-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VTiJSRhQT1qKEsGeC1BNaE/SF8ZQDr8XQ54/PrUWmXs18axX5UFKtZsgISvtyaFM Dghl8WkO8z1esB8R3jtWfw== 0001224608-05-000027.txt : 20050926 0001224608-05-000027.hdr.sgml : 20050926 20050926102136 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001224608-05-000027 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050923 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050926 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050926 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONSECO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001224608 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321] IRS NUMBER: 753108137 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31792 FILM NUMBER: 051102084 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11825 N PENNSYLVANIA ST CITY: CARMEL STATE: IN ZIP: 46032 BUSINESS PHONE: 3178176100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11825 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET CITY: CARMEL STATE: IN ZIP: 46032 8-K 1 cnc.txt FORM 8-K 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): September 23, 2005 CONSECO, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-31792 75-3108137 - ---------------------- ---------------- -------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) organization) 11825 North Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 - -------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (317) 817-6100 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable ---------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 23, 2005, Conseco, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Coventry Health Care to offer the new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan to its policyholders and consumers on a nationwide basis. A copy of the Company's press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release of Conseco, Inc. issued September 23, 2005. 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. September 26, 2005 By: /s/ John R. Kline ------------------------ John R. Kline Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer EX-99 2 exhibit991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 NEWS For Release Immediate Contacts (News Media) Tony Zehnder, EVP, Corporate Communications 312.396.7086 (Investors) Lowell Short, SVP, Investor Relations 317.817.2893 Conseco Teams with Coventry to Offer New Medicare Part D Prescription Plans Carmel, Ind., September 23, 2005 - Conseco, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Coventry Health Care to offer the new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan to its policyholders and consumers on a nationwide basis. "Our strategic alliance with Coventry is a true win-win, and positions us well to be a leading provider of supplemental health products to middle market senior Americans," said Conseco President and CEO William Kirsch. "We are excited about delivering this valuable plan to our customers through our multiple distribution channels, including our Bankers Life and Casualty Company with a field force of 4,500 career agents throughout our 162 offices, and our Conseco Insurance Group independent agents." Beginning in October 2005, Bankers Life and Conseco Insurance will offer Coventry's AdvantraRX plans, along with their own lines of Medicare supplement products to their policyholders and to prospective clients across the country. "Coventry is very pleased to have completed this agreement to become the exclusive Medicare Part D solution for Conseco," said Dale Wolf, Coventry's chief executive officer. "This partnership combines two premier providers of insurance products committed to meeting the needs of Medicare beneficiaries through the new prescription drug program." Coventry Health Care is a national managed health care company based in Bethesda, Maryland, operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental/managed care services companies, and workers' compensation services companies. Coventry provides a full range of risk and fee-based managed care products and services, include HMO, PPO, POS, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Workers' Compensation and Network Rental to a broad cross-section of employer and government-funded groups, government agencies, and other insurance carriers and administrators in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The company is also a filed applicant in 34 Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) regions to be a national Medicare PDP provider. More information is available on the internet at www.cvty.com and www.firsthealth.com. The Conseco insurance companies serve millions of customers across America. Conseco's Medicare supplement, cancer, heart/stroke and accident policies protect people against major unplanned expenses; Conseco's annuities and life insurance products help people plan for their financial futures. For more information, visit Conseco's web site at www.conseco.com. - # # # # - -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----