EXHIBIT 10.48

                             FAMILY LIFE CORPORATION

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2

                                       TO

                 9% SUBORDINATED SENIOR NOTE DATED JULY 30, 1993


     This Amendment No. 2 (this "Second  Amendment") dated as of March 18, 2004,
is entered into by and between  Family Life  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  and
Investors  Life Insurance  Company of North America (the  "Payee").  Capitalized
terms  used but not  defined  herein  shall  have the  meaning  set forth in the
Subordinated Senior Note (as hereinafter defined).

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS,  the Company and the Payee entered into that certain  Subordinated
Senior Note dated July 30, 1993 in the original  principal amount of $30,000,000
(the "Subordinated Senior Note");

     WHEREAS,  the parties  amended  the  Subordinated  Senior Note  pursuant to
Amendment No. 1 dated effective as of June 12, 1996;

     WHEREAS,  the Payee is an indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Financial
Industries  Corporation  ("FIC"),  and  the  Company  is a  direct  wholly-owned
subsidiary of FIC; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Payee desire to further amend the Subordinated
Senior Note (i) to better reflect the terms available for borrowing money in the
financial markets and (ii) to reward the Company for its historical  performance
in the timely payment of its obligations under the Subordinated Senior Note.

                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

     A.   The Subordinated Senior Note is hereby further amended as follows:

          1.   The interest rate is hereby  reduced to five percent (5%) for the
               remainder of the term.



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          2.   The  Payment  Schedule  contained  in  Amendment  No.  1  to  the
               Subordinated  Senior  Note is hereby  revised in its  entirety to
               read as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

     B.   Except  as  expressly  amended  by  Amendment  No. 1 and  this  Second
          Amendment, the Subordinated Senior Note shall remain in full force and
          effect. None of the rights,  interests and obligations existing and to
          exist  under  the  Subordinated   Senior  Note  are  hereby  released,
          diminished or impaired, and the parties hereby reaffirm all covenants,
          representations and warranties in the Subordinated Senior Note.

     C.   For the  convenience  of the  parties,  this Second  Amendment  may be
          executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
          original,  but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
          instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Second Amendment on this
10th day of June, 2004.


COMPANY:                                        PAYEE:

FAMILY LIFE CORPORATION                         INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                OF NORTH AMERICA


By:   /s/ J. Bruce Boisture                     By:    /s/ Theodore A. Fleron
     ___________________________                     ___________________________
Name:  J. Bruce Boisture                        Name:  Theodore A. Fleron
Title: Chairman and CEO                         Title: V.P. & Secretary



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                                    Exhibit A

                            Revised Payment Schedule


                                                             Unpaid Principal
    Date of Payment           Principal Amount Paid        Balance Outstanding
- -----------------------      -----------------------      ----------------------

       6/12/1996                                               $30,000,000
       12/12/1996                  $  163,540                  $29,836,460
       3/12/1997                   $  163,540                  $29,672,920
       6/12/1997                   $  163,540                  $29,509,380
       9/12/1997                   $  163,540                  $29,345,840
       12/12/1997                  $  163,540                  $29,182,300
       3/12/1998                   $  163,540                  $29,018,760
       6/12/1998                   $  163,540                  $28,855,220
       9/12/1998                   $  163,540                  $28,691,680
       12/12/1998                  $  163,540                  $28,528,140
       3/12/1999                   $  163,540                  $28,364,600
       6/12/1999                   $  163,540                  $28,201,060
       9/12/1999                   $  163,540                  $28,037,520
       12/12/1999                  $  163,540                  $27,873,980
       3/12/2000                   $  163,540                  $27,710,440
       6/12/2000                   $  163,540                  $27,546,900
       9/12/2000                   $  163,540                  $27,383,360
       12/12/2000                  $  163,540                  $27,219,820
       3/12/2001                   $  163,540                  $27,056,280
       6/12/2001                   $  163,540                  $26,892,740
       9/12/2001                   $  163,540                  $26,729,200
       12/12/2001                  $1,336,458                  $25,392,742
       3/12/2002                   $1,336,458                  $24,056,284
       6/12/2002                   $1,336,458                  $22,719,826
       9/12/2002                   $1,336,458                  $21,383,368
       12/12/2002                  $1,336,458                  $20,046,910
       3/12/2003                   $1,336,458                  $18,710,452
       6/12/2003                   $1,336,458                  $17,373,994
       9/12/2003                   $1,336,458                  $16,037,536
       12/12/2003                  $1,336,458                  $14,701,078
       3/12/2004                   $1,336,458                  $13,364,620
       6/12/2004                   $        0                  $13,364,620
       9/12/2004                   $        0                  $13,364,620
       12/12/2004                  $        0                  $13,364,620
       3/12/2005                   $        0                  $13,364,620
       6/12/2005                   $        0                  $13,364,620
       9/12/2005                   $        0                  $13,364,620
       12/12/2005                  $        0                  $13,364,620
       3/12/2006                   $1,336,458                  $12,028,162
       6/12/2006                   $1,336,458                  $10,691,704
       9/12/2006                   $1,336,458                  $ 9,355,246
       12/12/2006                  $1,336,458                  $ 8,018,788
       3/12/2007                   $1,336,458                  $ 6,682,330
       6/12/2007                   $1,336,458                  $ 5,345,872
       9/12/2007                   $1,336,458                  $ 4,009,414
       12/12/2007                  $1,336,458                  $ 2,672,956
       3/12/2008                   $1,336,458                  $ 1,336,498
       6/12/2008                   $1,336,498                  $         0



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