content: 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): October 22, 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
                              -------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
                           (Former name or former address,
                           if changed since last report.)
  <PAGE>
  Item 7(c) Exhibit
  
       99.  Press release of Conseco Finance Corp. issued October 22, 2002.
  
  Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
  
       On October 22, 2002, Conseco Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of
  Conseco, Inc. issued a press release attached as Exhibit 99.
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                      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.
  
  October 22, 2002
                                             By:  /s/ John R. Kline
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                                                  John R. Kline
                                                    Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Accounting Officer
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text: 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): October 22, 2002
  
                                    CONSECO, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
     Indiana                                  1-9250               35-1468632
  ----------------------                   ----------------     --------------
  (State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
  organization)
  
  11825 North Pennsylvania Street
          Carmel, Indiana                                             46032
  --------------------------------------                            ----------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
  
                                   (317) 817-6100
                              -------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                   Not Applicable
                           (Former name or former address,
                           if changed since last report.)
  Item 7(c) Exhibit
  
       99.  Press release of Conseco Finance Corp. issued October 22, 2002.
  
  Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
  
       On October 22, 2002, Conseco Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of
  Conseco, Inc. issued a press release attached as Exhibit 99.
  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.
  
  October 22, 2002
                                             By:  /s/ John R. Kline
                                                  ------------------------
                                                  John R. Kline
                                                    Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Accounting Officer