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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                            dated as of May 29, 2002

                                      among

                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                                as the Borrower,

                         VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

                                 as the Lenders,

                                       and

                              BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                             as Administrative Agent

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS .............................................................   1

     SECTION 1.1    Definitions ........................................................   1

     SECTION 1.2    Use of Defined Terms ...............................................  14

     SECTION 1.3    Cross References; Headings .........................................  14

     SECTION 1.4    Other Definitional Provisions ......................................  14

ARTICLE II     AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENT ..........................................  14

     SECTION 2.1    Revolving Loan Commitment ..........................................  14

     SECTION 2.2    Types of Loans .....................................................  16

     SECTION 2.3    Borrowing Request ..................................................  16

     SECTION 2.4    Funding of Borrowing ...............................................  16

ARTICLE III    RECORDKEEPING; NOTE; PAYMENTS; SETOFF ...................................  16

     SECTION 3.1    Evidence of Debt ...................................................  16

     SECTION 3.2    Payment of the Loans ...............................................  17

     SECTION 3.3    Making of Payments .................................................  17

     SECTION 3.4    Due Date Extension .................................................  18

     SECTION 3.5    Set-off ............................................................  18

ARTICLE IV     INTEREST; CONVERSION; EURODOLLAR LOANS ..................................  18

     SECTION 4.1    Interest Rates .....................................................  18

     SECTION 4.2    Interest Payment Dates .............................................  19

     SECTION 4.3    Setting of Rates ...................................................  19

     SECTION 4.4    Computation of Interest and Fees ...................................  19

     SECTION 4.5    Continuation and Conversion Elections ..............................  19

     SECTION 4.6    Funding ............................................................  20

     SECTION 4.7    Eurodollar Rate Lending Unlawful ...................................  20

     SECTION 4.8    Eurodollar Deposits Unavailable ....................................  20

ARTICLE V      FEES ....................................................................  21

     SECTION 5.1    Payment of Fees ....................................................  21

     SECTION 5.2    Non-Use Fee ........................................................  21

     SECTION 5.3    Compensation of Administrative Agent ...............................  21

ARTICLE VI     INCREASED COSTS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS ............................  21

     SECTION 6.1    Increased Costs ....................................................  21

     SECTION 6.2    Payment for Credits ................................................  22

     SECTION 6.3    Certificate Requirements ...........................................  22
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     SECTION 6.4    General Funding Losses........................................................  22

     SECTION 6.5    Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding..................................  22

     SECTION 6.6    Conclusiveness of Statements: Survival of Provisions..........................  23

ARTICLE VII    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.....................................................  23

     SECTION 7.1    Due Organization, Authorization, etc..........................................  23

     SECTION 7.2    Statutory Financial Statements................................................  24

     SECTION 7.3    GAAP Financial Statements.....................................................  25

     SECTION 7.4    Litigation and Contingent Liabilities.........................................  25

     SECTION 7.5    Investment Company Act........................................................  25

     SECTION 7.6    Regulations T, U and X........................................................  25

     SECTION 7.7    Proceeds......................................................................  26

     SECTION 7.8    Insurance.....................................................................  26

     SECTION 7.9    Accuracy of Information.......................................................  26

     SECTION 7.10   Subsidiaries..................................................................  26

     SECTION 7.11   Insurance Licenses............................................................  26

     SECTION 7.12   Taxes.........................................................................  26

     SECTION 7.13   Compliance with Laws..........................................................  27

ARTICLE VIII   COVENANTS..........................................................................  27

     SECTION 8.1    Affirmative Covenants.........................................................  27

     SECTION 8.2    Negative Covenants............................................................  32

ARTICLE IX     CONDITIONS.........................................................................  34

     SECTION 9.1    Conditions to Occurrence of the Effective Date................................  34

     SECTION 9.2    Conditions to All Borrowings..................................................  35

ARTICLE X      EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT.................................................  36

     SECTION 10.1   Events of Default.............................................................  36

     SECTION 10.2   Effect of Event of Default....................................................  38

ARTICLE XI     THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT...........................................................  39

     SECTION 11.1   Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent.........................  39

     SECTION 11.2   Delegation of Duties..........................................................  39

     SECTION 11.3   Liability of Administrative Agent.............................................  39

     SECTION 11.4   Reliance by Administrative Agent..............................................  40

     SECTION 11.5   Notice of Default.............................................................  40
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     SECTION 11.6   Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent............  40

     SECTION 11.7   Indemnification of Administrative Agent.......................................  41

     SECTION 11.8   Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity...............................  41

     SECTION 11.9   Successor Administrative Agent................................................  42

     SECTION 11.10  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.................................  42

ARTICLE XII    ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS.....................................................  43

     SECTION 12.1   Successors and Assigns........................................................  43

     SECTION 12.2   Assignments...................................................................  43

     SECTION 12.3   Register......................................................................  44

     SECTION 12.4   Participations................................................................  44

     SECTION 12.5   Greater Payment...............................................................  45

     SECTION 12.6   Pledge........................................................................  45

     SECTION 12.7   Definitions...................................................................  45

ARTICLE XIII   GENERAL............................................................................  46

     SECTION 13.1   Waiver; Amendments............................................................  46

     SECTION 13.2   Confirmations.................................................................  46

     SECTION 13.3   Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies............................  46

     SECTION 13.4   Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes............................................  47

     SECTION 13.5   Indemnification by the Borrower...............................................  48

     SECTION 13.6   Survival of Representations and Warranties....................................  49

     SECTION 13.7   GOVERNING LAW.................................................................  49

     SECTION 13.8   JURY TRIAL....................................................................  49

     SECTION 13.9   Successors and Assigns........................................................  49
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                             SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

SCHEDULE     2.1          Commitments
SCHEDULE     7.1          Jurisdictions
SCHEDULE     7.2(a)       SAP Exceptions
SCHEDULE     7.2(e)       Adverse Changes and Dividends
SCHEDULE     7.4          Litigation
SCHEDULE     7.10         Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE     7.11         Insurance Licenses
SCHEDULE     7.12         Taxes
SCHEDULE     13.3         Addresses

EXHIBIT A                 Borrowing Request ((S)2.3)
EXHIBIT B                 Note ((S)3.1)
EXHIBIT C                 Continuation/Conversion Notice ((S)4.5)
EXHIBIT D                 Compliance Certificate ((S)8.1.1(f))
EXHIBIT E                 Opinion of Counsel ((S)9.1.4)
EXHIBIT F                 Assignment Agreement ((S)12.1.1)

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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

          THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 29, 2002, is entered into by
and among HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), various financial institutions which are parties hereto (the
"Lenders"), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders
(in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower a
revolving credit facility upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

          SECTION 1.1 Definitions. When used herein the following terms shall
have the following meanings:

          Administrative Agent shall mean (a) Bank of America, N.A., in its
capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, and (b) each other Person as
shall have subsequently been appointed as the successor Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 11.9.

          Administrative Questionnaire means an administrative questionnaire in
a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

          Affiliate of any Person shall mean any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for
administering, any Plan). A Person shall be deemed to be:

          (a)  "controlled by" any other Person if such other Person possesses,
     directly or indirectly, power:

               (i)  to vote 10% or more of the securities having at the time of
          any determination hereunder voting power for the election of directors
          of such Person; or

               (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and
          policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise; or

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          (b)  "controlled by" or "under common control with" such other Person
     if such other Person is the executor, administrator, or other personal
     representative of such Person.

          Agent-Related Persons shall mean the Administrative Agent, together
with its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

          Agreement shall mean this Credit Agreement as from time to time
amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refunded or renewed and in effect.

          Annual Statement shall mean the annual financial statement of any
Insurance Subsidiary as required to be filed with the insurance commissioner (or
similar authority) of such Insurance Subsidiary's state of domicile, together
with all exhibits or schedules filed therewith, prepared in conformity with SAP.
References to amounts on particular exhibits, schedules, lines, pages and
columns of the Annual Statement are based on the format promulgated by the NAIC
for 2001 Annual Statements. If such format is changed in future years so that
different information is contained in such items or they no longer exist, it is
understood that the reference is to information consistent with that reported in
the referenced item in the 2001 Annual Statement of such Insurance Subsidiary.

          Applicable Eurodollar Interest Rate Margin shall mean at any time,
subject to Section 4.1(c), the applicable percentage per annum determined
pursuant to the following table by reference to the higher public rating, if
any, assigned to the Borrower's senior, unsecured long-term debt by Standard &
Poor's Rating Group ("S&P") or Moody's Investor Service Inc. ("Moody's"), as the
case may be:

          S&P/Moody's Rating                     Interest Rate Margin
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            A/A2 or above                                0.500
                A-/A3                                    0.625
              BBB+/Baa1                                  0.750
               BBB/Baa2                                  1.000
          BBB-/Baa3 or lower
            (or no rating)                               1.250
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          Applicable Non-Use Fee Rate shall mean at any time, the
applicable percentage per annum determined pursuant to the following table by
reference to the higher public rating, if any, assigned to the Borrower's
senior, unsecured long-term debt by S&P or Moody's, as the case may be:

          S&P/Moody's Rating                       Non-Use Fee Rate
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           A/A2 or above                                0.1000
               A-/A3                                    0.1500

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              BBB+/Baa1                                 0.2000
               BBB/Baa2                                 0.2500
          BBB-/Baa3 or lower
            (or no rating)                               0.300
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          Assignment and Assumption shall mean an Assignment and Assumption
substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

          Attributable Indebtedness shall mean, on any date, (a) in respect of
any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would
appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance
with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized
amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would
appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance
with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

          Authorized Officers shall mean those officers of the Borrower whose
signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 9.1.3.

          Bank of America shall mean Bank of America, N.A.

          Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal
to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of
interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank
of America as its "prime rate." The "prime rate" is a rate set by Bank of
America based upon various factors including Bank of America's costs and desired
return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a
reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below
such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall
take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of such change.

          Base Rate Loan shall mean any Loan which bears interest at or by
reference to the Base Rate.

          Borrower is defined in the Preamble.

          Borrowing shall mean the Loans of a single Type and Interest Period
made by the Lenders on any single specified day in accordance with Section 2.1.

          Borrowing Date shall mean any Business Day on which a Borrowing is
made.

          Borrowing Request shall mean a loan request and certificate duly
executed by two Authorized Officers of the Borrower substantially in the form of
Exhibit A.

          Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City or Chicago are authorized or
required by law to close and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any
Eurodollar Loan, shall mean such a day on which dealings are carried on in the
applicable offshore dollar interbank market.

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          Capitalized Lease shall mean, as to any Person, any lease which is or
should be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, together
with any other lease which is in substance a financing lease, including, without
limitation, any lease under which (a) such Person has or will have an option to
purchase the property subject thereto at a nominal amount or an amount less than
a reasonable estimate of the fair market value of such property as of the date
the lease is entered into or (b) the term of the lease approximates or exceeds
the expected useful life of the property leased thereunder.

          Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) there shall
be consummated (i) any consolidation or merger of the Borrower in which the
Borrower is not the continuing or surviving corporation, or pursuant to which
shares of the Borrower's common stock would be converted into cash, securities
or other property, other than a merger of the Borrower in which no Borrower
shareholder's ownership percentage in the surviving corporation immediately
after the merger is less than such shareholder's ownership percentage in the
Borrower immediately prior to such merger by ten percent (10%) or more, or (ii)
any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Borrower; (b) the shareholders of the Borrower approve any plan or proposal for
the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower which is a part of a similar
transaction; (c) any "person" as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is or
becomes, directly or indirectly, the "beneficial owner," as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of securities of the Borrower that represent 51%
or more of the combined voting power of the Borrower's then outstanding
securities; or (d) a majority of the members of the Borrower's Board of
Directors are persons who are then serving on the Board of Directors without
having been elected by the Board of Directors or having been nominated by the
Borrower for election by its shareholders.

          Closing shall mean the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto.

          Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any
successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder,
as amended, reformed or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
References to sections of the Code shall be construed to also refer to successor
sections.

          Combined shall mean with reference to any group of two or more Persons
and to any financial item (e.g., Statutory EBT, etc.), the amount obtained by
aggregating the respective amounts of such financial item for all such Persons,
without duplication.

          Commitment is defined in Section 2.1.

          Commitment Amount shall mean, on any date, the aggregate amount shown
on Schedule 2.1 for all Lenders, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to
Section 2.1.1 or 10.2 or increased pursuant to Section 2.1.2.

          Commitment Termination Date shall mean the earlier to occur of May
31, 2005 or the date on which any Commitment Termination Event occurs.

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          Commitment Termination Event shall mean (a) the occurrence of a
Default described in Section 10.1.5 or (b) the occurrence and continuance of any
other Event of Default and either (i) the Loans are declared to be due and
payable pursuant to Section 10.2, or (ii) in the absence of such declaration,
the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, gives
notice to the Borrower that the Commitments have been terminated.

          Compliance Certificate shall mean a certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit D but with such changes as the Administrative Agent may from
time to time request for purposes of monitoring the Borrower's compliance
herewith.

          Consolidated Debt shall mean the consolidated Debt of the Borrower and
its consolidated Subsidiaries, including without limitation the principal amount
of the Loans.

          Contingent Liability shall mean any agreement, undertaking or
arrangement by which any Person (outside the ordinary course of business)
guarantees, endorses, acts as surety for or otherwise becomes or is contingently
liable for (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide
funds for payment by, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor,
or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the debt, obligation or other
liability of any other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the
course of collection), or for the payment of dividends or other distributions
upon the shares of any other Person or undertakes or agrees (contingently or
otherwise) to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire or become responsible
for any Debt, obligation or liability or any security therefor, or to provide
funds for the payment or discharge thereof (whether in the form of loans,
advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), or to maintain
solvency, assets, level of income, or other financial condition of any other
Person, or to make payment or transfer property to any other Person other than
for fair value received; provided, however, that obligations of each of the
Insurance Subsidiaries under insurance policies, annuities, or surety contracts
issued by it or to which it is a party, reinsurance treaties, certificates or
other agreements of each of the Insurance Subsidiaries which are entered into in
the ordinary course of business (including security posted by each of the
Insurance Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business to secure
obligations thereunder) shall not be deemed to be Contingent Liabilities of such
Insurance Subsidiary or the Borrower for the purposes of this Agreement. The
amount of any Person's obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject
to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be the outstanding principal
amount (or maximum permitted principal amount, if larger) of the debt,
obligation or other liability guaranteed or supported thereby.

          Continuation/Conversion Notice shall mean a notice of continuation or
conversion duly executed by two Authorized Officers substantially in the form of
Exhibit C.

          Contractual Obligation shall mean, relative to any Person, any
obligation, commitment or undertaking under any agreement or other instrument to
which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or
subject.

          Controlled Group shall mean the Borrower and any corporation, trade or
business that is, along with the Borrower, a member of a controlled group of
corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses as described in
sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code or in section 4001 of
ERISA.

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          Debt shall mean, with respect to any Person, at any date, without
duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or in respect
of loans or advances; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations in respect
of letters of credit which have been drawn but not reimbursed by the Person for
whose account such letter of credit was issued, and bankers' acceptances issued
for the account of such Person; (d) all obligations in respect of Capitalized
Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all Hedging
Obligations of such Person; (f) whether or not so included as liabilities in
accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred
purchase price of property or services; (g) Debt of such Person secured by a
Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including Debt arising
under conditional sales or other title retention agreements) whether or not such
Debt is limited in recourse; (h) any Debt of another Person secured by a Lien on
any assets of such first Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such
first Person; (i) any Debt of a partnership in which such Person is a general
partner; and (j) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person whether or not in
connection with the foregoing. The amount of any net obligation under any
Hedging Obligation on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value
thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease
Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable
Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

          Default shall mean any Event of Default or any Unmatured Event of
Default.

          Default Rate is defined in Section 4.1(c).

          Department is defined in Section 7.2(a).

          Dollar(s) and the sign "$" shall mean lawful money of the United
States of America.

          Effective Date shall mean the first date when all of the conditions
set forth in Article IX shall have been satisfied.

          Eligible Assignee is defined in Section 2.17.

          ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the
regulations promulgated thereunder and under the Code, in each case as in effect
from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to successor
sections.

          Eurodollar Loan(s) shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined with reference to the Offshore Rate.

          Event of Default shall mean any of the events described in Section
10.1.

          Executive Officer shall mean, as to any Person, the president, the
chief financial officer, the chief executive officer, the general counsel, the
treasurer or the secretary.

          Federal Funds Rate shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal
to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions
with members of the

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Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as
published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate
for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding
Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no
such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary,
to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on
such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

          Fiscal Quarter shall mean any quarter of a Fiscal Year.

          Fiscal Year shall mean any period of twelve consecutive calendar
months ending on the last day of December.

          F.R.S. Board shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (or any successor thereto).

          Funding Percentage shall mean for any Lender, the percentage set forth
opposite the name of such Lender in Schedule 2.1.

          Future Interest Expense shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the
consolidated projected interest expense on Consolidated Debt. For purposes of
this definition, the projected interest expense with respect to any Debt shall
be calculated by multiplying the outstanding principal amount of such Debt at
the date of calculation by the annualized interest rate then applicable to such
principal amount and subtracting therefrom, for each mandatory reduction of such
principal that is scheduled to occur within such four Fiscal Quarters, the
corresponding portion of such interest.

          GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America as in effect from time to time.

          Governmental Authority shall mean any nation or government, any state
or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government.

          Hedging Obligations shall mean, with respect to any Person, the net
liability of such Person under Swap Contracts.

          Included Taxes shall mean all taxes, duties or other similar charges
imposed on a Lender including any interest or penalties thereon, except for any
taxes, duties or similar charges imposed on the net income of such Lender by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is constituted, by the
jurisdiction in which such Lender booked the Loans made pursuant to this
Agreement, or by the jurisdiction in which such Lender's principal office is
located, but including taxes, duties or similar charges including any interest
or penalties thereon imposed by the United States by means of withholding at the
source on payments of principal and interest on the Loans.

          Indemnified Liabilities is defined in Section 13.5.

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          Indemnified Parties is defined in Section 13.5.

          Insurance Code shall mean, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary,
the Insurance Code of such Insurance Subsidiary's state of domicile and any
successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder,
as amended or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time. References to
sections of the Insurance Code shall be construed to also refer to successor
sections.

          Insurance Policies shall mean policies purchased from insurance
companies by any of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, for its own account to
insure against its own liability and property loss (including, without
limitation, casualty, liability and workers' compensation insurance), other than
Reinsurance Agreements and Surplus Relief Reinsurance Agreements.

          Insurance Subsidiary shall mean any Life Subsidiary or any P/C
Subsidiary.

          Interest Coverage Ratio shall mean the ratio of (a) the combined
dividends then permitted to be paid by the Insurance Subsidiaries to the
Borrower under applicable law without approval of the Department to (b) Future
Interest Expense for the following four Fiscal Quarters.

          Interest Period shall mean, relative to any Eurodollar Loan, the
period which begins on (and includes) the date on which such Eurodollar Loan is
made or continued as, or converted into, a Eurodollar Loan pursuant to Section
4.5 and, unless the maturity of such a Eurodollar Loan is accelerated, ends on
(but excludes) the day which numerically corresponds to such date one, two,
three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may select in its relevant
Borrowing Request or Continuation/Conversion Notice; provided, that:

          (a)  if there exists no numerically corresponding day in such month,
     such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such month;

          (b)  if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not
     a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next following
     Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business
     Day of a calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on
     the Business Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day); and

          (c)  the Borrower shall not be permitted to select, and there shall
     not be applicable, any Interest Period that would end later than the
     maturity of the Loans.

          Lease Obligations shall mean, at any date, the rental commitments of
any person under leases for real and/or personal property (including taxes,
insurance, maintenance and similar expenses which any Person is obligated to pay
under the terms of said leases) on such date, whether or not such obligations
are reflected as liabilities or commitments on a balance sheet of such Person or
in the notes thereto, excluding, however, obligations under Capitalized Leases.

          Lenders is defined in the Preamble.

          License(s) is defined in Section 7.13.

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          Lien shall mean, when used with respect to any Person, any interest in
any real or personal property, asset or other right held, owned or being
purchased or acquired by such Person for its own use, consumption or enjoyment
which secures payment or performance of any obligation and shall include any
mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge, retained title of a conditional
vendor or lessor, or other security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, chattel
mortgage, assignment, pledge, retention of title, financing or similar statement
or notice, or other encumbrance arising as a matter of law, judicial process or
otherwise.

          Life Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
engaged in the business of providing life insurance and/or annuities, and
related services.

          Loan(s) is defined in Section 2.1.

          Loan Documents shall mean this Agreement, the Note, and all other
agreements, instruments, certificates, documents, schedules or other written
indicia relating to or delivered by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with any of the foregoing.

          Material Adverse Effect shall mean, relative to any occurrence of
whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation,
arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), a materially adverse
effect on:

          (a) the assets, business, financial condition, operations or prospects
     of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or

          (b) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any of
     its payment or other material obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

          Moody's is defined in the definition of "Applicable Eurodollar
Interest Rate Margin".

          Multiemployer Plan shall mean a "multiemployer plan" as defined in
section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to which the Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries is making, or is obligated to make, contributions, or has made, or
has been obligated to make, contributions.

          NAIC shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
or any successor thereto.

          Net Worth means the consolidated net worth, calculated in accordance
with GAAP, of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, excluding
unrealized gains and losses as calculated in accordance with FASB 115.

          Note is defined in Section 3.1.

          Obligations shall mean all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders,
howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, primary or secondary, joint or several, recourse or nonrecourse or
now or hereafter existing or due or to become due, whether for principal,
interest, fees, expenses, lease obligations, claims, indemnities or otherwise,
under

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or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document and including
any Hedging Obligations to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders.

          Offshore Rate shall mean for any Interest Period with respect to any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to the following formula:

          Offshore Rate =              Eurodollar Base Rate
                          ---------------------------------------------
                            1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

          Where,

          "Eurodollar Base Rate" means, for such Interest Period:

          (a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the
     Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the
     Telerate screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average British
     Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for
     delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent
     to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London
     time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

          (b) if the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear
     on such page or service or such page or service shall not be available, the
     rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to
     be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an
     average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits
     in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a
     term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately
     11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
     Interest Period, or

          (c) if the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are
     not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as
     the rate of interest at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first
     day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of
     the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of
     America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered
     by Bank of America's London Branch to major banks in the London interbank
     eurodollar market at their request at approximately 4:00 p.m. (London time)
     two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

          "Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" means, for any day during any Interest
     Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five
     decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any
     Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the F.R.S. Board for
     determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency,
     supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to
     Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities").
     The Offshore Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be
     adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the
     Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

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              Ordinary Course Litigation is defined in Section 7.4.

              Participants is defined in Section 12.2.1.

              Participations is defined in Section 12.2.1.

              Payment Date shall mean (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan,
the last day of each Interest Period with respect thereto and, if such Interest
Period is in excess of three months, the day three months after the commencement
of such Interest Period, and (b) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, the last
Business Day of each month.

              Payor is defined in Section 11.6.

              PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
entity succeeding to any or all of its functions.

              P/C Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
engaged in the business of providing property and casualty insurance and related
services.

              Person shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, firm, trust, association, government,
governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary
or other capacity.

              Plan shall mean any "employee pension benefit plan," as such term
is defined in ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a
"Multiemployer Plan"), and as to which any entity in the Controlled Group has or
may have any liability, including any liability by reason of having been a
substantial employer within the meaning of section 4063 of ERISA for any time
within the preceding five years or by reason of being deemed to be a
contributing sponsor under section 4069 of ERISA.

              Regulatory Change shall mean, relative to any Lender:

              (a) any change in (or the adoption, implementation, phase-in or
       commencement of effectiveness of) any

                     (i)  United States federal or state law or foreign law
              applicable to such Lender;

                     (ii) regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or
              request applicable to such Lender of any court or governmental
              authority charged with the interpretation or administration of any
              law referred to in clause (a)(i) or of any fiscal, monetary or
              other authority having jurisdiction over such Lender; or

              (b) any change in the application to such Lender of any existing
       law, regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request
       referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above;

in either case, occurring after the date hereof.

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              Reinsurance Agreements shall mean any agreement, contract, treaty,
certificate or other arrangement (other than a Surplus Relief Reinsurance
Agreement) whereby any Insurance Subsidiary agrees to transfer or cede to
another insurer all or part of the liability assumed by such Insurance
Subsidiary under a policy or policies of insurance reinsured by such Insurance
Subsidiary.

              Required Lenders shall mean, at any time, Lenders having, in the
aggregate, a Voting Percentage of 66% or more at such time.

              Required Payment is defined in Section 11.6.

              Requirement of Law for any Person shall mean the corporate charter
and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and
any law, treaty, rule, ordinance or regulation or determination of an arbitrator
or a court or other governmental authority, in each case applicable to or
binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any
of its property is subject.

              SAP shall mean, as to each Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance commissioner (or
other similar authority) in such Insurance Subsidiary's state of domicile for
the preparation of Annual Statements and other financial reports by insurance
corporations of the same type as such Insurance Subsidiary.

              S & P is defined in the definition of "Applicable Eurodollar
Interest Rate Margin."

              Statutory Carrying Value shall mean, as to any investment of any
Insurance Subsidiary, the value of such investment as determined in accordance
with SAP consistently applied.

              Statutory Financial Statements is defined in Section 7.2.

