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Bret A. Conklin

Illinois

In April 2017, Horace Mann, the largest national multiline insurance and financial services company focusing on educators, announced the promotion of Bret A. Conklin to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously served in the role in an interim capacity.

Bret is a seasoned corporate finance executive with a passion for the education sector. He has been with Horace Mann since 2002, holding roles such as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

In his current capacity, Conklin oversees finance, accounting, treasury, investments, investor relations, procurement, P&C reserving, enterprise risk management and internal audit functions.

Conklin has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry. Conklin previously served as Vice President of Kemper Insurance from 2000 through 2002, where he was responsible for all corporate financial reporting and accounting operations. Before that, he was Vice President and Controller of Horace Mann from 1998 through 2000, and Vice President and Controller of Pekin Insurance from 1992 through 1998. He has seven years of public accounting experience with KPMG Peat Marwick from 1985 to 1992, specializing in its insurance industry practice.

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