Horace Mann To Acquire Employee Services, Reserve National Insurance Company, And Reinsure MedMutual Life Business In $240M Deal Adding $200M Revenue And 1M Covered Lives

Enhancing employer solutions, expanding distribution capabilities, and broadening customer reach

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) and Medical Mutual of Ohio today announced they have entered into two separate agreements under which Horace Mann will acquire the employee assistance provider Employee Services, LLC (ESI) through the acquisition of ESI membership interests, and separately, will acquire an individual supplemental platform through the acquisition of all outstanding capital stock of Reserve National Insurance Company (RNIC) and reinsure MedMutual Life Insurance Company’s group life and disability business while Medical Mutual of Ohio will retain the legal insurance entity.

Together, these established businesses bring deep expertise, strong customer relationships and complementary capabilities to Horace Mann. These transactions add nearly $200 million in annual revenue, serve more than one million covered lives across approximately 7,000 employer relationships, and add over 1,000 agents and brokers, significantly expanding Horace Mann’s customer reach and distribution capabilities.

The transactions are expected to be immediately accretive to Horace Mann’s core earnings per share and shareholder return on equity by strengthening the company's earnings profile through a combination of high-margin insurance businesses, recurring fee-based revenue and enhanced capital efficiency.

These transactions have a total net purchase price of approximately $240 million and will be financed through a combination of excess capital and borrowings under Horace Mann's existing revolving credit facility.

The ESI transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. The RNIC acquisition and the MedMutual Life Insurance Company group life and disability reinsurance transaction are expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. Each transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition of RNIC and the reinsurance business of MedMutual Life Insurance Company is also subject to regulatory approvals.