Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BENGSTON DAVID FREDERICK
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITRIN INC [UTR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2006
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   2,500 A $ 42 22,261 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   2,500 A $ 44.37 24,761 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   1,430 A $ 45.83 26,191 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   2,500 A $ 43.1 28,691 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   1,808 A $ 47.89 30,499 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   64 A $ 47.89 30,563 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   1,808 A $ 47.89 32,371 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   64 A $ 47.89 32,435 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   M   232 A $ 47.89 32,667 D  
Common Stock 11/17/2006   F   12,150 (1) D $ 48.93 20,517 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 42 11/17/2006   M     2,500 11/01/2005 05/01/2012 Common Stock 2,500 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   2,249   05/17/2007 05/01/2012 Common Stock 2,249 $ 0 2,249 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 44.37 11/17/2006   M     2,500 08/03/2006 02/03/2014 Common Stock 2,500 $ 0 1,250 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   2,335   05/17/2007 02/03/2014 Common Stock 2,335 $ 0 2,335 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 45.83 11/17/2006   M     1,430 05/05/2005 05/01/2012 Common Stock 1,430 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   1,365   05/17/2007 05/01/2012 Common Stock 1,365 $ 0 1,365 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 43.1 11/17/2006   M     2,500 08/01/2006 02/01/2015 Common Stock 2,500 $ 0 2,500 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   2,289   05/17/2007 02/01/2015 Common Stock 2,289 $ 0 2,289 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 47.89 11/17/2006   M     1,808 11/04/2005 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,808 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   1,780   05/17/2007 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,780 $ 0 1,780 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 47.89 11/17/2006   M     64 11/04/2005 05/03/2010 Common Shares 64 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   62   05/17/2007 05/03/2010 Common Stock 62 $ 0 62 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 47.89 11/17/2006   M     1,808 11/04/2005 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,808 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   1,780   05/17/2007 05/03/2010 Common Stock 1,780 $ 0 1,780 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 47.89 11/17/2006   M     64 11/04/2005 05/03/2010 Common Stock 64 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   62   05/17/2007 05/03/2010 Common Stock 62 $ 0 62 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 47.89 11/17/2006   M     232 11/04/2005 05/01/2012 Common Stock 232 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Employee Stock Options (2) $ 48.93 11/17/2006   A   228   05/17/2007 05/01/2012 Common Stock 228 $ 0 228 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BENGSTON DAVID FREDERICK
ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601		       Vice President  

Signatures

 David F. Bengston   11/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This reflects shares withheld or surrendered, either actually or constructively, to the Issuer in payment of the exercise price and/or taxes due in connection with the exercise of options disclosed in Table II.
(2) Rights to buy.
(3) Reporting person holds a total of 35,620 options under Unitrin, Inc. stock option plans.

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