,779			5,530		300,006			9,890
Equity securities (1)		19,344			1,288		9			2		19,353			1,290
Combined totals	$	263,571		$	5,648	$	55,788		$	5,532	$	319,359		$	11,180
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		156					43					199
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		4.4	%				0.9	%				5.3	%

(1) Includes nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks, common stocks and closed-end funds.

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

Credit Losses

The following table summarizes the cumulative amounts related to the Company’s credit loss component of the other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities held as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 that the Company did not intend to sell as of those dates, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, for which the non-credit portions of the other-than-temporary impairment losses were recognized in other comprehensive income:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013		2012
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	2,877	$	3,957
New credit losses (2)		860		2
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		-		(1,082)
End of period	$	3,737	$	2,877

(1) The cumulative credit loss amounts exclude other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities held as of the periods indicated that the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis.

(2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the other than temporary impairment loss was recorded on a Detroit general obligation bond.

Maturities/Sales of Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table presents the distribution of the Company's fixed maturity securities portfolio by estimated expected maturity. Estimated expected maturities differ from contractual maturities, reflecting assumptions regarding borrowers’ utilization of the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. For structured securities, including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, estimated expected maturities consider broker-dealer survey prepayment assumptions and are verified for consistency with the interest rate and economic environments.

	Percent of Total Fair Value						September 30, 2013
	September 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2013			2012			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.6	%		4.3	%	$	271,941	$	259,224
Due after 1 year through 5 years		20.3			20.8			1,209,226		1,152,678
Due after 5 years through 10 years		38.5			38.4			2,290,089		2,182,994
Due after 10 years
through 20 years		19.9			18.7			1,179,999		1,124,817
Due after 20 years		16.7			17.8			989,267		943,005
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,940,522	$	5,662,718
Average option-adjusted
duration, in years		6.3			6.3

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities, each determined using the specific identification method, and gross gains and gross losses realized as a result of those sales for each period were:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Fixed maturity securities
Proceeds received	$	56,343	$	191,155	$	270,329	$	470,684
Gross gains realized		1,807		10,528		16,197		27,891
Gross losses realized		(4,117)		(139)		(4,598)		(11,968)
Equity securities
Proceeds received	$	3,742	$	1,970	$	14,875	$	2,894
Gross gains realized		531		67		3,875		84
Gross losses realized		(103)		(157)		(490)		(233)

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

Net unrealized gains and losses are computed as the difference between fair value and amortized cost for fixed maturities or cost for equity securities. The following table reconciles the net unrealized investment gains and losses, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before the impact on deferred policy acquisition costs:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	220,668	$	356,104	$	423,004	$	284,338
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(41,288)		70,702		(231,116)		146,569
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		1,193		(7,054)		(11,315)		(11,155)
End of period	$	180,573	$	419,752	$	180,573	$	419,752
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	3,266	$	543	$	720	$	2,408
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(679)		646		3,840		1,373
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		(278)		58		(2,251)		(2,534)
End of period	$	2,309	$	1,247	$	2,309	$	1,247

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

Repurchase Agreements

Beginning in 2013, the Company enters into repurchase agreements to earn incremental spread income. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which one party (transferor) agrees to sell securities to another party (transferee) in return for cash (or securities), with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same securities at a specified price at a later date. These transactions are generally short-term in nature, and therefore, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value.

As part of repurchase agreements, the Company transfers primarily U.S. government, government agency and corporate securities and receives cash. For the repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash in an amount equal to at least 95% of the fair value of the securities transferred, and the agreements with third parties contain contractual provisions to allow for additional collateral to be obtained when necessary. The cash received from the repurchase program is typically invested in high quality floating rate fixed maturity securities. The Company accounts for the repurchase agreements as collateralized borrowings. The securities transferred under repurchase agreements are included in fixed maturity, available-for-sale securities with the obligation to repurchase those securities recorded in Other Liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the securities transferred was $123,368 as of September 30, 2013. The obligation for securities sold under agreement to repurchase was $121,308, including accrued interest, as of September 30, 2013. 

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Note 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company is required under GAAP to disclose estimated fair values for certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair values of the Company’s insurance contracts other than annuity contracts are not required to be disclosed. However, the estimated fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between knowledgeable, unrelated and willing market participants on the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company categorizes its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities into a three-level hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are:

Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity and equity securities (both common stock and preferred stock) that are traded in an active exchange market, as well as U.S. Treasury securities.
Level 2	Unadjusted observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments. This category generally includes certain U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency structured securities, corporate fixed maturity securities and preferred stocks.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, certain discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation and for which the significant inputs are unobservable. This category generally includes certain private debt and equity investments.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

When the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. As a result, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (Level 1 or Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Net transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as having occurred at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers were determined.

The following discussion describes the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value. The techniques utilized in estimating the fair values are affected by the assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. The use of different methodologies, assumptions and inputs may have a material effect on the estimated fair values of the Company’s securities holdings. Care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about the Company’s business, its value or financial position based on the fair value information of financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities presented below.

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial asset or financial liability, including estimates of timing, amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of the issuer. In some cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. In addition, the disclosed fair value may not be realized in the immediate settlement of the financial asset or financial liability. The disclosed fair values do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time an entire holding of a particular financial asset or financial liability. In periods of market disruption, the ability to observe prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be reclassified from Level 1 to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 3. Potential taxes and other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement are not reflected in amounts disclosed.

Investments

For fixed maturity securities, each month the Company obtains fair value prices from its investment managers and custodian bank. Fair values for the Company’s fixed maturity securities are based primarily on prices provided by its investment managers as well as its custodian bank for certain securities. The prices from the custodian bank are compared to prices from the investment managers. Differences in prices between the sources that the Company considers significant are researched and the Company utilizes the price that it considers most representative of an exit price. Both the investment managers and the custodian bank use a variety of independent, nationally recognized pricing sources to determine market valuations. Each designate specific pricing services or indexes for each sector of the market based upon the provider’s expertise. Typical inputs used by these pricing sources include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yield curves, benchmarking of like securities, ratings designations, sector groupings, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flows and prepayment speeds.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

When the pricing sources cannot provide fair value determinations, the Company obtains non-binding price quotes from broker-dealers. The broker-dealers’ valuation methodology is sometimes matrix-based, using indicative evaluation measures and adjustments for specific security characteristics and market sentiment. The market inputs utilized in the evaluation measures and adjustments include: benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, ratings and corresponding issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data, and industry and economic events. The extent of the use of each market input depends on the market sector and the market conditions. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of inputs may change or some market inputs may not be relevant. For some securities, additional inputs may be necessary.

The Company analyzes price and market valuations received to verify reasonableness, to understand the key assumptions used and their sources, to conclude the prices obtained are appropriate, and to determine an appropriate fair value hierarchy level based upon trading activity and the observability of market inputs. Based on this evaluation and investment class analysis, each security is classified into Level 1, 2, or 3. The Company has in place certain control processes to determine the reasonableness of the financial asset fair values. These processes are designed to ensure (1) the values received are reasonable and accurately recorded, (2) the data inputs and valuation techniques utilized are appropriate and consistently applied, and (3) the assumptions are reasonable and consistent with the objective of determining fair value. For example, on a continuing basis, the Company assesses the reasonableness of individual security values received from pricing sources that vary from certain thresholds. The Company’s fixed maturity securities portfolio is primarily publicly traded, which allows for a high percentage of the portfolio to be priced through pricing services. Approximately 88% and 89% of the portfolio, based on fair value, was priced through pricing services or index priced as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The remainder of the portfolio was priced by broker-dealers or pricing models. When non-binding broker-dealer quotes could be corroborated by comparison to other vendor quotes, pricing models or analysis, the securities were generally classified as Level 2, otherwise they were classified as Level 3. There were no significant changes to the valuation process during the first nine months of 2013.

Fair values of equity securities have been determined by the Company from observable market quotations, when available. When a public quotation is not available, equity securities are valued by using non-binding broker quotes or through the use of pricing models or analysis that is based on market information regarding interest rates, credit spreads and liquidity. The underlying source data for calculating the matrix of credit spreads relative to the U.S. Treasury curve are nationally recognized indices. In addition, credit rating (or credit quality equivalent information) of securities is also factored into a pricing matrix. These inputs are based on assumptions deemed appropriate given the circumstances and are believed to be consistent with what other market participants would use when pricing such securities. There were no significant changes to the valuation process in the first nine months of 2013.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

Short-term and other investments are comprised of short-term fixed income securities, policy loans and mortgage loans, as well as certain alternative investments which are accounted for as equity method investments and therefore excluded from the fair value tabular disclosures. For short-term fixed income securities, because of the nature of these assets, carrying amounts generally approximate fair values, which have been determined from public quotations, when available. The fair value of policy loans is based on estimates using discounted cash flow analysis and current interest rates being offered for new loans. The fair value of mortgage loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and the same remaining maturities.

Separate Account (Variable Annuity) Assets and Liabilities

Separate Account (variable annuity) assets are carried at fair value and represent variable annuity contractholder funds invested in various mutual funds. Fair values of these assets are based primarily on market quotations of the underlying securities. Investment performance related to these assets is fully offset by corresponding amounts credited to contractholders with the liability reflected within Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities. Separate Account liabilities are equal to the estimated fair value of Separate Account assets.

Fixed Annuity Contract Liabilities and Policyholder Account Balances on Interest-sensitive Life Contracts

The fair values of fixed annuity contract liabilities and policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts are equal to the discounted estimated future cash flows (using the Company's current interest rates for similar products including consideration of minimum guaranteed interest rates). The Company carries these financial liabilities at cost.

Other Policyholder Funds

Other policyholder funds are liabilities related to supplementary contracts without life contingencies and dividend accumulations, which represent deposits that do not have defined maturities. Other policyholder funds are carried at cost, which management believes is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short duration of these deposits, based on the Company’s past experience.

Short-term Debt

Short-term debt is carried at amortized cost, which management believes is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the liquidity and short duration of these variable rate instruments.

Long-term Debt

The Company carries long-term debt at amortized cost. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on unadjusted quoted market prices of the Company’s securities or unadjusted market prices based on similar publicly traded issues when trading activity for the Company’s securities is not sufficient to provide a market price.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

Other Liabilities, Repurchase Agreements

The Company carries the obligations for securities sold under agreements to repurchase at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short duration of the obligations.

Financial Instruments Measured and Carried at Fair Value

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	587,361	$	587,361	$	-	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,101		455,101		18,063		437,038		-
Municipal bonds		1,459,611		1,459,611		-		1,451,296		8,315
Foreign government bonds		54,321		54,321		-		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,553,424		2,553,424		10,090		2,479,043		64,291
Other mortgage-backed securities		830,704		830,704		-		767,694		63,010
Total fixed maturities		5,940,522		5,940,522		28,153		5,776,753		135,616
Equity securities		86,631		86,631		70,381		16,244		6
Short-term investments		94,245		94,245		78,956		15,289		-
Totals		6,121,398		6,121,398		177,490		5,808,286		135,622
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,627,685		1,627,685		1,627,685		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	619,559	$	619,559	$	-	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		409,428		409,428		18,594		390,834		-
Municipal bonds		1,586,037		1,586,037		-		1,573,762		12,275
Foreign government bonds		57,869		57,869		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,567,034		2,567,034		11,934		2,469,378		85,722
Other mortgage-backed securities		722,305		722,305		-		689,133		33,172
Total fixed maturities		5,962,232		5,962,232		30,528		5,800,535		131,169
Equity securities		53,503		53,503		43,704		9,459		340
Short-term investments		87,561		87,561		87,561		-		-
Totals		6,103,296		6,103,296		161,793		5,809,994		131,509
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,398,281		1,398,281		1,398,281		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-

  

(1) Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities are set equal to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

As of March 31, 2013, the Company transferred the separate account assets and liabilities into Level 1 from Level 2 after reassessing the underlying inputs for the determination of fair value for these assets and liabilities. As disclosed above, fair value is based primarily on market quotations of the underlying securities consistent with the method applied in all prior periods. The Company did not have any other transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The following tables present reconciliations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2013	$	3,764	$	56,590	$	49,343	$	109,697	$	6	$	109,703
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		5,546		9,315		23,828		38,689		-		38,689
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		-		(1,881)		(2,681)		-		(2,681)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(123)		104		(20)		(39)		-		(39)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(72)		(1,718)		(8,260)		(10,050)		-		(10,050)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	12,275	$	85,722	$	33,172	$	131,169	$	340	$	131,509
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,453		32,754		67,827		110,034		-		110,034
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		(50,341)		(20,284)		(71,425)		-		(71,425)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(474)		(1,605)		(438)		(2,517)		-		(2,517)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		(334)		(334)
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(12,139)		(2,239)		(17,267)		(31,645)		-		(31,645)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2013 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2012	$	-	$	56,459	$	12,911	$	69,370	$	385	$	69,755
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		29,558		21,044		62,899		-		62,899
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		(31)		95		64		(45)		19
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(169)		(160)		(329)		-		(329)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	-	$	88,256	$	4,532	$	92,788	$	385	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		47,798		29,548		89,643		-		89,643
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		915		260		1,175		(45)		1,130
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(445)		(450)		(895)		-		(895)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

At September 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no realized gains or losses included in earnings that were attributable to changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets still held.

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for financial instruments classified as Level 3 are subject to the control processes as previously described in this note for “Investments”. Generally, valuation for fixed maturity securities include spread pricing, matrix pricing and discounted cash flow methodologies; inputs such as quoted prices for identical or similar securities that are less liquid; and based on lower levels of trading activity than securities classified as Level 2. The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for equity securities classified as Level 3 use similar valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs as fixed maturities.

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NOTE 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

The sensitivity of the estimated fair values to changes in the significant unobservable inputs for fixed maturities and equity securities included in Level 3 generally relate to interest rate spreads, illiquidity premiums and default rates. Significant spread widening in isolation will adversely impact the overall valuation, while significant spread tightening will lead to substantial valuation increases. Significant increases (decreases) in illiquidity premiums in isolation will result in substantially lower (higher) valuations. Significant increases (decreases) in expected default rates in isolation will result in substantially lower (higher) valuations.

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, at Fair Value

The Company has various other financial assets and financial liabilities used in the normal course of business that are not carried at fair value, but for which fair value disclosure is required. The following table presents the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of these financial assets and financial liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	139,010	$	144,054	$	-	$	-	$	144,054
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,454,356		3,254,859		-		-		3,254,859
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		78,843		78,345		-		-		78,345
Other policyholder funds		97,823		97,823		-		-		97,823
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,858		215,918		215,918		-		-
Other liabilities, repurchase
agreement obligations		121,308		121,308		-		121,308		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	134,985	$	135,121	$	-	$	-	$	135,121
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,257,758		3,070,111		-		-		3,070,111
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		79,017		78,519		-		-		78,519
Other policyholder funds		103,227		103,227		-		-		103,227
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,809		219,319		219,319		-		-

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Note 4 - Debt

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility, expires October 6, 2015	$	38,000	$	38,000
Long-term debt:
6.05% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2015. Aggregate
principal amount of $75,000 less unaccrued discount
of $45 and $65 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,955		74,935
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate
principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount
of $97 and $126 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,903		124,874
Total	$	237,858	$	237,809

The Bank Credit Facility, 6.05% Senior Notes due 2015 (“Senior Notes due 2015”) and 6.85% Senior Notes due 2016 (“Senior Notes due 2016”) are described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Federal Home Loan Bank

One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Horace Mann Life Insurance Company (“HMLIC”), is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”), which provides HMLIC with access to collateralized borrowings and other FHLB products. As membership requires the ownership of member stock, on June 4, 2013, HMLIC purchased common stock to meet the membership requirement. Any borrowing from the FHLB requires the purchase of FHLB activity-based common stock in an amount equal to 5.0% of the borrowing. As of September 30, 2013 and for the period then ended, the Company had no borrowings outstanding from the FHLB.

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Note 5 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

The Company has the following retirement plans: a defined contribution plan; a 401(k) plan; a defined benefit plan for employees hired on or before December 31, 1998; and certain employees participate in a supplemental defined contribution plan or a supplemental defined benefit plan or both.

Defined Benefit Plan and Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans

The following tables summarize the components of net periodic pension cost recognized for the defined benefit plan and the supplemental defined benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		90		90		270		270
Interest cost		342		356		1,027		1,070
Expected return on plan assets		(560)		(605)		(1,679)		(1,817)
Settlement loss		244		161		731		1,079
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Actuarial loss		401		512		1,202		1,538
Net periodic pension expense	$	517	$	514	$	1,551	$	2,140

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		-		-		-		-
Interest cost		154		171		461		506
Expected return on plan assets		-		-		-		-
Settlement loss		-		-		-		-
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		31		94		93
Actuarial (gain) loss		50		(362)		152		128
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	$	235	$	(160)	$	707	$	727

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Note 5 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits-(Continued)

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Company also provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to a closed group of eligible employees. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company eliminated the previous group health insurance benefits for retirees 65 years of age and over, including elimination of pharmacy benefits for Medicare eligible retirees, and established a Health Reimbursement Account (“HRA”) for each eligible participant in that closed group. Funding of HRA accounts was $132 and $133 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		23		22		69		68
Amortization of prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Amortization of prior gain		(59)		(131)		(177)		(392)
Net periodic income	$	(36)	$	(109)	$	(108)	$	(324)

2013 Contributions

In 2013, there is no minimum funding requirement for the Company’s defined benefit plan.  The following table discloses the minimum funding requirements, contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company’s plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans
	Defined		Supplemental		Other
	Benefit		Defined Benefit		Postretirement
	Plan		Plans		Benefits
Minimum funding requirement for 2013	$	-		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the nine months
ended September 30, 2013		3,103	$	986	$	406
Expected contributions (approximations)
for the year ended December 31, 2013
as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		3,103		1,320		480
2012 Form 10-K (2)		2,500		1,320		480

  

N/A -	Not applicable.
(1)	HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

(2)  HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.

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Note 6 - Reinsurance

The Company recognizes the cost of reinsurance premiums over the contract periods for such premiums in proportion to the insurance protection provided. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers for unpaid claims and claim settlement expenses, including estimated amounts for unsettled claims, claims incurred but not yet reported and policy benefits, are estimated in a manner consistent with the insurance liability associated with the policy. The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and contract deposits; premiums and contract charges earned; and benefits, claims and settlement expenses were as follows:

			Ceded to		Assumed
	Gross		Other		from Other		Net
	Amount		Companies		Companies		Amount
Three months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	312,351	$	7,162	$	844	$	306,033
Premiums and contract charges earned		179,969		7,094		886		173,761
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		114,261		2,602		1,042		112,701
Three months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	291,732	$	7,407	$	881	$	285,206
Premiums and contract charges earned		174,372		7,410		942		167,904
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		108,680		3,585		956		106,051
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	838,615	$	22,074	$	2,273	$	818,814
Premiums and contract charges earned		534,621		22,455		2,314		514,480
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		351,274		7,251		2,142		346,165
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	808,147	$	22,175	$	2,276	$	788,248
Premiums and contract charges earned		519,928		22,541		2,356		499,743
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		353,029		10,365		2,249		344,913

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Note 7 - Segment Information

The Company conducts and manages its business through four segments. The three operating segments, representing the major lines of insurance business, are: property and casualty insurance, primarily personal lines automobile and homeowners products; retirement annuity products, primarily tax-qualified fixed and variable deposits; and life insurance. The Company does not allocate the impact of corporate level transactions to the insurance segments, consistent with the basis for management’s evaluation of the results of those segments, but classifies those items in the fourth segment, corporate and other. In addition to ongoing transactions such as corporate debt service, realized investment gains and losses and certain public company expenses, such items also have included corporate debt retirement costs/gains, when applicable. Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Insurance premiums and
contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	140,812	$	136,809	$	418,205	$	407,471
Annuity		5,895		5,551		16,714		16,053
Life		27,054		25,544		79,561		76,219
Total	$	173,761	$	167,904	$	514,480	$	499,743
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	8,824	$	9,022	$	26,894	$	27,250
Annuity		52,175		50,742		154,818		150,000
Life		17,703		17,131		52,232		52,148
Corporate and other		2		-		6		1
Intersegment eliminations		(238)		(246)		(720)		(741)
Total	$	78,466	$	76,649	$	233,230	$	228,658
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	11,037	$	13,529	$	25,363	$	22,633
Annuity		11,605		9,918		31,896		29,380
Life		5,884		4,941		15,752		16,236
Corporate and other		(4,927)		3,878		3,595		3,791
Total	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,005,190	$	1,016,368
Annuity		5,724,170		5,380,780
Life		1,698,730		1,663,696
Corporate and other		130,911		131,449
Intersegment eliminations		(36,270)		(24,567)
Total	$	8,522,731	$	8,167,726

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Note 8 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) represents the accumulated change in shareholders’ equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-shareholder sources. For the Company, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes the after-tax change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities and the after-tax change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity. The following tables reconcile these components for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

	Unrealized Gains
	and Losses on
	Fixed Maturities
	and Equity		Defined
	Securities (1)(2)		Benefit Plans (1)		Total (1)
Beginning balance, July 1, 2013	$	196,847	$	(15,311)	$	181,536
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(37,211)		-		(37,211)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		915		-		915
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(36,296)		-		(36,296)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	382,400	$	(15,311)	$	367,089
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(208,283)		-		(208,283)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		(13,566)		-		(13,566)
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(221,849)		-		(221,849)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240

  

(1) All amounts are net of tax.

