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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.cno09302018ex322.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.cno09302018ex321.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.cno09302018ex312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CNO Financial Group, Inc.cno09302018ex311.htm
10-Q - 10-Q - CNO Financial Group, Inc.cno0930201810-q.htm



Exhibit 12.1

CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in millions)

 
Nine months
 
 
 
ended
 
Year ended
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Pretax income (loss) from operations:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(343.3
)
 
$
175.6

Add income tax expense
41.4

 
304.9

Pretax income (loss) from operations
(301.9
)
 
480.5

Add fixed charges:
 
 
 
Interest expense on corporate debt
35.9

 
46.5

Interest expense on investment borrowings and borrowings related to variable interest entities
74.2

 
77.2

Interest added to policyholder account balances
73.1

 
105.2

Portion of rental (a)
15.0

 
18.7

Fixed charges
198.2

 
247.6

Adjusted earnings (loss)
$
(103.7
)
 
$
728.1

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(b)

 
2.94X


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(a)
Interest portion of rental is estimated to be 33 percent.
(b)
For such ratio, earnings were $301.9 million less than fixed charges.