SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-K

              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
                         Commission File Number  0-1999

                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

                 KENTUCKY                           61-6030333
              (State or Other Jurisdiction          (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation or Organization)           Identification Number)

                200 Capital Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky   40601
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code 502 223-2361

              Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                               Title of Each Class
                              Common $1 Par Value




                   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
                                     NASDAQ

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                 Common Capital Stock Par Value $1.00 Per Share
                                (Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES  X  NO

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K.         (X)

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of
the registrant $14,817,047.58 as of December 31, 2000.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                                     Class
                              Common Capital Stock

                        Outstanding at December 31, 2000
                                  1,151,322.72

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

(1)  Portions of the Annual Report to the Stockholders for the year ended
December 31, 2000 (Form 10-K, Items 1, 5a, 6, 7 and 8)
(2)  Portions of the Proxy Statement dated April 12, 2001, for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 10, 2001 (Form 10-K, Items 10, 11, 12 and
13.)



                                     PART I

Item 1.  Business

(a)  General
      (a)  The business of Kentucky Investors, Inc.  ("Kentucky Investors") is
the holder of 100% of the outstanding common stock of a life insurance company,
a printing company and an insurance marketing company.  Effective December 31,
1999, Kentucky Investors acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of
Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company ("Investors Heritage" or the
"Insurance Subsidiary") pursuant to a share exchange agreement between Kentucky
Investors and Investors Heritage.  As a result of the share exchange each
Investors Heritage stockholder received 1.24 shares of Kentucky Investors common
stock in exchange for each share of Investors Heritage common stock.   The Share
Exchange did not have the effect of changing control of Investors Heritage since
Kentucky Investors owned 74% of the outstanding common stock of Investors
Heritage prior to the effective date of the transaction.

      The acquisition of the remaining 26% of the Investors Heritage common
stock from its minority stockholders was accounted for as a purchase.  (Please
see Note B to the Kentucky Investors' Consolidated Financial Statements for
additional information regarding the share exchange).       The corporate
management structure of Investors Heritage and Kentucky Investors did not change
as a result of the share exchange.  Investors Heritage continues to be an
authorized Kentucky life domestic insurance company and will continue to operate
as it has in the past.  There were no changes in the officers or directors of
either Investors Heritage or Kentucky Investors as a result of the share
exchange.

      Kentucky Investors, Inc. also owns 100% of Investors Heritage, Investors
Heritage Printing, Inc. ("Heritage Printing") and Investors Heritage Financial
Services Group, Inc. ("Financial Services Group").  Heritage Printing and
Financial Services Group are collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Non-
insurance Subsidiaries".  Investors Heritage, Heritage Printing and Financial
Services Group are collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Subsidiaries".
Kentucky Investors and its subsidiaries are collectively hereinafter referred to
as the "Company".

      The home office of the Company is located at 200 Capital Avenue,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.  The telephone number is (502) 223-2361.  Investors
Heritage owns 96% of Investors Underwriters, Inc., an investment holding
company. While the Non-insurance Subsidiaries continue to expand, less than 1%
of the Company's total operations were generated by the Non-insurance
Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2000. The Non-insurance
Subsidiaries' total assets and stockholder equity comprised less than 1% in the
aggregate of the Company's reported total assets and stockholder equity as of
December 31, 2000.

      Financial Services Group, a wholly-owned insurance and financial
service marketing company continues to explore the possibility of marketing a
variety of products to financial institutions for a number of other unaffiliated
companies as well as Investors Heritage.  As anticipated more than 10% of
Financial Service Group's revenues during 2000 were derived from the sale of
Investors Heritage's Credit Insurance products.

Investors Heritage

      The business segments of the Insurance Subsidiary are identified
and discussed on Schedule III, Supplementary Insurance Information and on pages
34-35 of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000
and are incorporated herein by reference.  The Insurance Subsidiary offers a
portfolio of the standard forms of participating, non-participating, whole life,
limited pay, endowments, split-funding, interest-sensitive whole life,
guaranteed issue whole life, universal life, term and group life are offered by
Investors Heritage.  In addition, Investors Heritage writes credit life and
credit accident and health insurance (collectively "Credit Insurance") on a
group basis.

      Ordinary Life.  Ordinary life sales are under the direct
supervision of the home office using a regionally supervised agency system.  The
method of field operation involves independent contractual agents working with
district and regional managers.  These managers contract with and train agents
who work under them.  The regional managers may have several district managers
under their supervision.  As a result of Investors Heritage's growth in the
preneed area, agency relationships have also been entered into directly with
numerous funeral home owners.  Management anticipates this trend to continue
and, depending on the size of the funeral home and state law, preneed counselors
will also become part of the agency force.  Investors Heritage also sells
business through general agents or brokers who may represent one or more
companies.

      Approximately 39% of total insurance in force is Ordinary life.

      As stated above, the Ordinary life sales are built around a standard
portfolio of life insurance policies with some of the contributions to in-force
business being a participating ordinary life insurance policy, a guaranteed
issue whole life policy and non-participating life policies.

      Some of the participating policies provide for payment of guaranteed
annual endowments of fixed amounts beginning at the end of the second policy
year and continuing through the premium paying period.  These policies also have
an annual  guaranteed benefit.  As of December 31, 2000, 9% of the total
ordinary insurance in force was comprised of participating policies and of the
9%, approximately 5% was comprised of participating policies with some
guaranteed benefit.

      Another block of participating policies provides for payment of a dividend
which will purchase additional insurance equal to 5% of the previous year's
total death benefit, including any additional insurance purchased in prior
years.  The dividend is not guaranteed.  As of December 31, 2000, 4% of the
total ordinary insurance in force was comprised of participating policies with
non-guaranteed benefits.

      Non-participating life insurance policies represented 91% of the total
ordinary insurance in force.

