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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-Q

The Registrant  meets the conditions set forth in General  Instructions  H(1)(a)
and (b) of Form  10-Q  and is  therefore  filing  this  Form  with  the  reduced
disclosure format.

(Mark One)
X  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended       March 31, 1996

                                       OR

   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                   to


                         Commission file number: 0-18324

                               CII Financial, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

California                                           95-4188244
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

5627 Gibraltar Drive  Pleasanton, California         94588
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

                                 (510) 416-8700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No




As of May 1, 1996 there were 100 shares of common stock outstanding.



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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in thousands)



                                                                                    March 31         December 31
                                                                                      1996              1995
                                                                                 --------------    ---------
ASSETS:
Fixed maturities:
   Held to maturity, at amortized cost
                                                                                           
     (fair value $60,453 and $63,254) ............................                  $ 60,503           $ 62,380
   Available for sale, at fair value
     (amortized cost $146,747 and $147,633).......................                   148,121            155,404
   Equity securities, at fair value (cost $4,482 and $2,722)......                     4,432              2,381
   Short-term investments, at cost which
     approximates fair value .....................................                       529                548
   Relocation mortgage loans to employees.........................                     5,161              5,478
                                                                                    --------           --------
     Total investments ...........................................                   218,746            226,191
Cash and cash equivalents ........................................                    29,376             18,205
Reinsurance recoverables .........................................                    24,866             25,943
Premiums receivable, less allowance
     of $1,381 and $1,381 ........................................                    10,927             11,672
Deferred policy acquisition costs ................................                     2,375              1,928
Deferred income tax ..............................................                     4,154              4,154
Property and equipment, less accumulated
   depreciation of $3,083 and $2,930 .............................                     3,285              3,376
Other assets .....................................................                     6,710             11,682
                                                                                    --------           --------
   TOTAL ASSETS ..................................................                  $300,439           $303,151
                                                                                    ========           ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY:
LIABILITIES:
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses ..................                  $181,413           $180,518
Unearned premiums ................................................                    12,046              9,282
Convertible subordinated debentures ..............................                    56,800             56,800
Other liabilities ................................................                    11,659             14,377
                                                                                      ------             ------
   TOTAL LIABILITIES .............................................                   261,918            260,977
                                                                                     -------            -------

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Common stock:
   No par value; authorized 1,000;
   issued and outstanding 100 ....................................                     3,604              3,604
Additional paid-in capital........................................                    58,629             58,629
Unrealized gains on securities, net of deferred taxes ............                     2,590              9,142
Accumulated deficit ..............................................                   (26,302)           (29,201)
                                                                                     -------            -------
   TOTAL SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY ....................................                    38,521             42,174
                                                                                    --------           --------
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY ....................                  $300,439           $303,151
                                                                                    ========           ========


     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)




                                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                                      March 31          March 31
                                                                                        1996              1995
                                                                                     ----------        -------
REVENUES:
                                                                                                  
Net earned premiums ..............................................                     $27,613          $20,284
Investment income and other revenues .............................                       5,241            4,359
                                                                                       -------          -------
   Total revenues ................................................                      32,854           24,643
                                                                                       -------          -------

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses ............................                      19,508           11,852
Policy acquisition, general and administrative ...................                       9,383            9,169
Interest expense .................................................                       1,065            1,230
                                                                                       -------          -------
   Total costs and expenses ......................................                      29,956           22,251
                                                                                       -------          -------

INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND
   DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS .......................................                       2,898            2,392
Federal income tax ...............................................                           -                -
                                                                                       -------          -------

INCOME BEFORE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS ............................                       2,898            2,392

Net operating loss from discontinued operations ..................                           -              964
                                                                                      --------          -------

NET INCOME .......................................................                     $ 2,898          $ 1,428
                                                                                       =======          =======


EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income before discontinued operations:
   Primary .......................................................                  $28,980.00            $ .33
                                                                                    ==========            =====
   Fully diluted .................................................                  $28,980.00            $ .32
                                                                                    ==========            =====

Discontinued operations:
   Primary .......................................................                           -           ($ .13)
                                                                                    ==========           ======
   Fully diluted .................................................                           -           ($ .13)
                                                                                    ==========           ======

Net income:
   Primary .......................................................                  $28,980.00            $ .20
                                                                                    ==========            =====
   Fully diluted .................................................                  $28,980.00            $ .19
                                                                                    ==========            =====



     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Dollars in thousands)




                                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                                      March 31          March 31
                                                                                        1996              1995
                                                                                     ----------        -------