(2) The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Comparative information for elements that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period is located in “Note 2 — Investments — Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities”.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Forward-looking Information

Statements made in the following discussion 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 known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. 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. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business. For additional information regarding risks and uncertainties, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. That discussion includes factors such as:

⋅	The impact that a prolonged economic recession may have on the Company’s investment portfolio; volume of new business for automobile, homeowners, annuity and life products; policy renewal rates; and additional annuity contract deposit receipts.
⋅	Fluctuations in the fair value of securities in the Company's investment portfolio and the related after-tax effect on the Company's shareholders' equity and total capital through either realized or unrealized investment losses.
⋅	Prevailing low interest rate levels, including the impact of interest rates on (1) the Company's ability to maintain appropriate interest rate spreads over minimum fixed rates guaranteed in the Company's annuity and life products, (2) the book yield of the Company's investment portfolio, (3) unrealized gains and losses in the Company's investment portfolio and the related after-tax effect on the Company's shareholders' equity and total capital, (4) amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and (5) capital levels of the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries.
⋅	The frequency and severity of catastrophes such as hurricanes, storms, earthquakes and wildfires and the ability of the Company to provide accurate estimates of ultimate catastrophe costs in its consolidated financial statements.
⋅	The Company’s risk exposure to catastrophe-prone areas. Based on full year 2012 property and casualty direct earned premiums, the Company’s ten largest states represented 57% of the segment total. Included in this top ten group are certain states which are considered more prone to catastrophe occurrences: California, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia.
⋅	The ability of the Company to maintain a favorable catastrophe reinsurance program considering both availability and cost; and the collectibility of reinsurance receivables.
⋅	Adverse changes in market appreciation, interest spreads, business persistency and policyholder mortality and morbidity rates and the resulting impact on both estimated reserves and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.
⋅	Adverse results from the assessment of the Company’s goodwill asset requiring write off of the impaired portion.
⋅	The Company's ability to refinance outstanding indebtedness or repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

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⋅	The Company's ability to (1) develop and expand its marketing operations, including agents and other points of distribution, and (2) maintain and secure access to educators, as well as endorsements by and/or marketing agreements with education-related associations, including various teacher, school administrator, principal and business official associations.
⋅	The effects of economic forces and other issues affecting the educator market including, but not limited to, federal, state and local budget deficits and cut-backs and adverse changes in state and local tax revenues. The effects of these forces include, among others, teacher layoffs and early retirements, as well as individual concerns regarding employment and economic uncertainty.
⋅	The Company's ability to profitably expand its property and casualty business in highly competitive environments.
⋅	Changes in federal and state laws and regulations, which affect the relative tax and other advantages of the Company’s life and annuity products to customers, including, but not limited to, changes in IRS regulations governing Section 403(b) plans.
⋅	Changes in federal and state laws and regulations, which affect the relative tax advantage of certain investments or which affect the ability of debt issuers to declare bankruptcy or restructure debt.
⋅	The Company's ability to effectively implement new or enhanced information technology systems and applications.

Executive Summary

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (“HMEC”; and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Horace Mann”) is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries, HMEC markets and underwrites personal lines of property and casualty insurance, retirement annuities and life insurance in the U.S. The Company markets its products primarily to K-12 teachers, administrators and other employees of public schools and their families.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s net income of $23.6 million decreased $8.6 million compared to the prior year. Net income in the current quarter reflected solid results across all three business segments partially offset by a $7.8 million decline in after tax realized investment gains. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $11.1 million reflected a decrease of $2.4 million compared to $13.5 million in the third quarter of 2012, largely due to a higher level of catastrophe losses. A modestly higher level of favorable development of property and casualty prior years’ reserves was comparable to the combined negative impact of an increase in the overall expense ratio and a decrease in current accident year automobile results. Annuity segment net income of $11.6 million for the current period increased $1.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2012. Annuity assets under management increased 10.6% compared to 12 months earlier, which increased the amount of interest margin earned and offset the modest negative impact of spread compression; deferred policy acquisition cost unlocking also benefitted the quarterly earnings comparison to prior year. Life segment net income of $5.8 million increased $0.9 million reflecting favorable mortality experience in the current period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s net income of $76.6 million represented an increase of $4.6 million compared to the prior year, also reflecting solid earnings across all three business segments. After-tax net realized investment gains were comparable between the nine month periods. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $25.4 million reflected an increase of $2.8 million compared to the first nine months

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of 2012. Catastrophe losses were at modestly lower levels in the current period, representing a $2.1 million after tax improvement compared to the first nine months of 2012. In addition, automobile and homeowner current accident year non-catastrophe underwriting results improved, partially offset by a slightly lower level of favorable development of prior years’ reserves. Including all factors, the property and casualty combined ratio was 99.4% for the first nine months of 2013 compared to 100.3% for the same period in 2012. Annuity segment net income of $31.9 million for the current period increased $2.5 million compared to the first nine months of 2012, as an increase in the amount of interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets — driven by the growth in assets under management — more than offset the impacts of modest spread compression; favorable unlocking of deferred policy acquisition costs was a slightly greater benefit to the current period. Life segment net income of $15.7 million decreased modestly compared to the first nine months of 2012. Compared to the prior year, across all of the business segments, operating expenses increased reflecting the Company’s various infrastructure and technology investments, which are intended to enhance the overall customer experience and support favorable policy retention and business cross-sale ratios.

Premiums written and contract deposits increased 4% compared to the first nine months of 2012 due to increases in average premium per policy for both homeowners and automobile, as well as growth in annuity deposits received. Bolstered by growth of 12% in the third quarter, annuity deposits received in the first nine months of 2013 increased 5% compared to the prior year, reflecting a 7% increase in single deposit and rollover receipts and a 2% increase in scheduled deposit receipts in the current year. Property and casualty segment premiums written increased 4% compared to the prior year, reflecting the favorable premium impact from increases in average premium per policy for both homeowners and automobile in the current year. Life segment insurance premiums and contract deposits increased 2% compared to the first nine months of the prior year.

The Company’s book value per share was $27.15 at September 30, 2013, a decrease of 13% compared to 12 months earlier. This decrease reflected net income for the trailing 12 months which was more than offset by the reduction in net unrealized investment gains due to higher yields on U.S. Treasury securities and virtually unchanged credit spreads across most asset classes, the combination of which resulted in a decrease in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of corporate securities, municipal securities, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and government securities.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires the Company's management to make estimates and assumptions based on information available at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of the Company's consolidated assets, liabilities, shareholders' equity and net income. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the Company's consolidated financial statements and because of the possibility that subsequent events and available information may differ markedly from management's judgments at the time the consolidated financial statements were prepared. Management has discussed with the Audit Committee the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting. The discussions generally included such matters as the consistency of the Company's accounting policies and their application, and the clarity and completeness of the Company's consolidated financial statements, which include related disclosures. For the Company, the areas most subject to significant management judgments include: fair value measurements, other-than-temporary impairment of investments, goodwill, deferred policy acquisition costs for annuity and interest-sensitive life products, liabilities for property and casualty claims and claim expenses, liabilities for future policy benefits, deferred taxes and valuation of assets and liabilities related to the defined benefit pension plan.

Compared to December 31, 2012, at September 30, 2013 there were no material changes to the accounting policies for the areas most subject to significant management judgments identified above. In addition to disclosures in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, discussion of accounting policies, including certain sensitivity information, was presented in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” in that Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges

Insurance Premiums Written and Contract Deposits

(Includes annuity and life contract deposits)

	Nine Months Ended				Change From
	September 30,				Prior Year
	2013		2012		Percent		Amount
Property & casualty
Automobile and property (voluntary)	$	426.3	$	411.4	3.6	%	$	14.9
Involuntary and other property & casualty		2.3		2.2	4.5	%		0.1
Total property & casualty		428.6		413.6	3.6	%		15.0
Annuity deposits		316.8		302.9	4.6	%		13.9
Life		73.4		71.7	2.4	%		1.7
Total	$	818.8	$	788.2	3.9	%	$	30.6

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Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges Earned

(Excludes annuity and life contract deposits)

	Nine Months Ended				Change From
	September 30,				Prior Year
	2013		2012		Percent		Amount
Property & casualty
Automobile and property (voluntary)	$	416.4	$	405.7	2.6	%	$	10.7
Involuntary and other property & casualty		1.8		1.8	-			-
Total property & casualty		418.2		407.5	2.6	%		10.7
Annuity		16.7		16.0	4.4	%		0.7
Life		79.6		76.2	4.5	%		3.4
Total	$	514.5	$	499.7	3.0	%	$	14.8

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s premiums written and contract deposits of $306.0 million increased $20.8 million, or 7.3%, compared to a year earlier, reflecting a 12.0% increase in annuity deposits received and growth of 4.1% for the property and casualty segment, consistent with the year to date growth rate. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s premiums written and contract deposits of $818.8 million increased $30.6 million, or 3.9%, compared to the prior year, due to increases in average premium per policy for both homeowners and automobile, as well as growth in annuity deposits received. The Company’s premiums and contract charges earned increased $5.9 million, or 3.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2012 and increased $14.8 million, or 3.0%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012, primarily reflecting the increasing favorable impact on earned premium of the automobile and property rate actions taken in the preceding 21 months. Voluntary property and casualty business represents policies sold through the Company's marketing organization and issued under the Company's underwriting guidelines. Involuntary property and casualty business consists of allocations of business from state mandatory insurance facilities and assigned risk business.

Total voluntary automobile and homeowners premium written increased 3.6%, or $14.9 million, in the first nine months of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. Average written premium per policy for both automobile and homeowners increased compared to the prior year, with the impact partially offset by a reduced level of policies in force in the current period. For the Company’s automobile and homeowners business, rate changes approved (including states with no rate actions) during the first nine months of 2013 averaged 6% and 9%, respectively, compared to 5% and 4%, respectively, during the same period in 2012. At September 30, 2013, there were 486,000 voluntary automobile and 236,000 homeowners policies in force, for a total of 722,000 policies, compared to a total of 724,000 policies at December 31, 2012 and 725,000 policies at September 30, 2012. During 2011, the Company developed and began implementing state-specific pricing, underwriting and marketing initiatives designed to improve automobile new sales and retention levels, with favorable results beginning to emerge in the last several months of 2011 and continuing in 2012 and 2013.

Based on policies in force, the current year voluntary automobile 12-month retention rate for new and renewal policies was 85.0% compared to 84.3% at September 30, 2012. The property 12-month new and renewal policy retention rate was 89.2% at September 30, 2013 compared to 89.3% at September 30, 2012. Particularly for voluntary automobile, the retention rate has been favorably impacted by the Company’s focus on expanding the number of multiline customers and customer utilization of automatic payment plans.

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Voluntary automobile premium written increased 3.2%, or $8.5 million, compared to the first nine months of 2012. In the first nine months of 2013, the average written premium per policy and average earned premium per policy each increased approximately 3%, compared to a year earlier, which was partially offset by the decline in policies in force. Voluntary automobile policies in force at September 30, 2013 decreased 1,000 compared to December 31, 2012 and decreased 2,000 compared to September 30, 2012. Educator policies increased 1,000 compared to both December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012. The number of educator policies represented approximately 83% of the voluntary automobile policies in force at both September 30, 2013 and 2012. The number of non-educator policies decreased compared to both December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012.

Voluntary homeowners premium written increased 4.5%, or $6.4 million, compared to the first nine months of 2012. The average written and earned premium per policy increased 4% and 3%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2013 compared to a year earlier. Homeowners policies in force at September 30, 2013 decreased 1,000 compared to December 31, 2012 and decreased 1,000 compared to September 30, 2012. The number of educator policies represented approximately 79% of the homeowners policies in force at September 30, 2013 and 78% at September 30, 2012. Educator policies increased slightly compared to December 31, 2012 and increased 1,000 compared to a year ago. Growth in the number of educator policies that had been consistent sequentially for several years was offset somewhat beginning in the third quarter of 2010 by expected reductions due to the Company’s risk mitigation programs, including actions in catastrophe-prone coastal areas, involving policies of both educators and non-educators. The Company continues to evaluate and implement actions to further mitigate its risk exposure in hurricane-prone areas, as well as other areas of the country. Such actions could include, but are not limited to, non-renewal of homeowners policies, restricted agent geographic placement, limitations on agent new business sales, further tightening of underwriting standards and increased utilization of third-party vendor products.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, total annuity deposits received increased 4.6%, or $13.9 million, compared to the prior year, with a 6.9% increase in single premium and rollover deposit receipts accompanied by a 1.6% increase in scheduled annuity deposit receipts. In the first nine months of 2013, new deposits to variable accounts of $97.1 million increased 16.7%, or $13.9 million, and new deposits to fixed accounts of $219.7 million were equal to the prior year. In addition to external contractholder deposits, annuity new deposits include contributions and transfers by the Company’s employees in the Company’s 401(k) group annuity contract.

Total annuity accumulated cash value of $5.2 billion at September 30, 2013 increased 10.6% compared to a year earlier, reflecting the increase from new deposits received as well as favorable retention and financial market performance. Cash value retentions for variable and fixed annuity options were 93.9% and 95.3%, respectively, for the 12 month period ended September 30, 2013, with fixed retention equal to a year ago and variable retention declining modestly compared to a year earlier. At September 30, 2013, the number of annuity contracts outstanding of 192,000 increased 3,000 contracts compared to December 31, 2012 and 6,000 contracts compared to September 30, 2012.

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Variable annuity accumulated balances of $1.6 billion at September 30, 2013 increased 15.8% compared to September 30, 2012, reflecting favorable financial market performance over the 12 months (driven primarily by equity securities) partially offset by net balances transferred from the variable account option to the guaranteed interest rate fixed account option. Annuity segment contract charges earned increased 4.4%, or $0.7 million, compared to the first nine months of 2012.

Life segment premiums and contract deposits for the first nine months of 2013 increased 2.4%, or $1.7 million, compared to the prior year. The ordinary life insurance in force lapse ratio was 4.4% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2013 compared to 4.2% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2012.

Sales

For the Company, as well as other personal lines property and casualty companies, new business levels over recent years were adversely impacted by the economy and the overall lower level of automobile and home sales compared to levels preceding the 2008 financial crisis; however, the Company’s new automobile sales levels have been improving steadily since the implementation of state-specific pricing, underwriting and marketing initiatives in the latter part of 2011. The Company’s strong agency sales momentum carried into the first nine months of 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, property and casualty new annualized sales premiums increased 8.1% compared to the same period in 2012.

For sales by Horace Mann’s agency force, the Company’s annuity new business levels continued to benefit from agent training and marketing programs, which focus on retirement planning, and build on the positive results produced in recent years resulting in a 12.3% increase compared to the first nine months of 2012. Sales from the supplemental independent agent distribution channel, which are largely single premium and rollover annuity deposits, decreased 25.8% compared to a year ago. As a result, total Horace Mann annuity sales from the combined distribution channels increased 5.2% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Overall, the Company’s new scheduled deposit business (measured on an annualized basis at the time of sale, compared to the reporting of new contract deposits which are recorded when cash is received) decreased 5.7% compared to the first nine months of 2012, and single premium and rollover deposits for Horace Mann annuity products increased 6.9% compared to the prior year. The Company’s annuity sales levels in recent years have been impacted as K-12 educators respond to uncertainties regarding employment prospects during the economic recession. For employed educators, uncertainty about their future employment has created challenges for new sales of scheduled deposit business. Alternately, in situations where educator retirements increase, opportunities arise for single premium and rollover deposit business. The current low interest rate environment also is a factor in educators’ decisions regarding retirement planning.

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The Company’s introduction of new educator-focused portfolios of term and whole life products in recent years, including a single premium whole life product, has contributed to the increase in sales of proprietary life products. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, sales of Horace Mann’s proprietary life insurance products increased 50.0%.

Distribution System

At September 30, 2013, there was a combined total of 736 Exclusive Agencies and Employee Agents, compared to 760 at December 31, 2012 and 732 at September 30, 2012. The net increase compared to a year earlier was driven by new Exclusive Agency appointments, partially offset by termination of lower producing agents. The net decrease compared to December 31, 2012 represented the Company’s normal seasonality in agent termination and hiring activity. 

At September 30, 2013, there were 620 Horace Mann Exclusive Agencies, an increase of 30 compared to September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2013, in addition to the Exclusive Agencies, there were 116 Employee Agents, a decrease of 26 compared to 12 months earlier. See additional description in “Business — Corporate Strategy and Marketing — Dedicated Agency Force” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

As mentioned above, the Company also utilizes a nationwide network of Independent Agents who comprise a supplemental distribution channel for the Company’s 403(b) tax-qualified annuity products. The Independent Agent distribution channel included 494 authorized agents at September 30, 2013. During the first nine months of 2013, this channel generated $27.3 million in annualized new annuity sales for the Company compared to $36.8 million for the first nine months of 2012, primarily reflecting decreases in single and rollover deposit business in the current year.

Net Investment Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, pretax investment income of $78.4 million increased 2.2%, or $1.7 million, (1.9%, or $1.0 million, after tax) compared to the prior year. Pretax investment income of $233.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased 2.0%, or $4.5 million, (1.8%, or $2.8 million, after tax) compared to the prior year. The increase reflected growth in the size of the average investment portfolio on an amortized cost basis, which more than offset a decline in average yield. Average invested assets increased 7.6% over the 12 months ended September 30, 2013.  The average pretax yield on the investment portfolio was 5.37% (3.61% after tax) for the first nine months of 2013 compared to the pretax yield of 5.67% (3.82% after tax) a year earlier. During the first nine months of 2013, management continued to identify and secure investments, including a modest level of alternative investments, with attractive risk-adjusted yields without venturing into asset classes or individual securities that would be inconsistent with the Company’s overall conservative investment guidelines.

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Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, net realized investment losses (pretax) were $1.4 million compared to net realized investment gains of $10.8 million in the same period in the prior year. For the nine months, net realized investment gains (pretax) were $20.9 million in 2013 compared to $21.1 million in the prior year. The net gains and losses in all periods were realized from ongoing investment portfolio management activity. In addition, impairment charges totaling $1.0 million were recorded on three securities in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily recorded in the second quarter and there were no impairment charges in the prior year three and nine month periods.

For the first nine months of 2013, the Company’s net realized investment gains of $20.9 million included $27.1 million of gross gains realized on security sales and calls partially offset by $5.2 million of realized losses on securities that were disposed of during the nine months, primarily municipal securities, and the $1.0 million impairment charge noted above. The impairment charge included $0.9 million recorded in the second quarter attributable to a general obligation bond issued by Detroit, reflecting the city’s bankruptcy filing.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company’s net realized investment gains of $21.1 million included $33.5 million of gross gains realized on security sales and calls partially offset by $12.4 million of realized losses on securities that were disposed of during the nine months, primarily commercial mortgage-backed securities and to a lesser extent also corporate securities. There were no other-than-temporary impairment write-downs on securities in the first nine months of 2012. Gains realized on security disposals during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $4.6 million related to securities on which the Company had previously recognized other-than-temporary impairment write-downs.

The Company, from time to time, sells securities subsequent to the balance sheet date that were considered temporarily impaired at the balance sheet date. Such sales are due to issuer-specific events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date that result in a change in the Company’s intent to sell an invested asset.

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Fixed Maturity Securities and Equity Securities Portfolios

The table below presents the Company’s fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios as of September 30, 2013 by major asset class, including the ten largest sectors of the Company’s corporate bond holdings (based on fair value). Compared to December 31, 2012, yields on U.S. Treasury securities increased and credit spreads were virtually unchanged across most asset classes in 2013, the combination of which resulted in a decrease in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of corporate, municipal, mortgage-backed and government securities.