              Statutory Liabilities shall mean, as to any Person, as of any
date, with respect to (a) any Life Subsidiary, the amount reported on page 3,
line 28, column 1 of its Annual Statement, and (b) any P/C Subsidiary, the
amount reported on page 3, line 21, column 1 of its Annual Statement; or an
amount determined in a consistent manner for any date other than one as of which
an Annual Statement is prepared.

              Subsidiary shall mean a corporation of which the indicated Person
and/or its other Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, own, directly
or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares as have at the time of any
determination hereunder more than 50% of the ordinary voting power. Unless
otherwise specified, "Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

              Surplus Relief Reinsurance Agreements shall mean any agreement
whereby any Insurance Subsidiary assumes or cedes business under a reinsurance
agreement that would be considered a "financing-type" reinsurance agreement and
(a) with respect to any P/C Subsidiary, which is entered into solely for the
purpose of affecting the income statement of such P/C Subsidiary as the same may
be amended from time to time, and (b) with respect to any Life

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Subsidiary, as determined in the Fourth Edition of the AICPA Audit Guide for
Stock Life Insurance Companies on pp. 91-92 thereof as the same may be amended
from time to time.

              Swap Contract shall mean (a) any and all rate swap transactions,
basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions,
commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or
equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options
or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions,
interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions,
floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions,
cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any
other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including
any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such
transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and
all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject
to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement
published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any
International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement
(any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a "Master
Agreement"), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master
Agreement.

              Swap Termination Value shall mean, in respect of any one or more
Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after
the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s)
determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any
date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the
mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or
more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized
dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a
Lender).

              Synthetic Lease Obligation shall mean the monetary obligation of a
Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention
lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating
obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which,
upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the
indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

              2001 Annual Statement is defined in Section 7.2(b).

              2002 Quarterly Statement is defined in Section 7.2(b).

              Types of Loan -- see Section 2.2. The Types of Loans under this
Agreement are as follows: Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans.

              Unmatured Event of Default shall mean any condition or event,
which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.

              Voting Percentage shall mean at any time, with respect to any
Lender, the percentage calculated by dividing the aggregate principal amount of
such Lender's Loans by the aggregate principal amount of all Lenders' Loans then
outstanding or, if no Loans are outstanding, the Funding Percentage.

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              Welfare Plan shall mean any "employee welfare benefit plan" as
such term is defined in ERISA, as to which the Borrower has any liability.

              SECTION 1.2 Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the
context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this
Agreement shall have such meanings when used in the Schedules hereto, the Loan
Documents, the Exhibits and any other communications delivered from time to time
in connection with this Agreement.

              SECTION 1.3 Cross References; Headings. The words "hereof,"
"herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
or in any of the Loan Documents shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan
Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or
such Loan Document. Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this
Agreement are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in any Section or definition
to any clause is, unless otherwise specified, to such clause of such Section or
definition. The various headings in this Agreement and the Loan Documents are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement or such Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

              SECTION 1.4 Other Definitional Provisions. Unless otherwise
defined or the context otherwise requires, all financial and accounting terms
used herein or in any of the Loan Documents or any certificate or other document
made or delivered pursuant hereto shall be defined in accordance with GAAP or
SAP, as the context may require. When used in this Agreement, the term
"financial statements" shall include the notes and schedules thereto. In
addition, when used herein, the terms "best knowledge of" or "to the best
knowledge of" any Person shall mean matters within the actual knowledge of such
Person (or an Executive Officer or general partner of such Person) or which
should have been known by such Person after reasonable inquiry.

                                   ARTICLE II

                         AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENT

              SECTION 2.1 Revolving Loan Commitment. Upon and subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, each of the Lenders severally and for itself agrees
to make revolving loans (collectively called the "Loans" and individually called
a "Loan") from time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to the
Commitment Termination Date, in such Lender's Funding Percentage of the
aggregate amount of the Borrowing requested by the Borrower to be made on such
date; provided, that (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans from
any single Lender shall not exceed the amount set forth opposite the name of
such Lender on Schedule 2.1 and (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
all Loans from all Lenders outstanding at any time shall not exceed the
Commitment Amount. The Commitment of each Lender to make the Loans pursuant to
this Section 2.1 is herein referred to as its "Commitment."

              2.1.1 Voluntary Reduction of Commitment Amount. The Borrower may,
       from time to time on any Business Day, voluntarily reduce the unused
       amount of the Commitment Amount in whole or in part; provided, however,
       that (i) each such voluntary

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       reduction shall require at least two (2) Business Days' prior written
       notice to the Administrative Agent and shall be permanent, and (ii) each
       such voluntary reduction shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of
       $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of $100,000 (or, if less, the entire
       unused amount of the Commitment Amount).

              2.1.2 Increase of Commitments. The Borrower may from time to time,
       by notice to the Administrative Agent, request that the aggregate
       Commitments be increased by an amount that will not result in the
       aggregate Commitments under this Agreement to exceed $35,000,000. Each
       such notice shall set forth the requested amount of the increase in the
       Commitments and the date on which such increase is to become effective.
       The Borrower shall have the right, but not the obligation, to arrange for
       one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions (any such
       bank or other financial institution being called an "Augmenting Lender"),
       which may include any Lender, to extend Commitments or increase their
       existing Commitments in an aggregate amount up to, but not greater than,
       the requested increase, provided that each Augmenting Lender, if not
       already a Lender hereunder (i) shall extend a new Commitment of not less
       than $5,000,000, (ii) shall execute all such documentation as the
       Administrative Agent shall specify to evidence its status as a Lender
       hereunder and (iii) shall be consented to by the Administrative Agent. If
       (and only if) Lenders (including Augmenting Lenders) shall have agreed to
       increase their aggregate Commitments or to extend new Commitments in an
       aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate, such
       increases and such new Commitments shall become effective on the date
       agreed to by the Borrower, the Augmenting Lenders and the Administrative
       Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the aggregate
       Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective
       under this paragraph unless, on the date of such increase, the conditions
       set forth in Section 9.2 shall be satisfied (with all references in such
       paragraphs to a Loan being deemed to be references to such increase) and
       the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect
       dated such date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

              Upon the effectiveness of any increase pursuant to this Section
       2.1.2 of the aggregate Commitments and any resulting adjustment in the
       Funding Percentage, the Lenders and the Augmenting Lenders will purchase
       from each other and sell to each other outstanding Loans sufficient to
       cause the outstanding Loans of each Lender and Augmenting Lender to equal
       its Funding Percentage (as so adjusted) of the aggregate outstanding
       Loans. Such purchase and sale shall be made pursuant to Section 12.2
       except that no minimum amount shall be required, no processing fee shall
       be charged and, if any Lender shall suffer a loss or incur an expense as
       a result of the effectiveness of such purchase or sale being during an
       Interest Period, the Borrower shall reimburse such Lender the amount of
       such loss or expense. Each such Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a
       certificate setting forth the basis for determining the amount to be paid
       to it hereunder.

              SECTION 2.2 Types of Loans. The Loans shall be denominated as Base
Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans (each being herein called a "Type" of Loan), as
the Borrower shall specify in the related Borrowing Request pursuant to Section
2.3 or Continuation/Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 4.5. Base Rate Loans
and Eurodollar Loans may be outstanding at

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the same time, provided that (a) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, not more than
three (3) different Interest Periods shall be outstanding at any one time for
all such Loans, and (b) the Borrower shall specify Types of Loans and Interest
Periods such that no payment or prepayment of any principal on any Eurodollar
Loan shall result in an interruption of any Interest Period. In the absence of
instructions to the contrary in any Borrowing Request and in the absence of the
delivery of any Continuation/Conversion Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to
have requested that any affected Loan be made or converted to a Base Rate Loan.

              SECTION 2.3 Borrowing Request. By delivering to the Agent a
Borrowing Request at or before 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, on a Business Day, the
Borrower may from time to time irrevocably request, on not less than two (2)
Business Days' notice, that a Borrowing be made in an amount equal to all or any
portion of the unused Commitment Amount (i.e., the Commitment Amount minus the
aggregate amount of all outstanding Loans).

              SECTION 2.4 Funding of Borrowing. On each Borrowing Date, each
Lender shall deposit with the Administrative Agent same day funds, at or before
10:00 a.m., Chicago time, in an amount equal to its Funding Percentage of the
requested Borrowing. Such deposit shall be made to such account as the
Administrative Agent shall specify. After timely receipt of such funds, the
Administrative Agent shall, at or before 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the
Borrowing Date, make such funds available to the Borrower by wire transfer in
same day funds to such accounts of the Borrower as the Borrower shall have
specified in writing. No Lender's obligation to make any portion of the Loans
shall be affected by any other Lender's failure to make any portion of the
Loans.

                                  ARTICLE III

                      RECORDKEEPING; NOTE; PAYMENTS; SETOFF

              SECTION 3.1 Evidence of Debt. The Loans made by each Lender shall
be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by
the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or
records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be
conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders
to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record
or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the
obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the
Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records
maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any
Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and
deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall
evidence such Lender's Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each
Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if
applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

              SECTION 3.2 Payment of the Loans.

              3.2.1 Required Payments.

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              (a) If at any time the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
       the Loans shall exceed the Commitment Amount in effect at such time, the
       Borrower shall make a principal repayment of the Loans in an amount equal
       to such excess.

              (b) The Borrower shall, immediately upon any acceleration of the
       maturity date of the Loans pursuant to Section 11.2, repay the Loans.

              3.2.2 Voluntary Payments. The Borrower may, from time to time on
       any Business Day, make a voluntary payment, in whole or in part, of the
       outstanding principal amount of any Loans, subject to Section 3.3.3.

              3.2.3 Conditions Applicable to all Payments.

              (a) Each payment of a portion of the Loans shall be made pro rata
       among Loans of the same Type and, if applicable, having the same Interest
       Period of all Lenders.

              (b) No payment of any Eurodollar Loan may be made on any day other
       than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan.

              (c) All voluntary payments shall require at least three but no
       more than five Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative
       Agent.

              (d) All voluntary partial payments shall be in an aggregate
       minimum amount of $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of $100,000.

              (e) All payments of principal of the Loans (in whole or in part)
       shall be accompanied by the payment of interest accrued on the principal
       amount being prepaid.

              SECTION 3.3 Making of Payments. All payments of principal of, or
interest on, the Note and of all fees and other Obligations to be made by the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Borrower without
condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff to
the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent's account or for the
benefit of the Lenders, as applicable, in immediately available Dollars. All
such payments shall be deposited to the Borrower's Account No. 74-50915 at Bank
of America (or such other account as the Administrative Agent may from time to
time specify), not later than 10:00 am., Chicago time, on the date due. The
Administrative Agent shall have the authority to debit such account for the
amount of any payments due in order to effect each such payment. Funds received
after 11:30 a.m., Chicago time, shall be deemed to have been received by the
Administrative Agent on the next following Business Day (unless such failure to
receive funds in a timely fashion is due to the Administrative Agent's failure
to debit the Borrower's account).

              SECTION 3.4 Due Date Extension. If any payment of principal or
interest with respect to the Loans falls due on a day which is not a Business
Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day,
and additional interest shall accrue and be payable for the period of such
extension.

              SECTION 3.5 Set-off. The Borrower agrees that each of the Lenders,
the Administrative Agent and any Participant shall have all rights of set-off
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law, and in addition thereto, the Borrower agrees that at any time (a) any
payment or amount owing by the Borrower under or in connection with this
Agreement or the Loan Documents is then due or (b) any Unmatured Event of
Default pursuant to Section 10.1.5 or Event of Default exists, each Lender, the
Administrative Agent or any Participant may apply to the payment of such payment
or other amount any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of
the Borrower then or thereafter with such Lender, the Administrative Agent or
any Participant; provided, that, any proceeds or recoveries obtained by any such
Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Participant from any such appropriation
and application in excess of such entity's pro rata share of such payments or
amounts shall be shared with the other Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the
participants on a pro rata basis; provided, further however, no such set-off
shall be undertaken by any Lender or Participant domiciled in or with respect to
property located in California without the written consent of the Administrative
Agent.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                     INTEREST; CONVERSION; EURODOLLAR LOANS

              SECTION 4.1 Interest Rates. The Borrower shall pay interest on the
unpaid principal amount of the Loans for the period commencing on the date of
each such Loan until such Loan is paid in full, at the rates per annum specified
below:

              (a) On the outstanding principal amount of the Loans maintained
       from time to time as Base Rate Loans, interest shall accrue at the Base
       Rate from time to time in effect; and

              (b) On the outstanding principal amount of each Loan maintained
       from time to time as a Eurodollar Loan, interest shall accrue at a rate
       per annum equal to the Offshore Rate from time to time in effect for the
       related Interest Period plus the Applicable Eurodollar Interest Rate
       Margin in effect from time to time; and

              (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any amount past due shall
       bear interest at a rate per annum (the "Default Rate") equal to the Base
       Rate Loan from time to time in effect (but not less than the Base Rate as
       in effect at such occurrence date) plus 3.5% per annum, and (ii) upon the
       occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, and after
       notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of the Required
       Lenders' intent to apply the Default Rate of interest the outstanding
       principal amount of the Loans and any other monetary Obligations shall
       bear interest at the Default Rate.

              SECTION 4.2 Interest Payment Dates. Accrued interest on the Loans
shall be paid on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such date
following the Effective Date. After maturity, accrued interest on the Loans
shall be payable on demand.

              SECTION 4.3 Setting of Rates. Interest rates hereunder shall be
calculated from time to time by the Administrative Agent and each such
calculation of an interest rate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower
in the absence of manifest error. Any change in the Applicable Eurodollar Rate
Margin resulting from a change in the Borrower's public ratings shall be
effective on the date such public rating change is announced.

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              SECTION 4.4 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on Base
Rate Loans, when based on the "prime rate," shall be computed on the basis of
actual days elapsed and a year consisting of 365 or 366 days, as applicable. All
other interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed
and a year consisting of 360 days.

              SECTION 4.5 Continuation and Conversion Elections. At the election
of the Borrower pursuant to a Continuation/ Conversion Notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent at or before 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, the Borrower may
elect, from time to time on not less than three (3) Business Days' notice:

              (a) that all, or any portion, in an aggregate minimum amount of
       $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of $100,000, of the Loans be
       converted from Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Loans; and

              (b) on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to any
       Eurodollar Loans, that all, or any portion, in an aggregate minimum
       amount of $1,000,000 and an integral multiple of $100,000, of such Loans
       be continued as Eurodollar Loans or converted into Base Rate Loans;

provided, however, that:

                     (i)  no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any
              Loan may be continued as, or be converted into, a Eurodollar Loan
              when any Default has occurred and is continuing; and

                     (ii) no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any
              Loan may be made or continued as, or be converted into, a
              Eurodollar Loan if, after giving effect to such action, the
              Interest Period applicable thereto shall extend beyond the date of
              any mandatory payment of such Loan unless a sufficient principal
              amount of the Loans is being maintained as Base Rate Loans or as
              Eurodollar Loans having Interest Periods ending on or prior to the
              date of any such mandatory prepayment to permit such repayment to
              be applied in full to Base Rate Loans.

              SECTION 4.6 Funding. In the event the Borrower elects to obtain
any portion of the Loans as Eurodollar Loans, or elects to convert any portion
of the principal amount of any Base Rate Loan into a Eurodollar Loan, each
Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its obligation to make or continue any
portion of the principal amount of the Loans as, or to convert any portion of
the principal amount of any Loan into, a Eurodollar Loan in accordance with any
election made by the Borrower by causing a foreign branch or Affiliate of such
Lender or an international banking facility created by such Lender to make such
Eurodollar Loan; provided, however, that in such event such Eurodollar Loan
shall be deemed to have been made by such Lender for the purpose of all
provisions of this Agreement, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such
Eurodollar Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender and shall be deemed to be
held by it, to the extent of such Eurodollar Loan, for the account of such
foreign branch, Affiliate or international banking facility.

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              SECTION 4.7 Eurodollar Rate Lending Unlawful. If as the result of
any Regulatory Change, any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower) that it is unlawful for such Lender to
make, continue, or maintain any Loan as, or to convert any Loan into, a
Eurodollar Loan, the obligations of all Lenders to make, continue or maintain
any portion of the principal amount of any Loan as, or to convert any Loan into,
a Eurodollar Loan shall be, upon such determination (and telephonic notice
thereof, confirmed in writing, to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower),
forthwith suspended until such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that
the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and all Eurodollar
Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that
each Lender shall take any reasonable actions available to it (including the
designation of its lending office) consistent with legal and regulatory
restrictions that will avoid the need for such suspension and will not, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to
the Lender.

              SECTION 4.8 Eurodollar Deposits Unavailable. If prior to the date
on which all or any portion of the principal amount of any Loan is to be made or
continued as, or be converted into, a Eurodollar Loan, the Administrative Agent
shall have determined (and telephonic notice thereof, confirmed in writing,
shall have been given to the Borrower and the Lenders) that:

              (a) Dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant
       Interest Period are not available to the Administrative Agent or any
       Lender in the interbank eurodollar market; or

              (b) by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar
       market in Dollars, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the
       interest rate applicable hereunder to such Eurodollar Loan;

then, the obligations of all Lenders to make or continue any portion of the
principal amount of any Loan as, or to convert any portion of any Loan into,
Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist; provided, however, that each Lender shall take any
reasonable actions available to it (including the designation of its lending
office) consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions that will avoid the
need for such suspension and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such
Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to the Lender.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                      FEES

              SECTION 5.1 Payment of Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the fees
set forth in this Article V. Where such fees are paid to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, upon
receipt of any such fees, promptly transmit to each Lender such Lender's ratable
portion of such fees.

              SECTION 5.2 Non-Use Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders a fee for the period
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Date and ending on the Commitment Termination Date, equal to the Applicable
Non-Use Fee Rate in effect from time to time in each case applied to the daily
average unused portion of the Commitment Amount from time to time. Accrued
non-use fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter
of Borrower and on the Commitment Termination Date.

       SECTION 5.3 Compensation of Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall pay
to the Administrative Agent such fees and other amounts as each shall agree to
in writing with the Borrower from time to time.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                  INCREASED COSTS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS

       SECTION 6.1 Increased Costs. If, after the date hereof, any Regulatory
Change, or compliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with any request
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental
Authority, shall subject the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Included
Tax or capital adequacy requirement with respect to, or shall otherwise increase
the effective cost of the Loans or such Lender's obligation to make, issue or
maintain the Loans (except for taxes, duties or similar charges including any
interest or penalties thereon which do not constitute Included Taxes), or shall
impose on a Lender any other condition, except with respect to taxes, duties or
similar charges including any interest or penalties thereon which do not
constitute Included Taxes, affecting the Loan, or such Lender's obligation to
make the Loans and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to
any Lender of making, issuing or maintaining the Loans, or to reduce the amount
of, or any rate of return on, any sum received or receivable by such Lender
under this Agreement or under the Note with respect thereto, then upon written
notice of such occurrence to the Borrower by such Lender (which notice shall
contain a statement setting forth a description of such occurrence and shall be
signed by an authorized officer of such Lender), the Borrower shall pay directly
to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender
for such increased cost or such reduction; provided, however, that each Lender
shall take any reasonable actions available to it (including the designation of
a different lending office) consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions
that will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and
will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially
disadvantageous to such Lender.

       SECTION 6.2 Payment for Credits. If the Borrower is required pursuant to
Section 6.1 to pay and pays a Lender for any increased costs or any reduction of
any rate of return, and if such Lender, in good faith, determines that it has
received or been granted a credit against or relief or remission for or
repayment of any tax paid or payable by it, it shall, to the extent that it
could do so without prejudice to the retention of the amount of such credit,
relief, remission or repayment, pay to the Borrower such amount as such Lender
shall, in good faith, have determined to be attributable to such payment by the
Borrower.

       SECTION 6.3 Certificate Requirements. Each Lender that is not an entity
organized under the laws of the United States shall deliver to the Borrower
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) an accurate and complete original
signed copy of an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI properly
claiming complete exemption from withholding,

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within thirty days of the signing of this Agreement, and shall promptly deliver
such additional or supplemental forms thereafter as may be required in order to
maintain the effectiveness and accuracy of such forms. In addition, each Lender
shall deliver to the Borrower such other forms or documentation as the Borrower
may reasonably request in order to comply with the United States tax laws.

       SECTION 6.4 General Funding Losses. The Borrower hereby agrees that upon
demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall be accompanied by a
statement signed by an authorized officer of the Administrative Agent setting
forth the basis for the calculations of the amount being claimed) the Borrower
will indemnify such Lender against any loss or expense which each Lender may
sustain or incur as reasonably determined by such Lender in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 6.4, as a result of any failure of the Borrower to
borrow, continue, convert or repay any Loan on a date specified therefor in a
notice (whether written or oral) of borrowing continuation, conversion or
repayment pursuant to this Agreement. For the purposes of this Section 6.4 such
loss or expense for each Lender shall include an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (a) its cost of obtaining in the interbank eurodollar market the funds
for the Loans being repaid or not borrowed for the period from the date of such
prepayment or failure to borrow to the last day of the then current Interest
Period for such Loans (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, the Interest
Period for such Loans that would have commenced on the date of such failure)
over (b) the amount of interest that such Lender would have earned had it
invested the entire amount of funds so prepaid or the entire amount of funds
acquired to effect, fund or maintain the Loans not borrowed, at the Federal
Funds Rate. For this purpose, all notices to a Lender or the Administrative
Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be irrevocable.

       SECTION 6.5 Discretion of Lender as to Manner of Funding. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender shall be entitled
to fund and maintain its funding of all or its portion of the Loans in any
manner it sees fit; provided, however, that each Lender shall take any
reasonable actions available to it (including the designation of its lending
office) consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions that will avoid
increased cost to the Borrower and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such
Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to the Lender.

       SECTION 6.6 Conclusiveness of Statements: Survival of Provisions. In
making the determinations contemplated by this Article VI, the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders may make such reasonable estimates, assumptions,
allocations and the like that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in good
faith determine to be appropriate. Upon making any determination pursuant to
this Article VI, the Administrative Agent shall provide the Borrower with a
certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Administrative Agent setting
forth any estimates, assumptions, allocations or other similar calculations made
by the Administrative Agent in connection with such determination. Subject to
the foregoing, determinations and statements of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders pursuant to this Article VI and any certificates delivered in connection
therewith shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The provisions of this
Article VI shall survive termination of this Agreement.

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                                  ARTICLE VII

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

       To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans
hereunder, the Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender that:

       SECTION 7.1 Due Organization, Authorization, etc. Each of the Borrower
and each Subsidiary (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, (b) is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where,
because of the nature of its activities or properties, such qualification is
required, which jurisdictions are set forth with respect to the Borrower and
each Subsidiary on Schedule 7.1, (c) has the requisite corporate power and
authority and the right to own and operate its properties, to lease the property
it operates under lease, and to conduct its business as now and proposed to be
conducted, and (d) has obtained all material licenses, permits, consents or
approvals from or by, and has made all filings with, and given all notices to,
all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for
such ownership, operation and conduct (including, without limitation, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) as to each of
the foregoing except where the failure to do so would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action (including, without limitation, shareholder approval,
if required). Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has received all
material governmental and other consents and approvals (if any shall be
required) necessary for such execution, delivery and performance, and such
execution, delivery and performance do not and will not contravene or conflict
with, or create a Lien or right of termination or acceleration under, any
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation binding upon the Borrower or such
Subsidiaries. This Agreement and each of the Loan Documents is (or when executed
and delivered will be) the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrower
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms;
provided that the Borrower assumes for purposes of this Section 7.1 that this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been validly executed and delivered
by each of the parties thereto other than the Borrower.

       SECTION 7.2 Statutory Financial Statements. (a) The Annual Statement of
each of the Insurance Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the
provisions made therein for investments and the valuation thereof, reserves,
policy and contract claims and Statutory Liabilities) as filed with the
appropriate Governmental Authority of its state of domicile (the "Department")
and delivered to each Lender prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, as of and for the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Fiscal Years, and
as of and for the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2002 (collectively, the
"Statutory Financial Statements"), have been prepared in accordance with SAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as noted therein). Each such Statutory
Financial Statement was in material compliance with applicable law when filed.
The Statutory Financial Statements fairly present the financial position, the
results of operations, changes in equity and changes in financial position of
each such Insurance Subsidiary as of and for the respective dates and periods
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SAP applied on a consistent basis, except as set forth in the notes thereto or
on Schedule 7.2(a). Except for liabilities and obligations, including, without
limitation, reserves, policy and contract claims and Statutory Liabilities (all
of which have been computed in accordance with SAP), disclosed or provided for
in the Statutory Financial Statements, the Insurance Subsidiaries did not have,
as of the respective dates of each of such financial statements, any material
liabilities or obligations (whether absolute or contingent and whether due or to
become due) which, in conformity with SAP, applied on a consistent basis, would
have been required to be or should be disclosed or provided for in such
financial statements. All books of account of each of the Insurance Subsidiaries
fully and fairly disclose all of the transactions, properties, assets,
investments, liabilities and obligations of such Insurance Subsidiary and all of
such books of account are in the possession of each such Insurance Subsidiary
and are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

       (b) The investments of Insurance Subsidiaries reflected in the Annual
Statements filed with the respective Departments with respect to the 2001 Fiscal
Year (the "2001 Annual Statement") and the March 31, 2002 Quarterly Statement
(the "2002 Quarterly Statement") comply in all material respects with all
applicable requirements of the Department with respect to each such Insurance
Subsidiary as well as those of any other applicable jurisdiction relating to
investments in respect of which it may invest its funds.

