SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT: August 01, 1996 AMERUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) IOWA --------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) 33-23590 42-1405698 - ---------------- ----------------- (COMMISSION FILE (IRS EMPLOYER NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION) 611 FIFTH AVENUE DES MOINES, IOWA 50309 ----------------------------------------------------------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE: (515) 283-2371 --------------- --------------------------------------------------------- (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) Item 1-4. Not Applicable. Item 5. Other Events. AmerUs Life Insurance Company, a stock insurance company (the "Registrant"), sold a pool of fixed rate, first lien commercial mortgage loans (the"Pool") to a trust (the "Trust") which issued $146,595,000 aggregate principal amount of its Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1988-1 (the "Senior Certificates") evidencing beneficial ownership interest in the Trust in a public offering. The Senior Certificates were registered under the Act by a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 33-23590) which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 1988. Class B Certificates and Residual Certificates were also issued but have not been publicly offered. As servicer (the "Servicer") will service the mortgage loans comprising the Pool pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 5, 1988 (the "Pooling Servicing Agreement") between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, as Trustee (the Trustee"). (A copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement was filed as an exhibit to Registration No. 33-23590). The Registrant, as Servicer, has prepared on behalf of the Trust (i) the distribution date statement (the "Distribution Date (Statement") delivered to the Trustee and (ii) the monthly report (the "Monthly Statement") delivered to the holders of Senior Certificates and Class B Certificates. The Monthly Statement is prepared from the Distribution Date Statement. The Registrant has attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, the Distribution Date Statement and Monthly Statement dated August 01,1996 detailing the current status of the Pool. Item 6. Not Applicable. Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 - Distribution Date Statement from Registrant, as Servicer, to Trustee, dated 08/01/96. Exhibit 99.2 - Monthly Statement from Registrant, as Servicer, to holders Senior Certificates and Class B Certificates dates 08/01/96. -2- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: August 01, 1996 AmerUs Life Insurance Company By: /s/ Diane M. Davidson -3- AMERUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1. Distribution Date Statement from Registrant, as Servicer, to Trustee, dated 08/01/96. 99.2. Monthly Statement from Registrant, as Servicer, to holders of Senior Certificates and Class B Certificates dated 08/01/96. -4-