Educators Life Insurance Company Of America

Educators Life Insurance Company of America, now known as Horace Mann, is an Illinois-based insurance and financial services company. It was founded in Springfield, Illinois, in 1945 by teachers Leslie Nimmo and Carrol Hall, originally under the name IEA (Illinois Education Association) Mutual Insurance Company. The company was later renamed Horace Mann, after the American educational reformer of the same name. Horace Mann primarily works with educators and their families, offering auto, property, supplemental and life insurance, as well as financial services that focus on retirement annuities and mutual funds. The company has approximately 1,400 employees, including about 1,100 at its Springfield, Illinois headquarters. It contracts with more than 600 exclusive agencies for sales and service. Horace Mann also has regional claim offices in Irving, Texas, and Morrisville, North Carolina. In January 2022, Horace Mann completed the acquisition of Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc., a provider of group life, disability and specialty health insurance for educators and public sector employees.