       (c) The provisions made by each Insurance Subsidiary in its 2001 Annual
Statement and in its 2002 Quarterly Statement for reserves, policy and contract
claims and Statutory Liabilities are in compliance in all material respects with
the requirements of the applicable Department as well as those of any other
applicable jurisdiction, and have been computed in accordance with SAP.

       (d) Marketable securities and short term investments reflected in the
2001 Annual Statement and in the 2002 Quarterly Statement of each Insurance
Subsidiary are valued at cost, amortized cost or market value, as required by
applicable law.

       (e) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.2(e), there has been no material
adverse change in the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary which has had or could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole since December 31, 2001.

       SECTION 7.3 GAAP Financial Statements.

       (a) The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent and each of
the Lenders (i) a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the balance sheet of the Borrower on an
unconsolidated basis as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and the related
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for that portion of the Fiscal
Year ending as of the close of such a Fiscal Quarter and (ii) a copy of the
unaudited consolidated statement of Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
and the statement of income of the Borrower on an unconsolidated basis, for such
Fiscal Quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end
adjustments and except that footnote and schedule disclosures are abbreviated)
which financial statements are complete and

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correct and present fairly in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end
adjustments) consolidated or unconsolidated, as the case may be results of
operations and cash flows of the Borrower as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter
and the period then ended.

       (b) With respect to any representation and warranty which is deemed to be
made after the date hereof by the Borrower, the balance sheet and statements of
operations, of shareholders' equity and of cash flow, which as of such date
shall most recently have been furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to each
Lender for the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby, shall have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied (except as disclosed therein), and shall present
fairly the consolidated financial condition of the corporations covered thereby
as at the dates thereof for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of
quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments.

       SECTION 7.4 Litigation and Contingent Liabilities. as set forth
(including estimates of the dollar amounts involved) in Schedule 7.4 hereto and
(b) except for claims which are covered by Insurance Policies, coverage for
which has not been denied in writing, or which relate to insurance policies or
surety contracts issued by the Borrower or to which it is a party, reinsurance
treaties, reinsurance certificates, or any other such agreements entered into by
the Borrower in the ordinary course of business (referred to herein as "Ordinary
Course Litigation"), no claim, litigation (including, without limitation,
derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation or proceeding or
inquiry is pending or threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) which would, if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) which
relates to any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there is no basis
known to the Borrower for any of the foregoing. Other than any liability
incident to such claims, litigation or proceedings, the Borrower has no material
Contingent Liabilities not provided for or referred to in the financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.3.

       SECTION 7.5 Investment Company Act. Other than Horace Mann Investors,
Inc., neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an "investment
company" or a company "controlled by an investment company," within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

       SECTION 7.6 Regulations T, U and X. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in
the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Person acting
on their behalf has taken or will take action to cause the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement or the Note, the making or existence of the
Loans or the use of proceeds of the Loans to violate Regulations T, U or X of
the F.R.S. Board.

       SECTION 7.7 Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used for general
corporate purposes. None of such proceeds will be used in violation of
applicable law, and none of such proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly,
for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or
carrying any margin stock as defined in Regulation U of the F.R.S. Board.

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       SECTION 7.8  Insurance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintain
Insurance Policies to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities as is
required by law or customarily maintained by prudent companies similarly
situated.

       SECTION 7.9  Accuracy of Information. All factual written information
furnished heretofore or contemporaneously herewith by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, as supplemented to the date hereof, is and all other such
factual written information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders will be,
true and accurate in every material respect on the date as of which such
information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any
material fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

       SECTION 7.10 Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.10 contains a complete list of the
Borrower's Subsidiaries.

       SECTION 7.11 Insurance Licenses. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.11, to
the best of the Borrower's knowledge, no license (including, without limitation,
licenses or certificates of authority from applicable insurance departments),
permits or authorizations to transact insurance and reinsurance business
(collectively, the "Licenses") is the subject of a proceeding for suspension or
revocation or any similar proceedings, there is no sustainable basis for such a
suspension or revocation, and no such suspension or revocation is threatened by
any state insurance department.

       SECTION 7.12 Taxes. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has filed
all material tax returns that are required to be filed by it, and has paid or
provided adequate reserves for the payment of all material taxes, including,
without limitation, all payroll taxes and federal and state withholding taxes,
and all assessments payable by it that have become due, other than those that
are not yet delinquent or that are disclosed on Schedule 7.12 and are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which
reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with
GAAP. Except as set forth in Schedule 7.12, there is no ongoing audit or, to the
Borrower's knowledge, other governmental investigation of the tax liability of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and there is no unresolved claim by a
taxing authority concerning the Borrower's or any such Subsidiary's tax
liability, for any period for which returns have been filed or were due. As used
in this Section 7.12, the term "taxes" includes all taxes of any nature
whatsoever and however denominated, including, without limitation, excise,
import, governmental fees, duties and all other charges, as well as additions to
tax, penalties and interest thereon, imposed by any government or
instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, foreign or other.

       SECTION 7.13 Compliance with Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order,
policy, guideline or other requirement of any Governmental Authority, if the
effect of such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
and, to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, no such violation has been alleged
and each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a) has filed in a timely

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manner all reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it
with any Governmental Authority, if such failure to so file could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the information contained in each of
such filings is true, correct and complete in all material respects and (b) has
retained all records and documents required to be retained by it pursuant to any
law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, policy, guideline or other requirement
of any Governmental Authority, if the failure to so retain such records and
documents could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                    COVENANTS

              Until the Loans and all other Obligations are paid in full, and
until the Commitment Termination Date, the Borrower agrees that, unless at any
time the Required Lenders shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

              SECTION 8.1 Affirmative Covenants.

              8.1.1 Reports, Certificates and Other Information. Furnish or
       cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:

              (a)   GAAP Financial Statements:

                    (i)  Within 55 days after the close of each of the first
              three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a copy
              of its Form 10Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
              and accompanied by the certification of the chief executive
              officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower that
              the financial statements set forth therein are complete and
              correct and present fairly in accordance with GAAP (subject to
              normal year-end adjustments) the consolidated, or unconsolidated,
              as the case may be, results of operations and cash flows of the
              Borrower as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for the period
              then ended.

                    (ii) Within 100 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, a
              copy of the annual audited consolidated financial statements of
              the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, consisting of consolidated
              balance sheets and consolidated statements of income and retained
              earnings and cash flows, setting forth in comparative form in each
              case the consolidated figures for the previous Fiscal Year, which
              financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP,
              certified without material qualification by the independent
              certified public accountants regularly retained by the Borrower,
              or any other firm of independent certified public accountants of
              recognized national standing selected by the Borrower and
              reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders that all such
              financial statements are complete and correct and present fairly
              in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial position and
              the consolidated results of

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              operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
              at the end of such year and for the period then ended.

              (b) Tax Returns. If requested by the Administrative Agent, copies
       of all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns and reports in
       respect of income, franchise or other taxes on or measured by income
       (excluding sales, use or like taxes) filed by the Borrower or any of its
       Subsidiaries.

              (c) SAP Financial Statements:

                  (i)   Within 10 days after the applicable regulatory filing
              date for each of its Fiscal Quarters, but in any event within 55
              days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of
              each Fiscal Year of each Insurance Subsidiary a copy of the
              Quarterly Statement of such Insurance Subsidiary for such Fiscal
              Quarter, all prepared in accordance with SAP and accompanied by
              the certification of the chief financial officer or chief
              executive officer of each Insurance Subsidiary that all such
              financial statements are complete and correct and present fairly
              in accordance with SAP the financial position of such Insurance
              Subsidiary for the periods then ended.

                  (ii)  Within 10 days after the applicable regulatory filing
              date for each of its Fiscal Years, but in any event within 65 days
              after the end of each Fiscal Year of each Insurance Subsidiary a
              copy of the Annual Statement of each Insurance Subsidiary for such
              Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with SAP and accompanied by the
              certification of the chief financial officer or chief executive
              officer of each Insurance Subsidiary that such financial statement
              is complete and correct and presents fairly in accordance with SAP
              the financial position of such Insurance Subsidiary for the period
              then ended.

                  (iii) Within 10 days after the applicable regulatory filing
              date for each of its Fiscal Years, but in any event within 100
              days after the close of each Fiscal Year of each Insurance
              Subsidiary a copy of each Insurance Subsidiary's "Statement of
              Actuarial Opinion" which is provided to the applicable Department
              (or equivalent information should the Department no longer require
              such a statement) as to the adequacy of loss reserves of such
              Insurance Subsidiary. Such opinion shall be in the format
              prescribed by the applicable Insurance Code.

              (d) Notice of Default, etc. Immediately after an Executive Officer
       of the Borrower knows or has reason to know of the existence of any
       Default, or any development or other information which would have a
       Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its
       Subsidiaries taken as a whole, telephonic notice specifying the nature of
       such Default or development or information, including the anticipated
       effect thereof, which notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing
       within two (2) Business Days.

              (e) Other Information. The following certificates and other
       information related to the Borrower:

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              (i)   Promptly after completion of each such item but in no event
       later than the first day of April of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a
       copy of the Borrower's (A) operating budget, (B) new business plans, if
       any, and (C) estimated quarterly Statutory EBT of the Insurance
       Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year which, in the case of each of clause
       (A) and (B), are in the form approved by the Board of Directors of the
       Borrower.

              (ii)  Within five (5) Business Days of receipt, a copy of any
       financial examination reports by a Governmental Authority with respect to
       the Insurance Subsidiaries relating to the insurance business of the
       Insurance Subsidiaries (when, and if, prepared); provided, the Borrower
       shall only be required to deliver any interim report hereunder at such
       time as Borrower has knowledge that a final report will not be issued and
       delivered to the Administrative Agent within 90 days of any such interim
       report.

              (iii) Copies of all Insurance Holding Company System Act filings
       with Governmental Authorities, with respect to any occurrence which might
       reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, by the Borrower
       or any Subsidiary not later than five (5) Business Days after such
       filings are made, including, without limitation, filings which seek
       approval of Governmental Authorities with respect to transactions between
       the Borrower or such Subsidiary and its Affiliates.

              (iv)  Within five (5) Business Days of such notice, notice of
       actual suspension, termination or revocation of any material License of
       the Insurance Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority or of receipt of
       notice from any Governmental Authority notifying the Borrower of a
       hearing (which is not withdrawn within ten (10) days) relating to such a
       suspension, termination or revocation, including any request by a
       Governmental Authority which commits the Borrower to take, or refrain
       from taking, any action or which otherwise materially and adversely
       affects the authority of the Borrower to conduct its business.

              (v)   Within five (5) Business Days of such notice, notice of any
       pending or threatened investigation or regulatory proceeding (other than
       routine periodic investigations or reviews) by any Governmental Authority
       concerning the business, practices or operations of the Borrower,
       including any agent or managing general agent thereof.

              (vi)  Promptly, such additional financial and other information as
       the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

              (vii) Promptly, notice of any actual or, to the best of the
       Borrower's knowledge, proposed material changes in the Insurance Code
       governing the investment or dividend practices of any Insurance
       Subsidiary.

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              (f)    Compliance Certificates. Concurrently with the later to
       occur of delivery to the Administrative Agent of the GAAP financial
       statements and delivery to the Administrative Agent of the SAP financial
       statements under Sections 8.1.1(a) and 8.1.1(c), for each Fiscal Quarter
       and Fiscal Year of the Borrower, and at any other time no later than
       thirty (30) Business Days following a written request of the
       Administrative Agent, a duly completed Compliance Certificate, signed by
       the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower, containing,
       among other things, a computation of, and showing compliance with, each
       of the applicable financial ratios and restrictions contained in Sections
       8.2.1 through 8.2.3, and to the effect that, to the best of such
       officer's knowledge, as of such date no Default has occurred and is
       continuing.

              (g)    Reports to SEC and to Shareholders. Promptly upon the
       filing or making thereof (i) copies of each filing and report made by the
       Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with or to any securities exchange or
       the Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii) of each communication
       from the Borrower to shareholders generally; provided that only those
       items described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8.1.1(g) which
       are material to the interest of the Lenders hereunder shall be provided
       to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder.

              (h)    Notice of Litigation, License and ERISA Matters. Upon
       learning of the occurrence of any of the following, written notice
       thereof, describing the same and the steps being taken by the Borrower
       with respect thereto: (i) the institution of, or any adverse
       determination in, any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental
       proceeding (including any Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor
       proceeding with respect to any Plan or Welfare Plan) which could, if
       adversely determined, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
       Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as
       a whole and which is not Ordinary Course Litigation, (ii) the failure of
       any Person in the Controlled Group to make a required contribution to any
       Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien under section
       302(f)(1) of ERISA, (iii) the institution of any steps by any entity in
       the Controlled Group to withdraw from, or the institution of any steps by
       the Borrower or any other Person to terminate under a distress
       termination, any Plan or the taking of any action with respect to a Plan
       which could result in the requirement that the Borrower or any of its
       Subsidiaries furnish a bond or other security to such Plan, or the
       occurrence of any event with respect to any Plan which could result in
       the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material
       liability (other than a liability for contributions or premiums), fine or
       penalty, (iv) the commencement of any dispute which might lead to the
       modification, transfer, revocation, suspension or termination of this
       Agreement or any Loan Document or (v) any event which could be reasonably
       expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the
       Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

              (i)    Other Information. From time to time such other information
       concerning the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent may
       reasonably request.

              8.1.2  Corporate Existence; Foreign Qualification. Do and cause to
       be done at all times all things necessary to (a) maintain and preserve
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       Borrower, (b) be, and ensure that each Subsidiary of the Borrower is,
       duly qualified to do business and be in good standing as a foreign
       corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes
       such qualification necessary, and (c) do or cause to be done all things
       necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the Borrower's
       corporate existence.

              8.1.3  Books, Records and Inspections. (a) Maintain, and cause
       each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, materially complete and accurate
       books and records, (b) permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
       permit, access at reasonable times by the Administrative Agent to its
       books and records, (c) permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
       permit, the Administrative Agent or its designated representative to
       inspect at reasonable times its properties and operations, and (d)
       permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the Administrative
       Agent to discuss its business, operations and financial condition with
       its officers.

              8.1.4  Insurance. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
       maintain, Insurance Policies to such extent and against such hazards and
       liabilities as is required by law or customarily maintained by prudent
       companies similarly situated.

              8.1.5  Taxes and Liabilities. Pay, and cause each of its
       Subsidiaries to pay, when due all material taxes, assessments and other
       material liabilities except as contested in good faith and by appropriate
       proceedings with respect to which reserves have been established, and are
       being maintained, in accordance with GAAP if and so long as such contest
       could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
       Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

              8.1.6  Compliance with Laws. Comply, and cause each of its
       Subsidiaries to comply, (a) with all federal, state and local laws, rules
       and regulations related to its businesses (including, without limitation,
       the establishment of all insurance reserves required to be established
       under SAP and applicable laws restricting the investments of the
       Borrower), and (b) with all Contractual Obligations binding upon such
       entity, except where failure so to comply would not in the aggregate have
       a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and its
       Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

              8.1.7  Conduct of Business. Engage on a consolidated basis with
       its Subsidiaries primarily in the same business in which the Borrower and
       its Subsidiaries are engaged on the date hereof.

              SECTION 8.2 Negative Covenants. From and after the Effective Date.

              8.2.1  Consolidated Debt to Total Capitalization. Not permit the
       ratio of (a) the principal amount of Consolidated Debt to (b) the sum of
       (i) Net Worth plus (ii) Consolidated Debt to exceed 0.35 to 1.0 at any
       time prior to January 1, 2003, 0.325 to 1.0 at any time thereafter prior
       to January 1, 2004 or 0.30 to 1.0 at any time thereafter.

              8.2.2  Risk Based Capital. Not permit (a) the adjusted surplus (as
       defined by the applicable Department's risk based capital guidelines) of
       any of the Insurance Subsidiary to be less than 175% of such Insurance
       Subsidiary's respective Company Action Level

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       (as defined by the applicable Department's risk based capital guidelines)
       as of the end of each Fiscal Year, (b) the adjusted surplus (as defined
       by the applicable Department's risk based capital guidelines) of the Life
       Subsidiaries on a Combined basis to be less than 250% of Company Action
       Level (as defined by the applicable Department's risk based capital
       guidelines) as of the end of each Fiscal Year or (c) the adjusted surplus
       (as defined in the applicable Department's risk based capital guidelines)
       of the P/C Subsidiaries on a Combined basis to be less than 250% of
       Company Action Level (as defined by the applicable Department's risk
       based capital guidelines), as of the end of each Fiscal Year.

              8.2.3  Interest Coverage Ratio. Not permit the Interest Coverage
       Ratio as at any Fiscal Quarter end to be less than 4.0 to 1.0; provided
       that this Section 8.2.3 shall not be deemed breached if the Borrower
       shall apply to the applicable Department within 20 days of such Fiscal
       Quarter end for permission to pay a special dividend in an amount when
       added to the amount set forth in clause (a) of the definition of
       "Interest Coverage Ratio" would cause such ratio to be complied with, and
       such permission is granted within 45 days of such Fiscal Quarter end.

              8.2.4  Mergers, Consolidations and Sales. Not, and not permit any
       of its Subsidiaries to, (a) merge or consolidate, or purchase or
       otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or stock of any
       class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other
       Person, other than (i) the acquisition by Borrower of all or a portion of
       the capital stock of Horace Mann Life Insurance Company from Allegiance
       Life Insurance Company and (ii) mergers or acquisitions where the
       corporate existence of the Borrower is not affected by such merger or
       acquisition and, subsequent to such merger or acquisition, the Borrower
       is in compliance with all the provisions of this Agreement and no Default
       shall exist, or (b) sell, transfer, convey or lease all or any
       substantial part of its assets or sell or assign with or without recourse
       any receivables, other than any sale, transfer, conveyance or lease in
       the ordinary course of business.

              8.2.5  Regulations T, U and X. Not, and not permit any of its
       Subsidiaries to, use or permit any proceeds of the Loans to be used,
       either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate,
       incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying margin stock, as
       defined in Regulation U of the F.R.S. Board.

              8.2.6  Other Agreements. Not, and not permit any of its
       Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement containing any provision which
       would be violated or breached by the performance of obligations hereunder
       or under any instrument or document delivered or to be delivered by it
       hereunder or in connection herewith.

              8.2.7  Transactions with Affiliates. Not, and not permit any
       Subsidiary to, enter into, or cause, suffer or permit to exist, directly
       or indirectly, any arrangement, transaction or contract with any of its
       Affiliates unless such arrangement, transaction or contract is in the
       ordinary course of business, reasonably intended to satisfy the
       reasonable business requirements of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and
       on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Borrower or such
       Subsidiary as the terms and conditions which would apply in a similar
       arrangement, transaction or contract with a Person or entity not an
       Affiliate; provided that transactions between the Borrower and

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       any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or between any wholly-owned
       Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall be excluded from the restrictions set
       forth in this Section 8.2.7.

              8.2.8  Liens. Not, and not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
       create or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any assets now or
       hereafter existing or acquired, except the following: (a) Liens for
       current taxes not delinquent or for taxes being contested in good faith
       and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
       reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance
       with GAAP, (b) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business or by
       operation of law for sums being contested in good faith and by
       appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have
       been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, or
       for sums not due, and in either case not involving any deposits or
       advances for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or
       services, (c) Liens in connection with the acquisition of fixed assets
       after the date hereof and attaching only to the property being acquired,
       (d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with
       workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of
       governmental insurance or benefits, (e) mechanics', workers',
       materialmen's and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of
       business in respect of obligations which are not delinquent or which are
       being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with
       respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being
       maintained, in accordance with GAAP, and (f) other Liens securing Debt
       which Debt does not in the aggregate exceed $5,000,000; provided,
       however, that, no Lien shall be permitted to exist on the shares
       of stock of any of its Subsidiaries.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                   CONDITIONS

              SECTION 9.1 Conditions to Occurrence of the Effective Date. The
occurrence of the Effective Date shall be subject to receipt by the
Administrative Agent of all of the following, each duly executed and dated the
Effective Date (or such earlier date as shall be satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent), each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender):

              9.1.1  This Agreement and Certain Related Documents. This
       Agreement, the Note and such other Loan Documents as are required to be
       delivered by the terms of this Agreement.

              9.1.2  Resolutions. Certified copies of resolutions of the Board
       of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and
       performance, respectively, of those documents and matters required of it
       with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

              9.1.3  Incumbency and Signatures. A certificate of an Authorized
       Officer certifying the names of the individual or individuals authorized
       to sign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with a
       sample of the true signature of each such

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       individual. (The Lenders may conclusively rely on each such certificate
       until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein.)

              9.1.4  Opinion of Counsel. The opinion of the general counsel of
       the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in
       the form of Exhibit E.

              9.1.5  Charter and By-Laws of the Borrower. Copies of the
       corporate charter and by-laws of the Borrower certified by the Secretary
       of the Borrower.

              9.1.6  Insurance Proceedings. Certificate of an Authorized Officer
       that there are no material insurance regulatory proceedings pending or
       threatened against the Borrower in any state.

              9.1.7  Material Adverse Change Certificate. An officer's
       certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer, certifying that to such
       officer's best knowledge, since December 31, 2001, no event has occurred
       which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to
       have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, or on the Borrower and
       its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

              9.1.8  Payment of Existing Credit Agreement. Evidence satisfactory
       to the Administrative Agent that prior to or simultaneously with the
       initial Borrowing under this Agreement all obligations of the Borrower
       under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 1996 among
       the Borrower, various financial institutions and Bank of America, as
       Administrative Agent, have been paid in full.

              9.1.9  Other. Such other documents as the Administrative Agent may
       reasonably request.

              SECTION 9.2 Conditions to All Borrowings. The obligation of the
Lenders to make all Loans shall be subject to the prior or concurrent
satisfaction (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) of
each of the conditions precedent set forth below:

              9.2.1  No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be
       continuing or will result from the making of the Loans.

              9.2.2  Warranties and Representations. (a) All warranties and
       representations contained in this Agreement (other than Section 7.4
       except in the case of the initial Borrowing and except that as to
       Sections 7.1 and 7.10, Schedules 7.1 and 7.10 may be updated after the
       initial Borrowing by the Borrower by written notice to the Administrative
       Agent) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
       of any Loan, with the same effect as though made on the date of and
       concurrently with the making of such Loan (except where such
       representation speaks as of specified date) and (b) all covenants
       contained herein and in such documents to be performed by each of the
       parties thereto (other than the Administrative Agent or the Lenders)
       prior to the date of any Loan shall have been performed.

              9.2.3  Litigation. (a) No litigation (including, without
       limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental investigation
       or proceeding or inquiry shall be, on the

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       date of any Loan, pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower,
       threatened which seeks to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation
       of, or to recover any damages or to obtain material relief as a result
       of, the transactions contemplated hereunder or, in the reasonable opinion
       of the Required Lenders, could be reasonably expected to be materially
       adverse to any of the parties to this Agreement and which is not Ordinary
       Course Litigation, and (b) in the reasonable opinion of the Required
       Lenders, no material adverse development shall have occurred in any
       litigation (including, without limitation, derivative actions),
       arbitration, government investigation or proceeding or inquiry disclosed
       in Schedule 7.4 which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
       Borrower, or on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

              9.2.4  Fees. The fees referred to in Article V which are due and
       payable on or prior to the Effective Date or the date of any Loan shall
       have been paid to the Administrative Agent, where applicable, for the
       benefit of the Lenders.

              9.2.5  Borrowing Request. The Administrative Agent shall have
       received a Borrowing Request in form and substance acceptable to the
       Administrative Agent.

                                   ARTICLE X

                       EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT

              SECTION 10.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall
constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

              10.1.1 Non-Payment of Loan. Default in the payment when due of any
       principal on the Loans.

              10.1.2 Non-Payment of Interest, Fees, etc. Default, and
       continuance thereof for three (3) Business Days, in the payment when due
       of interest on the Loans or of any other amount payable hereunder or
       under the Loan Documents.

              10.1.3 Non-Payment of Other Debt. (a) Default in the payment when
       due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or
       otherwise, of any other Debt of, or guaranteed by, the Borrower or any of
       its Subsidiaries if the aggregate amount of Debt of the Borrower and/or
       any of its Subsidiaries which is accelerated or due and payable, or which
       may be accelerated or otherwise become due and payable, by reason of such
       default or defaults is $10,000,000 or more, or (b) default in the
       performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to
       any such other Debt of, or guaranteed by, the Borrower and/or any of its
       Subsidiaries if the effect of such default or defaults is to accelerate
       the maturity of any such Debt of $10,000,000 or more in the aggregate or
       to permit the holder or holders of such Debt of $10,000,000 or more in
       the aggregate, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause such
       Debt to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity.

              10.1.4 Other Material Obligations. Except for obligations covered
       under other provisions of this Article X, default in the payment when
       due, or in the performance or observance of, any material obligation of,
       or material condition agreed to by, the

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       Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any material purchase
       or Lease Obligation (except only to the extent that the existence of any
       such default is being contested by the Borrower in good faith and by
       appropriate proceedings and the Borrower has established, and is
       maintaining, adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP) which
       default continues for a period of 30 days.

