CNO Financial (CNO) 8-K 2014 FY Other Events

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-108835 and 333-166788) of our report dated February 20, 2015, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of the change in definition of pre-tax operating income to exclude the impact of fair market value changes related to the agent deferred compensation plan as described in Note 1 and Note 16, as to which the date is May 11, 2015, relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in CNO Financial Group, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2015.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana

May 11, 2015