Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 18, 2012, the judge in the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as Daniel B. Nicholas, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Conseco Life Insurance Company, Cause No.12cv845 (the "Nicholas case") approved the motion to intervene and approved the motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, which motions had been filed by the plaintiff in the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California as Celedonia X. Yue, M. D. on behalf of the class of all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the General Public v. Conseco Life Insurance Company, Cause No. CV11-9506 AHM (SHx). As disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") on April 20, 2012 and in the Form 10-Q filed on May 4, 2012, Conseco Life Insurance Company ("Conseco Life"), a subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a preliminary settlement with the plaintiff in the Nicholas case. The preliminary settlement remains subject to court approval. Conseco Life is considering whether to appeal the approval of the motions to intervene and to transfer venue to the California court.

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