<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 7
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                           813,200<F1>
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                        1,133,500
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                          1,157,000
<EQUITIES>                                      52,500<F2>
<MORTGAGE>                                           0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                        0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                               2,560,400<F3>
<CASH>                                          46,000
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                              50,500
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                          94,800
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               3,999,300
<POLICY-LOSSES>                              1,177,600
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                            466,500
<POLICY-OTHER>                                       0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                           65,600
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                                368,100
<COMMON>                                             0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                     47,000
<OTHER-SE>                                   1,471,700
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 3,999,300
<PREMIUMS>                                   1,131,500
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                            153,500<F4>
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                               8,500<F5>
<OTHER-INCOME>                                  11,400<F6>
<BENEFITS>                                     899,100
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                          0
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                           261,700
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 77,700<F7>
<INCOME-TAX>                                  (29,600)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             48,100
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                (4,700)
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    43,400
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<RESERVE-OPEN>                               1,130,900
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                                  0
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                                    0
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                                   0
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                                     0
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                              1,177,600
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                              0
<FN>
<F1>Includes Parent Company investments of $42.9 million
<F2>Includes Parent Company investments of $8.4 million
<F3>Includes Parent Company investments of $578.9 million
<F4>Includes Parent Company interest and dividend income of $43.2 million
<F5>Includes Parent Company realized losses of $2.2 million
<F6>Includes net sales from non-insurance operations of $10.7 and equity in 
net earnings of investee operations of investee corporations of $.7 million
<F7>Includes policyholder dividends of $1.6 million, interest and debt 
expense of $36.1 million and other non-insurance expenses of $28.7 million
</FN>
        

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