UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2008


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


   Delaware                               001-31792               75-3108137
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(State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
organization)

11825 North Pennsylvania Street
        Carmel, Indiana                                             46032
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (317) 817-6100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
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                        (Former name or former address,
                          if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On March 31, 2008, Conseco Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31,
2007, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference. Additional financial information related to the Company's
financial and operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, and is
also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information contained under Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form
8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" for the 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 dated March 31, 2008 related to financial
                results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.

        99.2    Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial and Operating Results for the
                period ended December 31, 2007.





                                   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.

                                           CONSECO, INC.

April 1, 2008
                                           By:  /s/ John R. Kline
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                                                John R. Kline
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Accounting Officer