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 June 30, 2012

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 July 31, 2012, 39,379,620 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, were outstanding, net of 22,741,229 shares of treasury stock.

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

INDEX

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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		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		10
		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
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		27
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		63
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		63
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors		64
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		64
	Item 5.	Other Information		64
	Item 6.	Exhibits		65
SIGNATURES				72

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 (the Company) as of June 30, 2012, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. 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 interim 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 the Company as of December 31, 2011, 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 29, 2012, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2012 the Company changed its method of accounting for deferred policy acquisition costs with retrospective application.

/s/ KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

August 9, 2012

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(Unaudited)			As Adjusted
ASSETS
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2012, $5,146,873; 2011, $4,984,389)	$	5,694,726		$	5,421,832
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost 2012, $37,199; 2011, $23,070)		38,035			26,774
Short-term and other investments		216,856			228,902
Total investments		5,949,617			5,677,508
Cash		31,495			7,452
Deferred policy acquisition costs		216,322			216,456
Goodwill		47,396			47,396
Other assets		231,047			212,593
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,348,077			1,273,764
Total assets	$	7,823,954		$	7,435,169
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities	$	3,073,991		$	2,945,107
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities		753,039			743,384
Unpaid claims and claim expenses		312,803			294,809
Future policy benefits		211,200			208,715
Unearned premiums		205,255			208,963
Total policy liabilities		4,556,288			4,400,978
Other policyholder funds		93,903			99,747
Other liabilities		444,371			367,583
Short-term debt		38,000			38,000
Long-term debt		199,777			199,744
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities		1,348,077			1,273,764
Total liabilities		6,680,416			6,379,816
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, 2012, 62,090,696; 2011, 61,803,462		62			62
Additional paid-in capital		378,017			373,384
Retained earnings		869,729			840,644
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities		334,644			268,222
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		(16,242	)		(16,242	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2012, 22,733,087 shares; 2011, 22,028,030 shares		(422,672	)		(410,717	)
Total shareholders’ equity		1,143,538			1,055,353
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,823,954		$	7,435,169

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					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
			As Adjusted					As Adjusted
Revenues
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$	166,335	$	166,345		$	331,839	$	333,031
Net investment income		76,334		71,689			152,009		142,158
Net realized investment gains		9,905		5,796			10,298		11,553
Other income		1,652		1,521			4,703		3,082
Total revenues		254,226		245,351			498,849		489,824
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		130,984		163,809			238,862		274,410
Interest credited		40,454		38,273			80,433		75,699
Policy acquisition expenses amortized		22,302		20,560			40,132		39,727
Operating expenses		38,577		35,986			76,427		72,975
Interest expense		3,554		3,477			7,110		6,954
Total benefits, losses and expenses		235,871		262,105			442,964		469,765
Income (loss) before income taxes		18,355		(16,754	)		55,885		20,059
Income tax expense (benefit)		5,252		(4,903	)		16,111		6,103
Net income (loss)	$	13,103	$	(11,851	)	$	39,774	$	13,956
Net income (loss) per share
Basic	$	0.33	$	(0.30	)	$	1.00	$	0.35
Diluted	$	0.32	$	(0.30	)	$	0.96	$	0.34
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares (in thousands)
Basic		39,544		39,893			39,669		39,822
Diluted		41,304		39,893			41,414		41,446
Net realized investment gains
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Portion of losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			—		—
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings		—		—			—		—
Net realized gains		9,905		5,796			10,298		11,553
Total	$	9,905	$	5,796		$	10,298	$	11,553

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 (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
			As Adjusted					As Adjusted
Comprehensive income
Net income (loss)	$	13,103	$	(11,851	)	$	39,774	$	13,956
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities		53,839		47,310			66,422		43,540
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		—		—			—		—
Other comprehensive income		53,839		47,310			66,422		43,540
Total	$	66,942	$	35,459		$	106,196	$	57,496

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)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012			2011
				As Adjusted
Common stock, $0.001 par value
Beginning balance	$	62		$	61
Options exercised, 2012, 190,897 shares; 2011, 136,290 shares		—			1
Conversion of common stock units, 2012, 10,696 shares; 2011, 15,715 shares		—			—
Conversion of restricted stock units, 2012, 85,641 shares; 2011, 170,876 shares		—			—
Ending balance		62			62
Additional paid-in capital
Beginning balance		373,384			367,448
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units		3,773			4,247
Share-based compensation expense		860			819
Ending balance		378,017			372,514
Retained earnings
Beginning balance		840,644			823,579
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		—			(34,447	)
Net income		39,774			13,956
Cash dividends, 2012, $0.26 per share; 2011, $0.22 per share		(10,689	)		(9,094	)
Ending balance		869,729			793,994
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
Beginning balance		251,980			96,582
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		—			1,531
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities		66,422			43,540
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		—			—
Ending balance		318,402			141,653
Treasury stock, at cost
Beginning balance, 2012, 22,028,030 shares; 2011, 21,813,196 shares		(410,717	)		(407,663	)
Acquisition of shares, 2012, 705,057 shares; 2011, 60,126 shares		(11,955	)		(1,007	)
Ending balance, 2012, 22,733,087 shares; 2011, 21,873,322 shares		(422,672	)		(408,670	)
Shareholders’ equity at end of period	$	1,143,538		$	899,553

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)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$	326,111		$	328,356
Policyholder benefits paid		(237,481	)		(274,337	)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid		(119,085	)		(125,321	)
Federal income taxes paid		(13,643	)		(4,130	)
Investment income collected		149,237			135,894
Interest expense paid		(7,041	)		(6,784	)
Other		(3,362	)		(3,027	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		94,736			50,651
Cash flows - investing activities
Fixed maturities
Purchases		(707,267	)		(688,483	)
Sales		279,529			211,284
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions		300,839			207,391
Net cash provided by short-term and other investments		4,200			174,270
Net cash used in investing activities		(122,699	)		(95,538	)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders		(10,689	)		(9,094	)
Acquisition of treasury stock		(11,955	)		—
Exercise of stock options		2,316			2,127
Annuity contracts, variable and fixed
Deposits		188,446			188,770
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		(114,044	)		(113,693	)
Life policy accounts
Deposits		785			917
Withdrawals and surrenders		(2,630	)		(2,560	)
Change in bank overdrafts		(223	)		10,813
Net cash provided by financing activities		52,006			77,280
Net increase in cash		24,043			32,393
Cash at beginning of period		7,452			5,928
Cash at end of period	$	31,495		$	38,321

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)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

(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 June 30, 2012, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. 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 private passenger 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, 2011.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 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 2012 presentation and, as described below, has retrospectively applied new accounting guidance regarding deferred policy acquisition costs.

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation-(Continued)

Adopted Accounting Standards

Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to address diversity in practice regarding the interpretation of which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. The guidance allows an insurance entity to capitalize only incremental and certain direct costs related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts. Management elected retrospective application of the new guidance resulting in a downward adjustment to the deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) asset with a corresponding decrease to beginning shareholders’ equity, net of applicable deferred taxes. The adoption of this accounting guidance reduces expense deferrals and amortization, with a minimal net effect on the Company’s results of operations.

As a result of the adopted accounting change, net income (loss) per share (basic and diluted) did not change. Other financial statement amounts previously reported were revised as shown below:

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
Total shareholders’ equity
As previously reported	$	1,086,926		$	880,007
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings		(34,425	)		(34,447	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities)		2,852			1,531
As adjusted	$	1,055,353		$	847,091
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2011
Net income (loss)
As previously reported	$	(11,817	)	$	14,124
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		(34	)		(168	)
As adjusted	$	(11,851	)	$	13,956

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation-(Continued)

Goodwill

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The guidance provides an entity with the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. The guidance requires that all nonowner changes in shareholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements with the Statement of Comprehensive Income following the Statement of Operations. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company. The Company has historically reported a Statement of Comprehensive Income which directly followed the Statement of Operations resulting in no changes to disclosures as a result of adopting this accounting guidance. In December 2011, accounting guidance was issued that deferred indefinitely the disclosures related to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which revised the wording used (1) to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and (2) for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles. For many of the requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) did not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the existing requirements. Generally, the amendments clarified the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets. Certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to 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.

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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).

Maturities/Sales of Fixed Maturity Securities

The following table presents the distribution of the Company’s fixed maturity securities (“fixed maturities”) 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						June 30, 2012
	June 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2012			2011			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.4	%		4.8	%	$	251,582	$	227,379
Due after 1 year through 5 years		18.4			19.4			1,049,930		948,923
Due after 5 years through 10 years		36.3			33.2			2,062,870		1,864,414
Due after 10 years through 20 years		21.1			22.1			1,201,837		1,086,216
Due after 20 years		19.8			20.5			1,128,507		1,019,941
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,694,726	$	5,146,873
Average option-adjusted duration, in years		6.3			6.4

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities, 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					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Proceeds received	$	121,228		$	80,018	$	279,529		$	211,284
Gross gains realized		8,461			5,139		17,362			9,682
Gross losses realized		(2,684	)		—		(11,829	)		(83	)

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

Compared to December 31, 2011, the 2012 improvement in unrealized investment gains and losses was due to lower yields on U.S. Treasury securities and narrowing credit spreads across virtually all asset classes, the combination of which resulted in an increase in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of municipal securities, corporate securities, U.S. government and agency securities and other mortgage-backed 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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	552,090	$	77,445	$	5	$	629,530	$	—
Other		451,983		37,070		103		488,950		—
Municipal bonds		1,349,819		162,108		2,419		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		48,503		7,103		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,174,764		250,421		10,720		2,414,465		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		569,714		29,943		2,990		596,667		2,435
Totals	$	5,146,873	$	564,090	$	16,237	$	5,694,726	$	2,435
Equity securities	$	37,199	$	2,013	$	1,177	$	38,035	$	—
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	532,554	$	71,402	$	144	$	603,812	$	—
Other		560,036		43,705		—		603,741		—
Municipal bonds		1,291,281		122,857		1,020		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		44,529		5,095		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		1,967,229		205,413		16,098		2,156,544		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		588,760		22,024		15,791		594,993		2,136
Totals	$	4,984,389	$	470,496	$	33,053	$	5,421,832	$	2,136
Equity securities	$	23,070	$	4,030	$	326	$	26,774	$	—

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $469,909 and $547,521; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $402,031 and $374,361; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $133,390 and $124,515 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 and losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

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						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	298,096		$	114,515		$	284,338		$	118,498
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		61,869			53,217			75,867			52,976
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(3,861	)		(3,765	)		(4,101	)		(7,507	)
End of period	$	356,104		$	163,967		$	356,104		$	163,967
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	2,238		$	2,497		$	2,408		$	2,139
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		882			391			727			749
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(2,577	)		(3	)		(2,592	)		(3	)
End of period	$	543		$	2,885		$	543		$	2,885

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 June 30, 2012 and 2011 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:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012		2011
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	3,957	$	4,518
New credit losses		—		—
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		—		(561	)
End of period	$	3,957	$	3,957

(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. The definition, reporting and disclosure of “credit loss” was effective as of April 1, 2009.

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Note 2 - Investments-(Continued)

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company views the decrease in value of all of the securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2012 — which was driven largely by spread widening, financial market illiquidity, market volatility and changes in interest rates 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. 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. Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at June 30, 2012.

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	5,996		$	1	$	1,350		$	4	$	7,346		$	5
Other		26,947			103		—			—		26,947			103
Municipal bonds		75,552			1,743		3,359			676		78,911			2,419
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		99,779			4,315		30,434			6,405		130,213			10,720
Other mortgage-backed securities		46,185			1,392		32,837			1,598		79,022			2,990
Total fixed maturity securities		254,459			7,554		67,980			8,683		322,439			16,237
Equity securities (1)		9,390			1,173		12			4		9,402			1,177
Combined totals	$	263,849		$	8,727	$	67,992		$	8,687	$	331,841		$	17,414
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		189					37					226
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		4.6	%				1.2	%				5.8	%
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	3,519		$	133	$	1,511		$	11	$	5,030		$	144
Other		—			—		—			—		—			—
Municipal bonds		24,047			270		19,309			750		43,356			1,020
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		273,209			9,752		26,977			6,346		300,186			16,098
Other mortgage-backed securities		115,986			3,222		36,944			12,569		152,930			15,791
Total fixed maturity securities		416,761			13,377		84,741			19,676		501,502			33,053
Equity securities (1)		—			—		4,865			326		4,865			326
Combined totals	$	416,761		$	13,377	$	89,606		$	20,002	$	506,367		$	33,379
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		159					44					203
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		7.7	%				1.6	%				9.3	%

(1) Includes primarily nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks and also common stocks.

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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, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. 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.

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

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 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, sector groupings, matrix pricing, 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, 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.

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

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 the values received are accurately recorded and that the data inputs and valuation techniques utilized are appropriate, consistently applied, and that 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. Historically, the control processes have not resulted in adjustments to the valuations provided by pricing sources. 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 91% of the portfolio, based on fair value, was priced through pricing services or index priced as of June 30, 2012. 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 utilizing observable inputs, the securities were generally classified as Level 2. There were no significant changes to the valuation process in the first six months of 2012.

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 observable market information such as 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. 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 six months of 2012.

Short-term and other investments are comprised of short-term fixed income securities, policy loans, limited liability company interests and mortgage loans. 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 limited liability company interests is measured at net asset value. 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.

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

Separate Account (Variable Annuity) Assets

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 on public quotations. 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 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 identical publicly traded issues.

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

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	629,530	$	629,530	$	—	$	629,530	$	—
Other		488,950		488,950		21,616		467,334		—
Municipal bonds		1,509,508		1,509,508		—		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		55,606		55,606		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,414,465		2,414,465		22,018		2,335,988		56,459
Other mortgage-backed securities		596,667		596,667		—		583,756		12,911
Total fixed maturities		5,694,726		5,694,726		43,634		5,581,722		69,370
Equity securities		38,035		38,035		4,670		32,980		385
Short-term investments		33,453		33,453		33,453		—		—
Other investments (1)		52,308		52,308		—		—		52,308
Totals		5,818,522		5,818,522		81,757		5,614,702		122,063
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,348,077		1,348,077		—		1,348,077		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	603,812	$	603,812	$	—	$	603,812	$	—
Other		603,741		603,741		64,444		539,297		—
Municipal bonds		1,413,118		1,413,118		—		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		49,624		49,624		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		2,156,544		2,156,544		25,486		2,042,802		88,256
Other mortgage-backed securities		594,993		594,993		—		590,461		4,532
Total fixed maturities		5,421,832		5,421,832		89,930		5,239,114		92,788
Equity securities		26,774		26,774		9,036		17,353		385
Short-term investments		100,442		100,442		97,929		2,513		—
Other investments (1)		—		—		—		—		—
Totals		5,549,048		5,549,048		196,895		5,258,980		93,173
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,273,764		1,273,764		—		1,273,764		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis.

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

The Company did not have any transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The following tables present reconciliations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities		Other Investments		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2012	$	89,920		$	13,065		$	102,985		$	385	$	26,185	$	129,555
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,407			—			9,407			—		—		9,407
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(45,460	)		—			(45,460	)		—		—		(45,460	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		1,123		1,123
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		2,725			9			2,734			—		—		2,734
Purchases		—			—			—			—		25,000		25,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(133	)		(163	)		(296	)		—		—		(296	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	88,256		$	4,532		$	92,788		$	385	$	—	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		18,240			8,504			26,744			—		—		26,744
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(50,707	)		—			(50,707	)		—		—		(50,707	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		2,308		2,308
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		946			165			1,111			—		—		1,111
Purchases		—			—			—			—		50,000		50,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(276	)		(290	)		(566	)		—		—		(566	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 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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Note 3 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments-(Continued)

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities			Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2011	$	33,557		$	877		$	34,434		$	396		$	34,830
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		967			6			973			(12	)		961
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(293	)		(59	)		(352	)		—			(352	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493
Beginning balance, January 1, 2011	$	45,244		$	945		$	46,189		$	396		$	46,585
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		845			14			859			(12	)		847
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(468	)		(135	)		(603	)		—			(603	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 30, 2011 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the ending date of the reporting period.

At June 30, 2012 and 2011, there were $2,308 and $0, respectively, realized gains included in earnings that were attributable to changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets still held.

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

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	131,095	$	135,185	$	—	$	—	$	135,185
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,073,991		2,817,564		—		—		2,817,564
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		78,988		76,065		—		—		76,065
Other policyholder funds		93,903		93,903		—		—		93,903
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,777		216,083		216,083		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	128,460	$	132,522	$	—	$	—	$	132,522
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		2,945,107		2,699,295		—		—		2,699,295
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		79,305		76,370		—		—		76,370
Other policyholder funds		99,747		99,747		—		—		99,747
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,744		214,218		214,218		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is not carried at fair value.

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Note 4 - Debt

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility	$	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 $78 and $92 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,922		74,908
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount of $145 and $164 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,855		124,836
Total	$	237,777	$	237,744

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, 2011.

