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EXHIBIT 31.1
 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT
RULE 13A-14(a), AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jefferson-Pilot Corporation;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period
covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this
quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly
report;4.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-(15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f))
for the registrant and have:
 a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being
prepared;b)
    
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation;
andd)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal
control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over
financial reporting;
and
 5.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of the
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
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a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the
registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have
a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
   
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