============================================================================== 		 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 			 Washington, D.C. 20549 			 --------------------- 				 FORM 11-K 		 /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) 		 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 		 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 				 OR / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES 			 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 		For the transition period from to 						------ ------ 			Commission File No. 333-69895 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: 	 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: 			 OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION 			 136 NORTH THIRD STREET 			 HAMILTON, OH 45025 			 Page 1 of 17 ============================================================================== 			 REQUIRED INFORMATION The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Employee Savings Plan ("Plan") is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements of net assets available for the benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1998, which have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are attached hereto as Appendix 1 and incorporated herein by this reference. The following exhibit is being filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description - ---------- ----------- 23 Independent Accountants' Consent 				 2 				 SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN By: The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Employee Savings Plan Retirement Committee June 29, 1999 Barry S. Porter 					 ------------------------------- 					 Barry S. Porter, CFO/Treasurer 					 (on behalf of Registrant and as 						Principal Accounting Officer) 				 3 				 APPENDIX 1 THE OHIO CASUALTY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE PLAN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997, AND THE CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT. 				 4 		 THE OHIO CASUALTY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN 			 TABLE OF CONTENTS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 									 PAGES 									 ----- Report of Independent Accountants............................................6 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits 	by Fund Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997...............7-8 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for 	Plan Benefits by Fund Information for the year ended 	December 31,1998.....................................................9 Notes to the Financial Statements...................................10-14 Supplement Schedules: Line 27A-Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at 	December 31, 1998...................................................15 Line 27D-Schedule of Reportable Transactions 	for the year ended December 31, 1998................................16 Consent of Independent Accountants..........................................17 				 5 			REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Retirement Committee of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Employee Savings Plan In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for the benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for the benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for the benefits of the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan") as December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluation the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of (1) Assets Held for Investment Purposes and (2) Reportable Transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for the plan benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of each fund. These supplemental schedules and fund information are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules and fund information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Cincinnati, Ohio June 14, 1999 					 6 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS BY FUND INFORMATION as of December 31, 1998 					 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund C Fund D Fund E Fund F Fund G 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 										 Dodge & Cox 					 Company Interest Dodge & Cox Balanced Dodge & Cox 					 Stock Income Bond Fund Fund Stock Fund 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Assets: Investments, at fair value: Cash and cash equivalents $ 55,968 $ 13,457 $ 999 $ 1,165 $ 1,000 Ohio Casualty Corporation common stock 57,515,780 Group annuity contracts 25,811,570 Dodge & Cox Bond Fund 2,912,794 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund 14,342,445 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund 15,734,711 Vanguard Index 500 Stock PBHG Growth Fund Loans to participants 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Subtotal 57,571,748 25,825,027 2,913,793 14,343,610 15,735,711 Contributions receivable - participants 417 59 594 924 Accrued Interest 1,037 136,269 5 3 Due (to) from other funds 547,159 13,067 56,732 (276,587) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total assets 57,573,202 26,508,455 2,926,924 14,400,936 15,460,051 Liabilities: Miscellaneous payable 0 (55) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total liabilities 0 (55) 0 0 0 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net assets available for plan 	benefits $ 57,573,202 $ 26,508,400 $ 2,926,924 $ 14,400,936 $ 15,460,051 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= 					 ----------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund H Fund I 					 ------------- ------------- 					 Vanguard 					 Index 500 PBHG Growth 					 Stock Fund Fund Loan Fund Total 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Assets: Investments, at fair value: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,000 $ 1,360 $ 0 $ 74,949 Ohio Casualty Corporation common 57,515,780 stock Group annuity contracts 25,811,570 Dodge & Cox Bond Fund 2,912,794 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund 14,342,445 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund 15,734,711 Vanguard Index 500 Stock 19,832,490 19,832,490 PBHG Growth Fund 8,791,150 8,791,150 Loans to participants 2,890,485 2,890,485 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Subtotal 19,833,490 8,792,510 2,890,485 147,906,374 Contributions receivable - participants 746 65 2,805 Accrued Interest 5 3 137,322 Due (to) from other funds (186,560) (153,811) 0 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total assets 19,647,681 8,638,767 2,890,485 148,046,501 Liabilities: Miscellaneous payable (1,085) (1,140) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total liabilities (1,085) 0 0 (1,140) 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= Net assets available for plan 	benefits $ 19,646,596 $ 8,638,767 $ 2,890,485 $ 148,045,361 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 				 7 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS BY FUND INFORMATION as of December 31, 1997 					 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund C Fund D Fund E Fund F Fund G 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 											Dodge & Cox 					 Company Interest Dodge & Cox Balanced Dodge & Cox 					 Stock Income Bond Fund Fund Stock Fund 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Assets: Investments, at fair value: Cash and cash equivalents $ 53,852 $ 18,412 $ 1,007 $ 1,031 $ 1,028 Ohio Casualty Corporation common stock 67,344,703 Group annuity contracts 27,640,648 Dodge & Cox Bond Fund 2,233,239 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund 14,432,475 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund 16,281,274 Vanguard Index 500 Stock PBHG Growth Fund Loans to participants 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Subtotal 67,398,555 27,659,060 2,234,246 14,433,506 16,282,302 Contributions receivable - participants 523 Due (to) from other funds (100,062) 299,567 148,707 (43,743) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total assets 67,398,555 27,558,998 2,533,813 14,582,213 16,239,082 Liabilities: Miscellaneous payable (2,966) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total liabilities (2,966) 0 0 0 0 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net assets available for plan 	 benefits $ 67,395,589 $ 27,558,998 $ 2,533,813 $ 14,582,213 $ 16,239,082 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= 					 ---------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund H Fund I 					 ------------- ------------- 					 Vanguard 					 Index 500 PBHG Growth 					 Stock Fund Fund Loan Fund Total 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Assets: Investments, at fair value: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,027 $ 1,025 $ 0 $ 77,382 Ohio Casualty Corporation common stock 67,344,703 Group annuity contracts 27,640,648 Dodge & Cox Bond Fund 2,233,239 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund 14,432,475 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund 16,281,274 Vanguard Index 500 Stock 14,258,131 14,258,131 PBHG Growth Fund 10,067,291 10,067,291 Loans to participants 3,406,599 3,406,599 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Subtotal 14,259,158 10,068,316 3,406,599 155,741,742 Contributions receivable - participants 523 Due (to) from other funds 165,527 (469,996) 0 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total assets 14,424,685 9,598,320 3,406,599 155,742,265 Liabilities: Miscellaneous payable (1,361) (277) (4,604) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total liabilities (1,361) (277) 0 (4,604) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net assets available for plan 	benefits $ 14,423,324 $ 9,598,043 $ 3,406,599 $ 155,737,661 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 					8 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS BY FUND INFORMATION for the year ended December 31, 1998 					 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund C Fund D Fund E Fund F Fund G 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 											Dodge & Cox 					 Company Interest Dodge & Cox Balanced Dodge & Cox 					 Stock Income Bond Fund Fund Stock Fund 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments $ (4,781,555) $ 0 $ 43,633 $ 436,201 $ 686,146 Investment income: Interest 6,883 1,618,915 135 105 437 Dividends 2,463,501 155,016 471,152 255,330 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Increase (decrease) from investments (2,311,171) 1,618,915 198,784 907,458 941,913 Contributions: Participants 1,407,680 199,359 1,075,312 1,447,926 Employer 2,407,855 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total contributions 2,407,855 1,407,680 199,359 1,075,312 1,447,926 Benefits and withdrawals (9,919,575) (5,000,297) (261,592) (2,006,124) (2,398,641) Administrative expenses 504 (69,777) Interfund transfers 0 992,881 256,560 (157,923) (770,229) 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets (9,822,387) (1,050,598) 393,111 (181,277) (779,031) Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 67,395,589 27,558,998 2,533,813 14,582,213 16,239,082 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- End of year $ 57,573,202 $ 26,508,400 $ 2,926,924 $ 14,400,936 $ 15,460,051 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= 					 ---------------------------------------------------------- 					 Fund H Fund I 					 ------------- ------------- 					 Vanguard 					 Index 500 PBHG Growth 					 Stock Fund Fund Loan Fund Total 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments $ 4,015,783 $ 58,971 $ 0 $ 459,179 Investment income: Interest 422 251 264,218 1,891,366 Dividends 222,676 3,567,675 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Increase (decrease) from investments 4,238,881 59,222 264,218 5,918,220 Contributions: Participants 1,465,498 1,134,358 6,730,133 Employer 2,407,855 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Total contributions 1,465,498 1,134,358 0 9,137,988 Benefits and withdrawals (1,873,120) (1,160,632) (59,254) (22,679,235) Administrative expenses (69,273) Interfund