Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

The unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) on a basis consistent with reporting interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC and include the accounts of Kemper Corporation and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain financial information that is included in annual financial statements, including certain financial statement footnote disclosures, prepared in accordance with GAAP is not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting and has been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The preparation of interim financial statements requires significant management estimates. Due to this factor and other factors, such as the seasonal nature of some portions of the insurance business, as well as market conditions and the impacts of COVID-19, annualizing the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 would not necessarily be indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in Kemper’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Premium Deficiency

During the first quarter of 2022, the Company began including anticipated net investment income in the premium deficiency analysis performed at the Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance and Preferred Property & Casualty Insurance segments. The Company believes the accounting principle change is preferable as it best reflects the ultimate profitability of an insurance contract in using all cash flows from the in-force policies, inclusive of related investment income, and provides improved comparability with industry peers. This accounting principle change had no impact on the results of the premium deficiency analysis in the first quarter of 2022 or prior periods presented.

Company-Owned Life Insurance

As of June 30, 2022, the Company has elected to separately display its investments in Company-Owned Life Insurance and Loans to Policyholders in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These were previously reported in Other Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, the Company has elected to include Equity Securities at Modified Cost and Convertible Securities at Fair Value within Other Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Held-for-Sale

The Company classifies a business as held-for-sale when management has approved or received approval to sell the business, the sale is probable to occur during the next 12 months at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current estimated fair value and certain other specified criteria are met. The business classified as held-for-sale is recorded at the lower of the carrying value and estimated fair value, less cost to sell. If the carrying value of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, less cost to sell, a loss is recognized and reported in net investment gains (losses). Assets and liabilities related to the business classified as held-for-sale are separately reported in the Company's consolidated balance sheets in the period in which the business is classified as held-for-sale. See Note 4, “Dispositions”, for information on a held-for-sale business. As the component of the Company classified as held-for-sale does not represent a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, the results of the component are reported in continuing operations.

Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

The Company has adopted all recently issued accounting pronouncements with effective dates prior to January 1, 2022. There were no adoptions of such accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 that had a material impact on the Company’s interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Guidance Not Yet Adopted