Cno Financial Group, Inc. · NYSE:CNO

Cno Financial — Conseco — Q2 2008 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Cno Financial's earnings presentation, Aug 12, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results

    Conseco, Inc. selected slides from our Second Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results Presentation (as filed in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 12, 2008)

  2. Slide 2: Key Debt Covenants

    Key Debt Covenants CNO ($ millions) Q4 2005 Q4 2006 Q4 2007 Q2 2008* • In compliance with all Debt/Capital Ratio financial covenants Covenant Maximum 25.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% Actual 16.2% 17.4% 21.0% 22.8% Interest Coverage** Covenant Minimum 2.00X 2.00X 2.00X 2.00X Actual 2.06X 2.06X 3.34X 3.44X Sta

  3. Slide 3: Financial Indicators

    Financial Indicators* CNO • Book value per diluted share (excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss) – $21.76 at 6/30/08 vs $24.41 at 12/31/07 – Pro forma $18.22 at 6/30/08** • Debt to total capital ratio (excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss) – 23% at 6/30/08 vs 21% at 12/31/07 – Pro

  4. Slide 4: Liquidity: Holding Company Sources and Uses of Funds

    Liquidity: Holding Company Sources and Uses of Funds CNO ($ millions) • Corporate liquidity – Available holding company liquidity in excess of $104 million at 6/30/08, plus $80 million revolver • Sources of and uses of funds, excluding insurance subsidiary dividends 2007 YTD 2008 Sources: Interest o

  5. Slide 5: Selected Slide from KBW 2008 Insurance Conference

    Conseco, Inc. Selected Slide from KBW 2008 Insurance Conference (as filed in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 3, 2008)

  6. Slide 6: Limited Exposure to Troubled Asset Classes

    Limited Exposure to Troubled Asset Classes Composition of Investments as of 6/30/08 • Structured securities represent 24% of total Other actively managed fixed maturity securities 9.8% CMOs – Over 89% AAA rated 16.2% – Over 40% agency CMOs ABS 1.7% Investment – 11% Alt-A Assets (99% AAA rated) Grade

  7. Slide 7: Conseco, Inc. Investment Portfolio As of June 30, 2008

    Conseco, Inc. Investment Portfolio As of June 30, 2008 1

  8. Slide 8: Summary

    Summary ƒ Our goal is stable and predictable investment performance ƒ Diversified and liquid investment portfolio ƒ Portfolio migration and MTM trends consistent with credit cycle and overall credit market ƒ Risk controls include credit policy, asset liability management, hedging, and compliance ƒ E

  9. Slide 9: Asset Allocation

    Asset Allocation As of 6/30/2008 (Allocations based on book values) Our diversified investment portfolio allocation emphasizes traditional insurance sectors Investment Grade CMOs Corporates 16.2% 59.1% CMBS 3.9% ABS 1.7% Commercial Mortgages 9.4% Municipals 2.1% High Yield Govts and Agencies Corpora

  10. Slide 10: Asset Allocation

    Asset Allocation As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Qualitative and MTM trends are consistent with expectations and credit cycle $13,972 $13,266 $3,827 $3,639 $2,227 $2,222 $924 $869 $504 $480 $404 $842 $352 $795 $113 IG $486 CMOs $432 Corporates Comm. CMBS $336 $365 Book Value Mort. HY Municipals $45 Market

  11. Slide 11: Asset Allocation

    Asset Allocation As of 6/30/2008 Relative portfolio allocations vs. peer averages CMOs IG 4.8% Corporates 4.5% Percentage Points High Non-Traditional Municipals 0.9% 0.7% Peer Avg. Comm. Mort. HY (0.5%) Corporates (0.2%) Govts/Agen. (2.1%) CMBS (2.4%) Percentage Points Low ABS (5.6%) 5 Peer averages

  12. Slide 12: Investment Grade Corporates

    Investment Grade Corporates As of 6/30/2008 Our IG Corporate allocation is diversified and emphasizes traditionally less cyclical sectors Other Retail 1.3% 7.1% Utilities Consumer Products 1.5% 13.4% IG Corporates Technology 2.2% 59.1% Building Mat'ls 2.5% Aerospace/ Defense 3.1% Energy/Pipelines 11

  13. Slide 13: High Yield Corporates

    High Yield Corporates As of 6/30/2008 Our HY Corporate allocation is diversified and is weighted away from cyclicals Real Estate/REITs, 6.8% Entertainment/Gaming, 6.3% Healthcare/Pharma, 7.1% High Yield Technology, 5.4% Corporates 3.7% Food/Beverage, 8.2% Energy/Pipelines, 5.3% Telecom, 4.5% Buildin

