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Kemper Reports Second Quarter 2025 Operating Results*

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) reported net income of $72.6 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $75.4 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ was $84.1 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025, compared to Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ of $91.7 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

Key themes of the quarter include:

• Delivered another quarter of solid operating and financial results; trailing 12-month operating cash flow hit a new high of ~$590 million
• Generated 10% ROE and 15% Adjusted ROE¹; BVPS and Adjusted BVPS¹ increased 12.0% and 14.3% YoY, respectively
• Specialty P&C achieved 8% PIF growth YoY and 93.6% underlying combined ratio¹ for the quarter
• Life business continued to generate strong return on capital and distributable cash flows
• Parent liquidity remains strong at approximately $1.1 billion; repurchased $80 million of stock between April 1 - July 31

鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased that we delivered another quarter of strong operating performance,鈥� said President and CEO Joseph P. Lacher, Jr. 鈥淭his was led by our Specialty Auto business which produced a solid underlying combined ratio and meaningful year-over-year growth of policies-in-force. Our balance sheet is strong and our capital and liquidity position provides significant financial flexibility. We鈥檙e confident that our competitive advantages will drive attractive, sustained profitable growth. We remain committed to delivering value for our shareholders.鈥�

Revenues

Total revenues for the second quarter of 2025 increased $95.7 million to $1,225.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2024, primarily driven by a $148.2 million increase in Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance earned premiums resulting from higher average earned premium per exposure from rate increases and higher business volumes, which was partially offset by a $50.8 million reduction in earned premium from our Non-Core Operations due to lower volumes resulting from the exit and run-off of the Preferred Insurance business.

Segment Results

Unless otherwise noted, (i) the segment results discussed below are presented on an after-tax basis, (ii) prior-year development includes both catastrophe and non-catastrophe losses and LAE, (iii) catastrophe losses and LAE exclude the impact of prior-year development, (iv) loss ratio includes loss and LAE, and (v) all comparisons are made to the prior year quarter unless otherwise stated.

The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance segment reported adjusted net operating income of $79.0 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to adjusted net operating income of $102.3 million in the second quarter of 2024. This decrease was due primarily to a higher Underlying Combined Ratio¹ and higher adverse prior year development, partially offset by growth from rate increases and business volumes. The segment鈥檚 Underlying Combined Ratio¹ was 93.6 percent compared to 89.6 percent in the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by higher claim severity, partially offset by higher average earned premiums per exposure resulting from rate increases.

The Life Insurance segment reported adjusted net operating income of $12.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to adjusted net operating loss of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in net investment income. Results for the second quarter of 2024 included an $11.9 million after-tax loss from an investment valuation adjustment on one real estate investment from our alternative investment portfolio.

Capital

Total Kemper Corporation Shareholders鈥� Equity as of June 30, 2025 was $2,953.4 million, an increase of $165.0 million, or 6 percent, since year-end 2024 primarily driven by net income for the year. Kemper and its direct non-insurance subsidiaries ended the quarter with cash and investments of $223.2 million, and $600.0 million of available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit agreement.

On May 7, 2025, Kemper announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share, or $20.8 million. The dividend was paid on June 3, 2025, to its shareholders of record as of May 19, 2025.

Kemper ended the quarter with a book value per share of $46.45, an increase of 6 percent from $43.68 at the end of 2024. Adjusted book value per share¹ was $31.01 at the end of the quarter, compared to $29.04 at the end of 2024.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are presented below.

Unaudited business segment revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are presented below.

Unaudited selected financial information for the Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance segment follows.

Unaudited selected financial information for the Life Insurance segment follows.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ is an after-tax, non-GAAP financial measure and is computed by excluding from Net Income attributable to Kemper Corporation the after-tax impact of:

(i) Change in Fair Value of Equity and Convertible Securities;
(ii) Net AG真人官方ized Investment (Losses) Gains;
(iii) Impairment Losses;
(iv) Acquisition and Disposition Related Transaction, Integration, Restructuring and Other Costs;
(v) Debt Extinguishment, Pension Settlement and Other Charges;
(vi) Goodwill Impairment Charges;
(vii) Non-Core Operations; and
(viii) Significant non-recurring or infrequent items that may not be indicative of ongoing operations

Significant non-recurring items are excluded when (a) the nature of the charge or gain is such that it is reasonably unlikely to recur within two years, and (b) there has been no similar charge or gain within the prior two years. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Net Income attributable to Kemper Corporation. There were no applicable significant non-recurring items that Kemper excluded from the calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024.

Kemper believes that Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ provides investors with a valuable measure of its ongoing performance because it reveals underlying operational performance trends that otherwise might be less apparent if the items were not excluded. Change in Fair Value of Equity and Convertible Securities, Net AG真人官方ized Investment (Losses) Gains and Impairment Losses related to investments included in Kemper鈥檚 results may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and external economic developments such as capital market conditions that impact the values of Kemper鈥檚 investments, the timing of which is unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Acquisition and Disposition Related Transaction, Integration, Restructuring and Other Costs may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by the timing of acquisitions and business decisions which are unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Debt Extinguishment, Pension Settlement and Other Charges relate to (i) loss from early extinguishment of debt, which is driven by Kemper鈥檚 financing and refinancing decisions and capital needs, as well as external economic developments such as debt market conditions, the timing of which is unrelated to the insurance underwriting process; (ii) settlement of pension plan obligations which are business decisions made by Kemper, the timing of which is unrelated to the underwriting process; and (iii) other charges that are non-standard, not part of the ordinary course of business, and unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Goodwill Impairment Charges are excluded because they are infrequent and non-recurring charges. Non-Core Operations includes the results of our Preferred Insurance business which we expect to fully exit. These results are excluded because they are irrelevant to our ongoing operations and do not qualify for Discontinued Operations under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Significant non-recurring items are excluded because, by their nature, they are not indicative of Kemper鈥檚 business or economic trends. The preceding non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for the comparable GAAP financial measures, as they do not fully recognize the profitability of Kemper鈥檚 businesses.

