FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES 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 Financial Industries 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,  Family Life  Insurance  Investment  Company (the "Maker") and the
Payee entered into that certain  Subordinated Senior Note dated July 30, 1993 in
the original principal amount of $4,500,000 (the "Subordinated Senior Note");

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

     WHEREAS,  the Company assumed the rights and obligations of the Maker under
the Subordinated Senior Note pursuant to that certain Assignment Agreement dated
effective  as  of  December  23,  1998  in  accordance   with  Maker's  Plan  of
Dissolution;

     WHEREAS, the Payee is an indirect,  wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
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.



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                                    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.

          2.   The  Payment  Schedule   attached  to  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:

Financial Industries Corporation




By:     /s/ J. Bruce Boisture
Name:   J. Bruce Boisture
Title:  President and CEO




PAYEE:

Investors Life Insurance Company of North America




By:     /s/ Theodore A.Fleron
Name:   Theodore A. Fleron
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                                                $4,500,000
       12/12/1996                   $ 24,531                    $4,475,469
       3/12/1997                    $ 24,531                    $4,450,938
       6/12/1997                    $ 24,531                    $4,426,407
       9/12/1997                    $ 24,531                    $4,401,876
       12/12/1997                   $ 24,531                    $4,377,345
       3/12/1998                    $ 24,531                    $4,352,814
       6/12/1998                    $ 24,531                    $4,328,283
       9/12/1998                    $ 24,531                    $4,303,752
       12/12/1998                   $ 24,531                    $4,279,221
       3/12/1999                    $ 24,531                    $4,254,690
       6/12/1999                    $ 24,531                    $4,230,159
       9/12/1999                    $ 24,531                    $4,205,628
       12/12/1999                   $ 24,531                    $4,181,097
       3/12/2000                    $ 24,531                    $4,156,566
       6/12/2000                    $ 24,531                    $4,132,035
       9/12/2000                    $ 24,531                    $4,107,504
       12/12/2000                   $ 24,531                    $4,082,973
       3/12/2001                    $ 24,531                    $4,058,442
       6/12/2001                    $ 24,531                    $4,033,911
       9/12/2001                    $ 24,531                    $4,009,380
       12/12/2001                   $200,469                    $3,808,911
       3/12/2002                    $200,469                    $3,608,442
       6/12/2002                    $200,469                    $3,407,973
       9/12/2002                    $200,469                    $3,207,504
       12/12/2002                   $200,469                    $3,007,035
       3/12/2003                    $200,469                    $2,806,566
       6/12/2003                    $200,469                    $2,606,097
       9/12/2003                    $200,469                    $2,405,628
       12/12/2003                   $200,469                    $2,205,159
       3/12/2004                    $200,469                    $2,004,690
       6/12/2004                    $      0                    $2,004,690
       9/12/2004                    $      0                    $2,004,690
       12/12/2004                   $      0                    $2,004,690
       3/12/2005                    $      0                    $2,004,690
       6/12/2005                    $      0                    $2,004,690
       9/12/2005                    $      0                    $2,004,690
       12/12/2005                   $      0                    $2,004,690
       3/12/2006                    $200,469                    $1,804,221
       6/12/2006                    $200,469                    $1,603,752
       9/12/2006                    $200,469                    $1,403,283
       12/12/2006                   $200,469                    $1,202,814
       3/12/2007                    $200,469                    $1,002,345
       6/12/2007                    $200,469                    $  801,876
       9/12/2007                    $200,469                    $  601,407
       12/12/2007                   $200,469                    $  400,938
       3/12/2008                    $200,469                    $  200,469
       6/12/2008                    $200,469                    $        0



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