  14. Slide 14: CMBS

    CMBS As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Our CMBS exposure emphasizes AAA and AA categories (more than 70%) $581 CMBS 3.9% $563 $144 $69 $106 $23 $62 $90 $107 Book Value AAA $20 AA Market Value A BBB 8 BB

  15. Slide 15: CMBS

    CMBS As of 6/30/2008 Our CMBS exposure is heavily weighted toward older vintages with stronger qualitative characteristics and seasoning 2007 5.5% 2006 10.7% Pre-2004 35.3% 2005 25.1% 2004 9 23.4%

  16. Slide 16: CMBS

    CMBS As of 4/30/2008 Our CMBS are backed by a diverse pool of underlying collateral – $90 billion, from more than 7,700 commercial mortgage loans Office 27.6% Multi-Family 15.1% Hotel 5.9% Industrial Retail 4.2% 32.3% 10 Other 14.9%

  17. Slide 17: CMBS

    CMBS As of 6/30/2008 Underlying collateral is geographically diverse New Pacific England 18.1% 4.0% Middle West North Atlantic Mountain Central 19.4% 7.0% 2.6% East North Central 8.4% South Atlantic 19.2% West South East South Central Central 7.6% 2.0% Multiple Regions 11.7% 11

  18. Slide 18: CMBS

    CMBS We track our CMBS using a robust underwriting and surveillance process Collateral Sponsor Structure Surveillance „ DSCR „ Property/company and „ Trust structure „ Monitor rating versus management overview performance „ LTV „ Cash flow allocation „ Origination practices „ Identify underperformin

  19. Slide 19: CMOs

    CMOs As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Our CMO portfolio is approximately 50% GSE guaranteed and is more than 99% AAA rated $1,742 CMOs $1,376 16.2% $1,581 $1,356 $625 $618 $84 Book Value $83 Private Label Market Value FHLMC FNMA 13 GNMA

  20. Slide 20: CMOs

    CMOs As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Our private label CMOs are diversified by type and vintage and are more than 98% AAA rated 2007 - Prime Jumbo Private Label MV/BV: 89% 2004 - Alt-A CMOs 2006 - Prime Jumbo MV/BV: 93% 7.4% MV/BV: 94% 10.6% 3.7% 2005 - Alt-A 9.8% MV/BV: 85% 0.6% 2005 - Prime Jumbo 2006 -

  21. Slide 21: CMOs

    CMOs As of 6/30/2008 Our CMO portfolio has moderate cash flow volatility Z-Tranche Sequential 2.3% 46.5% Eff. Duration: 16.7 Eff. Duration: 7.18 Convexity: (1.77) Convexity: (0.83) PAC 19.8% Eff. Duration: 8.81 Convexity: 0.10 TAC/Accretion Directed 5.7% Eff. Duration: 7.36 Convexity: (0.20) Pass Th

  22. Slide 22: Asset Backed Securities

    Asset Backed Securities As of 6/30/2008 ABS 1.7% Credit Cards Subprime HELs 21.7% 25.2% Equipment 3.2% Financial Settlements 14.6% Home Equity 35.2% 16

  23. Slide 23: Asset Backed Securities

    Asset Backed Securities As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Subprime HEL and HELOC valuations reflect challenging MTM environment for mortgage securities $141 $103 $89 $103 $85 $59 $85 $53 $13 Book Value Home Equity Subprime HELs $11 Avg. Rating: Aa2 Market Value Credit Cards Avg. Rating: Aa2 Avg. Rating: A1

  24. Slide 24: ABS/CMO

    ABS/CMO We have a robust analytical process for residential mortgage securities Collateral Sponsor Structure Surveillance „ Debt-to-Income „ Origination practices „ Trust structure „ Collateral performance review: variance attribution „ Loan-to-Value „ Underwriting practices „ Cash flow allocation „

  25. Slide 25: Commercial Mortgages

    Commercial Mortgages As of 6/30/2008 Our commercial mortgage loan allocation includes credit tenant loans Commercial Mortgages 9.4% Office 37.5% Retail 48.5 Industrial/Warehouse 8.4% Multi-Family Other 4.7% 19 1.1%

  26. Slide 26: Commercial Mortgages

    Commercial Mortgages As of 6/30/2008 New Pacific England 6.8% 9.1% Middle West North Atlantic Mountain Central 8.1% 10.2% 13.5% East North Central 19.3% South Atlantic 21.7% West South East South Central Central 5.9% 5.4% 20

