UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2002


                                  CONSECO, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Indiana                                  1-9250               35-1468632
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(State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
organization)

11825 North Pennsylvania Street
        Carmel, Indiana                                             46032
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (317) 817-6100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
                         (Former name or former address,
                         if changed since last report.)



Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On August 14, 2002, each the Principal Executive Officer, Gary C. Wendt,
and Principal Financial Officer, William J. Shea, of Conseco, Inc. submitted to
the SEC sworn statements pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order
No. 4-460.

     A copy of each of these statements is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1
and 99.2).

                                    Signature

     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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                           CONSECO, INC.

August 14, 2002
                                           By:  /s/ William J. Shea
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                                                William J. Shea
                                                  Chief Operating Officer and
                                                  Acting Chief Financial Officer