<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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 17,395 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 2,744 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 2,781 <EQUITIES> 1,998 <MORTGAGE> 816 <REAL-ESTATE> 57 <TOTAL-INVEST> 23,432 <CASH> 94 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 407 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 610 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 31,182 <POLICY-LOSSES> 4,545 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1,934 <POLICY-OTHER> 318 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 14,099 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 2,364 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 843 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 834 <OTHER-SE> 3,361 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 31,182 <PREMIUMS> 2,524 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 813 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 57 <OTHER-INCOME> 135 <BENEFITS> 2,485 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 420 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 81 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 81 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 59 <EPS-BASIC> 0.46 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.46 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0