<ARTICLE> 7 <CIK> 0000881453 <NAME> ASLAC1299 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 198,165 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 201,525 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 201,509 <EQUITIES> 16,404 <MORTGAGE> 0 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 219,388 <CASH> 89,212 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 4,062 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 1,087,705 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 30,849,414 <F1> <POLICY-LOSSES> 41,127 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 0 <POLICY-OTHER> 0 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 0 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 189,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2,500 <OTHER-SE> 356,934 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 30,849,414 <F2> <PREMIUMS> 1,278 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 10,441 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 578 <OTHER-INCOME> 375,064 <F3> <BENEFITS> 4,996 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 83,861 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 191,991 <INCOME-PRETAX> 106,513 <INCOME-TAX> 30,344 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 76,169 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0 <FN> <F1> Included in Total Assets are Assets Held in Separate Accounts of $29,381,166. <F2> Included in Total Liabilities and Equity are Liabilities Related to Separate Accounts of $29,381,166. <F3> Other income includes annuity charges and fees of $289,989 and fee income of $83,243. </FN>