Current Report Filing (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): June 20, 2015

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 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 24, 2015, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that John R. Kline, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Erik M. Helding, Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, have been appointed to oversee the financial operations of the Company on an interim basis until a successor to Chief Financial Officer, Frederick J. Crawford, is found. On June 20, 2015, Mr. Crawford informed the Company that he was resigning to accept another employment opportunity. Mr. Crawford’s resignation will be effective June 24, 2015. His resignation was not based on any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies or practices.

Mr. Kline and Mr. Helding will report directly to Edward J. Bonach, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and will continue to perform their current duties during the interim period. The Company has launched a search of both internal and external candidates to identify a new Chief Financial Officer.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.



Item 9.01(d).	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:



99.1	Press Release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated June 24, 2015.

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: June 24, 2015
	By:	/s/ John R. Kline
		John R. Kline
		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release



Contact:	(News Media) Jennifer Born +1.312.396.7089
	(Investors) Erik Helding +1.317.817.4760

CNO Financial Group Announces Changes in Finance Organization

John Kline and Erik Helding to Oversee Finance Function on Interim Basis

CFO Frederick Crawford Joining Another Company

CARMEL, Ind., June 24, 2015 - CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced today that John Kline, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Erik Helding, Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, have been appointed to oversee the financial operations of the Company on an interim basis until a successor to Chief Financial Officer Frederick J. Crawford is named. Mr. Crawford has resigned, effective immediately, to accept another employment opportunity. Messrs. Kline and Helding will report directly to Ed Bonach, Chief Executive Officer of CNO, and will also continue to perform their current duties during the interim period. The Company is launching a search of both internal and external candidates to identify a new CFO.

“John and Erik are important members of the CNO senior leadership team and we have complete confidence in their expertise,” Mr. Bonach said. “Each has distinguished himself as an experienced and talented finance professional whose integral role in our Company and capable leadership ensures continuity and stability across all of our finance functions.”

“We thank Fred for his contributions to CNO over the past three years and wish him well in his new position,” continued Mr. Bonach. “Fred added significant value to CNO, and he leaves us with a strong financial foundation, highly effective financial capabilities and processes, and an outstanding finance team that will oversee our operations as we conduct the search for a new CFO.”

Mr. Kline has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since 2002 and previously served in several other accounting and finance capacities since joining the company in 1990. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University and has been a certified public accountant since 1980.

Mr. Helding has served as Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, since 2012 and previously served in several finance capacities since joining the company in 2004. He earned both a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

About CNO Financial Group

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is a holding company. Our insurance subsidiaries - principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company - primarily serve middle-income pre-retiree and retired Americans 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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