SC 13G

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, DC  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 8)*

                                 CONSECO INC.
                                Name of Issuer

                     PREFERRED SERIES D CONVERTIBLE 6.5%
                        (Title of class of securities)

                                  208464305
                                 Cusip Number

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [  ].  (A 
fee is not required only if the filing person [1] has a previous statement on 
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of 
securities described in Item 1; and [2] has filed no amendment subsequent 
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  
(See Rule 13-d 7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's 
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, 
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of 
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see 
the Notes).

                       (Continued on following page[s])

                              Page 1 of 4 Pages

                   CUSIP NO. 208464305          13G          Page 2 of 4 Pages

                   Name of Reporting Person

               1.  Social Security or IRS Identification No. of Above Person

                   Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
                   05-0341324

               2.  Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*
                                                                  (a) [   ]
                                                                  (b) [   ]

               3.  SEC Use Only

               4.  Citizenship of place of organization
                   50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

            
   Number      5.  Sole Voting Power
     of            241,427
   Shares
Beneficially   6.  Shared Voting Power
  Owned by         0
    Each
  Reporting    7.  Sole Dispositive Power
   Person          221,975
    with
               8.  Shared Dispositive Power
                   31,502



 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
                    253,477

10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares*
    
11. Percent of class represented by amount in row (9).
                    5.07%

12.  Type of reporting person*
                    Holding Company

                                                              Page 3 of 4 Pages

Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:  Conseco Inc.

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               11825 North Penn Street, Carmel, IN  46032
               
Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:  Fleet Financial Group, Inc.

Item 2(b)      Address or Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence:
               50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI  02903

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:  Rhode Island

Item 2(d)      Title or Class of Securities:  
               Preferred Series D Convertible 6.5%
               
Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:                  208464305

Item 3         If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
               13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ( )        Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ( )        Bank as defined in Section 3(a) (6) of the Act
(c) ( )        Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a) (19) of the Act
(d) ( )        Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
               Company Act
(e) ( )        Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
               Investment Company Act
(f) ( )        Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
               provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
               1974 or Endowment or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii)
               (F)
(g) (X)        Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13-d-1(b) (ii)
               (G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ( )        Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (H)

Item 4.        Ownership

(a)            Amount beneficially owned:    253,477

(b)            Percent of Class:             5.07%

(c)            Number of shares as to which such person has:
                 (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                      241,427
                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                      0
               (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      221,975
                (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      31,502

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Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class.

               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
               the date hereof, the reporting person has ceased to be the
               beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
               securities, check the following (  ). 

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               N/A

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which 
               Acquired the Security being reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

               N/A

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Item 10.       Certification

               By signing below I certify that, the best of my knowledge and
               belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
               ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
               purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing
               the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
               acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
               transaction having such purpose or effect.

Signature
               After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
               belief, I certify that the information set forth in this 
               statement is true, complete and correct.



Date           February 11, 1994

Signature      /s/  David L. Siewars

Name/Title     David L. Siewars

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