Latest Kemper Headlines
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Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Dec 19 2014 // 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...
Business Moves
Feb 24 2014 // Kemper Corp. Kemper Corp. is realigning its property/casualty business. This realignment will result in one property/casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
Kemper Corp. Realigns P&C Group
Feb 12 2014 // Kemper Corp. is realigning its property & casualty business. This realignment will result in one property & casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014. The new Kemper...
Best Affirms Kemper Corp., Affiliates and Subs Ratings
Jun 20 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the property/casualty subsidiaries and affiliated insurance companies...
Bock Joins Kemper as CFO
May 13 2013 // Elizabeth “Libbie” Bock will join Kemper Corp. as the chief financial officer for its Property & Casualty Group, effective May 20. In her new role, Bock will report to Denise I. Lynch, Kemper’s...
People – Southeast
May 6 2013 // Workers’ compensation specialist Patriot National Insurance Group promoted Paul Halter to executive vice president of underwriting and marketing. As executive vice president, Halter will oversee all underwriting and...
People – South Central
May 6 2013 // Questpro Consultants and Q TEMPS have named new partners for the Dallas-based insurance recruiting and staffing firms. At Questpro, Johnny Park and Jason Simmons have been named the second and third partners of the...
People – Midwest
May 6 2013 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers promoted Brian Billhartz to senior vice president and branch manager in its St. Louis, Mo., office. Billhartz has more than 22 years of experience in property/casualty underwriting, production...
James Named President of Kemper Preferred
Apr 16 2013 // Chicago-based Kemper Corp. announced that Andrea James has been named president, Kemper Preferred, the business focused on selling packaged private passenger auto and home policies through independent agents. Prior to this...
Kemper Corp. Announces Sodaro as CFO
Mar 4 2013 // Kemper Corp. announced that Frank J. Sodaro will become senior vice president and chief financial officer for Kemper effective Mar. 15, 2013. He will report to Donald G. Southwell, Kemper’s chairman, president and...
People
Dec 17 2012 // Associated Agencies Inc., based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has promoted Joshua Herz to president, making him the fourth person in the same family to hold the position. Herz succeeds his cousin, Max (Skip) R. Schrayer, who...
Lynch Named Kemper P&C Group Executive; Schulte Resigns
Nov 30 2012 // Kemper Corp. announced that Denise I. Lynch has been named property/casualty group executive effective Dec. 1. She will report directly to Donald G. Southwell, Kemper’s chairman, president and chief executive...
Best Affirms Kemper Corp., Subs and Affiliates Ratings
Jun 18 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the property/casualty subsidiary and affiliated insurance companies...
Kemper Changes Name for Specialty Business Unit
Apr 9 2012 // Kemper Corp. has changed the name of its Unitrin Specialty business to Kemper Specialty, effective April 9, 2012. The next step will be to rebrand the Unitrin Direct business in the near future, the company...
Unitrin CEO Southwell Sees Growth, Value in New Kemper Name
Sep 5 2011 // Unitrin Inc. is counting on added success as it takes on a new name — the well-known and legendary Kemper name — for the future of the company. Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Effective Aug. 25, Unitrin Inc. officially...
Unitrin CEO Southwell Sees Growth, Value in New Kemper Name
Aug 17 2011 // Unitrin Inc. is counting on added success as it takes on a new name — the well-known and legendary Kemper name — for the future of the company. Effective Aug. 25, Unitrin Inc. will officially become Kemper Corp. and...
Unitrin Changes Name to Kemper
Aug 15 2011 // A legendary insurance company name is back in the headlines after a nearly 10 year hiatus. Unitrin Inc. has taken the Kemper name, and effective Aug. 25 Unitrin will officially operate as Kemper Corp. with trading on the...
Court Upholds $10.7M Judgment against 2 Kemper Affiliates
Sep 7 2009 // A New York construction firm has won a $10.7 million judgment, plus interest, against two Kemper-affiliated insurers that failed to indemnify and defend the company when a subcontractor accidentally touched off a blaze...
Court Upholds $10.7M Judgment against 2 Kemper Affiliates
Aug 18 2009 // A New York construction firm has won a $10.7 million judgment – plus interest – against two Kemper-affiliated insurers that failed to indemnify and defend the company when a subcontractor accidentally touched...
Lindemann Named President, COO, CNA Commercial
Jul 31 2009 // CNA Financial Corp. named Bob Lindemann as president and chief operating officer of CNA’s Commercial Lines operations. In this role, Lindemann will be responsible for achieving profitable growth in CNA’s $3.5...