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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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Other expenses		90			57			180			125
Interest cost		357			388			714			844
Expected return on plan assets		(606	)		(556	)		(1,212	)		(1,210	)
Settlement loss		459			—			918			—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Actuarial loss		513			408			1,026			888
Net periodic pension expense	$	813		$	297		$	1,626		$	647

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other expenses		—		—		—		—
Interest cost		167		208		335		397
Expected return on plan assets		—		—		—		—
Settlement loss		—		—		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		33		62		63
Actuarial loss		245		173		490		329
Net periodic pension expense	$	443	$	414	$	887	$	789

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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 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. Funding of HRA accounts was $88 and $116 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost		23			35			46			59
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior gains		(130	)		(161	)		(261	)		(275	)
Net periodic benefit	$	(107	)	$	(126	)	$	(215	)	$	(216	)

2012 Contributions

In 2012, there is a minimum funding requirement for the Company’s defined benefit plan. The following table discloses that minimum funding requirement, contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company’s plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans				Other Postretirement Benefits
	Defined Benefit Plan		Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
Minimum funding requirement for 2012	$	1,000		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the six months ended June 30, 2012		373	$	657	$	270
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2012 as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		2,300		1,300		519
2011 Form 10-K (2)		2,300		1,300		519

N/A - Not applicable.

(1) HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

(2) HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, 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:

	Gross Amount		Ceded to Other Companies		Assumed from Other Companies		Net Amount
Three months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,859	$	7,505	$	935	$	260,289
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,166		7,676		845		166,335
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		135,685		5,392		691		130,984
Three months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,430	$	8,228	$	1,122	$	259,324
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,968		8,637		1,014		166,345
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		173,461		10,359		707		163,809
Six months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	516,415	$	14,768	$	1,395	$	503,042
Premiums and contract charges earned		345,556		15,131		1,414		331,839
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		244,349		6,780		1,293		238,862
Six months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	518,081	$	16,214	$	1,559	$	503,426
Premiums and contract charges earned		348,670		17,222		1,583		333,031
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		286,385		13,200		1,225		274,410

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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, principally personal lines automobile and homeowners products; annuity products, principally 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 debt service, realized investment gains and losses and certain public company expenses, within the past five years such items also have included debt retirement costs/gains. Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				As Adjusted						As Adjusted
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	135,616		$	136,455		$	270,662		$	273,820
Annuity		5,537			4,751			10,502			9,507
Life		25,182			25,139			50,675			49,704
Total	$	166,335		$	166,345		$	331,839		$	333,031
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	9,356		$	9,261		$	18,228		$	18,475
Annuity		49,718			45,213			99,258			89,447
Life		17,505			17,470			35,017			34,746
Corporate and other		1			(1	)		1			(1	)
Intersegment eliminations		(246	)		(254	)		(495	)		(509	)
Total	$	76,334		$	71,689		$	152,009		$	142,158
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	(4,127	)	$	(25,622	)	$	9,104		$	(13,246	)
Annuity		7,874			7,315			19,462			15,768
Life		6,130			5,845			11,295			10,048
Corporate and other		3,226			611			(87	)		1,386
Total	$	13,103		$	(11,851	)	$	39,774		$	13,956

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
				As Adjusted
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,010,940		$	957,266
Annuity		5,221,087			4,926,204
Life		1,506,800			1,459,919
Corporate and other		108,773			115,367
Intersegment eliminations		(23,646	)		(23,587	)
Total	$	7,823,954		$	7,435,169

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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, among other risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s business, the following important factors:

• 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.

• Changes in the composition of the Company’s assets and liabilities which may result from occurrences such as acquisitions, divestitures, impairment in asset values or changes in estimates of insurance reserves.

• 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, as well as the potential impact on the ability of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to distribute cash to the holding company and/or need for the holding company to make capital contributions to the insurance subsidiaries. In addition, the impact of fluctuations in the financial market on the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets and the related after-tax effect on the Company’s operating expenses, shareholders’ equity and total capital.

• Prevailing interest rate levels, including the impact of interest rates on (1) 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, (2) the book yield of the Company’s investment portfolio, (3) the Company’s ability to maintain appropriate interest rate spreads over the fixed rates guaranteed in the Company’s life and annuity products and (4) amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.

• The impact of fluctuations in the financial market on the Company’s variable annuity fee revenues, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, and the level of guaranteed minimum death benefit reserves.

• Defaults on interest or dividend payments in the Company’s investment portfolio due to credit issues and the resulting impact on investment income.

• The frequency and severity of catastrophes such as hurricanes, earthquakes, storms and wildfires and the ability of the Company to provide accurate estimates of ultimate catastrophe costs in its consolidated financial statements in light of such factors as: the proximity of the catastrophe occurrence date to the date of the consolidated financial statements; potential inflation of property repair costs in the affected area; the occurrence of multiple catastrophes in a geographic area over a relatively short period of time; the outcome of litigation which may be filed against the Company by policyholders, state attorneys general and other parties relative to loss coverage disputes and loss settlement payments; and the ability of state insurance facilities to assess participating insurers when financial deficits occur.

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• The Company’s risk exposure to catastrophe-prone areas. Based on full year 2011 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 potential near-term, adverse impact of underwriting actions to mitigate the Company’s risk exposure to catastrophe-prone areas on premium, policy and earnings growth.

• The ability of the Company to maintain a favorable catastrophe reinsurance program considering both availability and cost; and the collectibility of reinsurance receivables.

• Adverse development of property and casualty loss and loss adjustment expense reserve experience and its impact on estimated claims and claim expenses for losses occurring in prior years.

• Climate change, to the extent it produces rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns, which could impact the frequency and/or severity of weather events and wildfires, the affordability and availability of catastrophe reinsurance coverage, and the Company’s ability to make homeowners insurance available to its customers.

• 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 maintain favorable claims-paying ability ratings.

• The Company’s ability to maintain favorable financial strength and debt ratings.

• The impact of fluctuations in the capital markets on the Company’s ability to refinance outstanding indebtedness or repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

• 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 local, state and national education-related associations, including various teacher, school administrator, principal and business official associations.

• The competitive impact of Section 403(b) tax-qualified annuity regulations, including (1) their potential to lead plan sponsors to further restrict the number of providers and (2) the possible increased competition within the 403(b) market from larger companies experienced in 401(k) plans.

• 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 insurance regulations, including (1) those affecting the ability of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to distribute cash to the holding company and (2) those impacting the Company’s ability to profitably write property and casualty insurance policies in one or more states.

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• Changes in federal and state tax laws, including changes in elements of taxation or rates of taxation which could be in response to budget pressures related to general economic conditions or other factors, and changes resulting from tax audits affecting corporate tax rates.

• 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 cyclicality of the insurance industry and the related effects of changes in price competition and industry-wide underwriting results.

• The resolution of legal proceedings and related matters including the potential adverse impact on the Company’s reputation and charges against the Company’s earnings resulting from legal defense costs, a settlement agreement and/or an adverse finding or findings against the Company from the proceedings.

• The Company’s dated and complex information systems, which are difficult to upgrade and more prone to error than advanced technology systems.

• Disruptions of the general business climate, investments, capital markets and consumer attitudes caused by pandemics or geopolitical acts such as terrorism, war or other similar events.

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 June 30, 2012, the Company’s net income of $13.1 million represented an improvement of $24.9 million compared to the net loss of $11.8 million recorded in the prior year, reflecting a lower level of property and casualty catastrophe losses coupled with improved underlying earnings across all three of the Company’s operating segments. After-tax net realized investment gains increased by $2.7 million between periods. For the property and casualty segment, catastrophe losses were significant in the current period, although less severe than experienced in the prior year. The current period net loss of $4.1 million reflected an improvement of $21.5 million compared to a year earlier, benefitting from decreases in catastrophe costs and Florida sinkhole losses, as well as favorable development of prior years’ reserve development, which more than offset an increase in automobile current accident year losses. Annuity segment net income of $7.9 million for the current period increased $0.5 million compared to the second quarter of 2011, reflecting an increase in the interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets partially offset by the negative impact from the evaluation of deferred policy acquisition costs — primarily due to the decline in performance of the financial markets. Life segment net income of $6.1 million increased $0.2 million compared to the prior year second quarter.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s net income of $39.8 million represented an improvement of $25.8 million compared to the prior year, reflecting a reduction in property and casualty catastrophe losses as well as improved underlying earnings across all three of the Company’s operating segments. After-tax net realized investment gains decreased by $0.7 million between periods. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $9.1 million reflected an increase of $22.3 million compared to the first half of 2011, benefitting from decreases in catastrophe costs and Florida sinkhole losses, as well as favorable development of prior years’ reserves, which more than offset an increase in automobile current accident year losses. Including all factors, the property and casualty combined ratio was 103.9% for the first six months of 2012 compared to 114.7% for the same period in 2011. Annuity segment net income of $19.5 million for the current period increased notably compared to the first six months of 2011, primarily reflecting an increase in the interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets. Life segment net income of $11.3 million increased $1.2 million, primarily due to lower mortality costs in the current period.

Premiums written and contract deposits were comparable to the first six months of 2011. Property and casualty segment premiums written were also comparable to the prior year, as the favorable premium impact from increases in average premium per policy for both homeowners and automobile in the current year was offset by the reduced level of automobile and homeowners policies in force. Compared to increased levels of receipts in 2011, annuity deposits received in the current period were similar to the first half of last year, as a 5% increase in single deposit and rollover receipts in the current year was offset by a 5% decrease in scheduled deposit receipts. Life segment insurance premiums and contract deposits increased 1% compared to the first half of the prior year.

The Company’s book value per share was $29.06 at June 30, 2012, an increase of 29% compared to 12 months earlier. This increase reflected net income for the trailing 12 months and the improvement in unrealized investment gains and losses due to significantly lower yields on U.S. Treasury securities and somewhat stable credit spreads across virtually all asset classes, the combination of which caused an increase in unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of corporate securities, municipal securities, government securities and mortgage-backed 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.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of a financial instrument is the estimated amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between knowledgeable, unrelated and willing parties. The valuation of fixed maturity securities and equity securities is more subjective when markets are less liquid due to the lack of market based inputs, which may increase the potential that the estimated fair value of an investment is not reflective of the price at which an actual transaction would occur.

Valuation of Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities

For fixed maturity securities, each month the Company obtains 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, sector groupings, matrix pricing, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flows and prepayment speeds.

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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, 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 the values received are accurately recorded and that the data inputs and valuation techniques utilized are appropriate, consistently applied, and that 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 obtained from pricing sources that vary from certain thresholds. Historically, the control processes have not resulted in adjustments to the valuations provided by pricing sources. 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 91% of the portfolio, based on fair value, was priced through pricing services or index priced as of June 30, 2012. 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 utilizing observable inputs, the securities were generally classified as Level 2. There were no significant changes to the valuation process during the first six months of 2012.

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 observable market information such as 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. These inputs are based on assumptions deemed appropriate given the circumstances and are believed to be consistent with what some market participants would use when pricing such securities. There were no significant changes to the valuation process in the first six months of 2012.

At June 30, 2012, Level 3 invested assets comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value. Invested assets are classified as Level 3 when fair value is determined based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and those inputs are significant to the fair value. For additional detail, see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 3 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments”.

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Other-than-temporary Impairment of Investments

The Company’s methodology of assessing other-than-temporary impairments is based on security-specific facts and circumstances as of the date of the reporting period. Based on these facts, if (1) the Company has the intent to sell the fixed maturity security, (2) it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the fixed maturity security before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost basis, or (3) management does not expect to recover the entire cost basis of the fixed maturity security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred. For equity securities, if (1) the Company does not have the ability and intent to hold the security for the recovery of cost or (2) recovery of cost is not expected within a reasonable period of time, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred. Additionally, if events become known that call into question whether the security issuer has the ability to honor its contractual commitments, such security holding will be evaluated to determine whether or not such security has suffered an other-than-temporary decline in value.

The Company reviews the fair value of all investments in its portfolio on a monthly basis to assess whether an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred. These reviews, in conjunction with the Company’s investment managers’ monthly credit reports and relevant factors such as (1) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (2) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost for fixed maturity securities or cost for equity securities, (3) for fixed maturity securities, the Company’s intent to sell a security or whether it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before the anticipated recovery in the amortized cost basis; and for equity securities, the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for the recovery of cost or if recovery of cost is not expected within a reasonable period of time, (4) the stock price trend of the issuer, (5) the market leadership position of the issuer, (6) the debt ratings of the issuer, and (7) the cash flows and liquidity of the issuer or the underlying cash flows for asset-backed securities, are all considered in the impairment assessment. A write-down of an investment is recorded when a decline in the fair value of that investment is deemed to be other-than-temporary, with a realized investment loss charged to income for the period for all equity securities and for the credit-related loss portion associated with impaired fixed maturity securities. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to non-credit factors for fixed maturity securities is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes, unless the Company has the intent to sell the security or if it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before the anticipated recovery of the amortized cost basis.

With respect to fixed income securities involving securitized financial assets — primarily asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities in the Company’s portfolio — a significant portion of the fair values is determined by observable inputs. In addition, the securitized financial asset securities’ underlying collateral cash flows are stress tested to determine if there has been any adverse change in the expected cash flows.

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A decline in fair value below amortized cost is not assumed to be other-than-temporary for fixed maturity investments with unrealized losses due to spread widening, market illiquidity or changes in interest rates where there exists a reasonable expectation based on the Company’s consideration of all objective information available that the Company will recover the entire cost basis of the security and the Company does not have the intent to sell the investment before maturity or a market recovery is realized and it is more likely than not the Company will not be required to sell the investment. An other-than-temporary impairment loss will be recognized based upon all relevant facts and circumstances for each investment, as appropriate.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the amounts paid to acquire a business over the fair value of its net assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company’s reporting units, for which goodwill has been allocated, are equivalent to the Company’s operating segments.

Effective January 1, 2012, the goodwill impairment test, as defined in the accounting guidance, allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the entity follows a two-step process. Recent accounting guidance did not change the existing two-step process. In the first step, the fair value of a reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test is performed for purposes of confirming and measuring the impairment. In the second step, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit to determine an implied goodwill value. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied goodwill value, an impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, and the charge could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company completed its annual goodwill assessment for the individual reporting units as of December 31, 2011 and did not early adopt the accounting guidance that provides for an initial assessment of qualitative factors. The first step of the Company’s analysis indicated that fair value exceeded carrying value for all reporting units other than the annuity unit. Management’s determination of the fair value of each reporting unit incorporated multiple inputs including discounted cash flow calculations, the level of the Company’s own share price and assumptions that market participants would make in valuing each reporting unit. Fair value estimates were based primarily on an in-depth analysis of historical experience, projected future cash flows and relevant discount rates, which considered market participant inputs and the relative risk associated with the projected cash flows. Other assumptions included levels of economic capital, future business growth, earnings projections and assets under management for each reporting unit. Estimates of fair value are subject to assumptions that are sensitive to change and represent the Company’s reasonable expectations regarding future developments. The Company also considered other valuation techniques such as peer company price-to-earnings and price-to-book multiples.

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For the annuity reporting unit, the Company determined that the reporting unit’s fair value was less than its carrying value, primarily driven by unrealized investment gains. Accordingly, recoverability was evaluated assuming fair value was allocated to assets and liabilities as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. In the second step, the implied fair value of the annuity reporting unit’s goodwill was determined in the same manner as goodwill is measured in a business combination (i.e., by measuring the fair value of the reporting unit’s assets, liabilities and unrecognized intangible assets and determining the remaining amount attributed to goodwill) and comparing the amount of the implied goodwill to the carrying amount of the goodwill. The implied fair value for the annuity reporting unit’s goodwill was greater than its carrying value; therefore, goodwill was not impaired and no write-down was required. However, the implied fair value exceeded carrying value for the annuity reporting unit by a limited margin, which indicates a greater risk of future impairment for this reporting unit’s goodwill.

As part of the Company’s December 31, 2011 goodwill analysis, the Company compared the fair value of the aggregated reporting units to the market capitalization of the Company. The difference between the aggregated fair value of the reporting units and the market capitalization of the Company was attributed to several factors, most notably market sentiment, trading volume and transaction premium. The amount of the transaction premium was determined to be reasonable based on insurance industry and Company-specific facts and circumstances.

Subsequent goodwill assessments could result in impairment, particularly for each reporting unit with at-risk goodwill, due to the impact of a volatile financial market on earnings, discount rate assumptions, liquidity and market capitalization. Management believes the Company’s continued depressed market capitalization is largely the result of current global financial market conditions and is similar to companies within the annuity and life insurance sector. There were no events or material changes in circumstances during the six months ended June 30, 2012 that indicated that a material change in the fair value of the Company’s reporting units had occurred.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs for Annuity and Interest-sensitive Life Products

Policy acquisition costs, consisting of commissions, policy issuance and other costs which are directly related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal business, are capitalized and amortized on a basis consistent with the type of insurance coverage. For all investment (annuity) contracts, acquisition costs are amortized over 20 years in proportion to estimated gross profits. Capitalized acquisition costs for interest-sensitive life contracts also are amortized over 20 years in proportion to estimated gross profits.

