USLIFE CORP
10-K/A, 1997-06-13
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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                       
                            Washington, D. C. 20549

                                  Form 10-K/A
                                Amendment No. 1
                                       
(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                                      OR
                                       
[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________________   to   ____________________
                                       
                                       
                         Commission file number 1-5683
                                       
                              USLIFE Corporation
                                       
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            New York                                   13-2578598
(State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

   125 Maiden Lane, New York, N. Y.                       10038
(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 709-6000
                             _____________________

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                        Name of each exchange
          Title of each class                            on which registered
          ___________________                           ______________________

                                                        New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, par value $1 per share                    Chicago Stock Exchange
   Common Stock Purchase Rights                         Pacific Stock Exchange
                                                        London Stock Exchange

                             _____________________

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Preferred Stock, $4.50                                   Preferred Stock, $5.00
 Series A Convertible,                                    Series B Convertible,
par value $1 per share                                   par value $1 per share

                             _____________________

     Indicate by  check mark  whether the  Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to  be filed  by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during  the preceding  12 months  (or for  such shorter  period  that  the
Registrant was  required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes....X.... No.......

                             _____________________

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of  Regulation S-K  is not  contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the  best  of  Registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements incorporated  herein by  reference in  Part III of this Form 10-K or
any amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ]

     The aggregate  market value  of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant as of February 27, 1997 was approximately $1,652,702,000.
                             _____________________

     The number  of shares  outstanding of  the Registrant's Common Stock as of
February 27, 1997 was 34,540,769.

_______________________________________________________________________________
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                              USLIFE Corporation
                                       
                                  Form 10K/A
                  For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                Amendment No. 1
                                       
                                     Index



                                                                      Page No.
                                                                      ________

Signatures.........................................................        3

Amendments:

   Item 14.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and
              Reports on Form 8-K..................................        4

   Inclusion of the following Exhibit:

     99 (i)   Annual Report on Form 11-K of USLIFE
              Corporation Employee Savings and
              Investment Plan for the plan year ended
              December 31, 1996
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                                  SIGNATURES



Pursuant to  the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of  1934, the  registrant has duly caused this amendment to Form 10-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:   June 10, 1997


                                               USLIFE Corporation
                                    ________________________________________
                                                  (Registrant)


                                by         /s/ James M. Schlomann
                                    ________________________________________

                                    James M. Schlomann
                                    Senior Executive Vice President -
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial Officer
                                     and Duly Authorized Officer)
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Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a) 1  and 2.   Financial  Statements and Financial Statement Schedules of
     USLIFE and Subsidiaries.

          See separate  Index to  Financial Statements  and Financial Statement
     Schedules on page 66.


     For the  purposes of  complying with the amendments to the rules governing
Form S-8  (effective July  13, 1990)  under the  Securities Act  of  1933,  the
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes as follows, which undertaking shall be
incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form
S-8 Nos.  33-40793 (filed  June 23, 1991), 33-13999 (filed May 11, 1987) and 2-
77278 (filed April 30, 1982):

     Insofar as  indemnification for  liabilities under  the Securities  Act of
1933 may  be permitted  to directors,  officers and  controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant  to the  foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been  advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification  is against  public policy  as expressed in the Securities
Act of  1933 and  is, therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
registrant of  expenses incurred  or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of  the registrant  in the  successful defense  of any  action, suit  or
proceeding) is  asserted by  such director,  officer or  controlling person  in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion  of  its  counsel  the  matter  has  been  settled  by  controlling
precedent, submit  to a  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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     (a) 3.  Exhibits.

  3       (i) (a)   -    Restated Certificate  of  Incorporation,  as  amended,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
          (i) (b)   -    Certificate  of   Amendment  of   the  Certificate  of
                    Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to USLIFE's
                    Quarterly Report  on Form  10-Q for  the quarter ended June
                    30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

          (ii)      -    By-laws, as  amended and restated, incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended March 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  4       (i)       -    See Exhibit 3(i).

          (ii)      -    Indenture dated as of October 1, 1982 (6.75% Notes due
                    January 15,  1998, and  6.375% Notes  due  June  15,  2000)
                    incorporated herein  by reference  to USLIFE's Registration
                    Statement No. 2-79559 on Form S-3.

