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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|



                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                     13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                    (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                              identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                                 10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)



                                  CONSECO, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Indiana                                                     35-1468632
(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                          identification no.)


11825 N. Pennsylvania St.
Carmel, Indiana                                            46032
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip code)

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                                 Debt Securities
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.    General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

   (a) Name and address of each examining or  supervising  authority to which it
is subject.

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                  Name                                        Address
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     Superintendent of Banks of the State    2 Rector Street, New York,
     of New York                             N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York        33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                              N.Y.  10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association     New York, New York   10005

   (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

       Yes.

2.    Affiliations with Obligor.

      If  the  obligor  is an  affiliate  of the  trustee,  describe  each  such
affiliation.

      None.

16.   List of Exhibits.

      Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
      incorporated  herein by reference as an exhibit  hereto,  pursuant to Rule
      7a-29  under the Trust  Indenture  Act of 1939 (the  "Act")  and 17 C.F.R.
      229.10(d).

      1.  A copy  of  the  Organization  Certificate  of The  Bank  of New  York
          (formerly  Irving Trust Company) as now in effect,  which contains the
          authority  to  commence  business  and a grant of powers  to  exercise
          corporate  trust  powers.  (Exhibit 1 to  Amendment  No. 1 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration  Statement No. 33-6215,  Exhibits 1a and 1b to
          Form T-1 filed with Registration  Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1
          to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

      4.  A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
          filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

      6.  The  consent of the  Trustee  required  by Section  321(b) of the Act.
          (Exhibit  6  to  Form  T-1  filed  with  Registration   Statement  No.
          33-44051.)

      7.  A copy of the latest  report of  condition  of the  Trustee  published
          pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority.



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                                    SIGNATURE



        Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Act, the Trustee,  The Bank of New
York, a corporation  organized  and existing  under the laws of the State of New
York,  has duly caused this  statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 20th day of July, 1999.


                                            THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                            By:  /s/ MICHELE  L. RUSSO
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                                            Name:    MICHELE. L. RUSSO
                                            Title:  ASSISTANT TREASURER




                       Consolidated Report of Condition of


                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

         of One Wall  Street,  New York,  N.Y.  10286 And Foreign  and  Domestic
Subsidiaries,  a member of the Federal Reserve System,  at the close of business
March 31, 1999,  published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve
Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.


ASSETS                                                            Dollar Amounts
                                                                   In Thousands
                                                                  
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.........        $4,508,742
   Interest-bearing balances..................................         4,425,071
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities................................           836,304
   Available-for-sale securities..............................         4,047,851
Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under
   agreements to resell.......................................         1,743,269
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income...................................................        39,349,679
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses.............................................           603,025
   LESS: Allocated transfer risk
     reserve..................................................            15,906
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and
     reserve..................................................        38,730,748
Trading Assets................................................         1,571,372
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)......           685,674
Other real estate owned.......................................            10,331
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
   companies..................................................           182,449
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding..         1,184,822
Intangible assets.............................................         1,129,636
Other assets..................................................         2,632,309
Total assets..................................................       $61,688,578
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
   In domestic offices........................................       $25,731,036
   Noninterest-bearing  -  10,252,589
   Interest-bearing     -  15,478,447
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
      and IBFs................................................        18,756,302
   Noninterest-bearing  -     111,386
   Interest-bearing     -  18,644,916
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under
   agreements to repurchase...................................         3,276,362
Demand notes issued to the U.S.Treasury.......................           230,671
Trading liabilities...........................................         1,554,493
Other borrowed money:
   With remaining maturity of one year or less................         1,154,502
   With remaining maturity of more than one year through
      three years.............................................               465
   With remaining maturity of more than three years...........            31,080
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......         1,185,364
Subordinated notes and debentures.............................         1,308,000
Other liabilities.............................................         2,743,590
Total liabilities.............................................        55,971,865
EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................................         1,135,284
Surplus.......................................................           764,443
Undivided profits and capital reserves........................         3,807,697
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
   securities.................................................            44,106
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments...........          (34,817)
Total equity capital..........................................         5,716,713
Total liabilities and equity capital..........................       $61,688,578


         I, Thomas J.  Mastro,  Senior Vice  President  and  Comptroller  of the
above-named  bank do hereby  declare  that this  Report  of  Condition  has been
prepared in conformance with the  instructions  issued by the Board of Governors
of the  Federal  Reserve  System  and is true to the  best of my  knowledge  and
belief.

                                               Thomas J. Mastro

         We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition  and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge  and belief has been  prepared in  conformance  with the  instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System and is true and
correct.


Directors
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Thomas A. Reyni
Alan R. Griffith
Gerald L. Hassell