              10.1.5 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. (a) (i) The Borrower becomes
       insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability
       to pay, debts as they become due; or (ii) the Borrower applies for,
       consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of, a trustee, receiver or
       other custodian or similar Person for the Borrower or any property of any
       thereof, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
       (iii) in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence, a
       trustee, receiver or other custodian or similar Person is appointed for
       the Borrower or for a substantial part of the property of any thereof,
       unless (A) the Borrower institutes appropriate proceedings to contest or
       discharge such appointment within 30 days and thereafter continuously and
       diligently prosecutes such proceedings and (B) such appointment is in
       fact discharged within 60 days of such appointment; or (iv) any
       bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding
       under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation
       proceeding is commenced in respect of the Borrower, unless (A) such case
       or proceeding is not commenced by the Borrower, (B) such case or
       proceeding is not consented to or acquiesced in by the Borrower, (C) the
       Borrower institutes appropriate proceedings to dismiss such case or
       proceeding within 30 days and thereafter continuously and diligently
       prosecutes such proceedings, and (D) such case or proceeding is in fact
       dismissed within 60 days after the commencement thereof; or (E) the
       Borrower takes any action to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the
       foregoing; or (b) (i) there shall be commenced against any Insurance
       Subsidiary any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or
       future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to
       bankruptcy, insolvency, supervision, conservatorship, liquidation,
       reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief
       entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
       insolvent, or seeking reorganization, rehabilitation, conservation,
       supervision, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation,
       dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts,
       obligations or liabilities, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver,
       trustee, custodian, rehabilitator, conservator, supervisor, liquidator or
       other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its
       assets, in each case which (1) results in the entry of an order for
       relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (2) remains
       undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (ii)
       there shall be commenced against any of such Subsidiaries any case,
       proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment,
       execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial
       part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such
       relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded
       pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iii) any of
       such Subsidiaries shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating
       its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set
       forth in clause(b)(i) or (ii) above; or (iv) any Governmental Authority
       shall issue any order of conservation, supervision or any other order of
       like effect relating to any of such Subsidiaries.

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              10.1.6   Non-compliance With Certain Provisions. Failure of the
       Borrower to comply with the provisions of each of Sections 8.1.1(d),
       8.1.1(h), 8.2.1 through 8.2.4, 8.2.7 or 8.2.8.

              10.1.7   Non-compliance With Other Provisions. Failure by the
       Borrower to comply with or to perform any provision of this Agreement or
       the other Loan Documents (and not constituting an Event of Default under
       any of the other provisions of this Article X) and continuance of such
       failure for 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to
       the Borrower.

              10.1.8   Warranties and Representations. Any warranty or
       representation made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
       herein is inaccurate or incorrect or is breached or false or misleading
       in any material respect as of the date such warranty or representation is
       made; or any schedule, certificate, financial statement, report, notice,
       or other instrument furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or any
       Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders is false or
       misleading in any material respect on the date as of which the facts
       therein set forth are stated or certified.

              10.1.9   Employee Benefit Plans. A contribution failure occurs
       with respect to any Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien against the
       Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under section 302(f)(1) of ERISA (as
       in effect on the Effective Date); or withdrawal by one or more companies
       in the Controlled Group from one or more Multiemployer Plans to which it
       or they have an obligation to contribute and the withdrawal liability
       (without unaccrued interest) to multiemployer plans as a result of such
       withdrawal or withdrawals (including any outstanding withdrawal liability
       that the Controlled Group has incurred on the date of such withdrawal) is
       material.

              10.1.10  Change in Control. A Change in Control occurs.

              10.1.11  Litigation. (a) There shall be entered against the
       Borrower one or more judgments, awards or decrees, or orders of
       attachment, garnishment or any other writ, which exceed ten percent (10%)
       of Net Worth at any one time outstanding, excluding judgments, awards,
       decrees, orders or writs (i) for which there is insurance, but only to
       the extent there is actual insurance coverage, (ii) for which there is
       indemnification (upon terms and from creditworthy indemnitors which are
       satisfactory to Administrative Agent), but only to the extent there is
       actual indemnification, (iii) which have been in force for less than the
       applicable period for filing an appeal so long as execution is not levied
       thereunder (or in respect of which the Borrower or its appropriate
       Subsidiary shall at the time in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or
       proceeding for review and in respect of which a stay of execution or
       appropriate appeal bond shall have been obtained pending such appeal or
       review), (iv) which constitute Ordinary Course Litigation, or (v) which
       are reserved for, to the actual extent of reserves or (b) there has been
       a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money exceeding,
       in the aggregate, ten percent (10%) of Net Worth rendered against the
       Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by a court of competent jurisdiction
       and such judgment(s) remain undischarged for a period (during which
       execution shall not be effectively stayed) of 60 days after such
       judgment(s) become final and nonappealable.

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              10.1.12  Change in Law. Any change is made in the Insurance Code
       which affects the dividend practices of any Insurance Subsidiary and
       which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
       ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Agreement
       and such circumstances shall continue for 120 days.

              SECTION 10.2 Effect of Event of Default. If any Event of Default
described in Section 10.1.5 shall occur, the Loans and the Note and all other
Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, all without notice of any
kind; and, in the case of any other Event of Default, the Administrative Agent
may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, terminate the
Commitments hereunder and declare all or any portion of the Loans and all or
such portion of the Note and all other Obligations to be due and payable,
whereupon the Commitment shall terminate and all or such portion of the Loans
and all or such portion of the Note and all other Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable, all without further notice of any kind. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Borrower of any such declaration
but failure to do so shall not impair the effect of such declaration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the effect as an Event of Default of any event
described in Section 10.1.1 may not be waived except by consent of all of the
Lenders in writing.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

              SECTION 11.1 Appointment and Authorization of Administrative
Agent. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of
this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and
perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative
Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any
fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence,
the use of the term "agent" herein and in the other Loan Documents with
reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary
or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any
applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom,
and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between
independent contracting parties.

              SECTION 11.2 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may
execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or
through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice
of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to
such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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              SECTION 11.3 Liability of Administrative Agent. No Agent-Related
Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of
them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or
willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or
(b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital,
statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer
thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate,
report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received
by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability
or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure
of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any
obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions
of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties,
books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof.

              SECTION 11.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent.

              (a) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall
       be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication,
       signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate,
       affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message,
       electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation
       believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or
       made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of
       legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent
       accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The
       Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to
       take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive
       such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems
       appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its
       satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense
       which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any
       such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully
       protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement
       or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the
       Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly
       required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or
       failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lender.

              (b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
       specified in Section 9.11, each Lender that has signed this Agreement
       shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be
       satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be
       consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender
       unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such
       Lender prior to the proposed the date of Closing specifying its objection
       thereto.

              SECTION 11.5 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not
be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except
with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required
to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless
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written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default."
The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such
notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such
Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X;
provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received
any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to)
take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such
Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

              SECTION 11.6 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by
Administrative Agent. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has
made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative
Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment
or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be
deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person
to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have
disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to
the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon
any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all
applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and
to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or
not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make
such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other
documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the
Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information
concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their
respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related
Person.

              SECTION 11.7 Indemnification of Administrative Agent. Whether or
not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall
indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by
or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan
Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and
against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided, however,
that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of
any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined in a final,
nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from such Agent-Related Person's own gross negligence or willful misconduct;
provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the
Required Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful
misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limitation of the foregoing,
each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable
share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred
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Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of
rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or
any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the
Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the
Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive termination of the
combined Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation
of the Administrative Agent.

       SECTION 11.8  Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity. Bank of
America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the
account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally
engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other
business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though
Bank of America were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without notice
to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such
activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates may receive information regarding
any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to
confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and
acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to
provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Bank of America
shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender
and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative
Agent, and the terms "Lender" and "Lenders" include Bank of America in its
individual capacity.

       SECTION 11.9  Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days' notice to the Lenders. If the
Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall
appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders,
which successor administrative agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at
all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent
of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor
administrative agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation
of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after
consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor administrative agent
from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor
administrative agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor
administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent and the term "Administrative Agent shall mean such
successor administrative agent and the retiring Administrative Agent's
appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated.
After any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XI and Sections 13.4 and
13.5 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor
administrative agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the
date which is 30 days following a retiring Administrative Agent's notice of
resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent's resignation shall nevertheless
thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of
the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required
Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.

       SECTION 11.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of
the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
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adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party,
the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan
shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise
and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand
on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise

              (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the
       principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all
       other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other
       documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of
       the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the
       reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
       Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and
       counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative
       Agent under Article V and Section 13.4 allowed in such judicial
       proceeding; and

              (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
       deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or
other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by
each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event
that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Administrative Agent under Article V and Section 13.4.

       Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative
Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent
to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

                                  ARTICLE XII

                         ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS

       SECTION 12.1  Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may
not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Lender and no Lender may assign or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an
Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.2, (ii) by way
of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.4, or (iii) by
way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions
of Section 12.6 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party
hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied,
shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto,
their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the
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subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby,
the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement.

       SECTION 12.2  Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or
more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at
the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of
the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment and the Loans
at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (as defined in subsection (g) of this
Section) with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which
for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) subject to each such
assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect
to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if "Trade Date"
is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not
be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise
consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii)
each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part
of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with
respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned; (iii) any assignment of a
Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent unless the Person that
is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed
assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties
to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date
specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder
shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 6.1, 6.4, 13.4 and 13.5 with respect
to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
assignment). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of
rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
subsection (d) of this Section.

       SECTION 12.3  Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this
purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative
Agent's Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the
Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
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contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.

       SECTION 12.4  Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the
consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell
participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any
of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a "Participant") in all or
a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it);
provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and
directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification
requiring consent of all Lenders that directly affects such Participant. Subject
to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant
shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 6.1 and 6.4 to the same extent as
if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to
subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.5 as though it were a
Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.5 as though
it were a Lender.

       SECTION 12.5  Greater Payment. A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Section 6.4 or 6.4 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to
such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is
made with the Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant that would be a
Lender not organized in the United States shall not be entitled to the benefits
of Section 6.1 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such
Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to
comply with Section 6.4 as though it were a Lender.

       SECTION 12.6  Pledge. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a
security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement
(including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender,
including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from
any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for
such Lender as a party hereto.

       SECTION 12.7  Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the
following meanings:

       "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c)
   an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person)
   approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, and (ii) unless an Event of Default
   has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be
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       delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, "Eligible
       Assignee" shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower's
       Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

              "Fund" means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or
       will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
       commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course
       of its business.

              "Approved Fund" means any Fund that is administered or managed by
       (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an
       Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

                                  ARTICLE XIII

                                     GENERAL

              SECTION 13.1 Waiver; Amendments. No delay on the part of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or any holder of a Note or other Obligation
in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof,
nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or
remedy preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with
respect to, any provision of this Agreement or the Note or any Loan Document
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed
and delivered by the Borrower and the Required Lenders and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent and then any such amendment, modification, waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment,
modification, waiver or consent which would do any of the following shall be
effective unless in writing and signed by the Borrower and each of the Lenders
and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent: (a) extend the due date for, or
reduce the amount of, any payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on
any Loan (or reduce the principal amount of or rate of interest on any Loan) or
any fees; (b) change the definition of Required Lenders or subject any Lender to
any additional obligations including, without limitation, any increase in the
Commitment Amount; (c) waive any of the conditions precedent set forth in
Article IX (other than Sections 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, and 9.1.8), or (d) amend
this Section 13.1, Section 10.2 with regard to the waiver of an Event of Default
under Section 10.1.1 or 13.9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provisions of
Article XI shall be amended, modified or waived without the written consent the
Administrative Agent.

              SECTION 13.2 Confirmations. The Borrower and the Administrative
Agent (or any holder of a Note) agree from time to time, upon written request
received by it from the other, to confirm to the other in writing the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Loan then outstanding under such Note.

              SECTION 13.3 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

              (a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all
       notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in
       in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written
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       applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to subsection (c) below)
       electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications
       expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to
       the applicable telephone number, as follows:

                     (i)  if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the
              address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone
              number specified for such Person on Schedule 13.3 or to such other
              address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone
              number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the
              other parties; and

                     (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile
              number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in
              its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address,
              facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as
              shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower and
              the Administrative Agent.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made
upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and
(ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of
the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after
deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent
and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic
mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of subsection (c)
below), when delivered; provided, however, that notices and other communications
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until
actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voicemail message be
effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.

              (b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan
       Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile. The
       effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to
       applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually-signed
       originals and shall be binding on the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
       and the Lenders. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such
       documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original
       thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the
       same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or
       signature.

              (c) Limited Use of Electronic Mail. Electronic mail and Internet
       and intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine
       communications, such as financial statements and other information as
       provided in Section 8.1, and to distribute Loan Documents for execution
       by the parties thereto, and may not be used for any other purpose.

              (d) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The
       Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act
       upon any notices (including telephonic Borrowing Requests and
       Continuation/Conversion Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the
       Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified
       herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other
       form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood
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       from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each
       Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and
       liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice
       purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices
       to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded
       by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby
       consents to such recording.

              SECTION 13.4 Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower
agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted
enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during
any "workout" or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any
legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency
laws), including all Attorney Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall
include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and
fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent and the cost of independent public accountants and other
outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts
due under this Section 13.4 shall be payable within ten Business Days after
demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of
the aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations.

              SECTION 13.5 Indemnification by the Borrower. Whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify
and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective
Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and
attorneys-in-fact (collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs)
of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred
by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out
of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance
or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or
instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment or
Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom or (c) any actual or
prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of
the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including
any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened
claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any
Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified
Liabilities"); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be
available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages
arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained
through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in
connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability for
any indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or
therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). All amounts due under this
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Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall
survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any
Lender, the termination of the aggregate Commitments and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

              SECTION 13.6 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or
other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such
representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding
that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of
any Default at the time of any Loan, and shall continue in full force and effect
as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or
unsatisfied.

              SECTION 13.7 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND
THE NOTE SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. WHENEVER
POSSIBLE EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN SUCH MANNER AS
TO BE EFFECTIVE AND VALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, BUT IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE PROHIBITED BY OR INVALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH PROVISION
SHALL BE INEFFECTIVE TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH PROHIBITION OR INVALIDITY, WITHOUT
INVALIDATING THE REMAINDER OF SUCH PROVISION OR THE REMAINING PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. ALL OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER AND RIGHTS OF ANY LENDER EXPRESSED
HEREIN OR IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN LIMITATION OF
THOSE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR IN ANY OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT
RELATING TO ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS.

              SECTION 13.8 JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY
RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY,
OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY
IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY
RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS,
AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND
NOT BEFORE A JURY.

              SECTION 13.9 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their
respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors
and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower shall have no right to assign
its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement. This Agreement and the
Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect
to the matters covered hereby.

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              Delivered at Chicago, Illinois, as of the day and year first above
written.

                                 HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                                 By:    /s/ Peter H. Heckman
                                 Title: Executive V.P. & Chief Financial Officer

                                 By:    /s/ Ann Caparros
                                 Title: Corporate Secretary & General Counsel

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                                        BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative
                                        Agent and Lender

                                        By: /s/ Debra Basler
                                        Title: Vice President

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                                  SCHEDULE 2.1

                                   COMMITMENTS

              Lender                                        Commitment

     Bank of America, N.A.                                  $25,000,000

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                                                                    SCHEDULE 7.1

* - Notes state of domicile
                                                                       A.12/K.2.
(TIC redomesticated from Delaware to Illinois 12-23-88. HMIC redomesticated from
Florida to Illinois 12-23-88.)

               CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORITY BY STATE AND DATE ISSUED

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        STATE             HMIC          TIC         HMP&CIC        HMLIC         ALIC          HMEBCC         HMSC        ELICA
===================================================================================================================================
<S>                     <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>         <C>
Alabama                 12-19-66      04-18-73      Pending      12-15-58                     06-28-85         X
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Alaska                  01-31-64      03-26-73     12-22-87      02-02-62                     03-09-01         X
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Arizona                 05-27-59      11-12-74     06-09-80      07-15-59      08-21-57       10-28-86         X        03-18-64*
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Arkansas                01-31-64      10-06-77     11-19-75      05-06-50                     09-13-88         X
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California              01-31-64                   03-25-65*     08-18-67                     12-22-00         X
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Colorado                06-05-64      09-05-73     11-13-81      11-02-56      12-31-84       12-04-87         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Connecticut             06-28-74      11-18-99     11-18-99      11-20-78                     11-25-86         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Delaware                06-02-59      03-02-71     09-25-98      12-08-55                     09-18-86         X
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Dist. of Col.           08-20-59      01-30-73     05-01-97      12-03-65                     pending          X
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Florida                 12-23-63      08-19-76                   07-16-62      08-15-66       11-07-85         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia                 01-31-64      02-09-78      Pending      04-05-61                     03-30-83         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hawaii                                                           08-25-87      02-01-85
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Idaho                   12-16-68      04-16-73     05-26-88      05-09-60                     12-07-87         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Illinois                01-31-64*     03-09-77*    04-25-75      08-09-49*     12-31-84*      10-19-79*     08-13-73*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana                 05-01-68      12-01-77     01-15-98      05-01-57                     12-19-00         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa                    12-29-64      05-04-73     11-26-74      08-01-52                     05-15-85         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kansas                  01-31-64      09-13-96     12/21/99      11-12-61                     12-29-87         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kentucky                01-31-64      08-02-64     11-01-99      02-21-69                     12-20-00         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Louisiana               12-23-58      11-14-73     09-30-99      05-16-61                     09-03-85         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maine                   06-01-70      05-04-88     12-30-98      09-02-60                     12-16-85         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland                01-10-68      10-29-91     03-31-98      06-26-56                     12-16-85         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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  STATE             HMIC         TIC       HMP&CIC       HMLIC      ALIC         HMEBCC        HMSC       ELICA
=================================================================================================================
<S>               <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>
Massachusetts     10-25-68     02-12-81                 09-09-68                 pending         X
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Michigan          03-19-59     12-14-77    02-23-99     10-27-59                 12-21-00        X
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Minnesota         02-11-64     06-01-74    08-19-98     10-08-56                 12-16-85        X
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Mississippi       06-01-58     07-19-74    06-01-97      10- -61                 07-26-85        X
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Missouri          03-01-64     07-19-88    11-25-74     06-27-60                 12-16-86        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Montana           01-31-64     06-01-73    02-26-88     01-02-54                 12-16-87        X
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Nebraska          08-30-60     12-15-76    06-24-97     10-29-59   09-28-61      09-18-86        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nevada            02-12-68     06-14-99    06-17-99     05-10-60   02-04-83      02-25-87        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Hampshire     04-09-69     11-15-76    03-19-01     07-13-61                 12-15-86        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Jersey        Cancelled                                                      12-22-00        X
                  05-30-96
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New Mexico        03-01-64     08-15-73     Pending     05-21-56                 02-03-87        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New York          01-31-64     Pending     03-27-00                              pending         X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Carolina    10-18-68     07-01-74    03-05-98     07-10-59                 04-21-83        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Dakota      05-08-62     03-22-73    06-21-88     05-29-62                 09-23-86        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohio              02-07-64     12-03-84    12-31-96     12-02-59   10-09-84      12-28-00        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oklahoma          03-01-68     11-25-74    11-07-74     12-07-60   08-02-66      12-07-87        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oregon            07-15-70     09-01-73    11-15-74     11-01-53   06-05-57      12-08-87        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania      12-29-63     04-16-81    12-20-99     09-01-49                 01-09-01        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rhode Island      01-23-70     12-13-73    01-12-98     09-05-61                 11-24-86    09-10-73
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
South Carolina    10-02-58     02-08-74    05-04-82     08-14-61                 09-06-83        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
South Dakota      05-01-62     01-22-74    09-14-88     08-03-53                 10-23-86        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tennessee         01-31-64     09-07-77    11-19-97     03-28-56                 01-14-83        X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas             01-31-64     12-29-78    05-29-75     07-14-60   06-26-68      08-02-85     09-10-73
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</TABLE>

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<CAPTION>
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  STATE            HMIC       TIC      HMP&CIC       HMLIC       ALIC       HMEBCC     HMSC    ELICA
======================================================================================================
<S>              <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>     <C>
Utah             03-01-64   06-14-73   04-05-88     11-22-55                12-20-00     X
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Vermont          10-01-68   08-25-99   08-25-97     04-18-56                12-19-00     X
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Virginia         02-03-64   03-19-91   03-30-99     04-18-56                06-21-83     X
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Washington       02-10-64   12-28-73   12-31-98     11-13-58   09-20-57     12-24-87     X
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
West Virginia    01-23-64   10-23-89   03-29-99     12-28-60                08-08-85     X
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wisconsin        01-31-64   09-14-73   06-27-74     11-22-68                08-01-85     X
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wyoming          12-24-58   07-23-87   01-18-88     03-24-53                12-10-87     X
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Puerto Rico      08-15-00
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</TABLE>

HMIC:      Horace Mann Insurance Company
TIC:       Teachers Insurance Company
HMP&CIC:   Horace Mann Property & Casualty Insurance Company
HMLIC:     Horace Mann Life Insurance Company
ALIC:      Allegiance Life Insurance Company
HMEBCC:    Horace Mann Educator Benefits Consulting Corporation
HMSC:      Horace Mann Service Corporation
ELICA:     Educators Life Insurance Company of America

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                                SCHEDULE 7.2 (a)

                                 SAP EXCEPTIONS

None

                                     Page 5

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                                SCHEDULE 7.2 (e)

                          ADVERSE CHANGES AND DIVIDENDS

None

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                                  SCHEDULE 7.4

                                   LITIGATION

None

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                                  SCHEDULE 7.10

                                  SUBSIDIARIES

AIC Acquisition Corporation

Allegiance Life Insurance Company

Association & Consumer Marketing Services Corp.

Educators Life Insurance Company of America

Horace Mann Balanced Fund, Inc.

Horace Mann Equity Fund, Inc.

Horace Mann Investment Fund, Inc.

Horace Mann Short-Term Fund, Inc.

Horace Mann Insurance Company

Horace Mann Investors, Inc.

Horace Mann Life Insurance Company

Horace Mann Property & Casualty Insurance Company

Horace Mann Service Corporation

Senior Marketing Insurance Service Corporation

Teachers Insurance Company

Well-Care, Inc.

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                                                                   SCHEDULE 7.11

                           INSURANCE COMPANY LICENSES

Property & Casualty
                             State                  Lines Authorized
Subsidiary

Horace Mann Insurance    Alabama         Property; Miscellaneous Casualty,
Company                                  excluding Official Surety Bonds.

