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Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Revenues for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were:

		Nine Months Ended								Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)		Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010				Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010
Revenues:
Kemper Preferred:
Earned Premiums		$	642.8			$	667.1			$	216.5			$	221.8
Net Investment Income		38.1				38.6				8.4				12.3
Other Income		0.2				0.3				0.1				0.1
Total Kemper Preferred		681.1				706.0				225.0				234.2
Unitrin Specialty:
Earned Premiums		336.7				359.9				111.0				117.0
Net Investment Income		16.4				18.5				3.3				5.7
Other Income		0.4				0.5				0.2				0.2
Total Unitrin Specialty		353.5				378.9				114.5				122.9
Unitrin Direct:
Earned Premiums		171.8				217.6				54.4				68.6
Net Investment Income		13.9				16.0				2.9				4.8
Other Income		0.1				0.1				0.1				—
Total Unitrin Direct		185.8				233.7				57.4				73.4
Life and Health Insurance:
Earned Premiums		485.8				483.2				161.1				160.8
Net Investment Income		148.3				158.4				42.9				53.8
Other Income		0.1				0.1				—				0.1
Total Life and Health Insurance		634.2				641.7				204.0				214.7
Total Segment Revenues		1,854.6				1,960.3				600.9				645.2
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments		27.8				14.6				(4.2		)		7.2
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings		(6.7		)		(12.7		)		(5.0		)		(4.6		)
Other		6.0				9.5				1.1				2.8
Total Revenues		$	1,881.7			$	1,971.7			$	592.8			$	650.6

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Operating Profit (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was:

		Nine Months Ended								Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)		Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010				Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010
Segment Operating Profit (Loss):
Kemper Preferred		$	(55.7	)		$	54.0			$	(15.7	)		$	17.1
Unitrin Specialty		17.8				23.0				6.7				8.0
Unitrin Direct		(19.3		)		(1.7		)		(3.7		)		(1.5		)
Life and Health Insurance		117.8				100.9				34.3				26.9
Total Segment Operating Profit		60.6				176.2				21.6				50.5
Unallocated Operating Loss		(31.8		)		(18.0		)		(13.2		)		(6.2		)
Total Operating Profit		28.8				158.2				8.4				44.3
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments		27.8				14.6				(4.2		)		7.2
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings		(6.7		)		(12.7		)		(5.0		)		(4.6		)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes and Equity in Net Loss of Investee		$	49.9			$	160.1			$	(0.8	)		$	46.9

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Net Operating Income (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was:

		Nine Months Ended								Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)		Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010				Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss):
Kemper Preferred		$	(29.7	)		$	41.6			$	(8.0	)		$	13.5
Unitrin Specialty		14.4				18.0				5.3				6.2
Unitrin Direct		(10.1		)		0.8				(1.6		)		0.3
Life and Health Insurance		76.0				60.3				22.4				12.4
Total Segment Net Operating Income		50.6				120.7				18.1				32.4
Unallocated Net Operating Loss		(19.5		)		(8.5		)		(8.3		)		(1.8		)
Net Operating Income		31.1				112.2				9.8				30.6
Unallocated Net Income (Loss) From:
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments		18.0				9.5				(2.7		)		4.7
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings		(4.3		)		(8.3		)		(3.3		)		(3.0		)
Income from Continuing Operations		$	44.8			$	113.4			$	3.8			$	32.3

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Earned Premiums by product line for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were:

		Nine Months Ended								Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)		Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010				Sep 30, 2011				Sep 30, 2010
Life		$	297.1			$	298.3			$	98.0			$	98.8
Accident and Health		124.6				120.5				41.9				40.5
Property and Casualty:
Personal Lines:
Automobile		854.7				947.4				281.4				308.3
Homeowners		226.4				223.7				76.6				75.1
Other Personal		104.5				104.6				35.0				34.8
Total Personal Lines		1,185.6				1,275.7				393.0				418.2
Commercial Automobile		29.8				33.3				10.1				10.7
Total Earned Premiums		$	1,637.1			$	1,727.8			$	543.0			$	568.2

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