      Investors Heritage also issues two non-participating interest-
sensitive single premium whole life policies based on simplified underwriting.
These policies provide for payment of the full face amount at the death of the
insured and for increasing death benefits on a non-guaranteed basis.

      Investors Heritage provides products designed for the prearranged funeral
market. These products are single premium and modal premium non-participating
whole life policies.  Single premium policies are sold on a guaranteed issue
basis and modal premium policies are fully underwritten.  Both single and modal
premium policies provide for non-guaranteed increasing death benefits and have a
maximum face amount of $25,000.

      During 1997 Investors Heritage introduced group life products designed for
the prearranged funeral market.  Some of these products provide for the payment
of the full face amount at the death of the insured and some provide graded
death benefits during the first year.  All of the products provide for
increasing death benefits on a non-guaranteed basis.

      During 1998 Investors Heritage introduced a new generation of both
individual and group life products designed for the prearranged funeral market.
These products differ from the 1997 products by offering simplified underwriting
for the multi-pay policies and shorter reduced benefit policies.  These new
products, called the "Legacy 2000 Series" were implemented throughout the last
two quarters of 1998 and have been well received in the market.

      Management anticipates introducing a new series of final expense whole
life insurance policies during 2001.  These new products will be non-
participating whole life insurance and will be issued with simplified
underwriting.  These products will be offered outside of the preneed market and
will replace the level benefit policies that were included in the Legacy 2000
series.

      Credit Insurance.  Credit Insurance is generally sold through banks,
finance companies and automobile dealerships and is offered in connection with
the extension of credit by financial institutions.  The amount of the insurance
is designed to cover the amount of the loan with the financial institution being
the beneficiary of the insurance policy to the extent of the unpaid balance of
the loan.  Credit Insurance production is dependent on consumer debt.  In times
of low unemployment, reasonable interest rates and a steadily improving economy,
consumer debt increases; therefore, Credit Insurance sales increase.  When the
economy slows, consumer debt slows and therefore Credit Insurance sales
decrease.

      Financial Services Group initiated discussions with unaffiliated
companies regarding a transaction where the Credit Insurance business would be
written by Investors Heritage and all of the risk insured would be immediately
reinsured to the unaffiliated company.  In addition to receiving a retention
fee, Investors Heritage also receives a fee for administration and claims
processing services.  Financial Services Group is able to generate revenues in
the form of commissions from the sale of Investors Heritage's Credit Insurance
products.

      It was not originally necessary for Investors Heritage to add any
employees to assist in the administration of this business.  No additional
amounts were expended in order to put Investors Heritage's administrative and
claims processing capabilities to use.  Additional employees will be added only
when warranted. During 2000, a new clerical position was filled in the
claims processing area.

      Initially, Investors Heritage entered into a reinsurance agreement with
The Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Bloomfield, Connecticut
("Connecticut General") under the terms of which Investors Heritage cedes to
Connecticut General 100% of the risk on all Credit Insurance policies sold by
Investors Heritage.  All Credit business was reinsured with Connecticut General
from January 1, 1996 until December 31, 1998 when Connecticut General exited the
market as a reinsurer of Credit Insurance products.  Therefore, during the 4th
Quarter 1998, Investors Heritage and Financial Services Group negotiated new
reinsurance agreements with Munich American Reassurance Company, Atlanta,
Georgia ("Munich") and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
("ReliaStar") whereby effective January 1, 1999 Investors Heritage has and
continues to reinsure 100% of the risk on all Credit Insurance policies to
Munich and ReliaStar.  Approximately 23% of the total life insurance in force is
Credit Insurance, all of which was written directly by Investors Heritage.

      It was and continues to be management's belief that the number of Credit
Insurance providers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky remain low as a result of
two Kentucky domestic insurers exiting the Credit Insurance market.  Management
believed there would be opportunities to administer Credit Insurance business in
Kentucky for non-domestic insurers that are expected to replace exiting
insurers.  Investors Heritage has entered into a reinsurance agreement with
three unaffiliated companies, Life Investors Insurance Company of America ("Life
Investors"), Bankers Life Insurance Company ("Bankers Life") and American United
Life Insurance Company ("AUL").  Pursuant to those agreements, the Company's
Credit Insurance products sold by Life Investors', Bankers Life's and AUL's
agents are reinsured to Life Investors, Bankers Life and AUL, respectively.
Investors Heritage and Financial Services Group are paid a retention fee and a
marketing fee for services provided.   The agreement with Bankers Life was
canceled effective January 31, 2001 with respect to new business.  Investors
Heritage has continued to seek contracts to operate as an administrator for
other companies which sell Credit Insurance.

      Financial Services Group will continue to call on banks, finance companies
and selected automobile dealerships to market the Credit Insurance products for
Investors Heritage.  As anticipated, more than 10% of Financial Service Group's
revenues for 2000 were derived from the sale of Investors Heritage's Credit
Insurance products. Credit Insurance gross written premiums were lower than
anticipated in 2000 due to decreased loan demand.  Investors Heritage
anticipates 2000 Credit Insurance gross written premiums to exceed $15 million.

      In addition to selling Credit Insurance, some Investors Heritage bank
agents obtain an ordinary life license enabling them to sell mortgage insurance
that might be required in excess of the statutory credit life limitation enacted
by each state where our Credit Insurance products are sold.  The mortgage
insurance sales operations will continue to be conducted through Financial
Services Group.

      Group Life.  Group life accounts for the remaining 38% of in-force
business.  Investors Heritage participates in the Federal Employee Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program, which is administered by Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company and in the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SEGLI) program
which is administered by Prudential Insurance Company of America.  As of year-
end 2000 the total amount of insurance in force from the FEGLI program was
$410,269,000 and from the SEGLI program was $592,790,000.