                    Agreements or  instruments with  respect to  long-term debt
                    which are  not filed  as exhibits  hereto do  not in  total
                    exceed 10% of USLIFE's consolidated total assets and USLIFE
                    agrees to  furnish a  copy thereof  to the  Commission upon
                    request.

          (iii)     -    Amended and  Restated Rights  Agreement, dated  as  of
                    September 27,  1994, as  amended February 13, 1997, between
                    USLIFE Corporation and Chase Manhattan Bank, formerly known
                    as Chemical  Bank (successor  by  merger  to  Manufacturers
                    Hanover Trust Company), as Rights Agent, relating to Common
                    Stock Purchase  Rights issued  by USLIFE  on July 10, 1986,
                    incorporated herein by reference to USLIFE's Report on Form
                    8-K dated  October 12, 1994 and USLIFE's Report on Form 8-K
                    dated February 21, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  10   *  (i)       -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (ii)      -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of   April  1,  1989  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (iii)     -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (iv)      -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (v)       -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

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       *  (vi)      -    Fifth Amendment  dated  as  of  February  1,  1993  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between USLIFE  Corporation  and  Gordon  E.  Crosby,  Jr.,
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.

       *  (vii)     -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (viii)    -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1994  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between USLIFE  Corporation  and  Gordon  E.  Crosby,  Jr.,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1994,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (ix)      -    Eighth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1995 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (x)       -    Ninth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1996 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xi)      -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xii)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of  April  1,  1989,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Greer F. Henderson, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xiii)    -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xiv)     -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xv)      -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xvi)     -    Fifth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,   1989, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xvii)    -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xviii)   -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   Greer  F.   Henderson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.
          
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       *  (xix)     -    Eighth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1996 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xx)      -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxi)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of   April  1,  1989  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Christopher S.  Ruisi, incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *   (xxii)   -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxiii)   -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxiv)    -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxv)     -    Fifth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxvi)    -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxvii)   -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and  Christopher  S.  Ruisi,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxviii)  -    Eighth  Amendment   dated  as   of  May   1,  1996  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and  Christopher  S.  Ruisi,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxix)    -    Employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxx)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of  April  16,  1990  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  William A. Simpson, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxi)    -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

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       *  (xxxii)   -    Third  Amendment  dated  as  of  October  1,  1992  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended  September 30,
                    1992, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxiii)  -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxiv)   -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxv)    -    Fifth  Amendment  dated  as  of  January  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxvi)   -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1995 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxvii)  -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1996  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxviii) -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated November  14, 1995,  between USLIFE  Corporation  and
                    Gordon E.  Crosby, Jr.,  Greer F. Henderson, Christopher S.
                    Ruisi, and  William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxix)   -    Form  of   Employment  and  Key  Executive  Employment
                    Protection  Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Wesley  E. Forte,  A. Scott Bushey,
                    Arnold A.  Dicke, James  M. Schlomann  and John D. Gavrity,
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.

       *  (xl)      -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated November  14, 1995,  between USLIFE  Corporation  and
                    Frank J.  Auriemmo, Jr.,  Richard J. Chouinard, and Richard
                    G. Hohn,  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xli)     -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated  November   27,  1995,   between  All  American  Life
                    Insurance Company  and James A. Bickler, USLIFE Real Estate
                    Services  Corporation   and  Philip   G.  Faulkner,  USLIFE
                    Insurance Services  Corporation and  Thomas  L.  Hendricks,
                    USLIFE Credit Life Insurance Company and William M. Keeler,
                    and dated  January 24, 1996, between The United States Life
                    Insurance Company  In the  City of  New York  and Ralph  J.
                    Cargiulo, incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlii)    -    Employment and  Key  Executive  Employment  Protection
                    Agreement dated  May 1, 1996 between USLIFE Corporation and
                    Michael  LeFante,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to
                    USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q  for  the  quarter
                    ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xliii)   -    Key Executive  Employment Protection  Agreement  dated
                    May 23,  1996 between  USLIFE  Corporation  and  Ronald  M.
                    Chernoff, incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Quarterly Report  on Form  10-Q for  the quarter ended June
                    30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