The most significant assumptions that are involved in the estimation of annuity gross profits include interest rate spreads, future financial market performance, business surrender/lapse rates, expenses and the impact of realized investment gains and losses. For the variable deposit portion of the annuity segment, the Company amortizes policy acquisition costs utilizing a future financial market performance assumption of a 10% reversion to the mean approach with a 200 basis point corridor around the mean during the reversion period, representing a cap and a floor on the Company’s long-term assumption. The Company’s practice with regard to returns on Separate Accounts assumes that long-term appreciation in the financial market is not changed by short-term market fluctuations, but is only changed when sustained interim deviations are experienced. The Company monitors these fluctuations

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and only changes the assumption when its long-term expectation changes. The potential effect of an increase/(decrease) by 100 basis points in the assumed future rate of return is reasonably likely to result in an estimated decrease/(increase) in the deferred policy acquisition costs amortization expense of approximately $1 million. Although this evaluation reflects likely outcomes, it is possible an actual outcome may fall below or above these estimates. At June 30, 2012, the ratio of capitalized annuity policy acquisition costs to the total annuity accumulated cash value was approximately 3%.

In the event actual experience differs significantly from assumptions or assumptions are significantly revised, the Company may be required to record a material charge or credit to current period amortization expense for the period in which the adjustment is made. As noted above, there are key assumptions involved in the evaluation of capitalized policy acquisition costs. In terms of the sensitivity of this amortization to two of the more significant assumptions, based on capitalized annuity policy acquisition costs as of June 30, 2012 and assuming all other assumptions are met, (1) a 10 basis point deviation in the annual targeted interest rate spread assumption would impact amortization between $0.15 million and $0.25 million and (2) a 1% deviation from the targeted financial market performance for the underlying mutual funds of the Company’s variable annuities would impact amortization between $0.20 million and $0.30 million. These results may change depending on the magnitude and direction of any actual deviations but represent a range of reasonably likely experience for the noted assumptions. Detailed discussion of the impact of adjustments to the amortization of capitalized acquisition costs is included in “Results of Operations — Policy Acquisition Expenses Amortized”. See also “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 1 — Basis of Presentation — Adopted Accounting Standards — Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts” regarding new accounting guidance which the Company adopted effective January 1, 2012.

Liabilities for Property and Casualty Claims and Claim Expenses

Underwriting results of the property and casualty segment are significantly influenced by estimates of the Company’s ultimate liability for insured events. There is a high degree of uncertainty inherent in the estimates of ultimate losses underlying the liability for unpaid claims and claim settlement expenses. This inherent uncertainty is particularly significant for liability-related exposures due to the extended period, often many years, that transpires between a loss event, receipt of related claims data from policyholders and ultimate settlement of the claim. Reserves for property and casualty claims include provisions for payments to be made on reported claims (“case reserves”), claims incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”) and associated settlement expenses (together, “loss reserves”). The process by which these reserves are established requires reliance upon estimates based on known facts and on interpretations of circumstances, including the Company’s experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payments and related patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims and product mix, as well as other factors including court decisions, economic conditions and public attitudes. The Company calculates and records a single best estimate of the reserve (which is equal to the actuarial point estimate) as of each balance sheet date.

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Reserves are reestimated quarterly. Changes to reserves are recorded in the period in which development factor changes result in reserve reestimates. Detailed discussion of the process utilized to estimate loss reserves, risk factors considered and the impact of adjustments recorded during recent years is included in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 4 — Property and Casualty Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Due to the nature of the Company’s personal lines business, the Company has no exposure to losses related to claims for toxic waste cleanup, other environmental remediation or asbestos-related illnesses other than claims under homeowners insurance policies for environmentally related items such as mold.

Based on the Company’s products and coverages, historical experience, and modeling of various actuarial methodologies used to develop reserve estimates, the Company estimates that the potential variability of the property and casualty loss reserves within a reasonable probability of other possible outcomes may be approximately plus or minus 6%, which equates to plus or minus approximately $11 million of net income based on net reserves as of June 30, 2012. Although this evaluation reflects the most likely outcomes, it is possible the final outcome may fall below or above these estimates.

There are a number of assumptions involved in the determination of the Company’s property and casualty loss reserves. Among the key factors affecting recorded loss reserves for both long-tail and short-tail related coverages, claim severity and claim frequency are of particular significance. Management estimates that a 2% change in claim severity or claim frequency for the most recent 36-month period is a reasonably likely scenario based on recent experience and would result in a change in the estimated loss reserves of between $6.0 million and $10.0 million for long-tail liability related exposures (automobile liability coverages) and between $2.0 million and $4.0 million for short-tail liability related exposures (homeowners and automobile physical damage coverages). Actual results may differ, depending on the magnitude and direction of the deviation.

The Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense actuarial analysis is discussed with management. As part of this discussion, the indicated point estimate of the IBNR loss reserve by line of business (coverage) is reviewed. The Company actuaries also discuss any indicated changes to the underlying assumptions used to calculate the indicated point estimate. Any variance between the indicated reserves from these changes in assumptions and the previously carried reserves is reviewed. After discussion of these analyses and all relevant risk factors, management determines whether the reserve balances require adjustment. The Company’s best estimate of loss reserves may change depending on a revision in the underlying assumptions.

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The Company’s liabilities for unpaid claims and claim expenses for the property and casualty segment were as follows:

	June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Case Reserves		IBNR Reserves		Total (1)		Case Reserves		IBNR Reserves		Total (1)
Automobile liability	$	69.3	$	129.2	$	198.5	$	66.6	$	129.2	$	195.8
Automobile other		4.1		2.6		6.7		4.7		1.5		6.2
Homeowners		9.1		62.9		72.0		8.1		52.5		60.6
All other		3.0		17.0		20.0		1.7		16.8		18.5
Total	$	85.5	$	211.7	$	297.2	$	81.1	$	200.0	$	281.1

(1) These amounts are gross, before reduction for ceded reinsurance reserves.

The facts and circumstances leading to the Company’s reestimate of reserves relate to revisions of the development factors used to predict how losses are likely to develop from the end of a reporting period until all claims have been paid. Reestimates occur because actual loss amounts are different than those predicted by the estimated development factors used in prior reserve estimates. At June 30, 2012, the impact of a reserve reestimation resulting in a 1% increase in net reserves would be a decrease of approximately $2 million in net income. A reserve reestimation resulting in a 1% decrease in net reserves would increase net income by approximately $2 million.

Favorable prior years’ reserve reestimates increased net income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 by approximately $5.5 million, primarily the result of favorable frequency and severity trends in voluntary automobile and homeowners losses for accident year 2011. The lower than expected claims emergence and resultant lower expected loss ratios caused the Company to lower its reserve estimate at June 30, 2012.

Information regarding the Company’s property and casualty claims and claims expense reserve development table as of December 31, 2011 is located in “Business — Property and Casualty Segment — Property and Casualty Reserves” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Information regarding property and casualty reserve reestimates for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2011 is located in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Results of Operations for the Three Years Ended December 31, 2011 — Benefits, Claims and Settlement Expenses” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Liabilities for Future Policy Benefits

Liabilities for future benefits on life and annuity policies are established in amounts adequate to meet the estimated future obligations on policies in force. Liabilities for future policy benefits on certain life insurance policies are computed using the net level premium method and are based on assumptions as to future investment yield, mortality and withdrawals. Mortality and withdrawal assumptions for all policies have been based on actuarial tables which are consistent with the Company’s own experience. In the event actual experience is worse than the assumptions, additional reserves may be required. This would result in a charge to income for the period in which the increase in reserves occurred. Liabilities for future benefits on annuity contracts and certain long-duration life insurance contracts are carried at accumulated policyholder values without reduction for potential surrender or withdrawal charges.

Deferred Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the tax effect of the differences between the financial statement carrying value of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company evaluates deferred tax assets periodically to determine if they are realizable. Factors in the determination include the performance of the business including the ability to generate capital gains from a variety of sources and tax planning strategies. If, based on available information, it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax asset will not be realized, then a valuation allowance must be established with a corresponding charge to net income. Charges to establish a valuation allowance could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial position.

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities Related to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Effective April 1, 2002, participants stopped accruing benefits under the defined benefit pension plan but continue to retain the benefits they had accrued to that date.

The Company’s cost estimates for its defined benefit pension plan are determined annually based on assumptions which include the discount rate, expected return on plan assets, anticipated retirement rate and estimated lump sum distributions. A discount rate of 3.66% was used by the Company for estimating accumulated benefits under the plan at December 31, 2011, which was based on the average yield for long-term, high grade securities having maturities generally consistent with the defined benefit pension payout period. To set its discount rate, the Company looks to leading indicators, including the Citigroup Pension Discount Curve. The expected annual return on plan assets assumed by the Company at December 31, 2011 was 7.5%. The assumption for the long-term rate of return on plan assets was determined by considering actual investment experience during the lifetime of the plan, balanced with reasonable expectations of future growth considering the various classes of assets and percentage allocation for each asset class. Management believes that it has adopted reasonable assumptions for investment returns, discount rates and other key factors used in the estimation of pension costs and asset values.

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To the extent that actual experience differs from the Company’s assumptions, subsequent adjustments may be required, with the effects of those adjustments charged or credited to income and/or shareholders’ equity for the period in which the adjustments are made. Generally, a change of 50 basis points in the discount rate would inversely impact pension expense and accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by approximately $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively. In addition, for every $1 million increase (decrease) in the value of pension plan assets, there is a comparable pretax increase (decrease) in AOCI.

Results of Operations

Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges

Insurance Premiums Written and Contract Deposits

(Includes annuity and life contract deposits)

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change From Prior Year
	2012		2011		Percent			Amount
Property & casualty
Automobile and property (voluntary)	$	265.7	$	265.9		-0.1	%	$	(0.2	)
Involuntary and other property & casualty		1.4		1.5		-6.7	%		(0.1	)
Total property & casualty		267.1		267.4		-0.1	%		(0.3	)
Annuity deposits		188.4		188.8		-0.2	%		(0.4	)
Life		47.5		47.2		0.6	%		0.3
Total	$	503.0	$	503.4		-0.1	%	$	(0.4	)

Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges Earned

(Excludes annuity and life contract deposits)

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change From Prior Year
	2012		2011		Percent			Amount
Property & casualty
Automobile and property (voluntary)	$	269.6	$	273.1		-1.3	%	$	(3.5	)
Involuntary and other property & casualty		1.0		0.7		42.9	%		0.3
Total property & casualty		270.6		273.8		-1.2	%		(3.2	)
Annuity		10.5		9.5		10.5	%		1.0
Life		50.7		49.7		2.0	%		1.0
Total	$	331.8	$	333.0		-0.4	%	$	(1.2	)

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s premiums written and contracts deposits of $260.2 million increased $0.9 million, or 0.3%, primarily reflecting a comparable increase in property and casualty premiums written. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s premiums written and contract deposits decreased $0.4 million, or 0.1%, compared to the prior year, reflecting minor variances in each of the operating segments. The Company’s premiums and contract charges earned were equal to the second quarter of 2011 and decreased $1.2 million, or 0.4%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011, primarily reflecting the increasing favorable impact on earned premium of the automobile and property rate actions taken in 2011 which were more than offset by a reduced level of property and casualty policies in force compared to the prior year, including policy reductions due to the Florida homeowners non-renewal program described below. Voluntary property and casualty business represents policies sold through the Company’s marketing

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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 decreased 0.1%, or $0.2 million, in the first six months of 2012. Homeowners average written premium per policy increased compared to the prior year, with the impact more than offset by a reduced level of automobile and homeowners policies in force in the current period. For the Company’s automobile and homeowners business, rate changes effective during the first six months of 2012 averaged 4% and 7%, respectively, compared to 2% and 10%, respectively, during the same period in 2011. At June 30, 2012, there were 485,000 voluntary automobile and 238,000 homeowners policies in force, for a total of 723,000 policies, compared to a total of 725,000 policies at December 31, 2011 and 737,000 policies at June 30, 2011. Management believes that the Company’s rate and risk mitigation actions have had a negative impact, in some locations, on its policy retention rates and its sales levels, particularly in its automobile line. Consequently, during 2011, the Company developed and began implementing state-specific pricing, underwriting and marketing initiatives designed to improve automobile new sales and retention levels.

Based on policies in force, the voluntary automobile 6-month and 12-month retention rates for new and renewal policies were 91.4% and 83.7%, respectively, at June 30, 2012 compared to 90.5% and 82.8%, respectively, at June 30, 2011. The property 12-month new and renewal policy retention rate was 87.5% at June 30, 2012 compared to 85.4% at June 30, 2011, with the change including the impact of the Company’s risk mitigation actions described below.

Voluntary automobile premium written decreased 1.6%, or $2.8 million, compared to the first half of 2011. In the first six months of 2012, the average written premium per policy was equal to a year earlier, while the average earned premium per policy increased approximately 1%, which was more than offset by the decline in policies in force. Voluntary automobile policies in force at June 30, 2012 decreased 1,000 compared to December 31, 2011 and 9,000 compared to June 30, 2011. Educator policies increased slightly compared to December 31, 2011, and decreased compared to June 30, 2011. The number of educator policies represented approximately 83% and 82% of the voluntary automobile policies in force at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The number of non-educator policies decreased compared to both December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.

Voluntary homeowners premium written increased 3.0%, or $2.6 million, compared to the first half of 2011, net of catastrophe reinsurance premiums ceded that were less than the prior year. The average written and earned premium per policy increased 4% and 5%, respectively, in the first half of 2012 compared to a year earlier. Homeowners policies in force at June 30, 2012 decreased 1,000 compared to December 31, 2011 and 5,000 compared to June 30, 2011. The number of educator policies represented approximately 78% and 77% of the homeowners policies in force at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Educator policies increased slightly compared to December 31, 2011. 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

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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.

As an example, in early 2010 the Company began a program to address homeowners profitability and hurricane exposure issues in Florida. On January 1, 2010, the Company ceased writing new homeowner (including home, condo, renters and dwelling fire) policies in that state and initiated a program to non-renew about 9,600 policies, over half of the Company’s Florida book of property business, starting with August 2010 policy effective dates. By mid-August 2011, the non-renewal program had been completed, including approximately 3,600 policies terminated prior to non-renewal at the customers’ request. In total, the Company’s June 30, 2012 policy count for Florida homeowners business of less than 6,000 decreased by approximately 11,000 compared to December 31, 2009 and included virtually no remaining risk exposure in the more sinkhole-prone counties. Throughout the non-renewal program period, the Company’s agents worked closely with customers to find coverage with third-party companies that underwrite property risks in Florida.  This program is expected to reduce risk exposure concentration, reduce overall catastrophe reinsurance costs and improve homeowners underwriting results.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, total annuity deposits received decreased 0.2%, or $0.4 million, compared to the prior year, as a 4.7% increase in single premium and rollover deposit receipts was more than offset by a 4.8% decrease in scheduled annuity deposit receipts. In the first six months of 2012, new deposits to variable accounts increased 3.2%, or $1.8 million, and new deposits to fixed accounts decreased 1.7%, or $2.2 million, compared 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 $4.5 billion at June 30, 2012 increased 7.0% compared to a year earlier, reflecting the increase from new deposits received as well as favorable retention. Cash value retentions for variable and fixed annuity options were 94.0% and 95.1%, respectively, for the 12 month period ended June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, the number of annuity contracts outstanding of 186,000 increased 2,000 contracts compared to December 31, 2011 and 4,000 contracts compared to June 30, 2011.

Variable annuity accumulated balances of $1.3 billion at June 30, 2012 reflected a decrease of 1.7% compared to June 30, 2011, as favorable financial market performance over the 12 months was more than offset by net balances transferred from the variable account option to the guaranteed interest rate fixed account option. Annuity segment contract charges earned increased 10.5%, or $1.0 million, compared to the first six months of 2011.

Life segment premiums and contract deposits for the first six months of 2012 increased $0.3 million, or 0.6%, compared to the prior year. The ordinary life insurance in force lapse ratio was 4.5% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 4.7% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2011.

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Sales

For the Company, as well as other personal lines property and casualty companies, new business levels have been adversely impacted by the economy and the overall lower level of automobile and home sales compared to levels preceding the 2008 financial crisis. In addition, management believes that automobile and homeowners new business levels have been negatively impacted by the Company’s rate actions and by the Company’s underwriting actions in Florida which were initiated in 2010.

Despite these challenges, the Company’s 2011 positive sales momentum in all lines of business carried into the first half of 2012. For the first six months of 2012, true new automobile sales units — units associated with new Horace Mann automobile policyholders — increased 34.8% compared to the first half of 2011, reflecting the continued positive impact of state-specific pricing, underwriting and marketing initiatives implemented during the last several months of 2011. Total new automobile units, tempered by a modest increase in additional vehicles added to existing automobile policies, increased 18.3% compared to the prior year. New homeowners sales units increased 17.8% compared to the prior year.

