[ARTICLE] 6
[LEGEND]
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0001003369
[NAME] EXETER INSURANCE FUND, INC.
[SERIES]
[NAME] GROWTH PORTFOLIO
[NUMBER] 3
[MULTIPLIER] 1
[CURRENCY] 1
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-2000
[PERIOD-START] JAN-01-2000
[PERIOD-END] JUN-30-2000
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[EXCHANGE-RATE] 1
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 868328
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 911858
[RECEIVABLES] 36186
[ASSETS-OTHER] 195
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 948239
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 13685
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 13685
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 841448
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 69546
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 41764
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 26628
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 22940
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 43538
[NET-ASSETS] 934554
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 4832
[INTEREST-INCOME] 13975
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 4757
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 14050
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 13958
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 36176
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 64184
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 28082
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 300
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 409506
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 12578
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 8982
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 3967
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
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[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 789517
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 12.57
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.08
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.79
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
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[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.20
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
