CNO Financial Group Director Nina Henderson Retires; Board Stresses Continuity, Declares $0.17 Dividend

CNO Board Sees Long‑Serving Director Exit, Signals Governance Continuity

CNO Financial Group announces that director Nina Henderson will retire from the company’s board at the close of its upcoming annual meeting, marking the departure of a 14‑year board veteran who chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Henderson, who joined the board in 2012 and also serves on the Investment Committee, is credited by management with strengthening CNO’s oversight in customer insights, human capital and governance. The company frames the change as a planned succession that preserves committee experience through existing directors.

The board says Henderson’s retirement reduces its size to nine directors and that the remaining nine current directors are nominated for re‑election at the annual meeting, signaling a preference for continuity rather than a broader reshaping of governance. Board Chair Dan Maurer thanks Henderson for her service and emphasizes the value of her operational and people‑management perspective as CNO advances its strategic priorities across life and health insurance and annuities. Management presents the move as part of routine board refreshment while maintaining established committee leadership and institutional knowledge.

CNO positions the decision within a broader corporate stability narrative, indicating that committee responsibilities and oversight structures remain intact as the company pursues growth in its middle‑income insurance markets. The retirement comes as the insurer continues to emphasize its distribution network and risk management focus, with leadership highlighting that sustained board experience supports execution of long‑term product, customer and agent strategies. Observers note that preserving a compact, experienced board can help maintain governance agility as regulatory and market conditions evolve for specialty life and health insurers.

Dividend Announcement and Annual Meeting Logistics

CNO also declares a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, payable March 24, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026. The company reiterates its commitment to returning capital to shareholders alongside its operational priorities.

The insurer schedules its annual meeting as a virtual live webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on May 12, 2026, with holders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2026 eligible to participate, vote and submit questions. CNO underscores its market position serving middle‑income Americans through brands including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National, and notes its scale of roughly 3.2 million policies and $38.8 billion in total assets.