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

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2010

CNO Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware	001-31792	75-3108137	
(State or Other
 Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)	
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana  46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(317) 817-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.	Other Events.	

On December 16, 2010, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to announce that John Wright has been named executive vice president of technology and operations.  A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated December 16, 2010.	

 

 
 
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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.

 	CNO Financial Group, Inc.	

Date: December 16, 2010	 	
 	By:	 	/s/ John R. Kline	
 	 	 	John R. Kline	
 	 	 	Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer	

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Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contacts:	(News Media) Tony Zehnder, 312.396.7086	
 	(Investors) Scott Galovic, 317.817.3228	

CNO names John Wright as
 EVP of Technology and Operations

Carmel, Ind., December 16, 2010 – CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) today announced that John Wright has been named executive vice president of technology and operations.
 
CNO CEO Jim Prieur said, “John brings a wealth of experience in both information technology and operations, having very successfully integrated a combined technology and operations function for the US Operations of Sun Life Financial.  He is a seasoned business leader, with deep expertise in leading system conversions, and improving service levels while managing operating expenses.”
 
Mr. Wright was previously the EVP of US Operations at Sun Life Financial in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.  In this role, he led all operations, customer service, IT, and facilities management.  He had prior assignments at Sun Life as the Chief Information Officer for Sun Life US, and as EVP and Corporate CIO for Sun Life Financial.  Mr. Wright earned his B.S. in Systems Analysis from Miami of Ohio University.
 
CNO is a holding company.  Our insurance subsidiaries - principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company - serve working American families and seniors by helping them protect against financial adversity and provide for a more secure retirement.  For more information, visit CNO online at www.CNOinc.com .

 
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