<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 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-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 13,629<F1> <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 1,541<F2> <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 1,599<F3> <EQUITIES> 865 <MORTGAGE> 0 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 16,668 <CASH> 26 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 117<F4> <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 826 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,860 <POLICY-LOSSES> 11,759<F5> <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 3,491<F6> <POLICY-OTHER> 0 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 0 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 754<F7> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 179 <OTHER-SE> 6,526<F8> <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,860 <PREMIUMS> 4,562 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 712 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 48 <OTHER-INCOME> 78<F9> <BENEFITS> 3,057 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 1,220 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 330 <INCOME-PRETAX> 655 <INCOME-TAX> 109 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 546 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 546 <EPS-BASIC> 3.13 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.06 <RESERVE-OPEN> 0<F10> <PROVISION-CURRENT> 0<F10> <PROVISION-PRIOR> 0<F10> <PAYMENTS-CURRENT> 0<F10> <PAYMENTS-PRIOR> 0<F10> <RESERVE-CLOSE> 0<F10> <CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY> 0<F10> <FN> <F1> DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND CARRIED AT MARKET VALUE AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 115. <F2> DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS HELD-TO-MATURITY AND CARRIED AT AMORTIZED COST AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 115. <F3> DEBT-MARKET-VALUE REPRESENTS THE RELATED MARKET VALUE OF FIXED MATURITIES CLASSIFIED AS HELD-TO-MATURITY. <F4> RECOVER-REINSURE REPRESENTS REINSURANCE RECOVERABLE ON PAID CLAIMS. <F5> POLICY-LOSSES EXCLUDE THE REDUCTIONS FOR REINSURANCE RECOVERABLES ON UNPAID CLAIMS ($1,782). AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 113. SUCH AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL ASSETS. <F6> UNEARNED-PREMIUMS EXCLUDE THE REDUCTION FOR PREPAID REINSURANCE PREMIUMS ($242) AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 113. THIS PREPAID AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN TOTAL ASSETS. <F7> NOTES-PAYABLE INCLUDES LONG-TERM DEBT OF $754. <F8> OTHER-SE INCLUDES PAID IN SURPLUS: RETAINED EARNINGS, FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSSES, NET OF INCOME TAX, UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS, NET RECEIVABLE FROM ESOP AND TREASURY STOCK. <F9> OTHER-INCOME REPRESENTS REVENUES FROM REAL ESTATE AND OTHER NON-INSURANCE OPERATIONS. <F10>AMOUNTS FOR SECURITIES ACT INDUSTRY GUIDE 6 AND EXCHANGE ACT INDUSTRY GUIDE 4 DISCLOSURES ARE REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL FILINGS ONLY, ACCORDINGLY, NO AMOUNTS WILL BE REPORTED FOR INTERIM FILINGS. </FN>