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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - CNO Financial Group, Inc.form10q.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit321.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit312.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit322.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit311.htm


CONSECO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges
(Dollars in millions)





   
Three months
       
   
ended
   
Year ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Pretax income from operations:
           
Net income
  $ 33.9     $ 85.7  
Add income tax expense
    19.2       87.9  
                 
Pretax income from operations
    53.1       173.6  
                 
Add fixed charges:
               
Interest expense on corporate debt
    19.5       84.7  
Interest expense on investment borrowings
    8.0       33.2  
Interest added to policyholder account balances
    76.6       324.4  
Portion of rental (a)
    3.1       12.8  
                 
Fixed charges
    107.2       455.1  
                 
Adjusted earnings
  $ 160.3     $ 628.7  
                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.50 X     1.38 X
                 
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(a)  
Interest portion of rental is estimated to be 33 percent.