<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-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 17,174 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 2,733 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 2,879 <EQUITIES> 1,909 <MORTGAGE> 729 <REAL-ESTATE> 94 <TOTAL-INVEST> 22,983 <CASH> 87 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 402 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 592 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 30,284 <POLICY-LOSSES> 4,374 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1,912 <POLICY-OTHER> 282 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 13,564 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 2,314 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 842 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 849 <OTHER-SE> 3,709 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 30,284 <PREMIUMS> 3,524 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 1,183 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 96 <OTHER-INCOME> 202 <BENEFITS> 3,332 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 624 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 274 <INCOME-TAX> 33 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 241 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 208 <EPS-BASIC> 1.55 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.55 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0