Related Parties	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Note 13 - Related Parties Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan had $144.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2017 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the plan. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company believes that the services described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties.

Related Parties

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Note 13 - Related Parties

Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan had $144.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2017 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the plan. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Company believes that the services described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties.