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Horace Mann Lowers Educators’ Rates

Dec 21 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. will be lowering its auto insurance rates in Idaho an average of 5.4 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2006. The rate reductions apply to customers and prospects who are members of the education...

Horace Mann Reports Q3 Results

Nov 2 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corporation today reported net income of $1.0 million (2 cents per share) and $61.2 million ($1.32 per share), respectively, for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, compared to a net loss...

Fitch Downgrades Horace Mann’s Ratings; Removes Negative Watch

Oct 20 2005 // Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term issuer rating and unsecured senior debt obligations of Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+.’ Additionally, Fitch has downgraded...

Horace Mann Estimates Hurricane Loss

Oct 13 2005 // Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corporation estimates its financial impact from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will total approximately $29 million to $33 million pretax, net of anticipated reinsurance...

Horace Mann Corp. Decreases Auto Rates for W. Va. Educators

Oct 4 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto insurance rates for West Virginia consumers an average of 4.4 percent effective Nov. 1, 2005. “We are pleased to reduce rates for educators in West Virginia,” said...

Fitch Moves 5 Insurers to Rating Watch Negative Following Katrina

Sep 13 2005 // Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of five North American property/casualty insurance and reinsurance organizations on Rating Watch Negative Tuesday based on potential large loss exposures to Hurricane Katrina. The...

Horace Mann Announces Dividend

Sep 13 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share payable on Sept. 30, 2005, to shareholders of record as of Sept. 23, 2005. Horace Mann, based in...

Horace Mann Lowers Auto, HO Rates for Ca. Teachers

Sep 1 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto and homeowner insurance rates in California effective Sept. 1, 2005. The rate reductions apply to customers and prospects who are members of the education community. “We...

Horace Mann Notes Q2 Numbers

Aug 3 2005 // Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. has reported net income of $33.6 million (72 cents per share) and $60.2 million ($1.29 per share), respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to net...

Horace Mann’s Q1 Net Income Up 22% From Year Ago

May 10 2005 // Springfield, Ill.-based teacher insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. reported net income of $26.6 million, or 57 cents per share, for the first quarter, compared to $21.7 million, or 47 cents per share, for the same period...

Fitch Affirms Horace Mann’s Ratings, But Maintains Negative Outlook

Apr 20 2005 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer rating on Springfield, Ill.-based insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. and the ‘BBB+’ senior debt ratings. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the...

HORACE MANN EXIT UPHELD:

Mar 21 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. did not violate any law or regulation in 2001 when, as part of its plan to exit the Massachusetts auto insurance market, it transferred its best exclusive representative producers and their auto...

Horace Mann Exit of Mass. Market in 2001 Upheld

Mar 7 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. did not violate any law or regulation in 2001 when, as part of its plan to exit the state’s auto insurance market, it transferred its best exclusive representative producers and their auto...

S&P Affirms Horace Mann Ratings; Outlook Stable

Dec 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. and its subsidiaries to stable from negative. Standard & Poor’s also affirmed its...

Hurricanes Drive $12.6 Million Q3 Loss at Horace Mann

Nov 4 2004 // The four hurricanes that ravaged the Southeast resulted in a net $12.6 million third-quarter loss for Springfield, Ill.-based insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. The company has made a profit of $28 million, or 65 cents...

Horace Mann Reports Hurricane Impact

Sep 30 2004 // Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. estimates its financial impact from Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan, net of anticipated reinsurance, will total approximately $23 to $26 million pretax. In addition, the...

Horace Mann’s Q2 Nets $18.9 Million

Aug 6 2004 // Springfield, Ill.-based educators’ insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. reported net income of $18.9 million (44 cents per share) and $40.6 million (95 cents per share), respectively, for the three and six months...

Horace Mann Reports 10.5-Cent Dividend

Mar 2 2004 // Springfield, Ill.-based insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share payable on March 30, 2004, to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2004. Horace Mann, the largest...

SEC Declares Horace Mann Shelf Registration Effective

Jan 2 2004 // Springfield, Ill.-based insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. announced that the universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 it filed Dec. 16, 2003, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange...

Best Assigns Debt, Financial Strength Ratings to Horace Mann

Dec 22 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned indicative ratings of “bbb-” to unsecured senior debt, “bb+” to subordinated debt and “bb” to preferred stock to Horace Mann Educators...