Latest Kemper Headlines
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Kemper Completes Acquisition of Specialty Auto Insurer Infinity P&C
Jul 2 2018 // Chicago-based insurer Kemper Corp. has closed on its $1.6 billion acquisition of Birmingham-based nonstandard auto insurer Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. The stock portion of the cash and stock deal announced in...
Business Moves
Jun 18 2018 // Kemper, Infinity Kemper Corp. and Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. reported that the companies’ respective shareholders approved proposals related to the agreement announced in February under which Kemper will...
Kemper, Infinity Shareholders Approve Merger
Jun 1 2018 // Kemper Corp. and Infinity Property and Casualty Corp.reported that the companies’ respective shareholders approved proposals related to the agreement announced in February under which Kemper will acquire...
Big Independent Group Awards 2018 “Biggies” at Convention
May 11 2018 // Agents association honors best and brightest insurance industry stars Indian Wells, CA, May 11, 2018- The BIG Independent Group, a leading association of independent agent and brokers, was pleased to bestow its BIGGIE...
People
Mar 5 2018 // St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National Casualty Corp. announced management changes that are effective April 1, 2018. Gene Maier, executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, is retiring. During his 33-year...
Kemper Corp. Acquires Infinity Property & Casualty of Alabama for $1.4B
Feb 20 2018 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Infinity Property and Casualty were bought for $1.4 billion. Kemper Corp. acquired the auto insurance provider in a cash and stock transaction, making it one of the largest nonstandard auto insurers...
Kemper to Acquire Nonstandard Auto Insurer Infinity in $1.4 Billion Deal
Feb 13 2018 // Chicago-based insurer Kemper Corp. has agreed to acquire Birmingham-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion, or $129.00 per share, creating an insurer...
Sanders Joins Kemper Corp. from Travelers as President of P/C Division
Jan 25 2018 // Duane Sanders has joined Chicago-based Kemper Corp. as president of its Property & Casualty Division. Sanders will report to Kemper President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph P. Lacher Jr. and will be based in...
Lau Joins Kemper as Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Jul 26 2017 // Kemper Corp. reports that Kan Yuk “Andy” Lau has joined the company as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer, a new role in the company. Lau will report directly to Joseph P. Lacher Jr.,...
McKinney to Join Kemper as Chief Financial Officer
Sep 21 2016 // Chicago-based insurer, Kemper Corp., announced that James “Jim” J. McKinney will join the company in November as senior vice president and chief financial officer. McKinney will report directly to Joseph P....
People – East
Sep 6 2016 // Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance brokerage, has hired George Bailey as a senior vice president in its Washington, D.C. office. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in the employee benefit and risk...
Kemper Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses of $52 Million
Jul 13 2016 // Kemper Corp. said that it estimates that its second quarter 2016 results will include pre-tax catastrophe losses of approximately $52 million. The company said it does not expect to recover any of these losses under its...
Kemper Adding Dufala as Property/Casualty Division President
Jul 7 2016 // Insurer Kemper Corp., headquartered in Chicago, announced that George “Chip” D. Dufala Jr. will join the company as president, Property & Casualty Division, effective July 18. Dufala will report directly to...
Erie Insurance Veteran Dufala to Head P/C Unit for Kemper
Jul 6 2016 // Kemper Corp. has named George D. Dufala, Jr. as president of its Property & Casualty division. Dufala will report directly to Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., Kemper’s president and chief executive officer, and will be...
Brooks Joining Kemper as Senior VP, Chief Information Officer
Apr 27 2016 // Chicago-based Kemper Corp. announced that effective May 2, Charles T. Brooks will join the company as senior vice president and chief information officer Brooks will be based in Chicago and will report directly to Joseph...
Kemper P/C Group Executive Lynch Exits
Feb 11 2016 // Kemper Corp.’s Denise I. Lynch is leaving her position as Property/Casualty group executive, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities, the insurer said. The news comes after Kemper reported its P/C...
Ex-Allstate Exec Lacher Succeeds Southwell as Kemper President, CEO
Nov 29 2015 // Joseph P. Lacher Jr., 46, has joined Kemper Corp. as president, chief executive officer and a member of the Kemper board of directors. At the same time, Donald G. Southwell, who had previously announced his plans to...
Kemper Subsidiaries Sue Illinois over Insurance Policy Audit
Nov 3 2015 // Three insurers have sued Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs over an attempt to seek records on life insurance policies. Frerichs said an audit was sought to find unpaid death benefits because returning unclaimed property is...
Kemper CEO, Chairman Southwell to Retire in 2016
May 11 2015 // Kemper Corp. disclosed that its CEO plans to retire next year, and the insurance holding company has already begun the process to search for his replacement. Donald Southwell also serves as the Chicago company’s...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Jan 12 2015 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
