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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016
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 001-18298
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 Kemper Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
______________________________________________________
Delaware
95-4255452
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois
60601
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(312) 661-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) 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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer, large accelerated filer and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer
x
  
Accelerated filer
¨
 
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 Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
51,187,031 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value, were outstanding as of October 31, 2016.




KEMPER CORPORATION
INDEX
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
PART I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
PART II.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Index
 





Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”), Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, Risk Factors and the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) of Kemper Corporation (“Kemper”) and its subsidiaries (individually and collectively referred to herein as the “Company”) may contain or incorporate by reference information that includes or is based on forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. The reader can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “believe(s),” “goal(s),” “target(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipate(s),” “forecast(s),” “project(s),” “plan(s),” “intend(s),” “expect(s),” “might,” “may,” “could” and other terms of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements, in particular, include statements relating to future actions, prospective services or products, future performance or results of current and anticipated services or products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, trends in operations and financial results.
Any or all forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong, and, accordingly, Kemper cautions readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. Kemper bases these statements on current expectations and the current economic environment as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. They involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These statements are not guarantees of future performance; actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties that may be important in determining the Company’s actual future results and financial condition.
In addition to those factors discussed under Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” of Part I of Kemper’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Report”) as updated by Item 1A. of Part II of subsequently-filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the reader should consider the following list of general factors that, among others, could cause the Company’s actual results and financial condition to differ materially from estimated results and financial condition.
Factors related to the legal and regulatory environment in which Kemper and its subsidiaries operate
Outcomes of state initiatives that could result in significant changes to, or interpretations of, unclaimed property laws or significant changes in claims handling practices with respect to life insurance policies, particularly any that involve retroactive application of new requirements to existing life insurance policy contracts;
Adverse outcomes in litigation or other legal or regulatory proceedings involving Kemper or its subsidiaries or affiliates;
Governmental actions, including, but not limited to, implementation of new federal and state laws and regulations, and court decisions interpreting existing laws and regulations or policy provisions;
Uncertainties related to regulatory approval of insurance rates, policy forms, insurance products, license applications, dividends from insurance subsidiaries, acquisitions of businesses and other matters within the purview of state insurance regulators;
Factors relating to insurance claims and related reserves in the Company’s insurance businesses
The incidence, frequency and severity of catastrophes occurring in any particular reporting period or geographic area, including natural disasters, pandemics and terrorist attacks or other man-made events;
The number and severity of insurance claims (including those associated with catastrophe losses);
Changes in facts and circumstances affecting assumptions used in determining loss and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) reserves, including, but not limited to, the number and severity of insurance claims, changes in claims handling procedures and closure patterns and development patterns;
The impact of inflation on insurance claims, including, but not limited to, the effects on personal injury claims of increasing medical costs and the effects on property claims attributed to scarcity of resources available to rebuild damaged structures, including labor and materials and the amount of salvage value recovered for damaged property;
Developments related to insurance policy claims and coverage issues, including, but not limited to, interpretations or decisions by courts or regulators that may govern or influence losses incurred in connection with hurricanes and other catastrophes;
Orders, interpretations or other actions by regulators that impact the reporting, adjustment and payment of claims;

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Changes in the pricing or availability of reinsurance, or in the financial condition of reinsurers and amounts recoverable therefrom;
Factors related to the Company’s ability to compete
Changes in the ratings by rating agencies of Kemper and/or its insurance company subsidiaries with regard to credit, financial strength, claims paying ability and other areas on which the Company is rated;
The level of success and costs incurred in realizing or maintaining economies of scale, implementing significant business initiatives, including those related to, but not limited to, expense and claims savings, consolidations, reorganizations and technology, and integrating acquired businesses;
Absolute and relative performance of the Company’s products or services, including, but not limited to, the level of success achieved in designing and introducing new insurance products;
The ability of the Company to maintain the availability of critical systems and manage technology initiatives cost-effectively to address insurance industry developments and regulatory requirements;
Heightened competition, including, with respect to pricing, entry of new competitors and alternate distribution channels, introduction of new technologies, emergence of telematics, refinements of existing products and development of new products by current or future competitors;
Factors relating to the business environment in which Kemper and its subsidiaries operate
Changes in general economic conditions, including, but not limited to, performance of financial markets, interest rates, inflation, unemployment rates and fluctuating values of particular investments held by the Company;
Absolute and relative performance of investments held by the Company;
Changes in insurance industry trends and significant industry developments;
Changes in consumer trends and significant consumer or product developments;
Changes in capital requirements, including the calculations thereof, used by regulators and rating agencies;
Regulatory, accounting or tax changes that may affect the cost of, or demand for, the Company’s products or services or after-tax returns from the Company’s investments;
The impact of required participation in windpools and joint underwriting associations, residual market assessments and assessments for insurance industry insolvencies;
Changes in distribution channels, methods or costs resulting from changes in laws or regulations, lawsuits or market forces;
Increased costs and risks related to cybersecurity and information technology, including, but not limited to, identity theft, data breaches and system disruptions affecting services and actions taken to minimize the risks thereof; and
Other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Kemper’s filings with the SEC.
Kemper cannot provide any assurances that the results contemplated in any forward-looking statements will be achieved or will be achieved in any particular timetable or that future events or developments will not cause such statements to be inaccurate. Kemper assumes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements publicly for any changes in events or developments or in the Company’s expectations or results subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Kemper advises the reader, however, to consult any further disclosures Kemper makes on related subjects in its filings with the SEC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
1,658.6

 
$
1,468.1

 
$
558.9

 
$
536.7

Net Investment Income
 
218.4

 
223.2

 
77.7

 
75.9

Other Income
 
2.2

 
2.3

 
0.8

 
0.8

Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
24.0

 
42.7

 
11.6

 
5.3

Other-than-temporary Impairment Losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Other-than-temporary Impairment Losses
 
(24.3
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Portion of Losses Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
 
0.3

 

 

 

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(24.0
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Total Revenues
 
1,879.2

 
1,723.8

 
640.7

 
615.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
 
1,362.5

 
1,051.6

 
490.2

 
378.8

Insurance Expenses
 
488.8

 
468.1

 
161.7

 
161.1

Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 

 
11.1

 

 

Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt
 

 
9.1

 

 

Interest and Other Expenses
 
65.0

 
82.0

 
22.0

 
25.7

Total Expenses
 
1,916.3

 
1,621.9

 
673.9

 
565.6

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
 
(37.1
)
 
101.9

 
(33.2
)
 
49.8

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
20.7

 
(23.0
)
 
14.9

 
(11.8
)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
 
(16.4
)
 
78.9

 
(18.3
)
 
38.0

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
 
2.0

 
2.2

 
2.0

 
(0.1
)
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
(14.4
)
 
$
81.1

 
$
(16.3
)
 
$
37.9

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
1.52

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
0.73

Diluted
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
1.52

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
0.73

Net Income (Loss) Per Unrestricted Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
1.56

 
$
(0.32
)
 
$
0.73

Diluted
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
1.56

 
$
(0.32
)
 
$
0.73

Dividends Paid to Shareholders Per Share
 
$
0.72

 
$
0.72

 
$
0.24

 
$
0.24


The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
(14.4
)
 
$
81.1

 
$
(16.3
)
 
$
37.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses)
 
217.2

 
(130.7
)
 
(8.3
)
 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 

 
(1.1
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Decrease (Increase) in Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs
 
(13.8
)
 
17.3

 
0.4

 
5.8

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
 
203.4

 
(114.5
)
 
(7.9
)
 
5.5

Other Comprehensive Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
(71.6
)
 
40.8

 
2.9

 
(1.8
)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
131.8

 
(73.7
)
 
(5.0
)
 
3.7

Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
$
117.4

 
$
7.4

 
$
(21.3
)
 
$
41.6


The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.


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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Assets:
(Unaudited)
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
Fixed Maturities at Fair Value (Amortized Cost: 2016 - $4,677.6; 2015 - $4,560.7)
$
5,170.1

 
$
4,852.3

Equity Securities at Fair Value (Cost: 2016 - $452.3; 2015 - $486.9)
504.9

 
523.2

Equity Method Limited Liability Investments at Cost Plus Cumulative Undistributed Earnings
181.1

 
190.6

Fair Value Option Investments
126.1

 
164.5

Short-term Investments at Cost which Approximates Fair Value
324.2

 
255.7

Other Investments
438.8

 
443.2

Total Investments
6,745.2

 
6,429.5

Cash
171.1

 
161.7

Receivables from Policyholders
348.1

 
332.4

Other Receivables
197.9

 
193.2

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
328.2

 
316.4

Goodwill
323.0

 
323.0

Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets
28.5

 
41.4

Other Assets
248.3

 
238.5

Total Assets
$
8,390.3

 
$
8,036.1

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Insurance Reserves:
 
 
 
Life and Health
$
3,461.5

 
$
3,341.0

Property and Casualty
920.7

 
862.8

Total Insurance Reserves
4,382.2

 
4,203.8

Unearned Premiums
637.0

 
613.1

Liabilities for Income Taxes
33.2

 
3.8

Debt at Amortized Cost (Fair Value: 2016 - $788.5; 2015 - $781.3)
751.3

 
750.6

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
513.0

 
472.4

Total Liabilities
6,316.7

 
6,043.7

Shareholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value, 100 Million Shares Authorized; 51,184,531 Shares Issued and Outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 51,326,751 Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2015
5.1

 
5.1

Paid-in Capital
656.9

 
654.0

Retained Earnings
1,155.5

 
1,209.0

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
256.1

 
124.3

Total Shareholders’ Equity
2,073.6

 
1,992.4

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
$
8,390.3

 
$
8,036.1

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
$
(14.4
)
 
$
81.1

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Increase in Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
(11.8
)
 
(22.5
)
Amortization of Intangible Assets Acquired
4.5

 
12.8

Equity in Earnings of Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
(3.3
)
 
(11.8
)
Distribution of Accumulated Earnings of Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
10.3

 
4.7

Decrease (Increase) in Value of Fair Value Option Investments Reported in Investment Income
3.9

 
(1.8
)
Amortization of Investment Securities and Depreciation of Investment Real Estate
11.7

 
11.7

Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
(24.0
)
 
(42.7
)
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
24.0

 
12.5

Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt

 
9.1

Depreciation of Property and Equipment
10.5

 
10.0

Write-off of Long-lived Asset

 
11.1

Decrease (Increase) in Receivables
(23.8
)
 
29.4

Increase in Insurance Reserves
177.6

 
16.7

Increase in Unearned Premiums
23.9

 
6.8

Change in Income Taxes
(30.2
)
 
(16.2
)
Increase in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
2.0

 
27.1

Other, Net
9.6

 
29.6

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
170.5

 
167.6

Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Sales, Paydowns and Maturities of Fixed Maturities
422.4

 
538.5

Purchases of Fixed Maturities
(539.8
)
 
(518.1
)
Sales of Equity Securities
107.2

 
207.4

Purchases of Equity Securities
(64.8
)
 
(121.0
)
Return of Investment of Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
22.6

 
30.3

Acquisitions of Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
(20.2
)
 
(21.9
)
Sales of Fair Value Option Investments
50.5

 

Purchases of Fair Value Option Investments
(16.0
)
 
(111.0
)
Decrease (Increase) in Short-term Investments
(68.5
)
 
64.7

Improvements of Investment Real Estate
(1.8
)
 
(1.1
)
Sales of Investment Real Estate
7.5

 

Increase in Other Investments
(3.4
)
 
(2.1
)
Purchases of Corporate-owned Life Insurance
(7.5
)
 
(7.5
)
Acquisition of Software
(8.8
)
 
(7.4
)
Acquisition of Business, Net of Cash Acquired

 
(57.6
)
Other, Net
(2.0
)
 
(2.8
)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities
(122.6
)
 
(9.6
)
Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Net Proceeds from Issuances of Debt
10.0

 
288.8

Repayments of Debt
(10.0
)
 
(300.3
)
Common Stock Repurchases
(3.8
)
 
(41.2
)
Dividends and Dividend Equivalents Paid
(36.9
)
 
(37.3
)
Cash Exercise of Stock Options
1.2

 
2.1

Other, Net
1.0

 
0.9

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities
(38.5
)
 
(87.0
)
Increase in Cash
9.4

 
71.0

Cash, Beginning of Year
161.7

 
76.1

Cash, End of Period
$
171.1

 
$
147.1

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and include the accounts of Kemper Corporation (“Kemper”) and its subsidiaries (individually and collectively referred to herein as the “Company”) and are unaudited. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
On April 30, 2015, Kemper acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Alliance United Group and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Alliance United Insurance Company and Alliance United Insurance Services (individually and collectively referred to herein as “Alliance United”) in a cash transaction. The results of Alliance United are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition and are reported in the Company’s Property & Casualty Insurance segment.
Effective January 1, 2016, the Company changed its method for estimating the interest and service cost components of expense recognized for its pension and other postretirement employee benefit plans. As a result, the Company elected to use a full yield curve approach to estimate these components of benefit cost by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows. Prior to 2016, the interest and service cost components were estimated using a single weighted-average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the projected benefit obligation or accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, as relevant, at the beginning of the period. The change provides a more precise measurement of interest and service costs by improving the correlation between projected benefit cash flows to the corresponding spot yield curve rates. The Company has accounted for this change as a change in accounting estimate that is inseparable from a change in accounting principle and, accordingly, recognized the effect prospectively in 2016. The change in method for estimating the interest and service cost components decreased pension expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 by approximately $2.7 million, but had no impact on the measurement of benefit obligations.
Insurance Reserves for life insurance products are comprised of reserves for future policy benefits plus an estimate of the Company’s liability for unpaid life insurance claims and claims adjustment expenses, which includes an estimate for incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) life insurance claims. Prior to the third quarter of 2016, except when required by applicable law, the Company did not utilize the database of reported deaths maintained by the Social Security Administration or any other comparable database (a “Death Master File” or “DMF”) in its operations, including to determine its IBNR liability for life insurance products. Instead of using such a database, the Company calculated its IBNR liability for life insurance products using Company-specific historical information, which included analyzing average paid claims and the average lag between date of death and the date reported to the Company for claims for which due proof of death had been provided. In the third quarter of 2016, the Company initiated a voluntary enhancement of its claims handling procedures for its life insurance policies. The Company is now utilizing a DMF to identify potential situations where the Company has yet to be notified of an insured’s death and, as appropriate, initiating an outreach process to identify and contact beneficiaries and settle claims. Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses for both the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 include a pre-tax charge of $77.8 million to recognize the impact of using a DMF in the Company’s operations, including to determine its IBNR liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses for life insurance products.
Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements, including certain financial statement footnote disclosures, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) is not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting and has been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. The preparation of interim financial statements relies heavily on estimates. This factor and other factors, such as the seasonal nature of some portions of the insurance business, as well as market conditions, call for caution in drawing specific conclusions from interim results. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in the 2015 Annual Report.
Adoption of New Accounting Guidance
In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The amendments in ASU 2015-02 affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities while also eliminating the

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (continued)
presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. ASU 2015-02 may also affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. The Company's adoption and initial application as of January 1, 2016 resulted in no changes to the legal entities that the Company consolidates.
In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. The Company adopted ASU 2015-07 in the first quarter of 2016 and applied its provisions on a retrospective basis. Except for the change in disclosure requirements, adoption of ASU 2015-07 did not impact the Company’s financial statements. The presentation of certain prior year amounts and disclosures have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the current year.
In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-09, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts. ASU 2015-09 requires insurers to provide additional disclosures about short-duration insurance contracts, focusing particularly on the liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. Insurers will be required to disclose tables showing incurred and paid claims development information by accident year for the number of years that claims typically remain outstanding, although not to exceed ten years, as well as a reconciliation of this information to the balance sheet. Additional disclosures will also be required on the total of IBNR liabilities plus expected development on reported claims, reserving methodologies, quantitative information about claim frequency, qualitative description of the methodologies used for determining claim frequency and average annual percentage payout of incurred claims by age. ASU 2015-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 31, 2015 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Except for the additional disclosure requirements, adoption of ASU 2015-09 will not impact the Company’s financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. Most significantly, ASU 2016-01 requires companies to measure equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily-determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus
changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. ASU 2016-01 also simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily-determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. When a qualitative assessment indicates that impairment exists, an entity is required to measure the investment at fair value.
ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company currently records its Investments in Equity Securities at fair value with net unrealized appreciation or depreciation reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) in Shareholders’ Equity. The Company’s Investments in Equity Securities include securities with readily-determinable fair values and securities without readily-determinable fair values. Until the Company adopts ASU 2016-01 and makes its elections for Investments in Equity Securities that do not have readily-determinable fair values, it cannot determine the impact of the adoption on its consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to adoption, ASU 2016-01 is expected to cause increased volatility in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), by amending the Accounting Standards
Codification and creating a new topic on accounting for leases. ASU 2016-02 introduces a lessee model that requires most leases to be reported on the balance sheet of a lessee. ASU 2016-02 also aligns many of the underlying principles of the new lessor model with those in ASC 606, the FASB’s new revenue recognition standard (e.g., those related to evaluating when profit can be recognized). Furthermore, ASU 2016-02 addresses other concerns related to the current leases model. For example, ASU 2016-02 eliminates the requirement in current GAAP for an entity to use bright-line tests in determining lease classification. ASU 2016-02 also requires lessors to increase the transparency of their exposure to changes in value of their residual assets and how they manage that exposure. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (continued)
periods within those years with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods with early adoption permitted. The Company does not anticipate adoption to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that utilizes expected credit losses to provide for an allowance for credit losses for financial instruments and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this ASU require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset(s) to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. The income statement includes the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. Credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities are measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, although the ASU requires that they be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. In situations where the estimate of credit loss on an available-for-sale debt security declines, entities will be able to record the reversal to income in the current period, which GAAP currently prohibits. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018 and interim periods within such year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.
The Company has adopted all other recently issued accounting pronouncements with effective dates prior to October 1, 2016. There were no adoptions of such accounting pronouncements in 2015 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 that had a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. With the possible exceptions of ASU 2015-09, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts, ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, the Company does not expect the adoption of all other recently issued accounting pronouncements with effective dates after September 30, 2016 to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and/or disclosures.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments
The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities at September 30, 2016 were:
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Fair Value
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
277.4