The Company’s 2012 annuity new business levels continued to benefit from agent training and marketing programs, which focus on retirement planning, and build on the positive, record-level results produced throughout 2011 and 2010. Total annuity sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 12.1% compared to 2011. Single premium and rollover deposits for Horace Mann annuity products increased 4.7% compared to the same period in 2011. In addition, 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) increased 8.9% compared to the first half of 2011. In the first six months of 2012, sales of third-party vendor annuity products, a relatively minor component of total annuity sales, increased notably compared to the first half of 2011. Sales of Horace Mann products by the Independent Agent distribution channel, included in the information above, decreased 19.5% compared to the prior year, a comparison impacted by current period decreases in single premium and rollover deposits. 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. In situations where educator retirements increase, opportunities arise for single premium and rollover deposit business. For employed educators, uncertainty about their future employment has created challenges for new sales of scheduled deposit business.

The Company’s introduction of new educator-focused portfolios of term and whole life products in the third quarters of 2009, 2010 and 2011 has contributed to the increase in sales of proprietary life products. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the increase in total life sales of 44.1% included a 36.6% increase in sales of Horace Mann’s proprietary life products and a 49.7% increase in sales of third-party vendor products.

Combining these increases in all of the lines of business, the Company’s total new business sales increased 14.1% compared to the first six months of 2011. Total sales for Horace Mann’s Exclusive Agencies and Employee Agents for the first six months of 2012 increased 22.1% compared to the prior year.

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Distribution System

At June 30, 2012, there was a combined total of 712 Exclusive Agencies and Employee Agents, compared to 745 at December 31, 2011 and 732 at June 30, 2011. The net declines compared to 2011 were largely driven by termination of lower producing agents, partially offset by new Exclusive Agency appointments. At June 30, 2012, there were 557 Horace Mann Exclusive Agencies, an increase of 62 compared to June 30, 2011. At June 30, 2012, in addition to the Exclusive Agencies, there were 155 Employee Agents. 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, 2011.

As mentioned above, the Company 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 600 authorized agents at June 30, 2012. During the first six months of 2012, this channel generated $23.5 million in annualized new annuity sales for the Company compared to $29.2 million for the first six months of 2011, reflecting decreases in single and rollover deposit business in the current period.

Net Investment Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, pretax investment income of $76.3 million increased 6.4%, or $4.6 million, (6.0%, or $2.9 million, after tax) compared to the prior year. Pretax investment income of $152.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 6.9%, or $9.8 million, (6.6%, or $6.3 million, after tax) compared to the prior year. The increase primarily reflected growth in the size of the average investment portfolio on an amortized cost basis. Average invested assets increased 7.7% over the 12 months ended June 30, 2012. The average pretax yield on the investment portfolio was 5.72% (3.85% after tax) for the first six months of 2012 compared to pretax yields of 5.76% (3.89% after tax) a year earlier. The decline in average pretax yield was primarily due to portfolio turnover, including calls and prepayments, and lower re-investment yield, partially offset by the favorable impact of reductions in short-term investments in both periods, as funds were invested in higher-yielding fixed maturity and equity securities.

Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, net realized investment gains (pretax) were $9.9 million compared to net realized investment gains of $5.7 million in the same period in the prior year. For the six months, net realized investment gains (pretax) were $10.3 million in 2012 compared to $11.5 million in the prior year. The net gains in both periods were realized from ongoing investment portfolio management activity.

For the first half of 2012, the Company’s net realized investment gains of $10.3 million included $22.4 million of gross gains realized on security sales and calls partially offset by $12.1 million of realized losses on securities that were disposed of during the six months, primarily commercial mortgage-backed securities, as further described below, and also corporate securities to a lesser extent. There were no other-than-temporary impairment write-downs on securities in the current period. Gains realized on security disposals during the first half of 2012 included $3.5 million related to securities on which the Company had previously recognized other-than-temporary impairment write-downs.

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For the first half of 2011, the Company’s net realized investment gains of $11.5 million included $11.7 million of gross gains realized on security sales and calls partially offset by $0.2 million of realized losses on securities that were disposed of during the six months. There were no other-than-temporary impairment write-downs on securities in that period. Gains realized on security disposals during the first half of 2011 included $0.3 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 generally due to 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 June 30, 2012 by major asset class, including the ten largest sectors of the Company’s corporate bond holdings (based on fair value) and the sectors of the equity securities holdings. Compared to December 31, 2011, yields on U.S. Treasury securities decreased while credit spreads narrowed across virtually all asset classes, with the Company’s corporate bond portfolio showing the most significant improvement in net unrealized gains.

	Number of Issuers		Fair Value		Amortized Cost or Cost		Pretax Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Fixed Maturity Securities
Corporate bonds
Banking and Finance		61	$	422.5	$	395.4	$	27.1
Energy		63		267.3		239.4		27.9
Utilities		45		265.8		224.9		40.9
Insurance		29		146.5		125.9		20.6
Metal and Mining		16		115.5		105.5		10.0
Health Care		34		110.0		97.5		12.5
Broadcasting and Media		18		109.3		95.5		13.8
Transportation		20		103.0		95.3		7.7
Telecommunications		25		99.0		89.0		10.0
Real Estate		16		93.4		86.0		7.4
All Other Corporates (1)		203		682.2		620.4		61.8
Total corporate bonds		530		2,414.5		2,174.8		239.7
Mortgage-backed securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agencies		377		629.5		552.1		77.4
Commercial		22		51.3		47.8		3.5
Other		14		14.4		12.2		2.2
Municipal bonds		458		1,509.5		1,349.8		159.7
Government bonds
U.S.		7		489.0		452.0		37.0
Foreign		8		55.6		48.5		7.1
Collateralized debt obligations (2)		24		41.8		38.8		3.0
Asset-backed securities		90		489.1		470.8		18.3
Total fixed maturity securities		1,530	$	5,694.7	$	5,146.8	$	547.9
Equity Securities
Non-redeemable preferred stocks
Banking and Finance		4	$	9.2	$	9.6	$	(0.4	)
Utilities		2		4.3		3.9		0.4
Insurance		3		2.9		2.7		0.2
Real Estate		2		1.2		1.1		0.1
Common stocks
Healthcare, Pharmacy		10		2.6		2.5		0.1
Banking and Finance		19		2.6		2.6		*
Technology		18		2.5		2.1		0.4
Food and Beverages		12		2.1		1.9		0.2
Retail		13		1.5		1.6		(0.1	)
Insurance		15		1.4		1.4		*
Energy		5		1.0		1.0		*
Telecommunications		4		0.9		0.8		0.1
Utilities		8		0.8		0.8		*
Consumer Products		10		0.8		0.9		(0.1	)
All other common stocks		42		4.2		4.3		(0.1	)
Total equity securities		167	$	38.0	$	37.2	$	0.8
Total		1,697	$	5,732.7	$	5,184.0	$	548.7

* Less than $0.1 million.

(1) The All Other Corporates category contains 19 additional industry classifications. Natural gas, technology, consumer products, gaming, retail and industry manufacturing represented $438.3 million of fair value at June 30, 2012, with the remaining 13 classifications each representing less than $47 million.

(2) Based on fair value, 76.6% 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 June 30, 2012.

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At June 30, 2012, the Company’s diversified fixed maturity securities portfolio consisted of 1,829 investment positions, issued by 1,530 entities, and totaled approximately $5.7 billion in fair value. This portfolio was 95.0% 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 June 30, 2012, 94.6% of these combined portfolios were investment grade, 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						June 30, 2012
	December 31, 2011			June 30, 2012			Fair Value		Amortized Cost or Cost
Fixed maturity securities
AAA (2)		4.9	%		4.1	%	$	235.6	$	211.8
AA (2)		39.6			36.5			2,078.8		1,863.8
A		24.8			25.2			1,437.7		1,270.0
BBB		25.5			29.1			1,656.5		1,524.0
BB		2.8			2.8			157.7		151.7
B		2.1			2.0			113.7		110.5
CCC or lower		0.3			0.3			14.6		15.0
Not rated (3)		—			—			0.1		*
Total fixed maturity securities		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,694.7	$	5,146.8
Equity securities
AAA		—			—			—		—
AA		15.7	%		11.1	%	$	4.2	$	4.1
A		12.7			11.8			4.5		5.1
BBB		44.0			19.7			7.5		6.6
BB		26.1			4.0			1.5		1.5
B		—			—			—		—
CCC or lower		—			—			—		—
Not rated (4)		1.5			53.4			20.3		19.9
Total equity securities		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	38.0	$	37.2
Total							$	5,732.7	$	5,184.0

* Less than $0.1 million.

(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) During 2011, S&P and Moody’s concluded on their respective evaluations of ratings for debt issued by the U.S. government. On August 2, 2011, Moody’s affirmed its Aaa rating, with an outlook of negative. On August 5, 2011, S&P reduced its AAA long-term rating one notch to AA+, with an outlook of negative. At June 30, 2012, the AA rated fair value amount included $471.6 million of U.S. government and federally sponsored agency securities and $629.5 million of mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government and federally sponsored agencies.

(3) Included in this category is $0.1 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 June 30, 2012, total fair value of the Company’s European fixed maturity securities direct exposure was $194.4 million with a net unrealized gain of $8.6 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 June 30, 2012, 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 its indirect European securities exposure 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 June 30, 2012, 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 June 30, 2012.

	Sovereign				Banking				Other Corporate					Asset-backed				Total
	Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)			Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Fixed Maturity Securities
GIIPS
Greece	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Ireland		—		—		—		—		3.3		0.1			10.0		*		13.3		0.1
Italy		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—
Portugal		—		—		—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—
Spain		—		—		—		—		8.7		(1.2	)		—		—		8.7		(1.2	)
Total GIIPS		—		—		—		—		12.0		(1.1	)		10.0		*		22.0		(1.1	)
France		—		—		—		—		18.2		1.1			—		—		18.2		1.1
United Kingdom		—		—		3.7		0.2		68.4		5.0			—		—		72.1		5.2
Other European Countries (1)		—		—		25.7		1.0		44.7		2.1			11.7		0.3		82.1		3.4
Total	$	—	$	—	$	29.4	$	1.2	$	143.3	$	7.1		$	21.7	$	0.3	$	194.4	$	8.6

* Less than $0.1 million.

(1) The Other European Countries category contains 5 countries with the total fair value amount for each country representing less than $40 million.

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At June 30, 2012, the Company had $51.3 million fair value in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), all in the annuity and life portfolios, with gross unrealized losses of $0.8 million and a net unrealized gain of $3.5 million, resulting in an overall fair value to amortized cost ratio of 107.4%, compared to 101.8% at June 30, 2011. CMBS spreads widened notably in 2011 followed by narrowing in the first half of 2012. The concern over current economic weakness and its impact on commercial real estate values and rising commercial mortgage loan delinquencies has resulted in downward price pressure for certain CMBS securities. As a result of risk reduction actions since 2009, the Company reduced its holdings of conduit/fusion CMBS securities by $154 million of amortized cost, or 82%, compared to December 31, 2009. These disposals resulted in a net realized loss of $10.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and a net realized loss of $17.2 million for the two years ended December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, the Company’s CMBS portfolio was 93% investment grade, with an overall credit rating of A+, 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. 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 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.

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

	June 30, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Number of Positions		Fair Value		Pretax Unrealized Gain (Loss)			Number of Positions		Fair Value		Pretax Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Rating
AAA		3	$	16.4	$	2.1			4	$	18.6	$	2.2
AA		4		5.2		0.4			4		5.0		0.3
A		7		17.0		0.8			6		15.2		*
BBB		6		9.2		0.3			8		13.2		(1.9	)
BB and below		2		3.5		(0.1	)		6		18.8		(9.3	)
Total		22	$	51.3	$	3.5			28	$	70.8	$	(8.7	)
Vintage year
2003 and prior		2	$	2.8	$	*			3	$	4.9	$	0.1
2004		7		9.9		*			7		9.6		(0.2	)
2005		4		22.0		1.0			9		40.4		(10.5	)
2006		7		11.8		1.0			7		11.3		0.6
2007		2		4.8		1.5			2		4.6		1.3
Total		22	$	51.3	$	3.5			28	$	70.8	$	(8.7	)
Property type
Conduit/Fusion		20	$	37.5	$	2.4			26	$	57.1	$	(9.7	)
Single borrower		2		13.8		1.1			2		13.7		1.0
Total		22	$	51.3	$	3.5			28	$	70.8	$	(8.7	)

* Less than $0.1 million.

At June 30, 2012, the Company had $434.3 million fair value in financial institution bonds and preferred stocks with a net unrealized gain of $26.7 million. The Company’s holdings in this sector are primarily large, well-recognized institutions, which were broadly supported by government intervention and credit enhancement programs during the 2008 credit crisis.

At June 30, 2012, the Company had $1,509.5 million fair value invested in municipal bonds with a net unrealized gain of $159.7 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 26% of the value insured at June 30, 2012. This represents approximately 7% 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 June 30, 2012.

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At June 30, 2012, the fixed maturity securities and equity securities portfolios had a combined $17.4 million pretax of gross unrealized losses on $331.8 million fair value related to 226 positions. Of this amount, $6.8 million of pretax gross unrealized losses were on $234.0 million fair value for 168 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, 12 were trading below 80% of book value at June 30, 2012 and were not considered other-than-temporarily impaired. These positions included structured securities, corporate securities and equity securities. The 12 securities with fair values below 80% of book value at June 30, 2012 had fair value of $14.9 million, representing 0.3% of the Company’s total investment portfolio at fair value, and had a gross unrealized loss of $6.1 million.

The persisting global uncertainty and concern over prolonged economic weakness continue to have an adverse effect on the liquidity and fair value of certain investments. With respect to fixed income securities involving securitized financial assets, the underlying collateral cash flows were stress tested to determine there was no adverse change in the expected cash flows at June 30, 2012.

The Company views the decrease in value of all of the securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2012 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. 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 June 30, 2012. 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

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change From Prior Year
	2012		2011		Percent			Amount
Property and casualty	$	209.7	$	244.6		-14.3	%	$	(34.9	)
Annuity		1.1		1.0		10.0	%		0.1
Life		28.1		28.8		-2.4	%		(0.7	)
Total	$	238.9	$	274.4		-12.9	%	$	(35.5	)
Property and casualty catastrophe losses, included above (1)	$	35.1	$	63.0		-44.3	%	$	(27.9	)

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

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

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Incurred claims and claim expenses:
Claims occurring in the current year	$	218.2		$	248.3
Decrease in estimated reserves for claims occurring in prior years (2)		(8.5	)		(3.7	)
Total claims and claim expenses incurred	$	209.7		$	244.6
Property and casualty loss ratio:
Total		77.5	%		89.3	%
Effect of catastrophe costs, included above (1)		12.9	%		23.0	%
Effect of prior years’ reserve development, included above (2)		-3.0	%		-1.4	%

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

	2012		2011
Three months ended
March 31	$	5.9	$	8.0
June 30		29.2		55.0
Total year-to-date	$	35.1	$	63.0

(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.

	2012			2011
Three months ended
March 31	$	(4.0	)	$	(2.7	)
June 30		(4.5	)		(1.0	)
Total year-to-date	$	(8.5	)	$	(3.7	)

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For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s benefits, claims and settlement expenses decreased $32.8 million, or 20.0%, compared to the prior year, primarily reflecting a $25.8 million decrease in property and casualty catastrophe losses in the current period, as well as a reduction in property non-catastrophe losses. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company also experienced an increase in automobile non-catastrophe losses, reflecting higher frequency of loss for the current accident year — predominantly from bodily injury coverages.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s benefits, claims and settlement expenses decreased $35.5 million, or 12.9%, compared to the prior year, primarily reflecting a $27.9 million decrease in property and casualty catastrophe losses in the current period, as well as a notable reduction in Florida sinkhole loss costs. For the first half of 2012, automobile non-catastrophe losses increased compared to the prior year, primarily reflecting higher current accident year frequency of losses from bodily injury coverages.

For the first half of 2012, the favorable development of prior years’ property and casualty reserves of $8.5 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 and homeowners loss emergence for accident year 2011.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the favorable development of prior years’ property and casualty reserves of $3.7 million was the result of actual and remaining projected losses for prior years being below the level anticipated in the December 31, 2010 loss reserve estimate, primarily the result of favorable frequency and severity trends in voluntary automobile loss emergence for accident years 2009 and prior, as well as favorable development of homeowners loss reserves for accident years 2010 and prior.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the voluntary automobile loss ratio of 73.2% increased by 1.9 percentage points compared to the prior year, including development of prior years’ reserves that had a 2.3 percentage point greater favorable impact in the current period, 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 unfavorable impact of an increase in loss frequency in 2012. The homeowners loss ratio of 85.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 decreased 40.9 percentage points compared to a year earlier, including a 31.5 percentage point decrease due to the lower level of catastrophe costs. Catastrophe costs represented 34.5 percentage points of the homeowners loss ratio for the current period compared to 66.0 percentage points for the prior year. Development of prior years’ homeowners reserves had a 0.8 percentage point greater favorable impact in the six months ended June 30, 2012. The Company’s sinkhole loss costs for the current period reflected a favorable impact from the Company’s Florida homeowners policy non-renewal program. Excluding claim settlement expenses, Florida sinkhole losses incurred for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 were zero compared to $1.9 million and $6.6 million incurred in the respective prior year periods.