transfers 1,392,013 (992,224) (721,078) 0 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Increase (decrease) in net assets 5,223,272 (959,276) (516,114) (7,692,300) Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 14,423,324 9,598,043 3,406,599 155,737,661 					 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- End of year $ 19,646,596 $ 8,638,767 $ 2,890,485 $ 148,045,361 					 ============= ============= ============= ============= THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 					 9 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. PLAN DESCRIPTION: 	The following description of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company 	Employee Savings Plan provides only general information. Reference 	should be made to the Plan Agreement and The Ohio Casualty Employee 	Benefits Manual for a complete description of the Plan. 	a. GENERAL: The Plan, which is subject to provisions of the Employees 	 Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), is a defined 	 contribution plan covering all eligible employees of the Company 	 who have elected to participate. 	 Effective January 1, 1999, the Ohio Casualty Corporation Stock 	 Fund (Fund C) was partially converted to an Employee Stock 	 Ownership Plan, or ESOP, to allow participants to elect to receive 	 directly the payment of dividends on their proportional shares of 	 Ohio Casualty Stock in the Employee Savings Plan rather than 	 reinvesting them in the plan. Fund C will consist of two 	 subaccounts, an "ESOP Subaccount" and a "NonESOP Subaccount". 	 The ESOP Subaccount will consist of all monies invested in Company 	 Stock that are attributable to Company Contributions, Post-Tax 	 Contributions and Pre-Tax Contributions made in Plan Years before 	 the current Plan Year and Rollover Contributions reduced by any 	 amounts that were transferred out of the ESOP Subaccount to the 	 nonESOP portion of the Plan in accordance with the Plan Agreement. 	 On January 1 of each Plan Year, all amounts then held in Fund C 	 within the NonESOP Subaccount are transferred to the ESOP 	 Subaccount. 	 Effective July 1, 1998, the Plan was amended to include the 	 following changes: 		The Plan's eligibility requirements for participants was 		changed to 18 years of age without any service requirement. 		Previously the eligibility requirement was 21 years of age 		with 1 year of service. 		The employee contribution maximum per year was increased from 		16% to 22% of the employees' pay. 		Participants will become immediately 100% vested in the value 		of the Company matching contributions made on their behalf. 		This was changed from a gradual vesting period with 100% 		vesting occurring after 5 years of service. 	b. CONTRIBUTIONS: Participants may contribute between 1-22% of their 	 gross salary, either before or after-tax. The Company will match 	 50% of the first 6% of compensation that a participant contributes 	 to the Plan. Effective July 1, 1998, employees are 100% vested in 	 the value of their contributions and their investment earnings, as 	 well as 100% vested in the value of the Company contributions and 	 their investment earnings. Prior to July 1, 1998, Company 	 contributions were fully vested after 5 years of service. 					 10 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. CONTINUED: 	c. PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS: Each participant's account is credited with 	 the participant's contributions, the participant's share of the 	 Company's contributions and an allocation of fund earnings. 	 Allocations of fund earnings are based on participant's account 	 balances, as defined by the Plan. The participant is entitled to 	 their fully vested account balance. 	d. INVESTMENT OPTIONS: The participants have a choice of seven 	 investments. The prospectuses for these investment options 	 describe the funds as follows: 	 Company Fund (Ohio Casualty Stock) - Funds are invested in Ohio 	 Casualty Insurance Company Stock. 	 Interest Income (Cash Equivalents; Collective Trust Funds) - 	 Funds are invested in guaranteed interest contracts, bank 	 investment contracts and short-term government money market 	 investments for current income preservation while maintaining high 	 liquidity. 	 Dodge & Cox Bond Fund (Fixed Income Fund) - Funds are invested 	 in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities, including 	 U.S. government bonds, investment-grade securities, CD's and 	 commercial paper for a high and stable rate of current income with 	 long-term preservation of capital. 	 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund (Equity Growth & Income Fund) - Funds 	 are invested in common stock and fixed-income securities for 	 regular income, conservation of principal, and an opportunity for 	 long-term growth of principal and income. 	 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (Growth Fund) - Funds are invested in the 	 common stock, preferred stocks and securities convertible into 	 common stock of well-established companies with long-term growth of 	 principal and income. 	 Vanguard Index 500 Stock Fund - Funds are generally invested in 	 stocks, seeking investment results that correspond with the price 	 and yield performance of the Standard & Poors' (S&P) 500 Index. 	 PBGH Growth Fund - Funds are invested primarily in common stock 	 that possess the potential to appreciate significantly and attain 	 strong growth in earnings. 	e. BENEFIT PAYMENTS: Benefits are payable to employees upon 	 termination of employment, normal retirement, total disability, 	 death, or for financial hardship as defined by the Internal Revenue 	 Service. 					 11 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES: 	a. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING: The Plan's policy is to prepare its 	 financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting in 	 accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 	b. INVESTMENTS: Investments in bonds, notes, and stocks are 	 valued at quoted market prices. Mutual Funds are valued at 	 net asset value. The group annuity contracts and investment 	 contracts are valued at contract value as they are considered 	 to be fully benefit-responsive. The crediting interest rates 	 for the contracts were 6.35% and 6.40% as of December 31, 1998 	 and 1997, respectively. The fair value of the contract 	 approximates contract value. 	 Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date 	 basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividend income 	 is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 	 The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets 	 available for plan benefits by fund information the net 	 appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments, 	 which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized 	 appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. 	c. CONTRIBUTIONS: Contributions from participants are recorded in the 	 period The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (the Company) makes 	 payroll deductions from plan participants. Contributions from the 	 employer are accrued for each year based on the Company's 	 underwriting results and the participants' contributions. 	d. BENEFIT PAYMENTS: Benefits are recorded when paid. 	e. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: Certain costs of administering the Plan 	 are paid by the Company. These costs totaled $307,214 and 	 $211,269 for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, 	 respectively. 	f. USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in 	 conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires 	 management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the 	 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of 	 contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial 	 statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses 	 during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from 	 those estimates. 3. PLAN TERMINATION: 	Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the 	right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and 	to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. 	In the event of plan termination, the net assets will be distributed 	to participants and beneficiaries in proportion to their respective 	account balances. 					 12 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4. TAX STATUS: 	The Plan has received a favorable determination letter dated December 	16, 1998, from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that the Plan 	is exempt from federal income taxes. 5. INVESTMENTS: 	The following investments represent 5% or more of the Plan's net 	assets: 								 FAIR VALUE 							 ----------------------------- 							 DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 							 1998 1997 							 ----------------------------- FUND C: 	 Ohio Casualty Corporation, common stock $57,515,780 $67,344,703 FUND D: 	 LaSalle National Trust, N.A., collective 	 investment contract 25,811,570 27,640,648 FUND F: 	 Dodge and Cox Balanced Fund 14,342,445 14,432,475 FUND G: 	 Dodge and Cox Stock Fund 15,734,711 16,281,274 FUND H: 	 Vanguard Index 500 Stock Fund 19,832,490 14,258,131 FUND I: 	 PBHG Growth Fund 8,791,150 10,067,291 6. LOANS RECEIVABLE - PARTICIPANTS: 	Participants are permitted to borrow from the trust using their vested 	account balance as collateral. The minimum loan amount is $1,000 and 	the maximum loan amount is the lessor of $50,000 reduced by the 	participants' highest outstanding aggregate balance of loans from 	the Plan during the previous twelve (12) months, the total value of 	the employee's before-tax and after-tax accounts, or 50% of the vested 	value of the participants' accounts. Interest is charged at Chase 	Manhattan Bank's prime commercial rate plus 1%. Repayments of the 	loan are arranged through payroll deductions which may be specified up 	to 130 biweekly payments (five years). At December 31, 1998 there were 	700 individual loans outstanding, maturing between January 1999 through 	December 2003, with interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%. 					 13 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7. BENEFITS PAYABLE: 	Participant benefits and withdrawals payable were $2,127,656 and 	$1,209,622 as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively, and are 	included in net assets available for plan benefits. Such amounts 	are reported as liabilities on Form 5500 filed with the Department 	of Labor. 					 14 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN LINE 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES at December 31, 1998 	 INVESTMENTS UNITS/SHARE COST FAIR VALUE - -------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- CASH 1,040 $ 1,040 $ 1,040 CHASE BANK LIQUIDITY 73,909 73,909 73,909 COMPANY STOCK 1,398,560 34,185,550 57,515,780 INTEREST INCOME 25,811,570 25,811,570 25,811,570 DODGE & COX BOND FUND 237,779 2,866,982 2,912,794 DODGE & COX BALANCED FUND 219,909 13,022,696 14,342,445 DODGE & COX STOCK FUND 173,481 13,571,737 15,734,711 VANGUARD INDEX 500 STOCK FUND 174,046 12,567,868 19,832,490 PBGH GROWTH FUND 344,211 8,270,879 8,791,150 LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS, with interest rates ranging from 7% to 10% and maturity dates of 1999 through 2003 0 2,890,485 							 ---------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS $ 110,372,231 $ 147,906,374 							 ============================ 					15 THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN LINE 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS (SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS EXCEEDING 5% OF PLAN ASSETS) Year Ended December 31, 1998 				 PURCHASES DISPOSITIONS 			 ------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 			 NUMBER OF NUMBER OF GAIN 	FUND TRANSACTIONS COST TRANSACTIONS PROCEEDS (LOSS) - ------------------------ ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Chase EOD Bank Liquidity 139 $8,271,545 111 $8,198,630 $ 0 Company Stock 34 4,766,609 12 9,813,978 4,948,594 Interest Income 37 4,438,220 33 6,119,785 0 Dodge & Cox Stock Fund 51 3,739,640 26 4,884,762 1,969,553 					 16