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THIS RESTATED  FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION
EXTRACTED  FROM THE  UNAUDITED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  OF AMERICAN
MEDICAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. (F/K/A UNITED WISCONSIN SERVICES, INC.) FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998, AS ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE  RECLASSIFICATION  OF THE
CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  FOR JUNE 30, 1998, TO CONFORM WITH THE 1999
PRESENTATION  AND IS QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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