Posted On: April 21, 2005, 7:38 am CDT

Posted By: Bernard Hronek

Took less than 6 years for the Dynamic Duo above, who should be called Jesse and Frank James, to steal enough money to ruin a company that was over 80 years old and the 15th largest property/casualty insurance group in the country when they got hold of it. Maybe the directors like ex-governor of Illinois Jim Edgar should have looked a little closer at the expenses like a corporate jet and flying Smith's wife and her cat back from New Jersey when Dave and Bill were in Ohio and supposed to be coming back to Illinois and not making a side trip to NJ. I worked for Kemper for over 22 years and I'm just glad I got out before the Ken Lays and the Bernie Ebbers' and Ivan Boeskys and Michael Milkens (sorry, Dave Mathis' and Bill Smiths) got control of the Kemper Group. When you come right down to it, screw Dave Mathis and Bill Smith and the directors who didn't do anything to stop the looting of the company and screw Bill Smith's wife and her cat. If the cat is still alive, maybe someone will strangle it.