                         Alaska          Property (as 21.12.060); Casualty (as
                                         21.12.070) All Clauses (1-14); Surety
                                         (as 21.12.080); Marine, Wet Marine &
                                         Transportation (as 21.12.090).
                         Arizona         Casualty without Worker's Compensation;
                                         Marine and Transportation; Property;
                                         Vehicle.
                         Arkansas        Property; Marine; Casualty; Workmen's
                                         Compensation
                         California      Fire; Marine; Plate Glass; Liability;
                                         Boiler and Machinery; Burglary;
                                         Sprinkler; Automobile; and
                                         Miscellaneous.
                         Colorado        (21) Plate Glass; (22) Steam Boiler,
                                         Machinery; (23) Burglary and Theft;
                                         (24) Fidelity and Surety; (25) Motor
                                         Vehicle-Full Coverage; (26) Worker's
                                         Compensation; (27) Liability; (28)
                                         Personal Property Floaters; (41) Fire &
                                         Lighting; (42) Extended Coverage; (44)
                                         Earthquake; (46) Aircraft; (47) Inland
                                         Marine; (48) Ocean Marine; (54)
                                         Homeowners Multiple Peril; (55)
                                         Commercial Multiple Peril; (56) Farm
                                         Owners Multiple Peril.
                         Connecticut     Fire, Extended Coverage and Other
                                         Allied Lines; Homeowners Multiple
                                         Peril; Inland Marine; Auto Liability
                                         (B.I. and P.D.); Auto Physical Damage;
                                         Reinsurance.
                         Delaware        Property; Marine & Transportation;
                                         Casualty, including: Vehicle,
                                         Liability, Burglary & Theft, Personal
                                         Property Floater, Glass, Boiler &
                                         Machinery, Leakage & Fire

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                                         Extinguisher Equipment, Elevator,
                                         Livestock, and Miscellaneous.
                         District of     (1) Fire; (16) Worker's Compensation;
                         Columbia        (17) Other Liability; (19.2) Other
                                         Private Passenger Auto; (19.4) Other
                                         Commercial Auto Liability; (2.1) Allied
                                         Lines; (21.1) Private Passenger Auto
                                         Physical Damage; (21.2) Commercial Auto
                                         Physical Damage; (22) Aircraft (all
                                         perils); (23) Fidelity; (24) Surety;
                                         (25) Glass; (26) Burglary and Theft;
                                         (27) Boiler and Machinery; (3)
                                         Farmowners Multiple Peril; (4)
                                         Homeowners Multiple Peril; (5.1)
                                         Commercial Multiple Peril; (8) Ocean
                                         Marine; (9) Inland Marine; (PC)
                                         Property and Casualty.
                         Florida         010 Fire; 020 Allied Lines; 040
                                         Homeowners Multi Peril; 050 Commercial
                                         Multi Peril; 080 Ocean Marine; 090
                                         Inland Marine; 170 Other Liability; 192
                                         Auto Casualty; 211 Ppa Physical Damage;
                                         220 Aircraft; 230 Fidelity; 240 Surety;
                                         450 Accident and Health; 540 Mobile
                                         Home Multi Peril.
                         Georgia         Property; Marine and Transportation;
                                         Casualty (excluding Worker's
                                         Compensation).
                         Idaho           Property; Marine & Transportation;
                                         Casualty - excluding Workers'
                                         Compensation; Surety.
                         Illinois        Casualty, Fidelity, Surety, as provided
                                         in Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
                                         (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) of Class 2 and
                                         Fire and Marine as provided in Clauses
                                         (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h)
                                         of Class 3 in accordance with 215 ILCS
                                         5/4.
                         Indiana         Multi Line Property and Casualty as
                                         provided in Class II (a) (b) (c) (e)
                                         (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (l) and Class III
                                         (a) (b) (c) (d) in accordance with IC
                                         27-1-5-1.
                         Iowa            Fire; Extended coverage; Other allied
                                         lines; Homeowners multiple peril

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                                         (Inc. B.I.); Commercial multiple peril;
                                         Earthquake; Growing crops; Ocean
                                         marine; Inland marine; Accident only
                                         (Individual); Accident and health
                                         (Individual); Hospital and Medical
                                         Expense (Individual); Group Accident
                                         and Health; Non-cancellable Accident
                                         and Health; Workers' Compensation;
                                         Liability other than Auto (B.I.);
                                         Liability other than Auto (P.D.); Auto
                                         Liability (B.I.); Auto Liability
                                         (P.D.); Auto Physical Damage; Aircraft
                                         Physical Damage; Fidelity; Surety;
                                         Glass; Burglary and Theft; Boiler and
                                         Machinery.
                          Kansas         Fire; Windstorm & Hail; Extended
                                         Coverage; Sprinkler Leakage; Business
                                         Interruption; Inland Marine; Automobile
                                         Physical Damage; Homeowners Policies;
                                         Accident & Health; Automobile
                                         Liability; General Liability; Glass;
                                         Burglary; Theft & Robbery; Malpractice
                                         Liability; Aircraft Liability.
                          Kentucky       Multiple Line - Property, Casualty,
                                         Marine and Transportation.
                          Louisiana      Vehicle; Liability; Workmen's
                                         Compensation; Burglary and Forgery;
                                         Glass; Fire and Extended Coverage;
                                         Steam Boiler and Sprinkler Leakage;
                                         Marine and Transportation (Inland
                                         Marine); Miscellaneous.
                          Maine          Fire; Allied Lines; Homeowners Multiple
                                         Peril; Inland Marine; Earthquake; Other
                                         Liability; Auto Liability; Auto
                                         Physical Damage.
                          Maryland       Workers' Compensation - Sections 1-
                                         101(k), 19-101, 19-402; Casualty (not
                                         including Vehicle Liability, Mortgage
                                         Guaranty & Workers' Compensation) -
                                         Section 1-101(k); Health - Section
                                         1-101(q); Property and Marine
                                         (excluding Wet Marine and
                                         Transportation) - Section 1-101(ee);
                                         Surety - Section 1-101(mm); Vehicle
                                         Liability - Sections 1-101 (k), 19-101,

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                                         19-502, 19-503, 19-504.
                          Massachusetts  Fire; Burglary; Robbery and Theft;
                                         Repair - Replacement; Inland Marine
                                         Only; Liability other than Auto; Auto
                                         Liability; Glass;; Water Damage and
                                         Sprinkler Leakage.
                          Michigan       Disability; Property; Ocean Marine;
                                         Inland Marine; Automobile Insurance -
                                         limited; Casualty: Steam Boiler,
                                         Flywheel & Machinery; Casualty:
                                         Automobile; Casualty: Workers'
                                         Compensation; Casualty: Liability;
                                         Casualty: Plate Glass; Casualty:
                                         Sprinkler and Water Damage; Casualty:
                                         Burglary and Theft; Casualty:
                                         Livestock; Casualty: Malpractice;
                                         Disability coverage supplemental to
                                         Auto Insurance; Surety & Fidelity in
                                         accordance with Sections 606, 610, 614,
                                         616, 620, 624, 625 and 628 of Chapter 6
                                         of P.A. 218.
                          Minnesota      Property, Liability, Accident and
                                         Health, Surety and Casualty as
                                         specified in Minnesota Statutes,
                                         Section 60A.06, Subdivision 1, Clauses
                                         1, 2A, 2B, 3, 5A, 5B, 6, 8, 9A, 9B, 9C,
                                         9D, 12, 13, 14.
                          Mississippi    (01) Fire and Allied Lines; (03)
                                         Casualty/Liability; (04) Fidelity; (05)
                                         Surety; (06) Workers' Compensation;
                                         (07) Boiler and Machinery;; (08) Plate
                                         Glass; (13) Inland Marine; (14) Ocean
                                         Marine; (26) Auto Phy Damage/Liability;
                                         (30 Home/Form Owners.
                          Missouri       (B1) Property; (B2) Liability; (B3)
                                         Fidelity and Surety; (B5)
                                         Miscellaneous.
                          Montana        Property; Casualty; Marine.
                          Nebraska       05 Property Insurance; 07 Glass
                                         Insurance; 08 Burglary and Theft
                                         Insurance; 09 Boiler and Machinery
                                         Insurance; 10 Liability Insurance; 11
                                         Worker's Comp & Employer's Liability;
                                         12 Vehicle Insurance; 13

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                                          Fidelity Insurance; 14 Surety
                                          Insurance; and18 Marine Insurance as
                                          described in Section 44-201 of the
                                          Statutes of Nebraska.
                          Nevada          Property; Casualty; Surety.
                          New Hampshire   Property & Casualty lines in
                                          accordance with paragraphs I, II, V,
                                          VI of State Statutes.
                          New Mexico      General Casualty and/or Surety;
                                          Property and/or Marine &
                                          Transportation; and Vehicle Insurance.
                          New York        Accident and health, fire,
                                          miscellaneous property, water damage,
                                          burglary and theft, glass boiler and
                                          machinery, collision, personal injury
                                          liability, property damage liability,
                                          workers' compensation and employers'
                                          liability, fidelity and surety, motor
                                          vehicle and aircraft physical damage,
                                          and marine and inland marine (inland
                                          only) insurance, as specified in
                                          paragraph(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12,
                                          13, 14, 15, 16, 19, and 20 of Section
                                          1113(a) of the New York Insurance Law
                                          to the extent permitted by certified
                                          copy of the Company's charter document
                                          on file with the Department.
                          North Carolina  (04) Fire; (05a) Extended Coverage;
                                          (06a) Commercial Water Damage; (07)
                                          Burglary and Theft; (08) Glass; (09)
                                          Boiler and Machinery; (10) Elevator;
                                          (11) Animal; (12a) Automobile
                                          Collision; (12b) Other Collision;
                                          (13a) Personal Injury Liability -
                                          Automobile; (13b) Personal Injury
                                          Liability - Other; (14a) Property
                                          Damage Liability - Automobile; (14b)
                                          Property Damage Liability - Other;
                                          (15) Workmen's Compensation &
                                          Employer's Liability; (16) Fidelity
                                          and Surety; (19a) Motor Vehicle and
                                          Aircraft - Property Damage; (19b)
                                          Motor

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                                          Vehicle and Aircraft - Fire; (19c)
                                          Motor Vehicle and Aircraft - Theft;
                                          (19d) Motor Vehicle and Aircraft -
                                          Comprehensive; (19e) Motor Vehicle and
                                          Aircraft - Collision; (20a) Inland
                                          Marine; and (21) Marine Protection and
                                          Indemnity, as defined in N.C.G.S.
                                          58-7-15.
                          North Dakota    Accident and Health; Casualty;
                                          Property.
                          Ohio            Allied Lines; Earthquake; Fire; Inland
                                          Marine; Multiple Peril - Commercial;
                                          Multiple Peril - Homeowners; Other
                                          Liability; Private Passenger Auto -
                                          Liab.; Private Passenger Auto - Other;
                                          Private Passenger - Phys Damage
                          Oklahoma        Property; Casualty; Marine; Vehicle.
                          Oregon          Property; Casualty (excluding Workers'
                                          Compensation); Marine and
                                          Transportation.
                          Pennsylvania    Auto Liability; Burglary and Theft;
                                          Fidelity and Surety; Inland Marine and
                                          Physical Damage; Other Liability;
                                          Worker's Compensation; Boiler and
                                          Machinery; Elevator; Glass; Ocean
                                          Marine; Property and Allied Lines.
                          Puerto Rico     Casualty insurance.
                          Rhode Island    Fire and Allied Lines; Homeowners; SMP
                                          Programs as approved; Inland Marine;
                                          Automobile Physical Damage including
                                          Collision; Automobile Bodily Injury
                                          and Property Damage; Aircraft; Plate
                                          Glass; Burglary; General Liability;
                                          Fidelity and Surety; Workmen's
                                          Compensation and Employer's Liability;
                                          Accident and Sickness.
                          South Carolina  22 - Property; 23 - Casualty; 25 -
                                          Marine.
                          South Dakota    Fire & Allied Lines; Inland & Ocean
                                          Marine; Bodily Injury (No Auto);
                                          Property Damage (No Auto); Bodily
                                          Injury (Auto); Property Damage (Auto);
                                          Physical Damage (Auto);

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                                          Glass; Burglary & Theft.
                          Tennessee       Property; Casualty; Vehicle; Surety
                          Texas           Fire; Allied Coverages; Hail-growing
                                          crops only; Rain; Inland Marine; Ocean
                                          Marine; Aircraft--Liability & Physical
                                          Damage; Employers' Liability;
                                          Automobile--Liability & Physical
                                          Damage; Liability other than
                                          Automobile; Fidelity & Surely; Glass;
                                          Burglary & Theft; Boiler & Machinery;
                                          Livestock.
                          Utah            Disability; Property; Surety;
                                          Liability (incl. veh., excl. dis.);
                                          Marine and Transport; Workers'
                                          Compensation; Vehicle Liability;
                                          Professional Liability (incl med mal).
                          Vermont         The insurance business authorized by
                                          the Company's Charter in accordance
                                          with the laws of the State of Vermont
                                          (see Illinois).
                          Virginia        Fire; Miscellaneous Property; Farm
                                          Multiple Peril; Homeowners Multiple
                                          Peril; Ocean Marine; Inland Marine;
                                          Liability other than Auto; Automobile
                                          Liability; Automobile Physical Damage;
                                          Aircraft Liability; Air Physical
                                          Damage; Glass; Burglary and Theft;
                                          Boiler and Machinery; Water Damage.
                          Washington      Property; Marine and Transportation;
                                          General Casualty; Surety.
                          West Virginia   Business of Insurance as defined in
                                          Chapter 33, Article 1, Section 10(c)
                                          Fire; Article 1, Section 10(d) Marine;
                                          Article 1, Section 10(e) Casualty; and
                                          Article 1, Section 10(f)(1)(2)&(3)
                                          Surety.
                          Wisconsin       (1) Fire; (2) Marine; (4) Disability;
                                          (5) Liability; (6) Steam Boiler; (7)
                                          Fidelity; (10) Burglary, (11) Plate
                                          Glass; (12) Sprinkler Leakage; (13)
                                          Elevator; (14) Livestock; (15)
                                          Automobile; (17) Other Casualty; (18)
                                          Medical Payments Insurance.
                          Wyoming         Multiple Lines.

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Horace Mann Property &    Alaska          Property (AS 21.12.060); Casualty (AS
Casualty Insurance                        21.12.070) All Clauses (except 3 and
Company                                   6-13); Company Marine, Wet Marine and
                                          Transportation (AS 21.12.090).
                          Arizona         Property; Vehicle; Casualty (excluding
                                          Workers' Compensation; Boiler and
                                          Machinery; Leakage and Fire
                                          Extinguishing Equipment; Credit,
                                          Malpractice and Miscellaneous Casualty
                                          Insurances).
                          Arkansas        Casualty (a)
                          California      Fire; Marine; Plate Glass; Liability;
                                          Burglary; Automobile; Aircraft and
                                          Miscellaneous
                          Colorado        Multiple Line - Credit (Casualty,
                                          Accident & Health); General Property;
                                          General Casualty' Motor Vehicle
                                          (Property).
                          Connecticut     Fire, Extended Coverage and Other
                                          Allied Lines; Homeowners Multiple
                                          Peril; Inland Marine; Liability other
                                          than Auto (B.I. and P.D.); Auto
                                          Liability (B.I. and P.D.); Auto
                                          Physical Damage.
                          Delaware        Property; Marine & Transportation;
                                          Casualty, including: Vehicle,
                                          Liability, Personal Property Floater
                                          and Miscellaneous.
                          District of     (1) Fire; (12) Earthquake; (19.2)
                          Columbia        Other Private Passenger Auto; (21.1)
                                          Private Passenger Auto Physical
                                          Damage; (4) Homeowners Multiple Peril;
                                          (9) InlandMarine; (PC) Property and
                                          Casualty.
                          Idaho           Casualty, Excluding Workers
                                          Compensation; Property.
                          Illinois        Casualty, Fidelity, Surety, as
                                          provided in Clauses (b), (c), (i) of
                                          Class 2 of the Insurance Code.
                          Indiana         Multi Line Property and Casualty as
                                          provided in Class II (f), (h), (l) and
                                          Class III (a) and (d) of the Indiana
                                          Insurance Code.
                          Iowa            Auto liability (B.I.); Auto liability

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                                          (P.D.); Auto physical damage.
                          Kansas          Fire; Windstorm & Hail; Extended
                                          Coverage; Earthquake; Inland Marine;
                                          Automobile Physical Damage; Homeowners
                                          Policies; Automobile Liability,
                                          General Liability.
                          Kentucky        Property; Marine and Transportation;
                                          and Casualty (vehicle, liability,
                                          burglary and theft, and personal
                                          property floater) Insurance.
                          Louisiana       Vehicle; Liability; Burglary &
                                          Forgery; Glass; Fire & Extended
                                          Coverage; Steam Boiler & Sprinkler
                                          Leakage; Marine & Transportation
                                          (inland marine); and Miscellaneous.
                          Maine           Fire; Allied Lines; Homeowners
                                          Multiple Peril; Inland Marine;
                                          Earthquake; Auto Liability; Auto
                                          Physical Damage.
                          Maryland        (P) Property and Marine (excluding Wet
                                          Marine and Transportation) - Section 1
                                          - 101 (ee); (C) Casualty (not
                                          including Vehicle Liability, Mortgage
                                          Guaranty & Worker's Compensation-
                                          Section 1-101 (k); and (V) Vehicle
                                          Liability - Sections 1-101(k); 19-101,
                                          19-502, 19-503, 19-504.
                          Michigan        Property; Inland Marine; Automobile
                                          Insurance - limited; Casualty:
                                          Workers' Compensation; Casualty:
                                          Liability; Casualty: Automobile;
                                          Disability coverage supplemental to
                                          Auto Insurance.
                          Minnesota       Property, Liability, Accident and
                                          Health, Surety, and Casualty as
                                          specified in Minnesota Statutes,
                                          Section 60A.06, Subdivision 1,
                                          Clause(s) 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 5A, 5B, 6, 8,
                                          9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 12, 13, 14.
                          Mississippi     Fire and Allied Lines;
                                          Casualty/Liability; Auto Physical
                                          Damage/Liability; Home/Farm Owners.
                          Missouri        Liability; Miscellaneous; Property.
                          Montana         Property; Casualty; Marine.
                          Nebraska        Property; Liability; Vehicle; Marine;

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                                          Miscellaneous.
                          Nevada          Property and Casualty.
                          New Hampshire   Property & Casualty in accordance with
                                          paragraphs I, II, V, VI of the State
                                          Statutes.
                          New York        Fire; Miscellaneous Property; Water
                                          Damage; Burglary and Theft; Glass;
                                          Boiler and Machinery; Collision;
                                          Personal Injury Liability; Property
                                          Damage Liability; Workers'
                                          Compensation and Employers' Liability;
                                          Credit; Motor Vehicle and Aircraft
                                          Physical Damage; Marine and Inland
                                          Marine; Marine Protection and
                                          Indemnity Insurance; as specified in
                                          paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13,
                                          14, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 21 of Section
                                          1113(a) of the New York Insurance Law
                                          . and also such workers' compensation
                                          insurance as may be incident to
                                          coverages contemplated under
                                          paragraphs 20 and 21 of Section
                                          1113(a), including insurances
                                          described in the Longshoremen's and
                                          Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
                                          (Public Law No. 803, 69 Cong. As
                                          amended; 33 USC Section 901 et. Seq.
                                          as amended) to the extent permitted by
                                          certified copy of its charter
                                          documents on file in this Department.
                          North Carolina
                                          Fire

                                          Fire; Miscellaneous Property, Extended
                                          Coverage; Water Damage (including
                                          Sprinkler Leakage) Residential;
                                          Burglary and Theft; Glass; Collision,
                                          Automobile and other; Marine, Inland.

                                          Casualty

                                          Personal Injury Liability, Automobile
                                          and Other; Property Damage Liability,
                                          Automobile and Other; Motor Vehicle
                                          and Aircraft, Property Damage, Fire,
                                          Theft, Comprehensive,

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                                          Collision; Marine Protection and
                                          Indemnity.
                          North Dakota    Casualty; Property as defined in Title
                                          26.1 of the insurance Laws of ND.
                          Ohio            Allied Lines; Earthquake; Fire; Inland
                                          Marine; Multiple Peril - Homeowners;
                                          Other liability; Private Passenger
                                          Auto-Liability; Private Passenger Auto
                                          - Other; Private Passenger - Physical
                                          Damage.
                          Oklahoma        Property & Casualty
                          Oregon          Casualty (excluding Workers'
                                          Compensation.
                          Pennsylvania    Auto Liability; Inland Marine and
                                          Physical Damage; Property and Allied
                                          Lines; Burglary and Theft; Other
                                          Liability
                          Rhode Island    Fire; Allied Lines; Homeowners
                                          Multiple Peril; Inland Marine;
                                          Earthquake, Other Liability; Full
                                          Coverage Automobile.
                          South Carolina  Property; Casualty.
                          South Dakota    Fire & Allied Lines; Inland & Ocean
                                          Marine; Bodily Injury (No Auto);
                                          Property Damage (No Auto); Bodily
                                          Injury (Auto); Property Damage (Auto);
                                          Physical Damage (Auto).
                          Tennessee       Property; Casualty; Vehicle.
                          Texas           Fire; Allied Coverages; Inland Marine;
                                          Automobile--Liability & Physical
                                          Damage; Liability other than
                                          Automobile; Glass and Burglary &
                                          Theft.
                          Utah            Property; Liability; Marine &
                                          Transport.
                          Vermont         Insurance business authorized by the
                                          Company's Charter in accordance with
                                          the Laws of the State of Vermont. (See
                                          Illinois)
                          Virginia        Fire; Miscellaneous Property;
                                          Homeowners Multiple Peril; Inland
                                          Marine; Liability other than Auto;
                                          Automobile Liability; Automobile
                                          Physical Damage; Glass; Burglary and
                                          Theft.
                          Washington      Property; Marine & Transportation;

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                                          Vehicle; General Casualty.
                          West Virginia   Business of Insurance as defined in
                                          Chapter 33
                                          Article 1, Section 10(c) Fire
                                          Article 1, Section 10(d) Marine
                                          Article 1, Section 10(e) Casualty
                                          Article 1, Section 10(f) (1), (2), &
                                          (3) Surety.
                          Wisconsin       Disability Insurance; Liability and
                                          Incidental Medical Expense Insurance;
                                          Automobile and Aircraft Insurance.
                          Wyoming         Multiple Lines

                          Alabama         Property; Miscellaneous Casualty
                                          (excluding Official Surety Bonds).
Teachers Insurance
Company                   Alaska          Disability (as  21.12.050); Property
                                          (as 21.12.060); Casualty (as
                                          21.12.070) all clauses (1-14); Surety
                                          (as 21.12.080); and Marine, Wet Marine
                                          & Transportation (as 21.12.090).
                          Arizona         Disability; Property; Casualty
                                          (excluding Workers' Compensation);
                                          Vehicle; Marine and Transportation.
                          Arkansas        Disability; Property; Casualty
                                          (excluding workmen's compensation);
                                          and, Marine.
                          Colorado        Accident and Health; Livestock; Plate
                                          Glass; Steam Boiler, Machinery;
                                          Burglary and Theft; Fidelity and
                                          Surety; Motor Vehicle-Full Coverage;
                                          Workmen's Compensation; Liability;
                                          Personal Property Floaters; Mortgage;
                                          Credit; Credit - A&H Franchise A&H;
                                          Fire & Lighting; Extended Coverage;
                                          Hail on Growing Crops; Earthquake;
                                          Motor Vehicle-Full Coverage; Aircraft;
                                          Inland Marine; Ocean Marine.
                          Connecticut     Fire, Extended Coverage, and Other
                                          Allied Lines; Homeowners Multiple
                                          Peril: Inland Marine; Liability other
                                          than Auto (B.I. and P.D.); Auto

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                                               Liability (B.I. and P.D.); and,
                                               Auto Physical Damage.
                               Delaware        Health; Credit Health; Property;
                                               Surety; Marine & Transportation;
                                               Casualty, including: Vehicle,
                                               Liability, Burglary & Theft,
                                               Personal Property Floater, Glass,
                                               Boiler & Machinery, Credit,
                                               Workmen's Compensation &
                                               Employers' Liability, Leakage &
                                               Fire Extinguisher Equipment,
                                               Malpractice, Elevator, Congenital
                                               Defects, Livestock,
                                               Entertainments and Miscellaneous.
                               District of     Fire; Earthquake; Group Accident
                               Columbia        and Health; Non-Renewable for
                                               Stated Reason; Other Liability;
                                               Other Private Passenger Auto;
                                               Allied Lines; Private Passenger
                                               Auto Physical Damage; Commercial
                                               Auto Physical Damage; Aircraft
                                               (all perils); Fidelity; Surety;
                                               Glass; Burglary and Theft; Boiler
                                               and Machinery; Credit; Farmowners
                                               Multiple Peril; Homeowners
                                               Multiple Peril; Commercial
                                               Multiple Peril; Ocean Marine;
                                               Inland Marine; and, Property and
                                               Casualty.
                               Florida         Fire; Allied Lines; Homeowners
                                               Multi Peril; Commercial Multi
                                               Peril; Inland Marine; Other
                                               Liability; Auto Casualty; Ppa
                                               Physical Damage; Boiler and
                                               Machinery; Mobile Home Multi
                                               Peril.
                               Georgia         Property; Marine and
                                               Transportation; Casualty
                                               (excluding Workers'
                                               Compensation).
                               Idaho           Disability; Property; Marine &
                                               Transportation; Casualty
                                               (excluding Workers'
                                               Compensation); Surety
                               Illinois        Casualty, Fidelity, Surety, as
                                               provided in clauses (a), (b),
                                               (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),
                                               (i), (j) of Class 2 and Fire and
                                               Marine as provided in clauses
                                               (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
                                               (g), (h) of Class 3, in
                                               accordance with 215

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                                               ILCS 5/4.
                               Indiana         Multi-Line Property and Casualty
                                               as provided in Class II (a), (b),
                                               (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (l) and
                                               Class III (a), (b), (c), (d) in
                                               accordance with IC 27-1-5-1.
                               Iowa            Fire; Extended Coverage; Other
                                               allied lines; Homeowners Multiple
                                               Peril (Inc. B.I.); Commercial
                                               Multiple Peril; Earthquake;
                                               Growing Crops; Ocean Marine;
                                               Inland Marine; Accident only
                                               (Individual); Accident and Health
                                               (Individual); Hospital and
                                               Medical Expense (Individual);
                                               Group Accident and Health;
                                               Non-Cancellable Accident and
                                               Health; Workers' Compensation;
                                               Liability other than Auto (B.I.);
                                               Liability other than Auto (P.D.);
                                               Auto Liability (B.I.); Auto
                                               Liability (P.D.); Auto Physical
                                               Damage; Aircraft Physical Damage;
                                               Fidelity; Surety; Glass; Burglary
                                               and Theft; Boiler and Machinery.
                               Kansas          Fire; Windstorm & Hail; Extended
                                               Coverage; Earthquake; Inland
                                               Marine; Automobile Physical
                                               Damage; Homeowners Policies;
                                               Automobile Liability.
                               Kentucky        Multiple Line - Property,
                                               Casualty and Marine &
                                               Transportation insurance
                               Louisiana       Vehicle; Liability; Workmen's
                                               Compensation; Glass; Burglary and
                                               Forgery; Fidelity and Surety;
                                               Fire and Extended Coverage; Steam
                                               Boiler and Sprinkler Leakage;
                                               Crop and Livestock; Marine and
                                               transportation (Inland Marine);
                                               Miscellaneous.
                               Maine           Fire; Allied Lines; Homeowners
                                               Multiple Peril; Inland Marine;
                                               Earthquake; Auto Liability; Auto
                                               Physical Damage.
                               Maryland        Casualty (not including Vehicle
                                               Liability, Mortgage Guaranty &
                                               Worker's Compensation) - Section
                                               1-

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                                               101(k); Property and Marine
                                               (excluding Wet Marine and
                                               Transportation) - Section
                                               1-101(ee); Vehicle Liability -
                                               Sections 1-101(k), 19-101,
                                               19-502, 19-503, 19-504.
                               Massachusetts   Fire; Variable Annuity
                                               Authorization; Inland Marine
                                               Only; Dwellings; Commercial
                                               Property; Liability other than
                                               Auto; Auto Liability.
                               Michigan        Property; Inland Marine;
                                               Automobile Insurance - limited;
                                               Casualty: Liability; Casualty:
                                               Automobile; Disability coverage
                                               supplemental to Auto Insurance,
                                               as defined in Sections 610, 616,
                                               620, 624 and 625 of Chapter 6 of
                                               P.A. 218.
                               Minnesota       Property, Liability, Accident and
                                               Health, Surety, and Casualty as
                                               specified in Minnesota Statutes,
                                               Section 60A.06, Subdivision 1,
                                               clauses 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 5A, 5B, 6,
                                               8, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 10, 11, 12, 13
                                               and 14.
                               Mississippi     Fire and Allied Lines;
                                               Casualty/Liability; Fidelity;
                                               Surety; Workers' Compensation;
                                               Boiler and Machinery; Plate
                                               Glass; Inland Marine; Ocean
                                               Marine; Accident & Health; Auto
                                               Phy Damage/Liab; Home/Farm
                                               Owners.
                               Missouri        Property ((S)379.010.1(1), RSMo);
                                               Liability ((S)379.010.1(2),
                                               RSMo); Accident and Health
                                               ((S)379.010.1(4), RSMo);
                                               Miscellaneous ((S)379.010.1(5),
                                               RSMo).
                               Montana         Disability; Property; Casualty;
                                               Surety; Marine.
                               Nebraska        05 Property Insurance; 07 Glass
                                               Insurance; 08 Burglary and Theft
                                               Insurance; 09 Boiler and
                                               Machinery Insurance; 10 Liability
                                               Insurance; 11 Worker's Comp &
                                               Employer's Liability; 12 Vehicle
                                               Insurance; and, 18 Marine
                                               Insurance, in accordance with
                                               Section 44-201 of the Statutes of
                                               Nebraska.

