content: 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: April 30, 1997
  
  
  
                                    CONSECO, INC.
  
                               State of Incorporation:
                                       Indiana
  
  
         Commission File Number                        IRS Employer Id. Number
              No. 1-9250                                    No. 35-1468632
  
                       Address of Principal Executive Offices:
                           11825 North Pennsylvania Street
                                Carmel, Indiana 46032
  
                                    Telephone No.
                                   (317) 817-6100
  
  
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       On  April  30,  1997,  Conseco,  Inc.  ("Conseco")  and  Leucadia  National
  Corporation  ("Leucadia")  entered  into an agreement  under which  Conseco will
  acquire Leucadia's  Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company unit, a direct marketer
  of whole life insurance to senior citizens,  for $460 million in cash and notes.
  The transaction,  which is subject to customary terms and conditions,  including
  regulatory approvals,  is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 1997.
  Leucadia's  Colonial  Penn  Life  Insurance  Company  unit has  total  assets of
  approximately $1.0 billion.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                      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.
  
  
  Date: April 30, 1997
  
                                           CONSECO, INC.
  
  
  
  
                                            By:  /s/ ROLLIN M. DICK
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                                                 Rollin M. Dick
                                                 Executive Vice President
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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text: 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: April 30, 1997
  
                                    CONSECO, INC.
  
                               State of Incorporation:
                                       Indiana
  
         Commission File Number                        IRS Employer Id. Number
              No. 1-9250                                    No. 35-1468632
  
                       Address of Principal Executive Offices:
                           11825 North Pennsylvania Street
                                Carmel, Indiana 46032
  
                                    Telephone No.
                                   (317) 817-6100
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
  
       On  April  30,  1997,  Conseco,  Inc.  ("Conseco")  and  Leucadia  National
  Corporation  ("Leucadia")  entered  into an agreement  under which  Conseco will
  acquire Leucadia's  Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company unit, a direct marketer
  of whole life insurance to senior citizens,  for $460 million in cash and notes.
  The transaction,  which is subject to customary terms and conditions,  including
  regulatory approvals,  is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 1997.
  Leucadia's  Colonial  Penn  Life  Insurance  Company  unit has  total  assets of
  approximately $1.0 billion.
  
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  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.
  
  Date: April 30, 1997
  
                                           CONSECO, INC.
  
                                            By:  /s/ ROLLIN M. DICK
                                                 ----------------------
                                                 Rollin M. Dick
                                                 Executive Vice President
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer
  
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