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For the annuity segment, benefits in the first half of 2012 were comparable to the prior year. The Company’s guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) reserve was $0.5 million at June 30, 2012 compared to $0.6 million at December 31, 2011 and $0.4 million at June 30, 2011. The changes in this reserve in both the current period and 2011 reflected the impact of financial market performance.

For the life segment, benefits in the current six months decreased $0.7 million compared to a year earlier, including a decrease in mortality costs in the current period.

Interest Credited to Policyholders

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Change From Prior Year
	2012		2011		Percent			Amount
Annuity	$	59.5	$	55.1		8.0	%	$	4.4
Life		20.9		20.6		1.5	%		0.3
Total	$	80.4	$	75.7		6.2	%	$	4.7

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, interest credited of $40.4 million increased 5.5%, or $2.1 million, compared to the same period in 2011, comparable to the percentage increase reflected for the six months.

Compared to the first six months of 2011, the current year increase in annuity segment interest credited reflected an 11.4% increase in average accumulated fixed deposits, partially offset by a 13 basis point decline in the average annual interest rate credited to 3.93%. 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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were 211 basis points and 203 basis points, respectively. The net interest spread increase reflected both improvements in the Company’s investment income earned and crediting rate decreases.

As of June 30, 2012, fixed annuity account values totaled $3.2 billion, including $2.9 billion of deferred annuities. Of the deferred annuity account values, 33% had minimum guaranteed interest rates of 3% or lower while 59% had minimum guaranteed rates of 4.5% or greater. For $2.4 billion, or approximately 82%, 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 that fixed annuity spread compression in future periods is likely.

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Policy Acquisition Expenses Amortized

Amortized policy acquisition expenses were $22.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to $20.5 million for the same period in 2011. The $1.8 million increase between the quarterly periods was largely due to the change in impacts of evaluations of annuity deferred policy acquisition costs.

Amortized policy acquisition expenses were $40.1 million for the first six months of 2012 compared to $39.7 million for the same period in 2011. At June 30, 2012, the evaluation of annuity deferred policy acquisition costs resulted in a decrease in amortization of $0.8 million, which primarily reflected the impact of favorable financial market performance; this compares to a decrease in amortization of $0.1 million from a similar evaluation at June 30, 2011. For the life segment, the June 30, 2012 evaluation of deferred policy acquisition costs resulted in a $0.2 million increase in amortization, compared to a $0.3 million increase recorded as a result of the June 30, 2011 evaluation.

Operating Expenses

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, operating expenses of $38.5 million increased 7.5%, or $2.7 million, compared to the second quarter of 2011.

For the first six months of 2012, operating expenses of $76.4 million increased 4.8%, or $3.5 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. The property and casualty expense ratio of 26.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 1.0 percentage point compared to the prior year expense ratio of 25.4%, 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 28.8% and 30.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Income from investments in tax-advantaged securities reduced the effective income tax rate 7.6 and 5.7 percentage points for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, 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 June 30, 2012, the Company had federal income tax returns for the 2007 through 2011 tax years open and subject to adjustment upon examination by taxing authorities. In 2011, the IRS completed an examination of tax years through 2009 resulting in additional tax expense of less than $0.1 million. The Company has recorded less than $0.1 million of uncertain tax position liabilities, including interest related to all open tax years, as of June 30, 2012.

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Net Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s net income of $13.1 million represented an improvement of $24.9 million compared to the net loss of $11.8 million recorded in the prior year, reflecting a lower level of property and casualty catastrophe losses coupled with improved underlying earnings across all three of the Company’s operating segments. After-tax net realized investment gains increased by $2.7 million between periods. For the property and casualty segment, catastrophe losses were significant in the current period, although less severe than experienced in the prior year. The current period net loss of $4.1 million reflected an improvement of $21.5 million compared to a year earlier, benefitting from decreases in catastrophe costs and Florida sinkhole losses, as well as favorable development of prior years’ reserve development, which more than offset an increase in automobile current accident year losses. Annuity segment net income of $7.9 million for the current period increased $0.5 million compared to the second quarter of 2011, reflecting an increase in the interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets partially offset by the negative impact from the evaluation of deferred policy acquisition costs — primarily due to the decline in performance of the financial markets. Life segment net income of $6.1 million increased $0.2 million compared to the prior year second quarter.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s net income of $39.8 million represented an improvement of $25.8 million compared to the prior year, reflecting a reduction in property and casualty catastrophe losses as well as improved underlying earnings across all three of the Company’s operating segments. After-tax net realized investment gains decreased by $0.7 million between periods. For the property and casualty segment, net income of $9.1 million reflected an increase of $22.3 million compared to the first half of 2011, benefitting from decreases in catastrophe costs and Florida sinkhole losses, as well as favorable development of prior years’ reserves, which more than offset an increase in automobile current accident year losses. Including all factors, the property and casualty combined ratio was 103.9% for the first six months of 2012 compared to 114.7% for the same period in 2011. Annuity segment net income of $19.5 million for the current period increased notably compared to the first six months of 2011, primarily reflecting an increase in the interest margin earned on fixed annuity assets. Life segment net income of $11.3 million increased $1.2 million, primarily due to lower mortality costs in the current period.

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

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Change From Prior Year
	2012			2011			Percent			Amount
Analysis of net income (loss) by segment:
Property and casualty	$	9.1		$	(13.2	)		N.M.		$	22.3
Annuity		19.5			15.8			23.4	%		3.7
Life		11.3			10.1			11.9	%		1.2
Corporate and other (1)		(0.1	)		1.3			N.M.			(1.4	)
Net income	$	39.8		$	14.0			184.3	%	$	25.8
Effect of catastrophe costs, after tax, included above	$	(22.8	)	$	(41.0	)		-44.4	%	$	18.2
Effect of realized investment gains, after tax, included above	$	6.7		$	7.4			-9.5	%	$	(0.7	)
Diluted:
Net income per share	$	0.96		$	0.34			182.4	%	$	0.62
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares (in millions)		41.4			41.4			—			—
Property and casualty combined ratio:
Total		103.9	%		114.7	%		N.M.			-10.8	%
Effect of catastrophe costs, included above		12.9	%		23.0	%		N.M.			-10.1	%
Effect of prior years’ reserve development, included above		-3.0	%		-1.4	%		N.M.			-1.6	%

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 six months ended June 30, 2012, 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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, net realized investment gains after tax were $6.7 million and $7.4 million, respectively.

For the corporate and other segment, a lower level of net realized investment gains was the primary driver of the net loss in the current period compared to net income for the first half of 2011.

Return on average shareholders’ equity based on net income was 9% and 5% for the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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The accounting guidance adopted by the Company effective January 1, 2012 is described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 1 — Basis of Presentation — Adopted Accounting Standards”.

Outlook for 2012

At the time of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management estimates that 2012 full year net income before realized investment gains and losses will be within a range of $1.55 to $1.75 per diluted share. This projection incorporates the Company’s results for the first six months of the year — which included property and casualty weather-related catastrophe costs which exceeded expectations — and assumes catastrophe losses for the remaining six months of the year will be in a more normal range, consistent with management’s initial expectations for that period. Consistent with the initial guidance for 2012, this earnings guidance incorporates the impact of the January 1, 2012 adoption of accounting guidance related to deferral of costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts which is described in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 1 — Basis of Presentation — Adopted Accounting Standards”. 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” 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 June 30, 2012 and 2011, 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”.

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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. 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 the Company’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 six months of 2012, net cash provided by operating activities increased compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to a lower level of benefit and claim payments largely reflecting the reduction in catastrophe losses in the current period.

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. 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 2012 from all of HMEC’s insurance subsidiaries without prior regulatory approval is approximately $71 million, of which $18 million was paid during the six months ended June 30, 2012. Although regulatory restrictions exist, dividend availability from subsidiaries has been, and is expected to be, adequate for HMEC’s capital needs.

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”.

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Financing Activities

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

The Company’s annuity business produced net positive cash flows in the first six months of 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, receipts from annuity contracts decreased $0.4 million, or 0.2%, 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 $0.3 million, or 0.3%, 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.

The total capital of the Company was $1,381.3 million at June 30, 2012, including $199.8 million of long-term debt and $38.0 million of short-term debt outstanding. Total debt represented 22.7% of total capital excluding unrealized investment gains and losses (17.2% including unrealized investment gains and losses) at June 30, 2012, which was below the Company’s long-term target of 25%.

Shareholders’ equity was $1,143.5 million at June 30, 2012, including a net unrealized gain in the Company’s investment portfolio of $334.6 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 $688.0 million and $17.48, respectively, at June 30, 2012. Book value per share was $29.06 at June 30, 2012 ($20.55 excluding investment fair value adjustments).

Additional information regarding the net unrealized gain in the Company’s investment portfolio at June 30, 2012 is included in “Results of Operations — Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses”.

Total shareholder dividends were $10.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. In March and May 2012, the Board of Directors announced regular quarterly dividends of $0.13 per share.

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During the first six months of 2012, the Company repurchased 705,057 shares of its common stock, or 1.8% of the outstanding shares on December 31, 2011, at an aggregate cost of $12.0 million, or an average price per share of $16.93 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, 2011. The repurchase of shares was financed through use of cash. As of June 30, 2012, $36.0 million remained authorized for future share repurchases.

As of June 30, 2012, 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, 2011. The Senior Notes due 2015 are traded in the open market (HMN 6.05).

As of June 30, 2012, 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, 2011. The Senior Notes due 2016 are traded in the open market (HMN 6.85).

As of June 30, 2012, 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 1.49%, as of June 30, 2012). The unused portion of the Bank Credit Facility is subject to a variable commitment fee, which was 0.15% on an annual basis at June 30, 2012. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, there was no change in the amount outstanding under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility.

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.

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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 July 31, 2012 were unchanged from the disclosure in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. 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 (Outlook)	Debt Ratings (Outlook)
As of July 31, 2012
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.

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, 2011. 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 29, 2012 SEC filing of the Company’s recent Form 10-K, information received from the FHCF indicated that the Company’s maximum for the 2011-2012 contract period had been revised to $23.2 million from $22.7 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, 2012, 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 $5.7 million up to $20.4 million based on the FHCF’s financial resources. Compared to the 2011-2012 contract period, the reduced maximum coverage is largely due to the Company’s reduction in Florida policies in force and resulting lower risk exposure as described in “Results of Operations — Insurance Premiums and Contract Charges”.

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, 2011.

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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, 2011.

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 June 30, 2012 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

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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.

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, 2011.

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 June 30, 2012, 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
April 1 – 30		131,001	$	17.59		131,001	$	42.3 million
May 1 – 31		285,347	$	16.87		285,347	$	37.5 million
June 1 – 30		88,589	$	16.80		88,589	$	36.0 million
Total		504,937	$	17.05		504,937	$	36.0 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 June 30, 2012 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.
	10.2*	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.
	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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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.
	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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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.
	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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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 Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2011, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2011.
	10.12*	Summary of HMEC Named Executive Officer Annualized Salaries, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2012.
	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 10.12 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011.
	10.14*	Form of Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
	10.14(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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
	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, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15(a) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2012.
	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.
	10.16(b)*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan Schedule A Participants, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16(b) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 23, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2012.
(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 Peter H. Heckman, Chief Executive Officer of HMEC.
	31.2	Certification by Dwayne D. Hallman, Chief Financial Officer of HMEC.

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Exhibit No.		Description
(32)	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.1	Certification by Peter H. Heckman, 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	August 9, 2012		/s/ Peter H. Heckman
			Peter H. Heckman
			President and Chief Executive Officer
Date	August 9, 2012		/s/ Dwayne D. Hallman
			Dwayne D. Hallman
			Executive Vice President
			and Chief Financial Officer
Date	August 9, 2012		/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 June 30, 2012

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 June 30, 2012. 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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	4.1(d)	Form of HMEC 6.85% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1(c)).
	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.
	10.2*	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.
	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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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.
	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.

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Exhibit No.		Description
	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 Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2011, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2011.
	10.12*	Summary of HMEC Named Executive Officer Annualized Salaries, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2012.

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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 10.12 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
	10.13(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, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011.
	10.14*	Form of Change in Control Agreement between HMEC, HMSC and certain officers of HMEC and/or HMSC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.
	10.14(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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2011.
	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, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15(a) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2012.
	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.
	10.16(b)*	HMSC Executive Severance Plan Schedule A Participants, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16(b) to HMEC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 23, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2012.

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Exhibit No.		Description
(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 Peter H. Heckman, 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 Peter H. Heckman, 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-10.16(A)

Exhibit 10.16(a)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

HORACE MANN SERVICE CORPORATION EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN

The Horace Mann Service Corporation Executive Severance Plan, as effective March 15, 2012 (the “Plan”), is hereby amended, effective June 1, 2012, as follows:

I.

The first full sentence of Section 4.1(a)(iii) is amended to read as follows:

The Severance Payment shall be paid in the form of (I) a lump sum for any Participant described in Section 4.3(c)(3)(ii), and (II) salary continuation for all other Participants, commencing (or paid) no more than sixty days after the Termination Date, provided the revocation period described in the release has expired prior to the date of the first payment, and subject to Section 10.11(c); provided that if the sixtieth day after the Termination Date falls in the calendar year following the year in which the Termination Date occurs, such lump sum shall be paid, or such salary continuation shall commence, in such following year, regardless of the year the revocation period described in the release actually expires.

II.

Section 4.3(c) is amended to read as follows:

(c) Coordination with individual agreements.

(i) Notwithstanding Section 3.1(a), except for Participants described in Section 4.3(c)(ii), any individual who is a party to an agreement (“Severance Agreement”) between the individual and an Employer that provides for payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A upon termination of employment or service (either before or after a change in control) shall not be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan until the next January 1 after he or she ceases to be covered by such Severance Agreement, provided that if a change in control (as defined in the Severance Agreement) shall have occurred prior to such January 1, then such individual shall not become a participant herein.

(ii) A Participant is described in this Section 4.3(c)(ii) if he or she is listed in Schedule A or Schedule B with an Effective Date of Participation of June 1, 2012; provided that such Participant is described in this Section 4.3(c)(ii) (and thus would receive any Severance Payment to which he or she may become entitled in the form of a lump sum) only during the period commencing June 1, 2012 and ending December 31 of the year in which such individual ceases to be covered by a Severance Agreement (as defined above).

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III.

Section 9.3 is amended to read as follows:

9.3 No Duplication of Benefits; Recoupment. Subject to Section 4.3 and 10.11(f), (a) salary continuation payments hereunder shall be offset (at the time otherwise payable) by any salary continuation payments under the Horace Mann Service Corporation Severance Pay Plan (which provides solely for limited salary continuation payments) or any other plan, policy or individual agreement providing for salary continuation payments; and (b) lump sum payments hereunder shall be offset (at the time otherwise payable) by any lump sum payments under a Severance Agreement (as defined in Section 4.3(c)), or any other plan, policy or individual agreement providing for lump sum severance payments. Payments and benefits provided under the Plan shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which the Participant may be eligible under any of the plans or policies of the Company or an Affiliate or any agreement between an individual and the Company or an Affiliate (except as provided above in this Section 9.3), or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar statute or regulation. Any amounts paid or provided under the Plan shall be subject to the Employer’s policies regarding recoupment as in effect from time to time.

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EX-11

Exhibit 11

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Computation of Net Income (Loss) per Share (Unaudited)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
			As Adjusted					As Adjusted
Basic – assumes no dilution:
Net income (loss)	$	13,103	$	(11,851	)	$	39,774	$	13,956
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period		39,544		39,893			39,669		39,822
Net income (loss) per share – basic	$	0.33	$	(0.30	)	$	1.00	$	0.35
Diluted – assumes full dilution:
Net income (loss)	$	13,103	$	(11,851	)	$	39,774	$	13,956
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period		39,544		39,893			39,669		39,822
Weighted average number of common equivalent shares to reflect the dilutive effect of common stock equivalent securities (1):
Stock options		229		—			214		267
Common stock units related to deferred compensation for Directors		115		—			115		111
Common stock units related to deferred compensation for Employees		117		—			117		113
Restricted common stock units related to incentive compensation		1,299		—			1,299		1,133
Total common and common equivalent shares adjusted to calculate diluted earnings per share		41,304		39,893			41,414		41,446
Net income (loss) per share – diluted	$	0.32	$	(0.30	)	$	0.96	$	0.34

(1) As a result of the Company’s net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2011, common equivalent shares are excluded from diluted shares due to their antidilutive effect for this period.

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 and No. 333-171384)

With respect to the subject registration statements, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated August 9, 2012, related to our review of interim financial information for the period ended June 30, 2012.

