KEMPER Corp

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Exhibit Index

The following exhibits are either filed as a part hereof or are incorporated by reference. Exhibit numbers followed by an asterisk (*) indicate exhibits that are management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below on the following page hereby appoints each of Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Bradley T. Camden, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and James A. Alexander, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, so long as such individual remains an executive officer of Kemper Corporation, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with authority together or individually to execute in the name of each such signatory, and with authority to file with the SEC, any and all amendments to this 2023 Annual Report of Kemper Corporation, together with any and all exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, necessary or advisable to enable Kemper Corporation to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the SEC in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in the 2023 Annual Report as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Kemper Corporation has duly caused this 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 7, 2024.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Kemper Corporation in the capacities indicated on February 7, 2024.

SCHEDULE I

INVESTMENTS OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES

DECEMBER 31, 2023

SCHEDULE II

PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS

1 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF LOSS

1 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

1 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

1 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial information of Kemper Corporation (“Kemper” or the “Parent Company”) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Kemper’s subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Equity in Net Loss of Subsidiaries of these subsidiaries is presented on the Statements of Operations as Equity in Net Loss of Subsidiaries.

NOTE 2. GUARANTEES

On February 23, 2022, Kemper issued a notice of redemption for the entire $275.0 million aggregate principal outstanding of the 2022 Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the redemption date. On March 25, 2022, Kemper completed the redemption, and the 2022 Senior Notes were repaid in full. The Company recognized a Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt of $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2022 which is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Loss.

The Company used the proceeds received from Kemper’s 2032 Senior Notes offering to repay the 2022 Senior Notes. See “3.800% Senior Notes Due 2032” in the Debt disclosure, Note 23 for additional information regarding the debt issuance.

On July 1, 2022, Kemper executed an indefinite agreement with its subsidiary, Kemper Bermuda Ltd, which requires Kemper to contribute up to $300.0 million in contributed capital to maintain its minimum Enhanced Capital Requirement (“ECR”) as required by the Bermuda Monetary Authority as a Class C insurer. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, Kemper had contributed $40.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, under this agreement.

NOTE 3. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Kemper received $385.6 million and $300.1 million in non-cash dividends from subsidiaries in 2023 and 2022, respectively. Kemper made non-cash capital contributions of $336.5 million and $156.3 million to subsidiaries in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

NOTE 4. LEASES

Kemper leases certain office space for its current and former corporate headquarters under non-cancelable operating leases.

The following table presents operating lease Right-of-Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Supplemental cash flow information related to Kemper’s operating leases for the year-ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 respectively are presented follows.

NOTE 4. LEASES (Continued)

Significant judgments and assumptions for determining lease asset and liability as December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 respectively are presented below.

Kemper’s leases do not provide an implicit rate. Accordingly, Kemper uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of its lease payments.

Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2023 were:

NOTE 5. DEBT

4.350% Senior Notes Due 2025

Kemper has $450.0 million aggregate principal of 4.350% senior notes due February 15, 2025 (the “2025 Senior Notes”). Kemper initially issued $250.0 million of the notes in February of 2015 and issued an additional $200.0 million of the notes in June of 2017. The additional notes are fungible with the initial notes issued in 2015, and together are treated as part of a single series for all purposes under the indenture governing the 2025 Senior Notes. The 2025 Senior Notes are unsecured and may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time at Kemper’s option at specified redemption prices.

2.400% Senior Notes Due 2030

Kemper has $400.0 million aggregate principal of 2.400% senior notes due September 30, 2030 (the “2030 Senior Notes”). The net proceeds of issuance were $395.8 million, net of discount and transaction costs for an effective yield of 2.52%. The 2030 Senior Notes are unsecured and may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at Kemper’s option, at specified redemption prices.

3.800% Senior Notes Due 2032

On February 15, 2022, Kemper offered and sold $400.0 million aggregate principal of 3.800% senior notes due February 23, 2032 (the “2032 Senior Notes”). The net proceeds of issuance were $395.1 million, net of discount and transaction costs for an effective yield of 3.950%. The 2032 Senior Notes are unsecured and may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at Kemper’s option, at specified redemption prices.

In anticipation of the issuance of the 2032 Senior Notes and for risk management purposes, the Company entered into a derivative transaction to hedge the risk of changes in the debt cash flows attributable to changes in the benchmark U.S.

NOTE 5. DEBT (Continued)

Treasury interest rate during the period leading up to the debt issuance (“Treasury Lock”). The effective portion of the gain on the derivative instrument upon discontinuance was $5.9 million before taxes, and is reported as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Beginning with the issuance of the 2032 Senior Notes described in the preceding paragraph, such gain is being amortized into earnings and reported in Interest and Other Expenses in the same periods that the hedged items affect earnings. Amortization, reported in Interest and Other Expenses, was $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company expects to reclassify $0.5 million of net gain on derivative instruments from AOCI to earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 as interest expense on the debt is recognized.

5.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2062

On March 10, 2022, Kemper issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Junior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2062 (the “2062 Junior Debentures”). The net proceeds from issuance were $144.7 million, net of discount and transaction costs. The 2062 Junior Debentures will bear interest from and including the date of original issue to, but excluding, March 15, 2027 (the “First Reset Date”) at the fixed rate of 5.875% per annum. The interest

rate on the First Reset Date, and subsequent Reset Dates, will be equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Date plus 4.140% to be reset on each Reset Date. Interest is due quarterly in arrears beginning on June 15, 2022. The Company has the option to defer interest payments forone or more optional deferral periods of up tofive consecutive years, provided that no optional deferral period shall extend beyond March 15, 2062, or any earlier accelerated maturity date arising from an event of default or any earlier redemption of the 2062 Junior Debentures.

The 2062 Junior Debentures are unsecured and may be redeemed in whole or in part on the First Reset Date or any time thereafter, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the debentures being redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

SCHEDULE III

SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION

1 The Company’s Life Insurance employee-agents also market certain property and casualty insurance products under common management. Accordingly, the Company includes the results of these property and casualty insurance products in its Life Insurance segment.

2 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

SCHEDULE IV

REINSURANCE SCHEDULE

1 As of January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12 using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2021. Prior period amounts in the financial statements have been recast to reflect application of the new guidance. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.