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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 33-47066, No. 33-45152, No. 333-16473, No. 333-74686, No. 333-98917, No. 333-171384, and No. 333-185231) on Form S-8, the registration statement (No. 333-223628) on Form S-4 and the registration statement (No. 333-223627) on Form S-3, of Horace Mann Educators Corporation of our reports dated February 26, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and financial statement schedules I to IV and VI, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, which reports appear in the December 31, 2020 annual report on Form 10-K of Horace Mann Educators Corporation.