Unitrin Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
1 E Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60601-1474, United States
(312)661-4600, http://www.unitrin.com

Primary SIC: Fire, Marine And Casualty Insurance, Primary NAICS: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers
Description: Unitrin Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1990. The company, through its subsidiaries, serves the basic financial needs of individuals, families and small businesses by providing property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, and automobile finance services. Unisys conducts its operations through five operating segments: Kemper, Unitrin Specialty, Unitrin Direct, life and health insurance, and Fireside Bank. Kemper primarily sells preferred and standard risk automobile and homeowners insurance. Unitrin Specialty provides nonstandard personal and commercial automobile insurance. The company's life and health Insurance segment consists of Unitrin's wholly-owned subsidiaries. Kemper, based in Jacksonville, Florida, conducts business in 39 states geographically dispersed throughout the United States. Unitrin Specialty, based in Dallas, Texas, conducts business in 24 states, principally in the midwest, southeast, southwest and western United States. Unitrin Direct, based in Chicago, Illinois, has automobile and homeowners insurance products available in every state in the U.S. with the exception of Alaska, Hawaii and Massachusetts. Fireside Bank purchases loan contracts from automobile dealers in 19 states. In 1999, Unisys acquired Valley Group Inc. and its subsidiaries.Insurance: Underwriters of life, property and casualty insurance. Finance: Consumer financial services.