 
$
33.2

 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
310.3

States and Political Subdivisions
 
1,503.2

 
159.7

 
(0.3
)
 
1,662.6

Foreign Governments
 
3.5

 
0.1

 

 
3.6

Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonds and Notes
 
2,770.7

 
311.8

 
(13.2
)
 
3,069.3

Redeemable Preferred Stocks
 
0.8

 
0.1

 

 
0.9

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
121.1

 
1.9

 
(1.6
)
 
121.4

Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 
0.9

 
1.1

 

 
2.0

Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
4,677.6

 
$
507.9

 
$
(15.4
)
 
$
5,170.1

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities at December 31, 2015 were:
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Fair Value
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
298.0

 
$
26.2

 
$
(3.6
)
 
$
320.6

States and Political Subdivisions
 
1,513.7

 
111.6

 
(2.7
)
 
1,622.6

Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonds and Notes
 
2,651.5

 
202.0

 
(40.7
)
 
2,812.8

Redeemable Preferred Stocks
 
3.7

 
0.1

 

 
3.8

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
90.0

 
0.3

 
(3.0
)
 
87.3

Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 
3.8

 
1.4

 

 
5.2

Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
4,560.7

 
$
341.6

 
$
(50.0
)
 
$
4,852.3

Other Receivables included unsettled sales of Investments in Fixed Maturities of $0.1 million at September 30, 2016. There were no unsettled sales of Investments in Fixed Maturities at December 31, 2015. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities included unsettled purchases of Investments in Fixed Maturities of $18.8 million and $5.6 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities at September 30, 2016 by contractual maturity were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Due in One Year or Less
 
$
66.4

 
$
67.7

Due after One Year to Five Years
 
921.0

 
960.3

Due after Five Years to Ten Years
 
1,530.1

 
1,641.1

Due after Ten Years
 
1,921.8

 
2,253.3

Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities Not Due at a Single Maturity Date
 
238.3

 
247.7

Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
4,677.6

 
$
5,170.1

The expected maturities of the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Investments in Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities Not Due at a Single Maturity Date at September 30, 2016 consisted of securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association with a fair value of $104.0 million, securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association with a fair value of $15.0 million, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation with a fair value of $5.3 million and securities of other non-governmental issuers with a fair value of $123.4 million.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments (continued)
Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on the Company’s Investments in Equity Securities at September 30, 2016 were:
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
$
79.1

 
$
4.7

 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
83.0

Other Industries
 
21.1

 
4.8

 
(0.4
)
 
25.5

Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
15.5

 
8.8

 

 
24.3

Other Industries
 
7.6

 
5.2

 

 
12.8

Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 
145.1

 
7.0

 
(0.8
)
 
151.3

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 
183.9

 
27.0

 
(2.9
)
 
208.0

Investments in Equity Securities
 
$
452.3

 
$
57.5

 
$
(4.9
)
 
$
504.9

Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on the Company’s Investments in Equity Securities at December 31, 2015 were:
 
 
 
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
$
80.8

 
$
4.9

 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
84.9

Other Industries
 
17.1

 
2.7

 
(0.8
)
 
19.0

Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
18.9

 
5.3

 
(1.0
)
 
23.2

Other Industries
 
9.4

 
4.3

 
(0.2
)
 
13.5

Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 
179.7

 
1.1

 
(3.7
)
 
177.1

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 
181.0

 
25.0

 
(0.5
)
 
205.5

Investments in Equity Securities
 
$
486.9

 
$
43.3

 
$
(7.0
)
 
$
523.2

Other Receivables included unsettled sales of Investments in Equity Securities of $0.3 million at September 30, 2016. There were no unsettled sales of Investments in Equity Securities at December 31, 2015. There were no unsettled purchases of Investments in Equity Securities at either September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments (continued)
An aging of unrealized losses on the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities at September 30, 2016 is presented below.
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
43.0

 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
1.2

 
$

 
$
44.2

 
$
(0.3
)
States and Political Subdivisions
 
38.2

 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 

 
38.5

 
(0.3
)
Foreign Governments
 
0.9

 

 

 

 
0.9

 

Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonds and Notes
 
189.8

 
(5.7
)
 
139.3

 
(7.5
)
 
329.1

 
(13.2
)
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
23.0

 
(0.9
)
 
23.8

 
(0.7
)
 
46.8

 
(1.6
)
Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 

 

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

 

Total Fixed Maturities
 
294.9

 
(7.2
)
 
164.8

 
(8.2
)
 
459.7

 
(15.4
)
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
15.1

 
(0.6
)
 
7.5

 
(0.2
)
 
22.6

 
(0.8
)
Other Industries
 
8.3

 
(0.4
)
 

 

 
8.3

 
(0.4
)
Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Industries
 
0.5

 

 
0.5

 

 
1.0

 

Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 

 

 
19.2

 
(0.8
)
 
19.2

 
(0.8
)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 
46.7

 
(2.9
)
 

 

 
46.7

 
(2.9
)
Total Equity Securities
 
70.6

 
(3.9
)
 
27.2

 
(1.0
)
 
97.8

 
(4.9
)
Total
 
$
365.5

 
$
(11.1
)
 
$
192.0

 
$
(9.2
)
 
$
557.5

 
$
(20.3
)
The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio for factors that may indicate that a decline in fair value of an investment is other than temporary. The portions of the declines in the fair values of investments that are determined to be other than temporary are reported as losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the periods when such determinations are made.
Unrealized losses on fixed maturities, which the Company has determined to be temporary at September 30, 2016, were $15.4 million, of which $8.2 million was related to fixed maturities that were in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer. There were no unrealized losses at September 30, 2016 related to securities for which the Company has recognized credit losses in earnings in the preceding table under the heading “Less Than 12 Months.” There were no unrealized losses at September 30, 2016 related to securities for which the Company has recognized credit losses in earnings in the preceding table under the heading “12 Months or Longer.” Investment-grade fixed maturity investments comprised $2.1 million, and below-investment-grade fixed maturity investments comprised $13.3 million of the unrealized losses on investments in fixed maturities at September 30, 2016. For below-investment-grade fixed maturity investments in an unrealized loss position, the unrealized loss amount, on average, was approximately 5% of the amortized cost basis of the investment. At September 30, 2016, the Company did not have the intent to sell these investments and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these investments before it recovered the amortized cost of such investments, which may be at maturity. Based on the Company’s evaluation at September 30, 2016 of the prospects of the issuers, including, but not limited to, the credit ratings of the issuers of the investments in the fixed maturities, and the Company’s intention to not sell and its determination that it would not be required to sell before it recovered the amortized cost of such investments, the Company concluded that the declines in the fair values of the Company’s investments in fixed maturities presented in the preceding table were temporary at the evaluation date.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments (continued)
For equity securities, the Company considers various factors when determining whether a decline in the fair value is other than temporary, including, but not limited to:
The financial condition and prospects of the issuer;
The length of time and magnitude of the unrealized loss;
The volatility of the investment;
Analysts’ recommendations and near-term price targets;
Opinions of the Company’s external investment managers;
Market liquidity;
Debt-like characteristics of perpetual preferred stocks and issuer ratings; and
The Company’s intention to sell or ability to hold an investment until recovery.
With respect to Investments in Equity Securities, the Company concluded that the unrealized losses on its investments in preferred and common stocks at September 30, 2016 were temporary based on various factors, including the relative short length and magnitude of the losses and overall market volatility. The Company’s investments in other equity interests include investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships that primarily invest in mezzanine debt, distressed debt and secondary transactions. By the nature of their underlying investments, the Company believes that some of its investments in the limited liability companies and limited partnerships exhibit debt-like characteristics which, among other factors, the Company also considers when evaluating these investments for impairment. Based on evaluations of the factors in the preceding paragraph, the Company concluded that the declines in the fair values of the Company’s investments in equity securities presented in the preceding table were temporary at September 30, 2016.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments (continued)
An aging of unrealized losses on the Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities at December 31, 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
56.6

 
$
(1.6
)
 
$
24.1

 
$
(2.0
)
 
$
80.7

 
$
(3.6
)
States and Political Subdivisions
 
131.0

 
(2.6
)
 
0.9

 
(0.1
)
 
131.9

 
(2.7
)
Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonds and Notes
 
783.8

 
(26.0
)
 
133.6

 
(14.7
)
 
917.4

 
(40.7
)
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
57.4

 
(2.9
)
 
0.8

 
(0.1
)
 
58.2

 
(3.0
)
Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 

 

 
0.3

 

 
0.3

 

Total Fixed Maturities
 
1,028.8

 
(33.1
)
 
159.7

 
(16.9
)
 
1,188.5

 
(50.0
)
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
2.7

 

 
12.3

 
(0.8
)
 
15.0

 
(0.8
)
Other Industries
 
7.3

 
(0.8
)
 

 

 
7.3

 
(0.8
)
Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
16.3

 
(1.0
)
 

 

 
16.3

 
(1.0
)
Other Industries
 
2.8

 
(0.2
)
 

 

 
2.8

 
(0.2
)
Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 
135.2

 
(3.7
)
 

 

 
135.2

 
(3.7
)
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 
2.7

 
(0.5
)
 

 

 
2.7

 
(0.5
)
Total Equity Securities
 
167.0

 
(6.2
)
 
12.3

 
(0.8
)
 
179.3

 
(7.0
)
Total
 
$
1,195.8

 
$
(39.3
)
 
$
172.0

 
$
(17.7
)
 
$
1,367.8

 
$
(57.0
)
Unrealized losses on fixed maturities, which the Company has determined to be temporary at December 31, 2015, were $50.0 million, of which $16.9 million was related to fixed maturities that were in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer. There were $0.2 million unrealized losses at December 31, 2015 related to securities for which the Company has recognized credit losses in earnings in the preceding table under the heading “Less Than 12 Months.” There were no unrealized losses at December 31, 2015 related to securities for which the Company has recognized credit losses in earnings in the preceding table under the heading “12 Months or Longer.” Investment-grade fixed maturity investments comprised $33.5 million and below-investment-grade fixed maturity investments comprised $16.5 million of the unrealized losses on investments in fixed maturities at December 31, 2015. For below-investment-grade fixed maturity investments in an unrealized loss position, the unrealized loss amount, on average, was approximately 8% of the amortized cost basis of the investment. At December 31, 2015, the Company did not have the intent to sell these investments, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. Based on the Company’s evaluation at December 31, 2015 of the prospects of the issuers, including, but not limited to, the credit ratings of the issuers of the investments in the fixed maturities, and the Company’s intention to not sell and its determination that it would not be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost of such investments, the Company concluded that the declines in the fair values of the Company’s investments in fixed maturities presented in the preceding table were temporary at the evaluation date.
With respect to Investments in Equity Securities, the Company concluded that the unrealized losses on its investments at December 31, 2015 were temporary based on various factors, including the relative short length and magnitude of the losses and overall market volatility, as well as, the debt-like characteristics of investments in certain other equity interests.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2 - Investments (continued)
The following table sets forth the pre-tax amount of other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) credit losses recognized in Retained Earnings for Investments in Fixed Maturities held by the Company as of the beginning and end of the periods presented for which a portion of the OTTI loss related to factors other than credit has been recognized in AOCI, and the corresponding changes in such amounts.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Cumulative Balance of Pre-tax Credit Losses Recognized in Retained Earnings at Beginning of Period
 
$
5.1

 
$
5.3

 
$
4.2

 
$
5.3

Pre-tax Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities without Pre-tax Credit Losses Included in Cumulative Balance at Beginning of Period
 
2.7

 

 

 

Reductions for Change in Impairment Status:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From Status of Credit Loss to Status of Intent-to-sell or Required-to-sell
 
(6.3
)
 

 
(2.7
)
 

Cumulative Balance of Pre-tax Credit Losses Recognized in Retained Earnings at End of Period
 
$
1.5

 
$
5.3

 
$
1.5

 
$
5.3

Gross gains and losses on sales of investments in fixed maturities and equity securities for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
$
14.1

 
$
9.5

 
$
2.7

 
$
3.6

Losses on Sales
 
(1.1
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.1
)
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
9.8

 
35.7

 
9.3

 
2.8

Losses on Sales
 
(0.1
)
 
(1.4
)
 

 
(0.7
)
Equity Method Limited Liability Investments include investments in limited liability investment companies and limited partnerships in which the Company’s interests are not deemed minor and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s investments in Equity Method Limited Liability Investments are generally of a passive nature in that the Company does not take an active role in the management of the investment entity. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss at September 30, 2016 is limited to the total carrying value of $181.1 million. In addition, the Company had outstanding commitments totaling approximately $85.1 million to fund Equity Method Limited Liability Investments at September 30, 2016.
The carrying values of the Company’s Other Investments at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Loans to Policyholders at Unpaid Principal
 
$
291.9

 
$
288.4

Real Estate at Depreciated Cost
 
141.5

 
149.8

Trading Securities at Fair Value
 
5.2

 
4.7

Other
 
0.2

 
0.3

Total
 
$
438.8

 
$
443.2


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 3 - Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves
Property and casualty insurance reserve activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Gross of Reinsurance and Indemnification at Beginning of Year
 
$
862.8

 
$
733.9

Less Reinsurance and Indemnification Recoverables at Beginning of Year
 
52.0

 
54.9

Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Net of Reinsurance and Indemnification at Beginning of Year
 
810.8

 
679.0

Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves Acquired, Net of Reinsurance and Indemnification
 

 
125.4

Incurred Losses and LAE Related to:
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
1,031.1

 
795.1

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
(17.7
)
 
(12.8
)
Discontinued Operations
 
(3.3
)
 
(3.5
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE Related to Prior Years
 
(21.0
)
 
(16.3
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
1,010.1

 
778.8

Paid Losses and LAE Related to:
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
583.2

 
483.9

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
360.8

 
295.4

Discontinued Operations
 
5.3

 
5.9

Total Paid Losses and LAE Related to Prior Years
 
366.1

 
301.3

Total Paid Losses and LAE
 
949.3

 
785.2

Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Net of Reinsurance and Indemnification at End of Period
 
871.6

 
798.0

Plus Reinsurance and Indemnification Recoverables at End of Period
 
49.1

 
54.9

Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Gross of Reinsurance and Indemnification at End of Period
 
$
920.7

 
$
852.9

Property and casualty insurance reserves are estimated based on historical experience patterns and current economic trends. Actual loss experience and loss trends are likely to differ from these historical experience patterns and economic conditions. Loss experience and loss trends emerge over several years from the dates of loss inception. The Company monitors such emerging loss trends on a quarterly basis. Changes in such estimates are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period of change.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company reduced its property and casualty insurance reserves by $21.0 million to recognize favorable development of loss and LAE reserves from prior accident years. Personal lines insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $17.7 million, and commercial lines insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $3.3 million. The commercial lines insurance loss and LAE reserve development included no development from continuing operations and favorable development of $3.3 million from discontinued operations. Personal automobile insurance loss and LAE reserves developed adversely by $7.3 million due primarily to the emergence of loss patterns that were worse than expected for liability insurance for the 2015 accident year. Homeowners insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $18.1 million due primarily to $14.3 million of favorable development on catastrophes primarily for the 2015 and 2014 accident years. Other personal lines loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $6.9 million due primarily to the emergence of more favorable loss patterns than expected for the 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 accident years.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 3 - Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves (continued)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company reduced its property and casualty insurance reserves by $16.3 million to recognize favorable development of loss and LAE reserves from prior accident years. Personal lines insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $13.5 million, and commercial lines insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $2.8 million. The commercial lines insurance loss and LAE reserve development included adverse development of $0.7 million from continuing operations and favorable development of $3.5 million from discontinued operations. Personal automobile insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $5.6 million, homeowners insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably by $8.8 million, and other personal lines loss and LAE reserves developed adversely by $0.9 million. Personal lines insurance loss and LAE reserves developed favorably due primarily to the emergence of more favorable loss patterns than expected for the 2013, 2012 and 2011 accident years, partially offset by the emergence of loss patterns that were worse than expected for the 2014 accident year.
The Company cannot predict whether loss and LAE reserves will develop favorably or unfavorably from the amounts reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company believes that any such development will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated shareholders’ equity, but could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results for a given period.
Note 4 - Debt
The amortized cost of debt outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Senior Notes:
 
 
 
 
6.00% Senior Notes due May 15, 2017
 
$
359.6

 
$
359.1

4.35% Senior Notes due February 15, 2025
 
247.6

 
247.4

7.375% Subordinated Debentures due February 27, 2054
 
144.1

 
144.1

Total Debt Outstanding
 
$
751.3

 
$
750.6

There were no outstanding borrowings at either September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015 under Kemper’s $225.0 million, unsecured, revolving credit agreement which expires June 2, 2020.
Kemper’s subsidiaries, Trinity Universal Insurance Company (“Trinity”) and United Insurance Company of America (“United Insurance”), are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Dallas and Chicago, respectively. During the first nine months of 2016 and 2015, Trinity borrowed and repaid $10.0 million and $20.5 million, respectively, under its agreement with the FHLB of Dallas. During the first nine months of 2015, United Insurance borrowed and repaid $21.0 million under its agreement with the FHLB of Chicago. There were no advances from the FHLB of Dallas or Chicago outstanding at either September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 4 - Debt (Continued)
Interest Expense, including facility fees, accretion of discount and amortization of issuance costs, for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Notes Payable under Revolving Credit Agreement
 
