Exhibit 12.1 CONSECO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, Preferred Dividends and Distributions on Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trusts - Consolidated Basis (Dollars in millions) Successor Predecessor --------- ----------- One month Eight months ended ended September 30, August 31, 2003 2003(b) ---- ------ Pretax income from operations: Net income....................................................................... $24.2 $2,201.7 Add income tax expense (benefit)................................................. 13.6 (13.5) Add discontinued operations...................................................... - (16.0) ----- -------- Pretax income from operations................................................. 37.8 2,172.2 ----- -------- Add fixed charges: Interest expense on corporate debt, including amortization....................... 6.4 223.2 Interest expense on investment borrowings........................................ .6 8.3 Interest added to policyholder account balances.................................. 38.1 311.6 Portion of rental (a)............................................................ 1.2 8.9 ----- -------- Fixed charges................................................................. 46.3 552.0 ----- -------- Adjusted earnings............................................................. $84.1 $2,724.2 ===== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges......................................... 1.82X 4.94X ===== ===== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest added to policyholder account balances.......................................... 5.61X 10.04X ===== ====== Fixed charges ..................................................................... $46.3 $ 552.0 Add dividends on preferred stock, including dividends on preferred stock of subsidiaries (divided by the ratio of income before minority interest and extraordinary charge to pretax income).............. 8.2 - ----- -------- Fixed charges plus preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts.............................. $54.5 $ 552.0 ===== ======== Adjusted earnings (loss)...................................................... $84.1 $2,724.2 ===== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts...................................................... 1.54X 4.94X ===== ===== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts, excluding interest added to policyholder account balances................................. 2.80X 10.04X ===== ====== CONSECO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, Preferred Dividends and Distributions on Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trusts - Consolidated Basis, Continued (Dollars in millions) Predecessor ------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pretax income (loss) from operations: Net income (loss).......................................... $(7,835.7) $ (405.9) $(1,191.2) $ 595.0 $ 467.1 Add income tax expense (benefit)........................... 864.3 (57.6) (168.8) 403.6 418.1 Add discontinued operations................................ 2,216.8 100.6 381.9 (117.3) 53.7 Add minority interest...................................... 173.2 119.5 145.3 132.8 90.4 Add cumulative effect of accounting change................. 2,949.2 - 55.3 - - --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- Pretax income (loss) from operations.................... (1,632.2) (243.4) (777.5) 1,014.1 1,029.3 --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- Add fixed charges: Interest expense on corporate debt, including amortization. 346.7 369.5 438.5 249.1 182.2 Interest expense on investment borrowings.................. 16.4 30.5 15.8 51.1 60.0 Interest added to policyholder account balances............ 501.7 530.0 560.7 606.9 656.4 Portion of rental (a)...................................... 13.8 15.1 14.1 13.1 9.1 --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- Fixed charges........................................... 878.6 945.1 1,029.1 920.2 907.7 --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- Adjusted earnings (loss)................................ $ (753.6) $ 701.7 $ 251.6 $1,934.3 $1,937.0 ========= ======== ========= ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges................... (c) (e) (g) 2.10X 2.13X = = = ===== ===== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest added to policyholder account balances......................................... (c) (e) (g) 4.24X 5.10X = = = ===== ===== Fixed charges ............................................... $ 878.6 $ 945.1 $ 1,029.1 $ 920.2 $ 907.7 Add dividends on preferred stock, including dividends on preferred stock of subsidiaries (divided by the ratio of income before minority interest and extraordinary charge to pretax income)................................... 3.2 19.8 17.0 2.4 13.6 Add distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts....... 173.2 183.9 223.5 204.3 139.1 --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- Fixed charges plus preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts........ $ 1,055.0 $1,148.8 $ 1,269.6 $1,126.9 $1,060.4 ========= ======== ========= ======== ======== Adjusted earnings (loss)................................ $ (753.6) $ 701.7 $ 251.6 $1,934.3 $1,937.0 ========= ======== ========= ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts........ (d) (f) (h) 1.72X 1.83X = = = ===== ===== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, preferred dividends and distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts, excluding interest added to policyholder account balance.................................. (d) (f) (h) 2.55X 3.17X = = = ===== ===== - -------------------- (a) Interest portion of rental is estimated to be 33 percent. (b) Earnings for the eight months ended August 31, 2003 included reorganization items totaling $2,130.5 million. The reorganization items included: (i) $3,151.4 million related to the gain on the discharge of prepetition liabilities; (ii) $(950.0) million related to fresh start adjustments; and (iii) $(70.9) million related to professional fees. The ratios for the eight months ended August 31, 2003, including such reorganization items would be as follows: (i) ratio of earnings to fixed charges - 1.08X; and (ii) ratio of earnings to fixed charges excluding interest added to policyholder account balances - 1.17X. There were no preferred stock dividends or distributions on Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts during the eight months ended August 31, 2003. (c) For such ratios, earnings were $1,632.2 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2002 included: (i) special and reorganization charges of $110.9 million; (ii) goodwill impairment charges of $500 million; and (iii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $240.0 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. (d) For such ratios, earnings were $1,808.6 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2002 included: (i) special and reorganization charges of $110.9 million; (ii) goodwill impairment charges of $500 million; and (iii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $240.0 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. (e) For such ratios, earnings were $243.4 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2001 included: (i) special charges of $80.4 million; and (ii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $169.6 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. (f) For such ratios, earnings were $447.1 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2001 included: (i) special charges of $80.4 million; and (ii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $169.6 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. (g) For such ratios, earnings were $777.5 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2000 included: (i) special charges of $305.0 million; and (ii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $231.5 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. (h) For such ratios, earnings were $1,018.0 million less than fixed charges. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2000 included: (i) special charges of $305.0 million; and (ii) provision for losses related to loan guarantees of $231.5 million, as described in greater detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Predecessor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein.