<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE Article 7 of Regulation S-X Pruco Life Insurance Company </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000777917 <NAME> PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 2,638,138 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 416,380 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 421,172 <EQUITIES> 3,316 <MORTGAGE> 17,117 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 4,154,350 <CASH> 108,198 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 23,700 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 897,183 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 17,532,928 <POLICY-LOSSES> 2,723,256 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 0 <POLICY-OTHER> 512,758 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 0 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2,500 <OTHER-SE> 1,660,319 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 17,532,928 <PREMIUMS> 13,708 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 69,813 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> (5,023) <OTHER-INCOME> 1,279 <BENEFITS> 84,172 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 25,240 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 43,740 <INCOME-PRETAX> 30,847 <INCOME-TAX> 11,279 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 19,568 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 19,568 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0 <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0 <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0 <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0 <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0 <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0 <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0