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): April 9, 2012

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)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 9, 2012, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that it will report results for the first quarter of 2012 after the market closes on Monday, April 30, 2012. The Company will host a conference call to discuss results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The Company also announced that it will hold a call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, to discuss historical information reflecting the retroactive adoption of the ASU 2010-26 DAC accounting change (also known as EITF Issue No. 09-G). A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained 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 material is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1 Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated April 9, 2012.

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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: April 10, 2012
	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. Sets Earnings Release and Call Dates and

Announces Call to Review Retroactive Application of DAC Accounting Change

Carmel, Ind., April 9, 2012 - CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) announced that the company will report results for the first quarter of 2012 after the market closes on Monday, April 30, 2012. The company will host a conference call to discuss results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

CNO also announced that the company will hold a call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, to discuss historical information reflecting the retroactive adoption of the ASU 2010-26 DAC accounting change. The presentation to be discussed on this call will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 and will be available on the Investors section of the company's website prior to the call. First quarter 2012 results will be discussed on the separate call on May 1.

Fred Crawford, CNO's chief financial officer, said “There has been no significant change since our fourth quarter earnings call as to the estimated impact of the DAC accounting change on our 2011 results. The purpose of the call on April 25th is to provide additional detailed information regarding the impact of the retroactive adoption of ASU 2010-26 on our financial statements for 2010 and 2011 and to provide investors an opportunity to ask questions about that information.”

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

About CNO

CNO is a holding company. Our insurance subsidiaries - principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Washington National Insurance Company and Colonial Penn Life 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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