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): January 21, 2003
  
  
                                    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.)
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  Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
       On January 21, 2003, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
  District of Illinois (the "Bankruptcy Court") granted a motion and entered an
  amended final order on the docket (the "Final Order") to assist Conseco, Inc.
  and certain of its subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in preserving their net
  operating losses (i) by prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the
  Bankruptcy Court, sales and other transfers of equity securities of Conseco,
  Inc. by Substantial Equityholders (as defined in the Final Order), (ii) by
  prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the Bankruptcy Court, the
  acquisition of equity securities of Conseco, Inc. by Substantial Equityholders
  or by person who would become a Substantial Equityholder as a result of that
  acquisition, and (iii) by imposing certain notification requirements on persons
  who are or become Substantial Equityholders.
  
       The Final Order is substantially equivalent to the amended interim order
  filed as an exhibit to Conseco, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January
  8, 2003. The Final Order and all related court filings can be accessed at
  "http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov" or " http://www.bmccorp.net/conseco".
  
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  
            (c)     Exhibits
  
                    99.1   AMENDED FINAL ORDER UNDER 11 U.S.C. ss. 105(a),
                           362(a)(3) AND 541 (A) LIMITING CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF,
                           AND TRADING IN, EQUITY INTERESTS AND (B) APPROVING
                           RELATED NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES (including exhibits
                           thereto).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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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.
  
  
                                             CONSECO, INC.
  
  January 22, 2003
                                             By:  /s/ John R. Kline
                                                  ------------------------
                                                  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): January 21, 2003
  
                                    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 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
       On January 21, 2003, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
  District of Illinois (the "Bankruptcy Court") granted a motion and entered an
  amended final order on the docket (the "Final Order") to assist Conseco, Inc.
  and certain of its subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in preserving their net
  operating losses (i) by prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the
  Bankruptcy Court, sales and other transfers of equity securities of Conseco,
  Inc. by Substantial Equityholders (as defined in the Final Order), (ii) by
  prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the Bankruptcy Court, the
  acquisition of equity securities of Conseco, Inc. by Substantial Equityholders
  or by person who would become a Substantial Equityholder as a result of that
  acquisition, and (iii) by imposing certain notification requirements on persons
  who are or become Substantial Equityholders.
  
       The Final Order is substantially equivalent to the amended interim order
  filed as an exhibit to Conseco, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January
  8, 2003. The Final Order and all related court filings can be accessed at
  "http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov" or " http://www.bmccorp.net/conseco".
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  
            (c)     Exhibits
  
                    99.1   AMENDED FINAL ORDER UNDER 11 U.S.C. ss. 105(a),
                           362(a)(3) AND 541 (A) LIMITING CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF,
                           AND TRADING IN, EQUITY INTERESTS AND (B) APPROVING
                           RELATED NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES (including exhibits
                           thereto).
  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.
  
  January 22, 2003
                                             By:  /s/ John R. Kline
                                                  ------------------------
                                                  John R. Kline
                                                    Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Accounting Officer