<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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 17,579 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 2,753 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 2,817 <EQUITIES> 1,829 <MORTGAGE> 820 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 23,395 <CASH> 165 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 394 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 618 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 31,265 <POLICY-LOSSES> 4,560 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1,936 <POLICY-OTHER> 320 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 14,178 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 2,386 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 843 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 834 <OTHER-SE> 3,455 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 31,265 <PREMIUMS> 3,789 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 1,227 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 109 <OTHER-INCOME> 214 <BENEFITS> 3,731 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 626 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 148 <INCOME-TAX> 10 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 138 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 104 <EPS-BASIC> 0.82 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.82 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0