EXHIBIT 12.1



Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|                                                              |  | Years Ended December 31,
|                                                              |  | 2003                     |       | 2002 |   | 2001  |  | 2000 |       | 1999
|                                                              |  | (Dollars in millions)   
|Earnings calculation:                                         |  |                          |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |      
|                                                              |  |                          |       |      |  
|Income before income taxes                                    |  | $                        | 239.8 |      | $ | 172.0 |  | $    | 164.5 |      | $ | 141.1 |  | $ | 121.0
|Fixed charges                                                 |  |                          | 102.5 |      |   | 83.0  |  |      | 83.0  |      |   | 94.8  |  |   | 91.0 
|                                                              |  |                         
|Earnings                                                      |  | $                        | 342.3 |      | $ | 255.0 |  | $    | 247.5 |      | $ | 235.9 |  | $ | 212.0
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|Fixed charges calculation:                                    |  |                          |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |      |   |       |  |   |      
|                                                              |  |                          |       |      |  
|Interest expense excluding senior note                        |  | $                        | 5.4   |      | $ | 1.3   |  | $    | 1.2   |      | $ | 1.9   |  | $ |     
|Amortization of senior note                                   |  |                          | 17.5  |      |   | 4.6   |  |      |      |      |   |      |  |   |     
|Interest credited                                             |  |                          | 75.0  |      |   | 72.9  |  |      | 78.7  |      |   | 90.4  |  |   | 88.8 
|Portion of rental expense representing an interest factor (1) |  |                          | 4.6   |      |   | 4.2   |  |      | 3.1   |      |   | 2.5   |  |   | 2.2  
|                                                              |  |                         
|Total fixed charges                                           |  | $                        | 102.5 |      | $ | 83.0  |  | $    | 83.0  |      | $ | 94.8  |  | $ | 91.0 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                            |  |                          | 3.3x  |      |   | 3.1x  |  |      | 3.0x  |      |   | 2.5x  |  |   | 2.3x 

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|(1) | Interest portion of operating leases is assumed to be 28 percent.
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