8-K

                                  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 28, 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 28, 2008, Conseco, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
containing certain financial information and announced that it had filed its
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information contained under Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form
8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) 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 material is being furnished as an exhibit to this Current
Report on Form 8-K:

        99.1    Press release dated March 28, 2008.






                                   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.

March 28, 2008
                                           By:  /s/ John R. Kline
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                                                John R. Kline
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Accounting Officer

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


For Release    Immediate

Contacts       (News Media) Tony Zehnder, Corporate Communications 312.396.7086
               (Investors) Scott Galovic, Investor Relations 317.817.3228



                Conseco Files 10-K and sets earnings release date

Carmel, Ind., March 28, 2008: Conseco, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) announced today that it
has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


The reported net loss applicable to common stock for 2007 was $194.0 million,
compared to the $210.1 million estimated by the company in its March 17, 2008
preliminary results. The reported net loss applicable to common stock for the
fourth quarter of 2007 was $71.5 million, compared to the earlier $72.2 million
estimate.


Conseco will issue its fourth quarter 2007 earnings release after the market
closes on Monday, March 31, 2008. The company will host a conference call to
discuss results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.


The webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Investors section
of the company's website as follows: http://investor.conseco.com. Listeners
should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the event to register,
download and install any necessary audio software.


Conseco's annual report on Form 10-K is available through the company's website
at www.conseco.com. In addition, shareholders may receive a hard copy of the
annual report (including audited financial statements) free of charge upon
request made through our website, by telephone to (317) 817-2893 or in writing
to Conseco, Inc. Investor Relations, 11825 N. Pennsylvania St., Carmel, IN
46032.


Conseco, Inc.'s insurance companies help protect working American families and
seniors from financial adversity: Medicare supplement, long-term care, cancer,
heart/stroke and accident policies protect people against major unplanned
expenses; annuities and life insurance products help people plan for their
financial futures. For more information, visit Conseco's web site at
www.conseco.com.




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