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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Horace Mann Educators (HMN)

Horace Mann Q1 2026 core earnings rise 17% to record $52.5 million; guidance held

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Horace Mann reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $41.2 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, up from $38.2 million, or $0.92, a year earlier. Core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, reached a record first-quarter $52.5 million, or $1.28 per share, and the company maintained its full-year 2026 core EPS guidance of $4.20-$4.50.

Key points

  • Total revenues were $429.3 million, up 3.1% from $416.4 million a year earlier.
  • Net income was $41.2 million ($1.00 per diluted share) versus $38.2 million ($0.92) in the prior-year quarter.
  • The company returned $33 million to shareholders in the first quarter, including $18 million of share repurchases.
  • Property & Casualty combined ratio was 83.3%, improved more than 5 points from the prior year.

The filing

CompanyHorace Mann Educators (HMN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2026, 4:26 PM ET
Accession number0000850141-26-000018

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2026.

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