v2.3.0.11

Business Segments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Revenues for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were:
|  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010 |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | $ | 426.3 |  |  | $ | 445.3 |  |  | $ | 214.4 |  |  | $ | 222.9 |
Net Investment Income |  | 29.7 |  |  | 26.3 |  |  | 15.6 |  |  | 13.9 |
Other Income |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Kemper |  | 456.1 |  |  | 471.8 |  |  | 230.0 |  |  | 236.9 |
Unitrin Specialty: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 225.7 |  |  | 242.9 |  |  | 113.3 |  |  | 120.5 |
Net Investment Income |  | 13.1 |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | 6.7 |
Other Income |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Unitrin Specialty |  | 239.0 |  |  | 256.0 |  |  | 120.2 |  |  | 127.3 |
Unitrin Direct: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 117.4 |  |  | 149.0 |  |  | 57.5 |  |  | 73.0 |
Net Investment Income |  | 11.0 |  |  | 11.2 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 5.9 |
Other Income |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Unitrin Direct |  | 128.4 |  |  | 160.3 |  |  | 63.1 |  |  | 79.0 |
Life and Health Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 324.7 |  |  | 322.4 |  |  | 162.9 |  |  | 161.7 |
Net Investment Income |  | 105.4 |  |  | 104.6 |  |  | 52.4 |  |  | 51.3 |
Other Income |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Total Life and Health Insurance |  | 430.2 |  |  | 427.0 |  |  | 215.4 |  |  | 213.0 |
Fireside Bank: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automobile Finance Revenues |  | 28.3 |  |  | 57.3 |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | 26.7 |
Net Investment Income |  | 0.5 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.5 |
Total Fireside Bank |  | 28.8 |  |  | 58.3 |  |  | 12.9 |  |  | 27.2 |
Total Segment Revenues |  | 1,282.5 |  |  | 1,373.4 |  |  | 641.6 |  |  | 683.4 |
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments |  | 32.4 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 2.9 |
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (1.7 | ) |  | (8.1 | ) |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (4.9 | )
Other |  | 4.9 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | 3.5 |
Total Revenues |  | $ | 1,318.1 |  |  | $ | 1,379.4 |  |  | $ | 660.7 |  |  | $ | 684.9 |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Operating Profit (Loss) for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was:
|  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010 |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010
Segment Operating Profit (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper |  | $ | (40.0 | ) |  | $ | 36.9 |  |  | $ | (54.2 | ) |  | $ | 17.6 |
Unitrin Specialty |  | 11.1 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 7.5 |
Unitrin Direct |  | (15.6 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (8.2 | ) |  | 0.9 |
Life and Health Insurance |  | 83.5 |  |  | 74.0 |  |  | 32.7 |  |  | 33.5 |
Fireside Bank |  | 19.3 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 4.6 |
Total Segment Operating Profit (Loss) |  | 58.3 |  |  | 135.1 |  |  | (16.1 | ) |  | 64.1 |
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments |  | 32.4 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 2.9 |
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (1.7 | ) |  | (8.1 | ) |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (4.9 | )
Other Expense, Net |  | (18.5 | ) |  | (11.8 | ) |  | (9.3 | ) |  | (5.7 | )
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes and Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Investee |  | $ | 70.5 |  |  | $ | 122.6 |  |  | $ | (8.8 | ) |  | $ | 56.4 |
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Net Income (Loss) for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was:
|  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010 |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010
Segment Net Income (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper |  | $ | (21.7 | ) |  | $ | 28.1 |  |  | $ | (33.0 | ) |  | $ | 13.5 |
Unitrin Specialty |  | 9.1 |  |  | 11.8 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | 6.0 |
Unitrin Direct |  | (8.5 | ) |  | 0.5 |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  | 0.4 |
Life and Health Insurance |  | 53.6 |  |  | 47.9 |  |  | 20.9 |  |  | 21.5 |
Fireside Bank |  | 13.0 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 2.7 |
Total Segment Net Income (Loss) |  | 45.5 |  |  | 94.0 |  |  | (6.9 | ) |  | 44.1 |
Unallocated Net Income (Loss) From: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments |  | 21.0 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 1.9 |
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (5.3 | ) |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (3.2 | )
Other Expense, Net |  | (11.2 | ) |  | (6.9 | ) |  | (5.5 | ) |  | (3.2 | )
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Investee |  | 54.3 |  |  | 86.6 |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  | 39.6 |
Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Investee |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.5 | )
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations |  | $ | 54.3 |  |  | $ | 86.8 |  |  | $ | (1.5 | ) |  | $ | 39.1 |
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block] | Earned Premiums by product line for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were:
|  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010 |  | Jun 30, 2011 |  | Jun 30, 2010
Life |  | $ | 199.1 |  |  | $ | 199.5 |  |  | $ | 99.7 |  |  | $ | 100.0 |
Accident and Health |  | 82.7 |  |  | 80.0 |  |  | 41.5 |  |  | 40.1 |
Property and Casualty: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automobile |  | 573.3 |  |  | 639.1 |  |  | 286.2 |  |  | 316.9 |
Homeowners |  | 149.8 |  |  | 148.6 |  |  | 75.7 |  |  | 74.5 |
Other Personal |  | 69.5 |  |  | 69.8 |  |  | 35.1 |  |  | 35.5 |
Total Personal Lines |  | 792.6 |  |  | 857.5 |  |  | 397.0 |  |  | 426.9 |
Commercial Automobile |  | 19.7 |  |  | 22.6 |  |  | 9.9 |  |  | 11.1 |
Total Earned Premiums |  | $ | 1,094.1 |  |  | $ | 1,159.6 |  |  | $ | 548.1 |  |  | $ | 578.1 |

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