Exhibit 11
                       Horace Mann Educators Corporation
                      Computation of Net Income per Share
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995
                 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)


                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                ------------------------------
                                                     1996            1995
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Primary - reported:                             
                                                                
Weighted average number of common shares                        
 outstanding during the period                      23,424           28,960
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Net income for the period                          $15,433          $17,116
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Net income per share - assuming no dilution        $  0.66          $  0.59
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Primary:                                                       
                                                                
Weighted average number of common shares                       
 outstanding during the period                      23,424           28,960
Weighted average number of common equivalent                   
 shares to reflect the dilutive effect of                       
 common stock equivalent securities:                            
   Warrants                                            117              107
   Stock options                                       324              147
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Total common and common equivalent shares           23,865           29,214
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Net income per share                               $  0.65          $  0.59
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Percentage of dilution compared to reported                    
 net income per share                                  1.5%             0.0%
                                                               
Fully diluted:                                                 
                                                                
Weighted average number of common shares                       
 outstanding during the period                      23,424           28,960
Weighted average number of common equivalent                   
 shares to reflect the dilutive effect of                       
 common stock equivalent securities:                            
   Warrants                                            117              107
   Stock options                                       324              147
Weighted average number of common equivalent                    
 shares to reflect the dilutive effect of                       
 convertible notes                                       -            2,857
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Total common and common equivalent shares                       
 adjusted to calculate fully diluted                            
 earnings per share                                 23,865           32,071
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Net income for the period                          $15,433          $17,116
 Interest expense, net of tax,                                  
   on convertible notes                                  -            1,006
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Adjusted net income for the period                 $15,433          $18,122
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Net income per share -                                          
 assuming full dilution                            $  0.65          $  0.57
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Percentage of dilution compared to              
 reported net income per share                         1.5%             3.4%