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       *  (xliv)    -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  A. Scott  Bushey, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlv)     -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Arnold A.  Dicke, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlvi)    -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Wesley E.  Forte, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlvii)   -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  John D.  Gavrity, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlviii)  -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  James M. Schlomann, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

         (il)       -    Lease dated as of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1986, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (l)         -    Amendment to  Lease dated  August 31,  1988  to  Lease
                    dated as  of December  30, 1986  between The  United States
                    Life Insurance  Company In  the City  of New York and RREEF
                    USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden Lane,
                    New York,  New York,  incorporated herein  by reference  to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (li)        -    Second Amendment  to Lease  dated November 16, 1988 to
                    Lease dated  as of  December 30,  1986 between  The  United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lii)       -    Third Amendment  to Lease  dated May 10, 1989 to Lease
                    dated as  of December  30, 1986  between The  United States
                    Life Insurance  Company In  the City  of New York and RREEF
                    USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden Lane,
                    New York,  New York,  incorporated herein  by reference  to
                    USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q  for  the  quarter
                    ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (liii)      -    Fourth Amendment  to Lease  dated April  14,  1995  to
                    Lease dated  as of  December 30,  1986 between  The  United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                    ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

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        (liv)       -    Fifth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 26, 1995
                    to Lease  dated as  of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lv)        -    Sixth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 26, 1995
                    to Lease  dated as  of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lvi)       -    Lease dated  May 21,  1987 between  The United  States
                    Life  Insurance  Company  In  the  City  of  New  York  and
                    Commercial Realty  &  Resources  Corp.  for  the  lease  of
                    premises at  the Jumping  Brook Corporate  Office  Park  in
                    Neptune, New  Jersey, incorporated  herein by  reference to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lvii)      -    February 9, 1989 Amendment to Lease dated May 21, 1987
                    between The  United States  Life Insurance  Company In  the
                    City of  New York  and Commercial  Realty & Resources Corp.
                    for the  lease of  premises at  the Jumping Brook Corporate
                    Office Park  in Neptune, New Jersey, incorporated herein by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lviii)   -    1981  Stock  Option  Plan,  as  amended,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No.
                    1-5683.

       *  (lix)     -    USLIFE Corporation  Non-Employee  Directors'  Deferred
                    Compensation Plan, as amended January 28, 1997.

       *  (lx)      -    USLIFE  Corporation   Book  Unit   Plan,  as   amended
                    effective  September   1,  1995,   incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxi)     -    USLIFE  Corporation   Retirement  Plan   for   Outside
                    Directors  (as  amended  January  23,  1996),  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxii)    -    USLIFE Corporation  Restricted Stock  Plan, as amended
                    effective February 13, 1997.

       *  (lxiii)   -    USLIFE Corporation  1991 Stock Option Plan, as amended
                    effective  September   1,  1995,   incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxiv)    -    USLIFE  Corporation   Non-Employee  Directors'   Stock
                    Option Plan,   incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
                    4(a) to  USLIFE's Registration  Statement No.  33-53265  on
                    Form S-8 dated April 25, 1994.
           
       *  (lxv)     -    Annual Incentive  Plan, as  amended October  25, 1994,
                    for Selected  Key Officers  of USLIFE  Corporation and  its
                    Subsidiaries, incorporated  herein by reference to USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1994, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxvi)    -    USLIFE   Corporation    Executive   Officer   Deferred
                    Compensation  Plan   (as   amended   January   23,   1996),
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxvii)   -    USLIFE  Corporation  1993  Long-Term  Incentive  Award
                    Guidelines, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1994, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxviii)  -    USLIFE Corporation  Supplemental Employee  Savings and
                    Investment Plan (as amended January 23, 1996), incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

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       *  (lxix)    -    USLIFE Corporation  Supplemental Retirement  Plan  (as
                    amended October 22, 1996).

       *  (lxx)     -    Trust Agreement  made as  of November  22, 1996, among
                    USLIFE Corporation,  Chase Manhattan  Bank  and  KPMG  Peat
                    Marwick LLP  (as  independent  contractor)  establishing  a
                    trust to  fund certain  employment contracts, the Book Unit
                    Plan and the USLIFE Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.