      During 1997, Investors Heritage converted to group insurance products in
the preneed market in a majority of states.  The Legacy 2000 Series introduced
during 1998 is also a group product in many states.  Therefore, group life
premiums and in-force business increased significantly while individual premiums
and in-force business decreased commensurately.  Group life premiums during 2000
were $17,834,751 as compared to $16,787,092 in 1999 which is an increase of  6%.

      Principal Markets.  The principal markets for Investors Heritage's
products are in the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Virginia, and the States of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Tennessee,
Illinois, Kansas, West Virginia and Texas. Investors Heritage has licensed
ordinary agents and regional managers throughout these states and credit life
agents in over 332 banks and automobile dealerships.

      Investors Heritage is also licensed in sixteen other states:  Alabama,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana in the South and Southeast; Colorado,
Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Montana, Nebraska,
Arizona and Utah in the West; and Michigan in the North.  The business in these
states is written mostly through general agents.  During 2000 Investors Heritage
expanded its preneed operation into several of these states, specifically,
Mississippi, Michigan, Louisiana and Alabama.  Effective February 27, 2001,
Investors Heritage was approved to transact business in Pennsylvania.
Management anticipates continued growth in those states during 2001 and also
anticipates commencing marketing operations in Pennsylvania.

       Risk.   In many cases Investors Heritage requires evidence of
insurability before issuing individual life policies including, in some cases, a
medical examination or a statement by an attending physician.  Home office
underwriters review the evidence of insurability required and approve the
issuance of the policy in accordance with the application if the risk is
acceptable.  Some applicants who are substandard risks are rejected, but many
are offered policies with higher premiums, restricted coverages or reduced
benefits during the first or second policy years.  The majority of the single
premium business is written through the prearranged funeral market without
evidence of insurability, relying on safeguards such as product design, limits
on the amount of coverage, and premiums which recognize the resultant higher
level of claims.

      Risk is integral to insurance but, as is customary in the insurance
business, Investors Heritage obtains reinsurance with respect to amounts in
excess of its retention limits.   Currently the maximum limit of retention by
Investors Heritage on its standard contract for any one life is $100,000 plus
the amount of the return of premium benefits, if any.  The maximum is reduced
for sub-standard classes of risk.   The maximum retention on Credit Life is also
$100,000 per life.  Excess coverages are reinsured externally to unaffiliated
reinsurers.

      Management is currently reviewing its reinsurance programs and considering
reducing retention amounts to level profit stream and provide additional
protection against unusual claims.

      As of December 31, 2000, approximately $834,725,000, or 40% of total life
insurance in force was reinsured with non-affiliated well-established insurance
companies. Investors Heritage would become liable for the reinsured risks if the
reinsurers could not meet their obligations. Investors Heritage has not
experienced a reinsurer default under any of the reinsurance agreements to which
Investors Heritage is a party.  Further, Investors Heritage has no knowledge of
and does not anticipate any material default in any existing reinsurance
obligation.

      Investors Heritage is party to reinsurance and coinsurance agreements with
twenty-two non-affiliated companies.    The reinsurers for Investors Heritage
and amounts of insurance in force that are reinsured are as follows:

                                 Reinsurance        Percent
Company                             Amount          of Total

American United Life Ins Co.    $  30,702,000         3.68%
Bankers Life Insurance Co.        133,515,000        16.00%
Business Men's Assurance Co.        6,691,000         0.80%
Connecticut General Life Ins. Co.  94,575,000        11.33%
Life Investors Insurance Co. of
   America                          6,306,000         0.76%
Munich American Reassurance Co.   192,701,000        23.09%
Optimum Re Insurance Co.            5,030,000         0.60%
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company  210,699,000        25.24%
Scottish Annuity and Life Ins. Co. 66,365,000         7.95%
Swiss Re Life & Health America
   Inc.                             1,100,000         0.13%
The Lincoln National Life Ins. Co. 81,456,000         9.75%
Universal Guaranty Life Ins. Co.    4,107,000         0.49%
Other Companies (10)                1,478,000         0.18%
                                 ------------       -------
                                 $834,725,000       100.00%


      From 1995 through 1998, Investors Heritage reinsured all of the risk on
the Credit Insurance policies sold by its agents to Connecticut General;
however, that reinsurance agreement was terminated effective December 31, 1998
with respect to new issues.  From 1999 to the present Investors Heritage has
reinsured all of the risk on the Credit Insurance products sold by its agents to
Munich and ReliaStar.  As explained above, some of these risks have been and
will be reinsured to Life Investors, Bankers Life and AUL.

      Regulation of Insurance.  The business of Investors Heritage is
subject to regulation and supervision by the insurance regulatory authority of
each state in which Investors Heritage is licensed to do business.  Such
regulators grant licenses to transact business; regulate trade practices;
approve policy forms; license agents; approve certain premium rates; establish
minimum reserve and loss ratio requirements; review form and content of required
financial statements; prescribe types and amounts of investments permitted; and
assure that capital, surplus and solvency requirements are met.  Insurance
companies can also be required under the solvency or guaranty laws of most
states in which they do business to pay assessments up to prescribed limits to
fund policyholder losses or liabilities of insolvent insurance companies.  They
are also required to file detailed annual reports with supervisory agencies, and
records of their business are subject to examination at any time.  Under the
rules of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC"), a
self-regulatory organization of state insurance commissioners, insurance
companies are examined periodically by one or more of the regulatory
authorities.

      Domiciled in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Investors Heritage is licensed
by the Kentucky Department of Insurance and is subject to its examination and
regulations.  The triennial audit was completed during 1998 for the three years
ending December 31, 1997.  The Examination Report contains no specific
recommendations and no material adjustments were made to the statutory financial
statements.  Investors Heritage will be subject to its triennial audit during
2001.

