HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
Business
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/ is an insurance holding company that provides multiline insurance and financial services focused on educators and other public-sector professionals. It offers individual protection and savings solutions such as auto, homeowners and liability insurance, life insurance, annuities and retirement platforms, as well as supplemental health, disability and employer-sponsored group benefits and related recordkeeping services. The company operates three reporting segments—Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits—organized into Retail and Worksite divisions plus Corporate & Other. It distributes products nationwide through an exclusive agency force, brokers and benefit specialists, and direct and digital channels to K-12 educators and adjacent public sector markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net premiums and contract charges earned | 1,228 | 1,146 | 1,057 | — | 890 | |
| Net investment income | 464 | 446 | 445 | 401 | 423 | |
| Net investment (losses) | −13 | −17 | −24 | −57 | −11 | |
| Other income | 22 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 29 | |
| Total revenues | 1,701 | 1,595 | 1,492 | 1,382 | 1,329 | |
| Benefits, claims and settlement expenses (Reserve remeasurement (gains)/losses $6.0, $1.6, $(1.6)) | 712 | 745 | 769 | 747 | 591 | |
| Interest credited | 217 | 216 | 206 | 173 | 160 | |
| Operating expenses | 397 | 346 | 318 | 316 | 251 | |
| DAC amortization expense | 125 | 111 | 101 | 88 | 91 | |
| Intangible asset amortization expense | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| Interest expense | 36 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 14 | |
| Total benefits, losses and expenses | 1,500 | 1,467 | 1,439 | 1,365 | 1,119 | |
| Income before income taxes | 201 | 129 | 53 | 17 | 210 | |
| Income tax expense | 39 | 26 | 8 | −3 | 40 | |
| Net income | 162 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 170 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 3.93 | 2.49 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 4.06 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 3.9 | 2.48 | 1.09 | 0.47 | 4.04 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |
| Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities | 112 | −29 | 121 | −797 | −90 | |
| Change in net reserve remeasurements attributable to discount rates | −18 | 89 | −37 | 446 | 111 | |
| Change in net funded status of benefit plans | 5 | 600,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other comprehensive income | 99 | 61 | 85 | −349 | −405 | |
| Comprehensive income | 261 | 163 | 130 | −330 | −235 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost, net 2025, $6,026.7; 2024, $5,842.5) | 5,715 | 5,388 | 5,235 | 5,185 | — | |
| Equity securities at fair value, (cost $56.2 and $78.8) | 42 | 67 | 86 | 100 | 147 | |
| Limited partnership interests (Carried under Fair Value Option, 2025 $0.0 and 2024, $28.9) | 1,101 | 1,121 | 1,139 | 984 | 713 | |
| Policy loans | 138 | 141 | 141 | 139 | — | |
| Short-term and other investments | 309 | 200 | 229 | 180 | 350 | |
| Total investments | 7,305 | 6,916 | 6,831 | 6,588 | 7,450 | |
| Cash | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 358 | 347 | 336 | 331 | 248 | |
| Reinsurance balances receivable | 419 | 425 | 481 | 468 | 153 | |
| Deposit asset on reinsurance | 2,370 | 2,434 | 2,497 | 2,517 | 2,482 | |
| Intangible assets | 142 | 156 | 170 | 185 | 145 | |
| Goodwill | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 44 | |
| Other assets | 435 | 408 | 358 | 329 | — | |
| Separate Account variable annuity assets | 4,157 | 3,709 | 3,294 | 2,792 | 3,441 | |
| Total assets | 15,267 | 14,488 | 14,050 | 13,306 | 14,460 | |
| Future policy benefit reserves | 1,612 | 1,623 | 1,762 | 1,718 | 6,578 | |
| Policyholders' account balances | 5,064 | 5,100 | 5,187 | 5,261 | — | |
| Unpaid claims and claim expenses | 565 | 569 | 582 | 564 | 426 | |
| Unearned premiums | 372 | 344 | 301 | 266 | 255 | |
| Total policy liabilities | 7,613 | 7,637 | 7,831 | 7,809 | 7,259 | |