				Amortized		Pretax Net
	Number of	Fair		Cost or		Unrealized
	Issuers	Value		Cost		Gain (Loss)
Fixed Maturity Securities
Corporate bonds
Banking and Finance	65	$	456.5	$	425.3	$	31.2
Energy	66		259.4		240.4		19.0
Utilities	44		235.3		206.2		29.1
Insurance	34		173.2		151.9		21.3
Real estate	31		139.2		135.4		3.8
Technology	38		131.9		130.0		1.9
Transportation	24		129.0		122.6		6.4
Metal and Mining	21		126.0		129.1		(3.1)
Broadcasting and Media	29		124.0		114.2		9.8
Telecommunications	23		121.7		118.1		3.6
All Other Corporates (1)	192		657.2		618.7		38.5
Total corporate bonds	567		2,553.4		2,391.9		161.5
Mortgage-backed securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agencies	402		587.4		559.7		27.7
Commercial	29		107.3		107.8		(0.5)
Other	14		22.2		20.0		2.2
Municipal bonds	473		1,459.6		1,395.8		63.8
Government bonds
U.S.	8		455.1		455.9		(0.8)
Foreign	8		54.3		49.5		4.8
Collateralized debt obligations (2)	39		188.2		181.0		7.2
Asset-backed securities	121		513.0		501.1		11.9
Total fixed maturity securities	1,661	$	5,940.5	$	5,662.7	$	277.8
Equity Securities
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	12	$	18.8	$	20.2	$	(1.4)
Common stocks	155		49.6		42.9		6.7
Closed-end fund	1		18.2		20.0		(1.8)
Total equity securities	168	$	86.6	$	83.1	$	3.5
Total	1,829	$	6,027.1	$	5,745.8	$	281.3

(1)	The All Other Corporates category contains 20 additional industry classifications. Health care, natural gas, industry, consumer products, gaming and retail represented $457.0 million of fair value at September 30, 2013, with the remaining 14 classifications each representing less than $42 million.
(2)	Based on fair value, 89.8% of the collateralized debt obligation securities were rated investment grade by Standard and Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) and/or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) at September 30, 2013.

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At September 30, 2013, the Company’s diversified fixed maturity securities portfolio consisted of 1,957 investment positions, issued by 1,661 entities, and totaled approximately $5.9 billion in fair value. This portfolio was 95.3% investment grade, based on fair value, with an average quality rating of A. The Company’s investment guidelines generally limit single corporate issuer concentrations to 0.5% of invested assets for “AA” or “AAA” rated securities, 0.35% of invested assets for “A” or “BBB” rated securities, and 0.2% of invested assets for non-investment grade securities.

The following table presents the composition and value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios by rating category. At September 30, 2013, 94.4% of these combined portfolios were investment grade, based on fair value, with an overall average quality rating of A. The Company has classified the entire fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios as available for sale, which are carried at fair value.

Rating of Fixed Maturity Securities and Equity Securities (1)

(Dollars in millions)

	Percent of Portfolio
	Fair Value				September 30, 2013
	December 31,		September 30,		Fair		Amortized
	2012		2013		Value		Cost or Cost
Fixed maturity securities
AAA	4.2	%	5.7	%	$	335.7	$	329.5
AA (2)	33.8		33.5			1,988.3		1,904.1
A	25.6		25.8			1,534.9		1,434.9
BBB	31.2		30.3			1,797.0		1,711.5
BB	2.5		2.5			147.3		147.6
B	2.4		2.0			120.4		117.8
CCC or lower	0.2		0.1			8.9		9.3
Not rated (3)	0.1		0.1			8.0		8.0
Total fixed maturity securities	100.0	%	100.0	%	$	5,940.5	$	5,662.7
Equity securities
AAA	-		-			-		-
AA	7.8	%	4.8	%	$	4.2	$	4.1
A	1.9		1.2			1.0		1.4
BBB	11.4		35.1			30.4		33.2
BB	2.8		1.6			1.4		1.5
B	-		-			-		-
CCC or lower	-		-			-		-
Not rated (4)	76.1		57.3			49.6		42.9
Total equity securities	100.0	%	100.0	%	$	86.6	$	83.1
Total					$	6,027.1	$	5,745.8

(1)	Ratings are as assigned primarily by S&P when available, with remaining ratings as assigned on an equivalent basis by Moody's. Ratings for publicly traded securities are determined when the securities are acquired and are updated monthly to reflect any changes in ratings.
(2)	At September 30, 2013, the AA rated fair value amount included $437.2 million of U.S. government and federally sponsored agency securities and $587.4 million of mortgage- and asset-backed securities issued by U.S. government and federally sponsored agencies.
(3)	Included in this category is $8.0 million fair value of private placement securities not rated by either S&P or Moody's.
(4)	This category represents common stocks that are not rated by either S&P or Moody’s.

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At September 30, 2013, total fair value of the Company’s European fixed maturity securities direct exposure was $257.4 million with a net unrealized gain of $4.4 million. The Company generally defines its country classification by issuer country of incorporation or domicile where appropriate. Given the economic, fiscal and political uncertainties surrounding a number of European countries, especially Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain (collectively “GIIPS”) and France, the Company closely monitors its direct European securities exposures. At September 30, 2013, the Company had no sovereign or equity security exposure in any European country, no exposure in the banking and finance industry in any of the GIIPS countries or France, no unfunded exposure related to its European securities holdings and no derivative or hedging instruments in its investment portfolio.

The Company also carefully monitors, and analyzes a number of factors to understand and identify, its indirect European exposure. While many factors are considered, it is difficult to know if all potential factors which may indirectly impact the Company’s investment portfolio have been identified. The factors the Company considers include, but are not limited to, the issuer’s parent-subsidiary relationship, principal place of business, management location, source of revenue streams, industry classification and asset characteristics. At September 30, 2013, the Company did not identify significant indirect exposure to European countries in its investment portfolio.

The following table summarizes the Company’s direct exposures by asset category related to selected groups of European countries and to Europe in total as of September 30, 2013.

	Sovereign				Banking				Other Corporate				Asset-backed				Total
			Net				Net				Net				Net				Net
			Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
	Fair		Gain		Fair		Gain		Fair		Gain		Fair		Gain		Fair		Gain
	Value		(Loss)		Value		(Loss)		Value		(Loss)		Value		(Loss)		Value		(Loss)
Fixed Maturity Securities:
GIIPS
Greece	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Ireland		-		-		-		-		6.4		0.4		9.8		0.1		16.2		0.5
Italy		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Portugal		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Spain		-		-		-		-		10.2		0.2		-		-		10.2		0.2
Total GIIPS		-		-		-		-		16.6		0.6		9.8		0.1		26.4		0.7
France		-		-		-		-		18.2		1.1		-		-		18.2		1.1
United Kingdom		-		-		3.7		0.3		116.3		(1.1)		-		-		120.0		(0.8)
Other European
Countries (1)		-		-		38.0		2.6		47.0		0.7		7.8		0.1		92.8		3.4
Total	$	-	$	-	$	41.7	$	2.9	$	198.1	$	1.3	$	17.6	$	0.2	$	257.4	$	4.4

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(1) The Other European Countries category contains 6 countries with the total fair value amount for each country representing less than $39 million.

At September 30, 2013, the Company had $107.3 million fair value in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), all in the annuity and life portfolios, with a net unrealized loss of $0.5 million. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s CMBS portfolio was 100% investment grade, with an overall credit rating of AA+, and well diversified by property type, geography and sponsor.

To evaluate the CMBS portfolio, the Company uses an estimate of future cash flows expected to be collected. The determination of cash flow estimates is inherently subjective and methodologies may vary depending on facts and circumstances specific to the security. All reasonably available information relevant to the collectability of the security, including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable assumptions and forecasts, are considered when developing the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected. Information includes, but is not limited to, debt-servicing, missed refinancing opportunities and geography. 

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Loan level characteristics such as issuer, payment terms, property type, and economic outlook are also utilized in financial models, along with historical performance, to estimate or measure the loan’s propensity to default. Additionally, financial models take into account loan age, lease rollovers, rent volatilities, vacancy rates and exposure to refinancing as additional drivers of default. For transactions where loan level data is not available, financial models use a proxy based on the collateral characteristics. Loss severity is a function of multiple factors including, but not limited to, the unpaid balance, interest rate, assessed property value at origination, change in property valuation and loan-to-value ratio at origination. Cost of capital rates and debt service ratios are also considered. The cash flows generated by the collateral securing these securities are then estimated using these default and loss severity assumptions. These collateral cash flows are then utilized, along with consideration for the issue’s position in the overall structure, to estimate the cash flows associated with the commercial mortgage-backed security held by the Company.

The table below presents rating, vintage year and property type information for the Company’s CMBS portfolio.

	September 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Number of Positions	Fair Value		Pretax Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Number of Positions	Fair Value		Pretax Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Rating
AAA	11	$	72.9	$	(3.0)	5	$	39.1	$	3.0
AA	6		15.6		0.7	5		13.5		0.9
A	6		10.4		1.2	4		7.5		1.3
BBB	6		8.4		0.6	7		11.1		1.0
BB and below	-		-		-	2		3.5		*
Total	29	$	107.3	$	(0.5)	23	$	74.7	$	6.2
Vintage year
2003 and prior	2	$	2.1	$	0.1	2	$	2.7	$	*
2004	7		10.8		0.6	7		10.6		0.6
2005	4		22.5		1.4	4		23.7		2.7
2006	6		9.4		0.9	7		12.2		1.4
2007	2		4.7		1.1	2		4.9		1.5
2012	2		20.7		(2.0)	1		20.6		*
2013	6		37.1		(2.6)	-		-		-
Total	29	$	107.3	$	(0.5)	23	$	74.7	$	6.2
Property type
Conduit/Fusion	20	$	41.4	$	3.3	20	$	39.6	$	4.3
Single borrower	8		64.4		(3.9)	3		35.1		1.9
Large loan	1		1.5		0.1	-		-		-
Total	29	$	107.3	$	(0.5)	23	$	74.7	$	6.2

* Less than $0.1 million.

At September 30, 2013, the Company had $476.7 million fair value in financial institution bonds, preferred stocks and common stocks with a net unrealized gain of $31.0 million. The Company’s holdings in this sector are well diversified among numerous institutions.

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At September 30, 2013, the Company had $1,459.6 million fair value invested in municipal bonds with a net unrealized gain of $63.8 million. Of the geographically diversified municipal bond holdings, approximately 49% are tax-exempt and 78% are revenue bonds tied to essential services, such as mass transit, water and sewer. The overall credit quality of these securities was AA-, with approximately 24% of the value insured at September 30, 2013. This represents approximately 6% of the Company’s total investment portfolio that is guaranteed by the mono-line credit insurers or other forms of guarantee. When selecting securities, the Company focuses primarily on the quality of the underlying security and does not place significant reliance on the additional insurance benefit. Excluding the effect of insurance, the credit quality of the underlying municipal bond portfolio was A+ at September 30, 2013.

At September 30, 2013, the fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios had a combined $100.5 million pretax of gross unrealized losses on $1,568.9 million fair value related to 539 positions. Of this amount, $85.9 million of pretax gross unrealized losses were on $1,465.7 million fair value for 486 positions that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 9 months or less.

Of the investment positions (fixed maturity securities and equity securities) with gross unrealized losses, 15 were trading below 80% of book value at September 30, 2013 and were not considered other-than-temporarily impaired. These positions included structured securities, municipal securities, corporate securities and equity securities. The 15 securities with fair values below 80% of book value at September 30, 2013 had fair value of $23.5 million, representing 0.4% of the Company’s total investment portfolio at fair value, and had a gross unrealized loss of $7.3 million.

The Company views the unrealized losses of all of the securities at September 30, 2013 as temporary. For fixed maturity securities, management does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, and the present value of expected cash flows exceeds the Company’s amortized cost bases. In addition, management expects to recover the entire cost basis of the fixed maturity securities. For equity securities, the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities for the recovery of cost and recovery of cost is expected within a reasonable period of time. Additionally, as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company is not aware of any events that call into question the ability of the issuers of the securities to honor their contractual commitments. Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at September 30, 2013. Future changes in circumstances related to these and other securities could require subsequent recognition of other-than-temporary impairment losses.

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Benefits, Claims and Settlement Expenses

	Nine Months Ended				Change From
	September 30,				Prior Year
	2013		2012		Percent		Amount
Property and casualty	$	300.1	$	300.3	-0.1	%	$	(0.2)
Annuity		1.4		2.3	-39.1	%		(0.9)
Life		44.7		42.3	5.7	%		2.4
Total	$	346.2	$	344.9	0.4	%	$	1.3
Property and casualty catastrophe
losses, included above (1)	$	37.3	$	40.5	-7.9	%	$	(3.2)

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(1) See footnote (1) to the table below.

Property and Casualty Claims and Claim Expenses (“losses”)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013			2012
Incurred claims and claim expenses:
Claims occurring in the current year	$	310.0		$	311.8
Decrease in estimated reserves for claims
occurring in prior years (2)		(9.9)			(11.5)
Total claims and claim expenses incurred	$	300.1		$	300.3
Property and casualty loss ratio:
Total		71.8	%		73.7	%
Effect of catastrophe costs, included above (1)		9.0	%		10.0	%
Effect of prior years’ reserve development, included above (2)		-2.4	%		-2.9	%

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(1) Property and casualty catastrophe losses were incurred as follows:

	2013		2012
Three months ended
March 31	$	5.7	$	5.9
June 30		22.5		29.2
September 30		9.1		5.4
Total year-to-date	$	37.3	$	40.5

(2) Shows the amounts by which the Company decreased its reserves in each of the periods indicated for claims occurring in previous years to reflect subsequent information on such claims and changes in their projected final settlement costs.

	2013		2012
Three months ended
March 31	$	(3.3)	$	(4.0)
June 30		(2.6)		(4.5)
September 30		(4.0)		(3.0)
Total year-to-date	$	(9.9)	$	(11.5)

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For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s benefits, claims and settlement expenses increased $6.7 million, or 6.3%, compared to the prior year, including a $3.7 million increase in property and casualty catastrophe losses. In addition, third quarter 2013 automobile and homeowner non-catastrophe losses for the current accident year increased modestly compared to the same period in 2012.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s benefits, claims and settlement expenses increased $1.3 million, or 0.4%, including a reduced level of catastrophe losses compared to the first nine months of 2012.

For the first nine months of 2013, favorable development of prior years’ property and casualty reserves of $9.9 million was the result of actual and remaining projected losses for prior years being below the level anticipated in the December 31, 2012 loss reserve estimate, primarily the result of favorable frequency and severity trends in voluntary automobile loss emergence for accident years 2011 and prior.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the favorable development of prior years’ property and casualty reserves of $11.5 million was the result of actual and remaining projected losses for prior years being below the level anticipated in the December 31, 2011 loss reserve estimate, primarily the result of favorable frequency and severity trends in voluntary automobile loss emergence for accident years 2011 and prior.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the voluntary automobile loss ratio of 71.2% decreased by 1.0 percentage point compared to the prior year, including development of prior years’ reserves that had a 0.1 percentage point more favorable impact in the current year, slightly lower catastrophe losses for this line of business which represented a 0.3 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio, and the favorable impact of lower current accident year non-catastrophe losses for 2013. The homeowners loss ratio of 72.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased 3.8 percentage points compared to a year earlier, including a 2.5 percentage point decrease due to the lower level of catastrophe costs. Catastrophe costs represented 23.4 percentage points of the homeowners loss ratio for the current period compared to 25.9 percentage points for the prior year. Favorable development of prior years’ homeowners reserves represented a 0.1 percentage point reduction to the current period loss ratio compared to a 1.7 percentage point favorable impact in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

For the annuity segment, benefits of $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2013 decreased $0.9 million compared to the prior year. The Company’s guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) reserve was $0.3 million at September 30, 2013 compared to $0.4 million at both December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012. The changes in this reserve reflected the impact of financial market performance in the respective years.

For the life segment, benefits in the current nine months increased $2.4 million compared to a year earlier, including mortality costs that were comparable between periods.

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Interest Credited to Policyholders

	Nine Months Ended				Change From
	September 30,				Prior Year
	2013		2012		Percent		Amount
Annuity	$	94.3	$	90.3	4.4	%	$	4.0
Life		32.1		31.5	1.9	%		0.6
Total	$	126.4	$	121.8	3.8	%	$	4.6

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, interest credited of $42.9 million increased 3.6%, or $1.5 million, compared to the same period in 2012, comparable to the percentage increase reflected for the nine months.

Compared to the first nine months of 2012, the current year increase in annuity segment interest credited reflected a 9.1% increase in average accumulated fixed deposits, partially offset by an 18 basis point decline in the average annual interest rate credited to 3.71%. Life insurance interest credited increased slightly as a result of the growth in interest-sensitive life insurance reserves.

The net interest spread on fixed annuity account value on deposit measures the difference between the rate of income earned on the underlying invested assets and the rate of interest which policyholders are credited on their account values. The net interest spreads for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were 198 basis points and 211 basis points, respectively. Over the 12 months, the net interest spread decrease reflected lower average investment yields which were partially offset by crediting rate decreases.

As of September 30, 2013, fixed annuity account values totaled $3.6 billion, including $3.3 billion of deferred annuities. As shown in the table below, for approximately 87%, or $2.9 billion of the deferred annuity account values, the credited interest rate was equal to the minimum guaranteed rate. Due to limitations on the Company’s ability to further lower interest crediting rates, coupled with the expectation for continued low reinvestment interest rates, management anticipates additional fixed annuity spread compression in future periods. The majority of assets backing the net interest spread on fixed annuity business is invested in fixed-income securities. The Company actively manages its interest rate risk exposure, considering a variety of factors, including earned interest rates, credited interest rates and the relationship between the expected duration of assets and liabilities. Management estimates that over the next 12 months approximately $400 million of the investment portfolio and related investable cash flows will be reinvested at current market rates. As interest rates remain at low levels, borrowers may prepay or redeem the securities with greater frequency in order to borrow at lower market rates, which could increase investable cash flows and exacerbate the reinvestment risk.  As a general guideline, for a 100 basis point decline in the average reinvestment rate and based on the Company’s existing policies and investment portfolio, the impact from investing in that lower interest rate environment could further reduce annuity segment net investment income by approximately $1.8 million in year one and $6.0 million in year two, further reducing the net interest spread by approximately 5 basis points and 14 basis points in the respective periods, compared to the current period net interest spread. The Company also could consider potential changes in rates credited to policyholders, tempered by any restrictions on the ability to adjust policyholder rates due to minimum guaranteed crediting rates.

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The expectation for future net interest spreads is also an important component in the amortization of annuity deferred policy acquisition costs. In terms of the sensitivity of this amortization to the net interest spread, based on capitalized annuity policy acquisition costs as of September 30, 2013 and assuming all other assumptions are met, a 10 basis point deviation in the current year targeted interest rate spread assumption would impact amortization between $0.20 million and $0.30 million. This result may change depending on the magnitude and direction of any actual deviations but represents a range of reasonably likely experience for the noted assumption.

Additional information regarding the interest crediting rates and balances equal to the minimum guaranteed rate for deferred annuity account values as of September 30, 2013 is shown below.

					Deferred Annuities at
	Total Deferred Annuities				Minimum Guaranteed Rate
	Percent		Accumulated		Percent		Accumulated
	of Total		Value		of Total		Value
Minimum guaranteed interest rates:
Less than 2%	15.5	%	$	511.5	5.4	%	$	156.3
Equal to 2% but less than 3%	9.2			305.6	8.5			245.1
Equal to 3% but less than 4%	16.1			532.0	18.1			520.9
Equal to 4% but less than 5%	57.4			1,894.8	65.9			1,894.7
5% or higher	1.8			58.9	2.1			58.9
Total	100.0	%	$	3,302.8	100.0	%	$	2,875.9

The Company will continue to be proactive in executing strategies to mitigate the negative impact on profitability of a sustained low interest rate environment. However, the success of these strategies may be affected by the factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and other factors discussed herein.

Policy Acquisition Expenses Amortized

Amortized policy acquisition expenses were $20.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $20.4 million for the same period in 2012. The evaluation (“unlocking”) of annuity deferred policy acquisition costs in the current quarter decreased amortization $1.3 million compared to a $0.5 million decrease in the prior year, with the improvement primarily due to financial market performance and realized investment gains.

Amortized policy acquisition expenses were $64.0 million for the first nine months of 2013 compared to $60.5 million for the same period in 2012, with the increase primarily attributable to the property and casualty segment reflecting new business growth. At September 30, 2013, the unlocking of annuity deferred policy acquisition costs resulted in a decrease in amortization of $1.9 million compared to a decrease in amortization of $1.3 million from unlocking at September 30, 2012. For the life segment, the unlocking of deferred policy acquisition costs resulted in an immaterial change in amortization in the current and prior years.

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Operating Expenses

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, operating expenses of $41.4 million increased 8.7%, or $3.3 million, compared to same period in 2012, partially due to an update to current year benefit accruals.

For the first nine months of 2013, operating expenses of $119.2 million increased 4.1%, or $4.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, but were generally consistent with management’s expectations as the Company makes expenditures related to customer service and infrastructure improvements, which are intended to enhance the overall customer experience and support favorable policy retention and business cross-sale ratios.

The property and casualty expense ratio of 27.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased 1.0 percentage point compared to the prior year expense ratio of 26.6%, consistent with management’s expectations for the current year.

Income Tax Expense

The effective income tax rate on the Company’s pretax income, including net realized investment gains and losses, was 27.5% and 30.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a decrease to income tax expense related to the filing of the 2012 tax return and also updated its assumption of income from tax-advantaged securities for full year 2013. Income from investments in tax-advantaged securities reduced the effective income tax rate 7.1 and 6.0 percentage points for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company records liabilities for uncertain tax filing positions where it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustainable upon audit by taxing authorities. These liabilities are reevaluated routinely and are adjusted appropriately based upon changes in facts or law. The Company has no unrecorded liabilities from uncertain tax filing positions.

