Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	NOTE 24. 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. In 2015, FS&C provided investment management services with respect to certain assets of Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, under an agreement between the parties. Trinity began reducing the amount of assets managed by FS&C in 2014, and completed the disposal of all the assets managed by FS&C in 2015. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company’s Pension Plan had $171.8 million, $148.4 million and $137.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, 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 $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company believes that the transactions described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties. As described in Note 21, “Other Reinsurance,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company also has certain relationships with Capitol, a mutual insurance company that is owned by its policyholders, and its subsidiary, ORCC.

Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

NOTE 24. 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. In 2015, FS&C provided investment management services with respect to certain assets of Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, under an agreement between the parties. Trinity began reducing the amount of assets managed by FS&C in 2014, and completed the disposal of all the assets managed by FS&C in 2015. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The Company’s Pension Plan had $171.8 million, $148.4 million and $137.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, 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 $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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

As described in Note 21, “Other Reinsurance,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company also has certain relationships with Capitol, a mutual insurance company that is owned by its policyholders, and its subsidiary, ORCC.