John R. Kline CPA — Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President at CNO Financial Group

Mr. John R. Kline, CPA has been the Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of CNO Financial Group, Inc. (formerly Conseco Inc.) since July 2002. Mr. Kline joined Conseco Inc in 1990. Mr. Kline serves as Senior Vice President of Finance at 40/86 Advisors, Inc. He served as a Treasurer at 40/86 Advisers. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a Senior Vice President at various subsidiaries of Conseco Inc. From 1992 until 2000, Mr. Kline served as a Vice President at the subsidiaries of Conseco Inc. He has served in various positions within the company's corporate finance department and served as a Senior Vice President of Accounting Operations, since April 2000. Before joining Conseco, Mr. Kline served for two years as a Controller at M Plan, a health maintenance organization based in Indianapolis. From 1980 until 1988, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand) in the firm's audit services division, primarily servicing insurance clients. Mr. Kline is a member of the Indiana C.P.A. Society and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been a fellow of the Life Management Institute since 1982. Mr. Kline has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1980. He holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Indiana University.