At September 30, 2013, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to 2010 are no longer subject to examination by the IRS. Management does not anticipate any assessments for tax years that remain subject to examination to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

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Net Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s net income of $23.6 million decreased $8.6 million compared to the prior year. Net income in the current quarter reflected solid results across all three business segments partially offset by a $7.8 million decline in after tax realized investment gains. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $11.1 million reflected a decrease of $2.4 million compared to $13.5 million in the third quarter of 2012, largely due to a higher level of catastrophe losses. A modestly higher level of favorable development of property and casualty prior years’ reserves was comparable to the combined negative impact of an increase in the overall expense ratio and a decrease in current accident year automobile results. Annuity segment net income of $11.6 million for the current period increased $1.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2012. Annuity assets under management increased 10.6% compared to 12 months earlier, which increased the amount of interest margin earned and offset the modest negative impact of spread compression; deferred policy acquisition cost unlocking also benefitted the quarterly earnings comparison to prior year. Life segment net income of $5.8 million increased $0.9 million reflecting favorable mortality experience in the current period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s net income of $76.6 million represented an increase of $4.6 million compared to the prior year, also reflecting solid earnings across all three business segments. After-tax net realized investment gains were comparable between the nine month periods. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $25.4 million reflected an increase of $2.8 million compared to the first nine months of 2012. Catastrophe losses were at modestly lower levels in the current period, representing a $2.1 million after tax improvement compared to the first nine months of 2012. In addition, automobile and homeowner current accident year non-catastrophe underwriting results improved, partially offset by a slightly lower level of favorable development of prior years’ reserves. Including all factors, the property and casualty combined ratio was 99.4% for the first nine months of 2013 compared to 100.3% for the same period in 2012. Annuity segment net income of $31.9 million for the current period increased $2.5 million compared to the first nine months of 2012, as an increase in the amount of interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets — driven by the growth in assets under management — more than offset the impacts of modest spread compression; favorable unlocking of deferred policy acquisition costs was a slightly greater benefit to the current period. Life segment net income of $15.7 million decreased modestly compared to the first nine months of 2012. Compared to the prior year, across all of the business segments, operating expenses increased reflecting the Company’s various infrastructure and technology investments, which are intended to enhance the overall customer experience and support favorable policy retention and business cross-sale ratios.

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Net income (loss) by segment and net income per share were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended						Change From
	September 30,						Prior Year
	2013			2012			Percent		Amount
Analysis of net income by segment:
Property and casualty	$	25.4		$	22.6		12.4	%	$	2.8
Annuity		31.9			29.4		8.5	%		2.5
Life		15.7			16.2		-3.1	%		(0.5)
Corporate and other (1)		3.6			3.8		-5.3	%		(0.2)
Net income	$	76.6		$	72.0		6.4	%	$	4.6
Effect of catastrophe costs, after tax,
included above	$	(24.2)		$	(26.3)		-8.0	%	$	2.1
Effect of realized investment gains,
after tax, included above	$	13.5		$	13.6		-0.7	%	$	(0.1)
Diluted:
Net income per share	$	1.85		$	1.74		6.3	%	$	0.11
Weighted average number of shares
and equivalent shares (in millions)		41.4			41.3		0.2	%		0.1
Property and casualty combined ratio:
Total		99.4	%		100.3	%	N.M.			-0.9	%
Effect of catastrophe costs,
included above		9.0	%		10.0	%	N.M.			-1.0	%
Effect of prior years’ reserve
development, included above		-2.4	%		-2.9	%	N.M.			0.5	%

N.M. – Not meaningful.

(1) The corporate and other segment includes interest expense on debt, realized investment gains and losses, certain public company expenses and other corporate level items. The Company does not allocate the impact of corporate-level transactions to the insurance segments, consistent with the basis for management’s evaluation of the results of those segments.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the changes in net income for the property and casualty, annuity and life segments are described in the preceding paragraphs.

As described in footnote (1) to the table above, the corporate and other segment reflects corporate-level transactions. Of those transactions, realized investment gains and losses may vary notably between reporting periods and are often the driver of fluctuations in the level of this segment’s net income or loss. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, net realized investment gains after tax were $13.5 million and $13.6 million, respectively. For the corporate and other segment, this comparable level of net realized investment gains resulted in net income which was also comparable to the first nine months of 2012.

Return on average shareholders’ equity based on net income was 9% for the trailing 12 months ended both September 30, 2013 and 2012.

The accounting guidance adopted by the Company effective January 1, 2013 is described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 1 — Basis of Presentation — Adopted Accounting Standards”.

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Outlook for 2013

At the time of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management estimates that 2013 full year net income before realized investment gains and losses will be within a range of $1.95 to $2.05 per diluted share. This projection incorporates the Company’s results for the first nine months of 2013, which included stronger than originally anticipated earnings in the Company’s annuity and life segments and lower than expected third quarter 2013 catastrophe losses. For the last three months of 2013, this projection anticipates annuity and life segment earnings will continue to be solid, yet more moderate as a result of flat, or perhaps lower, interest rates and more normalized mortality levels. Fourth quarter 2013 property and casualty segment loss experience is anticipated to be consistent with fourth quarter 2012. In addition to these segment-specific factors, the Company continues to anticipate full year pretax expenses of $3 million to $4 million for customer service and infrastructure improvements, which are intended to enhance the overall customer experience and support further improvement in policy retention and business cross-sale ratios. As described in “Critical Accounting Policies”, certain of the Company’s significant accounting measurements require the use of estimates and assumptions. As additional information becomes available, adjustments may be required. Those adjustments are charged or credited to income for the period in which the adjustments are made and may impact actual results compared to management’s current estimate. Additionally, see “Forward-looking Information” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 concerning other important factors that could impact actual results. Management believes that a projection of net income including realized investment gains and losses is not appropriate on a forward-looking basis because it is not possible to provide a valid forecast of realized investment gains and losses, which can vary substantially from one period to another and may have a significant impact on net income.

Liquidity and Financial Resources

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, the Company is not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if the Company had engaged in such relationships.

Investments

Information regarding the Company’s investment portfolio, which is comprised primarily of investment grade, fixed income securities, is located in “Results of Operations — Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses” and in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 2 — Investments”.

Cash Flow

The short-term liquidity requirements of the Company, within a 12-month operating cycle, are for the timely payment of claims and benefits to policyholders, operating expenses, interest payments and federal income taxes. Cash flow generated from operations has been, and is expected to be, adequate to meet the Company’s operating cash needs in the next 12 months. 

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Cash flow in excess of operational needs has been used to fund business growth, retire short-term debt, pay dividends to shareholders and repurchase shares of HMEC’s common stock. Long-term liquidity requirements, beyond one year, are principally for the payment of future insurance policy claims and benefits and retirement of long-term debt.

Operating Activities

As a holding company, HMEC conducts its principal operations in the personal lines segment of the property and casualty and life insurance industries through its subsidiaries. HMEC’s insurance subsidiaries generate cash flow from premium and investment income, generally well in excess of their immediate needs for policy obligations, operating expenses and other cash requirements. Cash provided by operating activities primarily reflects net cash generated by the insurance subsidiaries. For the first nine months of 2013, net cash provided by operating activities was comparable to the same period in 2012, despite an increase in federal income taxes paid.

Payment of principal and interest on debt, dividends to shareholders and parent company operating expenses are dependent upon the ability of the insurance subsidiaries to pay cash dividends or make other cash payments to HMEC, including tax payments pursuant to tax sharing agreements. Payments for share repurchase programs also have this dependency. If necessary, HMEC also has other potential sources of liquidity that could provide for additional funding to meet corporate obligations or pay shareholder dividends, which include a revolving line of credit, as well as issuances of various securities. The insurance subsidiaries are subject to various regulatory restrictions which limit the amount of annual dividends or other distributions, including loans or cash advances, available to HMEC without prior approval of the insurance regulatory authorities. The aggregate amount of dividends that may be paid in 2013 from all of HMEC’s insurance subsidiaries without prior regulatory approval is approximately $84 million, of which $20 million was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Although regulatory restrictions exist, dividend availability from subsidiaries has been, and is expected to be, adequate for HMEC’s capital needs. Additional information is contained in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 8 — Statutory Information and Restrictions” of the Company’s Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Investing Activities

HMEC’s insurance subsidiaries maintain significant investments in fixed maturity securities to meet future contractual obligations to policyholders. In conjunction with its management of liquidity and other asset/liability management objectives, the Company, from time to time, will sell fixed maturity securities prior to maturity and reinvest the proceeds in other investments with different interest rates, maturities or credit characteristics. Accordingly, the Company has classified the entire fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios as “available for sale”.

Financing Activities

Financing activities include primarily payment of dividends, the receipt and withdrawal of funds by annuity contractholders, issuances and repurchases of HMEC’s common stock, fluctuations in bank overdraft balances, and borrowings, repayments and repurchases related to its debt facilities.

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The Company’s annuity business produced net positive cash flows in the first nine months of 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, receipts from annuity contracts increased $13.9 million, or 4.6%, compared to the same period in the prior year, as described in “Results of Operations — Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges”. In total, annuity contract benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to variable annuity accumulated cash values increased $41.0 million, or 25.4%, compared to the prior year.

Capital Resources

The Company has determined the amount of capital which is needed to adequately fund and support business growth, primarily based on risk-based capital formulas including those developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). Historically, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries have generated capital in excess of such needed capital. These excess amounts have been paid to HMEC through dividends. HMEC has then utilized these dividends and its access to the capital markets to service and retire long-term debt, pay dividends to its shareholders, fund growth initiatives, repurchase shares of its common stock and for other corporate purposes. Management anticipates that the Company’s sources of capital will continue to generate sufficient capital to meet the needs for business growth, debt interest payments, shareholder dividends and its share repurchase program. Additional information is contained in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 8 — Statutory Information and Restrictions” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The total capital of the Company was $1,327.2 million at September 30, 2013, including $199.9 million of long-term debt and $38.0 million of short-term debt outstanding. Total debt represented 20.4% of total capital excluding unrealized investment gains and losses (17.9% including unrealized investment gains and losses) at September 30, 2013, which was below the Company’s long-term target of 25%.

Shareholders’ equity was $1,089.3 million at September 30, 2013, including a net unrealized gain in the Company’s investment portfolio of $160.6 million after taxes and the related impact of deferred policy acquisition costs associated with annuity and interest-sensitive life policies. The market value of the Company’s common stock and the market value per share were $1,138.6 million and $28.38, respectively, at September 30, 2013. Book value per share was $27.15 at September 30, 2013 ($23.15 excluding investment fair value adjustments).

Additional information regarding the net unrealized gain in the Company’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2013 is included in “Results of Operations — Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses”.

Total shareholder dividends were $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In March, May and September 2013, the Board of Directors announced regular quarterly dividends of $0.195 per share.

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During the first nine months of 2013, the Company repurchased 173,629 shares of its common stock, or 0.4% of the outstanding shares on December 31, 2012, at an aggregate cost of $3.9 million, or an average price per share of $22.38 under its $50.0 million share repurchase program, which is further described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 6 — Shareholders’ Equity and Stock Options” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The repurchase of shares was financed through use of cash. As of September 30, 2013, $28.4 million remained authorized for future share repurchases.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.05% Senior Notes (“Senior Notes due 2015”), which will mature on June 15, 2015, issued at a discount resulting in an effective yield of 6.1%. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2015 is payable semi-annually at a rate of 6.05%. Detailed information regarding the redemption terms of the Senior Notes due 2015 is contained in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Senior Notes due 2015 are traded in the open market (HMN 6.05).

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.85% Senior Notes (“Senior Notes due 2016”), which will mature on April 15, 2016, issued at a discount resulting in an effective yield of 6.893%. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2016 is payable semi-annually at a rate of 6.85%. Detailed information regarding the redemption terms of the Senior Notes due 2016 is contained in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Senior Notes due 2016 are traded in the open market (HMN 6.85).

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $38.0 million outstanding under its Bank Credit Facility. The Bank Credit Facility provides for unsecured borrowings of up to $150.0 million and expires on October 6, 2015. Interest accrues at varying spreads relative to prime or Eurodollar base rates and is payable monthly or quarterly depending on the applicable base rate (Eurodollar base rate plus 1.25%, which totaled 1.43%, as of September 30, 2013). The unused portion of the Bank Credit Facility is subject to a variable commitment fee, which was 0.15% on an annual basis at September 30, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, there was no change in the amount outstanding under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility.

In June 2013, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, Horace Mann Life Insurance Company, became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”), which provides that subsidiary with access to collateralized borrowings, also referred to as advances, at relatively low borrowing rates, providing an additional source of liquidity. The amount of advances will be reflected in the Company’s short-term debt or long-term debt based on the maturity of the advance. The Company’s intended use for borrowing proceeds is the purchase of high quality floating rate fixed maturity securities. Due to the low cost of the FHLB funding, the Company expects to generate returns in excess of its cost of borrowing under this strategy. As of September 30, 2013 and for the period then ended, the Company had no borrowings outstanding from the FHLB.

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To provide additional capital management flexibility, the Company filed a “universal shelf” registration on Form S-3 with the SEC on January 5, 2012. The registration statement, which registers the offer and sale by the Company from time to time of up to $300 million of various securities, which may include debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants and/or delayed delivery contracts, was declared effective on January 18, 2012. Unless fully utilized or withdrawn by the Company earlier, this registration statement will remain effective through January 18, 2015. No securities associated with the registration statement have been issued as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Financial Ratings

HMEC’s principal insurance subsidiaries are rated by S&P, Moody’s and A.M. Best Company, Inc. (“A.M. Best”). These rating agencies have also assigned ratings to the Company’s long-term debt securities. The ratings that are assigned by these agencies, which are subject to change, can impact, among other things, the Company’s access to sources of capital, cost of capital, and competitive position.

Assigned ratings as of October 31, 2013 were unchanged from the disclosure in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Assigned ratings were as follows (unless otherwise indicated, the insurance financial strength ratings for the Company’s property and casualty insurance subsidiaries and the Company’s principal life insurance subsidiary are the same):

	Insurance Financial
	Strength Ratings		Debt Ratings
	(Outlook)		(Outlook)
As of October 31, 2013
S&P (1)	A	(stable)	BBB	(stable)
Moody’s (1)	A3	(stable)	Baa3	(stable)
A.M. Best
Horace Mann Life Insurance Company	A	(stable)	N.A.
HMEC’s property and casualty subsidiaries	A-	(stable)	N.A.
HMEC	N.A.		bbb	(stable)

N.A. – Not applicable.

(1) This agency has not yet rated Horace Mann Lloyds.

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Reinsurance Programs

Information regarding the reinsurance program for the Company’s property and casualty segment is located in “Business — Property and Casualty Segment — Property and Casualty Reinsurance” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. All components of the Company’s property and casualty reinsurance program remain consistent with the Form 10-K disclosure, with the exception of the Florida Hurricane and Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) coverage. Subsequent to the February 28, 2013 SEC filing of the Company’s recent Form 10-K, information received from the FHCF indicated that the Company’s maximum for the 2012-2013 contract period had been revised to $21.0 million from $20.4 million, based on the FHCF’s financial resources, with no change in the retention, for the Company’s predominant insurance subsidiary for property and casualty business written in Florida. The FHCF contract is a one-year contract. Effective June 1, 2013, the new contract with the FHCF, for the Company’s predominant insurance subsidiary for property and casualty business written in Florida, reinsures 90% of hurricane losses in Florida above an estimated retention of $5.5 million up to $20.1 million based on the FHCF’s financial resources. Compared to the 2012-2013 contract period, the reduced maximum coverage is largely due to the Company’s reduction in Florida policies in force and resulting lower risk exposure.

Information regarding the reinsurance program for the Company’s life segment is located in “Business — Life Segment” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Market Value Risk

Market value risk, the Company’s primary market risk exposure, is the risk that the Company’s invested assets will decrease in value. This decrease in value may be due to (1) a change in the yields realized on the Company’s assets and prevailing market yields for similar assets, (2) an unfavorable change in the liquidity of the investment, (3) an unfavorable change in the financial prospects of the issuer of the investment, or (4) a downgrade in the credit rating of the issuer of the investment. See also “Results of Operations — Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses”.

Significant changes in interest rates expose the Company to the risk of experiencing losses or earning a reduced level of income based on the difference between the interest rates earned on the Company’s investments and the credited interest rates on the Company’s insurance liabilities. See also “Results of Operations — Interest Credited to Policyholders”.

The Company seeks to manage its market value risk by coordinating the projected cash inflows of assets with the projected cash outflows of liabilities. For all its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maintain reasonable durations, consistent with the maximization of income without sacrificing investment quality, while providing for liquidity and diversification. The investment risk associated with variable annuity deposits and the underlying mutual funds is assumed by those contractholders, and not by the Company. Certain fees that the Company earns from variable annuity deposits are based on the market value of the funds deposited.

More detailed descriptions of the Company’s exposure to market value risks and the management of those risks is presented in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Market Value Risk” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Recent Accounting Changes

Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance to address diversity in practice regarding the presentation of certain unrecognized tax benefits in financial statements. The guidance requires unrecognized tax benefits, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain instances. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2014 and provides for either prospective or retrospective application. Management believes the adoption of this accounting guidance will not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information required by Item 305 of Regulation S-K is contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Market Value Risk” contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Management’s Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of September 30, 2013 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) that is required to be included in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. No material weaknesses in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were identified in the evaluation and therefore, no corrective actions were taken. There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A:     Risk Factors

At the time of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management believes there are no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Item 2:        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, on December 7, 2011 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing repurchases of up to $50.0 million of Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.001. The share repurchase program authorizes the opportunistic repurchase of common shares in open market or privately negotiated transactions, from time to time, depending on market conditions. The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be limited or terminated at any time without notice. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company repurchased shares of HMEC common stock as follows:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under The Plans or Programs
July 1 - 31	201	$	24.49	201	$	28.4 million
August 1 - 31	-		-	-	$	28.4 million
September 1 - 30	-		-	-	$	28.4 million
Total	201	$	24.49	201	$	28.4 million

Item 5:        Other Information

The Company is not aware of any information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the three months ended September 30, 2013 which has not been filed with the SEC.

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Item 6:        Exhibits

The following items are filed as Exhibits. Management contracts and compensatory plans are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Exhibit
No.	Description
(3)     Articles of incorporation and bylaws:
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of HMEC, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 14, 2003.
3.2	Form of Certificate for shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of HMEC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to HMEC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-53118) filed with the SEC on October 9, 1992.
3.3	Bylaws of HMEC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2003.
(4)     Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures:
4.1	Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2005, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to HMEC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2005, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2005.
4.1(a)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2005, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2005, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2005.
4.1(b)	Form of HMEC 6.05% Senior Notes Due 2015 (included in Exhibit 4.1(a)).
4.1(c)	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2006, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.
4.1(d)	Form of HMEC 6.85% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1(c)).

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Exhibit
No.	Description
4.2	Certificate of Designations for HMEC Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
(10)     Material contracts:
10.1	Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2011 among HMEC, certain financial institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2011.
10.1(a)	First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2011 among HMEC, certain financial institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2013.
10.2*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation Deferred Equity Compensation Plan for Directors, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.3*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.4*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.
10.4(a)*	Amendment to Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2000.
10.4(b)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(a) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.4(c)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(b) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.
10.5*	Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.5(a)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(a) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.5(b)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(b) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.6*	Horace Mann Educators Corporation Amended and Restated 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2002 Incentive Compensation Plan”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2005.
10.6(a)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
10.6(b)*	Revised Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(b) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(c)*	Specimen Regular Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(b) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
10.6(d)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(c) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.6(e)*	Specimen Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(d) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(f)*	Revised Specimen Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(f) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(g)*	Specimen Non-employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(e) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(h)*	Revised Specimen Non-employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(h) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(i)*	Specimen Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Form under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(f) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(j)*	Revised Specimen Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Forms under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(j) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(k)*	Specimen Modification to Stock Options outstanding as of June 30, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(d) to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2004.
10.7*	HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 (beginning on page E-1) to HMEC’s Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2010.
10.7(a)*	Amendment No. 1 to the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 (beginning on page E-1) to HMEC’s Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2012.
10.7(b)*	Specimen Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Section 16 Officers under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.7(c)*	Specimen Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Non-Section 16 Officers under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(b) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(d)*	Specimen Employee Service-Vested Restricted Stock Units Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(c) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(e)*	Specimen Employee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(d) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(f)*	Specimen Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17(a) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2010, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2010.
10.8*	Horace Mann Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, 2002 Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
10.9*	Horace Mann Executive Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, 2002 Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
10.10*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Nonqualified Supplemental Money Purchase Pension Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.11*	Summary of HMEC Non-Employee Director Compensation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2013.
10.12*	Summary of HMEC Named Executive Officer Annualized Salaries.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.13*	Form of Severance Agreement between HMEC, Horace Mann Service Corporation (“HMSC”) and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.13(a)*	Revised Schedule to Severance Agreements between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13(a) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.14*	Form of Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.14(a)*	Revised Schedule to Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14(a) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.15*	HMSC Executive Change in Control Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2012.
10.15(a)*	HMSC Executive Change in Control Plan Schedule A Plan Participants.
10.16*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 7, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2012.
10.16(a)*	First Amendment to the HMSC Executive Severance Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2012.
10.16(b)*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan Schedule A Participants.
10.17*	Executive Transition Agreement between HMEC and Peter H. Heckman as of November 14, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2012, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2012.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.18*	Letter of Employment between HMSC and Marita Zuraitis effective May 13, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2013.
(11)     Statement regarding computation of per share earnings.
(15)     KPMG LLP letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
(31)     Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.1	Certification by Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer of HMEC.
31.2	Certification by Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of HMEC.
(32)     Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification by Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer of HMEC.
32.2	Certification by Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of HMEC.
(99)    Additional exhibits
99.1	Glossary of Selected Terms.
(101)   Interactive Data File
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
			(Registrant)
Date	November 7, 2013		/s/ Marita Zuraitis
			Marita Zuraitis
			President and Chief Executive Officer
Date	November 7, 2013		/s/ Dwayne D. Hallman
			Dwayne D. Hallman
			Executive Vice President
			and Chief Financial Officer
Date	November 7, 2013		/s/ Bret A. Conklin
			Bret A. Conklin
			Senior Vice President
			and Controller

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

EXHIBITS

To

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013

VOLUME 1 OF 1

The following items are filed as Exhibits to Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013. Management contracts and compensatory plans are indicated by an asterisk (*).