$
0.6

 
$
0.6

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.2

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
 

 

 

 

Senior Notes Payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.00% Senior Notes due November 30, 2015
 

 
3.7

 

 

6.00% Senior Notes due May 15, 2017
 
16.7

 
16.7

 
5.6

 
5.6

4.35% Senior Notes due February 15, 2025
 
8.3

 
6.7

 
2.7

 
2.8

7.375% Subordinated Debentures due February 27, 2054
 
8.3

 
8.3

 
2.8

 
2.8

Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest
 
33.9

 
36.0

 
11.3

 
11.4

Capitalization of Interest
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
Total Interest Expense
 
$
33.4

 
$
35.4

 
$
11.1

 
$
11.3

Interest paid, including facility fees, for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Notes Payable under Revolving Credit Agreement
 
$
0.5

 
$
1.3

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.2

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
 

 

 

 

Senior Notes Payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.00% Senior Notes due November 30, 2015
 

 
4.8

 

 

6.00% Senior Notes due May 15, 2017
 
10.8

 
10.8

 

 

4.35% Senior Notes due February 15, 2025
 
10.9

 
5.2

 
5.5

 
5.2

7.375% Subordinated Debentures due February 27, 2054
 
8.3

 
8.3

 
2.8

 
2.8

Total Interest Paid
 
$
30.5

 
$
30.4

 
$
8.5

 
$
8.2


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 5 - Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share
The Company’s awards of restricted stock contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends and participate in the undistributed earnings with common shareholders. The Company’s awards of restricted stock units and deferred stock units also contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividend equivalents and participate in the undistributed earnings with common shareholders. Accordingly, the Company is required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of Basic Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share and Diluted Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
 
$
(16.4
)
 
$
78.9

 
$
(18.3
)
 
$
38.0

Less Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributed to Participating Awards
 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 
(0.1
)
 
0.2

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributed to Unrestricted Shares
 
(16.1
)
 
78.6

 
(18.2
)
 
37.8

Dilutive Effect on Income of Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares
 

 

 

 

Diluted Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributed to Unrestricted Shares
 
$
(16.1
)
 
$
78.6

 
$
(18.2
)
 
$
37.8

(Number of Shares in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares Outstanding
 
51,140.6

 
51,737.6

 
51,122.5

 
51,611.8

Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares
 

 
78.2

 

 
60.2

Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution
 
51,140.6

 
51,815.8

 
51,122.5

 
51,672.0

(Per Unrestricted Share in Whole Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
1.52

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
0.73

Diluted Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
1.52

 
$
(0.36
)
 
$
0.73

The number of shares of Kemper common stock that were excluded from the calculations of Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares and Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 because the effect of inclusion would be anti-dilutive is presented below.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Number of Shares in Thousands)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares
 
1,195.2

 
1,003.4

 
1,009.5

 
833.9

Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution
 
1,195.2

 
1,003.4

 
1,009.5

 
833.9


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 6 - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Arising During the Period Before Reclassification Adjustment
 
$
215.9

 
$
(100.1
)
 
$
(5.4
)
 
$
2.3

Reclassification Adjustment for Amounts Included in Net Income
 
1.3

 
(30.6
)
 
(2.9
)
 
(2.3
)
Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses)
 
217.2

 
(130.7
)
 
(8.3
)
 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 

 
(1.1
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs Arising During the Period
 
(19.5
)
 

 

 

Reclassification Adjustments for Amounts Included in Net Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curtailment Cost Recognized
 
1.0

 

 

 

Amortization of Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs
 
4.7

 
17.3

 
0.4

 
5.8

Total Reclassification Adjustments for Amounts Included in Net Income
 
5.7

 
17.3

 
0.4

 
5.8

Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs
 
(13.8
)
 
17.3

 
0.4

 
5.8

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
 
$
203.4

 
$
(114.5
)
 
$
(7.9
)
 
$
5.5

The components of Other Comprehensive Income Tax Benefit (Expense) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Other Comprehensive Income Tax Benefit (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses Arising During the Period Before Reclassification Adjustment
 
$
(76.0
)
 
$
35.6

 
$
2.0

 
$
(0.7
)
Reclassification Adjustment for Amounts Included in Net Income
 
(0.4
)
 
10.8

 
1.1

 
0.9

Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses
 
(76.4
)
 
46.4

 
3.1

 
0.2

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 

 
0.4

 

 
0.1

Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs Arising During the Period
 
6.9

 

 

 

Reclassification Adjustments for Amounts Included in Net Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curtailment Loss Recognized
 
(0.4
)
 

 

 

Amortization of Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs
 
(1.7
)
 
(6.0
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(2.1
)
Total Reclassification Adjustments for Amounts Included in Net Income
 
(2.1
)
 
(6.0
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(2.1
)
Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs
 
4.8

 
(6.0
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(2.1
)
Other Comprehensive Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
$
(71.6
)
 
$
40.8

 
$
2.9

 
$
(1.8
)

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 6 - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (continued)
The components of AOCI at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments, Net of Income Taxes:
 
 
 
 
Available for Sale Fixed Maturities with Portion of OTTI Recognized in Earnings
 
$
0.1

 
$
1.4

Other Net Unrealized Gains on Investments
 
353.8

 
211.7

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments, Net of Income Taxes
 
(0.7
)
 
(0.7
)
Net Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs, Net of Income Taxes
 
(97.1
)
 
(88.1
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
$
256.1

 
$
124.3

Components of AOCI were reclassified to the following lines of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Reclassification of AOCI from Net Unrealized Gains on Investments to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
$
22.7

 
$
43.1

 
$
11.2

 
$
5.6

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(24.0
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Total Before Income Taxes
 
(1.3
)
 
30.6

 
2.9

 
2.3

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
0.4

 
(10.8
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(0.9
)
Reclassification from AOCI, Net of Income Taxes
 
(0.9
)
 
19.8

 
1.8

 
1.4

Reclassification of AOCI from Unrecognized Postretirement Benefit Costs to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and Other Expenses
 
(5.7
)
 
(17.3
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(5.8
)
Income Tax Benefit
 
2.1

 
6.0

 
0.2

 
2.1

Reclassification from AOCI, Net of Income Taxes
 
(3.6
)
 
(11.3
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(3.7
)
Total Reclassification from AOCI to Net Income
 
$
(4.5
)
 
$
8.5

 
$
1.6

 
$
(2.3
)
Note 7 - Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were:
(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Shareholders’ Equity at Beginning of Year
 
$
1,992.4

Net Loss
 
(14.4
)
Other Comprehensive Income
 
131.8

Cash Dividends and Dividend Equivalents to Shareholders ($0.72 per share)
 
(36.9
)
Repurchases of Common Stock
 
(3.8
)
Equity-based Compensation Cost
 
4.4

Equity-based Awards, Net of Shares Exchanged
 
0.1

Shareholders’ Equity at End of Period
 
$
2,073.6



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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 8 - Income Taxes
Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Current Income Tax Assets
 
$
28.5

 
$
9.5

Deferred Income Tax Assets
 

 
31.9

Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets
 
$
28.5

 
$
41.4

The components of Liabilities for Income Taxes at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
 
$
29.5

 
$

Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
3.7

 
3.8

Liabilities for Income Taxes
 
$
33.2

 
$
3.8

The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2012. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state.
Included in the balance of Unrecognized Tax Benefits at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are tax positions of $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively, for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits included accrued interest of $0.5 million and $0.5 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Income taxes paid were $10.4 million and $40.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Note 9 - Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”). The Pension Plan covers approximately 9,200 participants and beneficiaries, of which 1,800 are active employees. The Pension Plan is closed to new employees hired after January 1, 2006. The components of Pension Expense (Benefit) for the Pension Plan for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Service Cost Earned
 
$
4.8

 
$
7.9

 
$

 
$
2.7

Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obligation
 
15.2

 
19.3

 
4.8

 
6.5

Expected Return on Plan Assets
 
(24.5
)
 
(26.3
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(8.8
)
Amortization of Accumulated Net Unrecognized Pension Costs
 
5.8

 
18.3

 
0.9

 
6.1

Curtailment Gain
 
(0.3
)
 

 

 

Total Pension Expense (Benefit) Recognized
 
$
1.0

 
$
19.2

 
$
(2.6
)
 
$
6.5

On May 12, 2016, the Company amended the Pension Plan to freeze benefit accruals, effective June 30, 2016, for substantially all of the participants under the plan. Accordingly, plan assets and liabilities were re-measured, resulting in balances in accumulated unrecognized pension loss and unamortized prior service credit prior to the freeze of $191.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. In recognizing the curtailment, the Company recorded income of $0.3 million before income taxes in the second quarter of 2016 to immediately recognize the remaining unamortized prior service credit in the Pension Plan. The curtailment reduced the accumulated unrecognized pension loss by $23.3 million. The remaining accumulated unrecognized

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 9 - Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions (continued)
pension loss of $167.9 million is being amortized over approximately 25 years, the remaining average estimated life expectancy of participants. Prior to the amendment, the accumulated unrecognized pension loss was being amortized over approximately five years, the remaining average service life of active participants.
On August 12, 2016, the Company made a voluntary cash contribution of $9.0 million to the Pension Plan.
The Company also sponsors a non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan (the “Supplemental Plan”). As a result of the amendment to the Pension Plan, benefit accruals for all participants in the Supplemental Plan were also frozen effective June 30, 2016. Accordingly, plan liabilities for the Supplemental Plan were also re-measured in the second quarter of 2016, resulting in balances in accumulated unrecognized pension loss and unamortized prior service costs prior to the freeze of $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The Company recorded expense of $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 to immediately recognize the remaining net unamortized prior service costs in the Supplemental Plan. The curtailment reduced the Projected Benefit Obligation by $5.2 million. Accordingly, a curtailment gain of $3.6 million before tax was recorded to recognize the reduction in the Projected Benefit Obligation that exceeded the accumulated unrecognized pension loss prior to the freeze.
In addition to the Pension Plan and Supplemental Plan, the Company also sponsors several defined contribution benefit plans.
The Company also sponsors an other postretirement benefit (“OPEB”) plan that provides medical, dental and/or life insurance benefits to approximately 500 retired and 225 active employees (the “OPEB Plan”). The components of OPEB Benefit for the OPEB Plan for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Service Cost Earned
 
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

 
$

Interest Cost on Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation
 
0.6

 
0.8

 
0.2

 
0.3

Amortization of Accumulated Net Unrecognized Gain
 
(1.1
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
Total OPEB Benefit
 
$
(0.4
)
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
(0.1
)
 
$
(0.1
)
Note 10 - Business Segments
The Company is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the property and casualty insurance and life and health insurance businesses. The Company conducts its operations through two operating segments: Property & Casualty Insurance and Life & Health Insurance.
The Property & Casualty Insurance segment’s principal products are personal automobile insurance, both preferred and nonstandard, homeowners insurance, other personal insurance and commercial automobile insurance. These products are distributed primarily through independent agents and brokers. The Life & Health Insurance segment’s principal products are individual life, accident, supplemental health and property insurance. These products are distributed by career agents employed by the Company and independent agents and brokers.
Earned Premiums by product line for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Personal Automobile
 
$
927.4

 
$
730.9

 
$
313.8

 
$
288.5

Homeowners
 
204.2

 
216.3

 
68.5

 
72.1

Other Personal Property and Casualty Insurance
 
89.9

 
92.0

 
29.9

 
30.7

Commercial Automobile
 
40.2

 
40.7

 
13.3

 
13.7

Life
 
285.7

 
279.5

 
95.8

 
95.5

Accident and Health
 
111.2

 
108.7

 
37.6

 
36.2

Total Earned Premiums
 
$
1,658.6

 
$
1,468.1

 
$
558.9

 
$
536.7


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 10 - Business Segments (continued)
Segment Revenues, including a reconciliation to Total Revenues, for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
1,205.7

 
$
1,023.1

 
$
406.9

 
$
386.1

Net Investment Income
 
52.0

 
51.7

 
20.4

 
18.3

Other Income
 
0.4

 
0.5

 
0.1

 
0.1

Total Property & Casualty Insurance
 
1,258.1

 
1,075.3

 
427.4

 
404.5

Life & Health Insurance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
452.9

 
445.0

 
152.0

 
150.6

Net Investment Income
 
159.6

 
159.0

 
54.5

 
55.1

Other Income
 
1.9

 
1.7

 
0.7

 
0.7

Total Life & Health Insurance
 
614.4

 
605.7

 
207.2

 
206.4

Total Segment Revenues
 
1,872.5

 
1,681.0

 
634.6

 
610.9

Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
24.0

 
42.7

 
11.6

 
5.3

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(24.0
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Other
 
6.7

 
12.6

 
2.8

 
2.5

Total Revenues
 
$
1,879.2

 
$
1,723.8

 
$
640.7

 
$
615.4


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 10 - Business Segments (continued)
Segment Operating Profit (Loss), including a reconciliation to Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Segment Operating Profit (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance
 
$
(24.4
)
 
$
34.6

 
$
15.6

 
$
25.0

Life & Health Insurance
 
10.6

 
82.4

 
(45.7
)
 
35.4

Total Segment Operating Profit (Loss)
 
(13.8
)
 
117.0

 
(30.1
)
 
60.4

Corporate and Other Operating Loss
 
(23.3
)
 
(36.2
)
 
(6.4
)
 
(12.6
)
Total Operating Profit (Loss)
 
(37.1
)
 
80.8

 
(36.5
)
 
47.8

Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
24.0

 
42.7

 
11.6

 
5.3

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(24.0
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt
 

 
(9.1
)
 

 

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
 
$
(37.1
)
 
$
101.9

 
$
(33.2
)
 
$
49.8

Segment Net Operating Income (Loss), including a reconciliation to Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance
 
$
(9.9
)
 
$
31.8

 
$
12.1

 
$
21.0

Life & Health Insurance
 
7.3

 
53.9

 
(29.4
)
 
23.5

Total Segment Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
(2.6
)
 
85.7

 
(17.3
)
 
44.5

Corporate and Other Net Operating Loss
 
(13.8
)
 
(20.6
)
 
(3.1
)
 
(7.9
)
Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
(16.4
)
 
65.1

 
(20.4
)
 
36.6

Net Income (Loss) From:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
15.6

 
27.8

 
7.5

 
3.5

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(15.6
)
 
(8.1
)
 
(5.4
)
 
(2.1
)
Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt
 

 
(5.9
)
 

 

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
 
$
(16.4
)
 
$
78.9

 
$
(18.3
)
 
$
38.0


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements
The Company classifies its investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities as available for sale and reports these investments at fair value. The Company has elected the fair value option method of accounting for investments in certain hedge funds and, accordingly, reports these investments at fair value. The Company classifies certain investments in mutual funds included in Other Investments as trading securities and reports these investments at fair value. The Company has no material liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value.
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value practical expedient are not required to be classified using the fair value hierarchy, but are presented in the following two tables to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The valuation of assets measured at fair value in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2016 is summarized below.
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Measured at Net Asset Value
 
Total Fair Value
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
129.4

 
$
180.9

 
$

 
$

 
$
310.3

States and Political Subdivisions
 

 
1,658.5

 
4.1

 

 
1,662.6

Foreign Governments
 

 
3.6

 

 

 
3.6

Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bonds and Notes
 

 
2,627.3

 
442.0

 

 
3,069.3

Redeemable Preferred Stocks
 

 

 
0.9

 

 
0.9

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 

 
10.1

 
111.3

 

 
121.4

Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 

 
2.0

 

 

 
2.0

Total Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
129.4

 
4,482.4

 
558.3

 

 
5,170.1

Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 

 
77.7

 
5.3

 

 
83.0

Other Industries
 

 
11.8

 
13.7

 

 
25.5

Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
15.7

 
8.6

 

 

 
24.3

Other Industries
 
0.3

 
0.5

 
12.0

 

 
12.8

Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 
151.3

 

 

 

 
151.3

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 

 

 
39.0

 
169.0

 
208.0

Total Investments in Equity Securities
 
167.3

 
98.6

 
70.0

 
169.0

 
504.9

Fair Value Option Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships Hedge Funds
 

 

 

 
126.1

 
126.1

Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading Securities
 
5.2

 

 

 

 
5.2

Total
 
$
301.9

 
$
4,581.0

 
$
628.3

 
$
295.1

 
$
5,806.3

At September 30, 2016, the Company had unfunded commitments to invest an additional $126.0 million in certain limited liability investment companies and limited partnerships that will be included in Other Equity Interests when funded.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The valuation of assets measured at fair value in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015 is summarized below.
 