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                               Nevada          Property and Casualty (excluding
                                               Workmen's Compensation).
                               New Hampshire   Property and Casualty lines in
                                               accordance with paragraphs I, II,
                                               V, VI of State Statutes.
                               New Mexico      General Casualty and/or Surety;
                                               Property and/or Marine &
                                               Transportation; Vehicle
                                               Insurance.
                               New York        Accident and health; fire;
                                               miscellaneous property; water
                                               damage; burglary and theft;
                                               glass; boiler and machinery;
                                               elevator; collision; personal
                                               injury liability; property damage
                                               liability; workers' compensation
                                               and employers' liability;
                                               fidelity and surety; credit;
                                               motor vehicle and aircraft
                                               physical damage; marine and
                                               inland marine and marine
                                               protection and indemnity
                                               insurance, as specified in
                                               paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
                                               10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,
                                               20 and 21 of Section 1113(a) of
                                               the New York Insurance Law and
                                               also such workers' compensation
                                               insurance as may be incident to
                                               coverages contemplated under
                                               paragraphs 20 and 21 of Section
                                               1113(a), including insurances
                                               described in Longshoremen's and
                                               Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
                                               (Public Law No. 803, 69 Cong. as
                                               amended; 33 USC Section 901 et.
                                               seq. as amended) to the extent
                                               permitted by certified copy of
                                               its charter document on file with
                                               the Department.
                               North Carolina  (04) Fire; (05a) Extended
                                               Coverage; (05b) Growing Crops;
                                               (06a) Commercial Water Damage
                                               (including sprinkler leakage);
                                               (06b) Residential Water Damage
                                               (including sprinkler leakage);
                                               (07) Burglary and Theft; (08)
                                               Glass; (09) Boiler and Machinery;
                                               (10) Elevator; (11) Animal; (12a)
                                               Automobile Collision; (12b) Other
                                               Collision; (13a)

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                                               Automobile Personal Injury
                                               Liability; (13b) Other Personal
                                               Injury Liability; (14a)
                                               Automobile Property Damage
                                               Liability; (14b) Other Property
                                               Damage Liability; (15) Workmen's
                                               Compensation and Employer's
                                               Liability; (21) Marine Protection
                                               and Indemnity, as defined in
                                               N.C.G.S. 58-7-15.
                               North Dakota    Accident & Health, Casualty and
                                               Property, as defined in Title
                                               26.1 of the North Dakota
                                               insurance laws.
                               Ohio            Allied Lines, Earthquake, Fire,
                                               Inland Marine, Multiple Peril -
                                               Commercial, Multiple Peril -
                                               Homeowners, Other Liability,
                                               Private Passenger Auto - Liab.,
                                               Private Passenger Auto - Other
                                               and Private Passenger - Phys
                                               Damage, as defined in Section
                                               3929.01(A) of Ohio laws.
                               Oklahoma        Accident & Health; Property;
                                               Casualty; Marine; Vehicle;
                                               Surety.
                               Oregon          Property; Casualty (excluding
                                               Workers' Compensation); Marine
                                               and Transportation; Surety;
                                               Health.
                               Pennsylvania    Auto Liability 40-5-102(c)(11);
                                               Fidelity and Surety
                                               40-5-102(c)(1); Inland Marine and
                                               Physical Damage 40-5-102(b)(2);
                                               Other Liability 40-5-102(c)(4);
                                               Property and Allied Lines
                                               40-5-102(b)(1); Burglary and
                                               Theft 40-5-102(c)(6); Glass
                                               40-5-102(c)(3); Ocean Marine
                                               40-5-102(b)(3); Personal Property
                                               Floater 40-5-102(c)(13).
                               Rhode Island    Property; Casualty; Surety;
                                               Marine and Transportation.
                               South Carolina  Accident & Health; Property;
                                               Casualty; Surety; Marine.
                               South Dakota    Health; Fire & Allied Lines;
                                               Inland & Ocean Marine; Worker's
                                               Compensation; Bodily Injury (No
                                               Auto); Property Damage (No Auto);
                                               Bodily Injury (Auto); Property
                                               Damage (Auto); Physical Damage
                                               (Auto); Fidelity & Surety Bonds;

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                                               Glass; Burglary & Theft; Boiler &
                                               Machinery; Aircraft; Credit
                                               (Mortgage Guaranty); Crop Hail;
                                               Livestock.
                               Tennessee       Property; Casualty; Vehicle;
                                               Surety.
                               Texas           Fire; Allied Coverages; Inland
                                               Marine; Automobile--Liability &
                                               Physical Damage; Liability other
                                               than Automobile; Glass and
                                               Burglary & Theft.
                               Utah            Disability; Property; Surety;
                                               Liability (incl. veh., excl.
                                               dis.); Marine and Transport;
                                               Workers' Compensation; Vehicle
                                               Liability; Professional Liability
                                               (incl. med. mal.).
                               Vermont         The insurance business authorized
                                               by the Company's Charter in
                                               accordance with the laws of the
                                               State of Vermont (see Illinois).
                               Virginia        Fire; Miscellaneous Property;
                                               Homeowners Multiple Peril; Inland
                                               Marine; Liability other than
                                               Auto; Automobile Liability;
                                               Automobile Physical Damage.
                               Washington      Property; Marine &
                                               Transportation; Vehicle; General
                                               Casualty; Surety
                               West Virginia   Business of Insurance as defined
                                               in Chapter 33, Article 1, Section
                                               10(c) Fire; Article 1, Section
                                               10(d) Marine; and Article 1,
                                               Section 10(e) Casualty.
                               Wisconsin       Fire, inland marine and other
                                               property; Ocean marine insurance;
                                               Casualty disability insurance;
                                               Liability and nonauto medical
                                               insurance; Auto and aircraft
                                               insurance; Fidelity insurance;
                                               Surety insurance; Credit
                                               insurance; Workers compensation
                                               insurance; Miscellaneous
                                               insurance.
                               Wyoming         Multiple Lines.

Horace Mann Lloyds Management  Texas           Fire; Allied Coverages; Inland
Corporation                                    Marine; Liability other than
                                               Automobile and Reinsurance on all

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                                               lines authorized to be written on
                                               a direct basis.

Life

Allegiance Life Insurance      Arizona         Disability; Life.
Company
                               Colorado        General Life; Accident and
                                               Health; Annuities; Credit;
                                               Variable Contracts.
                               Florida         Life; Group Life and Annuities;
                                               Accident and Health.
                               Hawaii          Life; Disability.
                               Illinois        Life; Accident and Health.
                               Nebraska        Life; Sickness and Accident
                               Nevada          Life; Health; Variable Annuities.
                               Ohio            Life; Health; Annuities.
                               Oklahoma        Life; Accident and Health.
                               Oregon          Life; Health,
                               Texas           Life; Accident and Health.
                               Washington      Life; Disability.
Educators Life Insurance       Arizona         Life and Disability Reinsurance
Company of America
Horace Mann Life Insurance     Alabama         Life, Disability and Annuities.
Company                        Alaska          Life, Annuities and Disability
                                               Insurance as defined in Title 21,
                                               Sections 21.12.040 = 21.12.055 of
                                               the Alaska Statutes.
                               Arizona         Disability; Life; Variable
                                               Annuities.
                               Arkansas        Life; Disability; Variable
                                               Contracts.
                               California      Life and Disability.
                               Colorado        Life (Ordinary, Group Life,
                                               Accident & Health, Annuity
                                               Contracts, Variable Annuities,
                                               Franchise-Life, Franchise-A&H,
                                               Group A&H).
                               Connecticut     Accident and Health; Life
                                               Non-Participating; Variable
                                               Annuities.
                               Delaware        Life; Variable Annuities; Health
                               District of     Group Accident & Health; Group
                               Columbia        Annuities; Group Life and Health;
                                               Individual Accident and Health;
                                               Individual Annuities; Individual
                                               Life; Life and Health.
                               Florida         Life; Variable Annuities; Group
                                               Life and Annuities; Accident and
                                               Health.
                               Georgia         Life; Accident; Sickness
                                               (including

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                                               Variable Annuity)
                               Hawaii          Life; Disability.
                               Idaho           Life; Disability.
                               Illinois        Life (including Variable
                                               Contracts); Accident & Health
                               Indiana         Class 1 (a), (b), (c)
                               Iowa            Accident Only (Individual);
                                               Accident and Health (Individual);
                                               Hospital and Medical Expense
                                               (Individual); Group Accident and
                                               Health; Non-cancellable Accident
                                               and Health; Life (includes Credit
                                               Life, Variable Life, Annuities,
                                               Variable Annuities and Group).
                               Kansas          Life; Accident and Health.
                               Kentucky        Life; Health; Variable Annuities.
                               Louisiana       Life; Health and Accident.
                               Maine           Life (including Credit Life);
                                               Health (including Credit Health);
                                               Variable Annuities.
                               Maryland        Variable Annuities; Health; Life,
                                               including Annuities and Health
                                               (except Variable Life and
                                               Variable Annuities).
                               Massachusetts   Life - All Kinds; Variable
                                               Annuity Authorization; Accident -
                                               All Kinds; Health - All Kinds.
                               Michigan        Life and Annuities; Disability;
                                               Variable Annuities.
                               Minnesota       An insurance company for the
                                               lines of insurance specified in
                                               Minnesota Statutes, Section
                                               60A.06, Subdivision 1, Clause 4
                                               (including Variable Contracts).
                               Mississippi     Life; Accident and Health;
                                               Variable Contracts.
                               Missouri        Life and Health which includes
                                               Life, Annuities and Endowments;
                                               Accident and Health; Variable
                                               Contracts.
                               Montana         Life; Disability.
                               Nebraska        Life; Variable Annuities;
                                               Sickness and Accident.
                               Nevada          Life; Health; Variable Annuities.
                               New Hampshire   Life; Accident and Health.;
                                               Variable Products.
                               New Mexico      Life; Health; Variable Annuities.
                               North Carolina  Life, including Industrial Sick
                                               Benefit

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                                               Insurance; Annuities, including
                                               Annuities and Variable Annuities;
                                               Accident and Health, including
                                               Hospitalization (Cancelable and
                                               Non-cancelable).
                               North Dakota    Life and Annuity; Accident and
                                               Health; Variable Life and
                                               Annuities.
                               Ohio            Life; Health; Annuities.
                               Oklahoma        Life; Accident & Health;
                                               Variable.
                               Oregon          Life; Health.
                               Pennsylvania    Accident and Health; Separate
                                               Account Annuities; Life and
                                               Annuities.
                               Rhode Island    Life; Accident and Health;
                                               Annuities including Variable
                                               Annuities.
                               South Carolina  Life; Variable Annuity; Accident
                                               and Health.
                               South Dakota    Life; Health; Variable Annuities.
                               Tennessee       Life; Variable Contracts;
                                               Disability.
                               Texas           Life; Health and Accident;
                                               Variable Annuities.
                               Utah            Life; Annuity' Variable
                                               Life/Annuity; Disability.
                               Vermont         Insurance business authorized by
                                               its Charter in accordance with
                                               the Laws of the State of Vermont.
                               Virginia        Life; Annuities; Variable
                                               Annuities; Accident and Sickness.
                               Washington      Life; Disability.
                               West Virginia   Life; Accident & Sickness;
                                               Variable Annuities.
                               Wisconsin       Life Insurance and Annuities
                                               (Nonparticipating); Variable Life
                                               Insurance and Variable Annuities;
                                               Disability Insurance.
                               Wyoming         Life; Disability; Annuity.

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                                  SCHEDULE 7.12

                                      TAXES

None

<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 13.3

                                    ADDRESSES

1.   Notices to Horace Mann Educators Corporation should be sent to:

            Ann Caparros

            Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
            Horace Mann Educators Corporation
            1 Horace Mann Plaza
            Springfield, Illinois  62715-0001
            Phone: (217) 788-5757
            Fax:   (217) 527-4029

2.   Notices to Bank of America, N.A. as Lender should be sent to:

            Debra Basler
            Bank of America, N.A.
            231 South LaSalle Street
            Chicago, Illinois 60697

            Phone: (312) 828-3734
            Fax:   (312) 987-0889

3.   Notices to Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent should be sent to:

            Jesus Lopez
            Bank of America, N.A.
            231 South LaSalle Street
            Chicago, Illinois 60697

            Phone: (312) 828-6580
            Fax:   (312) 987-0889

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          EXHIBIT A

                            FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

Bank of America, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
231 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60697

Attention:  Jesus Lopez

     Re: Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Gentlemen and Ladies:

          This Borrowing Request is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.3 of
that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May ___, 2002 (as amended, modified,
supplemented, restated, refunded or renewed from time to time and in effect, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Horace Mann Educators Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), various financial institutions which are, or may
become, parties thereto (the "Lenders"), and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein or the
context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
provided in the Credit Agreement.

          The Borrower hereby requests that a Borrowing be made in the aggregate
principal amount of $________ on _____, 20__ as a [Eurodollar Loan having an
Interest Period of _____ months] [Base Rate Loan].

          The Borrower hereby certifies and warrants that (a) that no Default
under any of the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing or, after giving
effect to the Borrowing requested hereby, will have occurred and be continuing;
(b) all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement [(other
than Section 7.4)]* and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all
material respects on the date of this Borrowing Request and (except as otherwise
disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the
date of such Borrowing) shall be true and correct in all material respects on
the date of the Borrowing requested hereunder with the same effect as though
made on the date of and concurrently with such Borrowing Request and such
Borrowing hereunder (except where such representation or warranty speaks as of
specified date); and (c) all covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to be performed by each of the parties thereto (other than
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders) have been performed in all material
respects and, prior to the date of the Borrowing requested hereunder, will be
performed in all material respects.

          Please disburse the proceeds of the Borrowing requested hereby as
follows:

________________
* Delete for the initial Borrowing.

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          The Borrower has caused this Borrowing Request to be executed and
delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by
its duly Authorized Officers this __ day of __________, 20__.

                                            HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                                            By _________________________________
                                            Name Printed _______________________
                                            Title ______________________________

                                            By _________________________________
                                            Name Printed _______________________
                                            Title ______________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                      NOTE

U.S. $25,000,000                                               Chicago, Illinois
                                                                   May ___, 2002

          The undersigned, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, promises to pay to the order of
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders, at its principal office at 231 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois
60697, TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lenders to the undersigned
pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May ___, 2002 (as
amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refunded or renewed from time to time
and in effect, the "Credit Agreement") among the undersigned, various financial
institutions which are, or may become, parties thereto and Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, as shown either in the schedule
attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) or in the records of the payee.
Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

          The unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding shall
bear interest from the date hereof at the rates, and such interest shall be
payable at the times, set forth in the Credit Agreement. Payments of both
principal and interest are to be made in lawful money of the United States of
America.

          This Note is the Note described in, and is subject to the terms and
provisions of, the Credit Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Credit
Agreement for a statement of the maturity of the Loans, the prepayment rights
and obligations of the undersigned, the nature and extent of the collateral
security and the rights of the parties to the Loan Documents in respect of such
collateral security, and for a statement of the terms and conditions under which
the due date of this Note may be accelerated.

          In addition to and not in limitation of the foregoing and the
provisions of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned further agrees, subject only
to any limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by the holder of this
Note in endeavoring to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid
when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

          All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise,
severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.

          THIS NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS.

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                                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                                        By _____________________________________
                                        Title __________________________________

                                        By _____________________________________
                                        Title __________________________________

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                          LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                     FORM OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION NOTICE

Bank of America, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
231 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60697

Attention:  Jesus Lopez

          Re: Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          This Continuation/Conversion Notice (the "Notice") is delivered to you
pursuant to Section 4.5 of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May ___,
2002 (as amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refunded or renewed from
time to time and in effect, the "Credit Agreement"), among Horace Mann Educators
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), various financial
institutions which are or may become parties thereto (the "Lenders") and Bank of
America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

          The Borrower hereby requests that:

          1.  on __________, 20__, $________ of the presently outstanding
     principal amount of the Loans originally made on ______, 20__, currently
     being maintained as Base Rate Loans, be converted from Base Rate Loans into
     Eurodollar Loans; and

          2.  on __________, 20__, $________ of the presently outstanding
     principal amount of the Loans originally made on ______, 20__ currently
     being maintained as a Eurodollar Loan, be [continued as] [Eurodollar Loans
     having an Interest Period of months] [converted into] [Base Rate Loans].

          The Borrower hereby certifies and warrants that no Default has
occurred and is continuing or, after giving effect to the continuation and/or
conversion of any Loan requested hereby, will have occurred and be continuing.

          The Borrower has caused this Notice to be executed and delivered, and
the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by its duly
Authorized Officer this _____ day of __________, 20__.

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                                            HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                                            By _________________________________
                                            Name Printed _______________________
                                            Title ______________________________

                                            By _________________________________
                                            Name Printed _______________________
                                            Title ______________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

                                                            Date: ________, 20__

TO:  Bank of America, N.A.,
     as Administrative Agent, and
     the Lenders under the
     Credit Agreement referred
     to below

     Re: Horace Mann Educators Corporation

     Please refer to that certain Credit Agreement (as heretofore amended,
modified, supplemented, restated, refunded or renewed and as currently in
effect, herein called the "Agreement"), dated as of May ___, 2002, among Horace
Mann Educators Corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders referred to therein,
and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

     Terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings when used
herein.

     In accordance with Section 8.1.1(f) of the Agreement, the Borrower hereby
certifies that the statements and calculations set forth below are true and
correct as of _______, 20__ (the "Calculation Date"):

I.   Section 8.2.1 - Consolidated Debt to Capital.

          A.  Consolidated Debt                  $___________

          B.  Net Worth                          $___________

          C.  Sum of Item A plus Item B          $___________

          D.  Ratio of Item A to Item C          ____________

     [Item D is not permitted to exceed 0.35 to 1.0 at any time prior to January
     1, 2003, 0.325 to 1.0 at any time thereafter prior to January 1, 2004 or
     0.30 to 1.0 at any time thereafter.]

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II.  Section 8.2.2 - Risk Based Capital.

          A.   Adjusted surplus for each Insurance Subsidiary
               (list separately)                                    $___________

          B.   Company Action Level for each Insurance Subsidiary
               (list separately)                                    $___________

     [Item A for any Insurance Subsidiary is not permitted to be less than 175%
     of Item B for such Insurance Subsidiary as of the end of each Fiscal Year.
     Item A for the Life Subsidiaries on a Combined basis is not permitted to be
     less than 250% of Item B for the Life Subsidiaries as of the end of each
     Fiscal Year. Item A for the P/C Subsidiaries on a Combined basis is not
     permitted to be less than 250% of Item B for the P/C Subsidiaries as of the
     end of each Fiscal Year.]

III. Section 8.2.3 - Interest Coverage Ratio.

          A.   Combined dividends permitted to be paid by the
               Insurance Subsidiaries to the Borrower on the
               Calculation Date under applicable law without
               approval of the Department                           $___________

          B.   Future Interest Expense for the next four Fiscal
               Quarters:

          C.   Ratio of Item A to Item B                            ____________

     [Item C is not permitted to be less than 4.0 to 1.0 at any Fiscal Quarter
     end unless the Borrower has applied to the applicable Department within 20
     days of such Fiscal Quarter end for permission to pay a special dividend in
     an amount that when added to the amount set forth in clause (a) of the
     definition of Interest Coverage Ratio, would cause such ratio to be
     complied with, and such permission is granted within 45 days of such Fiscal
     Quarter end.]

     There have been no changes in the Executive Officers or Directors of the
Borrower since the last Compliance Certificate [except as described below.]

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     The undersigned officer further certifies that, to the best of his/her
knowledge, no Default had occurred and was continuing as of the Calculation
Date.

                                               HORACE MANN EDUCATORS
                                               CORPORATION

                                               By ______________________________
                                                                              **
                                               Title ___________________________

_________________________
** To be executed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower.

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                      FORM OF OPINION OF BORROWER'S COUNSEL

                                  May ___, 2002

To:  Bank of America, N.A., as
     Administrative Agent, and
     the Lenders referred to below
     231 South LaSalle Street
     Chicago, Illinois 60697

          Re:  Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I refer to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May ___, 2002 (the
"Credit Agreement"), between Horace Mann Educators Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), various financial institutions which are, or may
become, parties thereto (the "Lenders") and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent"). I am the
General Counsel of the Borrower and have represented the Borrower in connection
with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby.

     This opinion is delivered to you pursuant to Section 9.1.4 of the Credit
Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
definitions assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, unless the context
otherwise requires.

     I have examined such matters of law and such certificates, documents and
records of public officials and of officers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
as I have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion, including, but not
limited to, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. As to questions
of fact material to such opinions, I have relied on certificates of officers of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

     In rendering this opinion, I have made the following assumptions:

     (a)  All documents submitted to or reviewed by me are accurate and complete
          and if not originals are true and correct copies of the originals. The
          signatures on each of such documents by the parties thereto (other
          than the Borrower) are genuine. Each individual who signed such
          documents on behalf of any Person (other than the Borrower) had the
          legal capacity to do so. All individuals who signed such documents on
          behalf of a corporation (other than the Borrower) were duly authorized
          to do so.

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     (b)  The Lenders and the Administrative Agent have the corporate power and
          authority to execute and deliver the Credit Agreement and other Loan
          Documents to which they are parties and to perform their obligations
          under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

     (c)  The execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
          of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they are
          parties have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action
          and such documents have been duly executed and delivered by the
          Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

     Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications and
exceptions set forth herein, I am of opinion that:

     1.   Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary (i) is a corporation duly
          organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
          state of incorporation, (ii) is duly qualified to do business and in
          good standing in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its
          activities or properties, such qualification is required, which
          jurisdictions are set forth with respect to the Borrower and each
          Subsidiary on Schedule 7.10 of the Credit Agreement , (iii) has the
          requisite corporate power and authority and the right to own and
          operate its properties, to lease the property it operate under lease,
          and to conduct its business as now and proposed to be conducted and
          (iv) has obtained all material licenses, permits, consents or
          approvals from or by, and has made all filings with, and given all
          notices to, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the
          extent required for such ownership, operation and conduct (including,
          without limitation, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
          by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) as to each of
          the foregoing except where the failure to do so would not have a
          Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as
          a whole.

     2.   The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit
          Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
          thereby are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorized
          by all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation,
          shareholder approval, if required).

     3.   Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has received all material
          governmental and other consents and approvals (if any shall be
          required) necessary for such execution, delivery and performance, and
          such execution, delivery and performance do not and will not
          contravene or conflict with, or create a Lien or right of termination
          or acceleration under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual
          Obligation binding upon the Borrower or such Subsidiaries.

     4.   The Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a
          party have been executed by the Borrower and constitute the legal,
          binding and enforceable obligations of Borrower enforceable against
          the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.

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     5.   Other than Horace Mann Investors, Inc., neither the Borrower nor any
          of its Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company
          "controlled by an investment company", within the meaning of the
          Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     6.   (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 7.4 of the Credit Agreement and
          (b) except for claims which are covered by Insurance Policies,
          coverage for which has not been denied in writing, or which relate to
          Ordinary Course Litigation, no claim, litigation (including, without
          limitation, derivative actions), arbitration, governmental
          investigation or proceeding or inquiry is pending or threatened
          against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) which would, if
          adversely determined, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower
          or its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) which relates to any of
          the transactions contemplated hereby, and there is no basis known to
          the Borrower for any of the foregoing.

     The opinions expressed herein are limited (i) to the extent that general
equitable principles limit the availability of equitable remedies, including but
not limited to the remedy of specific performance, injunctive relief, the
appointment of a receiver, and rights of acceleration; and (ii) to the extent
that the enforceability of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other debtor relief laws of
general applicability.

     This opinion is based on my knowledge of the law and facts as of the date
hereof. I assume no duty to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any
facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to my attention or to reflect
any changes in any law which may hereafter occur or become effective.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

                                   ________________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                                     FORM OF
                       ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

     THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
the date set forth in Item 1 (each reference to an "Item" herein shall be deemed
to refer to such Item on Schedule I hereto), is made by the party designated as
the Assignor on the signature pages hereto (the "Assignor") to the Person
designated as the Assignee on the signature pages hereto (the "Assignee").