       *  (lxxi)    -    Trust Agreement  made as of March 1, 1994, as amended,
                    effective  January  23,  1996,  among  USLIFE  Corporation,
                    Chemical Bank  (now known as Chase Manhattan Bank) and KPMG
                    Peat Marwick LLP (as independent contractor) establishing a
                    trust  to   fund  the   USLIFE   Corporation   Supplemental
                    Retirement Plan  and the  Supplemental Employee Savings and
                    Investment  Plan,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxxii)   -    Trust Agreement  made as of March 1, 1994, as amended,
                    effective  January  23,  1996,  among  USLIFE  Corporation,
                    Chemical Bank  (now known as Chase Manhattan Bank) and KPMG
                    Peat Marwick LLP (as independent contractor) establishing a
                    trust to  fund the  USLIFE Corporation  Retirement Plan for
                    Outside  Directors  and  the  USLIFE  Corporation  Deferred
                    Compensation  Plan   for  Outside  Directors,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxxiii)  -    Form  of   Employment  and  Key  Executive  Employment
                    Protection Agreement  dated March  14, 1997  between USLIFE
                    Corporation and James Addiego and Neal M. Stern.

        (lxxiv)     -    Agreement and  Plan of  Merger by  and among  American
                    General Corporation,  Texas Stars  Corporation  and  USLIFE
                    Corporation, dated  as of  February 12,  1997, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Report  on Form 8-K dated
                    February 21, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  12                -    Computations of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.

  21                -    List of Subsidiaries, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  23                -    Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
                    (see page 63).

  27                -    Financial Data Schedule (electronic filing only).

  99 (i)            -    Annual Report  on  Form  11-K  of  USLIFE  Corporation
                    Employee Savings  and Investment  Plan for  the  plan  year
                    ended December  31, 1996.

  99 (ii)           -    Trust Agreement  made as  of December  6,  1990  among
                    USLIFE Corporation,  Manufacturers  Hanover  Trust  Company
                    (predecessor to Chemical Bank, now known as Chase Manhattan
                    Bank),  and   KPMG  Peat   Marwick  LLP   (as   independent
                    contractor)  establishing   a  trust  to  fund  the  USLIFE
                    Corporation  Retirement   Plan,  incorporated   herein   by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  99 (iii)          -    Amendment, effective  January 23,  1996, to  the Trust
                    Agreement  made   as  of   December  6,1990   among  USLIFE
                    Corporation,   Manufacturers    Hanover    Trust    Company
                    (predecessor to Chemical Bank, now known as Chase Manhattan
                    Bank),  and   KPMG  Peat   Marwick  LLP   (as   independent
                    contractor)  establishing   a  trust  to  fund  the  USLIFE
                    Corporation  Retirement   Plan,  incorporated   herein   by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.


  * Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     No Current  Report on  Form 8-K has been filed for the last quarter of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.


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                 Exhibit 99 - Exhibit Index
                 __________________________








      UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                   Washington, D.C. 20549





       _____________________________________________



                          EXHIBITS

                         FILED WITH

                 Annual Report on Form 10-K

        For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996



       _____________________________________________




                     USLIFE Corporation
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                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

  3       (i) (a)   -    Restated Certificate  of  Incorporation,  as  amended,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
          (i) (b)   -    Certificate  of   Amendment  of   the  Certificate  of
                    Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to USLIFE's
                    Quarterly Report  on Form  10-Q for  the quarter ended June
                    30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

          (ii)      -    By-laws, as  amended and restated, incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended March 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  4       (i)       -    See Exhibit 3(i).

          (ii)      -    Indenture dated as of October 1, 1982 (6.75% Notes due
                    January 15,  1998, and  6.375% Notes  due  June  15,  2000)
                    incorporated herein  by reference  to USLIFE's Registration
                    Statement No. 2-79559 on Form S-3.

                    Agreements or  instruments with  respect to  long-term debt
                    which are  not filed  as exhibits  hereto do  not in  total
                    exceed 10% of USLIFE's consolidated total assets and USLIFE
                    agrees to  furnish a  copy thereof  to the  Commission upon
                    request.

