CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Kemper Corp. (KMPR) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $75.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had profit of $1.16. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.42 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.19 per share.

The insurance holding company posted revenue of $1.13 billion in the period.

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