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Measured at Net Asset Value
 
Total Fair Value
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
124.9

 
$
195.7

 
$

 
$

 
$
320.6

States and Political Subdivisions
 

 
1,622.6

 

 

 
1,622.6

Corporate Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bonds and Notes
 

 
2,376.5

 
436.3

 

 
2,812.8

Redeemable Preferred Stocks
 

 

 
3.8

 

 
3.8

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 

 

 
87.3

 

 
87.3

Other Mortgage- and Asset-backed
 

 
1.4

 
3.8

 

 
5.2

Total Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
124.9

 
4,196.2

 
531.2

 

 
4,852.3

Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Preferred Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 

 
79.8

 
5.1

 

 
84.9

Other Industries
 

 
6.2

 
12.8

 

 
19.0

Common Stocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
16.6

 
6.6

 

 

 
23.2

Other Industries
 
0.6

 
0.8

 
12.1

 

 
13.5

Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange Traded Funds
 
177.1

 

 

 

 
177.1

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 

 

 
45.6

 
159.9

 
205.5

Total Investments in Equity Securities
 
194.3

 
93.4

 
75.6

 
159.9

 
523.2

Fair Value Option Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnership Hedge Funds
 

 

 

 
164.5

 
164.5

Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading Securities
 
4.7

 

 

 

 
4.7

Total
 
$
323.9

 
$
4,289.6

 
$
606.8

 
$
324.4

 
$
5,544.7

The Company’s investments in Fixed Maturities that are classified as Level 1 in the two preceding tables primarily consist of U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes. The Company’s investments in Equity Securities that are classified as Level 1 in the two preceding tables consist of either investments in publicly-traded common stocks or exchange traded funds. The Company’s investments in Fixed Maturities that are classified as Level 2 in the two preceding tables primarily consist of investments in corporate bonds, obligations of states and political subdivisions, and bonds and mortgage-backed securities of U.S. government agencies. The Company’s investments in Equity Securities that are classified as Level 2 in the two preceding tables primarily

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
consist of investments in preferred stocks. The Company uses a leading, nationally recognized provider of market data and analytics to price the vast majority of the Company’s Level 2 measurements. The provider utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and incorporate available trade, bid and other market information. Because many fixed maturity securities do not trade on a daily basis, the provider’s evaluated pricing applications apply available information through processes such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing to prepare evaluations. In addition, the provider uses model processes to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios. The pricing provider’s models and processes also take into account market convention. For each asset class, teams of its evaluators gather information from market sources and integrate relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news into the evaluated pricing applications and models. The Company generally validates the measurements obtained from its primary pricing provider by comparing them with measurements obtained from one additional pricing provider that provides either prices from recent market transactions, quotes in inactive markets or evaluations based on its own proprietary models.
The Company investigates significant differences related to the values provided. On completion of its investigation, management exercises judgment to determine the price selected and whether adjustments, if any, to the price obtained from the Company’s primary pricing provider would warrant classification of the price as Level 3. In instances where a measurement cannot be obtained from either pricing provider, the Company generally will evaluate bid prices from one or more binding quotes obtained from market makers to value investments in inactive markets and classified by the Company as Level 2. The Company generally classifies securities when it receives non-binding quotes or indications as Level 3 securities unless the Company can validate the quote or indication against recent transactions in the market.
The Company’s Investments in Fixed Maturities that are classified as Level 3 in the two preceding tables primarily consist of privately placed securities not rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization and are priced primarily using a market yield approach. A market yield approach uses a risk-free rate plus a credit spread depending on the underlying credit profile of the security. For floating rate securities, the risk-free rate used in the market yield is the contractual floating rate of the security. For each individual security, the Company or the Company’s third party appraiser gathers information from market sources, relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news and determines an appropriate market yield for each security. The market yield selected is then used to discount the estimated future cash flows of the security to determine the fair value. The Company separately evaluates market yields based upon asset class to assess the reasonableness of the recorded fair value. For non-investment-grade Investments in Fixed Maturities that are classified as Level 3, the two primary asset classes are senior debt and junior debt. Senior debt includes those securities that receive first priority in a liquidation and junior debt includes any fixed maturity security with other than first priority in a liquidation.
The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in determining fair values for fixed maturity investments in corporate securities classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2016.
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Unobservable Input
 
Total Fair Value
 
Range of Unobservable Inputs
 
Weighted-average Yield
Investment-grade
 
Market Yield
 
$
102.1

 
2.4
%
-
4.7
%
 
3.2
%
Non-investment-grade:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Debt
 
Market Yield
 
145.1

 
4.3

-
19.3

 
10.2

Junior Debt
 
Market Yield
 
184.9

 
8.8

-
26.0

 
13.3

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Market Yield
 
111.3

 
3.6

-
9.6

 
6.3

Other
 
Various
 
10.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Level 3 Fixed Maturity Investments in Corporate Securities
 
 
 
$
554.2

 
 
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in determining fair values for fixed maturity investments in corporate securities classified as Level 3 at December 31, 2015.
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Unobservable Input
 
Total Fair Value
 
Range of Unobservable Inputs
 
Weighted-average Yield
Investment-grade
 
Market Yield
 
$
98.7

 
2.6
%
-
6.9
%
 
4.4
%
Non-investment-grade:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Debt
 
Market Yield
 
114.2

 
5.9

-
15.3

 
10.4

Junior Debt
 
Market Yield
 
216.3

 
8.2

-
26.2

 
13.6

Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Market Yield
 
87.3

 
3.1

-
10.8

 
6.1

Other Debt
 
Various
 
14.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Level 3 Fixed Maturity Investments in Corporate Securities
 
 
 
$
531.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
For an investment in a fixed maturity security, an increase in the yield used to determine the fair value of the security will decrease the fair value of the security. A decrease in the yield used to determine fair value will increase the fair value of the security, but the fair value increase is generally limited to par, unless callable at a premium, if the security is currently callable.
The Company’s other investments that are classified as Level 3 primarily consist of Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships, but also certain Preferred Stocks and Common Stocks. The Company either uses valuations provided by third party fund managers or third party appraisers, or that are generated internally. These valuations typically employ various valuation techniques commonly used in the industry, including earnings multiples based on comparable public securities, industry-specific non-earnings based multiples, market yields based on comparable public securities and discounted cash flow models.
Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is presented below.
 
 
Fixed Maturities
 
Equity Securities
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Corporate
Bonds
and Notes
 
States and Political Sub-divisions
 
Redeemable
Preferred
Stocks
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Other Mortgage-
and Asset-
backed
 
Preferred
and 
Common
Stocks
 
Other
Equity
Interests
 
Total
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
$
436.3

 
$

 
$
3.8

 
$
87.3

 
$
3.8

 
$
30.0

 
$
45.6

 
$
606.8

Total Gains (Losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(15.8
)
 

 

 
(0.2
)
 
0.4

 
0.5

 
(0.7
)
 
(15.8
)
Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
2.4

 

 

 
3.0

 
(0.4
)
 
3.5

 
(3.4
)
 
5.1

Purchases
 
148.3

 

 

 
33.2

 

 
0.2

 
2.1

 
183.8

Settlements
 
(34.9
)
 

 
(2.9
)
 

 
(3.0
)
 

 

 
(40.8
)
Sales
 
(79.3
)
 

 

 
(1.9
)
 

 
(3.2
)
 
(4.6
)
 
(89.0
)
Transfers into Level 3
 

 
4.1

 

 

 

 

 

 
4.1

Transfers out of Level 3
 
(15.0
)
 

 

 
(10.1
)
 
(0.8
)
 

 

 
(25.9
)
Balance at End of Period
 
$
442.0

 
$
4.1

 
$
0.9

 
$
111.3

 
$

 
$
31.0

 
$
39.0

 
$
628.3


29


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is presented below.
 
 
Fixed Maturities
 
Equity Securities
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Corporate
Bonds
and Notes
 
States and Political Sub- divisions
 
Redeemable
Preferred
Stocks
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Other Mortgage-
and Asset-
backed
 
Preferred
and 
Common
Stocks
 
Other
Equity
Interests
 
Total
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
$
459.4

 
$

 
$
2.9

 
$
102.2

 
$
3.7

 
$
31.4

 
$
47.2

 
$
646.8

Total Gains (Losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(7.0
)
 

 

 
0.1

 
0.4

 
1.4

 

 
(5.1
)
Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
(0.9
)
 

 
0.4

 
5.2

 
(0.4
)
 
1.0

 
(6.2
)
 
(0.9
)
Purchases
 
60.1

 

 

 
13.9

 

 
0.1

 
0.1

 
74.2

Settlements
 
(20.6
)
 

 
(2.4
)
 

 
(2.9
)
 

 

 
(25.9
)
Sales
 
(34.0
)
 

 

 

 

 
(2.9
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(39.0
)
Transfers into Level 3
 

 
4.1

 

 

 

 

 

 
4.1

Transfers out of Level 3
 
(15.0
)
 

 

 
(10.1
)
 
(0.8
)
 

 

 
(25.9
)
Balance at End of Period
 
$
442.0

 
$
4.1

 
$
0.9

 
$
111.3

 
$

 
$
31.0

 
$
39.0

 
$
628.3

The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1 and 2 or Levels 1 and 3 for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016. All transfers into or out of Level 3 for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 were due to changes in the availability of market observable inputs.
Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Fixed Maturities
 
Equity Securities
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Corporate
Bonds
and Notes
 
Redeemable
Preferred
Stocks
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Other Mortgage-
and Asset-
backed
 
Preferred
and 
Common
Stocks
 
Other
Equity
Interests
 
Total
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
$
360.6

 
$
6.7

 
$
64.4

 
$
3.9

 
$
38.8

 
$
44.0

 
$
518.4

Total Gains (Losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(3.5
)
 
(1.3
)
 
0.5

 

 
(1.2
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(6.1
)
Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
(3.4
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.3
)
 

 
1.6

 
(0.8
)
 
(3.5
)
Purchases
 
184.7

 

 
24.7

 
1.3

 
7.2

 
5.2

 
223.1

Settlements
 
(35.2
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(7.5
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(44.1
)
Sales
 
(62.4
)
 

 
(7.5
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(1.8
)
 

 
(72.9
)
Transfers into Level 3
 

 

 

 

 
0.8

 

 
0.8

Transfers out of Level 3
 
(12.3
)
 

 

 

 
(8.4
)
 

 
(20.7
)
Balance at End of Period
 
$
428.5

 
$
4.5

 
$
74.3

 
$
3.9

 
$
36.5

 
$
47.3

 
$
595.0


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Fixed Maturities
 
Equity Securities
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Corporate
Bonds
and Notes
 
Redeemable
Preferred
Stocks
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations
 
Other Mortgage-
and Asset-
backed
 
Preferred
and 
Common
Stocks
 
Other
Equity
Interests
 
Total
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
$
406.6

 
$
5.4

 
$
70.4

 
$
4.0

 
$
37.7

 
$
47.4

 
$
571.5

Total Gains (Losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.8
)
 
0.1

 

 

 
0.5

 
(0.6
)
Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
(2.0
)
 

 
(1.5
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.8
)
 
(6.0
)
Purchases
 
59.4

 

 
5.3

 

 
0.2

 
1.7

 
66.6

Settlements
 
(28.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 

 
(0.2
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(29.1
)
Sales
 
(6.8
)
 

 

 

 
(0.6
)
 

 
(7.4
)
Balance at End of Period
 
$
428.5

 
$
4.5

 
$
74.3

 
$
3.9

 
$
36.5

 
$
47.3

 
$
595.0

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 or Levels 1 and 3 for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2015. All transfers into or out of Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were due to changes in the availability of market observable inputs. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
The fair value of Debt is estimated using quoted prices for similar liabilities in markets that are not active. The inputs
used in the valuation are considered Level 2 measurements. The fair value of Short-term Investments is estimated using inputs that are considered either Level 1 or Level 2 measurements.

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KEMPER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 12 - Contingencies
In the ordinary course of its businesses, the Company is involved in legal proceedings, including lawsuits, regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. Except with regard to the matters discussed below, based on currently available information, the Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that any of its pending legal proceedings will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Over the last several years there have been an array of initiatives that seek, in various ways, to impose new duties on life insurance companies to proactively search for deaths of their insureds. These initiatives, which can include legislation, unclaimed property audits, market conduct examinations and related litigation, could have the effect of altering the terms of Kemper’s life insurance subsidiaries’ existing life insurance contracts by imposing requirements that did not exist and were not contemplated at the time those companies entered into such contracts.
In the third quarter of 2016, the Company voluntarily began implementing a comprehensive process to compare life insurance records against one or more death verification databases to determine if any of its insureds may be deceased. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the estimated financial impact of such voluntary action recognized in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Any attempt to estimate the ultimate outcomes of the aforementioned initiatives entails uncertainties including, but not limited to (i) the scope and interpretation of DMF statutes, including the matching criteria and methodologies to be used in comparing policy records against a DMF, (ii) the universe of policies affected, (iii) the results of audits, examinations and other actions by regulators and (iv) related litigation.
Note 13 - Related Parties
Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. FS&C provided investment management services with respect to certain assets of Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, under an agreement between the parties. During the second quarter of 2015, Trinity disposed of all the assets managed by FS&C. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan had $146.6 million in assets managed by FS&C at September 30, 2016 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the plan. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.3 million for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
The Company believes that the services described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Summary of Results
Net Income (Loss)
Net Loss was $14.4 million ($0.27 per unrestricted common share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Net Income of $81.1 million ($1.56 per unrestricted common share) for the same period in 2015. Net Loss was $16.3 million ($0.32 per unrestricted common share) for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Net Income of $37.9 million ($0.73 per unrestricted common share) for the same period in 2015.
Loss from Continuing Operations was $16.4 million ($0.31 per unrestricted common share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Income from Continuing Operations of $78.9 million ($1.52 per unrestricted common share) for the same period in 2015. Loss from Continuing Operations was $18.3 million ($0.36 per unrestricted common share) for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Income from Continuing Operations of $38.0 million ($0.73 per unrestricted common share) for the same period in 2015.
A reconciliation of Segment Net Operating Income (Loss) to Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss) (a non-GAAP financial measure) and to Net Income (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Increase
(Decrease)
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property & Casualty Insurance
 
$
(9.9
)
 
$
31.8

 
$
(41.7
)
 
$
12.1

 
$
21.0

 
$
(8.9
)
Life & Health Insurance
 
7.3

 
53.9

 
(46.6
)
 
(29.4
)
 
23.5

 
(52.9
)
Total Segment Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
(2.6
)
 
85.7

 
(88.3
)
 
(17.3
)
 
44.5

 
(61.8
)
Corporate and Other Net Operating Loss
 
(13.8
)
 
(20.6
)
 
6.8

 
(3.1
)
 
(7.9
)
 
4.8

Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
(16.4
)
 
65.1

 
(81.5
)
 
(20.4
)
 
36.6

 
(57.0
)
Net Income (Loss) From:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
15.6

 
27.8

 
(12.2
)
 
7.5

 
3.5

 
4.0

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(15.6
)
 
(8.1
)
 
(7.5
)
 
(5.4
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(3.3
)
Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt
 

 
(5.9
)
 
5.9

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
 
(16.4
)
 
78.9

 
(95.3
)
 
(18.3
)
 
38.0

 
(56.3
)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
 
2.0

 
2.2

 
(0.2
)
 
2.0

 
(0.1
)
 
2.1

Net Income (Loss)
 
$
(14.4
)
 
$
81.1

 
$
(95.5
)
 
$
(16.3
)
 
$
37.9

 
$
(54.2
)
Revenues
Earned Premiums were $1,658.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $1,468.1 million for the same period in 2015, an increase of $190.5 million. Earned Premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $182.6 million and $7.9 million in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment and Life & Health Insurance segment, respectively. See “Property & Casualty Insurance” and “Life & Health Insurance” for discussion of the changes in each segment’s earned premiums.
Earned Premiums were $558.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $536.7 million for the same period in 2015, an increase of $22.2 million. Earned Premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $20.8 million and $1.4 million in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment and Life & Health Insurance segment, respectively.
Net Investment Income decreased by $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to lower investment returns from Alternative Investments, lower yields on investments in fixed income securities and lower level of investments in equity securities excluding alternative investments, partially offset by a higher level of investments in fixed income securities. Net Investment Income from Alternative Investments which consist of Equity

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Summary of Results (continued)
Method Limited Liability Investments, Fair Value Option Investments and other limited liability investments included in Equity Securities decreased by $8.7 million. Alternative investment income from Equity Method Limited Liability Investments and Fair Value Option Investments decreased by $8.1 million and $5.7 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, while alternative investment income from other limited liability investments included in Equity Securities increased by $5.1 million.
Net Investment Income increased by $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to higher levels and higher yields of investments in fixed income securities, partially offset by lower investment returns from Alternative Investments. Alternative investment income from Equity Method Limited Liability Investments and Fair Value Option Investments decreased by $3.1 million, and $0.5 million respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015 while alternative investment income from other limited liability investments included in Equity Securities increased by $2.7 million. See “Investment Results” under the sub-caption “Net Investment Income” for additional discussion.
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments were $24.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $42.7 million for the same period in 2015. Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments were $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $5.3 million for the same period in 2015.
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings were $24.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $12.5 million for the same period in 2015. Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings were $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $3.3 million for the same period in 2015. See “Investment Results” under the sub-captions “Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments” and “Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings” for additional discussion. The Company cannot predict if or when similar investment gains or losses may occur in the future.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Underlying Losses and LAE and Underlying Combined Ratio
The following discussion for the Property & Casualty Insurance segment uses the non-GAAP financial measures of (i) Underlying Losses and LAE and (ii) Underlying Combined Ratio. Underlying Losses and LAE (also referred to in the discussion as “Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE”) exclude the impact of catastrophe losses, and loss and LAE reserve development from prior years from the Company’s Incurred Losses and LAE, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The Underlying Combined Ratio is computed by adding the Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio with the Insurance Expense (including write-off of long-lived asset) Ratio. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the Combined Ratio, which is computed by adding total incurred losses and LAE, including the impact of catastrophe losses and loss and LAE reserve development from prior years, with the Insurance Expense (including write-off of long-lived asset) Ratio.
The Company believes Underlying Losses and LAE and the Underlying Combined Ratio are useful to investors and uses these financial measures to reveal the trends in the Company’s Property & Casualty Insurance segment that may be obscured by catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development. These catastrophe losses may cause the Company’s loss trends to vary significantly between periods as a result of their incidence of occurrence and magnitude and can have a significant impact on incurred losses and LAE and the combined ratio. Prior-year reserve developments are caused by unexpected loss development on historical reserves. Because reserve development relates to the re-estimation of losses from earlier periods, it has no bearing on the performance of the Company’s insurance products in the current period. The Company believes it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing the Company’s underwriting performance.
Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss)
Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss) is an after-tax, non-GAAP financial measure and is computed by excluding from Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations the after-tax impact of:
(i)
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments;
(ii)
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings related to investments;
(iii)
Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt; and
(iv)
Significant non-recurring or infrequent items that may not be indicative of ongoing operations.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
Significant non-recurring items are excluded when (a) the nature of the charge or gain is such that it is reasonably unlikely to recur within two years and (b) there has been no similar charge or gain within the prior two years. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations. There were no applicable significant non-recurring items that the Company excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 or 2015.
The Company believes that Consolidated Net Operating Income (Loss) provides investors with a valuable measure of its ongoing performance because it reveals underlying operational performance trends that otherwise might be less apparent if the items were not excluded. Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments and Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings related to investments included in the Company’s results may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and external economic developments such as capital market conditions that impact the values of the Company’s investments, the timing of which is unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt is driven by the Company’s financing and refinancing decisions and capital needs, as well as external economic developments such as debt market conditions, the timing of which is unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Significant non-recurring items are excluded because, by their nature, they are not indicative of the Company’s business or economic trends.
The preceding non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for the comparable GAAP financial measures, as they do not fully recognize the overall profitability of the Company’s businesses.

