---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000860748-26-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMPR"
cik: "0000860748"
company_name: "KEMPER Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-27T12:01:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T12:05:34.995908+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kemper appoints Stephen McAnena as President and CEO, effective June 1, 2026

## Summary
- Stephen J. McAnena appointed President, CEO, and Board member; previously EVP/COO at Horace Mann.
- CEO compensation: $1M base salary, 150% target bonus, $3.5M equity grant (60% PSUs, 20% RSUs, 20% options).
- Interim CEO C. Thomas Evans Jr. returns to EVP, Secretary and General Counsel role.
- Board adds Tony DeSantis as independent director; company also adopts Executive Severance Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000860748-26-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMPR
- cik: 0000860748
- company_name: KEMPER Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T12:01:43+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074826000056/0000860748-26-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074826000056/kmpr-20260521.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-26-000056
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-26-000056.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-26-000056.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 18900b6887
  claim: C. Thomas Evans, Jr. changed role as Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel at KEMPER Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: The Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, C. Thomas Evans, Jr., will return to his role as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074826000056/0000860748-26-000056-index.htm
- claim_id: 5b7164c558
  claim: Stephen J. McAnena was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at KEMPER Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: appointed Stephen J. McAnena as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, in each case, effective June 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074826000056/0000860748-26-000056-index.htm
- claim_id: 77cfe1d197
  claim: Tony DeSantis was elected as Director at KEMPER Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: the Board elected Tony DeSantis to the Board to serve as a non-employee director, effective as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074826000056/0000860748-26-000056-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.