CNO Names Chris McKee as SVP, Operations and Todd Coombes as SVP and Chief Information Officer

CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CNO Financial Group, Inc.
(NYSE: CNO) today announced that Chris McKee has been promoted to Senior Vice
President, Operations and Todd Coombes has been promoted to Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer.

John Wright, Executive Vice President of Technology & Operations, has resigned.
CNO CEO Jim Prieur said, “Unfortunately, John has informed me that, for
unforeseen personal/family reasons, he cannot commute or relocate to Carmel,
Indiana and therefore will leave the organization. We are fortunate to have two
strong leaders ready to step into these assignments. Both Chris and Todd are
seasoned professionals who have in-depth knowledge of our systems and
processes.”

Chris McKee joined CNO in 1991 and has served in a variety of IT leadership
roles. He earned his B.S. in Management Information Services from Indiana State
University in 1987, and his Master of Science in Management from the Krannert
School of Management at Purdue University in 1997.

Todd Coombes joined CNO in 2005, and has served as the Chief Technology Officer
since 2007. Prior to CNO, Coombes had various IT leadership roles at IBM, PDM,
and Health Care Systems. He earned his B.S. in Information Systems Management
from the University of San Francisco in 1985, and his MBA from Anderson
University in Anderson, Indiana in 2007.

About CNO

CNO is a holding company. Our insurance subsidiaries – principally Bankers Life
and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington
National Insurance Company – serve working American families and seniors by
helping them protect against financial adversity and provide for a more secure
retirement. For more information, visit CNO online at www.CNOinc.com.

SOURCE CNO Financial Group, Inc.