                                                                                                
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: ....................                    $  6,274        $  (3,421)
                                                                                      --------        ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Purchase of held to maturity investments ......................                     (22,969)            (450)
   Purchase of available for sale investments ....................                     (84,291)         (13,723)
   Disposal of held to maturity investments
     upon maturity or call........................................                      24,669              473
   Disposal of available for sale investments ....................                      88,597            3,150
   Purchase of equity investments ................................                      (3,785)               -
   Decrease (increase) in short-term investments .................                          19           (2,411)
   Financed premiums receivable .................................                           -            2,463
   Mortgage loan receipts ........................................                         317               54
   Purchase of property and equipment ............................                         (62)            (247)
                                                                                       -------          -------
     Net cash provided (used) by investing activities ............                       2,495          (10,691)
                                                                                      --------        ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Net proceeds from stock options exercised .....................                           -                4
   Net transfers from affiliates .................................                       2,402                -
   Other .........................................................                           -                1
                                                                                       -------          -------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ...................                       2,402                5
                                                                                      --------          -------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
   CASH EQUIVALENTS ..............................................                      11,171          (14,107)
   Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ................                      18,205           20,818
                                                                                        ------           ------
   Cash and cash equivalents, end of period ......................                    $ 29,376          $ 6,711
                                                                                      ========          =======



     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. The  accompanying  unaudited  financial  statements  include the consolidated
   accounts of CII Financial,  Inc. ("CII", a holding company, together with its
   subsidiaries  collectively  referred  to  as  the  "Company").  All  material
   intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These statements
   have been  prepared in  conformity  with the  generally  accepted  accounting
   principles  used in  preparing  the  Company's  annual  audited  consolidated
   financial  statements,  but  do  not  contain  all  of  the  information  and
   disclosures  that would be  required in a complete  set of audited  financial
   statements. They should, therefore, be read in conjunction with the Company's
   audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto for the years
   ended  December  31,  1995  and  1994.  In the  opinion  of  management,  all
   adjustments,  consisting only of recurring  adjustments  necessary for a fair
   statement of the results of  operations  for the three months ended March 31,
   1996 have been made.

2. Certain  amounts  in  the  accompanying   Condensed   Consolidated  Financial
   Statements  for  prior  years  have been  reclassified  to  conform  to those
   classifications used in 1996.


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


MANAGEMENT'S NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The following narrative analysis provides  information which management
believes  is  relevant  to an  assessment  and  understanding  of the  Company's
consolidated  financial  condition  and results of  operations.  The  discussion
should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial
Statements and Notes thereto. Any forward looking information  contained in this
narrative  analysis  of the  results  of  operations  should  be  considered  in
connection with certain cautionary  statements  contained in a Current Report on
Form 8-K dated March 28, 1996,  of CII  Financial,  Inc.  which is  incorporated
herein and made a part hereof.  Such cautionary  statements are made pursuant to
the "safe harbor" provision of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and identify  important risk factors that could cause the Company's  actual
results  to  differ  from  those  expressed  in  any  projected,   estimated  or
forward-looking statements relating to the Company.

         The   profitability  of  CII  Financial,   Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries
(collectively,  the  "Company")  is affected by many factors,  including,  among
others, the severity and frequency of claims,  state regulation of premium rates
and benefits payable for injuries and losses,  general business conditions,  and
competition.  The  historical  information  presented  may  not  necessarily  be
comparable  to, or indicative  of, future  results of operations of the Company.
Current and prior financial information related to InteLock Technologies,  which
was  effectively  disposed of in June 1996, is now being shown as a discontinued
operation.  InteLock  Technologies  was an 80% owned  subsidiary  engaged in the
electronic door lock manufacturing business.

         Total revenues of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 1996
increased by $8,211,000 or 33.3% to $32,854,000  compared to $24,643,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 1995. The increase in revenues was primarily due to
an  increase  in net  earned  premiums  of  $7,329,000  which was a result of an
increase in business written.  Investment income and other revenues increased by
$882,000  due to an  increase  in the  investment  yield  along  with  some  net
investment  gains and were  partially  offset by a reduction  in other  non-core
insurance operations.

         Net earned premiums increased 36.1% to $27,613,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996,  compared to $20,284,000 for the  corresponding  period of
the  preceding  year.  The  increase  in net earned  premiums  was all due to an
increase in business  written in California as business  written in other states
was essentially  unchanged.  While price  competition  continues to remain high,
direct written  premiums in California for the three months ended March 31, 1996
increased 47.9% to $27,703,000  compared to $18,737,000 for the comparable prior
year period.  Direct written premiums in Colorado and other states for the three
months  ended March 31, 1996 were  $3,852,000  compared  to  $3,882,000  for the
comparable prior year period.

         For the three  months  ended  March 31,  1996,  premiums  in force have
increased  by  $13,576,000  compared  to  an  increase  of  $1,212,000  for  the
corresponding  period of the preceding year. Premiums in force at March 31, 1996
were $117,347,000  compared to $95,303,000 for the prior preceding  period.  The
number of policies in force also  increased  in the three months ended March 31,
1996 by 1,094 or 12.3% compared to an increase of 210 for the  comparable  prior
year period.

