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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2010
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-31792 | 75-3108137 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(317) 817-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Conseco, Inc.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Under the consolidation plan, two insurance subsidiaries - Conseco Insurance Company and Conseco Health Insurance Company were merged into Washington National Insurance Company (“WNIC”) in a transaction which was subject to approval of insurance regulators in Indiana, Illinois, Arizona and California. In connection with and prior to the merger, WNIC was re-domesticated from Illinois to Indiana.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01(d). | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
99.1 | Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated October 20, 2010. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | |||
Date: October 20, 2010 | |||
By: | /s/ John R. Kline | ||
John R. Kline | |||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||
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