KEMPER Corp 8-K, filed Oct 24, 2025
KEMPER Corp (KMPR)
8-K
2025-10-24
For: 2025-10-20
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About this 8-K
KEMPER Corp filed this 8-K on October 24, 2025, reporting on events of October 20, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-18298
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On October 20, 2025, Kemper Corporation (the “Company”) determined that Duane A. Sanders will depart from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer, P&C of the Company, effective October 22, 2025, and continue to serve as Executive Vice President, Executive Advisor until December 31, 2025 to help ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.
In connection with Mr. Sanders’ termination by the Company without cause on October 22, 2025, the Company expects to enter into a Separation and Release Agreement pursuant to which he will receive certain compensation and benefits to be determined by the Company in exchange for Mr. Sanders’ execution of a release of claims and agreement to certain restrictive covenants in favor of the Company, which will be disclosed in a subsequent Form 8-K.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Kemper Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 24, 2025 | /s/ C. Thomas Evans, Jr. | ||||||||||||
C. Thomas Evans, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Interim Chief Executive Officer, Secretary & General Counsel | ||||||||||||||