Latest Kemper Headlines
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When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 28 2002 // • A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 14 2002 // A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
Kemper Launches New Accounting Firm Market Segment
Dec 28 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies has enhanced its line of Kemper Premier business owners’ policies with a new specialty coverage tailored for accounting firms. The new endorsement offers property, liability and accounting...
Kemper Insurance Companies Receives Torch Award
Dec 20 2001 // As a result of its strong focus on business ethics, the Kemper Insurance Companies was recently awarded the Chicago Better Business Bureau’s fifth annual Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. The award was given in the...
Kemper, Financial Keyosk Team Together on Service
Dec 6 2001 // Insuring a home office against property damage and liability claims will be easier for women business owners as a result of a new partnership announced by Kemper Insurance Companies and Financial Keyosk. Financial Keyosk,...
Kemper’s Ocean Cargo Online Certificates Now Available
Oct 22 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies announced its Ocean Cargo Certificate Insurance System is now accessible through the Internet, providing brokers, agents and customers with immediate and unlimited access for issuing ocean cargo...
Kemper Disputes Fitch Findings
Sep 26 2001 // The Kemper Insurance Companies said that Fitch has insufficient information to justify its downgrade of Kemper’s financial ratings. David Mathis, Kemper chairman and chief executive officer noted that, unlike...
Kemper Estimates Net Losses from Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks to be $60M-$80M
Sep 21 2001 // The Kemper Insurance Companies announced that it expects its pre-tax losses from the Tuesday, Sept. 11 terrorist attack to be $60 million to $80 million, net of reinsurance arrangements. David B. Mathis, Kemper chairman...
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Cos
Aug 6 2001 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed all outstanding interactive ratings on Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Cos. (the Kemper Insurance Cos., collectively Kemper). The outlook is stable. Kemper occupies a strong business...
Environmental Pollution Insurance: A Fluid and Ever-changing Market
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore. Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Kemper, UnumProvident Form Strategic Alliance
Jul 10 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies announced a strategic alliance with UnumProvident Corporation and Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. that will offer employers an alternative for meeting their Integrated Disability Management (IDM)...
Kemper, Aquila Aim to Protect Buyers and Sellers of Power
Jun 29 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies, Aquila Inc. and its wholly owned affiliate Aquila Re Ltd. announced they have joined together to market and underwrite products that protect buyers or sellers of electric power from unexpected...
Kemper, The Mechanic Group to Provide New Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jun 1 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies appointed The Mechanic Group Inc. as program administrators for security company workers’ compensation business throughout the U.S. Kemper and The Mechanic Group are providing security...
Kemper Set to Launch New Ad Campaign
May 23 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies will unveil a new advertising campaign during the nationally televised Kemper Insurance Open golf tournament on May 26-27. The campaign, which consists of television and print ads that will run...
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Cos. Ratings Affirmed
May 17 2001 // Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed all outstanding interactive ratings on Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Cos. (the Kemper Insurance Cos., collectively Kemper). The outlook is stable. According to S&P, Kemper...
Three Big Carriers Join Forces to Launch Web-Based Agency
Apr 16 2001 // American International Group Inc., Kemper Insurance Companies and Prudential Insurance Company of America recently announced plans of a joint venture called Fusura, a web-based insurance agency that will allow consumers to...
Kemper Combines Units to Strengthen Alternative Risk Capabilities
Jan 11 2001 // Kemper Insurance Companies announced that its Alternative Markets unit has joined the Kemper Alternative Risk business unit, strengthening the unit’s alternative risks resources by increasing its underwriting...
Kemper Insurance Companies and InsuranceNoodle Team up to Target Small Business Owners
Jan 9 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos. has signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of providing products designed for small business owners. The agreement allows InsuranceNoodle to enhance its offering to small...
Kemper Acquires Majority Interest in Service Net
Jan 8 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos. has acquired 51 percent interest in Service Net, aligning the Louisville, Ky., company’s warranty and service management expertise with Kemper’s insurance and risk management...
Kemper Targets Small Business Market with Specialized Coverages
Nov 15 2000 // Kemper Insurance Cos. is targeting the small business market for substantial growth with a new line of specialized coverages, capitalizing on the economy’s fastest-growing segment, which generates more than $50...