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

August 9, 2012

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification

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

I, Peter H. Heckman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012 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/ Peter H. Heckman
Peter H. Heckman, Chief Executive Officer
Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Date:	August 9, 2012

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 June 30, 2012 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:	August 9, 2012

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 June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter H. Heckman, 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/ Peter H. Heckman
Peter H. Heckman
Chief Executive Officer
Date:	August 9, 2012

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 June 30, 2012 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:	August 9, 2012

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, and this time period may extend into the following calendar year. In addition to the Company’s products, sales data includes 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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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details 1) (Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost
Interest cost	23	35	46	59
Amortization of prior service cost
Actuarial loss	(130)	(161)	(261)	(275)
Net periodic pension expense	$ (107)	$ (126)	$ (215)	$ (216)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	$ 129,555	$ 34,830	$ 93,173	$ 46,585
Transfers into Level 3	9,407	17,389	26,744	17,389
Transfers out of Level 3	(45,460)	(2,335)	(50,707)	(13,725)
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	1,123		2,308
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	2,734	961	1,111	847
Purchases	25,000		50,000
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities	(296)	(352)	(566)	(603)
Ending balance	122,063	50,493	122,063	50,493
Corporate bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	89,920	33,557	88,256	45,244
Transfers into Level 3	9,407	17,389	18,240	17,389
Transfers out of Level 3	(45,460)	(2,335)	(50,707)	(13,725)
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	2,725	967	946	845
Purchases
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities	(133)	(293)	(276)	(468)
Ending balance	56,459	49,285	56,459	49,285
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	13,065	877	4,532	945
Transfers into Level 3			8,504
Transfers out of Level 3
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	9	6	165	14
Purchases
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities	(163)	(59)	(290)	(135)
Ending balance	12,911	824	12,911	824
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	102,985	34,434	92,788	46,189
Transfers into Level 3	9,407	17,389	26,744	17,389
Transfers out of Level 3	(45,460)	(2,335)	(50,707)	(13,725)
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	2,734	973	1,111	859
Purchases
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities	(296)	(352)	(566)	(603)
Ending balance	69,370	50,109	69,370	50,109
Equity Securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	385	396	385	396
Transfers into Level 3
Transfers out of Level 3
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		(12)		(12)
Purchases
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities
Ending balance	385	384	385	384
Other Investments [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	26,185
Transfers into Level 3
Transfers out of Level 3
Total gain or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	1,123		2,308
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income
Purchases	25,000		50,000
Issuances
Sales
Settlements
Paydowns and maturities
Ending balance	$ 52,308		$ 52,308

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Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less, Percent of Total Fair Value	4.40%	4.80%
Due in 1 year or less, Fair Value	$ 251,582
Due in 1 year or less, Amortized Cost	227,379
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	18.40%	19.40%
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Fair Value	1,049,930
Due after 1 year through 5 years, Amortized Cost	948,923
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	36.30%	33.20%
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Fair Value	2,062,870
Due after 5 years through 10 years, Amortized Cost	1,864,414
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	21.10%	22.10%
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Fair Value	1,201,837
Due after 10 years through 20 years, Amortized Cost	1,086,216
Due after 20 years, Percent of Total Fair Value	19.80%	20.50%
Due after 20 years, Fair Value	1,128,507
Due after 20 years, Amortized Cost	1,019,941
Total, Percent of Total Fair Value	100.00%	100.00%
Fair Value	5,694,726	5,421,832
Total, Amortized Cost	$ 5,146,873	$ 4,984,389
Average option-adjusted duration, in years	6 years 3 months 18 days	6 years 4 months 24 days

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Reinsurance (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Effects of reinsurance on premiums and benefits
Premiums written and contract deposits, gross amount	$ 266,859	$ 266,430	$ 516,415	$ 518,081
Premiums written and contract deposits, ceded to other companies	7,505	8,228	14,768	16,214
Premiums written and contract deposits, assumed from other companies	935	1,122	1,395	1,559
Premiums written and contract deposits, net amount	260,289	259,324	503,042	503,426
Premiums and contract charges earned, gross amount	173,166	173,968	345,556	348,670
Premiums and contract charges earned, ceded to other companies	7,676	8,637	15,131	17,222
Premiums and contract charges earned, assumed from other companies	845	1,014	1,414	1,583
Premiums and contract charges earned, net amount	166,335	166,345	331,839	333,031
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, gross amount	135,685	173,461	244,349	286,385
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, ceded to other companies	5,392	10,359	6,780	13,200
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, assumed from other companies	691	707	1,293	1,225
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses, net amount	$ 130,984	$ 163,809	$ 238,862	$ 274,410

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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Senior notes 2015 [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior Notes	6.05%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 75,000
Unaccrued discount	78	92
Imputed rate	6.10%
Senior notes, maturity period	2015
Senior notes 2016 [Member]
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior Notes	6.85%
Aggregate principal amount	125,000
Unaccrued discount	$ 145	$ 164
Imputed rate	6.90%
Senior notes, maturity period	2016

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation [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 June 30, 2012, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. 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 private passenger 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, 2011.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 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 2012 presentation and, as described below, has retrospectively applied new accounting guidance regarding deferred policy acquisition costs.

Adopted Accounting Standards

Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to address diversity in practice regarding the interpretation of which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. The guidance allows an insurance entity to capitalize only incremental and certain direct costs related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts. Management elected retrospective application of the new guidance resulting in a downward adjustment to the deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) asset with a corresponding decrease to beginning shareholders’ equity, net of applicable deferred taxes. The adoption of this accounting guidance reduces expense deferrals and amortization, with a minimal net effect on the Company’s results of operations.

As a result of the adopted accounting change, net income (loss) per share (basic and diluted) did not change. Other financial statement amounts previously reported were revised as shown below:

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
Total shareholders’ equity
As previously reported	$	1,086,926		$	880,007
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings		(34,425	)		(34,447	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities)		2,852			1,531
As adjusted	$	1,055,353		$	847,091
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2011
Net income (loss)
As previously reported	$	(11,817	)	$	14,124
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		(34	)		(168	)
As adjusted	$	(11,851	)	$	13,956

Goodwill

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The guidance provides an entity with the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. The guidance requires that all nonowner changes in shareholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements with the Statement of Comprehensive Income following the Statement of Operations. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company. The Company has historically reported a Statement of Comprehensive Income which directly followed the Statement of Operations resulting in no changes to disclosures as a result of adopting this accounting guidance. In December 2011, accounting guidance was issued that deferred indefinitely the disclosures related to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which revised the wording used (1) to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and (2) for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles. For many of the requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) did not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the existing requirements. Generally, the amendments clarified the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets. Certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to 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.

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$ 166,335	$ 166,345	$ 331,839	$ 333,031
Net investment income	76,334	71,689	152,009	142,158
Net income (loss)	13,103	(11,851)	39,774	13,956
Assets	7,823,954		7,823,954		7,435,169
Property and casualty [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	135,616	136,455	270,662	273,820
Net investment income	9,356	9,261	18,228	18,475
Net income (loss)	(4,127)	(25,622)	9,104	(13,246)
Assets	1,010,940		1,010,940		957,266
Annuity [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	5,537	4,751	10,502	9,507
Net investment income	49,718	45,213	99,258	89,447
Net income (loss)	7,874	7,315	19,462	15,768
Assets	5,221,087		5,221,087		4,926,204
Life [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	25,182	25,139	50,675	49,704
Net investment income	17,505	17,470	35,017	34,746
Net income (loss)	6,130	5,845	11,295	10,048
Assets	1,506,800		1,506,800		1,459,919
Corporate and other [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Net investment income	1	(1)	1	(1)
Net income (loss)	3,226	611	(87)	1,386
Assets	108,773		108,773		115,367
Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Summarized financial information for these segments
Net investment income	(246)	(254)	(495)	(509)
Assets	$ (23,646)		$ (23,646)		$ (23,587)

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Investments (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$ 4,518	$ 3,957	$ 3,957
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period	(561)
End of period	$ 3,957	$ 3,957	$ 3,957

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Investments (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Beginning of period	$ 298,096	$ 114,515	$ 284,338	$ 118,498
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses	61,869	53,217	75,867	52,976
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income	(3,861)	(3,765)	(4,101)	(7,507)
End of period	356,104	163,967	356,104	163,967
Equity Securities [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Beginning of period	2,238	2,497	2,408	2,139
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses	882	391	727	749
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income	(2,577)	(3)	(2,592)	(3)
End of period	$ 543	$ 2,885	$ 543	$ 2,885

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Segment Information (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Segment
Segment Information [Abstract]
Business segments	4

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Investments (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012 Positions	Dec. 31, 2011 Positions
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	$ 263,849	$ 416,761
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	67,992	89,606
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	331,841	506,367
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	8,727	13,377
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	8,687	20,002
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	17,414	33,379
Number of Positions With Gross Unrealized Loss, 12 Months or less	189	159
Number of Positions With Gross Unrealized Loss, More Than Twelve Months	37	44
Number Of Positions With Gross Unrealized Loss, Fair Value	226	203
Fair Value as Percentage of Aggregate Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Fair Value for Twelve Months or Less	4.60%	7.70%
Fair Value as Percentage of Aggregate Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Fair Value for More Than Twelve Months	1.20%	1.60%
Fair Value as Percentage of Aggregate Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Fair Value	5.80%	9.30%
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	5,996	3,519
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	1,350	1,511
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	7,346	5,030
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	1	133
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	4	11
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	5	144
Other [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	26,947
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	26,947
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	103
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	103
Municipal bonds [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	75,552	24,047
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	3,359	19,309
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	78,911	43,356
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	1,743	270
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	676	750
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	2,419	1,020
Corporate bonds [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	99,779	273,209
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	30,434	26,977
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	130,213	300,186
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	4,315	9,752
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	6,405	6,346
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	10,720	16,098
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	46,185	115,986
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	32,837	36,944
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	79,022	152,930
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	1,392	3,222
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	1,598	12,569
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	2,990	15,791
Equity Securities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	9,390
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	12	4,865
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	9,402	4,865
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	1,173
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	4	326
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	1,177	326
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value 12 Months or Less	254,459	416,761
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value More than 12 Months	67,980	84,741
Fixed maturity securities Fair Value Total	322,439	501,502
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Less	7,554	13,377
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses More than 12 Months	8,683	19,676
Fixed maturity securities Gross Unrealized Losses Total	$ 16,237	$ 33,053

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Investments (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 5,694,726	$ 5,421,832
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	469,909	547,521
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	402,031	374,361
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of issued securities	$ 133,390	$ 124,515

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 326,111	$ 328,356
Policyholder benefits paid	(237,481)	(274,337)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(119,085)	(125,321)
Federal income taxes paid	(13,643)	(4,130)
Investment income collected	149,237	135,894
Interest expense paid	(7,041)	(6,784)
Other	(3,362)	(3,027)
Net cash provided by operating activities	94,736	50,651
Fixed maturities
Purchases	(707,267)	(688,483)
Sales	279,529	211,284
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	300,839	207,391
Net cash (used for) provided by short-term and other investments	4,200	174,270
Net cash used in investing activities	(122,699)	(95,538)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(10,689)	(9,094)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(11,955)
Exercise of stock options	2,316	2,127
Annuity contracts, variable and fixed
Deposits	188,446	188,770
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(114,044)	(113,693)
Life policy accounts
Deposits	785	917
Withdrawals and surrenders	(2,630)	(2,560)
Change in bank overdrafts	(223)	10,813
Net cash provided by financing activities	52,006	77,280
Net increase in cash	24,043	32,393
Cash at beginning of period	7,452	5,928
Cash at end of period	$ 31,495	$ 38,321

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments	$ 5,949,617	$ 5,677,508
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,348,077	1,273,764
Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	5,694,726	5,421,832
Fair Value	5,694,726	5,421,832
Investments	5,818,522	5,549,048
Investments, Fair Value	5,818,522	5,549,048
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,348,077	1,273,764
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	1,348,077	1,273,764
Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments	33,453	100,442
Investments, Fair Value	33,453	100,442
Other investments (1) [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments	131,095	128,460
Investments, Fair Value	135,185	132,522
Other investments (1) [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments	52,308
Investments, Fair Value	52,308
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	629,530	603,812
Fair Value	629,530	603,812
Other [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	488,950	603,741
Fair Value	488,950	603,741
Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	1,509,508	1,413,118
Fair Value	1,509,508	1,413,118
Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	55,606	49,624
Fair Value	55,606	49,624
Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	2,414,465	2,156,544
Fair Value	2,414,465	2,156,544
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	596,667	594,993
Fair Value	596,667	594,993
Equity Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Carrying Amount	38,035	26,774
Fair Value	38,035	26,774
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	43,634	89,930
Investments, Fair Value	81,757	196,895
Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value	33,453	97,929
Level 1 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value
Level 1 [Member] | Other [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	21,616	64,444
Level 1 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	22,018	25,486
Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	4,670	9,036
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	5,581,722	5,239,114
Investments, Fair Value	5,614,702	5,258,980
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets, Fair Value	1,348,077	1,273,764
Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value		2,513
Level 2 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value
Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	629,530	603,812
Level 2 [Member] | Other [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	467,334	539,297
Level 2 [Member] | Municipal bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	1,509,508	1,413,118
Level 2 [Member] | Foreign government bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	55,606	49,624
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	2,335,988	2,042,802
Level 2 [Member] | Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	583,756	590,461
Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	32,980	17,353
Level 3 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	69,370	92,788
Investments, Fair Value	122,063	93,173
Level 3 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value	135,185	132,522
Level 3 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Investments, Fair Value	52,308
Level 3 [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	56,459	88,256
Level 3 [Member] | Other mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	12,911	4,532
Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Fair Value	$ 385	$ 385

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Minimum funding requirement for 2012	$ 1,000
Defined benefit plan Contributions	373
Expected contributions (approximations)
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of this form 10-Q	2,300
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of the prior year-end 10-K		2,300
Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Defined benefit plan Contributions	657
Expected contributions (approximations)
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of this form 10-Q	1,300
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of the prior year-end 10-K		1,300
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company's plans
Defined benefit plan Contributions	270
Expected contributions (approximations)
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of this form 10-Q	519
Expected contributions (approximations) for the full fiscal year, as of the time of the prior year-end 10-K		$ 519

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2012, $5146873; 2011, $4,984,389)	$ 5,694,726	$ 5,421,832
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost 2012, $37,199; 2011, $23,070)	38,035	26,774
Short-term and other investments	216,856	228,902
Total investments	5,949,617	5,677,508
Cash	31,495	7,452
Deferred policy acquisition costs	216,322	216,456
Goodwill	47,396	47,396
Other assets	231,047	212,593
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	1,348,077	1,273,764
Total assets	7,823,954	7,435,169
Policy liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities	3,073,991	2,945,107
Interest-sensitive life contract liabilities	753,039	743,384
Unpaid claims and claim expenses	312,803	294,809
Future policy benefits	211,200	208,715
Unearned premiums	205,255	208,963
Total policy liabilities	4,556,288	4,400,978
Other policyholder funds	93,903	99,747
Other liabilities	444,371	367,583
Short-term debt	38,000	38,000
Long-term debt	199,777	199,744
Separate Account (variable annuity) liabilities	1,348,077	1,273,764
Total liabilities	6,680,416	6,379,816
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, 2012, 62,090,696; 2011, 61,803,462	62	62
Additional paid-in capital	378,017	373,384
Retained earnings	869,729	840,644
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) net of taxes:
Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	334,644	268,222
Net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	(16,242)	(16,242)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2012, 22,733,087 shares; 2011, 22,028,030 shares	(422,672)	(410,717)
Total shareholders' equity	1,143,538	1,055,353
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 7,823,954	$ 7,435,169

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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, 2010		$ 61	$ 367,448	$ 823,579	$ 96,582	$ (407,663)
Options exercised, 2012, 190,897 shares; 2011, 136,290 shares		1
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units			4,247
Share-based compensation expense			819
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes				(34,447)	1,531
Net income	13,956			13,953
Cash dividends, 2012, $0.26 per share; 2011, $0.22 per share				(9,094)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	43,540				43,540
Acquisition of shares, 2012, 705,057 shares; 2011, 60,126 shares						(1,007)
Total shareholders' equity	899,553	62	372,514	793,994	141,653	(408,670)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2011	899,553	62	372,514	793,994	141,653	(408,670)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011	1,055,353	62	373,384	840,644	251,980	(410,717)
Options exercised, 2012, 190,897 shares; 2011, 136,290 shares
Conversion of common stock units, 2012, 10,696 shares; 2011, 15,715 shares
Conversion of restricted stock units, 2012, 85,641 shares; 2011, 170,876 shares
Options exercised and conversion of common stock units and restricted stock units			3,773
Share-based compensation expense			860
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes
Net income	39,774			39,774
Cash dividends, 2012, $0.26 per share; 2011, $0.22 per share				(10,689)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	66,422				66,422
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0
Acquisition of shares, 2012, 705,057 shares; 2011, 60,126 shares						(11,955)
Total shareholders' equity	1,143,538	62	378,017	869,729	318,402	(422,672)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 1,143,538	$ 62	$ 378,017	$ 869,729	$ 318,402	$ (422,672)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (Level 3 [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of investment portfolio fair value	91.00%
Unrealized gain or losses	$ 2,308	$ 0
Percentage of invested assets in total investment	2.10%

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Reinsurance (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Reinsurance [Abstract]

