<ARTICLE>                     7
<LEGEND>
     THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  OF LONDON  PACIFIC  GROUP  LIMITED  FOR THE
QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AS SET FORTH IN ITS FORM 10-Q FOR SUCH QUARTER,
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                 1000
<CURRENCY>                                   US Dollars

                                          
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                9-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                               JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                 SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                              1
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                         1,178,188
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                        140,737
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                          140,599
<EQUITIES>                                   963,082
<MORTGAGE>                                   0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                               2,292,305
<CASH>                                       48,545
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                           0
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                       169,215
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,813,901
<POLICY-LOSSES>                              1,619,866
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                          0
<POLICY-OTHER>                               0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                        0
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        0
<PREFERRED>                                  0
<COMMON>                                     3,222
<OTHER-SE>                                   841,613
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 2,813,901
<PREMIUMS>                                   0
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                          15,746
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                           88,170
<OTHER-INCOME>                               321,819 <F1>
<BENEFITS>                                   0
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                  16,011
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                         0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              366,255
<INCOME-TAX>                                 52,901
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          313,354
<DISCONTINUED>                               0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                              0
<CHANGES>                                    0
<NET-INCOME>                                 313,354
<EPS-BASIC>                                  6.21
<EPS-DILUTED>                                5.16
<RESERVE-OPEN>                               0
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                          0
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                            0
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                           0
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                             0
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                              0
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                      0


<FN>
<F1> Includes $291,834 of unrealized investment gains on trading securities.
</FN>