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Property & Casualty Insurance
Selected financial information for the Property & Casualty Insurance segment follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Premiums Written
 
$
1,230.8

 
$
1,031.5

 
$
422.7

 
$
403.6

Earned Premiums
 
$
1,205.7

 
$
1,023.1

 
$
406.9

 
$
386.1

Net Investment Income
 
52.0

 
51.7

 
20.4

 
18.3

Other Income
 
0.4

 
0.5

 
0.1

 
0.1

Total Revenues
 
1,258.1

 
1,075.3

 
427.4

 
404.5

Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
913.3

 
727.2

 
306.7

 
283.2

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
97.9

 
50.4

 
11.3

 
4.7

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(1.3
)
 
(7.3
)
 
3.1

 
(0.9
)
Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(16.2
)
 
(6.5
)
 
(3.9
)
 
(1.9
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
993.7

 
763.8

 
317.2

 
285.1

Insurance Expenses, Excluding Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 
288.8

 
265.8

 
94.6

 
94.4

Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 

 
11.1

 

 

Operating Profit (Loss)
 
(24.4
)
 
34.6

 
15.6

 
25.0

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
14.5

 
(2.8
)
 
(3.5
)
 
(4.0
)
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
(9.9
)
 
$
31.8

 
$
12.1

 
$
21.0

Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
75.7
 %
 
71.1
 %
 
75.4
 %
 
73.3
 %
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
8.1

 
4.9

 
2.8

 
1.2

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.7
)
 
0.8

 
(0.2
)
Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(1.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.5
)
Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
82.4

 
74.7

 
78.0

 
73.8

Insurance Expense Ratio, Excluding Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 
24.0

 
26.0

 
23.2

 
24.4

Impact on Ratio from Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 

 
1.1

 

 

Combined Ratio
 
106.4
 %
 
101.8
 %
 
101.2
 %
 
98.2
 %
Underlying Combined Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
75.7
 %
 
71.1
 %
 
75.4
 %
 
73.3
 %
Insurance Expense Ratio, Excluding Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 
24.0

 
26.0

 
23.2

 
24.4

Impact on Ratio from Write-off of Long-lived Asset
 

 
1.1

 

 

Underlying Combined Ratio
 
99.7
 %
 
98.2
 %
 
98.6
 %
 
97.7
 %
Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Underlying Combined Ratio
 
99.7
 %
 
98.2
 %
 
98.6
 %
 
97.7
 %
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
8.1

 
4.9

 
2.8

 
1.2

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.7
)
 
0.8

 
(0.2
)
Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(1.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.5
)
Combined Ratio as Reported
 
106.4
 %
 
101.8
 %
 
101.2
 %
 
98.2
 %

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Property & Casualty Insurance (continued)
Catastrophe Frequency and Severity
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Sep 30, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Number of Events
 
Losses and LAE
 
Number of Events
 
Losses and LAE
Range of Losses and LAE Per Event:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below $5
 
34

 
$
29.0

 
28

 
$
34.7

$5 - $10
 
2

 
12.5

 
2

 
15.7

$10 - $15
 

 

 

 

$15 - $20
 

 

 

 

$20 - $25
 
1

 
24.4

 

 

Greater Than $25
 
1

 
32.0

 

 

Total
 
38

 
$
97.9

 
30

 
$
50.4

Insurance Reserves
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Insurance Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Automobile
 
$
729.9

 
$
656.3

Homeowners
 
95.4

 
98.9

Other
 
41.9

 
45.3

Insurance Reserves
 
$
867.2

 
$
800.5

Insurance Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Loss Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Case
 
$
596.6

 
$
537.1

Incurred But Not Reported
 
147.6

 
147.6

Total Loss Reserves
 
744.2

 
684.7

LAE Reserves
 
123.0

 
115.8

Insurance Reserves
 
$
867.2

 
$
800.5

See MD&A, “Critical Accounting Estimates,” of the 2015 Annual Report for additional information pertaining to the Company’s process of estimating property and casualty insurance reserves for losses and LAE, development of property and casualty insurance losses and LAE from prior accident years, also referred to as “reserve development” in the discussion of segment results, estimated variability of property and casualty insurance reserves for losses and LAE, and a discussion of some of the variables that may impact development of property and casualty insurance losses and LAE and the estimated variability of property and casualty insurance reserves for losses and LAE.
Acquisition of Alliance United
As discussed in Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company completed its acquisition of Alliance United on April 30, 2015. Alliance United is a provider of nonstandard personal automobile insurance in California and has added significant scale to the Property & Casualty Insurance segment’s premium base. The results of Alliance United’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated results since the date of its acquisition, which can obscure certain comparisons of year-to-date results, particularly when analyzing overall segment results as well as the nonstandard personal automobile insurance line of business. To focus on the performance of the segment’s legacy business, certain comparisons exclude Alliance United’s impact on the segment’s results.

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Property & Casualty Insurance (continued)
Overall
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
The Property & Casualty Insurance segment reported Segment Net Operating Loss of $9.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Segment Net Operating Income of $31.8 million for the same period in 2015. Segment net operating results deteriorated by $41.7 million due primarily to higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and net operating losses from Alliance United in 2016, partially offset by lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums in the legacy business and the write-off of internal-use software in 2015.
Earned Premiums in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment increased by $182.6 million. Excluding the impact from Alliance United, Earned Premiums decreased by $32.5 million, as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $39.8 million, while higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $7.3 million. The lower volume was driven primarily by preferred personal automobile insurance and homeowners insurance, which had volume decreases of $19.8 million and $9.3 million, respectively. The increase in average earned premium was driven primarily by nonstandard personal automobile insurance, which had an increase of $10.7 million, partially offset by decreases in preferred personal automobile insurance and homeowners insurance of $3.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
Net Investment Income in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment increased by $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to investment income from the investments acquired from the acquisition of, and the capital contributed to, Alliance United and higher yields on non-alternative investments, partially offset by lower investment income from Alternative Investments and a lower level of non-alternative investments. The Property & Casualty Insurance segment reported Net Investment Income from Alternative Investments of $13.3 million in 2016, compared to $16.6 million in 2015.
Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 75.7% in 2016, a deterioration of 4.6 percentage points, compared to 2015. Underlying losses and LAE exclude the impact of catastrophes and loss and LAE reserve development. Alliance United, which runs at a higher underlying losses and LAE ratio but lower insurance expense ratio, added 9.3 percentage points to the overall underlying losses and LAE ratio. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 66.4% in 2016, compared to 68.0% in 2015, or an improvement of 1.6 percentage points, as nonstandard personal automobile insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial automobile and other personal insurance improved while preferred personal automobile insurance deteriorated. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $97.9 million in 2016, compared to $50.4 million in 2015, which is an increase of $47.5 million due primarily to two separate hailstorms in Texas—one in March 2016 with estimated losses and LAE of $32.0 million and another in April 2016 with estimated losses and LAE of $24.4 million. The increase was partially offset by reduced severity of catastrophic events with losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) of less than $10 million in 2016, compared to 2015. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development (including catastrophe reserve development) was $17.5 million in 2016, compared to $13.8 million in 2015.
Insurance expenses were $288.8 million, or 24.0% of earned premiums, in 2016. Excluding a write-off of a long-lived asset, insurance expenses were $265.8 million, or 26.0% of earned premiums, in 2015. The improvement in the ratio of 2.0 percentage points from 2015 to 2016 was due primarily to the inclusion of Alliance United, which runs at a lower insurance expense ratio, for a full nine months in 2016. Excluding the impact of the write-off and Alliance United, insurance expenses decreased by $11.1 million in 2016, compared to 2015, and decreased as a percentage of earned premiums from 28.5% in 2015 to 28.3% in 2016.
The Property & Casualty Insurance segment’s effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate due primarily to tax-exempt investment income, dividends received deductions and estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings pursuant to the Alliance United purchase agreement. Tax-exempt investment income and dividends received deductions were $16.8 million in both 2016 and 2015. Indemnification recoveries result in an adjustment to the tax purchase price and are excluded from the determination of taxable income and income tax expense. Estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings were $0.7 million in 2016, all of which has been reported as a reduction of Insurance Expenses. Estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings were $10.4 million in 2015, of which $5.9 million has been reported as a reduction of Incurred Losses and LAE and $4.5 million has been recorded as a reduction of Insurance Expenses.

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Property & Casualty Insurance (continued)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
The Property & Casualty Insurance segment reported Segment Net Operating Income of $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $21.0 million for the same period in 2015. Segment net operating results deteriorated by $8.9 million due primarily to net operating losses from Alliance United in 2016, higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and a lower level of favorable loss and LAE reserve development, partially offset by lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums in the legacy business and higher net investment income.
Earned Premiums in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment increased by $20.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015. Earned Premiums in the Alliance United business increased by $30.4 million, as higher volume and average earned premium accounted for increases of $24.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, Earned Premiums decreased by $9.6 million, as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $13.1 million, while higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $3.5 million. Excluding Alliance United, the lower volume was driven primarily by preferred personal automobile insurance, nonstandard personal automobile insurance and homeowners insurance, which had volume decreases of $4.6 million, $3.9 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Excluding Alliance United, the increase in average earned premium was driven primarily by nonstandard personal automobile insurance, which had an increase of $3.8 million.
Net Investment Income in the Property & Casualty Insurance segment increased by $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to higher yields on non-alternative investments. The Property & Casualty Insurance segment reported Net Investment Income from Alternative Investments of $7.2 million in both 2016 and 2015.
Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 75.4% in 2016, a deterioration of 2.1 percentage points, compared to 2015. Alliance United, which runs at a higher underlying losses and LAE ratio, but lower insurance expense ratio, added 9.0 percentage points to the overall underlying losses and LAE ratio. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 66.4% in 2016, compared to 68.0%, an improvement of 1.6 percentage points, compared to 2015, as nonstandard personal automobile insurance and commercial automobile insurance improved, while homeowners insurance, preferred personal automobile insurance and other personal insurance deteriorated. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $11.3 million in 2016, compared to $4.7 million in 2015, which was an abnormally low quarter for catastrophe losses and LAE. The increase of $6.6 million was due primarily to intra-year development on first and second quarter losses and a higher frequency of catastrophic events. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development (including catastrophe reserve development) was $0.8 million in 2016, compared to $2.8 million in 2015.
Insurance expenses were $94.6 million, or 23.2% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $94.4 million, or 24.4% of earned premiums, in 2015. The improvement in the ratio of 1.2 percentage points from 2015 to 2016 was due primarily to growth in the Alliance United business, which runs at a lower insurance expense ratio than the legacy business. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, insurance expenses decreased by $3.1 million in 2016, compared to 2015, and decreased as a percentage of earned premiums from 28.5% in 2015 to 28.4% in 2016.
The Property & Casualty Insurance segment’s effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate due primarily to tax-exempt investment income and dividends received deductions and estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings pursuant to the Alliance United purchase agreement. Tax-exempt investment income and dividends received deductions were $5.2 million in both 2016 and 2015. Estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings were $7.9 million in 2015, of which $3.4 million has been reported as a reduction of Incurred Losses and LAE and $4.5 million has been recorded as a reduction of Insurance Expenses.

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Preferred Personal Automobile Insurance
Selected financial information for the preferred personal automobile insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Premiums Written
 
$
323.6

 
$
332.1

 
$
114.1

 
$
113.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
318.0

 
$
340.9

 
$
106.6

 
$
111.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
$
222.3

 
$
236.4

 
$
74.0

 
$
76.5

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
11.3

 
2.6

 
1.2

 
0.1

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
0.8

 
(13.9
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(2.7
)
Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.3
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
234.1

 
$
224.8

 
$
74.8

 
$
73.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
69.8
 %
 
69.3
 %
 
69.5
 %
 
68.5
 %
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
3.6

 
0.8

 
1.1

 
0.1

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
0.3

 
(4.1
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(2.4
)
Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
73.6
 %
 
65.9
 %
 
70.2
 %
 
66.1
 %
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums on preferred personal automobile insurance decreased by $22.9 million as lower volume and lower average earned premium accounted for decreases of $19.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The run-off of the direct-to-consumer business accounted for over half of the decrease in earned premiums attributed to lower volume. The decrease in average earned premium was due primarily to a mix shift toward lower risk drivers, partially offset by rate increases. Incurred losses and LAE were $234.1 million, or 73.6% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $224.8 million, or 65.9% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums increased due primarily to an unfavorable change in loss and LAE reserve development and higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and, to a lesser extent, higher underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums. Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 69.8% in 2016, compared to 69.3% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 0.5 percentage points due primarily to slightly higher severity of losses on most coverages. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $11.3 million in 2016, compared to $2.6 million in 2015, due primarily to the two aforementioned hailstorms in Texas in 2016. Loss and LAE reserve development was adverse by $0.5 million in 2016, compared to favorable development of $14.2 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums on preferred personal automobile insurance decreased by $5.0 million as lower volume and lower average earned premium accounted for decreases of $4.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The run-off of the direct-to-consumer business accounted for approximately 70% of the decrease in earned premiums attributed to lower volume. The decrease in average earned premium was due primarily to a mix shift toward lower risk drivers, partially offset by rate increases. Incurred losses and LAE were $74.8 million, or 70.2% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $73.8 million, or 66.1% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums increased due to a lower level of favorable loss and LAE reserve development, higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and higher underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums. Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 69.5% in 2016, compared to 68.5% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 1.0 percentage point due primarily to slightly higher severity of bodily injury losses and frequency of bodily injury claims. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding

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reserve development) were $1.2 million in 2016, compared to $0.1 million in 2015. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $0.4 million in 2016, compared to $2.8 million in 2015.
Nonstandard Personal Automobile Insurance
Selected financial information for the nonstandard personal automobile insurance product line for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 for Alliance United include only the last five months of the period, which is the period since the date of acquisition.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Sep 30, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Legacy
 
Alliance United
 
Total
 
Legacy
 
Alliance United
 
Total
Net Premiums Written
 
$
244.2

 
$
384.3

 
$
628.5

 
$
239.2

 
$
171.0

 
$
410.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
232.6

 
$
376.8

 
$
609.4

 
$
228.3

 
$
161.7

 
$
390.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
$
177.4

 
$
362.6

 
$
540.0

 
$
185.5

 
$
141.1

 
$
326.6

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
5.7

 
0.1

 
5.8

 
3.2

 

 
3.2

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
2.1

 
4.8

 
6.9

 
5.6

 
3.1

 
8.7

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
185.1

 
$
367.5

 
$
552.6

 
$
194.2

 
$
144.2

 
$
338.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
76.2
%
 
96.2
%
 
88.6
%
 
81.2
%
 
87.3
%
 
83.8
%
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
2.5

 

 
1.0

 
1.4

 

 
0.8

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
0.9

 
1.3

 
1.1

 
2.5

 
1.9

 
2.2

Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
79.6
%
 
97.5
%
 
90.7
%
 
85.1
%
 
89.2
%
 
86.8
%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums on nonstandard personal automobile insurance increased by $219.4 million. Excluding the impact from Alliance United, Earned Premiums increased by $4.3 million as higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $10.7 million, while lower volume accounted for a decrease of $6.4 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $552.6 million, or 90.7% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $338.4 million, or 86.8% of earned premiums, in 2015. Excluding Alliance United, incurred losses and LAE were $185.1 million, or 79.6% of related earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $194.2 million, or 85.1% of related earned premiums, in 2015. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums decreased due to lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums and a lower level of adverse loss and LAE reserve development, partially offset by higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development). Excluding Alliance United, underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 76.2% in 2016, compared to 81.2% in 2015, which is an improvement of 5.0 percentage points due primarily to higher average earned premium, lower severity of liability losses on California policies and lower frequency of claims across most coverages on non-California policies, partially offset by higher frequency of claims on all coverages on California policies. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $5.8 million in 2016, compared to $3.2 million in 2015. Excluding Alliance United, adverse loss and LAE reserve development was $2.0 million in 2016, compared to $5.5 million in 2015.