      In December of 1992, the NAIC adopted a "Risk Based Capital for Life
and/or Health Insurers Model Act" (the "Model Act") which was designed to
identify inadequately capitalized life and health insurers.  The Model Act
defines two key measures:  (i)  adjusted capital, which equals an insurer's
statutory capital and surplus plus its asset valuation reserve, plus one-half
its liability for policyholder dividends ("Adjusted Capital") and (ii)
authorized control level risk based capital  ("RBC").  RBC is determined by a
complex formula which is intended to take into account the various risks assumed
by an insurer.  Should an insurer's Adjusted Capital fall below certain
prescribed levels (defined in terms of its RBC), the Model Act provides for the
following four different levels of regulatory attention:

      "Company Action Level:"  This level of review is triggered if an insurer's
Adjusted Capital is less than 200 percent of its RBC. The insurer is required to
submit a plan to the appropriate regulatory authority that discusses proposed
corrective action. Investors Heritage 's Adjusted Capital is more than 2.4 times
the required amount.

      "Regulatory Action Level":  This level of review is triggered if an
insurer's Adjusted Capital is less than 150% of its RBC. The regulatory
authority formally requires the insurer to submit an RBC plan, and performs a
special examination of the insurer and issues an order specifying corrective
actions. Investors Heritage 's Adjusted Capital is more than 3.2 times the
required amount.

      "Authorized Control Level":  This level of review is  triggered if an
insurer's Adjusted Capital is less than 100% of its RBC.  The regulatory
authority is authorized to take whatever action it deems necessary. Investors
Heritage 's Adjusted Capital is more than 4.8 times the required amount.

      "Mandatory Control Level":  This level of review is triggered if an
insurer's Adjusted Capital falls below 70% of its RBC.  The regulatory authority
is required to place the insurer under its control. Investors Heritage's
Adjusted Capital is more than 6.9 times the amount required.

      Since the Adjusted Capital levels of Investors Heritage currently exceed
all of the regulatory action levels as defined by the NAIC's Model Act, the
Model Act currently has no negative impact on the Company's operations or
financial condition.

      Competition.  The life insurance business is highly competitive.  With the
introduction of universal life and other interest sensitive products in recent
years, competition with other financial institutions has increased.  The
industry includes both stock and mutual companies, including some of the largest
financial institutions in the United States.  While Investors Heritage is
responsive to the current economic environment, the life insurance market is
relatively volatile, and Investors Heritage's operating results may vary with
those conditions.

      Investors Heritage differentiates itself through its marketing techniques,
product features, customer service and reputation. Investors Heritage maintains
its competitive position by its focus on areas which have historically proven
profitable.  Those areas include single premium pre-need products, modal premium
final expense products, traditional whole life products, mortgage protection
products and level term products. Investors Heritage 's competitive position is
maintained by its ability to provide quality customer service throughout the
distribution system.  Other competitive strengths include Investors Heritage 's
asset/liability management system, a quality investment portfolio which provides
liquidity and Investors Heritage's non-leveraged financial position.

      The business of Investors Heritage is not seasonal.

      Dividend income from the Insurance Subsidiary for 2000 amounted to
$566,819.

      Other Subsidiaries.  Heritage Printing does job printing for Investors
Heritage as well as numerous unaffiliated sources.  This includes the printing
of the application forms and other office forms required by Investors Heritage.

      While the income from Heritage Printing is not a significant factor in the
Company's overall business,  Heritage Printing will continue to work to improve
profitability during 2001.  Revenues from Heritage Printing continued to be less
than one percent of the Company's total revenue for 2000.

      As anticipated the formation and operation of Financial Services Group
generated additional revenue to the Company.  Although this additional revenue
is not a significant factor in the Company's overall business, Financial
Services Group remains steady in its operations with revenues of $539,000 in
2000 compared to $542,000 in 1999.  Revenues from Financial Services Group will
continue to account for less than one percent of the Company's total revenue for
2000.  See Schedule II.

      Dividend income from the Other Subsidiaries for 2000 amounted to
approximately $237,500.

      Additionally, the Company earns fees for other services performed for the
Insurance Subsidiary.  The fees are paid by the Insurance Subsidiary for the
necessary supervision and coordination required to provide a common policy for
all the companies.  The supervision results in a coordination of contracts with
the various independent agents, common sales brochures, and a savings to each
company in the area of printing and purchasing.  The Company purchases blanket
fidelity bonds to include employees of all subsidiary companies at a savings
when compared to purchases made by individual companies.  The group life,
hospitalization, and the retirement programs for the various companies are also
administered by the Company.  These fees are not significant to the Company's
total revenue.  The Company also has revenue from other investments, but it is
not a significant factor in its business.

(b) Material Changes and Developments

      During 1999, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with the
Insurance Subsidiary whereby the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common
stock of Investors Heritage.  The share exchange was effective December 31, 1999
and was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and Investors
Heritage, the shareholders of Investors Heritage and the Kentucky Department of
Insurance. For additional information regarding the share exchange please see
Item 1.(a) Business, General of this form 10-K, Management's Discussion and
Analysis and Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 7 and pages
27-28, respectively, of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended
December 31, 2000.

      While changes in the life insurance business can be dramatic, new product
development and innovative sales methods must be ongoing to meet the current
economic times. Investors Heritage, however, believes that growth from increased
sales is directly related to the constant attention paid to revising and selling
the products developed by Investors Heritage.  There were no material changes in
the Company's holdings during 1999.

      Ordinary Production. Investors Heritage is working diligently to increase
ordinary product sales.  The largest increase in this area has been the final
expense and prearranged funeral sales.  Final expense sales include the sale of
lower face amount ordinary life insurance products, the purpose of which is to
pay the insured's final expenses. Prearranged funeral sales include the sale of
modal premium and single premium ordinary life policies which are sold to fund a
specific prearranged funeral contract.

      Since 1993 Investors Heritage has continued to expand its marketing
capability in this area.  As a result, Investors Heritage steadily increased
sales of preneed products.  During 1997 through 1999 Investors Heritage
continued to increase its marketing operations and to expand into new states,
including but not limited to, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas,  South
Carolina and Georgia and experienced growth in premium production of
approximately 11% in the prearranged funeral market during 1998 over 1997,
$23,413,000 compared to $21,104,000.

