Kemper Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Kemper's CEO is Joe Lacher, appointed in Nov 2015, has a tenure of 9.67 years. total yearly compensation is $11.46M, comprised of 9.5% salary and 90.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.22% of the company’s shares, worth $9.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.5 years and 6.2 years respectively.

Key information

Joe Lacher

Chief executive officer

US$11.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.52%
CEO tenure9.7yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure7.5yrs
Board average tenure6.2yrs

Recent management updates

Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Apr 30
Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Recent updates

Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Apr 30
Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Better EPS Than Expected, And Immune To The Tariff Storm, Kemper Is A Buy

Feb 06

Kemper: Overly Conservative Management Limits Upside Potential

Oct 23

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) Shares

Oct 08
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Kemper Corporation's (NYSE:KMPR) Shares
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Tactical Shifts Set To Propel Specialty P&C Segment Into A New Growth Era

Expansion in the Specialty P&C segment and a focus on profitability and growth suggest expectations of increased premium revenue and market share.

Investor Optimism Abounds Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) But Growth Is Lacking

Jun 09
Investor Optimism Abounds Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) But Growth Is Lacking

Kemper Corporation Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 6.7%

May 04
Kemper Corporation Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 6.7%

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Feb 13
Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Kemper Baby Bond A Bargain: 10.36% Current Reset Rate Being Ignored

Dec 27

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR)

Dec 21
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR)

Depressed Valuation And Strong Guidance Enable Growth For Kemper Corporation

Nov 13

Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) Analysts Just Slashed Next Year's Revenue Estimates By 10%

Nov 08
Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) Analysts Just Slashed Next Year's Revenue Estimates By 10%

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Aug 09
Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Kemper: Losses Continue And Investors Are Wise To Stay Away

Jul 25

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

May 09
Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

Kemper Has Delivered On Self-Help Initiatives And The Share Price Reflects This

Feb 16

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Feb 05
Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.31

Credit Suisse upgrades Kemper to Neutral, but cuts estimates on higher combined ratios

Jan 30

Kemper declares $0.31 dividend

Nov 02

Kemper Managing Through A Tough Situation, But Catalysts Still Lacking

Aug 23

Kemper to sell Reserve National Insurance to Medical Mutual for $90M

Aug 01

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joe Lacher's remuneration changed compared to Kemper's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$346m

Dec 31 2024US$11mUS$1m

US$318m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$272m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$52m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$121m

Dec 31 2023US$9mUS$1m

-US$272m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$377m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$305m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$280m

Dec 31 2022US$8mUS$1m

-US$287m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$339m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$339m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$330m

Dec 31 2021US$8mUS$1m

-US$124m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$83m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$280m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$469m

Dec 31 2020US$9mUS$1m

US$410m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$437m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$443m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$439m

Dec 31 2019US$9mUS$971k

US$529m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$410m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$373m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$289m

Dec 31 2018US$7mUS$750k

US$187m

Compensation vs Market: Joe's total compensation ($USD11.46M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.60M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joe's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Joe Lacher (56 yo)

9.7yrs
Tenure
US$11,456,600
Compensation

Mr. Joseph Patrick Lacher, Jr., also known as Joe has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Kemper Corporation since November 11, 2015. He was Non-Executive Chairman of Kemper Corpora...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Lacher
President9.7yrsUS$11.46m0.22%
$ 9.1m
Bradley Camden
Executive VP & CFO1.8yrsUS$4.63m0.034%
$ 1.4m
John Boschelli
Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer16.2yrsUS$4.13m0.042%
$ 1.7m
Duane Sanders
Executive VP and Chief Claims Officer of P&C7.5yrsUS$4.55m0.050%
$ 2.0m
Matthew Hunton
Executive VP & President of Kemper Auto6.2yrsUS$4.85m0.032%
$ 1.3m
Charles Brooks
Executive Vice President of Operations & Systems8.3yrsUS$2.10m0.054%
$ 2.2m
James Alexander
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer2.8yrsno data0.019%
$ 756.0k
Carl Evans
Executive VP14.2yrsno data0.095%
$ 3.8m
Barbara Ciesemier
Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications7.5yrsno datano data
Michael Marinaccio
Vice President of Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
Laura Rock
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer1.2yrsno data0.020%
$ 815.3k
Robert Otis
Senior Vice President of Preferred Home & Auto7.3yrsno datano data
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KMPR's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Lacher
President9.7yrsUS$11.46m0.22%
$ 9.1m
Gerald Laderman
Independent Chairman5.4yrsUS$405.32k0.030%
$ 1.2m
George Cochran
Independent Director10.4yrsUS$296.71k0.040%
$ 1.6m
Maria Alvarez Canida
Independent Director7yrsUS$283.64k0.038%
$ 1.5m
Jason Gorevic
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$273.50k0.028%
$ 1.1m
Susan Whiting
Independent Director7.9yrsUS$299.37k0.018%
$ 736.6k
Lacy Johnson
Independent Director8.9yrsUS$275.48k0.021%
$ 831.0k
Stuart Parker
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$322.51k0.032%
$ 1.3m
Alberto Paracchini
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$279.57k0.012%
$ 497.7k
Suzet McKinney
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$276.83k0.00088%
$ 35.5k
6.2yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KMPR's board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/08 06:41
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/08 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kemper Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew CarlettiCitizens JMP Securities, LLC
Andrew KligermanCredit Suisse
Robert GlasspiegelJanney Montgomery Scott LLC