          The Company is in the process of  establishing a service office in the
State  of  Texas  and  anticipates   that  it  will  commence  writing  workers'
compensation  there in the  second  quarter of this  year.  The  Company is also
investigating writing workers' compensation in other states.



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                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT'S NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

         Investment income and other revenues  increased 20.2% to $5,241,000 for
the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 from  $4,359,000  for the  corresponding
prior year period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net realized
gains and  partially  to an  increase  in net  investment  income  due to higher
interest  rates.  The  average  yield  in the  Company's  investment  portfolio,
excluding  realized and  unrealized  gains,  was 7.0% for the three months ended
March 31, 1996  compared to an average  yield of 6.4% for the  comparable  prior
year  period.  The  increase  in  the  average  yield  was  aided  by a  partial
restructuring of the investment portfolio in the fourth quarter of 1995. Further
restructuring of the investment  portfolio in the first quarter of 1996 resulted
in an increase in net realized gains.

         The following  table shows a comparison of the insurance  subsidiaries'
GAAP operating ratios for the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995:



                                                           1996             1995                    Difference
                                                          -----            -----                    ----------

                                                                                    
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses...............         70.65%             58.43%           12.22%
Underwriting Expenses...........................         33.68              47.30           (13.62)
                                                        ------             ------            -----
     Total Combined.............................        104.33%            105.73%               (  1.40)%
                                                        ======             ======                 ======


         The increase in the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio is primarily
attributable  to a higher loss ratio for the current  accident  year. The higher
loss ratio was impacted by the effects of the  reduction  in premium  rates from
the  competitive  open rating  environment.  The incurred losses for the current
accident  year were  partially  offset by favorable  loss  development  on prior
accident years  totaling  $3,991,000  compared to favorable loss  development of
$4,450,000 for the comparable  prior year period.  The loss and loss  adjustment
expense  ratio for the three months ended March 31, 1996  reflects the Company's
current  projection of the ultimate costs of claims  occurring in the current as
well as prior accident years and is within the range of reserves  recommended by
the Company's independent consulting actuary.

         The decrease in the  underwriting  expense ratio was principally due to
higher earned premiums.  The commission  expense ratio (including  allowances to
agents)  for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996  decreased  2.9  percentage
points to 12.3%  compared to the comparable  prior year period.  The decrease in
the commission ratio was due to the elimination of higher  commission  marketing
plans in place prior to the open rating environment.

         For the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 and 1995,  there was no net
tax  provision  because  of tax  exempt  interest  income,  utilization  of loss
carryforwards  and other tax  credits.  The deferred tax assets for the net loss
carryforwards  and other temporary  differences have been evaluated to determine
its  probability of being realized in the future.  Such  evaluation  considered,
among  other  factors,   the  probability  of  future   profitability   and  the
establishment and reversal of permanent and temporary differences.  As a result,
a valuation  allowance has been established for the majority of the deferred tax
assets.

         The Company had net income for the three months ended March 31, 1996 of
$2,898,000 compared to net income of $1,428,000 for the corresponding  period in
the prior year.



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ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

                This item is not applicable to this filing.


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

                      CII FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


Item 1.         Legal Proceedings

                None

Item 2.         Changes in Securities 

                This item is not applicable to this filing

Item 3.         Defaults Upon Senior Securities

                This item is not applicable to this filing

Item 4.         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                This item is not applicable to this filing

Item 5.         Other Information

                None



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Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                (a)      Exhibits

                (10.1)   Pledge  Agreement   between  CII  Financial,   Inc.,  a
                         California  corporation,  in favor  of Bank of  America
                         National  Trust  and  Savings  Association,   as  agent
                         (together  with  any   successor(s)   thereto  in  such
                         capacity)

                (10.2)   Pledge Agreement between California Indemnity Insurance
                         Company, a California corporation,  in favor of Bank of
                         America  National  Trust and  Savings  Association,  as
                         agent (together with any  successor(s)  thereto in such
                         capacity)

                (27)     Financial Data Schedule

                (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                         On February  14,  1996,  the Company  filed a Report on
                         Form 8-K regarding a change in certifying accountants.

                         On March 5, 1996,  the  Company  filed a Report on Form
                         8-K  regarding a notice sent to  registered  holders to
                         delist the 7 1/2% convertible subordinated Debentures.

                         On March 28, 1996,  the Company  filed a Report on Form
                         8-K  regarding  the  disclosure  of certain  cautionary
                         statements  pursuant to the "safe harbor"  provision of
                         the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                               CII FINANCIAL, INC.


May 14, 1996                                /s/ Kathleen M. Marlon
Date                                        Kathleen M. Marlon
                             Chief Executive Officer


May 14, 1996                                /s/ John F. Okita
Date                                        John F. Okita
                             Chief Financial Officer


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