Insurance Firm Conseco Files for Bankruptcy
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Conseco Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection to stem mounting losses and restructure more than $6 billion of debt incurred while the insurance and finance company acquired smaller rivals.
The Conseco bankruptcy, which was widely expected, is the third-largest U.S. Chapter 11 filing, after WorldCom Inc. and Enron Corp. The Carmel, Ind.-based company listed $52.3 billion in assets and $51.2 billion in debts in documents filed in bankruptcy court in Chicago.
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