<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 17,447 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 2,741 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 2,834 <EQUITIES> 1,988 <MORTGAGE> 793 <REAL-ESTATE> 56 <TOTAL-INVEST> 23,432 <CASH> 105 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 430 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 599 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 31,134 <POLICY-LOSSES> 4,523 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1,877 <POLICY-OTHER> 307 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 13,784 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 2,368 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 843 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 834 <OTHER-SE> 3,437 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 31,134 <PREMIUMS> 1,257 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 406 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 31 <OTHER-INCOME> 68 <BENEFITS> 1,239 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 212 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 39 <INCOME-TAX> (2) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 41 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 30 <EPS-BASIC> 0.23 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.23 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0