      During 2000, the Company focused on increasing its market share in
existing states and expanding into some new areas, including Arkansas.  Even
though single premium growth was anticipated to be 10%, actual growth was 18%.
Single premium production for these lines of business was $30,946,020 for 2000
compared to $26,202,000 for 1999 and Investors Heritage anticipates continued
growth in this segment of approximately 10-11% during 2001.

      Credit Insurance.  Investors Heritage has marketed and sold Credit
Insurance since 1966.  Since 1996 Financial Services Group has marketed
Investors Heritage's Credit Insurance products and will continue to do so in
2001.  All of the risk on all Credit Insurance policies sold by Investors
Heritage has been and will continue to be reinsured with larger, highly rated
companies.  Currently Investors Heritage has reinsurance agreements with Munich
and Reliastar.  For the last several years Financial Services Group was
marketing products for several unaffiliated companies to financial institutions.
However, during 2000 Financial Services Group focused solely on the Credit
Insurance and mortgage protection products sold by Investors Heritage and
management anticipates this trend to continue during 2001.  However, Financial
Services Group will continue to review marketing opportunities for products of
unaffiliated insurance companies.

      Management anticipates steady growth in this segment during 2000 due to
Financial Services Group's efforts.

      While management anticipated growth during 2000, increasing interest rates
and a slowing economy decreased loan demand, which negatively affected growth in
this segment.  Actual decline in premium production in 2000 over 1999 was
approximately 16%.  Premium production in this area decreased $420,000, from
$2,548,000 in 1999 to $2,128,000 in 2000.

      Forward Looking Information.  The Company cautions readers regarding
certain forward-looking statements contained in this report and in any other
statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company, whether or not in future
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Forward-
looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which
relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other
developments.  Statements using verbs such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe"
or words of similar import generally involve forward-looking statements.
Without limiting the foregoing, forward-looking statements include statements
which represent the Company's beliefs concerning future levels of sales and
redemptions of the Company's products, investment spreads and yields, or the
earnings and profitability of the Company's activities.

      Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and
assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and
competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
Company's control and many of which are subject to change.  These uncertainties
and contingencies could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the
Company.  Whether or not actual results differ materially from forward-looking
statements may depend on numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable factors and
developments.   Some of these may be national in scope, such as general economic
conditions, changes in tax law and changes in interest rates.  Some may be
related to the insurance industry generally, such as pricing competition,
regulatory developments, industry consolidation and the effects of competition
in the insurance business from other insurance companies and other financial
institutions operation in the Company's market area and elsewhere.  Others may
relate to the Company specifically, such as credit, volatility and other risks
associated with the Company's investment portfolio.  The Company cautions that
such factors are not exclusive.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update
forward-looking information.

      Employees.  The Registrant does not have any employees.  The Company's
officers perform various functions described in item 9(a) above; however, they
are not paid a salary by the Company for performing such functions.  The number
of persons employed by Investors Heritage is 113.  The number of active
independent contractual agents of Investors Heritage is 2,394.  Management of
Investors Heritage considers its relationship with the employees and agents to
be satisfactory.

Item 2.  Properties

      The  physical property of the Company consists of the home office building
and grounds, owned in fee, at 200 Capital Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky.  Adjacent
to the home office, the Company owns additional property on Second Street and on
Shelby Street in Frankfort, Kentucky.  One building is used for Agency and
Company meetings; one building is a print shop used by Heritage Printing, one
building is used for supplies and additional storage; and one building is leased
to a commercial tenant.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

      There are no legal proceedings to which Kentucky Investors is a party.
There are no legal proceedings to which Investors Heritage is a party that are
material to the overall financial condition or results of operations of the
Company.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
          None.


                                    PART II

Item 5.  Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Security Matters

      (a)  The information relative to the market value of the Company's stock
appears on the inside back cover in the Annual Report to the Stockholders for
the year ended December 31, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference.

      (b)  Approximate Number of Equity Security Holders

                 (A)                            (B)
                                          Number of Holders
            Title of Class               of Record 12-31-00
            Common Stock                        6,035

      (c)  Dividends

      Kentucky Investors, Inc., paid dividends totaling $547,081 to stockholders
in 2000 representing $.38 per share.  The 2001 cash dividend to be paid April 6,
2001, to stockholders of record March 23, 2001 is $.38 per share.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

      Selected financial data for the past five years appears on page 19 in the
Annual Report to the Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000, and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

      Management's Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of
operations appears on pages 7-18 in the Annual Report to the Stockholders for
the year ended December 31, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     The  financial statements and notes appear on pages 20-35 in the Annual
Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000 and are incorporated
herein by reference.  See Part IV,  Item 14.

Item 9.  Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

      None.


                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

      (a)     The Executive officers and directors of the Company are:

Name, Position & Year                            Family
Became Officer/Director         Age              Relationship

Harry Lee Waterfield II         57
Chairman of the Board,
President/1963

Bobby D. Russell                52
Treasurer/2000

Nancy W. Walton                 61                Sister of
First Vice                                        Harry Lee
President/ 1988                                   Waterfield II

Robert M. Hardy, Jr.            43                Nephew of
Director, Vice President                          Harry Lee
and General                                       Waterfield II
Counsel/ 1988

Howard L. Graham                66
Vice President
Corporate Services
1989

Wilma Yeary                     69
Secretary/ 1989

Jane S. Jackson                 46
Asst. Secretary
1989

Helen S. Wagner                 64
Director/ 1986

Gordon Duke                     55
Director/ 1991

H. Glenn Doran                  75
Director/ 1963

Jerry F. Howell                 87
Director/ 1963

Jerry F. Howell, Jr.            59               Son of Jerry
Director/ 1983                                   F. Howell

David W. Reed                   47
Director/ 1982


      (b)    Each of the Directors has occupied the position indicated for a
period of more than five years.  Information regarding the business experience
of the Directors who are not officers of the Company is shown on pages 2-4 of
the Proxy  Statement of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 10,
2001, and is incorporated herein by reference.