  27. Slide 27: Commercial Mortgages

    Commercial Mortgages As of 6/30/2008 $Millions Our portfolio tends toward a large number of loans with few large exposures 54.9% Loan Balance 21.3% 10.3% 10.4% 3.1% $0 - $10 $11 - $20 $21 - $30 $31 - $40 $40+ 90.1% Number of Loans 6.6% 1.9% 0.4% 1.0% 21 $0 - $10 $11 - $20 $21 - $30 $31 - $40 $40+

  28. Slide 28: Asset Liability Management

    Asset Liability Management Our asset portfolio has lengthened to better match our insurance liabilities 10 1.0 8.2 7.9 8 7.5 7.3 7.5 0.8 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 Absolute Variance (years) 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.2 Duration (years) 6 0.6 4 0.4 2 0.2 0 0.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2Q 2008 Actual Target Variance

  29. Slide 29: Asset Liability Management

    Asset Liability Management $Millions We use projections of Asset and Liability cash flows to 5,000 articulate opportunities and risks 4,000 3,000 ƒ Simulation analysis, 2,000 including cash flow testing 1,000 ƒ Portfolio gap analysis, including maturity analysis 0 and interest rate sensitivity analy

  30. Slide 30: Asset Liability Management

    Asset Liability Management Asset segmentation focuses on product segment needs Metrics Uses / Results ƒ Duration ƒ Product management ƒ Convexity Life ƒ Planning Statutory ƒ Yield – Income Annuity Portfolios ƒ Projected cash flow – Capital ƒ Investment income Spec. Disease ƒ Surplus management ƒ Sur

  31. Slide 31: Asset Liability Management

    Asset Liability Management Our EIA hedging process demonstrates effective results % Inforce R Squared 1.00% 100.50% 0.50% 100.25% 0.00% 100.00% 1Q '06 2Q '06 3Q '06 4Q '06 1Q '07 2Q '07 3Q '07 4Q '07 1Q '08 2Q '08 -0.50% 99.75% Gain/Loss as % Inforce R Squared -1.00% 99.50% 25

  32. Slide 32: Risk Management

    Risk Management Systemic risks we closely monitor ƒ Widening of general credit spreads ƒ Volatility of interest rates ƒ Directional movements in prices and volatilities of equity indices ƒ Changes in the level of the yield curve ƒ Changes in asset valuations 26

  33. Slide 33: Risk Management

    Risk Management Equity Volatility (VIX) Vix 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 27 Source: Bloomberg

  34. Slide 34: Risk Management

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  35. Slide 35: Risk Management

    Ja n- -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 06 Spread Fe b- 06 M ar -0 A 6 pr -0 M 6 ay Source: Lehman -0 6 Ju n- 06 Ju l-0 A 6 ug -0 6 Se p- 06 O Risk Management ct -0 N 6 ov -0 6 D ec -0 6 Ja n- 0 Fe 7 b- 07 M ar -0 A 7 pr -0 M 7 ay -0 7 Ju n- 07 Ju l-0 A 7 ug -0 7 Se p- 07 O ct 10 Year vs. 30 Year Treasuries

  36. Slide 36: Risk Management

    Risk Management Home Prices (Year-Over-Year Change) 11.5% 7.5% 3.2% 0.2% -1.7% -3.4% -4.6% -8.9% -15.8% March 06 June 06 Sept 06 Dec 06 March 07 June 07 Sept 07 Dec 07 May 08 30 Source: S&P/Case-Shiller

  37. Slide 37: Risk Management

    Risk Management Proactive approach to controlling key risks ƒ Documented guidelines for risk policies and risk capacity ƒ Monitoring and enforcing adherence to our risk policies ƒ Measuring quantifiable risks using proven methodologies and market-consistent values ƒ Fundamental credit surveillance ƒ

  38. Slide 38: Risk Management

    Risk Management As of 6/30/2008 Managing through the credit cycle by emphasizing long-term assessments of value and quality • Overall mark-to-market and • Highly rated, highly liquid credit migration consistent with credit cycle • Satisfactory performance, with some pressure on • Pressure on financi

  39. Slide 39: Performance

    Performance Our investment yield has trended favorably in recent periods Yield* 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 08 03 03 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q * Gross yields before investment expenses 33

  40. Slide 40: Conseco, Inc. Investment Portfolio As of June 30, 2008

    Conseco, Inc. Investment Portfolio As of June 30, 2008 34

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