 AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating FSR of A Excellent and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating Long-Term ICR of a of Horace Mann Life Insurance Company Horace Mann Life. AM Best also has affirmed the FSR of A- Excellent and the Long-Term ICRs of a- of National Teachers Associates Life Insurance Company Addison, TX and its affiliated entity, NTA Life Insurance Company of New York New York, NY collectively referred to as NTA Life. In addition, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A Excellent and the Long-Term ICRs of a of the propertycasualty PC members of Horace Mann Insurance Group Horace Mann. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of bbb of Horace Mann Educators Corporation HMEC NYSE: HMN and the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of bbb on its 250 million, 4.5 senior unsecured notes, due 2025. All companies are headquartered in Springfield, IL, unless otherwise specified. The outlook of these Credit Ratings ratings is stable. See below for a detailed list of the PC subsidiaries. 