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CNO vs PFG
Side-by-side comparison of CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) and Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CNO and PFG operate in Accident &Health Insurance (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- PFG is the larger of the two at $23.33B, about 4.6x CNO ($5.05B).
- PFG has been more active in the news (23 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for CNO).
- PFG has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 13 for CNO).
CNO Financial Group Inc.
CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance, and other insurance products for senior and middle-income markets in the United States. It offers Medicare supplement, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance policies; life insurance; and annuities, as well as Medicare advantage plans to individuals through phone, online, mail, and face-to-face. The company also focuses on worksite and group sales for businesses, associations, and other membership groups by interacting with customers at their place of employment. In addition, it provides fixed index annuities; fixed interest annuities, including fixed rate single and flexible premium deferred annuities; single premium immediate annuities; supplemental health products, such as specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity products; and long-term care plans primarily to retirees and older self-employed individuals in the middle-income market. Further, the company offers universal life and other interest-sensitive life products; and traditional life policies that include whole life, graded benefit life, term life, and single premium whole life products, as well as graded benefit life insurance products. CNO Financial Group, Inc. markets its products under the Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn brand names. The company sells its products through agents, independent producers, and direct marketing. CNO Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Principal Financial Group Inc
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates in Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Global Investors, Principal International, and U.S. Insurance Solutions segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides a portfolio of asset accumulation products and services for retirement savings and income. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts and payroll deduction plans; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual annuities, and bank products. The Principal Global Investors segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. The Principal International segment offers pension accumulation and income annuity products, mutual funds, asset management, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, India, and Southeast Asia. The U.S. Insurance Solutions segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products in the United States. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as executives. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Latest CNO
- CNO Financial Group to Release Third Quarter Results on October 29, 2026
- Chief Actuary Williams Jeremy D. exercised 7,660 units of Common Stock at a strike of $22.02 and sold $487,321 worth of Common Stock (8,782 units at $55.49) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 61,041 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Operations Officer Linnenbringer Jeanne L. sold $798,902 worth of Common Stock (14,539 units at $54.95) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan and exercised 5,010 units of Common Stock at a strike of $23.33, decreasing direct ownership by 27% to 26,209 units (SEC Form 4)
- President, Worksite Division Detoro Karen J. sold $1,355,098 worth of Common Stock (24,674 units at $54.92) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan and exercised 15,000 units of Common Stock at a strike of $15.83, decreasing direct ownership by 21% to 36,450 units (SEC Form 4)
- CNO Financial Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- CNO Financial Group to Present at the 2026 KBW Insurance Conference on September 10
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by CNO Financial Group Inc.
- CNO Financial Group to Host Virtual Investor Briefing on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by CNO Financial Group Inc.
- CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Expands to Largest Field Ever, Sells Out in Record Time
Latest PFG
- Principal® to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Director Auerbach Jonathan was granted 161 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.70% to 23,112 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Beams Mary E. was granted 105 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.62% to 17,066 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Muruzabal Claudio was granted 97 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.71% to 13,699 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Nordin Diane C was granted 211 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.67% to 31,548 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pickerell Blair was granted 273 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.69% to 40,100 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Richer Clare Stack was granted 138 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.64% to 21,550 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mitchell H Elizabeth was granted 78 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.59% to 13,278 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Carter Miller Jocelyn was granted 648 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.71% to 91,979 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Rivera Alfredo was granted 113 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.68% to 16,624 units (SEC Form 4)