EXHIBIT 11
 
 
                   FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, INC.
                STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
 
  
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                                                                            Year Ended December 31,
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                                                                          1994        1993        1992
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Primary earnings per share:                  
  Per share numerator (in millions):         
    After tax earnings                                                $   21.1   $    70.4   $    54.2
    Dividends to preferred stockholders                                   (9.9)      (12.2)      (19.9)
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    After tax earnings applicable to common stock                         11.2        58.2        34.3
    Gain from sale of discontinued operations, after tax                    --         --           .7
    Cumulative effect of accounting change -
     purchased mortgage servicing, after tax                             (44.3)        --           --
    Cumulative effect of accounting change - postretirement
     benefits, after tax                                                    --         --         (1.9)
    Cumulative effect of accounting change - income taxes                   --         --        (23.8)
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    Net income (loss) for per share computation                       $  (33.1)  $    58.2   $     9.3
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  Per share denominator (in thousands):      
    Average common shares outstanding                                    8,874       9,593      11,556
    Dilutive options, warrants and performance shares                      531         655       1,141
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    Shares for per share computation                                     9,405      10,248      12,697
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  Per share earnings (in dollars):           
    After tax earnings                                                $   1.20   $    5.68   $    2.71
    Net income (loss)                                                    (3.51)       5.68         .74
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Fully Diluted earnings per share:            
  Per share numerator (in millions):         
    After tax earnings                                                $   21.1   $    70.4   $    54.2
    Dividends to preferred stockholders                                   (9.9)      (12.2)      (19.9)
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    After tax earnings applicable to common stock                         11.2        58.2        34.3
    Gain from sale of discontinued operations, after tax                    --         --           .7
    Cumulative effect of accounting change - 
     purchased mortgage servicing, after tax                             (44.3)        --           --
    Cumulative effect of accounting change - postretirement
     benefits, after tax                                                    --         --         (1.9)
    Cumulative effect of accounting change - income taxes                   --         --        (23.8)
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    Net income (loss) for per share computation                       $  (33.1)  $    58.2   $     9.3
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  Per share denominator (in thousands):      
    Average common shares outstanding                                    8,874       9,593      11,556
    Dilutive options, warrants and performance shares                      534         655       1,169
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    Shares for per share computation                                     9,408      10,248      12,725
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  Per share earnings (in dollars):           
    After tax earnings                                                $   1.20   $    5.68   $    2.70
    Net income (loss)                                                    (3.51)       5.68         .73
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