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.	Description
(3)     Articles of incorporation and bylaws:
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of HMEC, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 14, 2003.
3.2	Form of Certificate for shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of HMEC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to HMEC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-53118) filed with the SEC on October 9, 1992.
3.3	Bylaws of HMEC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2003.
(4)     Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures:
4.1	Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2005, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to HMEC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2005, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2005.
4.1(a)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2005, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2005, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2005.
4.1(b)	Form of HMEC 6.05% Senior Notes Due 2015 (included in Exhibit 4.1(a)).
4.1(c)	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2006, between HMEC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was trustee), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.
4.1(d)	Form of HMEC 6.85% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1(c)).

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Exhibit
No.	Description
4.2	Certificate of Designations for HMEC Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
(10)     Material contracts:
10.1	Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2011 among HMEC, certain financial institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2011.
10.1(a)	First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2011 among HMEC, certain financial institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2013.
10.2*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation Deferred Equity Compensation Plan for Directors, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.3*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.4*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.
10.4(a)*	Amendment to Amended and Restated Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2000.
10.4(b)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(a) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.4(c)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(b) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2000.
10.5*	Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.5(a)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(a) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.5(b)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(b) to HMEC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2002.
10.6*	Horace Mann Educators Corporation Amended and Restated 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2002 Incentive Compensation Plan”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2005.
10.6(a)*	Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
10.6(b)*	Revised Specimen Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(b) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(c)*	Specimen Regular Employee Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(b) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
10.6(d)*	Specimen Director Stock Option Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(c) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.6(e)*	Specimen Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(d) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(f)*	Revised Specimen Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(f) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(g)*	Specimen Non-employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(e) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(h)*	Revised Specimen Non-employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(h) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(i)*	Specimen Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Form under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(f) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.
10.6(j)*	Revised Specimen Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Forms under the 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(j) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.6(k)*	Specimen Modification to Stock Options outstanding as of June 30, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(d) to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2004.
10.7*	HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 (beginning on page E-1) to HMEC’s Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2010.
10.7(a)*	Amendment No. 1 to the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 (beginning on page E-1) to HMEC’s Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2012.
10.7(b)*	Specimen Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Section 16 Officers under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.7(c)*	Specimen Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Non-Section 16 Officers under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(b) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(d)*	Specimen Employee Service-Vested Restricted Stock Units Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(c) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(e)*	Specimen Employee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(d) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
10.7(f)*	Specimen Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the HMEC 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17(a) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2010, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2010.
10.8*	Horace Mann Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, 2002 Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
10.9*	Horace Mann Executive Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, 2002 Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
10.10*	Amended and Restated Horace Mann Nonqualified Supplemental Money Purchase Pension Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
10.11*	Summary of HMEC Non-Employee Director Compensation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2013.
10.12*	Summary of HMEC Named Executive Officer Annualized Salaries.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.13*	Form of Severance Agreement between HMEC, Horace Mann Service Corporation (“HMSC”) and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.13(a)*	Revised Schedule to Severance Agreements between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13(a) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.14*	Form of Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.14(a)*	Revised Schedule to Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14(a) to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
10.15*	HMSC Executive Change in Control Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2012.
10.15(a)*	HMSC Executive Change in Control Plan Schedule A Plan Participants.
10.16*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 7, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2012.
10.16(a)*	First Amendment to the HMSC Executive Severance Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16(a) to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2012.
10.16(b)*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan Schedule A Participants.
10.17*	Executive Transition Agreement between HMEC and Peter H. Heckman as of November 14, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2012, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2012.

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Exhibit
No.	Description
10.18*	Letter of Employment between HMSC and Marita Zuraitis effective May 13, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to HMEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2013.
(11)     Statement regarding computation of per share earnings.
(15)     KPMG LLP letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
(31)     Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.1	Certification by Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer of HMEC.
31.2	Certification by Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of HMEC.
(32)     Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification by Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer of HMEC.
32.2	Certification by Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of HMEC.
(99)    Additional exhibits
99.1	Glossary of Selected Terms.
(101)   Interactive Data File
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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EX-10.12

Exhibit 10.12

Summary of Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Named Executive Officer Annualized Salaries

The table below summarizes the annualized salaries of Horace Mann Educators Corporation's (the "Company") Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the other three highest compensated Executive Officers, as defined in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (collectively the "Named Executive Officers"), as well as the individual appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 17, 2013. These salaries may be changed at any time at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and/or Board of Directors of the Company. These salaries do not include short-term and long-term incentive compensation amounts, the Company's contributions to defined contribution plans and the Company's contributions to other employee benefit programs on behalf of these individuals.

Named Executive Officer	Annualized Salary
Marita Zuraitis    President and Chief Executive Officer	$	650,000.00
Peter H. Heckman    Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$	700,000.00
Dwayne D. Hallman    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$	430,008.00
Stephen P. Cardinal    Executive Vice President, Property & Casualty	$	412,008.00
Thomas C. Wilkinson    Former Executive Vice President, Property & Casualty	$	338,004.00
Matthew P. Sharpe    Executive Vice President, Annuity & Life	$	325,008.00

Last revision date:  November 1, 2013

EX-10.15(A)

Exhibit 10.15(a)

HORACE MANN SERVICE CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN CONTROL PLAN

SCHEDULE A PARTICIPANTS

Note: The effective date of entry shall be subject to Section 4.2(a).

NAME OR TITLE	EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION*
TIER I PARTICIPANTS
Former President and CEO	November 14, 2012
President and CEO	May 16, 2013
TIER II PARTICIPANTS
EVP and CFO	**
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer	**
EVP, Property and Casualty	**
EVP, Annuity, Life, Group	February 15, 2012

* Subject to acceptance within 30 days of effective date of participation
** Subject to Section 4.2(b) of the Plan

Last updated: September 17, 2013

EX-10.16(B)

Exhibit 10.16(b)

HORACE MANN SERVICE CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN

SCHEDULE A PARTICIPANTS

NAME OR TITLE	EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION*
TIER I PARTICIPANTS
President and CEO	September 17, 2013
TIER II PARTICIPANTS
EVP and CFO	June 1, 2012**
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer	June 1, 2012**
EVP, Property and Casualty	June 1, 2012**
EVP, Annuity, Life, Group	March 15, 2012

* Subject to acceptance within 30 days of the effective date of participation

** Designates an individual who, as of the Effective Date of Participation, is covered by a Severance Agreement, as defined in Section 4.3(c)(i) of the Plan.

Last updated: September 17, 2013

EX-11

Exhibit 11

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Computation of Net Income per Share (Unaudited)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Basic – assumes no dilution:
Net income	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period		40,001		39,381		39,767		39,572
Net income per share – basic	$	0.59	$	0.82	$	1.93	$	1.82
Diluted – assumes full dilution:
Net income	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period		40,001		39,381		39,767		39,572
Weighted average number of common
equivalent shares to reflect the dilutive
effect of common stock
equivalent securities:
Stock options		459		244		356		210
Common stock units related to deferred
compensation for Directors		117		111		117		111
Common stock units related to deferred
compensation for Employees		111		117		111		117
Restricted common stock units related
to incentive compensation		1,044		1,285		1,012		1,285
Total common and common
equivalent shares adjusted to
calculate diluted earnings per share		41,732		41,138		41,363		41,295
Net income per share – diluted	$	0.57	$	0.78	$	1.85	$	1.74

EX-15

Exhibit 15

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Springfield, Illinois

Re:          Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-178898) and Form S-8 (No. 33-47066, No. 33-45152, No. 333-16473, No. 333-74686, No. 333-98917, No. 333-171384 and No. 333-185231)

With respect to the subject registration statements, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated November 7, 2013 related to our review of interim financial information.

Pursuant to Rule 436 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), such report is not considered part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an independent registered public accounting firm, or a report prepared or certified by an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

/s/ KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 7, 2013

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification

pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Marita Zuraitis, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 of Horace Mann Educators Corporation;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

    /s/ Marita Zuraitis

Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Date: November 7, 2013

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification

pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Dwayne D. Hallman, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 of Horace Mann Educators Corporation;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

    /s/ Dwayne D. Hallman

Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Date: November 7, 2013

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marita Zuraitis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

    /s/ Marita Zuraitis

Marita Zuraitis

Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 7, 2013

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Horace

Mann Educators Corporation and will be retained by Horace Mann Educators Corporation

and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

    /s/ Dwayne D. Hallman

Dwayne D. Hallman

Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 7, 2013

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Horace

Mann Educators Corporation and will be retained by Horace Mann Educators Corporation

and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Glossary of Selected Terms

The following measures are used by the Company's management to evaluate performance against historical results and establish targets on a consolidated basis. A number of these measures are components of net income or the balance sheet but, in some cases, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures under applicable SEC rules because they are not displayed as separate line items in the Consolidated Statement of Operations or Consolidated Balance Sheets, and in some cases, there is inclusion or exclusion of certain items not ordinarily included or excluded in a GAAP financial measure. In the opinion of the Company's management, a discussion of these measures is meaningful to provide investors with an understanding of the significant factors that comprise the Company's periodic results of operations and financial condition.

Agent - A licensed representative of an insurer in marketing insurance products.

⋅	Exclusive Agency - A local Horace Mann agency created and owned by an independent contractor who has signed an Exclusive Agent agreement with the Company (an “Exclusive Agent”). That agreement states that only the Company's products and limited additional third-party vendor products authorized by the Company will be marketed by the agency. An independent contractor may sign multiple Exclusive Agent agreements with the Company and manage more than one Exclusive Agency.
⋅	Employee Agents - Agents who have employee status with the Company and by contract market only the Company's products and limited additional third-party vendor products authorized by the Company.
⋅	Independent Agents - Non-exclusive independent contractors who are under contract with the Company to market the Company's annuity products but who are not restricted to writing only the Company's products and products authorized by the Company.

Book value per share excluding the fair value adjustment for investments - The result of dividing total shareholders' equity excluding after tax net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities, including the related effect on certain deferred policy acquisition costs and value of acquired insurance in force, by ending shares outstanding. Book value per share is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes it is useful to consider the trend in book value per share excluding unrealized net investment gains and losses in conjunction with book value per share to identify and analyze the change in net worth. Management also believes the non-GAAP measure is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period and are generally driven by economic developments, primarily financial market conditions, the magnitude and timing of which are generally not influenced by the Company’s underlying insurance operations.

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Catastrophe costs – The sum of catastrophe losses and property and casualty catastrophe reinsurance reinstatement premiums.

Catastrophe losses - In categorizing property and casualty claims as being from a catastrophe, the Company utilizes the designations of the Property Claims Service, a subsidiary of Insurance Services Office, Inc., and additionally beginning in 2007, includes losses from all such events that meet the definition of covered loss in the Company’s primary catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contract, and reports loss and loss adjustment expense amounts net of reinsurance recoverables. A catastrophe is a severe loss resulting from natural and man-made events within a particular territory, including risks such as hurricane, fire, earthquake, windstorm, explosion, terrorism and other similar events, that causes $25 million or more in insured property and casualty losses for the industry and affects a significant number of property and casualty insurers and policyholders. Each catastrophe has unique characteristics. Catastrophes are not predictable as to timing or amount of loss in advance. Their effects are not included in earnings or claim and claim adjustment expense reserves prior to occurrence. In the opinion of the Company's management, a discussion of the impact of catastrophes is meaningful for investors to understand the variability in periodic earnings.

Insurance premiums written and contract deposits - Premiums written represent (1) the amount charged for policies issued during a fiscal period for property and casualty business, such amounts may be earned and included in financial results over future fiscal periods, and (2) the amount charged for policies in force during a fiscal period for traditional life and group life business. Amounts are reported net of reinsurance, unless otherwise specified. Contract deposits include amounts received from customers on deposit-type contracts, such as annuities and interest-sensitive life policy accounts, including deposit amounts and any related contract or policy fees. Management utilizes this non-GAAP measure, which is based on statutory accounting principles, in analyzing and evaluating the business growth of its operating segments. Insurance premiums and contract charges earned is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Net Reserves - Property and casualty unpaid claim and claim expense reserves net of anticipated reinsurance recoverables.

Operating income or Net income before realized investment gains and losses - Net income adjusted to exclude after tax realized investment gains and losses. Net income is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes the measure provides investors with a valuable measure of the Company’s ongoing performance because it reveals trends in the business that may be obscured by the net effect of realized investment gains and losses. Realized investment gains and losses may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and external economic developments that are unrelated to the insurance underwriting process.  Operating income is used by management along with other components of net income to assess their performance and adjusted measures of operating income and operating income per diluted share are used in incentive compensation programs. Management believes that a projection of net income including after tax realized investment gains and losses is not appropriate on a forward-looking basis because it is not possible to provide a valid forecast of realized investment gains and losses, which can vary substantially from one period to another and may have a significant impact on net income.

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Prior Years' Reserve Development - A measure which the Company reports for its property and casualty segment which identifies the increase or decrease in net incurred claim and claim adjustment expense reserves at successive valuation dates for claims which occurred in previous calendar years. In the opinion of the Company's management, a discussion of prior years' loss reserve development is useful to investors as it allows them to assess the impact on current period earnings of incurred claims experience from the current calendar year and previous calendar years.

Property and casualty operating statistics - Operating measures utilized by the Company and the insurance industry regarding the relative profitability of property and casualty underwriting results.

⋅	Loss Ratio or Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio - The ratio of (1) the sum of net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to (2) net earned premiums.
⋅	Expense Ratio - The ratio of (1) the sum of operating expenses and the amortization of policy acquisition costs to (2) net earned premiums.
⋅	Combined Ratio - The sum of the Loss Ratio and the Expense Ratio. A Combined Ratio less than 100% generally indicates profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income.
⋅	Combined Ratio Excluding Catastrophes and Prior Years' Reserve Development or Underlying Combined Ratio - The sum of the Loss Ratio and the Expense Ratio adjusted to remove the effect of catastrophe costs and prior years' reserve development. The Combined Ratio is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes this ratio provides a valuable measure of the Company’s underlying underwriting performance that may be obscured by the effects of catastrophe costs and prior years’ reserve development, the amounts of which may be significant and may vary significantly between periods.

Return on equity - The ratio of (1) trailing 12-month net income to (2) the average of ending shareholders' equity for the current quarter end and the preceding four quarter ends.

Sales or Annualized New Sales - Sales represent the amount of new business sold during the period and exclude renewal of policies sold in previous periods. Sales are measured by the Company as premiums and deposits to be collected over the 12 months following the sale of a new policy for annuity, life, automobile and homeowners business, as well as increases in contributions to annuity and certain life business, and this time period may extend into the following calendar year. In addition, the Company discloses new policy count (units) information for automobile and homeowners business. Sales data pertains to Horace Mann products and excludes authorized products sold by Employee Agents, Exclusive Agents, and their licensed staff which are underwritten by third-party vendors. Sales should not be viewed as a substitute for any financial measure determined in accordance with GAAP, including "sales" as it relates to non-insurance companies, and the Company's definition of sales might differ from that used by other companies. The Company utilizes sales information as a performance measure that indicates the productivity of its agency force. Sales are also a leading indicator of future revenue trends.

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Adopted Accounting Standards

Adopted Accounting Standards

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company prospectively adopted accounting guidance to improve the disclosure of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The guidance requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, the reclassifications are required to be cross-referenced to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. As shown in “Note 8 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been expanded to address additional information required by this guidance. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Balance Sheet Offsetting

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted accounting guidance to address disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The guidance clarifies which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The instruments and transactions include bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$ 173,761	$ 167,904	$ 514,480	$ 499,743
Net investment income	78,466	76,649	233,230	228,658
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(1,407)	10,762	20,872	21,060
Other income	1,064	1,233	3,470	5,936
Total revenues	251,884	256,548	772,052	755,397
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses	112,701	106,051	346,165	344,913
Interest credited	42,924	41,411	126,430	121,844
Policy acquisition expenses amortized	20,911	20,406	63,985	60,538
Operating expenses	41,407	37,955	119,239	114,382
Interest expense	3,553	3,556	10,656	10,666
Total benefits, losses and expenses	221,496	209,379	666,475	652,343
Income before income taxes	30,388	47,169	105,577	103,054
Income tax expense	6,789	14,903	28,971	31,014
Net income	23,599	32,266	76,606	72,040
Net income per share
Basic	$ 0.59	$ 0.82	$ 1.93	$ 1.82
Diluted	$ 0.57	$ 0.78	$ 1.85	$ 1.74
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares (in thousands)
Basic	40,001	39,381	39,767	39,572
Diluted	41,732	41,138	41,363	41,295
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	(11)	0	(974)	0
Portion of losses recognized in other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings	(11)	0	(974)	0
Realized gains (losses), net	(1,396)	10,762	21,846	21,060
Total	$ (1,407)	$ 10,762	$ 20,872	$ 21,060

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

Note 2 - Investments

The Company's investment portfolio includes no free-standing derivative financial instruments (futures, forwards, swaps, option contracts or other financial instruments with similar characteristics), and there are no embedded derivative features related to the Company’s insurance products.

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The Company’s investment portfolio is comprised primarily of fixed maturity securities (“fixed maturities”) and equity securities. The amortized cost or cost, unrealized investment gains and losses, fair values and other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) of all fixed maturities and equity securities in the portfolio as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	559,749	$	40,317	$	12,705	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,923		13,523		14,345		455,101		-
Municipal bonds		1,395,769		93,091		29,249		1,459,611		-
Foreign government bonds		49,501		5,169		349		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,391,920		193,315		31,811		2,553,424		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		809,856		29,251		8,403		830,704		2,786
Totals	$	5,662,718	$	374,666	$	96,862	$	5,940,522	$	2,786
Equity securities	$	83,079	$	7,225	$	3,673	$	86,631	$	-
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	547,040	$	72,644	$	125	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		371,706		37,857		135		409,428		-
Municipal bonds		1,402,424		186,261		2,648		1,586,037		-
Foreign government bonds		48,476		9,393		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,258,554		313,430		4,950		2,567,034		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		683,257		41,080		2,032		722,305		3,214
Totals	$	5,311,457	$	660,665	$	9,890	$	5,962,232	$	3,214
Equity securities	$	52,396	$	2,397	$	1,290	$	53,503	$	-

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $364,823 and $375,111; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $439,184 and $418,174; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $126,881 and $136,998 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(2) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI which, beginning April 1, 2009, was not included in earnings under current accounting guidance. Amounts also include unrealized gains/losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

Compared to December 31, 2012, the reduction in net unrealized gains at September 30, 2013 was due to higher yields on U.S. Treasury securities and virtually unchanged credit spreads across most asset classes in 2013, the combination of which resulted in a decrease in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of corporate, municipal, mortgage-backed, and government securities.

The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company views the decrease in value of all of the securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2013 — which was driven largely by changes in interest rates, spread widening, financial market illiquidity and/or market volatility from the date of acquisition — as temporary. For fixed maturity securities, management does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, and the present value of future cash flows exceeds the amortized cost bases. In addition, management expects to recover the entire cost bases of the fixed maturity securities. For equity securities, the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities for the recovery of cost and recovery of cost is expected within a reasonable period of time. Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at September 30, 2013.

