Exhibit

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 33-47066, No. 33-45152, No. 333-16473, No. 333-74686, No. 333-98917, No. 333-171384, and No. 333-185231) on Form S-8, the registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-223628) and the registration statement (No. 333-223627) on Form S-3, of Horace Mann Educators Corporation of our report dated March 1, 2019, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and financial statement schedules I to IV and VI (collectively, the "consolidated financial statements"), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, which report appears in the December 31, 2018 annual report on Form 10-K of Horace Mann Educators Corporation. Our Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements refers to a change in the Company’s method of accounting for the change in fair value of equity investments effective January 1, 2018 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.