Horace Mann earnings soar over Q3 estimates

Horace Mann Educators handily beat expectations with operating
earnings of $0.69 per share for the third quarter, more than double
the average Wall Street analyst's estimate.
The Street had anticipated $0.33 per share, the average of four
estimates compiled by MarketWatch.
The insurer's operating profit rose 19 percent in the
just-ended quarter from $0.58 a share a year earlier, the
Springfield, Illinois-based carrier said late today.
Total revenue edged slightly lower to $289.8mn. But property