                               W I T N E S E T H:

     The Assignor has entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of May ___, 2002
(as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Horace Mann
Educators Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), certain
financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto, including the
Assignor (collectively, the "Lenders"), and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders, under which
the Assignor has agreed to make Loans in the amounts of up to the amount set
forth in Item 2 (such amount equals the current Commitment of the Assignor and
may have been, or may be, reduced by Section 2.1.1 of the Credit Agreement and
by other assignments by or to the Assignor, and will be reduced by the
assignment under this Agreement) and the Lenders have agreed to make Loans in
the amounts of up to the current aggregate Commitment Amount set forth in Item
3. Such Loans are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Advances" or each,
an "Advance". Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein have the meanings
provided in the Credit Agreement.

     In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein,
the Assignor and the Assignee hereby covenant and agree as follows:

     1.   Assignment and Assumption. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Assignor and the Assignee agree that:

          (a)  the Assignor hereby sells, transfers, assigns and delegates to
     the Assignee, in consideration of the Assignee's entering into this
     Agreement and the Assignee's payment to the Assignor of the amount set
     forth in Item 4; and

          (b)  the Assignee hereby purchases, assumes and undertakes from the
     Assignor, without recourse and without representation or warranty of any
     kind (except as expressly provided in this Agreement),

a share (equal to the Funding Percentage set forth in Item 5 expressed as a
percentage of the aggregate Commitment Amount of the Lenders) of the Assignor's
Commitment, Advances, rights, benefits, obligations, liabilities and indemnities
under and in connection with the Credit Agreement and all of the Advances,
including without limitation the right to receive payment of principal and
interest on such percentage of the Assignor's Advances, and the obligation to
fund

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all future Advances in respect of such assignment, and to indemnify the
Administrative Agent or any other party under the Credit Agreement and to pay
all other amounts payable by a Lender (in its respective percentage of the
aggregate obligations of the Lenders) under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement but not including any fees except as otherwise agreed by the Assignor
and the Assignee.

     The interest of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement (including the
portion of the Assignor's Advances and all such Commitments, Advances, rights,
benefits, obligations, liabilities and indemnities) which the Assignee purchases
and assumes hereunder is hereinafter referred to as its "Assigned Share". The
day upon which the Assignee shall make the payment described in the prior
paragraph is hereinafter referred to as the "Funding Date". Upon completion of
the assignment hereunder, the Assignor will have the revised share of the total
Commitment Amount as of the Lenders and Funding Percentage set forth in Item 6.

     2.   Future Payments. The Assignor shall notify the Administrative Agent to
make all payments with respect to the Assigned Share after the Funding Date
directly to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee agree and acknowledge that
all payments of interest, commitment fees and other fees accrued up to, but not
including, the Funding Date are the property of the Assignor, and not the
Assignee. The Assignee shall, upon payment of any interest, commitment fees or
other fees, remit to the Assignor all of such interest, commitment fees and
other fees accrued up to, but not including, the Funding Date.

     3.   No Warranty or Recourse. The sale, transfer, assignment and delegation
of the Assigned Share is made without warranty or recourse against the Assignor
of any kind, except that the Assignor warrants that it has not sold or otherwise
transferred any other interest in the Assigned Share to any other party. The
Assignor may, however, have sold and may hereafter sell participations in, or
may have assigned or may hereafter assign, portions of its interest in the
Advances and the Credit Agreement.

     4.   Covenants and Warranties. To induce each other to enter into this
Agreement, each of the Assignee and the Assignor warrants and covenants with
respect to itself that:

          (a)  Existence and Organization. It is, in each case, the type of
     institution, and duly organized under the laws of the jurisdiction, set
     forth in Item 7.

          (b)  Authority and Authorization. It is duly authorized to execute,
     deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and all acts and
     conditions required to be done and performed and to have occurred prior to
     the execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under,
     this Agreement have been done and performed and have occurred in compliance
     with all applicable laws.

          (c)  No Conflict. The execution and delivery of, and performance of
     its obligations under, this Agreement do not conflict with any provision of
     law or of the charter or by-laws (or equivalent constituent documents) of
     such party, or of any agreement binding upon it; and

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          (d)  Valid and Binding. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
     and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in
     accordance with its terms.

     5.   Covenants and Warranties by the Assignee. To induce the Assignor to
enter into this Agreement, the Assignee warrants and covenants that (a) it is
purchasing and assuming the Assigned Share in the course of making loans in the
ordinary course of its business, and (b) it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Assignor, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and
based upon such financial statements and other documents and information as it
has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Agreement. The Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor, the Administrative
Agent or any other Lender have not made and do not make any representations or
warranties or assume any responsibility with respect to the validity,
genuineness, enforceability or collectibility of the Advances, the Credit
Agreement or any related instrument, document or agreement. The Assignee
warrants and covenants that it is an Eligible Assignee.

     6.   Payments to the Assignor. All amounts payable to the Assignor in U.S.
Dollars shall be paid by transfer of federal funds to the Assignor as set forth
in Item 9.

     7.   Other Transactions. The Assignee shall have no interest in any
property in the Assignor's possession or control, or in any deposit held or
other indebtedness owing by the Assignor, which may be or become collateral for
or otherwise be available for payment of the Advances by reason of the general
description of secured obligations contained in any security agreement or other
agreement or instrument held by the Assignor or by reason of the right of
set-off, counterclaim or otherwise, except that if such interest is provided for
in provisions of the Credit Agreement regarding sharing of set-off, the Assignee
shall have the same rights as any other Lender that is a party to the Credit
Agreement. The Assignor and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money
to, act as trustee under indentures for and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Borrower, and any person who may do business with or own
securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. The Assignee shall have
no interest in any property taken as security for any other loan or any other
credits extended to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by the Assignor.

     8.   Expenses. In the event of any action to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement against a party hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including
without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses.

     9.   Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure the benefit of and
be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Assignor and the Assignee.

     10.  Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

     11.  Amendments, Changes and Modifications. This Agreement may not be
amended, changed, modified, altered, or terminated except by an agreement in
writing signed by the

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Assignor and the Assignee (or their permitted successors or assigns) and the
consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).

     12.  Withholding Taxes. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants to the
Assignor, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that under applicable law
and treaties no tax will be required to be withheld by the Assignor with respect
to any payments to be made to the Assignee hereunder, (b) agrees to furnish (if
it is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States
or any State thereof and if it is not otherwise prohibited or prevented by
applicable law or court order) to the Assignor, the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, either U.S. Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8 BEN or U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI, and agrees
to provide (if not otherwise prohibited or prevented by applicable law or court
order) new Forms W-8 BEN or W-8 ECI upon (1) the expiration or obsolescence of
any previously delivered Form W-8 BEN or Form W-8 ECI or comparable statements
in accordance with applicable U.S. law and regulations and amendments thereto,
duly executed and completed by the Assignee, and (ii) in any event, in the case
of Form W-8 BEN, on each calendar year following the Funding Date, and, in the
case of Form W-8 ECI, at the end of each three-year period following the Funding
Date, and (c) agrees to comply with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations
with regard to such withholding tax exemption.

     13.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding
of the parties (except for any side letter between the Assignor and the Assignee
with reference to fees and other items) and supersedes any and all prior
agreements, arrangements, and understandings relating to the subject matter
hereof. No representation, promise, inducement or statement of intent has been
made by any party which is not embodied in this Agreement, and no party shall be
bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise, inducement or
statement of intention not expressly set forth herein.

     14.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf by its duly Authorized Officer as of the day and year
first above written.

                                    ASSIGNOR:

                                    By:_________________________________________

                                    ____________________________________________
                                                    (print name)

                                    Title: _____________________________________

                                    Address:      __________________________

                                                  __________________________

                                                  __________________________

                                    ASSIGNEE:

                                    By:_________________________________________

                                    ____________________________________________
                                                    (print name)

                                    Title: _____________________________________

                                    Address:      __________________________

                                                  __________________________

                                                  __________________________

Consented to this __ day of ________, 20__

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

By:_________________________________________

____________________________________________
               (print name)

Title: _____________________________________

Consented to this __ day of ________, 20__

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

By:_________________________________________

____________________________________________
               (print name)

Title: _____________________________________

By:_________________________________________

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Title: _____________________________________

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                                  SCHEDULE I TO
                       ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Item No.

  1.      Date of Assignment:

  2.      Current Commitment Amount and Funding Percentage of Assignor prior to
          Assignment:

  3.      Current Aggregate Commitment Amount:

  4.      Amount of Initial Payment to Assignor:

  5.      Amount of Commitment Assigned to Assignee Hereunder:

  6.      Assignee's Funding Percentage Hereunder:

  7.      Assignor's Commitment Amount and Funding Percentage after Assignment
          to Assignee Hereunder:

  8.      Type of Institution and Jurisdiction of Organization:

               (a)    of Assignor:

               (b)    of Assignee

  9.      Information Regarding Payments to the Assignor:<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                        2002 Incentive Compensation Plan

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                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                        2002 Incentive Compensation Plan

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1.   Purpose ..............................................................    1

2.   Definitions ..........................................................    1

3.   Administration .......................................................    3

4.   Stock Subject to Plan ................................................    4

5.   Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations ............................    5

6.   Specific Terms of Awards .............................................    5

7.   Performance Awards, Including Annual Incentive Awards ................    8

8.   Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards ..............................   10

9.   Change of Control ....................................................   11

10.  Additional Award Forfeiture Provisions ...............................   12

11.  General Provisions ...................................................   13
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                        HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

                        2002 Incentive Compensation Plan

      1.  Purpose.  The purpose of this 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to aid Horace Mann Educators Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding employees,
non-employee directors, and other persons who provide substantial services to
the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, to provide for equitable and
competitive compensation opportunities, to encourage long-term service, to
recognize individual contributions and reward achievement of Company goals, and
promote the creation of long-term value for shareholders by closely aligning the
interests of Participants with those of shareholders. The Plan authorizes
stock-based and cash-based incentives for Participants.

      2.  Definitions.  In addition to the terms  defined in Section 1 above and
elsewhere in the Plan, the following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the
respective meanings set forth in this Section:

          (a) "Annual Incentive Award" means a type of Performance Award
      granted to a Participant under Section 7(c) representing a conditional
      right to receive cash, Stock or other Awards or payments, as determined by
      the Committee, based on performance in a performance period of one fiscal
      year or a portion thereof.

          (b) "Award" means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock,
      Stock granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, Dividend Equivalent,
      Other StockBased Award, Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award,
      together with any related right or interest, granted to a Participant
      under the Plan.

          (c) "Beneficiary" means the individual or entity designated by the
      Participant to receive the benefits specified under the Participant's
      Award upon such Participant's death. If no such designation is made, or if
      the designated individual predeceases the Participant or the entity no
      longer exists, then the Beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate.

          (d) "Beneficial Owner" has the meaning specified in Rule 13d-3 under
      the Exchange Act.

          (e) "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

          (f) "Change of Control" means, unless otherwise defined in an Award
      Agreement, any one or more of the following:

              (i) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a merger,
          reorganization, consolidation, or similar transaction, in which the
          Company is not the continuing or the surviving corporation, or
          pursuant to which Shares would be converted into cash, securities or
          other property, other than a merger of the Company in which no Company
          shareholder's ownership percentage in the surviving corporation
          immediately after the merger is less than such shareholder's ownership
          percentage in the Company immediately prior to such merger by ten
          percent (10%) or more (unless such change results from elimination of
          an odd lot that represented less than 0.1% of the outstanding of
          Stock); or (2) any sale, lease exchange or other transfer (in one
          transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or
          substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or

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              (ii)  The shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal
          for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company which is part of a
          sale of assets, merger, or reorganization of the Company or other
          similar transaction; or

              (iii) Any "person", as such term is defined in Sections 13(d) and
          14(d) of the Exchange Act, is or becomes, directly or indirectly, the
          "beneficial owner" as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of
          securities of the Company that represent more than 50% of the combined
          voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to
          vote generally in the election of directors; or

              (iv)  The Incumbent Directors (determined using the Effective Date
          as the baseline date) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
          majority of the directors of the Company then serving.

          (g) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
      References to any provision of the Code or regulation (including a
      proposed regulation) thereunder shall include any successor provisions and
      regulations.

          (h) "Committee" means a committee of two or more directors designated
      by the Board to administer the Plan; provided, however, that, directors
      appointed or serving as members of a Board committee designated as the
      Committee shall not be employees of the Company or any subsidiary or
      affiliate. In appointing members of the Committee, the Board will consider
      whether a member is or will be a Qualified Member, but such members are
      not required to be Qualified Members at the time of appointment or during
      their term of service on the Committee. The full Board may perform any
      function of the Committee hereunder, in which case the term "Committee"
      shall refer to the Board. Initially, the Compensation Committee of the
      Board of Directors will be designated as the "Committee" under the Plan.

          (i) "Covered Employee" means an Eligible Person who is a Covered
      Employee as specified in Section 11(j).

          (j) "Deferred Stock" means a right, granted to a Participant under
      Section 6(e), to receive Stock or other Awards or a combination thereof at
      the end of a specified deferral period.

          (k) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right, granted to a Participant
      under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property
      equal in value to all or a specified portion of the dividends paid with
      respect to a specified number of shares of Stock.

          (l) "Effective Date" means the effective date specified in Section
      11(q).

          (m) "Eligible Person" has the meaning specified in Section 5.

          (n) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended. References to any provision of the Exchange Act or rule
      (including a proposed rule) thereunder shall include any successor
      provisions and rules.

          (o) "Fair Market Value" means (i) with respect to any property
      other than Stock, the fair market value of such property determined by
      such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by
      the Committee, and (ii) with respect to Stock, unless otherwise determined
      by the Committee,

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      as of any date, (A) the mean between the highest and lowest trading prices
      of the Stock on such date on the New York Stock Exchange Composite
      Transactions Tape (or, if no sale of Stock was reported for such date, on
      the next preceding date on which a sale of Stock was reported) or (B) if
      the Stock is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the mean of the
      highest and lowest trading prices of Stock on such other national exchange
      on which the Stock is principally traded or as reported by the National
      Market System, or other similar organization; or (C) in the event that
      there shall be no public market for the Stock, the fair market value of
      the Stock as determined by the Committee.

          (p)  "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option designated
      as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 or
      any successor provision thereto and qualifying thereunder.

          (q)  "Incumbent Directors" means, as of any specified baseline date,
      individuals then serving as members of the Board who were members of the
      Board as of the date immediately preceding such baseline date; provided
      that any subsequently-appointed or elected member of the Board whose
      election, or nomination for election by shareholders of the Company or the
      Surviving Corporation, as applicable, was approved by a vote or written
      consent of a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
      Directors shall also thereafter be considered an Incumbent Director,
      unless the initial assumption of office of such subsequently-elected or
      appointed director was in connection with (i) an actual or threatened
      election contest, including a consent solicitation, relating to the
      election or removal of one or more members of the Board, (ii) a "tender
      offer" (as such term is used in Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), or
      (iii) a proposed reorganization transaction.

          (r)  "Option" means a right, granted to a Participant under Section
      6(b), to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during
      specified time periods.

          (s)  "Other Stock-Based Awards" means Awards granted to a Participant
      under Section 6(h).

          (t)  "Participant" means a person who has been granted an Award under
      the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an
      Eligible Person.

          (u)  "Performance Award" means a conditional right, granted to a
      Participant under Sections 6(i) and 7, to receive cash, Stock or other
      Awards or payments, as determined by the Committee, based upon
      performance criteria specified by the Committee.

          (v)  "Preexisting Plans" mean the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
      and 1991 Stock Incentive Plan.

          (w)  "Qualified Member" means a member of the Committee who is a
      "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an
      "outside director" within the meaning of Regulation 1.162-27 under Code
      Section 162(m).

          (x)  "Restricted Stock" means Stock granted to a Participant under
      Section 6(d) which is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of
      forfeiture.

          (y)  "Rule 16b3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect
      and applicable to Participants, promulgated by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

          (z)  "Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, and any other equity
      securities of the Company that may be substituted or resubstituted for
      Stock pursuant to Section 11(c).

          (aa) "Stock Appreciation Rights" or "SAR" means a right granted to
      a Participant under Section 6(c).

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      3.  Administration.

          (a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
      Committee, which shall have full and final authority, in each case subject
      to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible
      Persons to become Participants; to grant Awards; to determine the type and
      number of Awards, the dates on which Awards may be exercised and on which
      the risk of forfeiture or deferral period relating to Awards shall lapse
      or terminate, the acceleration of any such dates, the expiration date of
      any Award, whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award
      may be settled, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid, in cash,
      Stock, other Awards, or other property, and other terms and conditions of,
      and all other matters relating to, Awards; to prescribe documents
      evidencing or setting terms of Awards (such Award documents need not be
      identical for each Participant), amendments thereto, and rules and
      regulations for the administration of the Plan and amendments thereto; to
      construe and interpret the Plan and Award documents and correct defects,
      supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein; and to make all
      other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or
      advisable for the administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee
      with respect to the administration and interpretation of the Plan shall be
      final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons interested in the Plan,
      including Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under Section 11(b) and
      other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant, and
      shareholders. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board shall perform the
      functions of the Committee for purposes of granting Awards under the Plan
      to non-employee directors (authority with respect to other aspects of
      non-employee director awards is not exclusive to the Board, however).

          (b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. At any time that a
      member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, (i) any action of the
      Committee relating to an Award intended by the Committee to qualify as
      "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Code Section
      162(m) and regulations thereunder may be taken by a subcommittee,
      designated by the Committee or the Board, composed solely of two or more
      Qualified Members, and (ii) any action relating to an Award granted or to
      be granted to a Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the
      Exchange Act in respect of the Company may be taken either by such a
      subcommittee or by the Committee but with each such member who is not a
      Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such
      action, provided that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee
      remains composed of two or more Qualified Members. Such action,
      authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention
      or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the
      Committee for purposes of the Plan. The express grant of any specific
      power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee,
      shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the
      Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the
      Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or committees thereof, the
      authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to
      perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the
      Committee may determine, to the fullest extent permitted under Section
      157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

          (c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof
      and any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Committee,
      shall be entitled, in good faith, to rely or act upon any report or other
      information furnished by any executive officer, other officer or employee
      of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, the Company's independent
      auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration
      of the Plan. Members of the Committee, any person acting pursuant to
      authority delegated by the Committee, and any officer or employee of the
      Company or a subsidiary or affiliate acting at the direction or on behalf
      of the Committee or a delegee shall not be personally liable for any
      action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the
      Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and
      protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

      4.  Stock Subject to Plan.

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          (a) Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery. Subject to
      adjustment as provided in Section 11(c), the total number of shares of
      Stock reserved and available for delivery in connection with Awards under
      the Plan shall be (i) three million plus (ii) the number of shares that,
      immediately prior to the Effective Date, remain available for issuance
      under the Preexisting Plans plus (iii) the number of shares subject to
      awards under the Preexisting Plans which become available in accordance
      with Section 4(b) after the Effective Date; provided, however, that the
      total number of shares with respect to which ISOs may be granted shall
      not exceed the number specified under clauses (i) and (ii) above; and
      provided further, that the total number of shares which may be issued and
      delivered in connection with Awards other than Options and SARs shall not
      exceed 5% of the total number of shares reserved under the Plan. Any
      shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall consist of authorized and
      unissued shares or treasury shares.

          (b) Share Counting Rules. The Committee may adopt reasonable
      counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting
      (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make
      adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs
      from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award.
      Shares subject to an Award or an award under a Preexisting Plan that is
      canceled, expired, forfeited, settled in cash or otherwise terminated
      without a delivery of shares to the Participant will again be available
      for Awards, and shares withheld in payment of the exercise price or taxes
      relating to an Award or Preexisting Plan award and shares equal to the
      number surrendered in payment of any exercise price or taxes relating to
      an Award or Preexisting Plan award shall be deemed to constitute shares
      not delivered to the Participant and shall be deemed to again be
      available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, in the case of any
      Award granted in substitution for an award of a company or business
      acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, shares issued or
      issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted
      against the number of shares reserved under the Plan, but shall be
      available under the Plan by virtue of the Company's assumption of the
      plan or arrangement of the acquired company or business. This Section
      4(b) shall apply to the number of shares reserved and available for ISOs
      only to the extent consistent with applicable regulations relating to
      ISOs under the Code.

      5.  Eligibility; PerPerson Award Limitations. Awards may be granted under
the Plan only to Eligible Persons. For purposes of the Plan, an "Eligible
Person" means an employee of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate,
including any executive officer, a non-employee director of the Company, a
consultant or other person who provides substantial services to the Company or a
subsidiary or affiliate, and any person who has been offered employment by the
Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, provided that such prospective employee
may not receive any payment or exercise any right relating to an Award until
such person has commenced employment with the Company or a subsidiary or
affiliate. An employee on leave of absence, including for a disability that has
not resulted in termination of employment, may be considered as still in the
employ of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate for purposes of eligibility
for participation in the Plan. For purposes of the Plan, a joint venture in
which the Company or a subsidiary has a substantial direct or indirect equity
investment shall be deemed an affiliate, if so determined by the Committee. In
each calendar year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, an Eligible
Person may be granted Awards intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" under Code Section 162(m) under Section 6 relating to up to his or
her Annual Limit. A Participant's Annual Limit, in any year during any part of
which the Participant is then eligible under the Plan, shall equal 500,000
shares plus the amount of the Participant's unused Annual Limit relating to the
same type of Award as of the close of the previous year, subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 11(c). In the case of a cash-denominated Award for which
the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence would not operate as an
effective limitation satisfying Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e)(4) (including a
cash Performance Award under Section 7), an Eligible Person may not be granted
Awards authorizing the earning during any calendar year of an amount that
exceeds the Participant's Annual Limit, which for this purpose shall equal $2.5
million plus the amount of the Participant's unused cash Annual Limit as of the
close of the previous year (this limitation is separate and not affected by the
number of Awards granted during such calendar year

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subject to the limitation in the preceding sentence). For this purpose, (i)
"earning" means satisfying performance conditions so that an amount becomes
payable, without regard to whether it is to be paid currently or on a deferred
basis or continues to be subject to any service requirement or other
non-performance condition, and (ii) a Participant's Annual Limit is used to the
extent a cash amount or number of shares may be potentially earned or paid under
an Award, regardless of whether such amount or shares are in fact earned or
paid.

     6.   Specific Terms of Awards.

          (a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set
     forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award
     or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to
     Section 11(e)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
     the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including
     terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of
     employment or service by the Participant and terms permitting a Participant
     to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain
     full power and discretion with respect to any term or condition of an Award
     that is not mandatory under the Plan. The Committee shall require the
     payment of lawful consideration for an Award to the extent necessary to
     satisfy the requirements of the New York Business Corporation Law, and may
     otherwise require payment of consideration for an Award except as limited
     by the Plan.

          (b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
     Participants on the following terms and conditions:

              (i)  Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock
          purchasable under an Option (including both ISOs and non-qualified
          Options) shall be determined by the Committee, provided that such
          exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share
          of Stock on the date of grant of such Option, subject to Sections 6(f)
          and 8(a).

              (ii) Option Term; Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee
          shall determine the term of each Option, which in no event shall
          exceed a period of ten years from the date of grant. The Committee
          shall determine the time or times at which or the circumstances under
          which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based
          on achievement of performance goals and/or future service
          requirements), the methods by which such exercise price may be paid or
          deemed to be paid and the form of such payment (subject to Section
          11(k)), including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards or
          awards granted under other plans of the Company or any subsidiary or
          affiliate, or other property (including notes and other contractual
          obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis, such
          as through "cashless exercise" arrangements, to the extent permitted
          by applicable law), and the methods by or forms in which Stock will be
          delivered or deemed to be delivered in satisfaction of Options to
          Participants (including deferred delivery of shares representing the
          Option "profit," at the election of the Participant or as mandated by
          the Committee, with such deferred shares subject to any vesting,
          forfeiture or other terms as the Committee may specify).

              (iii) ISOs. The terms of any ISO granted under the Plan shall
          comply in all respects with the provisions of Code Section 422,
          including but not limited to the requirement that no ISO shall be
          granted more than ten years after the Effective Date.

          (c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant
     SAR's to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

              (i)  Right to Payment. An SAR shall confer on the Participant to
          whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the
          excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date
          of exercise (or, in the case of a "Limited SAR," the Fair Market Value
          determined by

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     reference to the Change of Control price or value, as defined in the
     applicable Award agreement) over (B) the grant price of the SAR as
     determined by the Committee.

          (ii) Other Terms. The Committee shall determine at the date of grant
     or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which
     a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement
     of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method of
     exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in
     settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed
     to be delivered to Participants, and whether or not a SAR shall be
     free-standing or in tandem or combination with any other Award. Limited
     SARs that may only be exercised in connection with a Change of Control or
     other event as specified by the Committee may be granted on such terms, not
     inconsistent with this Section 6(c), as the Committee may determine.

     (d)  Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted
Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

          (i) Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such
     restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions,
     if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse
     separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances
     (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service
     requirements), in such installments or otherwise and under such other
     circumstances as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or
     thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and
     any Award document relating to the Restricted Stock, a Participant granted
     Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including
     the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends
     thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed
     by the Committee).

          (ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon
     termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction
     period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall
     be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided that the Committee may
     provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award document, or may determine
     in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating
     to Restricted Stock will lapse in whole or in part, including in the event
     of terminations resulting from specified causes.

