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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                (Amendment No. 1)

    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

    Commission file number   1-10890

                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Delaware                             37-0911756
       (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

              1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 217-789-2500

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes X No ____

    As of July 31, 2003, 42,721,940 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, were outstanding, net of 17,503,371 shares of treasury stock.

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Explanatory Note
Horace Mann Educators Corporation is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003, originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2003, solely to
correct typographical errors in the prior year columns of Exhibit 11 - Statement
Re Computation of Per Share Earnings. All other information contained in the
Company's original Form 10-Q remains unchanged.

Part II:  Other Information
Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          Exhibit
          No.            Description
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          (a)  The following items are filed as Exhibits.
               (3)  Articles of incorporation and bylaws:
                    3.1  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Horace
                         Mann Educators Corporation ("HMEC"), filed with
                         the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24, 2003.*
                    3.2  Bylaws of HMEC.*
               (11) Statement re computation of per share earnings (Revised).
               (15) KPMG LLP letter regarding unaudited interim financial
                    information.*
               (31) Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                    Act of 2002.
                    31.1 Certification by Louis G. Lower II, Chief Executive
                         Officer of HMEC.
                    31.2 Certification by Peter H. Heckman, Chief Financial
                         Officer of HMEC.
               (32) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                    Act of 2002.
                    32.1 Certification by Louis G. Lower II, Chief Executive
                         Officer of HMEC.
                    32.2 Certification by Peter H. Heckman, Chief Financial
                         Officer of HMEC.
          (b)  During the second quarter of 2003, HMEC filed one Current Report
               on Form 8-K with the SEC, containing an Item 9 Regulation FD
               Disclosure, in compliance with interim guidance for furnishing
               Item 12 Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial
               Condition, and an Item 7 Financial Statements and Exhibits, as
               follows:

               1.   Dated May 1, 2003, regarding the Company's press release
                    reporting its financial results for the three month period
                    ended March 31, 2003.

* Included with the Company's original Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
August 14, 2003.

Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                         HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)

Date: August 22, 2003                     /s/ Bret A. Conklin
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                                         Bret A. Conklin
                                         Senior Vice President and Controller