      There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal
proceedings and no judgments or injunctions material  to the evaluation of the
ability and integrity of any Director or Executive Officer during the past five
years.

      Officers are appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the Board
meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  There are no
arrangements or any understandings between any officer and any other person
pursuant to which the office was selected.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation and Transactions

      Information regarding compensation of executive officers and transactions
with executive officers and directors is not restated in this Annual Report
because the response to this item is shown on pages 5 and 7 of the Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 10, 2001 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

      Security ownership by Officers, Directors, and management, is not restated
in this Form 10-K because the response to this item is shown on pages 3 and 4 of
the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 10,
2001, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

      Certain relationships and related transactions are shown on  page 8 of the
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 10, 2001,
under the heading "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions"  and are
incorporated herein by reference.


                                    PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)1.  Financial Statements incorporated herein by reference in Item 8 to
the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000
(pages  20-23) filed as Exhibit 1:

          Consolidated Balance Sheets -- December 31, 2000 and 1999

          For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000:

          Consolidated Statements of Income

          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

          (a)2.  Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules

          Schedule II -- Condensed Financial Information of Registrant

          Schedule III -- Supplementary Insurance Information

          Schedule IV -- Reinsurance

          All other schedules have been omitted as not applicable, not required,
or the required information has been included in the financial statements or
notes thereto.

          (a)3.  Listing of Exhibits
          Exhibit 1 - Annual Report to the Stockholders for the year ended

          December 31, 2000.*

          Exhibit 3.1- Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended.

          Exhibit 3.2 -  By-Laws of the Company, as amended.  (Incorporated by
reference as Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A-1 for the
year ended December 31, 1994.)

      Exhibit 11--  Statements re Computation of Per Share Earnings.**

      Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Auditors.

      Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule.

      *The material included in this Report shall not be deemed to be "filed"
with the Commission or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the
Act, except to the extent that this registrant specifically incorporates it in
its Annual Report on this Form 10-K by reference.

      **Exhibit 11 is not restated in this Form 10-K because the information
required is contained in Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
"Common Stock and Earnings per Share", on page 26 of the Annual Report to the
Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000, and is incorporated herein by
reference.

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

      A filing of Form 8-K was made on January 18, 2000 regarding the share
exchange between the company and Investors Heritage.

      (c)  See Item 14(a)(3) above.

      (d) Financial Statement Schedules - The response to this portion of Item
14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.


                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                        KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.


March 15, 2001               /s/
   DATE                 BY:  Harry Lee Waterfield II
                             ITS: Chairman of the Board and President

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/
Harry Lee Waterfield II
Chairman of the Board
and President
March  15, 2001

/s/
Robert M. Hardy, Jr.
Vice President and
General Counsel and Director
March  15, 2001

/s/
Bobby D. Russell
Treasurer
March  15, 2001

/s/
Howard L. Graham
Vice-President
Corporate Services
March  15, 2001

/s/
Jerry F. Howell
Director
March  15, 2001

/s/
Gordon Duke
Director
March 15, 2001

/s/
Helen S. Wagner
Director
March  15, 2001

/s/
H. Glenn Doran
Director
March  15, 2001

/s/
David W. Reed
Director
March  15, 2001

/s/
Jerry F. Howell, Jr.
Director
March  15, 2001



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Kentucky Investors, Inc.

      We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Kentucky
Investors, Inc. and subsidiaries listed in the accompanying Index to financial
statements (Item 14(a)).  Our audits also included the financial statement
schedules listed in the Index at Item 14(a).  These financial statements and
schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
schedules based on our audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States.  Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Kentucky Investors, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2000 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.  Also, in our opinion, the
related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.

                                                      /s/
                                                      Ernst & Young LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
March 15, 2001



EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 NO. 33-46722-01) pertaining to the Kentucky Investors, Inc. and
Affiliated Companies 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust Agreement and in the related
prospectus of our report dated March 15, 2001 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Kentucky Investors, Inc. and subsidiaries
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                                      /s/
                                                      Ernst & Young LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
March 15, 2001



                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
   SCHEDULE I -- SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS -- OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED
                                    PARTIES
                               DECEMBER 31, 2000

                                                                AMOUNT AT
                                                                WHICH
                                                   MARKET       SHOWN IN THE
TYPE OF INVESTMENT              COST               VALUE        BALANCE SHEET

Fixed maturity securities
available-for-sale:

Bonds:
 United States and government
 agencies and authorities    $ 30,940,882      $ 31,922,450   $ 31,922,450

 States and political             992,029         1,004,110      1,004,110
 subdivisions

 Foreign                       20,618,688        21,203,089     21,203,089

 Mortgage-backed
 securities                    47,801,768        48,692,465     48,692,465

 Corporate                    115,618,947       117,610,263    117,610,263

Redeemable preferred stock         11,344            14,325         14,325
                             ------------       -----------    -----------


 Total                       $215,983,658      $220,446,702   $220,446,702
                             ============      ============   ============
 Equity securities,
 available for sale:

 Common stocks:
   Banks, trusts &
   insurance companies       $    490,767      $   976,633    $    976,633

   Industrial, misc.
   and all other                  318,284          356,286         356,286

Nonredeemable preferred
   stocks                          36,684           34,063          34,063
                             ------------       ----------     -----------
 Total                       $    845,735     $  1,366,982    $  1,366,982
                             ============      ===========     ===========

 Total securities
   available for sale:       $216,829,393     $221,813,684    $221,813,684
                             ============     ============    ============
 Mortgage loans
   on real
   estate                      23,864,291        XXXXXXXX       23,864,291