          (iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan
     may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
     certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of
     the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an
     appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions
     applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical
     possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock
     power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

          (iv) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an Award of
     Restricted Stock, the Committee may require that any dividends paid on a
     share of Restricted Stock shall be either (A) paid with respect to such
     Restricted Stock at the dividend payment date in cash, in kind, or in a
     number of shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to
     the amount of such dividends, or (B) automatically reinvested in additional
     Restricted Stock or held in kind, which shall be subject to the same terms
     as applied to the original Restricted Stock to which it relates, or (C)
     deferred as to payment, either as a cash deferral or with the amount or
     value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in shares of Deferred Stock,
     other Awards or other investment vehicles, subject to such terms as the
     Committee shall determine or permit a Participant to elect. Unless
     otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock distributed in connection with
     a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other property distributed as a
     dividend, shall be subject to

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     restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted
     Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been
     distributed.

     (e)  Deferred Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Deferred Stock to
Participants, which are rights to receive Stock, other Awards, or a combination
thereof at the end of a specified deferral period, subject to the following
terms and conditions:

          (i) Award and Restrictions. Issuance of Stock will occur upon
     expiration of the deferral period specified for an Award of Deferred Stock
     by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the
     Participant). In addition, Deferred Stock shall be subject to such
     restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions,
     if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse at the
     expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including
     based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service
     requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise,
     and under such other circumstances as the Committee may determine at the
     date of grant or thereafter. Deferred Stock may be satisfied by delivery of
     Stock, other Awards, or a combination thereof (subject to Section 11(k)),
     as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

          (ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon
     termination of employment or service during the applicable deferral period
     or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the
     Award document evidencing the Deferred Stock), all Deferred Stock that is
     at that time subject to such forfeiture conditions shall be forfeited;
     provided that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any
     Award document, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions
     or forfeiture conditions relating to Deferred Stock will lapse in whole or
     in part, including in the event of terminations resulting from specified
     causes.

          (iii) Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the
     Committee, Dividend Equivalents on the specified number of shares of Stock
     covered by an Award of Deferred Stock shall be either (A) paid with respect
     to such Deferred Stock at the dividend payment date in cash or in shares of
     unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such
     dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Deferred Stock, either as a
     cash deferral or with the amount or value thereof automatically deemed
     reinvested in additional Deferred Stock, other Awards or other investment
     vehicles having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends,
     as the Committee shall determine or permit a Participant to elect.

     (f)  Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is
authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu
of obligations of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate to pay cash or
deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory
arrangements, subject to such terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

     (g)  Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend
Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to receive cash, Stock,
other Awards, or other property equivalent to all or a portion of the dividends
paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock. Dividend Equivalents
may be awarded on a freestanding basis or in connection with another Award. The
Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed
when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock,
Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to restrictions on
transferability, risks of forfeiture and such other terms as the Committee may
specify.

     (h)  Other StockBased Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to
limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards
that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference
to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock or factors that may influence
the value of Stock, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable
debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase
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     value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or business
     units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards
     valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities
     of or the performance of specified subsidiaries or affiliates or other
     business units. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of
     such Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a
     purchase right granted under this Section 6(h) shall be purchased for such
     consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms,
     including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, notes, or other
     property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of
     or supplement to any other Award under the Plan, may also be granted
     pursuant to this Section 6(h).

          (i) Performance Awards. Performance Awards, denominated in cash or in
     Stock or other Awards, may be granted by the Committee in accordance with
     Section 7.

     7. Performance Awards, Including Annual Incentive Awards.

        (a) Performance Awards Generally. The Committee is authorized to grant
     Performance Awards on the terms and conditions specified in this Section 7.
     Performance Awards may be denominated as a cash amount, number of shares of
     Stock, or specified number of other Awards (or a combination) which may be
     earned upon achievement or satisfaction of performance conditions specified
     by the Committee. In addition, the Committee may specify that any other
     Award shall constitute a Performance Award by conditioning the right of a
     Participant to exercise the Award or have it settled, and the timing
     thereof, upon achievement or satisfaction of such performance conditions as
     may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business
     criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in
     establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to
     reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to
     performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 7(b) and 7(c) in
     the case of a Performance Award intended to qualify as "performance-based
     compensation" under Code Section 162(m).

        (b) Performance Awards Granted to Covered Employees. If the Committee
     determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who
     is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should
     qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Code Section
     162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award
     shall be contingent upon achievement of a preestablished performance goal
     and other terms set forth in this Section 7(b).

            (i) Performance Goal Generally. The performance goal for such
        Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and
        a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such
        criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section
        7(b). The performance goal shall be objective and shall otherwise meet
        the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder
        (including Regulation 1.16227 and successor regulations thereto),
        including the requirement that the level or levels of performance
        targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance
        goals being "substantially uncertain." The Committee may determine
        that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised and/or
        settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or
        more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to
        grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.
        Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one
        Participant or to different Participants.

            (ii) Business Criteria. One or more of the following business
        criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for
        specified subsidiaries or affiliates, other business units, or lines
        of business of the Company shall be used by the Committee in
        establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1)
        insurance premiums written, contract deposits, contract charges
        earned, or contracts in force; (2) operating income, before or after
        taxes, and income before or after interest, depreciation,
        amortization, or extraordinary or special items; (3) operating

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        income per common share (basic or diluted), and operating income from
        continuing operations per common share (basic or diluted); (4) return
        on equity, return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, or
        return on capital; (5) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on
        investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations,
        or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (6) net interest margin or
        interest expense after taxes; (7) accumulated value and accumulated
        value persistency; (8) net investment income and realized investment
        gains (including on a per share basis); (9) economic value created;
        (10) operating margin or profit margin; (11) restructuring charges,
        litigation charges, or expense ratios; (12) stock price or total
        shareholder return; (13) dividends, including as a percentage of net
        income; and (14) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or
        more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration,
        geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer
        satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management of employment
        practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and
        information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or
        divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures. The
        targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such business
        criteria may be established at such levels and in such terms as the
        Committee may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute
        terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a
        goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies
        or an index covering multiple companies.

             (iii) Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance
        Goals; Per-Person Limit. Achievement of performance goals in respect
        of such Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period
        of up to one year or more than one year, as specified by the
        Committee. A performance goal shall be established not later than the
        earlier of (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period
        applicable to such Performance Award or (B) the time 25% of such
        performance period has elapsed. In all cases, the maximum Performance
        Award of any Participant shall be subject to the limitation set forth
        in Section 5.

             (iv) Performance Award Pool. The Committee may establish a
        Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes
        of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance
        Awards. The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon
        the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of
        the business criteria set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) during the given
        performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with
        Section 7(b)(iv). The Committee may specify the amount of the
        Performance Award pool as a percentage of any of such business
        criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as
        another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical
        relationship to such business criteria.

             (v) Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms. Settlement of
        such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other Awards or other
        property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in
        its discretion, increase or reduce the amount of a settlement
        otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but
        may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a
        Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this
        Section 7(b). Any settlement which changes the form of payment from
        that originally specified shall be implemented in a manner such that
        the Performance Award and other related Awards do not, solely for that
        reason, fail to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for
        purposes of Code Section 162(m). The Committee shall specify the
        circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or
        forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant
        or other event (including a Change of Control) prior to the end of a
        performance period or settlement of such Performance Awards.

        (c) Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. The
Committee may grant an Annual Incentive Award to an Eligible Person who is
designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee. Such Annual
Incentive Award will be intended to qualify as "performance-

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based compensation" for purposes of Code Section 162(m), and therefore its
grant, exercise and/or settlement shall be contingent upon achievement of
preestablished performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 7(c).

             (i) Grant of Annual Incentive Awards. Not later than the earlier
        of 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to
        such Annual Incentive Award or the time 25% of such performance period
        has elapsed, the Committee shall determine the Covered Employees who
        will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amount(s)
        potentially payable thereunder, for that performance period. The
        amount(s) potentially payable shall be based upon the achievement of a
        performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business
        criteria set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) in the given performance
        period, as specified by the Committee. The Committee may designate an
        annual incentive award pool as the means by which Annual Incentive
        Awards will be measured, which pool shall conform to the provisions of
        Section 7(b)(iv). In such case, the portion of the Annual Incentive
        Award pool potentially payable to each Covered Employee shall be
        preestablished by the Committee. In all cases, the maximum Annual
        Incentive Award of any Participant shall be subject to the limitation
        set forth in Section 5.

             (ii) Payout of Annual Incentive Awards. After the end of each
        performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any,
        of the Annual Incentive Award for that performance period payable to
        each Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that
        the amount payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive
        Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual
        Incentive Award, including a determination to make no final Award
        whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such
        amount. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which an
        Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of
        termination of employment by the Participant or other event (including
        a Change of Control) prior to the end of a performance period or
        settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

     (d) Written Determinations. Determinations by the Committee as to the
establishment of performance goals, the amount potentially payable in respect of
Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards, the level of actual achievement
of the specified performance goals relating to Performance Awards and Annual
Incentive Awards, and the amount of any final Performance Award and Annual
Incentive Award shall be recorded in writing in the case of Performance Awards
intended to qualify under Section 162(m). Specifically, the Committee shall
certify in writing, in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under
Section 162(m), prior to settlement of each such Award granted to a Covered
Employee, that the performance objective relating to the Performance Award and
other material terms of the Award upon which settlement of the Award was
conditioned have been satisfied.

8.   Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.

     (a) Stand Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted
under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone
or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other
Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any subsidiary or
affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a subsidiary
or affiliate, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the
Company or any subsidiary or affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in
tandem with other Awards or awards may be granted either as of the same time as
or a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. Subject to
Section 11(k), the Committee may determine that, in granting a new Award, the
in-the-money value of any surrendered Award or award may be applied to reduce
the exercise price of any Option, grant price of any SAR, or purchase price of
any other Award.

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              (b) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such
       period as may be determined by the Committee, subject to the express
       limitations set forth in Section 6(b)(ii).

              (c) Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to
       the terms of the Plan (including Section 11(k)) and any applicable Award
       document, payments to be made by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate
       upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award
       may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including,
       without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, and may
       be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a
       deferred basis. The settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash
       paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement, in the
       discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified
       events (subject to Section 11(k)). Installment or deferred payments may
       be required by the Committee (subject to Section 11(e)) or permitted at
       the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by
       the Committee. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for
       the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or
       deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or
       other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated
       in Stock.

              (d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. With respect to a
       Participant who is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section
       16(a) of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, the Committee shall
       implement transactions under the Plan and administer the Plan in a manner
       that will ensure that each transaction with respect to such a Participant
       is exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3 or otherwise not subject to
       liability under Section 16(b)), except that this provision shall not
       limit sales by such a Participant, and such a Participant may engage in
       other non-exempt transactions under the Plan. The Committee may authorize
       the Company to repurchase any Award or shares of Stock deliverable or
       delivered in connection with any Award (subject to Section 11(k)) in
       order to avoid a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
       Act incurring liability under Section 16(b). Unless otherwise specified
       by the Participant, equity securities or derivative securities acquired
       under the Plan which are disposed of by a Participant shall be deemed to
       be disposed of in the order acquired by the Participant.

              (e) Loan Provisions. With the consent of the Committee, and
       subject at all times to, and only to the extent, if any, permitted under
       and in accordance with, laws and regulations and other binding
       obligations or provisions applicable to the Company, the Company may
       make, guarantee, or arrange for a loan or loans to a Participant with
       respect to the exercise of any Option or other payment in connection with
       any Award, including the payment by a Participant of any or all federal,
       state, or local income or other taxes due in connection with any Award.
       Subject to such limitations, the Committee shall have full authority to
       decide whether to make a loan or loans hereunder and to determine the
       amount, terms, and provisions of any such loan or loans, including the
       interest rate, if any, to be charged in respect of any such loan or
       loans, whether the loan or loans are to be with or without recourse
       against the borrower, the terms on which the loan is to be repaid and
       conditions, if any, under which the loan or loans may be forgiven.

       9.     Change of Control.

              (a) Effect of "Change of Control" on Non-Performance Based Awards.
       In the event of a "Change of Control," the provisions of this Section
       9(a) shall apply to non-performance based Awards, including Awards as to
       which performance conditions previously have been satisfied or are deemed
       satisfied under Section 9(b) and the applicable terms of the Award
       agreement, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award
       agreement. In such case, if a Participant has a termination of employment
       or service during the period commencing immediately prior to the Change
       of Control and ending on the first anniversary of the Change of Control
       ("Change of Control Period"), which termination is initiated by the
       Company or a subsidiary other than for Cause (as defined below), then:

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                      (i) Any Award subject to forfeiture based on failure to
              satisfy a condition requiring continued employment or service
              shall thereupon become nonforfeitable;

                     (ii) Any Award (other than an Award the exercise of which
              is within the control of the Participant without penalty,
              including under subparagraph (iii) hereof) subject to deferral of
              settlement shall be settled as promptly as practicable upon such
              termination;

                    (iii) Any unexercised Option or SAR or other Award
              potentially exercisable by the Participant, whether or not
              exercisable by its terms on the date of such termination, shall
              thereupon be fully exercisable and may be exercised, in whole or
              in part for the greater of three (3) months following such
              termination or such longer period as may be provided under the
              applicable Option agreement (but only during the stated term of
              the Option);

              (b) Effect of "Change of Control" on Performance-Based Awards. In
       the event of a "Change of Control," with respect to an outstanding Award
       subject to achievement of performance goals and conditions, such
       performance goals and conditions shall be deemed to be met or exceeded if
       and to the extent so provided by the Committee in the Award document
       governing such Award or other agreement with the Participant.

              (c) "Cause." For purposes of this Section 9, the term "Cause"
       shall mean, unless otherwise defined in an Award agreement or employment
       or Change-of-Control agreement between the Company or a subsidiary and
       the Participant then in effect:

                      (i) A Participant's conviction of any felony under federal
              law or the law of the state in which the act occurred;

                     (ii) Dishonesty by the Participant in the course of
              fulfilling his or her employment duties or service duties to the
              Company or a subsidiary; or

                    (iii) Willful and deliberate failure on the part of the
              Participant to perform his or her employment or service duties to
              the Company or a subsidiary in any material respect, after
              reasonable notice of the non-performance and opportunity to
              correct it.

       10. Additional Award Forfeiture Provisions. The Committee may condition a
Participant's right to receive a grant of an Award, to exercise the Award, to
retain Stock acquired in connection with an Award, or to retain the profit or
gain realized by a Participant in connection with an Award, including cash
received upon sale of Stock acquired in connection with an Award, upon
compliance by the Participant with specified conditions relating to
non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to the Company,
non-solicitation of customers, suppliers, and employees of the Company,
cooperation in litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers,
directors and affiliates, and other requirements applicable to the Participant,
including during specified periods following termination of employment or
service to the Company.

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       11.    General Provisions.

              (a) Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may,
       to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone
       the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits under any
       Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such
       Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or
       regulation, listing or other required action with respect to any stock
       exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock or other
       securities of the Company are listed or quoted, or compliance with any
       other obligation of the Company, as the Committee may consider
       appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such
       representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject
       to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection
       with the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits in
       compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing
       requirements, or other obligations. The foregoing notwithstanding, in
       connection with a Change of Control, the Company shall take or cause to
       be taken no action, and shall undertake or permit to arise no legal or
       contractual obligation, that results or would result in any postponement
       of the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of benefits under any
       Award or the imposition of any other conditions on such issuance,
       delivery or payment, to the extent that such postponement or other
       condition would represent a greater burden on a Participant than existed
       on the 90th day preceding the Change of Control.

              (b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other
       right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged,
       hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation
       or liability of such Participant to any party (other than the Company or
       a subsidiary or affiliate thereof), or assigned or transferred by such
       Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
       distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and
       such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during
       the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her
       guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights
       (other than ISOs and SARs in tandem therewith) may be transferred to one
       or more transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be
       exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award,
       but only if and to the extent such transfers are permitted by the
       Committee, subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee may
       impose thereon (including limitations the Committee may deem appropriate
       in order that offers and sales under the Plan will meet applicable
       requirements of registration forms under the Securities Act of 1933
       specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission). A Beneficiary,
       transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or
       through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of
       the Plan and any Award document applicable to such Participant, except as
       otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and
       conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

              (c) Adjustments. In the event that any large, special and
       non-recurring dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash
       or property other than Stock), recapitalization, forward or reverse
       split, Stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spinoff,
       combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or
       other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Stock such that
       an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate under the
       Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable,
       adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of Stock which may
       be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (ii) the
       number and kind of shares of Stock by which annual per person Award
       limitations are measured under Section 5, (iii) the number and kind of
       shares of Stock subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding
       Awards and (iv) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price
       relating to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, the Committee may make
       provision for a payment of cash or property to the holder of an
       outstanding Option (subject to Section 11(k)). In addition, the Committee
       is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the
       criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards and
       performance goals and any hypothetical funding pool relating thereto) in
       recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without
       limitation, events described in the preceding sentence, as well as
       acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the
       Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or other business unit, or the
       financial statements of the Company

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       or any subsidiary or affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable
       laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or
       business conditions or in view of the Committee's assessment of the
       business strategy of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or business
       unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and
       business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other
       circumstances deemed relevant; provided that no such adjustment shall be
       authorized or made if and to the extent that the existence of such
       authority (i) would cause Options, SARs, or Performance Awards granted
       under Section 8 to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered
       Employees and intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation"
       under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to
       qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and
       regulations thereunder, or (ii) would cause the Committee to be deemed to
       have authority to change the targets, within the meaning of Treasury
       Regulation 1.162-27(e)(4)(vi), under the performance goals relating to
       Options or SARs granted to Covered Employees and intended to qualify as
       "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and
       regulations thereunder.

              (d) Tax Provisions.

                  (i)   Withholding. The Company and any subsidiary or affiliate
              is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment
              relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution
              of Stock, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant,
              amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable
              in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take
              such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable
              the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations for the
              payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to
              any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or
              receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in
              respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant's withholding
              obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the
              discretion of the Committee. Other provisions of the Plan
              notwithstanding, only the minimum amount of Stock deliverable in
              connection with an Award necessary to satisfy statutory
              withholding requirements will be withheld.

                  (ii)  Required Consent to and Notification of Code Section
              83(b) Election. No election under Section 83(b) of the Code (to
              include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts
              specified in Code Section 83(b)) or under a similar provision of
              the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States may be made
              unless expressly permitted by the terms of the Award document or
              by action of the Committee in writing prior to the making of such
              election. In any case in which a Participant is permitted to make
              such an election in connection with an Award, the Participant
              shall notify the Company of such election within ten days of
              filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or
              other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and
              notification required pursuant to regulations issued under Code
              Section 83(b) or other applicable provision.

                  (iii) Requirement of Notification Upon Disqualifying
              Disposition Under Code Section 421(b). If any Participant shall
              make any disposition of shares of Stock delivered pursuant to the
              exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances
              described in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain
              disqualifying dispositions), such Participant shall notify the
              Company of such disposition within ten days thereof.

              (e) Changes to the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate
       the Plan or the Committee's authority to grant Awards under the Plan
       without the consent of shareholders or Participants; provided, however,
       that any amendment to the Plan shall be submitted to the Company's
       shareholders for approval not later than the earliest annual meeting for
       which the record date is after the date of such Board action if the Board
       determines that such shareholder approval is required by any federal or
       state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated
       quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the
       Board may otherwise, in its

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       discretion, determine to submit other amendments to the Plan to
       shareholders for approval; and provided further, that, without the
       consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially
       and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding
       Award. Without the approval of shareholders, the Committee will not amend
       or replace previously granted Options in a transaction that constitutes a
       "repricing," as such term is used in Instruction 3 to Item 402(b)(2)(iv)
       of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
       Commission. With regard to other terms of Awards, the Committee shall
       have no authority to waive or modify any such Award term after the Award
       has been granted to the extent the waived or modified term would be
       mandatory under the Plan for any Award newly granted at the date of the
       waiver or modification.

              (f) Right of Setoff. The Company or any subsidiary or affiliate
       may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, deduct from and set off
       against any amounts the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate may owe to
       the Participant from time to time, including amounts payable in
       connection with any Award, owed as wages, fringe benefits, or other
       compensation owed to the Participant, such amounts as may be owed by the
       Participant to the Company, including but not limited to amounts owed
       under Section 10, although the Participant shall remain liable for any
       part of the Participant's payment obligation not satisfied through such
       deduction and setoff. By accepting any Award granted hereunder, the
       Participant agrees to any deduction or setoff under this Section 11(f).

              (g) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is
       intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred
       compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant
       or obligation to deliver Stock pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in
       the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are
       greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided that
       the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein
       cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements
       to meet the Company's obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other
       arrangements shall be consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan
       unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each
       affected Participant.

              (h) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan
       by the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for
       approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of
       the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive
       arrangements, apart from the Plan, as it may deem desirable, including
       incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under Code Section
       162(m), and such other arrangements may be either applicable generally or
       only in specific cases.

              (i) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares.
       Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a
       forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash
       consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash
       consideration. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered
       pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether
       cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of
       such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights
       thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

              (j) Compliance with Code Section 162(m). It is the intent of the
       Company that Options and SARs granted to Covered Employees and other
       Awards designated as Awards to Covered Employees subject to Section 7
       shall constitute qualified "performance-based compensation" within the
       meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, unless
       otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of allocation of an
       Award. Accordingly, the terms of Sections 7(b), (c), and (d), including
       the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall
       be interpreted in a manner

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       consistent with Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder. The
       foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with
       certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with
       respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term
       Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by
       the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to a
       specified fiscal year. If any provision of the Plan or any Award document
       relating to a Performance Award that is designated as intended to comply
       with Code Section 162(m) does not comply or is inconsistent with the
       requirements of Code Section 162(m) or regulations thereunder, such
       provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to
       conform to such requirements, and no provision shall be deemed to confer
       upon the Committee or any other person discretion to increase the amount
       of compensation otherwise payable in connection with any such Award upon
       attainment of the applicable performance objectives.

              (k) Certain Limitations Relating to Accounting Treatment of
       Awards. The Company intends that stock-denominated Awards (other than
       SARs) will qualify for fixed accounting under Accounting Principles Board
       Opinion 25 ("APB 25"), with the compensation measurement date for
       accounting purposes to occur at the date of grant or the date performance
       conditions are met if an Award is fully contingent on achievement of
       performance goals, unless the Committee specifically determines
       otherwise. Therefore, other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, in
       order to preserve this fundamental objective of the Plan, if any
       authority granted to the Committee hereunder or any provision of the Plan
       or an Award agreement would result, under APB 25, in "variable"
       accounting or a measurement date other than the date of grant or the date
       such performance conditions are met, if the Committee was not
       specifically aware of such accounting consequence at the time such Award
       was granted or provision otherwise became effective, such authority shall
       be limited and such provision shall be automatically modified and
       reformed to the extent necessary to preserve the accounting treatment of
       the award intended by the Committee, subject to Section 11(e) of the
       Plan.

              (l) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the
       Plan, any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award
       document shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
       New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and
       applicable provisions of federal law.

              (m) Awards to Participants Outside the United States. The
       Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan made to or
       held by a Participant who is then resident or primarily employed outside
       of the United States in any manner deemed by the Committee to be
       necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws,
       regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then
       resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits
       of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and
       other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant's residence
       or employment abroad shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to
       a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States.
       An Award may be modified under this Section 11(m) in a manner that is
       inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such
       modifications will not contravene any applicable law or regulation or
       result in actual liability under Section 16(b) for the Participant whose
       Award is modified.

              (n) Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan. Neither the Plan
       nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any
       Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible
       Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a
       subsidiary or affiliate, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of
       the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate to terminate any Eligible
       Person's or Participant's employment or service at any time, (iii) giving
       an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under
       the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and
       employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a
       shareholder of the

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       Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred
       shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award or an Option is
       duly exercised. Except as expressly provided in the Plan and an Award
       document, neither the Plan nor any Award document shall confer on any
       person other than the Company and the Participant any rights or remedies
       thereunder.

              (o) Severability; Entire Agreement. If any of the provisions of
       this Plan or any Award document is finally held to be invalid, illegal or
       unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision shall be
       deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such
       invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, and the remaining provisions
       shall not be affected thereby; provided, that, if any of such provisions
       is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it
       exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such
       provision to be enforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be
       modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to
       make such provision enforceable hereunder. The Plan and any Award
       documents contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
       subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises,
       covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties
       between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter
       thereof.

              (p) Preexisting Plans. Upon shareholder approval of the Plan as
       provided under Section 11(q), no further grants of Awards will be made
       under any Preexisting Plan.

              (q) Plan Effective Date and Termination. The Plan shall become
       effective at March 6, 2002, provided, however, that the Plan shall be
       subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders within one year
       thereafter by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
       voting securities of the Company present, or represented, and entitled to
       vote on the subject matter at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Any
       Award authorized or granted prior to such shareholder approval shall be
       canceled or forfeited if, upon submission to shareholders, the Plan is
       disapproved, and not amounts may be paid out under any such Award prior
       to the requisite shareholder approval. Unless earlier terminated by
       action of the Board of Directors, the Plan will remain in effect until
       such time as no Stock remains available for delivery under the Plan and
       the Company has no further rights or obligations under the Plan with
       respect to outstanding Awards under the Plan.

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