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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_ReconciliationOfExpensesFromSegmentsToConsolidatedTableTextBlock_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_ReconciliationOfExpensesFromSegmentsToConsolidatedTableTextBlock" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Reconciliation of Expenses from Segments to Consolidated</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_LeveragedBuyoutMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_LeveragedBuyoutMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Buyout [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_LeveragedBuyoutMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_LeveragedBuyoutMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Buyout</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CreditLossAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CreditLossAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Credit Loss [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditLossAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditLossAbstract"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_Dividends_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_Dividends" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Dividends</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableforsaleAllowanceForCreditLossLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableforsaleAllowanceForCreditLossLineItems"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_BusinessUnitOperatingCosts_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_BusinessUnitOperatingCosts" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Business Unit Operating Costs</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_OtherAssets_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssets"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e1759-2b18-702c-ad2f-97fc07b103b7_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_LegalEntityAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Legal Entity [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_LegalEntityAxis_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_LegalEntityAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Legal Entity [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Non-catastrophe Losses [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Non-catastrophe Losses</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember" xlink:href="kmpr-20260630.xsd#kmpr_NonCatastropheLossesMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilitiesForGuaranteesOnLongDurationContractsGuaranteedBenefitLiabilityNet_019e1759-2be2-7c7f-b774-d729c60095a9_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilitiesForGuaranteesOnLongDurationContractsGuaranteedBenefitLiabilityNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Guaranteed minimum benefit amounts in excess of the current account balances</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesForGuaranteesOnLongDurationContractsGuaranteedBenefitLiabilityNet" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesForGuaranteesOnLongDurationContractsGuaranteedBenefitLiabilityNet"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_ecd_NonNeosMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_ecd_NonNeosMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Non-NEOs [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_NonNeosMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2026/ecd-2026.xsd#ecd_NonNeosMember"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_AllAdjToCompMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2026/ecd-2026.xsd#ecd_AllAdjToCompMember"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Liability for Future Policy Benefit, before Reinsurance</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_019e1759-2be2-7a3f-806c-7cbc0fb8a2a1_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Incurred losses and LAE related to prior year adverse (favorable) development</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_019e1759-2c6e-7b1c-9497-bb423dc0a6d3_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans_019e1759-2be2-7246-ad00-ab54be050517_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentTransitionReport_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentTransitionReport" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Document Transition Report</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentTransitionReport" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentTransitionReport"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration_019e1759-2c6e-79fb-852c-27a0e70cd767_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted-Average Liability Duration of the Liability for Future Policyholder Benefits (Years)</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Weighted-Average Duration</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitWeightedAverageDuration"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FairValueOptionQuantitativeDisclosuresLineItems_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FairValueOptionQuantitativeDisclosuresLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueOptionQuantitativeDisclosuresLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueOptionQuantitativeDisclosuresLineItems"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember_019e1785-4124-7c10-8658-f4b89b5ef7f6_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Other</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Investments, Other [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_InvestmentsOtherMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Investments, Other</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_OperatingExpensesAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_OperatingExpensesAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Expenses [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingExpensesAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingExpensesAbstract"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_kmpr_LifeAndHealthInsuranceProductLineMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_kmpr_LifeAndHealthInsuranceProductLineMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Life and Health Insurance Product Line [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables_019e1759-2be2-7a46-ae79-4e3b143c00d3_periodEndLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Plus: Reinsurance Recoverables at End of Period</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityDomain_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity [Domain]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity File Number</link:label>
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