<ARTICLE> 7 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND THE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND UNASSIGNED DEFICIT AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE> 1,378,132,743 <DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE> 0 <DEBT-MARKET-VALUE> 0 <EQUITIES> 124,345,253 <MORTGAGE> 478,189,442 <REAL-ESTATE> 24,681,406 <TOTAL-INVEST> 2,005,348,844 <CASH> 250,254,477 <RECOVER-REINSURE> 1,116,133 <DEFERRED-ACQUISITION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,185,852,940 <POLICY-LOSSES> 2,128,477,238 <UNEARNED-PREMIUMS> 0 <POLICY-OTHER> 0 <POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS> 29,388,323 <NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2,500,000 <OTHER-SE> 426,044,593 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,185,852,940 <PREMIUMS> 704,858,777 <INVESTMENT-INCOME> 128,135,280 <INVESTMENT-GAINS> (467,070) <OTHER-INCOME> 367,450,906 <BENEFITS> 887,552,701 <UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION> 0 <UNDERWRITING-OTHER> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 56,940,710 <INCOME-TAX> 19,691,757 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 37,248,953 <EPS-BASIC> 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