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	112,736		$	12,705	$	40		$	-	$	112,776		$	12,705
Other		191,183			14,345		-			-		191,183			14,345
Municipal bonds		369,099			27,759		12,010			1,490		381,109			29,249
Foreign government bonds		5,626			349		-			-		5,626			349
Corporate bonds		577,369			27,982		14,305			3,829		591,674			31,811
Other mortgage-backed securities		222,222			7,246		29,125			1,157		251,347			8,403
Total fixed
maturity securities		1,478,235			90,386		55,480			6,476		1,533,715			96,862
Equity securities (1)		34,139			3,251		1,034			422		35,173			3,673
Combined totals	$	1,512,374		$	93,637	$	56,514		$	6,898	$	1,568,888		$	100,535
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		509					30					539
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		25.1	%				0.9	%				26.0	%
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	11,006		$	124	$	50		$	1	$	11,056		$	125
Other		9,944			135		-			-		9,944			135
Municipal bonds		108,578			2,605		3,990			43		112,568			2,648
Foreign government bonds		-			-		-			-		-			-
Corporate bonds		56,481			875		26,725			4,075		83,206			4,950
Other mortgage-backed    securities		58,218			621		25,014			1,411		83,232			2,032
Total fixed
maturity securities		244,227			4,360		55,779			5,530		300,006			9,890
Equity securities (1)		19,344			1,288		9			2		19,353			1,290
Combined totals	$	263,571		$	5,648	$	55,788		$	5,532	$	319,359		$	11,180
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		156					43					199
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		4.4	%				0.9	%				5.3	%

(1) Includes nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks, common stocks and closed-end funds.

 

Credit Losses

The following table summarizes the cumulative amounts related to the Company’s credit loss component of the other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities held as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 that the Company did not intend to sell as of those dates, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, for which the non-credit portions of the other-than-temporary impairment losses were recognized in other comprehensive income:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013		2012
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	2,877	$	3,957
New credit losses (2)		860		2
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		-		(1,082)
End of period	$	3,737	$	2,877

(1) The cumulative credit loss amounts exclude other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities held as of the periods indicated that the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis.

(2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the other than temporary impairment loss was recorded on a Detroit general obligation bond.

Maturities/Sales of Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table presents the distribution of the Company's fixed maturity securities portfolio by estimated expected maturity. Estimated expected maturities differ from contractual maturities, reflecting assumptions regarding borrowers’ utilization of the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. For structured securities, including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, estimated expected maturities consider broker-dealer survey prepayment assumptions and are verified for consistency with the interest rate and economic environments.

	Percent of Total Fair Value						September 30, 2013
	September 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2013			2012			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.6	%		4.3	%	$	271,941	$	259,224
Due after 1 year through 5 years		20.3			20.8			1,209,226		1,152,678
Due after 5 years through 10 years		38.5			38.4			2,290,089		2,182,994
Due after 10 years
through 20 years		19.9			18.7			1,179,999		1,124,817
Due after 20 years		16.7			17.8			989,267		943,005
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,940,522	$	5,662,718
Average option-adjusted
duration, in years		6.3			6.3

 

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities, each determined using the specific identification method, and gross gains and gross losses realized as a result of those sales for each period were:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Fixed maturity securities
Proceeds received	$	56,343	$	191,155	$	270,329	$	470,684
Gross gains realized		1,807		10,528		16,197		27,891
Gross losses realized		(4,117)		(139)		(4,598)		(11,968)
Equity securities
Proceeds received	$	3,742	$	1,970	$	14,875	$	2,894
Gross gains realized		531		67		3,875		84
Gross losses realized		(103)		(157)		(490)		(233)

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

Net unrealized gains and losses are computed as the difference between fair value and amortized cost for fixed maturities or cost for equity securities. The following table reconciles the net unrealized investment gains and losses, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before the impact on deferred policy acquisition costs:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	220,668	$	356,104	$	423,004	$	284,338
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(41,288)		70,702		(231,116)		146,569
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		1,193		(7,054)		(11,315)		(11,155)
End of period	$	180,573	$	419,752	$	180,573	$	419,752
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	3,266	$	543	$	720	$	2,408
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(679)		646		3,840		1,373
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		(278)		58		(2,251)		(2,534)
End of period	$	2,309	$	1,247	$	2,309	$	1,247

 

Repurchase Agreements

Beginning in 2013, the Company enters into repurchase agreements to earn incremental spread income. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which one party (transferor) agrees to sell securities to another party (transferee) in return for cash (or securities), with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same securities at a specified price at a later date. These transactions are generally short-term in nature, and therefore, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value.

As part of repurchase agreements, the Company transfers primarily U.S. government, government agency and corporate securities and receives cash. For the repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash in an amount equal to at least 95% of the fair value of the securities transferred, and the agreements with third parties contain contractual provisions to allow for additional collateral to be obtained when necessary. The cash received from the repurchase program is typically invested in high quality floating rate fixed maturity securities. The Company accounts for the repurchase agreements as collateralized borrowings. The securities transferred under repurchase agreements are included in fixed maturity, available-for-sale securities with the obligation to repurchase those securities recorded in Other Liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the securities transferred was $123,368 as of September 30, 2013. The obligation for securities sold under agreement to repurchase was $121,308, including accrued interest, as of September 30, 2013. 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The following tables reconcile these components for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

	Unrealized Gains
	and Losses on
	Fixed Maturities
	and Equity		Defined
	Securities (1)(2)		Benefit Plans (1)		Total (1)
Beginning balance, July 1, 2013	$	196,847	$	(15,311)	$	181,536
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(37,211)		-		(37,211)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		915		-		915
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(36,296)		-		(36,296)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	382,400	$	(15,311)	$	367,089
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(208,283)		-		(208,283)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		(13,566)		-		(13,566)
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(221,849)		-		(221,849)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240

  

(1) All amounts are net of tax.

(2) The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities

The amortized cost or cost, unrealized investment gains and losses, fair values and other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) of all fixed maturities and equity securities in the portfolio as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	559,749	$	40,317	$	12,705	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,923		13,523		14,345		455,101		-
Municipal bonds		1,395,769		93,091		29,249		1,459,611		-
Foreign government bonds		49,501		5,169		349		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,391,920		193,315		31,811		2,553,424		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		809,856		29,251		8,403		830,704		2,786
Totals	$	5,662,718	$	374,666	$	96,862	$	5,940,522	$	2,786
Equity securities	$	83,079	$	7,225	$	3,673	$	86,631	$	-
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations (1):
Mortgage-backed securities	$	547,040	$	72,644	$	125	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		371,706		37,857		135		409,428		-
Municipal bonds		1,402,424		186,261		2,648		1,586,037		-
Foreign government bonds		48,476		9,393		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,258,554		313,430		4,950		2,567,034		-
Other mortgage-backed securities		683,257		41,080		2,032		722,305		3,214
Totals	$	5,311,457	$	660,665	$	9,890	$	5,962,232	$	3,214
Equity securities	$	52,396	$	2,397	$	1,290	$	53,503	$	-

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $364,823 and $375,111; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $439,184 and $418,174; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $126,881 and $136,998 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(2) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI which, beginning April 1, 2009, was not included in earnings under current accounting guidance. Amounts also include unrealized gains/losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

Summary of fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position

Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at September 30, 2013.

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized   Losses
September 30, 2013
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	112,736		$	12,705	$	40		$	-	$	112,776		$	12,705
Other		191,183			14,345		-			-		191,183			14,345
Municipal bonds		369,099			27,759		12,010			1,490		381,109			29,249
Foreign government bonds		5,626			349		-			-		5,626			349
Corporate bonds		577,369			27,982		14,305			3,829		591,674			31,811
Other mortgage-backed securities		222,222			7,246		29,125			1,157		251,347			8,403
Total fixed
maturity securities		1,478,235			90,386		55,480			6,476		1,533,715			96,862
Equity securities (1)		34,139			3,251		1,034			422		35,173			3,673
Combined totals	$	1,512,374		$	93,637	$	56,514		$	6,898	$	1,568,888		$	100,535
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		509					30					539
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		25.1	%				0.9	%				26.0	%
December 31, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	11,006		$	124	$	50		$	1	$	11,056		$	125
Other		9,944			135		-			-		9,944			135
Municipal bonds		108,578			2,605		3,990			43		112,568			2,648
Foreign government bonds		-			-		-			-		-			-
Corporate bonds		56,481			875		26,725			4,075		83,206			4,950
Other mortgage-backed    securities		58,218			621		25,014			1,411		83,232			2,032
Total fixed
maturity securities		244,227			4,360		55,779			5,530		300,006			9,890
Equity securities (1)		19,344			1,288		9			2		19,353			1,290
Combined totals	$	263,571		$	5,648	$	55,788		$	5,532	$	319,359		$	11,180
Number of positions with a
gross unrealized loss		156					43					199
Fair value as a percentage of
total fixed maturities and
equity securities fair value		4.4	%				0.9	%				5.3	%

(1) Includes nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks, common stocks and closed-end funds.

Summary of cumulative credit losses

The following table summarizes the cumulative amounts related to the Company’s credit loss component of the other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities held as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 that the Company did not intend to sell as of those dates, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost bases, for which the non-credit portions of the other-than-temporary impairment losses were recognized in other comprehensive income:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2013		2012
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	2,877	$	3,957
New credit losses (2)		860		2
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		-		(1,082)
End of period	$	3,737	$	2,877

(1) The cumulative credit loss amounts exclude other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities held as of the periods indicated that the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis.

(2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the other than temporary impairment loss was recorded on a Detroit general obligation bond.

Distribution of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio by estimated expected maturity

For structured securities, including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities, estimated expected maturities consider broker-dealer survey prepayment assumptions and are verified for consistency with the interest rate and economic environments.

	Percent of Total Fair Value						September 30, 2013
	September 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2013			2012			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.6	%		4.3	%	$	271,941	$	259,224
Due after 1 year through 5 years		20.3			20.8			1,209,226		1,152,678
Due after 5 years through 10 years		38.5			38.4			2,290,089		2,182,994
Due after 10 years
through 20 years		19.9			18.7			1,179,999		1,124,817
Due after 20 years		16.7			17.8			989,267		943,005
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,940,522	$	5,662,718
Average option-adjusted
duration, in years		6.3			6.3

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities, each determined using the specific identification method, and gross gains and gross losses realized as a result of those sales for each period were:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Fixed maturity securities
Proceeds received	$	56,343	$	191,155	$	270,329	$	470,684
Gross gains realized		1,807		10,528		16,197		27,891
Gross losses realized		(4,117)		(139)		(4,598)		(11,968)
Equity securities
Proceeds received	$	3,742	$	1,970	$	14,875	$	2,894
Gross gains realized		531		67		3,875		84
Gross losses realized		(103)		(157)		(490)		(233)

Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities and equity securities

The following table reconciles the net unrealized investment gains and losses, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before the impact on deferred policy acquisition costs:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	220,668	$	356,104	$	423,004	$	284,338
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(41,288)		70,702		(231,116)		146,569
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		1,193		(7,054)		(11,315)		(11,155)
End of period	$	180,573	$	419,752	$	180,573	$	419,752
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	3,266	$	543	$	720	$	2,408
Change in unrealized investment
gains and losses		(679)		646		3,840		1,373
Reclassification of net realized
investment (gains) losses
to net income		(278)		58		(2,251)		(2,534)
End of period	$	2,309	$	1,247	$	2,309	$	1,247

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Other expenses	90	90	270	270
Interest cost	342	356	1,027	1,070
Expected return on plan assets	(560)	(605)	(1,679)	(1,817)
Settlement loss	244	161	731	1,079
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Actuarial (gain) loss	401	512	1,202	1,538
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	517	514	1,551	2,140
Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	0	0	0	0
Other expenses	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	154	171	461	506
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Settlement loss	0	0	0	0
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	31	31	94	93
Actuarial (gain) loss	50	(362)	152	128
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	$ 235	$ (160)	$ 707	$ 727

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Investments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Cumulative credit loss
Beginning of period	$ 2,877	[1]	$ 3,957	[1]
New credit losses	860	[1],[2]	2	[1],[2]
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period	0	[1]	(1,082)	[1]
End of period	$ 3,737	[1]	$ 2,877	[1]

[1] The cumulative credit loss amounts exclude other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities held as of the periods indicated that the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis.

[2] For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the other than temporary impairment loss was recorded on a Detroit general obligation bond.

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Investments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Number		Dec. 31, 2012 Number
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	$ 1,512,374		$ 263,571
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	56,514		55,788
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	1,568,888		319,359
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	93,637		5,648
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	6,898		5,532
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	100,535		11,180
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss 12 months or less	509		156
Number of position with gross unrealized loss position more than 12 months	30		43
Number of position with gross unrealized loss position, Total	539		199
Fair value as percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value less than 12 months	25.10%		4.40%
Fair value as percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value more than 12 months	0.90%		0.90%
Fair value as percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value, Total	26.00%		5.30%
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	112,736		11,006
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	40		50
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	112,776		11,056
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	12,705		124
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	0		1
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	12,705		125
Other [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	191,183		9,944
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	0		0
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	191,183		9,944
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	14,345		135
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	0		0
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	14,345		135
Municipal bonds [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	369,099		108,578
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	12,010		3,990
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	381,109		112,568
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	27,759		2,605
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	1,490		43
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	29,249		2,648
Foreign government bonds [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	5,626		0
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	0		0
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	5,626		0
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	349		0
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	0		0
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	349		0
Corporate bonds [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	577,369		56,481
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	14,305		26,725
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	591,674		83,206
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	27,982		875
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	3,829		4,075
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	31,811		4,950
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	222,222		58,218
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	29,125		25,014
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	251,347		83,232
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	7,246		621
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	1,157		1,411
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	8,403		2,032
Total fixed maturities securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	1,478,235		244,227
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	55,480		55,779
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	1,533,715		300,006
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	90,386		4,360
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	6,476		5,530
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	96,862		9,890
Equity securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value 12 Months or Less	34,139	[1]	19,344	[1]
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value More than 12 Months	1,034	[1]	9	[1]
Fixed maturity securities, Fair Value, Total	35,173	[1]	19,353	[1]
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	3,251	[1]	1,288	[1]
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	422	[1]	2	[1]
Fixed maturity securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 3,673	[1]	$ 1,290	[1]

[1] Includes nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks, common stocks and closed-end funds.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Loss) (Textual) [Abstract]
Net realized investment gains (loss)	$ (1,407)	$ 20,872
Income tax expense (benefits)	$ (492)	$ 7,306

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments
Other investments, Carrying Amount	$ 6,340,752	$ 6,292,097
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Carrying Amount	3,454,356	3,257,758
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	3,254,859	3,070,111
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Carrying Amount	78,843	79,017
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	78,345	78,519
Other policyholder funds, Carrying Amount	97,823	103,227
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	97,823	103,227
Short-term debt, Carrying Amount	38,000	38,000
Short-term debt, Fair Value	38,000	38,000
Long-term debt, Carrying Amount	199,858	199,809
Long-term debt, Fair Value	215,918	219,319
Other liabilities, repurchase agreement obligations, Carrying Amount	121,308
Other liabilities, repurchase agreement obligations, Fair Value	121,308
Other investments [Member]
Investments
Other investments, Carrying Amount	139,010	134,985
Other investments, Fair Value	144,054	135,121
Level 1 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	0	0
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	0	0
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	0	0
Short-term debt, Fair Value	0	0
Long-term debt, Fair Value	215,918	219,319
Other liabilities, repurchase agreement obligations, Carrying Amount	0
Level 1 [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Investments
Other investments, Fair Value	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	0	0
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	0	0
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	0	0
Short-term debt, Fair Value	38,000	38,000
Long-term debt, Fair Value	0	0
Other liabilities, repurchase agreement obligations, Carrying Amount	121,308
Level 2 [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Investments
Other investments, Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	3,254,859	3,070,111
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	78,345	78,519
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	97,823	103,227
Short-term debt, Fair Value	0	0
Long-term debt, Fair Value	0	0
Other liabilities, repurchase agreement obligations, Carrying Amount	0
Level 3 [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Investments
Other investments, Fair Value	$ 144,054	$ 135,121

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Summary of minimum funding requirement, contributions made and the expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Minimum funding requirement for 2013	$ 0
Contributions made in the nine months ended September 30, 2013	3,103
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2013 as of the time of:
This Form 10-Q (1)	3,103	[1]
2012 Form 10-K (2)	2,500	[2]
Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Summary of minimum funding requirement, contributions made and the expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Contributions made in the nine months ended September 30, 2013	986
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2013 as of the time of:
This Form 10-Q (1)	1,320	[1]
2012 Form 10-K (2)	1,320	[2]
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Summary of minimum funding requirement, contributions made and the expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Contributions made in the nine months ended September 30, 2013	406
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2013 as of the time of:
This Form 10-Q (1)	480	[1]
2012 Form 10-K (2)	$ 480	[2]

[1] HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

[2] HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.

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Investments (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 5,940,522	$ 5,962,232
Investments (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of securities	0
Cash received in an amount equal to fair value of securities transferred	95.00%
Fair value of securities transferred	123,368
Obligation for securities sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest	121,308
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	364,823	375,111
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	439,184	418,174
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 126,881	$ 136,998

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$ 173,761	$ 167,904	$ 514,480	$ 499,743
Net investment income	78,466	76,649	233,230	228,658
Net income (loss)	23,599	32,266	76,606	72,040
Assets	8,522,731		8,522,731		8,167,726
Property and casualty [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	140,812	136,809	418,205	407,471
Net investment income	8,824	9,022	26,894	27,250
Net income (loss)	11,037	13,529	25,363	22,633
Assets	1,005,190		1,005,190		1,016,368
Annuity [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	5,895	5,551	16,714	16,053
Net investment income	52,175	50,742	154,818	150,000
Net income (loss)	11,605	9,918	31,896	29,380
Assets	5,724,170		5,724,170		5,380,780
Life [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	27,054	25,544	79,561	76,219
Net investment income	17,703	17,131	52,232	52,148
Net income (loss)	5,884	4,941	15,752	16,236
Assets	1,698,730		1,698,730		1,663,696
Corporate and other [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Net investment income	2	0	6	1
Net income (loss)	(4,927)	3,878	3,595	3,791
Assets	130,911		130,911		131,449
Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Net investment income	(238)	(246)	(720)	(741)
Assets	$ (36,270)		$ (36,270)		$ (24,567)

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Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	$ 5,662,718		$ 5,311,457
Equity securities, Amortized Cost/Cost	83,079		52,396
Unrealized Gains	374,666		660,665
Unrealized Losses	96,862		9,890
Fair Value	5,940,522		5,962,232
Equity securities, Fair Value	86,631		53,503
OTTI in AOCI	2,786	[1]	3,214	[1]
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	559,749	[2]	547,040	[2]
Unrealized Gains	40,317	[2]	72,644	[2]
Unrealized Losses	12,705	[2]	125	[2]
Fair Value	587,361	[2]	619,559	[2]
OTTI in AOCI	0	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]
Other, including U.S. Treasury Securities [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	455,923	[2]	371,706	[2]
Unrealized Gains	13,523	[2]	37,857	[2]
Unrealized Losses	14,345	[2]	135	[2]
Fair Value	455,101	[2]	409,428	[2]
OTTI in AOCI	0	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]
Municipal bonds [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	1,395,769		1,402,424
Unrealized Gains	93,091		186,261
Unrealized Losses	29,249		2,648
Fair Value	1,459,611		1,586,037
OTTI in AOCI	0	[1]	0	[1]
Foreign government bonds [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	49,501		48,476
Unrealized Gains	5,169		9,393
Unrealized Losses	349		0
Fair Value	54,321		57,869
OTTI in AOCI	0	[1]	0	[1]
Corporate bonds [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	2,391,920		2,258,554
Unrealized Gains	193,315		313,430
Unrealized Losses	31,811		4,950
Fair Value	2,553,424		2,567,034
OTTI in AOCI	0	[1]	0	[1]
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	809,856		683,257
Unrealized Gains	29,251		41,080
Unrealized Losses	8,403		2,032
Fair Value	830,704		722,305
OTTI in AOCI	2,786	[1]	3,214	[1]
Equity securities [Member]
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities
Equity securities, Amortized Cost/Cost	83,079		52,396
Unrealized Gains	7,225		2,397
Unrealized Losses	3,673		1,290
Equity securities, Fair Value	86,631		53,503
OTTI in AOCI	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]

[1] Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI which, beginning April 1, 2009, was not included in earnings under current accounting guidance. Amounts also include unrealized gains/losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

[2] Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $364,823 and $375,111; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $439,184 and $418,174; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $126,881 and $136,998 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands	Total		Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	Treasury stock, at cost
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011			$ 62	$ 373,384	$ 840,644	$ 251,980	$ (410,717)
Options exercised, 2013, 766,716 shares; 2012, 297,592 shares			0
Conversion of common stock units, 2013, 11,851 shares; 2012, 15,084 shares			0
Conversion of restricted stock units, 2013, 146,407 shares; 2012, 91,327 shares			0
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units				5,480
Share-based compensation expense				1,207
Net income	72,040				72,040
Cash dividends, 2013, $0.585 per share; 2012, $0.39 per share					(16,001)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	127,979					127,979
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0					0
Acquisition of shares, 2013, 173,629 shares; 2012, 801,086 shares							(13,640)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2012	1,232,418		62	380,071	896,683	379,959	(424,357)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012	1,245,803		62	383,135	921,969	367,089	(426,452)
Options exercised, 2013, 766,716 shares; 2012, 297,592 shares			1
Conversion of common stock units, 2013, 11,851 shares; 2012, 15,084 shares			0
Conversion of restricted stock units, 2013, 146,407 shares; 2012, 91,327 shares			0
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units				15,881
Share-based compensation expense				1,065
Net income	76,606				76,606
Cash dividends, 2013, $0.585 per share; 2012, $0.39 per share					(24,311)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	(221,849)	[1],[2]				(221,849)
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0					0
Acquisition of shares, 2013, 173,629 shares; 2012, 801,086 shares							(3,889)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 1,089,307		$ 63	$ 400,081	$ 974,264	$ 145,240	$ (430,341)

[1] All amounts are net of tax.

