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

Horace Mann raises 2026 core EPS guidance to $4.60-$4.90 after Q2 profit rise

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Horace Mann reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $41.6 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, up from $29.4 million a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year 2026 core EPS guidance to $4.60-$4.90, citing first-half results.

Key points

  • Q2 net income $41.6 million, up 41.5% from $29.4 million; core earnings $48.2 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, up from $1.06
  • Q2 total revenues $443.5 million, up 7.7% from $411.7 million
  • Property & Casualty segment Q2 combined ratio of 89.6%, improved more than 7 points over prior year
  • Q2 non-core earnings include an ($8.1) million out-of-period correction to net investment income tied to private debt securities

The filing

CompanyHorace Mann Educators (HMN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 4:25 PM ET
Accession number0000850141-26-000030

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 August 05, 2026.

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