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Kemper Swings to Fourth-Quarter Net Loss, Takes $35 Million Charge on Florida Excess Auto Profits

Kemper Corp. swung to an $8 million loss in the fourth quarter from a $97.4 million net income a year earlier, stung by higher automobile claims frequency and severity and a $35 million . . .

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