The 2019 Gender-Equality Index highlights 230 firms that are trailblazers in their commitment to transparency in workplace gender reporting

Springfield, Ill., 16 January 2019 – Horace Mann today announced that it is one of 230 companies selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality. The index doubled in size from 2018 and includes firms from 10 sectors headquartered across 36 countries and regions. Collectively, these firms have a combined market capitalization of USD9 trillion and employ more than 15 million people, of which 7 million are women, around the world. Thirteen markets are represented for the first time this year and include Argentina, China, Israel and South Africa.

“Our customers, K-12 educators, are diverse and we want an organization that reflects that same diversity,” said Marita Zuraitis, Horace Mann President and CEO. “Greater diversity leads to better ideas and results, and is simply the right thing to do. We appreciate this recognition from Bloomberg.”

Bloomberg’s standardized reporting framework offers public companies the opportunity to disclose information on how they promote gender equality across four separate areas – company statistics, policies, community engagement and products and services. Reporting companies that score above a globally-established threshold, based on the extent of disclosures and the achievement of best-in-class statistics and policies, are included in the GEI.

“We applaud Horace Mann and the other 229 firms tracked by the index for their action to measure gender equality through the Bloomberg GEI framework,” said Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg and Founding Chairman of the U.S. 30% Club. “Horace Mann’s GEI inclusion is a strong indicator to its employees, investors and industry peers alike that it is leading by example to advance ongoing efforts for a truly inclusive workplace.”

The Bloomberg gender reporting framework is voluntary and has no associated costs. The GEI is a reference index. All public companies can submit data to Bloomberg. Those with a security listed on a U.S. exchange and a market capitalization of USD1 billion or greater are eligible for index inclusion. For more information on the GEI and how to submit information for next year's index visit: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/gender-equality-index/

Bloomberg subscribers can access the GEI at {BGEI Index DES }. Terminal users will have access to the fully updated index on Friday, January 18, 2019.

Companies included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index:

A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S	AB InBev
AB InBev	Accenture
adidas	Adobe
ADP	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Aetna, Inc.	AGNC Investment Corp.
AIA Group Limited	Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Alcoa Corporation	Alliance Data
Alliant Energy	Allianz
Alpha Bank	American Electric Power
American Express	American Water
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.	Anglo American
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	Apollo Global Management, LLC
ArcelorMittal	AstraZeneca
AT&T	AU Optronics
Avon Products, Inc.	BAE Systems PLC
Banco Bradesco S/A	Banco Santander
Bank of America	Bank of Montreal
Bank of Queensland	BB Seguridade Participações S.A.
BBVA	BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon	Boston Scientific Corporation
BT Group PLC	BYD Company Limited
CAE	CaixaBank
Campbell Soup Company	CAPCOM Co. Ltd.
Capital One Financial Corporation	Centene Corporation
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.	CIBC
Cie de Saint-Gobain	Cisco
Citi	City Developments Limited
The Clorox Company	The Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola FEMSA	Commercial International Bank, Egypt (CIB)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Core Laboratories
CVS Health	Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.	Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Danone	Danske Bank A/S
DaVita, Inc.	DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
Deutsche Post DHL Group	Deutsche Telekom AG
Diageo PLC	Dominion Energy
Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
DuPont	Enagás S.A.
Enbridge	Erste Group Bank AG
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.	Etsy
Euronav NV	Eversource Energy
Evertec	Fifth Third Bancorp
First Data Corp.	First Horizon National Corporation
First Pacific Company Limited	FirstEnergy
Ford Motor Company	Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.
Franklin Templeton Investments	Galp
Gap, Inc.	General Motors
Gold Fields	Goldman Sachs
Grupo Financiero Banorte	Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	The Hartford
Horace Mann	IAMGOLD Corporation
Iberdrola	ICL
Illumina	Incitec Pivot Limited
ING	Ingredion Incorporated
Intesa Sanpaolo	Itaú Unibanco
Janus Henderson Group PLC	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Just Eat	Kao Corporation
KASIKORNBANK PCL	KB Financial Group, Inc.
Kering	Legal & General Group PLC
Leidos Holdings, Inc.	LendingClub
Lenovo	Lionsgate
Lloyds Banking Group	L'Oréal
lululemon	Manulife
Marsh & McLennan Companies	Mastercard
Maybank	Mediobanca
MetLife, Inc.	MINDBODY, Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Morgan Stanley	Morningstar, Inc.
Motorola Solutions	MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
National Australia Bank	National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Greece	Nestlé
Newmont Mining Corporation	Nidec Corporation
Nielsen	NiSource
NN Group	Nokia
Nordea Bank	Northern Trust Corp
NTT DOCOMO	NVIDIA
Old National Bancorp	Orange
Pampa Energía	Pearson
Pitney Bowes, Inc.	PNC Financial Services Group
Portland General Electric	Praxair, Inc.
Procter & Gamble	ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Prudential Financial	Prudential PLC
QBE Insurance Group Limited	Radian Group, Inc.
Rapid7, Inc.	RBS
RELX Group	Robert Half
Rogers Communications, Inc.	Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
Royal Bank of Canada	S&P Global
Sanderson Farms	SAP
Schneider Electric	Scholastic
Schroders	Scotiabank
Sempra Energy	Shinhan Financial Group
Signet Jewelers Limited	Silicon Valley Bank
Singtel	Sodexo
Sonova	SSE PLC
Standard Chartered Bank	Standard Life Aberdeen PLC
State Street Corporation	STMicroelectronics
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings
Sun Life Financial	Swedbank
Swiss Re	Symantec
Tahoe Resources, Inc.	Taylor Morrison
TD Bank Group	Teck
Telefónica	Telia Company
Terna	Tokyo Electron Limited
TransCanada Corporation	Türkiye Garanti Bankası A.Ş.
UBS	Unilever
Unum Group	UOB Group
UPM-Kymmene Corporation	Visa, Inc.
Vodafone Group	Voya Financial, Inc.
Walmart	Walmart de México y Centroamérica
Wells Fargo & Company	Welltower
WESCO International, Inc.	Westpac Group
Weyerhaeuser	Willis Towers Watson
WPP	Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Yum! Brands, Inc.	Zillow Group, Inc.
Zurich Insurance	Zynga, Inc.

Media Contacts:

Michelle Eccles
Horace Mann
Public Relations Manager
217-788-5394
michelle.eccles@horacemann.com

Heather J. Wietzel
Horace Mann
Vice President, Investor Relations
217-788-5144
investorrelations@horacemann.com

Veronika Henze
Bloomberg LP
1-646-324-1596
vhenze@bloomberg.net

Jacqueline Gogel
Vested
1-917-765-8720
jacqueline@fullyvested.com

About Horace Mann:

Horace Mann (Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN)) is the largest financial services company focused on providing America’s educators and school employees with insurance and retirement solutions. Founded by Educators for Educators® in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. For more information about the company, visit horacemann.com.

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