SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) DECEMBER 19, 1997 Trans-World Insurance Company d/b/a Educaid and ClassNotes Inc.(as Sellers) on behalf of ClassNotes Trust 1997-I. ClassNotes, Inc. TRANS-WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 22-3400682 ARIZONA 333-18877 86-0255348 (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of incorporation) File Number) ID Number) 3301 C STREET, SUITE 100-M, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95816 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (916) 446-5000 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. OTHER EVENTS The consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 and for the three years ended December 31, 1996, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (formerly AMBAC Inc.) (which was filed with the Commission on March 12, 1997; Commission File Number 1-10777) and the consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 1997, and for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996, included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 1997 (which was filed with the Commission on November 14, 1997) are hereby incorporated by reference in (i) this Current Report on Form 8-K; (ii) the registration statement (No. 333-18877) on Form S-3 of ClassNotes Inc. and Trans-World Insurance Company d/b/a Educaid; and (iii) the Prospectus Supplement for the ClassNotes Trust 1997-I and shall be deemed to be part hereof and thereof. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. 23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, dated as of December 19, in connection with the consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance Corporation and Subsidiaries. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. CLASSNOTES TRUST 1997-I By: TRANS-WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, Seller CLASSNOTES INC., Seller By: /S/ Michael Benoff Name: Michael Benoff Title: Senior Vice President Dated: December 19, 1997 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT PAGE NO. 23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, dated as of December 19, 1997....................... 5