CNO Financial Group
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Forward-Looking Statements
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Our statements, trend analyses and other information contained in this
press release relative to markets for CNO Financial’s products and trends in CNO Financial’s operations or financial results, as well as other
statements, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by the use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“project,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “contemplate,” “possible,” “attempt,” “seek,” “should,” “could,” “goal,” “target,” “on track,” “comfortable
with,” “optimistic” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should consider statements that
contain these words carefully because they describe our expectations, plans, strategies and goals and our beliefs concerning future business
conditions, our results of operations, financial position, and our business outlook or they state other ‘‘forward-looking’’ information based on
currently available information. Assumptions and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, among other things: (i) changes in or sustained low interest rates causing a reduction in
investment income, the margins of our subsidiaries’ fixed annuity and life insurance businesses and demand for their products; (ii) general
economic, market and political conditions, including the performance and fluctuations of the financial markets which may affect our ability to
raise capital or refinance existing indebtedness and the cost of doing so; (iii) our ability to generate sufficient liquidity to meet our debt service
obligations and other cash needs; (iv) our ability to obtain adequate and timely rate increases on our health products, including our long-term
care business; (v) the receipt of any required regulatory approvals for dividend and surplus debenture interest payments from our insurance
subsidiaries; (vi) mortality, morbidity, the increased cost and usage of health care services, persistency, the adequacy of our previous reserve
estimates and other factors which may affect the profitability of our insurance products; (vii) changes in our assumptions related to deferred
acquisition costs or the present value of future profits; (viii) the recoverability of our deferred tax assets and the effect of potential ownership
changes and tax rate changes on their value; (ix) our assumption that the positions we take on our tax return filings, including our position that
our 7.0% convertible senior debentures due 2016 will not be treated as stock for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and will not trigger an ownership change, will not be successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service; (x) changes
in accounting principles and the interpretation thereof; (xi) our ability to continue to satisfy the financial ratio and balance requirements and other
covenants of our debt agreements; (xii) our ability to achieve anticipated expense reductions and levels of operational efficiencies including
improvements in claims adjudication and continued automation and rationalization of operating systems, (xiii) performance and valuation of our
investments, including the impact of realized losses (including other-than-temporary impairment charges); (xiv) our ability to identify products
and markets in which we can compete effectively against competitors with greater market share, higher ratings, greater financial resources and
stronger brand recognition; (xv) the ultimate outcome of lawsuits filed against us and other legal and regulatory proceedings to which we are
subject; (xvi) our ability to complete the remediation of the material weakness in internal controls over our actuarial reporting process and to
maintain effective controls over financial reporting; (xvii) our ability to continue to recruit and retain productive agents and distribution partners
and customer response to new products, distribution channels and marketing initiatives; (xviii) our ability to achieve eventual upgrades of the
financial strength ratings of CNO Financial and our insurance company subsidiaries as well as the impact of our ratings on our business, our
ability to access capital and the cost of capital; (xix) the risk factors or uncertainties listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission; (xx) regulatory changes or actions, including those relating to regulation of the financial affairs of our insurance
companies, such as the payment of dividends and surplus debenture interest to us, regulation of financial services affecting (among other
things) bank sales and underwriting of insurance products, regulation of the sale, underwriting and pricing of products, and health care
regulation affecting health insurance products; and (xxi) changes in the Federal income tax laws and regulations which may affect or eliminate
the relative tax advantages of some of our products. Other factors and assumptions not identified above are also relevant to the forward-
looking statements, and if they prove incorrect, could also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. All forward-looking
statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date made. We assume no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to
reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking
statements.
