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): December 31, 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 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	

On December 31, 2012, Charles W. Murphy resigned from the Board of Directors of CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company"), effective December 31, 2012.  A copy of the Company's press release to announce his resignation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

	
		
Item 9.01(d).	Financial Statements and Exhibits .	

	
		
99.1	Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated December 31, 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: January 2, 2013	 	
 	By:	/s/ John R. Kline	 	
 	 	John R. Kline	 	
 	 	Senior Vice President and	
 	 	Chief Accounting Officer	

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Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

	
		
Contact:	(News Media)  Tony Zehnder +1.312.396.7086	
 	(Investors)  Erik Helding +1.317.817.4760	

CNO Financial Group Announces Resignation of Charles W. Murphy from Board of Directors

Carmel, Ind., December 31, 2012 - CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that, effective immediately, Charles W. Murphy has resigned from its Board of Directors. Mr. Murphy has served on the company's Board since February 2010. Neal Schneider, Chairman of the Board of Directors said “On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Charles for his contributions to the company over the past three years and wish him continued success in his future endeavors. In view of the Company's significantly improved financial condition and Paulson & Co.'s reduced ownership interest this is a logical time for Charles to step down from the Board. We presently have an excellent complement of directors and thus at this time we do not plan to replace Mr. Murphy on our Board.”

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 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 .