Exhibit 32.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, the undersigned,  as
Chief  Financial  Officer,  Executive  Vice  President and Principal  Accounting
Officer of Allmerica Financial Corporation (the "Company"),  does hereby certify
that to the undersigned's knowledge:

     1)   the  Company's  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended
          September 30, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
          of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2)   the information  contained in the Company's Report fairly presents, in
          all  material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  results  of
          operations of the Company.



                            /s/ Edward J. Parry, III
                            ------------------------
                              Edward J. Parry, III
               Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and
                          Principal Accounting Officer


Dated: November 13, 2003

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Allmerica Financial  Corporation  and will be retained  by Allmerica
Financial  Corporation  and furnished to the  Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.