 Policy loans                   7,760,207        XXXXXXXX        7,760,207

Other long term
 investments                      428,042        XXXXXXXX          428,042

Short-term
 investments                    1,890,815        XXXXXXXX        1,890,815
                             ------------        --------       ----------

Total investments            $250,772,748        XXXXXXXX     $255,757,039
                             ============        ========     ============


              SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
               FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, 1999, 1998

                                    2000          1999          1998
                                   -----         ------         -----
Assets
  Cash and Cash
     Equivalents               $    76,768    $    22,756    $    52,484
  Investment in
      Subsidiary                37,306,859     31,293,921     34,106,966

  Other Assets                     151,252        156,949        180,487

  Other Long Term Investments    1,810,665              0              0
                               -----------     ----------     ----------
                               $39,345,544    $31,473,626    $34,339,937
                               ===========    ===========    ===========
Liabilities:

  Notes Payable
      to Subsidiary            $         0    $   293,277    $   431,035
  Notes Payable                  2,000,000              0              0
  Other
      Liabilities                   91,226        134,548         48,753
  Taxes Payable                          0         16,926      1,635,414
  Stockholders'
      Equity
  Common Stock                   1,151,323      1,154,880        848,116
  Paid in Capital                8,399,106      8,499,592      3,442,248
  Unrealized
      Appreciation
      (depreciation)
      of available-
      for-sale
      securities of
      Subsidiary                 3,001,407     (2,313,784)     6,392,746
  Retained
      Earnings                  24,702,482     23,688,187     21,541,625
                                ----------    -----------    -----------
Total Stock-
  holders'
  Equity                       $37,254,318    $31,028,875    $32,224,735
                               -----------    -----------    -----------

                               $39,345,544    $31,473,626    $34,339,937
                               ===========    ===========    ===========


          SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                                  (CONTINUED)
                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                         CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, 1999, 1998

                                    2000       1999        1998
                                   ------     ------      ------

Income
  From printing
      services to:
      Affiliated
         companies            $   347,919  $   336,687   $  302,051
      Others                      171,874      197,127      140,797

  Realized Gain/Loss
      on Investments               (3,800)     (56,639)       3,700
  Other services
      to subsidiary               266,489      315,110      203,146
  Dividends from
      subsidiary                  566,819      510,866      505,679
  Interest and
      other income                349,391      339,557      301,712
                              -----------  -----------   ----------
                              $ 1,698,692  $ 1,642,708   $1,457,085

Operating
  Expenses                    $   759,318  $   723,102   $  628,637
                              -----------  -----------   ----------
  Operating
      income before
      equity in
      undistributed
      earnings of
      subsidiary              $   939,374  $   919,606   $  828,448

  Equity in
      undistributed
      earnings of
      subsidiary for
      the year                $   687,130  $  1,652,766  $1,395,689
                              -----------  ------------  ----------


  Income before
      provision for
      income taxes            $ 1,626,504   $ 2,572,372  $2,224,137
                              -----------   -----------  ----------
  Provision for
      Income Taxes
      Current                 $   120,137   $   193,116  $  144,000
      Deferred                                      -0-     105,000
                              -----------   ------------  ---------
                              $   120,137   $   193,116   $ 249,000

                              -----------   -----------   ---------
Net Income                    $ 1,506,367   $ 2,379,256  $1,975,137
                              ===========   ===========  ==========
Earnings Per
  Share                       $      1.31   $      2.79    $   2.34
                              ===========   ===========   =========



          SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                                  (CONTINUED)
                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, 1999, 1998

                                    2000       1999        1998
                                   -----      ------      ------
NET CASH
  PROVIDED
  BY OPERATING
  ACTIVITIES                  $   763,553  $(4,456,914) $  592,177
                              -----------  ------------ ----------

FINANCING
  ACTIVITIES
  Decrease in
      Notes
      Payable                 $  (293,277) $  (137,758)$  (107,759)
  Dividends                      (547,081)    (439,945)   (440,800)
  Acquisition of Treasury Stock  ( 58,518)    ( 67,252)    (28,000)
  Purchase of Minority



     Interest of Affiliate Stock       -0-   5,072,141         -0-
  Proceeds from Notes Payable    2,000,000         -0-         -0-
  Notes Receivable            $ (1,810,665)        -0-         -0-
                              ------------   ---------   ---------

CASH USED BY
  FINANCING
  ACTIVITIES                  $   (709,541)$ 4,427,186 $  (576,559)
                              ------------ ----------- ------------
INCREASE
  (DECREASE)
  IN CASH                     $     54,012 $  ( 29,728)$    15,618

Cash and Cash
  Equivalents
  at beginning
  of year                     $     22,756  $   52,484 $    36,866
                              ------------  ---------- -----------
CASH AND CASH
  EQUIVALENTS
  AT END OF
  YEAR                        $     76,768  $   22,756 $    52,484
                              ============  ========== ===========



                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                                  SCHEDULE III
                      SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION

                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000


                                    SEGMENT

                                         Credit
                            Traditional  Insurance
                Preneed     Universal    Products   Corporate
                Burial      Life         and Admn.  and
                Products    Products     Svcs.      Other        Total

                $           $            $          $           $


Deferred
Policy
Acquisi-
tion
Costs            17,140,527  6,807,465         9,952      4,697   23,962,641


Future
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims &
Loss
Expenses        214,848,917 66,266,553     2,614,249  6,366,566  290,096,285

Unearned
Premium                 -0-      3,732    23,782,200     30,239   23,816,171

Other
Policy
Claims &
Benefits
Payable           1,300,485  1,948,740     1,016,614    190,447    4,456,286

Premiums
Revenue          39,116,730  8,476,674        31,251    314,744   47,939,399

Net
Invest-
ment
Income
(1) and
(3)              11,319,414  4,538,707         2,788    557,576   16,418,485

Benefits
claims,
Losses &
Settle-
ment
Expenses          20,573,913 7,109,896        15,732    392,723   28,092,264

Amorti-
zation
Deferred
Acquisi-
tion
Costs              5,444,515 1,754,820        11,111      2,612    7,213,058

Other
Operating
Expenses(2)        4,871,900 1,781,325       316,093    508,294    7,477,612

(1)  Net investment income is allocated in proportion to policy liabilities and
stockholders' equity for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the
parent.
(2)  Other operating expenses are assigned directly to the applicable segment
for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the parent.
(3)  Includes realized investment gains or losses.