Effects of reinsurance

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

	Gross Amount		Ceded to Other Companies		Assumed from Other Companies		Net Amount
Three months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,859	$	7,505	$	935	$	260,289
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,166		7,676		845		166,335
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		135,685		5,392		691		130,984
Three months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,430	$	8,228	$	1,122	$	259,324
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,968		8,637		1,014		166,345
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		173,461		10,359		707		163,809
Six months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	516,415	$	14,768	$	1,395	$	503,042
Premiums and contract charges earned		345,556		15,131		1,414		331,839
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		244,349		6,780		1,293		238,862
Six months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	518,081	$	16,214	$	1,559	$	503,426
Premiums and contract charges earned		348,670		17,222		1,583		333,031
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		286,385		13,200		1,225		274,410

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Short-term debt:
Short-term debt	$ 38,000	$ 38,000
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	199,777	199,744
Total	237,777	237,744
Senior notes 2015 [Member]
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	74,922	74,908
Senior notes 2016 [Member]
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt	$ 124,855	$ 124,836

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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of financial statement amounts previously reported
Total shareholders' equity as previously reported.					$ 1,086,926	$ 880,007
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings	869,729		869,729		840,644
Total shareholders' equity	1,143,538	899,553	1,143,538	899,553	1,055,353
Net income (loss)
As previously reported		(11,817)		14,124
Net income (loss)	13,103	(11,851)	39,774	13,956
Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts [Member]
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings					(34,425)	(34,447)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities)					2,852	1,531
Total shareholders' equity					1,055,353	847,091
Net income (loss)
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		(34)		(168)
Net income (loss)		$ (11,851)		$ 13,956

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Changes In Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Options exercised, shares	190,897	136,290
Conversion of common stock units, shares	10,696	15,715
Conversion of restricted stock units, shares	85,641	170,876
Cash dividends, per share	$ 0.26	$ 0.22
Treasury stock, beginning balance, shares	22,028,030	21,813,196
Treasury stock, acquisition of shares	705,057	60,126
Treasury stock, ending balance, shares	22,733,087	21,873,322

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, amortized cost	$ 5,146,873	$ 4,984,389
Equity securities, available for sale, cost	$ 37,199	$ 23,070
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	62,090,696	61,803,462
Treasury stock, shares	22,733,087	22,028,030

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Basis of Presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Summary of financial statement amounts previously reported

As a result of the adopted accounting change, net income (loss) per share (basic and diluted) did not change. Other financial statement amounts previously reported were revised as shown below:

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
Total shareholders’ equity
As previously reported	$	1,086,926		$	880,007
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings		(34,425	)		(34,447	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities)		2,852			1,531
As adjusted	$	1,055,353		$	847,091
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2011
Net income (loss)
As previously reported	$	(11,817	)	$	14,124
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		(34	)		(168	)
As adjusted	$	(11,851	)	$	13,956

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000850141
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,379,620

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Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Investments [Abstract]

Distribution of company's fixed maturity securities

The following table presents the distribution of the Company’s fixed maturity securities (“fixed maturities”) 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						June 30, 2012
	June 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2012			2011			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.4	%		4.8	%	$	251,582	$	227,379
Due after 1 year through 5 years		18.4			19.4			1,049,930		948,923
Due after 5 years through 10 years		36.3			33.2			2,062,870		1,864,414
Due after 10 years through 20 years		21.1			22.1			1,201,837		1,086,216
Due after 20 years		19.8			20.5			1,128,507		1,019,941
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,694,726	$	5,146,873
Average option-adjusted duration, in years		6.3			6.4

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities, 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					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Proceeds received	$	121,228		$	80,018	$	279,529		$	211,284
Gross gains realized		8,461			5,139		17,362			9,682
Gross losses realized		(2,684	)		—		(11,829	)		(83	)

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	552,090	$	77,445	$	5	$	629,530	$	—
Other		451,983		37,070		103		488,950		—
Municipal bonds		1,349,819		162,108		2,419		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		48,503		7,103		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,174,764		250,421		10,720		2,414,465		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		569,714		29,943		2,990		596,667		2,435
Totals	$	5,146,873	$	564,090	$	16,237	$	5,694,726	$	2,435
Equity securities	$	37,199	$	2,013	$	1,177	$	38,035	$	—
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	532,554	$	71,402	$	144	$	603,812	$	—
Other		560,036		43,705		—		603,741		—
Municipal bonds		1,291,281		122,857		1,020		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		44,529		5,095		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		1,967,229		205,413		16,098		2,156,544		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		588,760		22,024		15,791		594,993		2,136
Totals	$	4,984,389	$	470,496	$	33,053	$	5,421,832	$	2,136
Equity securities	$	23,070	$	4,030	$	326	$	26,774	$	—

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $469,909 and $547,521; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $402,031 and $374,361; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $133,390 and $124,515 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 and losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains and losses

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						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	298,096		$	114,515		$	284,338		$	118,498
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		61,869			53,217			75,867			52,976
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(3,861	)		(3,765	)		(4,101	)		(7,507	)
End of period	$	356,104		$	163,967		$	356,104		$	163,967
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	2,238		$	2,497		$	2,408		$	2,139
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		882			391			727			749
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(2,577	)		(3	)		(2,592	)		(3	)
End of period	$	543		$	2,885		$	543		$	2,885

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 June 30, 2012 and 2011 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:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012		2011
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	3,957	$	4,518
New credit losses		—		—
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		—		(561	)
End of period	$	3,957	$	3,957

(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. The definition, reporting and disclosure of “credit loss” was effective as of April 1, 2009.

Fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities and equity securities

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	5,996		$	1	$	1,350		$	4	$	7,346		$	5
Other		26,947			103		—			—		26,947			103
Municipal bonds		75,552			1,743		3,359			676		78,911			2,419
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		99,779			4,315		30,434			6,405		130,213			10,720
Other mortgage-backed securities		46,185			1,392		32,837			1,598		79,022			2,990
Total fixed maturity securities		254,459			7,554		67,980			8,683		322,439			16,237
Equity securities (1)		9,390			1,173		12			4		9,402			1,177
Combined totals	$	263,849		$	8,727	$	67,992		$	8,687	$	331,841		$	17,414
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		189					37					226
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		4.6	%				1.2	%				5.8	%
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	3,519		$	133	$	1,511		$	11	$	5,030		$	144
Other		—			—		—			—		—			—
Municipal bonds		24,047			270		19,309			750		43,356			1,020
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		273,209			9,752		26,977			6,346		300,186			16,098
Other mortgage-backed securities		115,986			3,222		36,944			12,569		152,930			15,791
Total fixed maturity securities		416,761			13,377		84,741			19,676		501,502			33,053
Equity securities (1)		—			—		4,865			326		4,865			326
Combined totals	$	416,761		$	13,377	$	89,606		$	20,002	$	506,367		$	33,379
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		159					44					203
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		7.7	%				1.6	%				9.3	%

(1) Includes primarily nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks and also common stocks.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned	$ 166,335	$ 166,345	$ 331,839	$ 333,031
Net investment income	76,334	71,689	152,009	142,158
Net realized investment gains	9,905	5,796	10,298	11,553
Other income	1,652	1,521	4,703	3,082
Total revenues	254,226	245,351	498,849	489,824
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses	130,984	163,809	238,862	274,410
Interest credited	40,454	38,273	80,433	75,699
Policy acquisition expenses amortized	22,302	20,560	40,132	39,727
Operating expenses	38,577	35,986	76,427	72,975
Interest expense	3,554	3,477	7,110	6,954
Total benefits, losses and expenses	235,871	262,105	442,964	469,765
Income (loss) before income taxes	18,355	(16,754)	55,885	20,059
Income tax expense (benefit)	5,252	(4,903)	16,111	6,103
Net income (loss)	13,103	(11,851)	39,774	13,956
Net income (loss) per share
Basic	$ 0.33	$ (0.30)	$ 1.00	$ 0.35
Diluted	$ 0.32	$ (0.30)	$ 0.96	$ 0.34
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares (in thousands)
Basic	39,544	39,893	39,669	39,822
Diluted	41,304	39,893	41,414	41,446
Net realized investment gains
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	0		0
Portion of losses recognized in other comprehensive income	0		0
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings	0		0
Net realized gains	9,905	5,796	10,298	11,553
Total	$ 9,905	$ 5,796	$ 10,298	$ 11,553

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Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

Note 4 - Debt

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility	$	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 $78 and $92 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,922		74,908
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount of $145 and $164 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,855		124,836
Total	$	237,777	$	237,744

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, 2011.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [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, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. 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 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, sector groupings, matrix pricing, 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, 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 the values received are accurately recorded and that the data inputs and valuation techniques utilized are appropriate, consistently applied, and that 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. Historically, the control processes have not resulted in adjustments to the valuations provided by pricing sources. 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 91% of the portfolio, based on fair value, was priced through pricing services or index priced as of June 30, 2012. 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 utilizing observable inputs, the securities were generally classified as Level 2. There were no significant changes to the valuation process in the first six months of 2012.

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 observable market information such as 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. 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 six months of 2012.

Short-term and other investments are comprised of short-term fixed income securities, policy loans, limited liability company interests and mortgage loans. 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 limited liability company interests is measured at net asset value. 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

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 on public quotations. 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 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 identical publicly traded issues.

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	629,530	$	629,530	$	—	$	629,530	$	—
Other		488,950		488,950		21,616		467,334		—
Municipal bonds		1,509,508		1,509,508		—		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		55,606		55,606		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,414,465		2,414,465		22,018		2,335,988		56,459
Other mortgage-backed securities		596,667		596,667		—		583,756		12,911
Total fixed maturities		5,694,726		5,694,726		43,634		5,581,722		69,370
Equity securities		38,035		38,035		4,670		32,980		385
Short-term investments		33,453		33,453		33,453		—		—
Other investments (1)		52,308		52,308		—		—		52,308
Totals		5,818,522		5,818,522		81,757		5,614,702		122,063
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,348,077		1,348,077		—		1,348,077		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	603,812	$	603,812	$	—	$	603,812	$	—
Other		603,741		603,741		64,444		539,297		—
Municipal bonds		1,413,118		1,413,118		—		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		49,624		49,624		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		2,156,544		2,156,544		25,486		2,042,802		88,256
Other mortgage-backed securities		594,993		594,993		—		590,461		4,532
Total fixed maturities		5,421,832		5,421,832		89,930		5,239,114		92,788
Equity securities		26,774		26,774		9,036		17,353		385
Short-term investments		100,442		100,442		97,929		2,513		—
Other investments (1)		—		—		—		—		—
Totals		5,549,048		5,549,048		196,895		5,258,980		93,173
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,273,764		1,273,764		—		1,273,764		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis.

The Company did not have any transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The following tables present reconciliations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities		Other Investments		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2012	$	89,920		$	13,065		$	102,985		$	385	$	26,185	$	129,555
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,407			—			9,407			—		—		9,407
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(45,460	)		—			(45,460	)		—		—		(45,460	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		1,123		1,123
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		2,725			9			2,734			—		—		2,734
Purchases		—			—			—			—		25,000		25,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(133	)		(163	)		(296	)		—		—		(296	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	88,256		$	4,532		$	92,788		$	385	$	—	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		18,240			8,504			26,744			—		—		26,744
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(50,707	)		—			(50,707	)		—		—		(50,707	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		2,308		2,308
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		946			165			1,111			—		—		1,111
Purchases		—			—			—			—		50,000		50,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(276	)		(290	)		(566	)		—		—		(566	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 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.

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities			Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2011	$	33,557		$	877		$	34,434		$	396		$	34,830
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		967			6			973			(12	)		961
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(293	)		(59	)		(352	)		—			(352	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493
Beginning balance, January 1, 2011	$	45,244		$	945		$	46,189		$	396		$	46,585
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		845			14			859			(12	)		847
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(468	)		(135	)		(603	)		—			(603	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 30, 2011 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the ending date of the reporting period.

At June 30, 2012 and 2011, there were $2,308 and $0, respectively, realized gains included in earnings that were attributable to changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets still held.

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	131,095	$	135,185	$	—	$	—	$	135,185
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,073,991		2,817,564		—		—		2,817,564
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		78,988		76,065		—		—		76,065
Other policyholder funds		93,903		93,903		—		—		93,903
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,777		216,083		216,083		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	128,460	$	132,522	$	—	$	—	$	132,522
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		2,945,107		2,699,295		—		—		2,699,295
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		79,305		76,370		—		—		76,370
Other policyholder funds		99,747		99,747		—		—		99,747
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,744		214,218		214,218		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is not carried at fair value.

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Summarized financial information for these segments

Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				As Adjusted						As Adjusted
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	135,616		$	136,455		$	270,662		$	273,820
Annuity		5,537			4,751			10,502			9,507
Life		25,182			25,139			50,675			49,704
Total	$	166,335		$	166,345		$	331,839		$	333,031
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	9,356		$	9,261		$	18,228		$	18,475
Annuity		49,718			45,213			99,258			89,447
Life		17,505			17,470			35,017			34,746
Corporate and other		1			(1	)		1			(1	)
Intersegment eliminations		(246	)		(254	)		(495	)		(509	)
Total	$	76,334		$	71,689		$	152,009		$	142,158
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	(4,127	)	$	(25,622	)	$	9,104		$	(13,246	)
Annuity		7,874			7,315			19,462			15,768
Life		6,130			5,845			11,295			10,048
Corporate and other		3,226			611			(87	)		1,386
Total	$	13,103		$	(11,851	)	$	39,774		$	13,956

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
				As Adjusted
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,010,940		$	957,266
Annuity		5,221,087			4,926,204
Life		1,506,800			1,459,919
Corporate and other		108,773			115,367
Intersegment eliminations		(23,646	)		(23,587	)
Total	$	7,823,954		$	7,435,169

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Summary of Company's fair value hierarchy measured at recurring and nonrecurring 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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, Level 3 invested assets below comprised approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total investment portfolio fair value.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	629,530	$	629,530	$	—	$	629,530	$	—
Other		488,950		488,950		21,616		467,334		—
Municipal bonds		1,509,508		1,509,508		—		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		55,606		55,606		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,414,465		2,414,465		22,018		2,335,988		56,459
Other mortgage-backed securities		596,667		596,667		—		583,756		12,911
Total fixed maturities		5,694,726		5,694,726		43,634		5,581,722		69,370
Equity securities		38,035		38,035		4,670		32,980		385
Short-term investments		33,453		33,453		33,453		—		—
Other investments (1)		52,308		52,308		—		—		52,308
Totals		5,818,522		5,818,522		81,757		5,614,702		122,063
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,348,077		1,348,077		—		1,348,077		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	603,812	$	603,812	$	—	$	603,812	$	—
Other		603,741		603,741		64,444		539,297		—
Municipal bonds		1,413,118		1,413,118		—		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		49,624		49,624		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		2,156,544		2,156,544		25,486		2,042,802		88,256
Other mortgage-backed securities		594,993		594,993		—		590,461		4,532
Total fixed maturities		5,421,832		5,421,832		89,930		5,239,114		92,788
Equity securities		26,774		26,774		9,036		17,353		385
Short-term investments		100,442		100,442		97,929		2,513		—
Other investments (1)		—		—		—		—		—
Totals		5,549,048		5,549,048		196,895		5,258,980		93,173
Separate Account (variable annuity) assets		1,273,764		1,273,764		—		1,273,764		—
Financial Liabilities		—		—		—		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis.

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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 for all Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities		Other Investments		Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2012	$	89,920		$	13,065		$	102,985		$	385	$	26,185	$	129,555
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		9,407			—			9,407			—		—		9,407
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(45,460	)		—			(45,460	)		—		—		(45,460	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		1,123		1,123
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		2,725			9			2,734			—		—		2,734
Purchases		—			—			—			—		25,000		25,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(133	)		(163	)		(296	)		—		—		(296	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063
Beginning balance, January 1, 2012	$	88,256		$	4,532		$	92,788		$	385	$	—	$	93,173
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		18,240			8,504			26,744			—		—		26,744
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(50,707	)		—			(50,707	)		—		—		(50,707	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—		2,308		2,308
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		946			165			1,111			—		—		1,111
Purchases		—			—			—			—		50,000		50,000
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—		—
Paydowns and maturities		(276	)		(290	)		(566	)		—		—		(566	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2012	$	56,459		$	12,911		$	69,370		$	385	$	52,308	$	122,063

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 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.