[2] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 516,404	$ 497,282
Policyholder benefits paid	(361,356)	(362,726)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(192,196)	(177,154)
Federal income taxes paid	(24,801)	(14,728)
Investment income collected	227,716	220,433
Interest expense paid	(7,159)	(7,232)
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan trust	(3,103)	(2,534)
Other	(4,581)	(3,107)
Net cash provided by operating activities	150,924	150,234
Fixed maturities
Purchases	(907,186)	(1,018,438)
Sales	270,329	470,684
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	361,925	453,184
Purchase of other invested assets	(25,000)	(50,000)
Net cash used in short-term and other investments	(37,911)	(82,423)
Net cash used in investing activities	(337,843)	(226,993)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(24,311)	(16,001)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(3,889)	(13,640)
Exercise of stock options	12,729	3,846
Annuity contracts, variable and fixed
Deposits	316,780	302,870
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(202,447)	(161,414)
Life policy accounts
Deposits	1,136	1,326
Withdrawals and surrenders	(3,371)	(3,997)
Cash received related to repurchase agreements	121,285	0
Change in bank overdrafts	(401)	(1,763)
Net cash provided by financing activities	217,511	111,227
Net increase in cash	30,592	34,468
Cash at beginning of period	15,181	7,452
Cash at end of period	$ 45,773	$ 41,920

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Note 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company is required under GAAP to disclose estimated fair values for certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair values of the Company’s insurance contracts other than annuity contracts are not required to be disclosed. However, the estimated fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between knowledgeable, unrelated and willing market participants on the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company categorizes its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities into a three-level hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are:

Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity and equity securities (both common stock and preferred stock) that are traded in an active exchange market, as well as U.S. Treasury securities.
Level 2	Unadjusted observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments. This category generally includes certain U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency structured securities, corporate fixed maturity securities and preferred stocks.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, certain discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation and for which the significant inputs are unobservable. This category generally includes certain private debt and equity investments.

 

When the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. As a result, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (Level 1 or Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Net transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as having occurred at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers were determined.

The following discussion describes the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value. The techniques utilized in estimating the fair values are affected by the assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. The use of different methodologies, assumptions and inputs may have a material effect on the estimated fair values of the Company’s securities holdings. Care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about the Company’s business, its value or financial position based on the fair value information of financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities presented below.

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial asset or financial liability, including estimates of timing, amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of the issuer. In some cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. In addition, the disclosed fair value may not be realized in the immediate settlement of the financial asset or financial liability. The disclosed fair values do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time an entire holding of a particular financial asset or financial liability. In periods of market disruption, the ability to observe prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be reclassified from Level 1 to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 3. Potential taxes and other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement are not reflected in amounts disclosed.

Investments

For fixed maturity securities, each month the Company obtains fair value prices from its investment managers and custodian bank. Fair values for the Company’s fixed maturity securities are based primarily on prices provided by its investment managers as well as its custodian bank for certain securities. The prices from the custodian bank are compared to prices from the investment managers. Differences in prices between the sources that the Company considers significant are researched and the Company utilizes the price that it considers most representative of an exit price. Both the investment managers and the custodian bank use a variety of independent, nationally recognized pricing sources to determine market valuations. Each designate specific pricing services or indexes for each sector of the market based upon the provider’s expertise. Typical inputs used by these pricing sources include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yield curves, benchmarking of like securities, ratings designations, sector groupings, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flows and prepayment speeds.

 

When the pricing sources cannot provide fair value determinations, the Company obtains non-binding price quotes from broker-dealers. The broker-dealers’ valuation methodology is sometimes matrix-based, using indicative evaluation measures and adjustments for specific security characteristics and market sentiment. The market inputs utilized in the evaluation measures and adjustments include: benchmark yield curves, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, ratings and corresponding issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data, and industry and economic events. The extent of the use of each market input depends on the market sector and the market conditions. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of inputs may change or some market inputs may not be relevant. For some securities, additional inputs may be necessary.

The Company analyzes price and market valuations received to verify reasonableness, to understand the key assumptions used and their sources, to conclude the prices obtained are appropriate, and to determine an appropriate fair value hierarchy level based upon trading activity and the observability of market inputs. Based on this evaluation and investment class analysis, each security is classified into Level 1, 2, or 3. The Company has in place certain control processes to determine the reasonableness of the financial asset fair values. These processes are designed to ensure (1) the values received are reasonable and accurately recorded, (2) the data inputs and valuation techniques utilized are appropriate and consistently applied, and (3) the assumptions are reasonable and consistent with the objective of determining fair value. For example, on a continuing basis, the Company assesses the reasonableness of individual security values received from pricing sources that vary from certain thresholds. The Company’s fixed maturity securities portfolio is primarily publicly traded, which allows for a high percentage of the portfolio to be priced through pricing services. Approximately 88% and 89% of the portfolio, based on fair value, was priced through pricing services or index priced as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The remainder of the portfolio was priced by broker-dealers or pricing models. When non-binding broker-dealer quotes could be corroborated by comparison to other vendor quotes, pricing models or analysis, the securities were generally classified as Level 2, otherwise they were classified as Level 3. There were no significant changes to the valuation process during the first nine months of 2013.

Fair values of equity securities have been determined by the Company from observable market quotations, when available. When a public quotation is not available, equity securities are valued by using non-binding broker quotes or through the use of pricing models or analysis that is based on market information regarding interest rates, credit spreads and liquidity. The underlying source data for calculating the matrix of credit spreads relative to the U.S. Treasury curve are nationally recognized indices. In addition, credit rating (or credit quality equivalent information) of securities is also factored into a pricing matrix. These inputs are based on assumptions deemed appropriate given the circumstances and are believed to be consistent with what other market participants would use when pricing such securities. There were no significant changes to the valuation process in the first nine months of 2013.

 

Short-term and other investments are comprised of short-term fixed income securities, policy loans and mortgage loans, as well as certain alternative investments which are accounted for as equity method investments and therefore excluded from the fair value tabular disclosures. For short-term fixed income securities, because of the nature of these assets, carrying amounts generally approximate fair values, which have been determined from public quotations, when available. The fair value of policy loans is based on estimates using discounted cash flow analysis and current interest rates being offered for new loans. The fair value of mortgage loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and the same remaining maturities.

Separate Account (Variable Annuity) Assets and Liabilities

Separate Account (variable annuity) assets are carried at fair value and represent variable annuity contractholder funds invested in various mutual funds. Fair values of these assets are based primarily on market quotations of the underlying securities. Investment performance related to these assets is fully offset by corresponding amounts credited to contractholders with the liability reflected within Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities. Separate Account liabilities are equal to the estimated fair value of Separate Account assets.

Fixed Annuity Contract Liabilities and Policyholder Account Balances on Interest-sensitive Life Contracts

The fair values of fixed annuity contract liabilities and policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts are equal to the discounted estimated future cash flows (using the Company's current interest rates for similar products including consideration of minimum guaranteed interest rates). The Company carries these financial liabilities at cost.

Other Policyholder Funds

Other policyholder funds are liabilities related to supplementary contracts without life contingencies and dividend accumulations, which represent deposits that do not have defined maturities. Other policyholder funds are carried at cost, which management believes is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short duration of these deposits, based on the Company’s past experience.

Short-term Debt

Short-term debt is carried at amortized cost, which management believes is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the liquidity and short duration of these variable rate instruments.

Long-term Debt

The Company carries long-term debt at amortized cost. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on unadjusted quoted market prices of the Company’s securities or unadjusted market prices based on similar publicly traded issues when trading activity for the Company’s securities is not sufficient to provide a market price.

 

Other Liabilities, Repurchase Agreements

The Company carries the obligations for securities sold under agreements to repurchase at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short duration of the obligations.

Financial Instruments Measured and Carried at Fair Value

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	587,361	$	587,361	$	-	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,101		455,101		18,063		437,038		-
Municipal bonds		1,459,611		1,459,611		-		1,451,296		8,315
Foreign government bonds		54,321		54,321		-		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,553,424		2,553,424		10,090		2,479,043		64,291
Other mortgage-backed securities		830,704		830,704		-		767,694		63,010
Total fixed maturities		5,940,522		5,940,522		28,153		5,776,753		135,616
Equity securities		86,631		86,631		70,381		16,244		6
Short-term investments		94,245		94,245		78,956		15,289		-
Totals		6,121,398		6,121,398		177,490		5,808,286		135,622
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,627,685		1,627,685		1,627,685		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	619,559	$	619,559	$	-	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		409,428		409,428		18,594		390,834		-
Municipal bonds		1,586,037		1,586,037		-		1,573,762		12,275
Foreign government bonds		57,869		57,869		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,567,034		2,567,034		11,934		2,469,378		85,722
Other mortgage-backed securities		722,305		722,305		-		689,133		33,172
Total fixed maturities		5,962,232		5,962,232		30,528		5,800,535		131,169
Equity securities		53,503		53,503		43,704		9,459		340
Short-term investments		87,561		87,561		87,561		-		-
Totals		6,103,296		6,103,296		161,793		5,809,994		131,509
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,398,281		1,398,281		1,398,281		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-

  

(1) Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities are set equal to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets.

 

As of March 31, 2013, the Company transferred the separate account assets and liabilities into Level 1 from Level 2 after reassessing the underlying inputs for the determination of fair value for these assets and liabilities. As disclosed above, fair value is based primarily on market quotations of the underlying securities consistent with the method applied in all prior periods. The Company did not have any other transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The following tables present reconciliations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2013	$	3,764	$	56,590	$	49,343	$	109,697	$	6	$	109,703
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		5,546		9,315		23,828		38,689		-		38,689
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		-		(1,881)		(2,681)		-		(2,681)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(123)		104		(20)		(39)		-		(39)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(72)		(1,718)		(8,260)		(10,050)		-		(10,050)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	12,275	$	85,722	$	33,172	$	131,169	$	340	$	131,509
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,453		32,754		67,827		110,034		-		110,034
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		(50,341)		(20,284)		(71,425)		-		(71,425)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(474)		(1,605)		(438)		(2,517)		-		(2,517)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		(334)		(334)
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(12,139)		(2,239)		(17,267)		(31,645)		-		(31,645)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2013 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2012	$	-	$	56,459	$	12,911	$	69,370	$	385	$	69,755
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		29,558		21,044		62,899		-		62,899
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		(31)		95		64		(45)		19
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(169)		(160)		(329)		-		(329)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	-	$	88,256	$	4,532	$	92,788	$	385	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		47,798		29,548		89,643		-		89,643
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		915		260		1,175		(45)		1,130
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(445)		(450)		(895)		-		(895)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

At September 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no realized gains or losses included in earnings that were attributable to changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets still held.

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for financial instruments classified as Level 3 are subject to the control processes as previously described in this note for “Investments”. Generally, valuation for fixed maturity securities include spread pricing, matrix pricing and discounted cash flow methodologies; inputs such as quoted prices for identical or similar securities that are less liquid; and based on lower levels of trading activity than securities classified as Level 2. The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for equity securities classified as Level 3 use similar valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs as fixed maturities.

 

The sensitivity of the estimated fair values to changes in the significant unobservable inputs for fixed maturities and equity securities included in Level 3 generally relate to interest rate spreads, illiquidity premiums and default rates. Significant spread widening in isolation will adversely impact the overall valuation, while significant spread tightening will lead to substantial valuation increases. Significant increases (decreases) in illiquidity premiums in isolation will result in substantially lower (higher) valuations. Significant increases (decreases) in expected default rates in isolation will result in substantially lower (higher) valuations.

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, at Fair Value

The Company has various other financial assets and financial liabilities used in the normal course of business that are not carried at fair value, but for which fair value disclosure is required. The following table presents the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of these financial assets and financial liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	139,010	$	144,054	$	-	$	-	$	144,054
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,454,356		3,254,859		-		-		3,254,859
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		78,843		78,345		-		-		78,345
Other policyholder funds		97,823		97,823		-		-		97,823
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,858		215,918		215,918		-		-
Other liabilities, repurchase
agreement obligations		121,308		121,308		-		121,308		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	134,985	$	135,121	$	-	$	-	$	135,121
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,257,758		3,070,111		-		-		3,070,111
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		79,017		78,519		-		-		78,519
Other policyholder funds		103,227		103,227		-		-		103,227
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,809		219,319		219,319		-		-

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (“HMEC”; and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Horace Mann”) have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), specifically Regulation S-X and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures which are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP but are not required for interim reporting purposes have been omitted. The Company believes that these consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2013, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the consolidated changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (2) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The subsidiaries of HMEC market and underwrite personal lines of property and casualty (primarily personal lines automobile and homeowners) insurance, retirement annuities (primarily tax-qualified products) and life insurance, primarily to K-12 teachers, administrators and other employees of public schools and their families. HMEC’s principal operating subsidiaries are Horace Mann Life Insurance Company, Horace Mann Insurance Company, Teachers Insurance Company, Horace Mann Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Horace Mann Lloyds.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period information to conform with the 2013 presentation.

Adopted Accounting Standards

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company prospectively adopted accounting guidance to improve the disclosure of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The guidance requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, the reclassifications are required to be cross-referenced to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. As shown in “Note 8 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)”, certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been expanded to address additional information required by this guidance. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Balance Sheet Offsetting

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted accounting guidance to address disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The guidance clarifies which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements. The instruments and transactions include bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective Jan. 1, 2007, minimum age at which previous group health benefits were eliminated	65 years
Health reimbursement accounts funding	$ 132	$ 133
Minimum funding requirement for 2013	$ 0

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Investments (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less, Amortized Cost	$ 259,224
Due in 1 year or less, Fair Value	271,941
Due in 1 year or less, Percent of Total Fair Value	4.60%	4.30%
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Amortized Cost	1,152,678
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Fair Value	1,209,226
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	20.30%	20.80%
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Amortized Cost	2,182,994
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Fair Value	2,290,089
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	38.50%	38.40%
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Amortized Cost	1,124,817
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Fair Value	1,179,999
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	19.90%	18.70%
Due after 20 years, Amortized Cost	943,005
Due after 20 years, Fair Value	989,267
Due after 20 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	16.70%	17.80%
Total, Amortized Cost	5,662,718	5,311,457
Fair Value	$ 5,940,522	$ 5,962,232
Total, Percent of Total Fair Value	100.00%	100.00%
Average option-adjusted duration, in years	6 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 3 months 18 days

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Carrying Amount	$ 6,340,752		$ 6,292,097
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,627,685		1,398,281
Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	5,940,522		5,962,232
Fair Value	5,940,522		5,962,232
Investments, Carrying Amount	6,121,398		6,103,296
Investments, Fair Value	6,121,398		6,103,296
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,627,685	[1]	1,398,281	[1]
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	1,627,685	[1]	1,398,281	[1]
Financial Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0
Financial Liabilities, Carrying Value	0		0
Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Carrying Amount	94,245		87,561
Investments, Fair Value	94,245		87,561
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	587,361		619,559
Fair Value	587,361		619,559
Other, including U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	455,101		409,428
Fair Value	455,101		409,428
Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	1,459,611		1,586,037
Fair Value	1,459,611		1,586,037
Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	54,321		57,869
Fair Value	54,321		57,869
Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	2,553,424		2,567,034
Fair Value	2,553,424		2,567,034
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Carrying Amount	830,704		722,305
Fair Value	830,704		722,305
Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Carrying Amount	86,631		53,503
Investments, Fair Value	86,631		53,503
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	28,153		30,528
Investments, Fair Value	177,490		161,793
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	1,627,685	[1]	1,398,281	[1]
Financial Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0
Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	78,956		87,561
Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 1 [Member] | Other, including U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	18,063		18,594
Level 1 [Member] | Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 1 [Member] | Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 1 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	10,090		11,934
Level 1 [Member] | Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 1 [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	70,381		43,704
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	5,776,753		5,800,535
Investments, Fair Value	5,808,286		5,809,994
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	0	[1]	0	[1]
Financial Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0
Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	15,289		0
Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	587,361		619,559
Level 2 [Member] | Other, including U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	437,038		390,834
Level 2 [Member] | Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	1,451,296		1,573,762
Level 2 [Member] | Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	54,321		57,869
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	2,479,043		2,469,378
Level 2 [Member] | Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	767,694		689,133
Level 2 [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	16,244		9,459
Level 3 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	135,616		131,169
Investments, Fair Value	135,622		131,509
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	0	[1]	0	[1]
Financial Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0
Level 3 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	0		0
Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 3 [Member] | Other, including U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 3 [Member] | Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	8,315		12,275
Level 3 [Member] | Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	0		0
Level 3 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	64,291		85,722
Level 3 [Member] | Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Fair Value	63,010		33,172
Level 3 [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations:
Investments, Fair Value	$ 6		$ 340

[1] Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities are set equal to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets.

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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Expiry date of bank credit facility	Oct. 06, 2015
FHLB common stock amount equal rate	5.00%
Senior Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior Notes	6.05%
Senior Notes 2015 [Member] | Senior Note 6.05 % [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Unaccrued discount	$ 45	$ 65
Aggregate principal amount	75,000
Maturity date of Senior note	Jun. 15, 2015
Imputed rate	6.10%
Senior Notes 2016 [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior Notes	6.85%
Senior Notes 2016 [Member] | Senior Note 6.85 % [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Unaccrued discount	97	126
Aggregate principal amount	$ 125,000
Maturity date of Senior note	Apr. 15, 2016
Imputed rate	6.90%

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Beginning balance	$ 196,847	[1],[2]		$ 382,400	[1],[2]
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(37,211)	[1],[2]		(208,283)	[1],[2]
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	915	[1],[2]		(13,566)	[1],[2]
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(36,296)	[1],[2]	61,557	(221,849)	[1],[2]	127,979
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Ending balance	160,551	[1],[2]		160,551	[1],[2]
Defined Benefit Plans, Beginning balance	(15,311)	[1]		(15,311)	[1]
Defined Benefit Plans, Ending balance	(15,311)	[1]		(15,311)	[1]
Total, Beginning balance	181,536	[1]		367,089	[1]
Total, Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(37,211)	[1]		(208,283)	[1]
Total, Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	915	[1]		(13,566)	[1]
Total, Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(36,296)	[1]	61,557	(221,849)	[1]	127,979
Total, Ending balance	$ 145,240	[1]		$ 145,240	[1]

[1] All amounts are net of tax.

[2] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, amortized cost	$ 5,662,718	$ 5,311,457
Equity securities, available for sale, cost	$ 83,079	$ 52,396
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	63,236,761	62,311,787
Treasury stock, shares	23,117,554	22,943,925

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Reinsurance

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Insurance [Abstract]

Reinsurance

Note 6 - Reinsurance

The Company recognizes the cost of reinsurance premiums over the contract periods for such premiums in proportion to the insurance protection provided. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers for unpaid claims and claim settlement expenses, including estimated amounts for unsettled claims, claims incurred but not yet reported and policy benefits, are estimated in a manner consistent with the insurance liability associated with the policy. The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and contract deposits; premiums and contract charges earned; and benefits, claims and settlement expenses were as follows:

			Ceded to		Assumed
	Gross		Other		from Other		Net
	Amount		Companies		Companies		Amount
Three months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	312,351	$	7,162	$	844	$	306,033
Premiums and contract charges earned		179,969		7,094		886		173,761
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		114,261		2,602		1,042		112,701
Three months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	291,732	$	7,407	$	881	$	285,206
Premiums and contract charges earned		174,372		7,410		942		167,904
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		108,680		3,585		956		106,051
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	838,615	$	22,074	$	2,273	$	818,814
Premiums and contract charges earned		534,621		22,455		2,314		514,480
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		351,274		7,251		2,142		346,165
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	808,147	$	22,175	$	2,276	$	788,248
Premiums and contract charges earned		519,928		22,541		2,356		499,743
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		353,029		10,365		2,249		344,913

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income	$ 23,599		$ 32,266	$ 76,606		$ 72,040
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	(36,296)	[1],[2]	61,557	(221,849)	[1],[2]	127,979
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0		0	0		0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(36,296)	[1]	61,557	(221,849)	[1]	127,979
Total	$ (12,697)		$ 93,823	$ (145,243)		$ 200,019

[1] All amounts are net of tax.