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For Alliance United, underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 96.2% in 2016, compared to 87.3% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 8.9 percentage points. Alliance United’s underlying loss and LAE ratio continues to be significantly higher than what had been reported by Alliance United prior to the acquisition date. Alliance United has experienced significantly higher frequency of claims on all coverages and, to a lesser extent, higher severity of losses on most coverages than the trend that Kemper had anticipated prior to the acquisition. Alliance United’s premium rates have become inadequate due in part to the significant adverse changes in underlying frequency and severity trends. The Company continues to analyze its experience against industry information as it becomes available and believes that Alliance United’s frequency trend may be worse than industry due in part to anti-selection resulting from inadequate rates and higher growth rates for new business, which tends to run at a higher underlying loss and LAE ratio than renewal business. In addition, Alliance United’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 include adverse loss and LAE reserve development of $4.8 million. Since the acquisition, several events have resulted in the historical development factors becoming less reliable in predicting how losses will ultimately emerge. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the primary driver of adverse development was a decrease in the ratio of claims closed without payment, which has driven the Company’s selection of ultimate losses higher. In addition, payment development patterns, as well as claim severity patterns, may have been influenced by an inadequate level of claims adjusters, as staffing levels for Alliance United’s claims adjusters were not able to keep pace with Alliance United’s growth rate prior to and after the acquisition date and the recent spike in frequency. The Company has taken and continues to take various actions to address Alliance United’s performance, including increasing the staffing levels for claims adjusters, slowing growth rates for new business, various agency management actions and filing and implementing rate increases. The Company anticipates it will take several more pricing cycles to become rate adequate.
Selected financial information for the nonstandard personal automobile insurance product line for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented in the following table.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Sep 30, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Legacy
 
Alliance United
 
Total
 
Legacy
 
Alliance United
 
Total
Net Premiums Written
 
$
80.2

 
$
131.2

 
$
211.4

 
$
79.9

 
$
109.4

 
$
189.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
77.2

 
$
130.0

 
$
207.2

 
$
77.3

 
$
99.6

 
$
176.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
56.8

 
122.9

 
179.7

 
62.8

 
88.6

 
151.4

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
1.7

 
0.1

 
1.8

 

 

 

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
3.4

 
(1.3
)
 
2.1

 
1.8

 
1.8

 
3.6

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
 

 

 

Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
61.8

 
$
121.7

 
$
183.5

 
$
64.6

 
$
90.4

 
$
155.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
73.6
 %
 
94.5
 %
 
86.7
%
 
81.3
%
 
89.0
%
 
85.6
%
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
2.2

 
0.1

 
0.9

 

 

 

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
4.4

 
(1.0
)
 
1.0

 
2.3

 
1.8

 
2.0

Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(0.1
)
 

 

 

 

 

Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
80.1
 %
 
93.6
 %
 
88.6
%
 
83.6
%
 
90.8
%
 
87.6
%

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums on nonstandard personal automobile insurance increased by $30.3 million. Excluding the impact from Alliance United, Earned Premiums were fairly flat compared to prior year as lower volume, which accounted for a decrease of $3.9 million, was largely offset by higher average earned premium, which accounted for an increase of $3.8 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $183.5 million, or 88.6% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $155.0 million, or 87.6% of earned premiums, in 2015. Excluding Alliance United, incurred losses and LAE were $61.8 million, or 80.1% of related earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $64.6 million, or 83.6% of earned premiums, in 2015. Excluding the impact of Alliance United, incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums decreased due to lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums, partially offset by higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and a higher level of adverse loss and LAE reserve development. Excluding Alliance United, underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 73.6% in 2016, compared to 81.3% in 2015, which is an improvement of 7.7 percentage points due primarily to higher average earned premium, lower frequency of claims across most coverages on non-California policies, lower severity of losses across all coverages except bodily injury and intra-year development on first and second quarter claims, partially offset by higher frequency of claims on all coverages on California policies and higher severity of bodily injury losses. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $1.8 million in 2016, compared to none in 2015. Excluding Alliance United, adverse loss and LAE reserve development was $3.3 million in 2016, compared to $1.8 million in 2015.
For Alliance United, Earned Premiums increased by $30.4 million as higher volume and higher average earned premium accounted for increases of $24.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively. Alliance United’s underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of related earned premiums were 94.5% in 2016, compared to 89.0% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 5.5 percentage points due primarily to rate increases not keeping pace with the frequency and severity trends previously noted. Alliance United’s loss and LAE reserve development was favorable by $1.3 million in 2016, compared to adverse development of $1.8 million in 2015.

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Homeowners Insurance
Selected financial information for the homeowners insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Premiums Written
 
$
205.2

 
$
212.5

 
$
73.1

 
$
75.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
204.2

 
$
216.3

 
$
68.5

 
$
72.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
$
102.9

 
$
112.6

 
$
36.8

 
$
36.3

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
77.7

 
42.8

 
7.8

 
4.8

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(3.8
)
 
(2.8
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(2.5
)
Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(14.3
)
 
(6.0
)
 
(3.5
)
 
(1.7
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
162.5

 
$
146.6

 
$
40.5

 
$
36.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
50.4
 %
 
52.1
 %
 
53.7
 %
 
50.4
 %
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
38.1

 
19.8

 
11.4

 
6.7

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(1.9
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(3.5
)
Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(7.0
)
 
(2.8
)
 
(5.1
)
 
(2.4
)
Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
79.6
 %
 
67.8
 %
 
59.1
 %
 
51.2
 %
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in homeowners insurance decreased by $12.1 million as lower volume and lower average earned premium accounted for decreases of $9.3 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Incurred losses and LAE were $162.5 million, or 79.6% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $146.6 million, or 67.8% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums increased due to higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development), partially offset by a higher level of favorable loss and LAE reserve development and lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums. Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 50.4% in 2016, compared to 52.1% in 2015, which is an improvement of 1.7 percentage points due primarily to lower frequency of claims, partially offset by higher severity of losses and lower average earned premium. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $77.7 million in 2016, compared to $42.8 million in 2015. This increase was driven primarily by the two aforementioned hailstorms in Texas in 2016. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $18.1 million in 2016, compared to $8.8 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in homeowners insurance decreased by $3.6 million as lower volume and lower average earned premium accounted for decreases of $2.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Incurred losses and LAE were $40.5 million, or 59.1% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $36.9 million, or 51.2% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums increased due primarily to higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) and higher underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums. Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 53.7% in 2016, compared to 50.4% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 3.3 percentage points due primarily to intra-year development on first and second quarter claims, and, to a lesser extent, higher frequency of claims and lower average earned premium, partially offset by lower severity of losses. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $7.8 million in 2016, compared to $4.8 million in 2015. This increase was due primarily to intra-year development on first and second quarter losses and a higher frequency of catastrophic events. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $4.1 million in 2016, compared to $4.2 million in 2015.

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Commercial Automobile Insurance
Selected financial information for the commercial automobile insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Premiums Written
 
$
40.0

 
$
42.0

 
$
12.5

 
$
13.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
40.2

 
$
40.7

 
$
13.3

 
$
13.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
$
31.8

 
$
34.1

 
$
10.4

 
$
13.3

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
0.9

 
0.2

 
0.4

 

Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
0.1

 
0.7

 
4.2

 
1.5

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
 

Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
32.7

 
$
35.0

 
$
14.9

 
$
14.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
79.1
 %
 
83.8
%
 
78.2
 %
 
97.1
%
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
2.2

 
0.5

 
3.0

 

Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
0.2

 
1.7

 
31.6

 
10.9

Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(0.2
)
 

 
(0.8
)
 

Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
81.3
 %
 
86.0
%
 
112.0
 %
 
108.0
%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in commercial automobile insurance decreased by $0.5 million as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $2.4 million, while higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $1.9 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $32.7 million, or 81.3% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $35.0 million, or 86.0% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums decreased due to lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums and a favorable change in loss and LAE reserve development, partially offset by higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development). Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 79.1% in 2016, compared to 83.8% in 2015, which is an improvement of 4.7 percentage points due primarily to lower severity of losses across all coverages and, to a lesser extent, higher average earned premium, partially offset by higher frequency of losses across most coverages. Loss and LAE reserve development was flat in 2016, compared to adverse development of $0.7 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in commercial automobile insurance decreased by $0.4 million as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $1.3 million, while higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $0.9 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $14.9 million, or 112.0% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $14.8 million, or 108.0% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums increased due to a higher level of adverse loss and LAE reserve development and, to a lesser extent, higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development), partially offset by lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums. Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 78.2% in 2016, compared to 97.1% in 2015, which is an improvement of 18.9 percentage points due primarily to lower severity of losses across all coverages, particularly bodily injury, and, to a lesser extent, higher average earned premium, partially offset by higher frequency of losses across most coverages. Adverse loss and LAE reserve development was $4.1 million in 2016, compared to $1.5 million in 2015.

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Other Personal Insurance
Other personal insurance products include umbrella, dwelling fire, inland marine, earthquake, boat owners and other liability coverages. Selected financial information for other personal insurance product lines follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Net Premiums Written
 
$
33.5

 
$
34.7

 
$
11.6

 
$
12.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned Premiums
 
$
33.9

 
$
35.2

 
$
11.3

 
$
11.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incurred Losses and LAE related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
$
16.3

 
$
17.5

 
$
5.8

 
$
5.7

Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
2.2

 
1.6

 
0.1

 
(0.2
)
Prior Years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(5.3
)
 

 
(2.2
)
 
(0.8
)
Catastrophe Losses and LAE
 
(1.4
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
Total Incurred Losses and LAE
 
$
11.8

 
$
19.0

 
$
3.5

 
$
4.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios Based On Earned Premiums
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
48.0
 %
 
49.8
 %
 
51.4
 %
 
48.3
 %
Current Year Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
6.5

 
4.5

 
0.9

 
(1.7
)
Prior Years Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(15.6
)
 

 
(19.5
)
 
(6.8
)
Prior Years Catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio
 
(4.1
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.8
)
 
(0.8
)
Total Incurred Loss and LAE Ratio
 
34.8
 %
 
54.0
 %
 
31.0
 %
 
39.0
 %
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in other personal insurance decreased by $1.3 million as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $1.9 million, while higher average earned premium accounted for an increase of $0.6 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $11.8 million, or 34.8% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $19.0 million, or 54.0% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums decreased due to a higher level of favorable loss and LAE reserve development and, to a lesser extent, lower underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums, partially offset by higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development). Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 48.0% in 2016, compared to 49.8% in 2015, which is an improvement of 1.8 percentage points due primarily to lower severity of losses on most coverages except umbrella, partially offset by higher frequency of umbrella claims and higher severity of umbrella losses. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $2.2 million in 2016, compared to $1.6 million in 2015. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $6.7 million in 2016, compared to $0.1 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in other personal insurance decreased by $0.5 million as lower volume accounted for a decrease of $0.6 million, while higher average premium accounted for an increase of $0.1 million. Incurred losses and LAE were $3.5 million, or 31.0% of earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $4.6 million, or 39.0% of earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums decreased due to a higher level of favorable loss and LAE reserve development, partially offset by higher underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums and higher incurred catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development). Underlying losses and LAE as a percentage of earned premiums were 51.4% in 2016, compared to 48.3% in 2015, which is a deterioration of 3.1 percentage points due primarily to intra-year development on first and second quarter claims and higher severity of umbrella losses, partially offset by lower severity of losses on most coverages except umbrella and lower frequency of claims on most coverages. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding reserve development) were $0.1 million in 2016, compared to a benefit of $0.2 million in 2015, due primarily to favorable development on catastrophic events occurring in the first and second quarters. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $2.4 million in 2016, compared to $0.9 million in 2015.

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Life & Health Insurance
Selected financial information for the Life & Health Insurance segment follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Earned Premiums
 
$
452.9

 
$
445.0

 
$
152.0

 
$
150.6

Net Investment Income
 
159.6

 
159.0

 
54.5

 
55.1

Other Income
 
1.9

 
1.7

 
0.7

 
0.7

Total Revenues
 
614.4

 
605.7

 
207.2

 
206.4

Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE
 
368.8

 
287.8

 
173.0

 
93.7

Insurance Expenses
 
235.0

 
235.5

 
79.9

 
77.3

Operating Profit (Loss)
 
10.6

 
82.4

 
(45.7
)
 
35.4

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
(3.3
)
 
(28.5
)
 
16.3

 
(11.9
)
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
7.3

 
$
53.9

 
$
(29.4
)
 
$
23.5

Insurance Reserves
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Insurance Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Future Policyholder Benefits
 
$
3,298.5

 
$
3,278.4

Incurred Losses and LAE Reserves:
 
 
 
 
Life
 
142.1

 
41.2

Accident and Health
 
20.9

 
21.4

Property
 
5.5

 
5.2

Total Incurred Losses and LAE Reserves
 
168.5

 
67.8

Insurance Reserves
 
$
3,467.0

 
$
3,346.2

Overall
Use of Death Verification Databases
In the third quarter of 2016, the Company’s Life & Health segment voluntarily began implementing a comprehensive process under which it will cross-reference its life insurance policies against the DMF and other death verification databases to identify potential situations where the beneficiaries may not have filed a claim following the death of an insured and initiate an outreach process to identify and contact beneficiaries and settle claims. Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 include a pre-tax charge of $77.8 million to recognize the impact of using death verification databases in the Company’s operations, including to determine its IBNR liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses for life insurance products.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in the Life & Health Insurance segment increased by $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015 due primarily to an adjustment of $7.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2015 to correct deferred premium reserves on certain limited pay life insurance policies.
Net Investment Income increased by $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to higher levels of investments in non-alternative investments and higher investment returns from Alternative Investments, partially offset by lower yields on investments in fixed income securities.
Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $81.0 million in 2016, compared to the same period in 2015. Excluding the impact of using death verification databases described above, Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $3.2 million, due primarily to higher policyholders’ benefits on life insurance and incurred losses and LAE on property insurance. Insurance Expenses in the Life & Health Insurance segment decreased by $0.5 million due primarily to lower legal costs, partially offset by higher agent and field management compensation costs for the Kemper Home Service Companies (“KHSC”) and the impact of an adjustment made in 2015 to deferred policy acquisition costs for Reserve

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Life & Health Insurance (continued)
National Insurance Company (“Reserve National”). Segment Net Operating Income in the Life & Health Insurance segment was $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $53.9 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned Premiums in the Life & Health Insurance segment increased by $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.
Net Investment Income decreased by $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to lower yields on non-alternative investments and lower investment returns from Alternative Investments, partially offset by higher levels of investments in fixed income securities.
Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $79.3 million in 2016, compared to the same period in 2015. Excluding the impact of using death verification databases described above, Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $1.5 million, due primarily to higher policyholders’ benefits on life insurance and higher losses and LAE on property insurance, partially offset by lower incurred losses and LAE on accident and health insurance. Insurance Expenses in the Life & Health Insurance segment increased by $2.6 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to higher agent and field management compensation costs. Segment Net Operating Loss in the Life & Health Insurance segment was $29.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Net Operating Income of $23.5 million in 2015.
Life Insurance
Selected financial information for the life insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Earned Premiums
 
$
285.7

 
$
279.5

 
$
95.8

 
$
95.5

Net Investment Income
 
154.6

 
153.8

 
52.7

 
53.3

Other Income
 
1.6

 
1.4

 
0.6

 
0.6

Total Revenues
 
441.9

 
434.7

 
149.1

 
149.4

Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE
 
288.3

 
208.6

 
146.5

 
66.2

Insurance Expenses
 
158.2

 
161.3

 
54.9

 
52.8

Operating Profit (Loss)
 
(4.6
)
 
64.8

 
(52.3
)
 
30.4

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
1.9

 
(22.5
)
 
18.6

 
(10.2
)
Total Product Line Net Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
(2.7
)
 
$
42.3

 
$
(33.7
)
 
$
20.2

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on life insurance increased by $6.2 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to an adjustment of $7.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2015 to correct deferred premium reserves on certain limited pay life insurance policies. Excluding the adjustment, earned premiums on life insurance decreased by $1.4 million as a decrease of $3.4 million from life insurance products offered by KHSC was offset by an increase of $2.0 million from life insurance products offered by Reserve National. Policyholders’ benefits on life insurance were $288.3 million in 2016, compared to $208.6 million in 2015, an increase of $79.7 million. Excluding the impact of using death verification databases described above, Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $1.9 million. Insurance Expenses decreased by $3.1 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to lower legal costs, partially offset by higher agent and field management compensation costs for KHSC.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on life insurance increased by $0.3 million in 2016, compared to 2015, as an increase of $1.1 million from life insurance products offered by Reserve National, was offset by a decrease of $0.8 million from life insurance products offered by KHSC. Policyholders’ benefits on life insurance were $146.5 million in 2016, compared to $66.2 million in 2015, an increase of $80.3 million. Excluding the impact of using death verification databases described above, Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE increased by $2.5 million. Insurance Expenses increased by $2.1 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to higher agent and field management compensation costs for KHSC.