A reconciliation of Net Income attributable to Kemper Corporation to Adjusted Consolidated Net Operating Income¹ for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 is presented below.

Diluted Adjusted Net Operating Income per Unrestricted Share¹ is a non-GAAP financial measure computed by dividing Adjusted Net Operating Income¹ by the weighted-average unrestricted shares and equivalent shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Diluted Net Income per Unrestricted Share.

A reconciliation of Diluted Net Income per Unrestricted Share to Diluted Adjusted Net Operating Income per Unrestricted Share¹ for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 is presented below.

Return on Adjusted Shareholders' Equity¹ is a calculation that uses a non-GAAP financial measure. It is calculated by dividing the period鈥檚 annualized net income attributable to Kemper Corporation by the average shareholders鈥� equity excluding net unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities, the change in discount rate on future life policyholder benefits and goodwill. Return on Shareholders鈥� Equity is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We use this non-GAAP measure to identify and analyze the change in performance attributable to management efforts between periods. Kemper believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period and are generally driven by economic developments, primarily capital market conditions, the magnitude and timing of which are not influenced by management. Kemper believes it enhances understanding and comparability of performance by highlighting underlying business activity and profitability drivers. The 鈥淩eturn on Adjusted Shareholders鈥� Equity鈥� metric was referred to as 鈥淩eturn on Tangible Shareholders鈥� Equity鈥� in prior periods.

A reconciliation of Return on Shareholders鈥� Equity to Return on Adjusted Shareholders鈥� Equity¹ is presented below:

Underlying Combined Ratio¹ is a non-GAAP financial measure. It is computed by adding the Current Year Non-catastrophe Losses and LAE Ratio with the Insurance Expense Ratio. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the Combined Ratio, which is computed by adding Total Incurred Losses and LAE Ratio, including the impact of catastrophe losses and loss and LAE reserve development from prior years, with the Insurance Expense Ratio.

Kemper believes Underlying Losses and LAE and the Underlying Combined Ratio are useful to investors and uses these financial measures to reveal the trends in Kemper鈥檚 Property & Casualty Insurance segment that may be obscured by catastrophe losses and prior-year reserve development. These catastrophe losses may cause Kemper鈥檚 loss trends to vary significantly between periods as a result of their incidence of occurrence and magnitude and can have a significant impact on incurred losses and LAE and the Combined Ratio. Prior-year reserve developments are caused by unexpected loss development on historical reserves. Because reserve development relates to the re-estimation of losses from earlier periods, it has no bearing on the performance of Kemper鈥檚 insurance products in the current period. Kemper believes it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing Kemper鈥檚 underwriting performance.

Adjusted Book Value Per Share¹ is a calculation that uses a non-GAAP financial measure. It is calculated by dividing shareholders鈥� equity after excluding the after-tax impact of net unrealized gains and losses on fixed income securities, the change in discount rate on future life policyholder benefits and goodwill by total Common Shares Issued and Outstanding. Book value per share is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Kemper uses the trends in book value per share excluding the after-tax impact of net unrealized gains and losses on fixed income securities, the change in discount rate on future life policyholder benefits and goodwill in conjunction with book value per share to identify and analyze the change in net worth excluding goodwill attributable to management efforts between periods. Kemper believes the non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period and are generally driven by economic developments, primarily capital market conditions, the magnitude and timing of which are not influenced by management. Kemper believes it enhances understanding and comparability of performance by highlighting underlying business activity and profitability drivers. The 鈥淎djusted Book Value Per Share鈥� metric was referred to as 鈥淭angible Book Value Per Share鈥� in prior periods.

A reconciliation of Book Value Per Share to Adjusted Book Value Per Share¹ is presented below:

Conference Call

Kemper will host its conference call to discuss second quarter 2025 results on Tuesday, August 5, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. Central). The conference call will be accessible via the internet and by telephone at 800.549.8228, Conference ID 56442. To listen via webcast, register online at the investor section of kemper.com at least 15 minutes prior to the webcast to download and install any necessary software. A replay of the call will be available online at the investor section of kemper.com.

More detailed financial information can be found in Kemper鈥檚 Investor Financial Supplement and Earnings Call Presentation for the second quarter of 2025, which is available at the investor section of kemper.com.

About Kemper

The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation鈥檚 leading specialized insurers. With approximately $13 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by providing affordable and easy-to-use personalized solutions to individuals, families and businesses through its Kemper Auto and Kemper Life brands. Kemper serves over 4.7 million policies, is represented by approximately 24,000 agents and brokers, and has approximately 7,500 associates dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs of its customers.

Learn more about Kemper at kemper.com.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain or incorporate by reference information that includes or is based on forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including but not limited to:

• changes in the frequency and severity of insurance claims;
• claim development and the process of estimating claim reserves;
• the impacts of inflation;
• changes in the interest rate environment;
• supply chain disruption;
• product demand and pricing;
• effects of governmental and regulatory actions;
• heightened competition;
• litigation outcomes and trends;
• investment risks;
• cybersecurity risks or incidents;
• impact of catastrophes; and
• other risks and uncertainties detailed in Kemper鈥檚 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (鈥淪EC鈥�).

Kemper assumes no obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statements as a result of events or developments subsequent to the date of this press release.

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