8-K

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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): February 28, 2011

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 28, 2011, CNO Financial Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it is making a $50 million voluntary prepayment of its senior secured credit facility, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for 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 of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated February 28, 2011.

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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: February 28, 2011
	By:	/s/ John R. Kline
		John R. Kline
		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact:	(News Media) Tony Zehnder  +1.312.396.7086
	(Investors)     Scott Galovic   +1.317.817.3228

CNO Financial Group, Inc. Announces $50 Million Prepayment

 of Senior Credit Facility

Carmel, Ind., February 28, 2011 – CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that it is making a $50 million voluntary prepayment of its senior secured credit facility.  After this payment, the outstanding principal balance of the facility will be $325 million and the next scheduled principal payment under the facility will be due September 30, 2012.

Jim Prieur, CEO, said, “We are pleased that our improved earnings and financial position have enabled CNO to make this prepayment.  Our board reviewed available options and concluded that this payment was the most appropriate use of our capital at this time.”

About CNO

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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