48



Life & Health Insurance (continued)
Accident and Health Insurance
Selected financial information for the accident and health insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Earned Premiums
 
$
111.2

 
$
108.7

 
$
37.6

 
$
36.2

Net Investment Income
 
4.0

 
4.1

 
1.4

 
1.4

Other Income
 
0.3

 
0.3

 
0.1

 
0.1

Total Revenues
 
115.5

 
113.1

 
39.1

 
37.7

Policyholders’ Benefits and Incurred Losses and LAE
 
60.7

 
60.7

 
19.9

 
21.2

Insurance Expenses
 
50.3

 
47.9

 
16.4

 
15.8

Operating Profit
 
4.5

 
4.5

 
2.8

 
0.7

Income Tax Expense
 
(1.6
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.3
)
Total Product Line Net Operating Income
 
$
2.9

 
$
2.9

 
$
1.8

 
$
0.4

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on accident and health insurance increased by $2.5 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to higher volume. Incurred accident and health insurance losses were $60.7 million, or 54.6% of accident and health insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $60.7 million, or 55.8% of accident and health insurance earned premiums, in 2015. Incurred accident and health insurance losses decreased as a percentage of earned premiums due primarily to lower average claim costs in other supplemental products and a lower level of hospitalization exposure, partially offset by higher frequency and higher average claim costs in Medicare Supplement. Insurance Expenses increased by $2.4 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to the impact of an adjustment made in 2015 to Reserve National’s deferred policy acquisition costs and the higher level of earned premiums.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on accident and health insurance increased by $1.4 million in 2016, compared to 2015, due primarily to higher volume. Incurred accident and health insurance losses were $19.9 million, or 52.9% of accident and health insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $21.2 million, or 58.6% of accident and health insurance earned premiums, in 2015 and decreased as a percentage of accident and health insurance earned premiums due primarily to lower claim activity in indemnity and other supplemental products, partially offset by higher frequency and higher average claim costs in Medicare Supplement. Insurance Expenses increased by $0.6 million in 2016, compared to 2015.

49



Life & Health Insurance (continued)
Property Insurance
Selected financial information for the property insurance product line follows.
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Earned Premiums
 
$
56.0

 
$
56.8

 
$
18.6

 
$
18.9

Net Investment Income
 
1.0

 
1.1

 
0.4

 
0.4

Total Revenues
 
57.0

 
57.9

 
19.0

 
19.3

Incurred Losses and LAE
 
19.8

 
18.5

 
6.6

 
6.3

Insurance Expenses
 
26.5

 
26.3

 
8.6

 
8.7

Operating Profit
 
10.7

 
13.1

 
3.8

 
4.3

Income Tax Expense
 
(3.6
)
 
(4.4
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(1.4
)
Total Product Line Net Operating Income
 
$
7.1

 
$
8.7

 
$
2.5

 
$
2.9

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on property insurance decreased by $0.8 million in 2016, compared to 2015. Incurred losses and LAE on property insurance were $19.8 million, or 35.4% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $18.5 million, or 32.6% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2015. Underlying losses and LAE on property insurance were $15.3 million, or 27.3% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $15.6 million, or 27.5% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2015. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding development) were $4.6 million in 2016, compared to $1.9 million in 2015. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $0.2 million in 2016, compared to unfavorable loss and LAE reserve development of $1.0 million in 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Same Period in 2015
Earned premiums on property insurance decreased by $0.3 million in 2016, compared to 2015. Incurred losses and LAE on property insurance were $6.6 million, or 35.5% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $6.3 million, or 33.3% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2015. Underlying losses and LAE on property insurance were $5.5 million, or 29.6% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2016, compared to $5.8 million, or 30.7% of property insurance earned premiums, in 2015. Catastrophe losses and LAE (excluding development) were $1.4 million in 2016, compared to $0.1 million in 2015. Favorable loss and LAE reserve development was $0.4 million in 2016, compared to unfavorable loss and LAE reserve development of $0.4 million in 2015.


50



Investment Results
Investment Income
Net Investment Income for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Investment Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on Fixed Income Securities
 
$
181.2

 
$
176.2

 
$
61.4

 
$
58.4

Dividends on Equity Securities Excluding Alternative Investments
 
9.0

 
11.3

 
2.7

 
3.4

Alternative Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
 
3.7

 
11.8

 
5.2

 
8.3

Fair Value Option Investments
 
(3.9
)
 
1.8

 
(1.4
)
 
(0.9
)
Limited Liability Investments Included in Equity Securities
 
16.6

 
11.5

 
5.7

 
3.0

Total Alternative Investments
 
16.4

 
25.1

 
9.5

 
10.4

Short-term Investments
 
0.4

 
0.3

 
0.2

 
0.2

Loans to Policyholders
 
16.1

 
15.7

 
5.4

 
5.3

Real Estate
 
8.9

 
8.9

 
3.0

 
3.0

Total Investment Income
 
232.0

 
237.5

 
82.2

 
80.7

Investment Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate
 
8.4

 
8.5

 
2.9

 
2.9

Other Investment Expenses
 
5.2

 
5.8

 
1.6

 
1.9

Total Investment Expenses
 
13.6

 
14.3

 
4.5

 
4.8

Net Investment Income
 
$
218.4

 
$
223.2

 
$
77.7

 
$
75.9

Net Investment Income was $218.4 million and $223.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Net Investment Income decreased by $4.8 million in 2016 due primarily to lower investment returns from Alternative Investments, lower levels and lower returns on investments in equity securities excluding alternative investments and lower yields on fixed income securities, partially offset by a higher level of investments in fixed income securities.
Net Investment Income was $77.7 million and $75.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Net Investment Income increased by $1.8 million in 2016 due primarily to higher levels and higher yields on investments in fixed income securities, partially offset by lower investment returns from Alternative Investments and lower levels and lower returns on investments in equity securities excluding alternative investments.
Total Comprehensive Investment Gains (Losses)
The components of Total Comprehensive Investment Gains (Losses) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Recognized in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
$
24.9

 
$
45.2

 
$
12.1

 
$
6.4

Losses on Sales
 
(1.3
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.8
)
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
(24.0
)
 
(12.5
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(3.3
)
Net Gains (Losses) on Trading Securities
 
0.4

 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 
(0.3
)
Net Gain Recognized in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 

 
30.2

 
3.3

 
2.0

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
 
217.2

 
(131.8
)
 
(8.3
)
 
(0.3
)
Total Comprehensive Investment Gains (Losses)
 
$
217.2

 
$
(101.6
)
 
$
(5.0
)
 
$
1.7


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Investment Results (continued)
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
The components of Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
$
14.1

 
$
9.5

 
$
2.7

 
$
3.6

Losses on Sales
 
(1.1
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.1
)
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
9.8

 
35.7

 
9.3

 
2.8

Losses on Sales
 
(0.1
)
 
(1.4
)
 

 
(0.7
)
Real Estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on Sales
 
1.0

 

 
0.1

 

Other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses on Sales
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 

Net Gains on Trading Securities
 
0.4

 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 
(0.3
)
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
$
24.0

 
$
42.7

 
$
11.6

 
$
5.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Gains on Sales
 
$
24.9

 
$
45.2

 
$
12.1

 
$
6.4

Gross Losses on Sales
 
(1.3
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.8
)
Net Gains on Trading Securities
 
0.4

 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 
(0.3
)
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments
 
$
24.0

 
$
42.7

 
$
11.6

 
$
5.3

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company sold $149.9 million of equity securities due to portfolio allocation adjustments and tax planning initiatives. The Company recognized Gains on Sales of Equity Securities of $31.4 million and Losses on Sales of Equity Securities of $0.7 million resulting from such sales.
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio for factors that may indicate that a decline in the fair value of an investment is other than temporary. Losses arising from other-than-temporary declines in fair values are reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period that the declines are determined to be other-than-temporary. The components of Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Amount
 
Number of Issuers
 
Amount
 
Number of Issuers
 
Amount
 
Number of Issuers
 
Amount
 
Number of Issuers
Fixed Maturities
 
$
(21.8
)
 
10
 
$
(5.2
)
 
5
 
$
(8.3
)
 
5

 
$
(1.2
)
 
2
Equity Securities
 
(2.2
)
 
13
 
(7.3
)
 
19
 

 

 
(2.1
)
 
4
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
$
(24.0
)
 
 
 
$
(12.5
)
 
 
 
$
(8.3
)
 
 
 
$
(3.3
)
 
 

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Investment Quality and Concentrations
The Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio is comprised primarily of high-grade municipal, corporate and agency bonds. At September 30, 2016, 89% of the Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio was rated investment-grade, which is defined as a security having a rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB from Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”); a rating of Aaa, Aa, A or Baa from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”); or a rating from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) of 1 or 2.
The following table summarizes the credit quality of the Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Dec 31, 2015
NAIC
Rating
 
S&P Equivalent Rating
 
Fair Value
in Millions
 
Percentage
of Total
 
Fair Value
in Millions
 
Percentage
of Total
1
 
AAA, AA, A
 
$
3,253.6

 
62.9
%
 
$
3,222.5

 
66.4
%
2
 
BBB
 
1,360.0

 
26.3

 
1,149.0

 
23.7

3-4
 
BB, B
 
320.4

 
6.2

 
222.4

 
4.6

5-6
 
CCC or Lower
 
236.1

 
4.6

 
258.4

 
5.3

Total Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
5,170.1

 
100.0
%
 
$
4,852.3

 
100.0
%
Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in below-investment-grade fixed maturities were $13.3 million and $16.5 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s investments in governmental fixed maturities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Dec 31, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair Value
 
Percentage
of Total
Investments
 
Fair Value
 
Percentage
of Total
Investments
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities
 
$
310.3

 
4.6
%
 
$
320.6

 
5.0
%
States and Political Subdivisions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
States
 
646.5

 
9.6

 
673.5

 
10.5

Political Subdivisions
 
184.8

 
2.7

 
177.3

 
2.8

Revenue Bonds
 
831.3

 
12.3

 
771.8

 
12.0

Foreign Governments
 
3.6

 
0.1

 

 

Total Investments in Governmental Fixed Maturities
 
$
1,976.5

 
29.3
%
 
$
1,943.2

 
30.3
%
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s investments in non-governmental fixed maturities by industry at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
 
 
Sep 30, 2016
 
Dec 31, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair Value
 
Percentage
of Total
Investments
 
Fair Value
 
Percentage
of Total
Investments
Manufacturing
 
$
1,300.5

 
19.3
%
 
$
1,160.4

 
18.0
%
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
 
765.1

 
11.3

 
707.4

 
11.0

Transportation, Communication and Utilities
 
383.2

 
5.7

 
334.4

 
5.2

Services
 
367.7

 
5.5

 
374.4

 
5.8

Mining
 
168.4

 
2.5

 
139.7

 
2.2

Retail Trade
 
101.1

 
1.5

 
91.1

 
1.4

Wholesale Trade
 
90.9

 
1.3

 
80.6

 
1.3

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
 
14.7

 
0.2

 
20.6

 
0.3

Other
 
2.0

 

 
0.5

 

Total Investments in Non-governmental Fixed Maturities
 
$
3,193.6

 
47.3
%
 
$
2,909.1

 
45.2
%

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Investment Quality and Concentrations (continued)
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s investments in non-governmental fixed maturities by range of amount invested at September 30, 2016.
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Number of Issuers
 
Aggregate Fair Value
Below $5
 
435

 
$
845.2

$5 -$10
 
142

 
948.0

$10 - $20
 
71

 
959.1

$20 - $30
 
13

 
311.6

Greater Than $30
 
4

 
129.7

Total
 
665

 
$
3,193.6

The Company’s short-term investments primarily consist of overnight repurchase agreements, overnight interest bearing accounts, money market funds and certificates of deposits. At September 30, 2016, the Company had $87.7 million invested in overnight repurchase agreements primarily collateralized by securities issued by the U.S. government and government agencies and authorities, $76.3 million invested in overnight interest bearing accounts with one of the Company’s custodial banks, $30.8 million invested in money market funds which primarily invest in U.S. Treasury securities and $70.0 million of certificates of deposit issued by a single bank.
At the time of borrowing, the repurchase agreements generally require the borrower to provide collateral to the Company at least equal to the amount borrowed from the Company. The Company bears some investment risk in the event that a borrower defaults and the value of collateral falls below the amount borrowed.

Investment Quality and Concentrations
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s ten largest investment exposures, excluding investments in U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities and Short-term Investments, at September 30, 2016:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair
Value
 
Percentage
of Total
Investments
Fixed Maturities:
 
 
 
 
States and Political Subdivisions:
 
 
 
 
Texas
 
$
106.9

 
1.6
%
Louisiana
 
84.0

 
1.2

Georgia
 
83.8

 
1.2

Michigan
 
80.2

 
1.2

Ohio
 
79.1

 
1.2

Colorado
 
69.2

 
1.0

Florida
 
65.6

 
1.0

New York
 
59.7

 
0.9

Wisconsin
 
59.5

 
0.9

Equity Securities—Other Equity Interests:
 
 
 
 
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
 
83.1

 
1.2

Total
 
$
771.1

 
11.4
%


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Investments in Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
The Company owns investments in various limited liability investment companies and limited partnerships that primarily invest in hedge funds, distressed debt, mezzanine debt and secondary transactions. The Company’s investments in these limited liability investment companies and limited partnerships are reported either as Equity Method Limited Liability Investments, Other Equity Interests and included in Equity Securities, or Fair Value Option Investments depending on the accounting method used to report the investment. Additional information pertaining to these investments at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is presented below.
 
 
Unfunded
Commitment
 
Reported Value
Asset Class
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Sep 30,
2016
 
Dec 31,
2015
Reported as Equity Method Limited Liability Investments at Cost Plus Cumulative Undistributed Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distressed Debt
 
$

 
$
72.2

 
$
90.5

Mezzanine Debt
 
64.9

 
51.1

 
38.8

Secondary Transactions
 
19.6

 
33.5

 
38.5

Senior Debt
 
0.5

 
11.4

 
10.8

Growth Equity
 

 
4.6

 
4.8

Leveraged Buyout
 
0.1

 
3.8

 
2.8

Other
 

 
4.5

 
4.4

Total Equity Method Limited Liability Investments
 
85.1

 
181.1

 
190.6

Reported as Other Equity Interests at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mezzanine Debt
 
74.5

 
97.4

 
83.8

Senior Debt
 
36.0

 
34.8

 
37.9

Distressed Debt
 
4.6

 
19.8

 
18.9

Secondary Transactions
 
9.6

 
11.9

 
14.2

Leveraged Buyout
 
0.9

 
7.5

 
5.9

Other
 
0.4

 
36.6

 
44.8

Total Reported as Other Equity Interests at Fair Value
 
126.0

 
208.0

 
205.5

Reported as Fair Value Option Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge Funds
 

 
126.1

 
164.5

Total Investments in Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
 
$
211.1

 
$
515.2

 
$
560.6

The Company expects that it will be required to fund its commitments over the next several years. The Company expects that the proceeds from distributions from these investments will be the primary source of funding of such commitments.
Write-off of Long-lived Asset
In the second quarter of 2015, the Company decided to cease funding for and abandon a computer software development project for the Company’s Property & Casualty Insurance segment. Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of $11.1 million before taxes to write off such software.
Interest and Other Expenses
Interest and Other Expenses was $65.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $82.0 million for the same period in 2015. Other expenses decreased by $15.0 million in 2016 due primarily to lower pension expense from the effect of freezing benefit accruals under the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and lower amortization of accumulated unrecognized pension losses related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans. See Note 9, “Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the pension freeze. Interest expense decreased by $2.0 million in 2016 due primarily to a lower level of debt outstanding during the first quarter of 2016, compared to the first quarter of 2015. See MD&A, “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and Note 4, “Debt,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of debt activity.
Interest and Other Expenses was $22.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $25.7 million for the same period in 2015. Other expense decreased by $3.5 million in 2016 due primarily to lower amortization of accumulated unrecognized pension losses related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans. See Note 9, “Pension Benefits and

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Interest and Other Expenses (continued)
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the pension freeze. Interest expense decreased by $0.2 million in 2016 due primarily to higher capitalized interest. See MD&A, “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and Note 4, “Debt,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of debt activity.
Income Taxes
The Company’s effective income tax rate from continuing operations differs from the Federal statutory income tax rate due primarily to the effects of tax-exempt investment income, dividends received deductions, interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings pursuant to the Alliance United purchase agreement. Tax-exempt investment income and dividends received deductions collectively were $21.1 million and $8.0 million for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $20.9 million and $7.2 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2015. Estimated indemnification recoveries recognized in earnings result in an adjustment in the tax purchase price and are excluded from the determination of taxable income and income tax expense. Such recoveries were $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. There were no such recoveries for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Such recoveries were $10.4 million and $7.9 million for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes a net interest benefit of $0.1 million from the lapse of the statute of limitations for the 2012 tax year. Tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes a net interest benefit of $2.2 million, including an interest benefit of $2.3 million from the effective settlement of certain tax years.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has adopted all recently issued accounting pronouncements with effective dates prior to October 1, 2016. The impact of adoption was not material. With the possible exceptions of ASU 2015-09, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts, ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, the Company does not expect the adoption of all other recently issued accounting pronouncements with effective dates after September 30, 2016 to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and/or disclosures. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Debt
Kemper has a $225.0 million, unsecured, revolving credit agreement expiring June 2, 2020. There were no outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015 under the credit agreement.
Trinity and United Insurance are members of the FHLB of Dallas and Chicago, respectively. During the first nine months of 2016 and 2015, Trinity borrowed and repaid $10.0 million and $20.5 million, respectively, under its agreement with the FHLB of Dallas. During the first nine months of 2015, United Insurance borrowed and repaid $21.0 million under its agreement with the FHLB of Chicago. There were no advances from the FHLB of Dallas or Chicago outstanding at either September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.
On February 24, 2015, Kemper issued $250.0 million of its 4.35% senior notes due February 15, 2025. The net proceeds of the issuance were $247.3 million, net of discount and transaction costs. Kemper used the net proceeds from the sale of the 2025 Senior Notes, together with available cash, to redeem in full the $250.0 million outstanding principal amount of its 6.00% Senior Notes due November 30, 2015. Kemper recognized a loss of $9.1 million before income taxes in the first quarter of 2015 from the early redemption of these senior notes.
Subsidiary Dividends and Capital Contributions
Various state insurance laws restrict the ability of Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends without regulatory approval. Such insurance laws generally restrict the amount of dividends paid in an annual period to the greater of statutory net income from the previous year or 10% of statutory capital and surplus. Kemper’s direct insurance subsidiaries paid dividends of $74.8 million to Kemper during the first nine months of 2016. Kemper estimates that its direct insurance subsidiaries would be able to pay approximately an additional $79.7 million in dividends to Kemper during the remainder of 2016 without prior

