Kemper Corp Transfers Pension Liabilities

The Kemper Corporation, an insurance holding company based in Chicago, Illinois completed a transfer of $205 million in pension liabilities to Banner Life Insurance Company. Kemper’s pension plan was closed to new hires on January 1, 2006, and benefit accruals have been frozen since June 30, 2016. Kemper also offered to make lump-sum payments to certain inactive, vested plan participants who were not yet in pay status. $117 million in lump-sum payments were distributed.