<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Consolidated Financial Statements of Allmerica Financial Corporation as of September 30, 2000 and for the period then ended, 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-END> SEP-30-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 7644 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 0 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 0 <EQUITIES> 82 <MORTGAGE> 490 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 8597 <CASH> 306 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 1307 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 1556 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 32635 <POLICY-LOSSES> 2895 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1002 <POLICY-OTHER> 2827 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 2066 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 253 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 300 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1 <OTHER-SE> 2356 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 32635 <PREMIUMS> 1545 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 441 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> (98) <OTHER-INCOME> 108 <BENEFITS> 1395 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 340 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 396 <INCOME-PRETAX> 181 <INCOME-TAX> 29 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 140 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 140 <EPS-BASIC> 2.62 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.59 <RESERVE-OPEN> 2616 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 1225 <PROVISION-PRIOR> (88) <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 589 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 562 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 2647 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0