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
regulatory approval. During the first nine months of 2016, Kemper contributed $45 million of additional capital to Alliance United.
Common Stock Repurchases and Dividends to Shareholders
During the first nine months of 2016, Kemper repurchased 0.1 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $3.8 million in open market transactions.
Kemper paid a quarterly dividend to shareholders of $0.24 per common share in each of the first three quarters of 2016. Dividends and dividend equivalents paid were $36.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Sources of Funds
Kemper directly held cash and investments totaling $310.3 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $341.2 million at December 31, 2015.
Sources available for the repayment of indebtedness, repurchases of common stock, future shareholder dividend payments and the payment of interest on Kemper’s senior notes and subordinated debentures include cash and investments directly held by Kemper, receipt of dividends from Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries and borrowings under the credit agreement.
The primary sources of funds for Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries are premiums, investment income and proceeds from the sales and maturity of investments, advances from the FHLBs of Dallas and Chicago, and capital contributions from Kemper. The primary uses of funds are the payment of policyholder benefits under life insurance contracts, claims under property and casualty insurance contracts and accident and health insurance contracts, the payment of commissions and general expenses, the purchase of investments and repayments of advances from the FHLBs of Dallas and Chicago. Generally, there is a time lag between when premiums are collected and when policyholder benefits and insurance claims are paid. In the third quarter of 2016, the Company’s Life & Health segment voluntarily began implementing a comprehensive process under which it will cross-reference its life insurance policies against the DMF and other death verification databases to identify potential situations where the beneficiaries may not have filed a claim following the death of an insured and initiate an outreach process to identify and contact beneficiaries and settle claims. The Company expects to pay approximately $80 million in claims over the next several years to complete the initial outreach process. During periods of growth, insurance companies typically experience positive operating cash flows and are able to invest a portion of their operating cash flows to fund future policyholder benefits and claims. During periods in which premium revenues decline, insurance companies may experience negative cash flows from operations and may need to sell investments to fund payments to policyholders and claimants. In addition, if the Company’s property and casualty insurance subsidiaries experience several significant catastrophic events over a relatively short period of time, investments may have to be sold in advance of their maturity dates to fund payments, which could result in either investment gains or losses. Management believes that its property and casualty insurance subsidiaries maintain adequate levels of liquidity in the event that they were to experience several future catastrophic events over a relatively short period of time.
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities was $170.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $167.6 million for the same period in 2015.
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities was $38.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $87.0 million for the same period in 2015. Net proceeds from the issuance of debt from FHLB advances provided $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Kemper used $10.0 million of cash to repay the FHLB advances for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Kemper used $300.3 million of cash to repay debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, of which $258.8 million was used to redeem the 2015 Senior Notes and $41.5 million to repay the FHLB advances. Net proceeds from the issuance of debt provided $288.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, of which $247.3 million was related to the issuance of the 2025 Senior Notes and $41.5 million from FHLB advances. Kemper used $3.8 million of cash during the first nine months of 2016 to repurchase shares of its common stock, compared to $41.2 million in the same period of 2015, including $1.5 million of cash to settle repurchases made at the end of 2014. Kemper used $36.9 million of cash to pay dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $37.3 million of cash used to pay dividends in the same period of 2015. The quarterly dividend rate was $0.24 per common share for each of the first three quarters of 2016 and each quarter of 2015.
Cash available for investment activities in total is dependent on cash flow from Operating Activities and Financing Activities and the level of cash the Company elects to maintain. Net Cash Used by Investing Activities was $122.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Net Cash Used by Investing Activities of $9.6 million for the same period in 2015. Net cash used by acquisitions of short-term investments was $68.5 million for the nine months ended

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
September 30, 2016, compared to net cash provided by dispositions of short-term investments of $64.7 million for the same period in 2015. Fixed Maturities investing activities used net cash of $117.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to net cash provided of $20.4 million for the same period in 2015. Equity Securities investing activities provided net cash of $42.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $86.4 million for the same period in 2015. Equity Method Limited Liability Investments investing activity provided net cash of $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $8.4 million for the same period in 2015. Net cash provided by Fair Value Option Investments investing activities was $34.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to Net cash used of $111.0 million for the same period in 2015. Net cash used to acquire Alliance United was $57.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Net cash provided by the Sales of Investment Real Estate was $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared no such sales in the same period in 2015. Purchases of Corporate-owned Life Insurance was $7.5 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Kemper’s subsidiaries conduct their operations in two industries: property and casualty insurance and life and health insurance. Accordingly, the Company is subject to several industry-specific accounting principles under GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The process of estimation is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results could ultimately differ materially from the estimated amounts reported in a company’s financial statements. Different assumptions are likely to result in different estimates of reported amounts.
The Company’s critical accounting policies most sensitive to estimates include the valuation of investments, the valuation of reserves for property and casualty insurance incurred losses and LAE, the assessment of recoverability of goodwill, the valuation of pension benefit obligations and the valuation of postretirement benefit obligations other than pensions. The Company’s critical accounting policies are described in the MD&A included in the 2015 Annual Report. There has been no material change, subsequent to December 31, 2015, to the information previously disclosed in the 2015 Annual Report with respect to these critical accounting estimates and the Company’s critical accounting policies.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company is required to provide the following disclosures about Market Risk.
Quantitative Information About Market Risk
Financial instruments subject to material market risk disclosures required by the SEC were reported on the following lines of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
1)
Investments in Fixed Maturities;
2)
Investments in Equity Securities;
3)
Fair Value Option Investments; and
4)
Debt.
Investments in Fixed Maturities and Debt are subject to material interest rate risk. The Company’s Investments in Equity Securities include common and preferred stocks and, accordingly, are subject to material equity price risk and interest rate risk, respectively. The Company’s Fair Value Option Investments include hedge funds that are subject to material equity price risk.
For purposes of this disclosure, market risk sensitive financial instruments are divided into two categories: financial instruments acquired for trading purposes and financial instruments acquired for purposes other than trading. The Company’s market risk sensitive financial instruments are generally classified as held for purposes other than trading. The Company has no significant holdings of financial instruments acquired for trading purposes. The Company has no significant holdings of derivatives.
The Company measures its sensitivity to market risk by evaluating the change in its financial assets and liabilities relative to fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The evaluation is made using instantaneous changes in interest rates and equity prices on a static balance sheet to determine the effect such changes would have on the Company’s market value at risk and the resulting pre-tax effect on Shareholders’ Equity. The changes chosen represent the Company’s view of adverse changes which are reasonably possible over a one-year period. The selection of the changes chosen should not be construed as the Company’s prediction of future market events, but rather an illustration of the impact of such possible events.
For the interest rate sensitivity analysis presented below, the Company assumed an adverse and instantaneous increase of 100 basis points in the yield curve at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 for Investments in Fixed Maturities. Such 100 basis point increase in the yield curve may not necessarily result in a corresponding 100 basis point increase in the interest rate for all investments in fixed maturities. For example, a 100 basis point increase in the yield curve for risk-free, taxable investments in fixed maturities may not result in a 100 basis point increase for tax-exempt investments in fixed maturities. For Investments in Fixed Maturities, the Company also anticipated changes in cash flows due to changes in the likelihood that investments would be called or pre-paid prior to their contractual maturity. All other variables were held constant. For preferred stock equity securities, the Company assumed an adverse and instantaneous increase of 100 basis points in market interest rates from their levels at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. All other variables were held constant. For Debt, the Company assumed an adverse and instantaneous decrease of 100 basis points in market interest rates from their levels at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. All other variables were held constant.
The Company measured equity price sensitivity assuming an adverse and instantaneous 30% decrease in the Standard and Poor’s Stock Index (the “S&P 500”) from its levels at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, with all other variables held constant. The Company’s investments in common stock equity securities were correlated with the S&P 500 using the common stock portfolio’s weighted-average beta of 1.00 and 0.99 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Beta measures a stock’s relative volatility in relation to the rest of the stock market, with the S&P 500 having a beta coefficient of 1.00. The common stock portfolio’s weighted-average beta was calculated using each security’s beta for the five-year periods ended September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and weighted on the fair value of such securities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. For equity securities without observable market inputs, the Company assumed a beta of 1.00 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company’s Fair Value Option Investments were correlated with the S&P 500 using such portfolio’s weighted-average beta of 0.08 and 0.14 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which was calculated for each hedge fund in the portfolio and weighted on the fair value of the hedge funds.

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The estimated adverse effects on the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments using these assumptions were:
 
 
 
 
Pro Forma Increase (Decrease)
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Fair Value
 
Interest
Rate Risk
 
Equity
Price Risk
 
Total Market
Risk
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
5,170.1

 
$
(316.9
)
 
$

 
$
(316.9
)
Investments in Equity Securities
 
504.9

 
(7.2
)
 
(120.4
)
 
(127.6
)
Fair Value Option Investments
 
126.1

 

 
(3.2
)
 
(3.2
)
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt
 
$
788.5

 
$
24.5

 
$

 
$
24.5

December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments in Fixed Maturities
 
$
4,852.3

 
$
(307.6
)
 
$

 
$
(307.6
)
Investments in Equity Securities
 
523.2

 
(7.2
)
 
(126.0
)
 
(133.2
)
Fair Value Option Investments
 
164.5

 

 
(6.7
)
 
(6.7
)
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Debt
 
$
781.3

 
$
33.0

 
$

 
$
33.0

The market risk sensitivity analysis assumes that the composition of the Company’s interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities, including, but not limited to, credit quality, and the equity price sensitive assets existing at the beginning of the period remains constant over the period being measured. It also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is uniform across the yield curve regardless of the time to maturity. Interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market interest rates. Also, any future correlation, either in the near term or the long term, between the Company’s common stock equity securities portfolio and the S&P 500 may differ from the historical correlation as represented by the weighted-average historical beta of the common stock equity securities portfolio. Accordingly, the market risk sensitivity analysis may not be indicative of, is not intended to provide, and does not provide, a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market rates on the Company’s income or shareholders’ equity. Further, the computations do not contemplate any actions the Company may undertake in response to changes in interest rates or equity prices.
To the extent that any adverse 100 basis point change occurs in increments over a period of time instead of instantaneously, the adverse impact on fair values would be partially mitigated because some of the underlying financial instruments would have matured. For example, proceeds from any maturing assets could be reinvested and any new liabilities would be incurred at the then current interest rates.
Qualitative Information About Market Risk
Market risk is a broad term related to economic losses due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument and is inherent to all financial instruments. SEC disclosure rules focus on only one element of market risk - price risk. Price risk relates to changes in the level of prices due to changes in interest rates, equity prices, foreign exchange rates or other factors that relate to market volatility of the rate, index or price underlying the financial instrument. The Company’s primary market risk exposures are to changes in interest rates and equity prices.
The Company manages its interest rate exposures with respect to Investments in Fixed Maturities by investing primarily in investment-grade securities of moderate effective duration.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
The Company’s management, with the participation of Kemper’s Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, Kemper’s Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Kemper in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,

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processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including Kemper’s Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b)
Changes in internal controls.
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Items not listed here have been omitted because they are inapplicable or the answer is negative.
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information concerning pending legal proceedings is incorporated herein by reference to Note 12, “Contingencies,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Except as discussed below, there were no significant changes in the risk factors included in Item 1A. of Part I of the 2015 Annual Report. The first risk factor appearing in such Item 1A. of Part I of the 2015 Annual Report, which had been amended and restated in its entirety in Item 1A of Part II of Kemper’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for both the first and second quarters of 2016 is deleted in its entirety. The second risk factor appearing in such Item 1A. of Part I of the 2015 Annual Report is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries are subject to significant regulation, and the evolving legal and regulatory landscape in which they operate could result in increased operating costs, reduced profitability and limited growth.
Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries operate under an extensive insurance regulatory system. Current laws and regulations encompass a wide variety of matters, including policy forms, premium rates, licensing, market conduct, trade practices, claims practices, reserve and loss ratio requirements, investment standards, statutory capital and surplus requirements, restrictions on the payment of dividends, approvals of transactions involving a change in control of one or more insurance companies, restrictions on transactions among affiliates and consumer privacy. They also require the filing of annual and quarterly financial reports and holding company reports. Pre-approval requirements often restrict the companies from implementing premium rate changes for property, casualty and health insurance policies, introducing new, or making changes to existing, policy forms and many other actions. Insurance regulators conduct periodic examinations of Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries and can suspend or delay their operations or licenses, require corrective actions, and impose penalties or other remedies available for compliance failures. For a more detailed discussion of the regulations applicable to Kemper’s subsidiaries and these new developments, see “Regulation” in Item 1 of the 2015 Annual Report.
These laws and regulations, and their interpretation by the various regulators and courts, are undergoing continual revision and expansion. The legal and regulatory landscape within which Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries conduct their businesses is often unpredictable. As industry practices and regulatory, judicial, political, social and other conditions change, issues may emerge, whether intended or not. These emerging practices, conditions and issues could adversely affect Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries in a variety of ways, including, for example, by expansion of coverages beyond the underwriting intent, increasing the number or size of claims, accelerating the payment of claims or adding to operational costs. Industry practices that were once considered approved, compliant and reasonable may suddenly be deemed unacceptable by virtue of a court or regulatory ruling or changes in regulatory enforcement policies and practices. It is not possible for the Company to predict such shifts in legal or regulatory enforcement or to accurately estimate the impact they may have on the Company and its operations.
One area where the legal and regulatory landscape is experiencing significant change is in connection with the mandated use of death verification databases by life insurance companies in their policy administration and claims handling practices. In recent years, many states have adopted new laws requiring insurers to proactively use such databases, including the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File, to varying degrees in order to ascertain if an insured may be deceased. More than twenty states have adopted such laws. Kemper cannot predict whether additional states will enact similar legislation or, if enacted, what form such legislation may take. These laws require the insurer to initiate the claims process even though the insureds’ beneficiaries have not submitted a claim, including due proof of death, as required by regulator-approved policy forms and the insurer was otherwise unaware of the insured’s death. In a related development, many states have expanded the application of their unclaimed property laws, particularly as they relate to life insurance proceeds, and the treasurers or controllers of a large

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number of states have engaged audit firms to examine the practices of life insurance companies with respect to the reporting and remittance of such proceeds under unclaimed property laws. The push to alter historic practices that were previously considered lawful and appropriate relative to both claims handling and remittance of life insurance policy proceeds under unclaimed property laws has caused the Company to be involved in compliance audits, market conduct examinations and litigation. In the third quarter of 2016, the Company voluntarily began implementing a comprehensive process to compare life insurance records against a DMF and other databases to determine if any of its insured may be deceased. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation,” and Note 12, “Contingencies,” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
The financial services industry, including insurance companies and their holding company systems, remains under regulatory scrutiny. While it is not possible to predict how new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws and regulations may impact the operations of Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries, several developments have the potential to significantly impact such operations. This includes state adoption of extensive modifications to state holding company laws that substantially expand the oversight and examination powers of state insurance regulators beyond licensed insurance companies to their non-insurance affiliates and their organizations as a whole, particularly with respect to enterprise risk. In addition, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively the “Health Care Acts”) have resulted in regulations affecting health insurers such as Reserve National, and potential changes to the state insurance regulatory system may result from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). See the discussion of the Model Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act (the” NAIC model act”) and the Dodd-Frank Act under “Regulation” in Item 1 of the 2015 Annual Report.
These new developments and significant changes in, or new interpretations of, existing laws and regulations could make it more expensive for Kemper’s insurance subsidiaries to conduct and grow their businesses.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 
Information pertaining to purchases of Kemper common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2016 follows.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
Maximum
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Dollar Value of Shares
 
 
 
 
Average
 
Purchased as Part
 
that May Yet Be
 
 
Total
 
Price
 
of Publicly
 
Purchased Under
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Paid per
 
Announced Plans
 
the Plans or Programs
Period
 
Purchased (1)
 
Share
 
or Programs (1)
 
(Dollars in Millions) (1)
July 2016
 

 
$

 

 
$
243.7

August 2016
 
2,715

 
$
35.02

 

 
$
243.7

September 2016
 

 
$

 

 
$
243.7

(1) On August 6, 2014, Kemper’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of Kemper’s common stock. See MD&A, “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Total Number of Shares Purchased in the preceding table include 2,715 shares that were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock awards under Kemper’s long-term equity-based compensation plans during the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
Item 6. Exhibits
An Exhibit Index has been filed as part of this report on page E-1. Exhibit numbers correspond to the numbering system in Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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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.
 
 
Kemper Corporation
 
 
 
Date:
November 3, 2016
/S/    JOSEPH P. LACHER, JR.
 
 
Joseph P. Lacher, Jr.
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
November 3, 2016
/S/    RICHARD ROESKE
 
 
Richard Roeske
 
 
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and interim
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

The following exhibits are either filed as a part hereof or are incorporated by reference. Exhibit numbers followed by an asterisk (*) indicate exhibits that are management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File Number
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date
 
Filed or Furnished Herewith
10.1
 
Letter Agreement with Frank J. Sodaro, former Chief Financial Officer, dated as of October 7, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.1
 
XBRL Instance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.2
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.3
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.4
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.5
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.6
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X


E-1