CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Kemper Corp. (KMPR) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $71.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had profit of $1.10. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.07 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.09 per share.

The insurance holding company posted revenue of $1.14 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.13 billion.

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