	Corporate Bonds			Other Mortgage- Backed Securities			Total Fixed Maturities			Equity Securities			Total
Financial Assets
Beginning balance, April 1, 2011	$	33,557		$	877		$	34,434		$	396		$	34,830
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)		—			(2,335	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		967			6			973			(12	)		961
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(293	)		(59	)		(352	)		—			(352	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493
Beginning balance, January 1, 2011	$	45,244		$	945		$	46,189		$	396		$	46,585
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		17,389			—			17,389			—			17,389
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)		—			(13,725	)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income		—			—			—			—			—
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		845			14			859			(12	)		847
Purchases		—			—			—			—			—
Issuances		—			—			—			—			—
Sales		—			—			—			—			—
Settlements		—			—			—			—			—
Paydowns and maturities		(468	)		(135	)		(603	)		—			(603	)
Ending balance, June 30, 2011	$	49,285		$	824		$	50,109		$	384		$	50,493

(1) Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the periods ended June 30, 2011 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out 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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Amount		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2012
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	131,095	$	135,185	$	—	$	—	$	135,185
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		3,073,991		2,817,564		—		—		2,817,564
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		78,988		76,065		—		—		76,065
Other policyholder funds		93,903		93,903		—		—		93,903
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,777		216,083		216,083		—		—
December 31, 2011
Financial Assets
Investments
Other investments (1)	$	128,460	$	132,522	$	—	$	—	$	132,522
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities		2,945,107		2,699,295		—		—		2,699,295
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts		79,305		76,370		—		—		76,370
Other policyholder funds		99,747		99,747		—		—		99,747
Short-term debt		38,000		38,000		—		38,000		—
Long-term debt		199,744		214,218		214,218		—		—

(1) Portion of the Other Investments amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet which is not carried at fair value.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Information [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, principally personal lines automobile and homeowners products; annuity products, principally 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 debt service, realized investment gains and losses and certain public company expenses, within the past five years such items also have included debt retirement costs/gains. Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				As Adjusted						As Adjusted
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned
Property and casualty	$	135,616		$	136,455		$	270,662		$	273,820
Annuity		5,537			4,751			10,502			9,507
Life		25,182			25,139			50,675			49,704
Total	$	166,335		$	166,345		$	331,839		$	333,031
Net investment income
Property and casualty	$	9,356		$	9,261		$	18,228		$	18,475
Annuity		49,718			45,213			99,258			89,447
Life		17,505			17,470			35,017			34,746
Corporate and other		1			(1	)		1			(1	)
Intersegment eliminations		(246	)		(254	)		(495	)		(509	)
Total	$	76,334		$	71,689		$	152,009		$	142,158
Net income (loss)
Property and casualty	$	(4,127	)	$	(25,622	)	$	9,104		$	(13,246	)
Annuity		7,874			7,315			19,462			15,768
Life		6,130			5,845			11,295			10,048
Corporate and other		3,226			611			(87	)		1,386
Total	$	13,103		$	(11,851	)	$	39,774		$	13,956

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
				As Adjusted
Assets
Property and casualty	$	1,010,940		$	957,266
Annuity		5,221,087			4,926,204
Life		1,506,800			1,459,919
Corporate and other		108,773			115,367
Intersegment eliminations		(23,646	)		(23,587	)
Total	$	7,823,954		$	7,435,169

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits [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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Other expenses		90			57			180			125
Interest cost		357			388			714			844
Expected return on plan assets		(606	)		(556	)		(1,212	)		(1,210	)
Settlement loss		459			—			918			—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Actuarial loss		513			408			1,026			888
Net periodic pension expense	$	813		$	297		$	1,626		$	647

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other expenses		—		—		—		—
Interest cost		167		208		335		397
Expected return on plan assets		—		—		—		—
Settlement loss		—		—		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		33		62		63
Actuarial loss		245		173		490		329
Net periodic pension expense	$	443	$	414	$	887	$	789

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Company also provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to 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. Funding of HRA accounts was $88 and $116 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost		23			35			46			59
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior gains		(130	)		(161	)		(261	)		(275	)
Net periodic benefit	$	(107	)	$	(126	)	$	(215	)	$	(216	)

2012 Contributions

In 2012, there is a minimum funding requirement for the Company’s defined benefit plan. The following table discloses that minimum funding requirement, contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company’s plans.

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans				Other Postretirement Benefits
	Defined Benefit Plan		Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
Minimum funding requirement for 2012	$	1,000		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the six months ended June 30, 2012		373	$	657	$	270
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2012 as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		2,300		1,300		519
2011 Form 10-K (2)		2,300		1,300		519

N/A - Not applicable.

(1) HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

(2) HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.

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Reinsurance

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Reinsurance [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:

	Gross Amount		Ceded to Other Companies		Assumed from Other Companies		Net Amount
Three months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,859	$	7,505	$	935	$	260,289
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,166		7,676		845		166,335
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		135,685		5,392		691		130,984
Three months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	266,430	$	8,228	$	1,122	$	259,324
Premiums and contract charges earned		173,968		8,637		1,014		166,345
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		173,461		10,359		707		163,809
Six months ended June 30, 2012
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	516,415	$	14,768	$	1,395	$	503,042
Premiums and contract charges earned		345,556		15,131		1,414		331,839
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		244,349		6,780		1,293		238,862
Six months ended June 30, 2011
Premiums written and contract deposits	$	518,081	$	16,214	$	1,559	$	503,426
Premiums and contract charges earned		348,670		17,222		1,583		333,031
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses		286,385		13,200		1,225		274,410

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Adopted Accounting Standards

Adopted Accounting Standards

Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to address diversity in practice regarding the interpretation of which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. The guidance allows an insurance entity to capitalize only incremental and certain direct costs related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts. Management elected retrospective application of the new guidance resulting in a downward adjustment to the deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) asset with a corresponding decrease to beginning shareholders’ equity, net of applicable deferred taxes. The adoption of this accounting guidance reduces expense deferrals and amortization, with a minimal net effect on the Company’s results of operations.

As a result of the adopted accounting change, net income (loss) per share (basic and diluted) did not change. Other financial statement amounts previously reported were revised as shown below:

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
Total shareholders’ equity
As previously reported	$	1,086,926		$	880,007
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes:
Retained earnings		(34,425	)		(34,447	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (Net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities)		2,852			1,531
As adjusted	$	1,055,353		$	847,091
	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2011
Net income (loss)
As previously reported	$	(11,817	)	$	14,124
Effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes		(34	)		(168	)
As adjusted	$	(11,851	)	$	13,956

Goodwill

Goodwill

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The guidance provides an entity with the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive Income

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which was issued to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. The guidance requires that all nonowner changes in shareholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements with the Statement of Comprehensive Income following the Statement of Operations. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have an effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company. The Company has historically reported a Statement of Comprehensive Income which directly followed the Statement of Operations resulting in no changes to disclosures as a result of adopting this accounting guidance. In December 2011, accounting guidance was issued that deferred indefinitely the disclosures related to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted accounting guidance which revised the wording used (1) to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and (2) for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles. For many of the requirements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) did not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the existing requirements. Generally, the amendments clarified the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets. Certain disclosures in the Company’s Notes to 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.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments
Investments	$ 5,949,617	$ 5,677,508
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities	3,073,991	2,945,107
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	2,817,564	2,699,295
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts	78,988	79,305
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	76,065	76,370
Other policyholder funds	93,903	99,747
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	93,903	99,747
Short-term debt	38,000	38,000
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	38,000	38,000
Long-term debt	199,777	199,744
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	216,083	214,218
Other investments (1) [Member]
Investments
Investments	131,095	128,460
Investments, Fair Value	135,185	132,522
Level 1 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value
Short-term Debt, Fair Value
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	216,083	214,218
Level 1 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
Investments
Investments, Fair Value
Level 2 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	38,000	38,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value
Level 2 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
Investments
Investments, Fair Value
Level 3 [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Fixed annuity contract liabilities, Fair value	2,817,564	2,699,295
Policyholder account balances on interest-sensitive life contracts, Fair value	76,065	76,370
Other policyholder funds, Fair Value	93,903	99,747
Short-term Debt, Fair Value
Long-term Debt, Fair Value
Level 3 [Member] | Other investments (1) [Member]
Investments
Investments, Fair Value	$ 135,185	$ 132,522

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits [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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Other expenses		90			57			180			125
Interest cost		357			388			714			844
Expected return on plan assets		(606	)		(556	)		(1,212	)		(1,210	)
Settlement loss		459			—			918			—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Actuarial loss		513			408			1,026			888
Net periodic pension expense	$	813		$	297		$	1,626		$	647

	Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other expenses		—		—		—		—
Interest cost		167		208		335		397
Expected return on plan assets		—		—		—		—
Settlement loss		—		—		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		31		33		62		63
Actuarial loss		245		173		490		329
Net periodic pension expense	$	443	$	414	$	887	$	789

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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost		23			35			46			59
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior gains		(130	)		(161	)		(261	)		(275	)
Net periodic benefit	$	(107	)	$	(126	)	$	(215	)	$	(216	)

Contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company's plans

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

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans				Other Postretirement Benefits
	Defined Benefit Plan		Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
Minimum funding requirement for 2012	$	1,000		N/A		N/A
Contributions made in the six months ended June 30, 2012		373	$	657	$	270
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2012 as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)		2,300		1,300		519
2011 Form 10-K (2)		2,300		1,300		519

N/A - Not applicable.

(1) HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

(2) HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.

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Investments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities
Proceeds received	$ 122,228	$ 80,018	$ 279,529	$ 211,284
Gross gains realized	8,461	5,139	17,362	9,682
Gross losses realized	$ (2,684)		$ (11,829)	$ (83)

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Textual) [Abstract]
Funding of health reimbursement accounts	$ 88	$ 116

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Comprehensive income
Net income (loss)	$ 13,103	$ (11,851)	$ 39,774	$ 13,956
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities	53,839	47,310	66,422	43,540
Change in net funded status of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0		0
Other comprehensive income	53,839	47,310	66,422	43,540
Total	$ 66,942	$ 35,459	$ 106,196	$ 57,496

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Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Investments [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).

Maturities/Sales of Fixed Maturity Securities

The following table presents the distribution of the Company’s fixed maturity securities (“fixed maturities”) 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						June 30, 2012
	June 30,			December 31,			Fair		Amortized
	2012			2011			Value		Cost
Estimated expected maturity:
Due in 1 year or less		4.4	%		4.8	%	$	251,582	$	227,379
Due after 1 year through 5 years		18.4			19.4			1,049,930		948,923
Due after 5 years through 10 years		36.3			33.2			2,062,870		1,864,414
Due after 10 years through 20 years		21.1			22.1			1,201,837		1,086,216
Due after 20 years		19.8			20.5			1,128,507		1,019,941
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%	$	5,694,726	$	5,146,873
Average option-adjusted duration, in years		6.3			6.4

Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities, 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					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Proceeds received	$	121,228		$	80,018	$	279,529		$	211,284
Gross gains realized		8,461			5,139		17,362			9,682
Gross losses realized		(2,684	)		—		(11,829	)		(83	)

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

Compared to December 31, 2011, the 2012 improvement in unrealized investment gains and losses was due to lower yields on U.S. Treasury securities and narrowing credit spreads across virtually all asset classes, the combination of which resulted in an increase in net unrealized gains for the Company’s holdings of municipal securities, corporate securities, U.S. government and agency securities and other mortgage-backed 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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI in
	Cost/Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		AOCI (2)
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	552,090	$	77,445	$	5	$	629,530	$	—
Other		451,983		37,070		103		488,950		—
Municipal bonds		1,349,819		162,108		2,419		1,509,508		—
Foreign government bonds		48,503		7,103		—		55,606		—
Corporate bonds		2,174,764		250,421		10,720		2,414,465		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		569,714		29,943		2,990		596,667		2,435
Totals	$	5,146,873	$	564,090	$	16,237	$	5,694,726	$	2,435
Equity securities	$	37,199	$	2,013	$	1,177	$	38,035	$	—
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations (1)
Mortgage-backed securities	$	532,554	$	71,402	$	144	$	603,812	$	—
Other		560,036		43,705		—		603,741		—
Municipal bonds		1,291,281		122,857		1,020		1,413,118		—
Foreign government bonds		44,529		5,095		—		49,624		—
Corporate bonds		1,967,229		205,413		16,098		2,156,544		—
Other mortgage-backed securities		588,760		22,024		15,791		594,993		2,136
Totals	$	4,984,389	$	470,496	$	33,053	$	5,421,832	$	2,136
Equity securities	$	23,070	$	4,030	$	326	$	26,774	$	—

(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) of $469,909 and $547,521; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) of $402,031 and $374,361; and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) of $133,390 and $124,515 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 and losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

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						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	298,096		$	114,515		$	284,338		$	118,498
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		61,869			53,217			75,867			52,976
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(3,861	)		(3,765	)		(4,101	)		(7,507	)
End of period	$	356,104		$	163,967		$	356,104		$	163,967
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on equity securities, net of tax
Beginning of period	$	2,238		$	2,497		$	2,408		$	2,139
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses		882			391			727			749
Reclassification of net realized investment (gains) losses to net income		(2,577	)		(3	)		(2,592	)		(3	)
End of period	$	543		$	2,885		$	543		$	2,885

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 June 30, 2012 and 2011 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:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012		2011
Cumulative credit loss (1)
Beginning of period	$	3,957	$	4,518
New credit losses		—		—
Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period		—		(561	)
End of period	$	3,957	$	3,957

(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. The definition, reporting and disclosure of “credit loss” was effective as of April 1, 2009.

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company views the decrease in value of all of the securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2012 — which was driven largely by spread widening, financial market illiquidity, market volatility and changes in interest rates 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. 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. Therefore, no impairment of these securities was recorded at June 30, 2012.

	12 Months or Less					More than 12 Months					Total
				Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses		Fair Value			Unrealized Losses
June 30, 2012
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	5,996		$	1	$	1,350		$	4	$	7,346		$	5
Other		26,947			103		—			—		26,947			103
Municipal bonds		75,552			1,743		3,359			676		78,911			2,419
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		99,779			4,315		30,434			6,405		130,213			10,720
Other mortgage-backed securities		46,185			1,392		32,837			1,598		79,022			2,990
Total fixed maturity securities		254,459			7,554		67,980			8,683		322,439			16,237
Equity securities (1)		9,390			1,173		12			4		9,402			1,177
Combined totals	$	263,849		$	8,727	$	67,992		$	8,687	$	331,841		$	17,414
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		189					37					226
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		4.6	%				1.2	%				5.8	%
December 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
U.S. government and federally sponsored agency obligations
Mortgage-backed securities	$	3,519		$	133	$	1,511		$	11	$	5,030		$	144
Other		—			—		—			—		—			—
Municipal bonds		24,047			270		19,309			750		43,356			1,020
Foreign government bonds		—			—		—			—		—			—
Corporate bonds		273,209			9,752		26,977			6,346		300,186			16,098
Other mortgage-backed securities		115,986			3,222		36,944			12,569		152,930			15,791
Total fixed maturity securities		416,761			13,377		84,741			19,676		501,502			33,053
Equity securities (1)		—			—		4,865			326		4,865			326
Combined totals	$	416,761		$	13,377	$	89,606		$	20,002	$	506,367		$	33,379
Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss		159					44					203
Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturities and equity securities fair value		7.7	%				1.6	%				9.3	%

(1) Includes primarily nonredeemable (perpetual) preferred stocks and also common stocks.

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Investments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	$ 5,146,873	$ 4,984,389
Unrealized Gains	564,090	470,496
Unrealized Losses	16,237	33,053
Fair value of issued securities	5,694,726	5,421,832
OTTI in AOCI	2,435	2,136
Equity securities Amortized Cost/Cost	37,199	23,070
Equity securities Fair Value	38,035	26,774
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	552,090	532,554
Unrealized Gains	77,445	71,402
Unrealized Losses	5	144
Fair value of issued securities	629,530	603,812
Other [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	451,983	560,036
Unrealized Gains	37,070	43,705
Unrealized Losses	103
Fair value of issued securities	488,950	603,741
Municipal bonds [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	1,349,819	1,291,281
Unrealized Gains	162,108	122,857
Unrealized Losses	2,419	1,020
Fair value of issued securities	1,509,508	1,413,118
Foreign government bonds [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	48,503	44,529
Unrealized Gains	7,103	5,095
Fair value of issued securities	55,606	49,624
Corporate bonds [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	2,174,764	1,967,229
Unrealized Gains	250,421	205,413
Unrealized Losses	10,720	16,098
Fair value of issued securities	2,414,465	2,156,544
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Amortized Cost/Cost	569,714	588,760
Unrealized Gains	29,943	22,024
Unrealized Losses	2,990	15,791
Fair value of issued securities	596,667	594,993
OTTI in AOCI	2,435	2,136
Equity Securities [Member]
Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
Unrealized Gains	2,013	4,030
Unrealized Losses	$ 1,177	$ 326

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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Service Cost
Benefit accrual
Other expenses	90	57	180	125
Interest cost	357	388	714	844
Expected return on plan assets	(606)	(556)	(1,212)	(1,210)
Settlement loss	459		918
Amortization of:
Prior service cost
Actuarial loss	513	408	1,026	888
Net periodic pension expense	813	297	1,626	647
Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Service Cost
Benefit accrual
Other expenses
Interest cost	167	208	335	397
Expected return on plan assets
Settlement loss
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	31	33	62	63
Actuarial loss	245	173	490	329
Net periodic pension expense	$ 443	$ 414	$ 887	$ 789

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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Summary of Indebtedness outstanding

Indebtedness outstanding was as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Short-term debt:
Bank Credit Facility	$	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 $78 and $92 (6.1% imputed rate)		74,922		74,908
6.85% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2016. Aggregate principal amount of $125,000 less unaccrued discount of $145 and $164 (6.9% imputed rate)		124,855		124,836
Total	$	237,777	$	237,744