v2.3.0.11

Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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