                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                                  SCHEDULE III
                      SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
                                  (Continued)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

                                    SEGMENT


                                         Credit
                            Traditional  Insurance
                Preneed     Universal    Products   Corporate
                Burial      Life         and Admn.  and
                Products    Products     Svcs.      Other        Total


                $           $             $         $           $

Deferred
Policy
Acquisi-
tion
Costs            15,891,977  7,420,654      21,107         7,324    23,341,062


Future
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims &
Loss
Expenses        152,100,065 66,368,953   1,998,285     5,982,098   226,449,401

Unearned
Premium                 -0-      5,499  24,120,945        37,250    24,163,694

Other
Policy
Claims &
Benefits
Payable              474,792 2,422,926     924,369        20,913     3,843,000

Premiums
Revenue           37,392,540 9,161,460     (79,949)      433,591    46,907,642

Net
Invest-
ment
Income
(1) and
(3)                9,754,620 4,409,948       6,971       733,150    14,904,689

Benefits
claims,
Losses &
Settle-
ment
Expenses          16,776,625 7,189,434      69,813       301,600    24,337,472

Amorti-
zation
Deferred
Acquisi-
tion
Costs              4,229,690 2,047,929       32,469       25,722    6,335,810

Other
Operating
Expenses(2)        4,438,510 1,706,856      339,320      574,281    7,058,967

(1)  Net investment income is allocated in proportion to policy liabilities and
stockholders' equity for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the
parent.
(2)  Other operating expenses are assigned directly to the applicable segment
for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the parent.
(3)  Includes realized investment gains or losses.






                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                                  SCHEDULE III
                      SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
                                  (Continued)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

                                    SEGMENT


                                         Credit
                            Traditional  Insurance
                Preneed     Universal    Products   Corporate
                Burial      Life         and Admn.  and
                Products    Products     Svcs.      Other        Total

                $           $             $         $           $

Deferred
Policy
Acquisi-
tion
Costs            17,664,830  9,527,323     60,932      35,599       27,288,684

Future
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims &
Loss
Expenses        135,613,387 65,678,058  1,196,524   4,627,756      207,115,725

Unearned
Premium                -0-       7,350 19,977,443      84,772       20,069,565

Other
Policy
Claims &
Benefits
Payable             981,859   2,059,406   850,512       33,141       3,924,918

Premiums
Revenue          32,526,605   9,794,706   (59,503)     376,481      42,638,289

Net
Invest-
ment
Income
(1) and
(3)               8,789,198   4,350,287    22,021    1,131,905      14,293,411

Benefits
claims,
Losses &
Settle-
ment
Expenses         14,321,904   7,043,726   252,253      575,980       22,193,863

Amorti-
zation
Deferred
Acquisi-
tion
Costs             4,075,724   2,218,217   148,869      108,646        6,551,456

Other
Operating
Expenses(2)       3,948,727   1,634,446   340,510      628,367        6,552,050

(1)  Net investment income is allocated in proportion to policy liabilities and
stockholders' equity for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the
parent.
(2)  Other operating expenses are assigned directly to the applicable segment
for the subsidiary and to the corporate segment for the parent.
(3)  Includes realized investment gains or losses.


                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                           SCHEDULE IV - REINSURANCE
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000

                                                    Accident
                  Life              Premium,        and
                  Insurance         Life            Health      TOTAL
                  In Force          Insurance       Insurance   PREMIUMS

                  $                  $              $            $

Gross Amount      1,913,771,000      59,705,343     5,637,282    65,342,625

Ceded to
other
Companies           834,725,000      14,372,530     5,642,818    20,015,348

Assumed
from other
Companies          1,003,059,000      2,368,686         5,999     2,374,685

Net Amount         2,082,105,000     47,701,499           463    47,701,962

Percentage
of Amount
Assumed to
Net               48%                  5%               1296%        5%



                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                           SCHEDULE IV - REINSURANCE
                                  (Continued)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

                                                    Accident
                  Life              Premium,        and
                  Insurance         Life            Health      TOTAL
                  In Force          Insurance       Insurance   PREMIUMS

                  $                   $             $            $

Gross Amount      1,801,019,951       56,774,745    7,294,395    64,069,140

Ceded to
other
Companies           739,675,414       12,575,026     7,204,051   19,779,077

Assumed
from other
Companies           954,909,463        2,616,778           801    2,617,579

Net Amount        2,016,254,000       46,816,497        91,145   46,907,642

Percentage
of Amount
Assumed to
Net               47%                  6%               1%        6%


                            KENTUCKY INVESTORS, INC.
                           SCHEDULE IV - REINSURANCE
                                  (Continued)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

                                                    Accident
                  Life              Premium,        and
                  Insurance         Life            Health      TOTAL
                  In Force          Insurance       Insurance   PREMIUMS

                  $                   $             $            $

Gross Amount      1,692,257,000       51,242,511    6,732,327    57,974,838

Ceded to
other
Companies           660,886,585       11,510,247    6,612,882    18,123,129

Assumed
from other
Companies         1,092,914,600        2,824,135      (37,555)    2,786,580

Net Amount        2,124,285,015       42,556,399       81,890    42,638,289

Percentage
of Amount
Assumed to
Net               51%                  7%              -46%      7%