<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> The Financial statements contained in the form 10Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1997 for Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000837010 <NAME> Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Co. <CURRENCY> US <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 12,655 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 0 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 0 <EQUITIES> 222 <MORTGAGE> 13 <REAL-ESTATE> 0 <TOTAL-INVEST> 13,452 <CASH> 839 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 9 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 1,594 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 35,730 <POLICY-LOSSES> 3,694 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 1 <POLICY-OTHER> 29 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 10,844 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 3 <OTHER-SE> 1,698 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 35,730 <PREMIUMS> 132 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 535 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> 9 <OTHER-INCOME> 17 <BENEFITS> 565 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 0 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 136 <INCOME-TAX> 42 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 94 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 94 <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