Article: Leucadia National Completes Sale of Colonial Penn Life Insurance Co. to Conseco.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997--Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE and PSE: "LUK") today announced the completion of the sale of its life insurance subsidiaries Colonial Penn Life Insurance Co. and Providential Life Insurance Co. and certain related assets to Conseco Inc., for $460 million payable in cash and notes.

These companies are principally engaged in the sale of "graded benefit life" insurance policies ...

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