CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Conseco, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-41114) of Conseco, Inc. of our report dated January 27,
1998, relating to the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1997 of Conseco Finance
Corp. and subsidiaries, formerly known as Green Tree Financial Corporation, not
separately presented in or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Conseco, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "EXPERTS" in the Registration Statement.
Our report refers to the Company's adoption of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board's Statement No. 125 "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," in 1997.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 14, 2000