| Other policyholder funds | 1,046 | 996 | 916 | 809 | 946 | |
| Other liabilities | 374 | 312 | 287 | 300 | 428 | |
| Long-term debt | 593 | 547 | 546 | 249 | 254 | |
| Separate Account variable annuity liabilities | 4,157 | 3,709 | 3,294 | 2,792 | 3,441 | |
| Total liabilities | 13,784 | 13,200 | 12,875 | 12,208 | 12,577 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued, 2025, 67,323,929; 2024, 67,032,164 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 539 | 525 | 511 | 503 | 495 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,652 | 1,548 | 1,502 | 1,512 | 1,525 | |
| Net unrealized investment losses on fixed maturity securities | −246 | −357 | −328 | −450 | 291 | |
| Net reserve remeasurements attributable to discount rates | 93 | 111 | 22 | 59 | — | |
| Net funded status of benefit plans | −3 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −10 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 2025, 26,664,472 shares; 2024, 26,167,246 shares | −553 | −533 | −524 | −517 | −493 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 1,483 | 1,288 | 1,175 | 1,098 | 1,499 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 15,267 | 14,488 | 14,050 | 13,306 | 14,384 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net investment losses | 13 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 11 | |
| Depreciation and intangible asset amortization | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 18 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Loss (gain) from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions | −5 | 36 | −15 | 18 | −42 | |
| Insurance liabilities | 125 | 83 | 187 | 334 | 115 | |
| Amounts due under reinsurance agreements | 6 | 56 | −13 | −310 | 7 | |
| Income tax liabilities | 2 | 28 | −15 | 111 | −91 | |
| Other operating assets and liabilities | 219 | 101 | 54 | −109 | 5 | |
| Contributions to defined benefit plan | −4 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other, net | −3 | −7 | −1 | 10 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 553 | 452 | 302 | 172 | 205 | |
| Fixed maturity securities purchases | −1,348 | −1,162 | −597 | −1,046 | −1,459 | |
| Fixed maturity securities sales | 466 | 380 | 378 | 752 | 578 | |
| Fixed maturity securities maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions | 690 | 540 | 292 | 497 | 873 | |
| Equity securities purchases | −2 | −5 | −3 | −5 | −46 | |
| Equity securities sales, calls, and repayments | 23 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 5 | |
| Limited partnership interests purchases | −69 | −75 | −207 | −356 | −321 | |
| Limited partnership interests sales | 99 | 120 | 41 | 67 | 87 | |
| Change in short-term and other investments, net | −101 | 42 | −40 | 40 | −9 | |
| Other, net | −10 | 7 | 9 | −10 | −10 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −252 | −136 | −107 | −215 | −302 | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders | −57 | −56 | −54 | −53 | −51 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes | 295 | 0 | 298 | — | — | |
| Principal repayment on Senior Notes | −250 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Principal repayment on Revolving Credit Facility | 0 | 0 | −249 | 0 | 0 | |
| Treasury stock acquired | −21 | −9 | −7 | −24 | −5 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300,000 | |
| Withholding tax payments on RSUs tendered | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Deposits | 1,028 | 796 | 788 | 637 | 1,060 | |
| Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account variable annuity assets | −640 | −637 | −605 | −472 | −463 | |
| Repayment of FHLB funding agreements | −510 | −270 | −190 | −149 | −362 | |
| Life policy accounts deposits, withdrawals, and surrenders | 20 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| Change in deposit asset on reinsurance | −162 | −162 | −124 | −67 | −39 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements | −12 | 12 | −70 | 70 | 0 | |
| Change in book overdrafts | −6 | 3 | −3 | 10 | 300,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −312 | −308 | −208 | −48 | 209 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | −11 | 8 | −13 | −91 | 111 |