[2] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2013, $5,662,718; 2012, $5,311,457)	$ 5,940,522		$ 5,962,232
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost 2013, $83,079; 2012, $52,396)	86,631		53,503
Short-term and other investments	313,599		276,362
Total investments	6,340,752		6,292,097
Cash	45,773		15,181
Deferred policy acquisition costs	233,168		196,885
Goodwill	47,396		47,396
Other assets	227,957		217,886
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,627,685		1,398,281
Total assets	8,522,731		8,167,726
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities	3,454,356		3,257,758
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities	773,791		761,671
Unpaid claims and claim expenses	296,983		289,395
Future policy benefits	221,380		214,562
Unearned premiums	223,301		213,268
Total policy liabilities	4,969,811		4,736,654
Other policyholder funds	97,823		103,227
Other liabilities	500,247		445,952
Short-term debt	38,000		38,000
Long-term debt	199,858		199,809
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities	1,627,685		1,398,281
Total liabilities	7,433,424		6,921,923
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0		0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized75,000,000 shares; issued, 2013, 63,236,761;2012, 62,311,787	63		62
Additional paid-in capital	400,081		383,135
Retained earnings	974,264		921,969
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains on fixed maturities and equity securities	160,551	[1],[2]	382,400	[1],[2]
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	(15,311)	[1]	(15,311)	[1]
Treasury stock, at cost, 2013, 23,117,554 shares;2012, 22,943,925 shares	(430,341)		(426,452)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,089,307		1,245,803
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 8,522,731		$ 8,167,726

[1] All amounts are net of tax.

[2] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Investments (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities
Proceeds received, Fixed maturity securities	$ 56,343	$ 191,155	$ 270,329	$ 470,684
Proceeds received, Equity securities	3,742	1,970	14,875	2,894
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities
Gross gains realized	1,807	10,528	16,197	27,891
Gross losses realized	(4,117)	(139)	(4,598)	(11,968)
Equity Securities [Member]
Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities
Gross gains realized	531	67	3,875	84
Gross losses realized	$ (103)	$ (157)	$ (490)	$ (233)

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information for these segments

Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Insurance premiums and
contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	140,812	$	136,809	$	418,205	$	407,471
Annuity		5,895		5,551		16,714		16,053
Life		27,054		25,544		79,561		76,219
Total	$	173,761	$	167,904	$	514,480	$	499,743
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	8,824	$	9,022	$	26,894	$	27,250
Annuity		52,175		50,742		154,818		150,000
Life		17,703		17,131		52,232		52,148
Corporate and other		2		-		6		1
Intersegment eliminations		(238)		(246)		(720)		(741)
Total	$	78,466	$	76,649	$	233,230	$	228,658
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	11,037	$	13,529	$	25,363	$	22,633
Annuity		11,605		9,918		31,896		29,380
Life		5,884		4,941		15,752		16,236
Corporate and other		(4,927)		3,878		3,595		3,791
Total	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,005,190	$	1,016,368
Annuity		5,724,170		5,380,780
Life		1,698,730		1,663,696
Corporate and other		130,911		131,449
Intersegment eliminations		(36,270)		(24,567)
Total	$	8,522,731	$	8,167,726

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Segment Information (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Business segments	4

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details 1) (Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Interest cost	23	22	69	68
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior gain	(59)	(131)	(177)	(392)
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	$ (36)	$ (109)	$ (108)	$ (324)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (Level 3 [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of investment portfolio fair value pricing services or index priced	88.00%	89.00%
Percentage of invested assets in total investment portfolio level3	2.10%
Net realized gains or losses	$ 0	$ 0

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility, expires October 6, 2015	$ 38,000	$ 38,000
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	199,858	199,809
Total	237,858	237,809
Senior Notes 2015 [Member]
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility, expires October 6, 2015	38,000	38,000
Senior Notes 2015 [Member] | Senior Note 6.05 % [Member]
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	74,955	74,935
Senior Notes 2016 [Member] | Senior Note 6.85 % [Member]
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	$ 124,903	$ 124,874

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

Note 5 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

The Company has the following retirement plans: a defined contribution plan; a 401(k) plan; a defined benefit plan for employees hired on or before December 31, 1998; and certain employees participate in a supplemental defined contribution plan or a supplemental defined benefit plan or both.

Defined Benefit Plan and Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans

The following tables summarize the components of net periodic pension cost recognized for the defined benefit plan and the supplemental defined benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		90		90		270		270
Interest cost		342		356		1,027		1,070
Expected return on plan assets		(560)		(605)		(1,679)		(1,817)
Settlement loss		244		161		731		1,079
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Actuarial loss		401		512		1,202		1,538
Net periodic pension expense	$	517	$	514	$	1,551	$	2,140

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		-		-		-		-
Interest cost		154		171		461		506
Expected return on plan assets		-		-		-		-
Settlement loss		-		-		-		-
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		31		94		93
Actuarial (gain) loss		50		(362)		152		128
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	$	235	$	(160)	$	707	$	727

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Company also provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to a closed group of eligible employees. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company eliminated the previous group health insurance benefits for retirees 65 years of age and over, including elimination of pharmacy benefits for Medicare eligible retirees, and established a Health Reimbursement Account (“HRA”) for each eligible participant in that closed group. Funding of HRA accounts was $132 and $133 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		23		22		69		68
Amortization of prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Amortization of prior gain		(59)		(131)		(177)		(392)
Net periodic income	$	(36)	$	(109)	$	(108)	$	(324)

2013 Contributions

In 2013, there is no minimum funding requirement for the Company’s defined benefit plan.  The following table discloses the minimum funding requirements, contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company’s plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans
	Defined		Supplemental		Other
	Benefit		Defined Benefit		Postretirement
	Plan		Plans		Benefits
Minimum funding requirement for 2013	$	-		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the nine months
ended September 30, 2013		3,103	$	986	$	406
Expected contributions (approximations)
for the year ended December 31, 2013
as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		3,103		1,320		480
2012 Form 10-K (2)		2,500		1,320		480

  

N/A -	Not applicable.
(1)	HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

(2)  HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.

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Investments (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities and equity securities
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income	$ (915)	[1],[2]		$ 13,566	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities and equity securities
Beginning of period	220,668		356,104	423,004		284,338
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses	(41,288)		70,702	(231,116)		146,569
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income	1,193		(7,054)	(11,315)		(11,155)
End of period	180,573		419,752	180,573		419,752
Equity securities [Member]
Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities and equity securities
Beginning of period	3,266		543	720		2,408
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses	(679)		646	3,840		1,373
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income	(278)		58	(2,251)		(2,534)
End of period	$ 2,309		$ 1,247	$ 2,309		$ 1,247

[1] All amounts are net of tax.

[2] The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Reinsurance (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Effects of reinsurance on premiums and benefits
Premiums written and contract deposits, Gross Amount	$ 312,351	$ 291,732	$ 838,615	$ 808,147
Premiums written and contract deposits, Ceded to Other Companies	7,162	7,407	22,074	22,175
Premiums written and contract deposits, Assumed from Other Companies	844	881	2,273	2,276
Premiums written and contract deposits, Net Amount	306,033	285,206	818,814	788,248
Premiums and contract charges earned, Gross Amount	179,969	174,372	534,621	519,928
Premiums and contract charges earned, Ceded to Other Companies	7,094	7,410	22,455	22,541
Premiums and contract charges earned, Assumed from Other Companies	886	942	2,314	2,356
Premiums and contract charges earned, Net Amount	173,761	167,904	514,480	499,743
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, Gross Amount	114,261	108,680	351,274	353,029
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, Ceded to Other Companies	2,602	3,585	7,251	10,365
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, Assumed from Other Companies	1,042	956	2,142	2,249
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, Net Amount	$ 112,701	$ 106,051	$ 346,165	$ 344,913

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Note 8 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) represents the accumulated change in shareholders’ equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-shareholder sources. For the Company, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes the after-tax change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities and the after-tax change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity. The following tables reconcile these components for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

	Unrealized Gains
	and Losses on
	Fixed Maturities
	and Equity		Defined
	Securities (1)(2)		Benefit Plans (1)		Total (1)
Beginning balance, July 1, 2013	$	196,847	$	(15,311)	$	181,536
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(37,211)		-		(37,211)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		915		-		915
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(36,296)		-		(36,296)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	382,400	$	(15,311)	$	367,089
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications		(208,283)		-		(208,283)
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income		(13,566)		-		(13,566)
Net current-period other
comprehensive income (loss)		(221,849)		-		(221,849)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	160,551	$	(15,311)	$	145,240

  

(1) All amounts are net of tax.

(2) The pretax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, $(1,407) and $20,872, are included in net realized investment gains and losses and the related tax expenses (benefits), $(492) and $7,306, are included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Comparative information for elements that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period is located in “Note 2 — Investments — Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities”.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 4 - Debt

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility, expires October 6, 2015	$	38,000	$	38,000
Long-term debt:
6.05% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2015. Aggregate
principal amount of $75,000 less unaccrued discount
of $45 and $65 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,955		74,935
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate
principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount
of $97 and $126 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,903		124,874
Total	$	237,858	$	237,809

The Bank Credit Facility, 6.05% Senior Notes due 2015 (“Senior Notes due 2015”) and 6.85% Senior Notes due 2016 (“Senior Notes due 2016”) are described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Federal Home Loan Bank

One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Horace Mann Life Insurance Company (“HMLIC”), is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”), which provides HMLIC with access to collateralized borrowings and other FHLB products. As membership requires the ownership of member stock, on June 4, 2013, HMLIC purchased common stock to meet the membership requirement. Any borrowing from the FHLB requires the purchase of FHLB activity-based common stock in an amount equal to 5.0% of the borrowing. As of September 30, 2013 and for the period then ended, the Company had no borrowings outstanding from the FHLB.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, par value beginning balance	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, par value ending balance	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Options exercised, shares	766,716	297,592
Conversion of common stock units, shares	11,851	15,084
Conversion of restricted stock units, shares	146,407	91,327
Cash dividends, per share	$ 0.585	$ 0.39
Treasury stock, beginning balance, shares	22,943,925	22,028,030
Treasury stock, acquisition of shares	173,629	801,086
Treasury stock, ending balance, shares	23,117,554	22,829,116

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	$ 109,703		$ 69,755		$ 131,509		$ 93,173
Transfers into Level 3	38,689	[1]	62,899	[2]	110,034	[1]	89,643	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(2,681)	[1]	0	[2]	(71,425)	[1]	(50,707)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		(2)		0		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	(39)		19		(2,517)		1,130
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		(334)		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(10,050)		(329)		(31,645)		(895)
Ending balance	135,622		132,342		135,622		132,342
Municipal bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	3,764		0		12,275		0
Transfers into Level 3	5,546	[1]	12,297	[2]	9,453	[1]	12,297	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(800)	[1]	0	[2]	(800)	[1]	0	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0		0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	(123)		0		(474)		0
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(72)		0		(12,139)		0
Ending balance	8,315		12,297		8,315		12,297
Corporate bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	56,590		56,459		85,722		88,256
Transfers into Level 3	9,315	[1]	29,558	[2]	32,754	[1]	47,798	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1]	0	[2]	(50,341)	[1]	(50,707)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0		0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	104		(31)		(1,605)		915
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(1,718)		(169)		(2,239)		(445)
Ending balance	64,291		85,817		64,291		85,817
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	49,343		12,911		33,172		4,532
Transfers into Level 3	23,828	[1]	21,044	[2]	67,827	[1]	29,548	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(1,881)	[1]	0	[2]	(20,284)	[1]	0	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		(2)		0		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	(20)		95		(438)		260
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(8,260)		(160)		(17,267)		(450)
Ending balance	63,010		33,888		63,010		33,888
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	109,697		69,370		131,169		92,788
Transfers into Level 3	38,689	[1]	62,899	[2]	110,034	[1]	89,643	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(2,681)	[1]	0	[2]	(71,425)	[1]	(50,707)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		(2)		0		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	(39)		64		(2,517)		1,175
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(10,050)		(329)		(31,645)		(895)
Ending balance	135,616		132,002		135,616		132,002
Equity securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	6		385		340		385
Transfers into Level 3	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0		0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	0		(45)		0		(45)
Purchases	0		0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales	0		0		(334)		0
Settlements	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	0		0		0		0
Ending balance	$ 6		$ 340		$ 6		$ 340

[1] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2013 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

[2] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Company's fair value hierarchy measured at recurring basis

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	587,361	$	587,361	$	-	$	587,361	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		455,101		455,101		18,063		437,038		-
Municipal bonds		1,459,611		1,459,611		-		1,451,296		8,315
Foreign government bonds		54,321		54,321		-		54,321		-
Corporate bonds		2,553,424		2,553,424		10,090		2,479,043		64,291
Other mortgage-backed securities		830,704		830,704		-		767,694		63,010
Total fixed maturities		5,940,522		5,940,522		28,153		5,776,753		135,616
Equity securities		86,631		86,631		70,381		16,244		6
Short-term investments		94,245		94,245		78,956		15,289		-
Totals		6,121,398		6,121,398		177,490		5,808,286		135,622
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,627,685		1,627,685		1,627,685		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally
sponsored agency obligations:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	619,559	$	619,559	$	-	$	619,559	$	-
Other, including
U.S. Treasury securities		409,428		409,428		18,594		390,834		-
Municipal bonds		1,586,037		1,586,037		-		1,573,762		12,275
Foreign government bonds		57,869		57,869		-		57,869		-
Corporate bonds		2,567,034		2,567,034		11,934		2,469,378		85,722
Other mortgage-backed securities		722,305		722,305		-		689,133		33,172
Total fixed maturities		5,962,232		5,962,232		30,528		5,800,535		131,169
Equity securities		53,503		53,503		43,704		9,459		340
Short-term investments		87,561		87,561		87,561		-		-
Totals		6,103,296		6,103,296		161,793		5,809,994		131,509
Separate Account
(variable annuity) assets (1)		1,398,281		1,398,281		1,398,281		-		-
Financial Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-

  

(1) Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities are set equal to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets.

Table for reconciliations for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables present reconciliations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2013	$	3,764	$	56,590	$	49,343	$	109,697	$	6	$	109,703
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		5,546		9,315		23,828		38,689		-		38,689
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		-		(1,881)		(2,681)		-		(2,681)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(123)		104		(20)		(39)		-		(39)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(72)		(1,718)		(8,260)		(10,050)		-		(10,050)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013	$	12,275	$	85,722	$	33,172	$	131,169	$	340	$	131,509
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,453		32,754		67,827		110,034		-		110,034
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(800)		(50,341)		(20,284)		(71,425)		-		(71,425)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		-		-		-		-
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		(474)		(1,605)		(438)		(2,517)		-		(2,517)
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		(334)		(334)
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		(12,139)		(2,239)		(17,267)		(31,645)		-		(31,645)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,315	$	64,291	$	63,010	$	135,616	$	6	$	135,622

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2013 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

	Municipal  Bonds		Corporate  Bonds		Other  Mortgage-  Backed  Securities		Total  Fixed  Maturities		Equity  Securities		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance July 1, 2012	$	-	$	56,459	$	12,911	$	69,370	$	385	$	69,755
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		29,558		21,044		62,899		-		62,899
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		(31)		95		64		(45)		19
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(169)		(160)		(329)		-		(329)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	-	$	88,256	$	4,532	$	92,788	$	385	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		12,297		47,798		29,548		89,643		-		89,643
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)		-		(50,707)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses)
included in net income		-		-		(2)		(2)		-		(2)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
included in other
comprehensive income		-		915		260		1,175		(45)		1,130
Purchases		-		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-		-
Sales		-		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		-		-		-		-		-		-
Paydowns, maturities
and distributions		-		(445)		(450)		(895)		-		(895)
Ending balance, September 30, 2012	$	12,297	$	85,817	$	33,888	$	132,002	$	340	$	132,342

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as of the ending date of the reporting period.

Carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of financial assets and financial liabilities

The following table presents the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy of these financial assets and financial liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

					Fair Value Measurements at
	Carrying		Fair		Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2013
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	139,010	$	144,054	$	-	$	-	$	144,054
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,454,356		3,254,859		-		-		3,254,859
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		78,843		78,345		-		-		78,345
Other policyholder funds		97,823		97,823		-		-		97,823
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,858		215,918		215,918		-		-
Other liabilities, repurchase
agreement obligations		121,308		121,308		-		121,308		-
December 31, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments	$	134,985	$	135,121	$	-	$	-	$	135,121
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,257,758		3,070,111		-		-		3,070,111
Policyholder account balances on
interest-sensitive life contracts		79,017		78,519		-		-		78,519
Other policyholder funds		103,227		103,227		-		-		103,227
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		-		38,000		-
Long-term debt		199,809		219,319		219,319		-		-

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 7 - Segment Information

The Company conducts and manages its business through four segments. The three operating segments, representing the major lines of insurance business, are: property and casualty insurance, primarily personal lines automobile and homeowners products; retirement annuity products, primarily tax-qualified fixed and variable deposits; and life insurance. The Company does not allocate the impact of corporate level transactions to the insurance segments, consistent with the basis for management’s evaluation of the results of those segments, but classifies those items in the fourth segment, corporate and other. In addition to ongoing transactions such as corporate debt service, realized investment gains and losses and certain public company expenses, such items also have included corporate debt retirement costs/gains, when applicable. Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Insurance premiums and
contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	140,812	$	136,809	$	418,205	$	407,471
Annuity		5,895		5,551		16,714		16,053
Life		27,054		25,544		79,561		76,219
Total	$	173,761	$	167,904	$	514,480	$	499,743
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	8,824	$	9,022	$	26,894	$	27,250
Annuity		52,175		50,742		154,818		150,000
Life		17,703		17,131		52,232		52,148
Corporate and other		2		-		6		1
Intersegment eliminations		(238)		(246)		(720)		(741)
Total	$	78,466	$	76,649	$	233,230	$	228,658
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	11,037	$	13,529	$	25,363	$	22,633
Annuity		11,605		9,918		31,896		29,380
Life		5,884		4,941		15,752		16,236
Corporate and other		(4,927)		3,878		3,595		3,791
Total	$	23,599	$	32,266	$	76,606	$	72,040

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,005,190	$	1,016,368
Annuity		5,724,170		5,380,780
Life		1,698,730		1,663,696
Corporate and other		130,911		131,449
Intersegment eliminations		(36,270)		(24,567)
Total	$	8,522,731	$	8,167,726

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Reinsurance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Insurance [Abstract]

Effects of reinsurance on premiums and benefits

The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and contract deposits; premiums and contract charges earned; and benefits, claims and settlement expenses were as follows:

			Ceded to		Assumed
	Gross		Other		from Other		Net
	Amount		Companies		Companies		Amount
Three months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	312,351	$	7,162	$	844	$	306,033
Premiums and contract charges earned		179,969		7,094		886		173,761
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		114,261		2,602		1,042		112,701
Three months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	291,732	$	7,407	$	881	$	285,206
Premiums and contract charges earned		174,372		7,410		942		167,904
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		108,680		3,585		956		106,051
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	838,615	$	22,074	$	2,273	$	818,814
Premiums and contract charges earned		534,621		22,455		2,314		514,480
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		351,274		7,251		2,142		346,165
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	808,147	$	22,175	$	2,276	$	788,248
Premiums and contract charges earned		519,928		22,541		2,356		499,743
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		353,029		10,365		2,249		344,913

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Indebtedness outstanding

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility, expires October 6, 2015	$	38,000	$	38,000
Long-term debt:
6.05% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2015. Aggregate
principal amount of $75,000 less unaccrued discount
of $45 and $65 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,955		74,935
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate
principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount
of $97 and $126 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,903		124,874
Total	$	237,858	$	237,809

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Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	HMN
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,325,799
Entity Registrant Name	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000850141
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Defined benefit plan and the supplemental defined benefit plans

The following tables summarize the components of net periodic pension cost recognized for the defined benefit plan and the supplemental defined benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		90		90		270		270
Interest cost		342		356		1,027		1,070
Expected return on plan assets		(560)		(605)		(1,679)		(1,817)
Settlement loss		244		161		731		1,079
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Actuarial loss		401		512		1,202		1,538
Net periodic pension expense	$	517	$	514	$	1,551	$	2,140

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic
pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Other expenses		-		-		-		-
Interest cost		154		171		461		506
Expected return on plan assets		-		-		-		-
Settlement loss		-		-		-		-
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		31		94		93
Actuarial (gain) loss		50		(362)		152		128
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)	$	235	$	(160)	$	707	$	727

Net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		23		22		69		68
Amortization of prior service cost		-		-		-		-
Amortization of prior gain		(59)		(131)		(177)		(392)
Net periodic income	$	(36)	$	(109)	$	(108)	$	(324)

Summary of minimum funding requirement, contributions made and the expected full year contributions for the Company's plans

The following table discloses the minimum funding requirements, contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company’s plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans
	Defined		Supplemental		Other
	Benefit		Defined Benefit		Postretirement
	Plan		Plans		Benefits
Minimum funding requirement for 2013	$	-		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the nine months
ended September 30, 2013		3,103	$	986	$	406
Expected contributions (approximations)
for the year ended December 31, 2013
as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		3,103		1,320		480
2012 Form 10-K (2)		2,500		1,320		480

  

N/A -	Not applicable.
(1)	HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

(2)  HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.