          (iii)     -    Amended and  Restated Rights  Agreement, dated  as  of
                    September 27,  1994, as  amended February 13, 1997, between
                    USLIFE Corporation and Chase Manhattan Bank, formerly known
                    as Chemical  Bank (successor  by  merger  to  Manufacturers
                    Hanover Trust Company), as Rights Agent, relating to Common
                    Stock Purchase  Rights issued  by USLIFE  on July 10, 1986,
                    incorporated herein by reference to USLIFE's Report on Form
                    8-K dated  October 12, 1994 and USLIFE's Report on Form 8-K
                    dated February 21, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  10   *  (i)       -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (ii)      -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of   April  1,  1989  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (iii)     -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (iv)      -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

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                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (v)       -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (vi)      -    Fifth Amendment  dated  as  of  February  1,  1993  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between USLIFE  Corporation  and  Gordon  E.  Crosby,  Jr.,
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.

       *  (vii)     -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (viii)    -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1994  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between USLIFE  Corporation  and  Gordon  E.  Crosby,  Jr.,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1994,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (ix)      -    Eighth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1995 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (x)       -    Ninth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1996 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xi)      -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xii)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of  April  1,  1989,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Greer F. Henderson, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xiii)    -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xiv)     -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xv)      -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

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                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (xvi)     -    Fifth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,   1989, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xvii)    -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xviii)   -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   Greer  F.   Henderson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.
          
       *  (xix)     -    Eighth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1996 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Greer  F.  Henderson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xx)      -    Employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1989, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxi)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1989 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of   April  1,  1989  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Christopher S.  Ruisi, incorporated herein
                    by reference  to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended June 30, 1989, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *   (xxii)   -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1990 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxiii)   -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxiv)    -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxv)     -    Fifth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxvi)    -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 1,  1989, as  amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Christopher  S. Ruisi, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

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                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (xxvii)   -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and  Christopher  S.  Ruisi,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxviii)  -    Eighth  Amendment   dated  as   of  May   1,  1996  to
                    employment contract  dated as of April 1, 1989, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and  Christopher  S.  Ruisi,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxix)    -    Employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990 between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter ended March 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxx)     -    First Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1991 to employment
                    contract  dated   as  of  April  16,  1990  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  William A. Simpson, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1991, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxi)    -    Second Amendment dated as of May 1, 1992 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1992, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxii)   -    Third  Amendment  dated  as  of  October  1,  1992  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended  September 30,
                    1992, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxiii)  -    Third Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1993 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1993, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxiv)   -    Fourth Amendment dated as of May 1, 1994 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1994, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxv)    -    Fifth  Amendment  dated  as  of  January  1,  1995  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1995,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxvi)   -    Sixth Amendment  dated as of May 1, 1995 to employment
                    contract dated  as of  April 16,  1990, as amended, between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for  the quarter  ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-
                    5683.

       *  (xxxvii)  -    Seventh  Amendment   dated  as   of  May  1,  1996  to
                    employment contract dated as of April 16, 1990, as amended,
                    between  USLIFE   Corporation  and   William  A.   Simpson,
                    incorporated herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's  Quarterly
                    Report on  Form 10-Q  for the  quarter ended June 30, 1996,
                    SEC File No. 1-5683.

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                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (xxxviii) -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated November  14, 1995,  between USLIFE  Corporation  and
                    Gordon E.  Crosby, Jr.,  Greer F. Henderson, Christopher S.
                    Ruisi, and  William  A.  Simpson,  incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xxxix)   -    Form  of   Employment  and  Key  Executive  Employment
                    Protection  Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between
                    USLIFE Corporation  and Wesley  E. Forte,  A. Scott Bushey,
                    Arnold A.  Dicke, James  M. Schlomann  and John D. Gavrity,
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.

       *  (xl)      -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated November  14, 1995,  between USLIFE  Corporation  and
                    Frank J.  Auriemmo, Jr.,  Richard J. Chouinard, and Richard
                    G. Hohn,  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xli)     -    Form of  Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement
                    dated  November   27,  1995,   between  All  American  Life
                    Insurance Company  and James A. Bickler, USLIFE Real Estate
                    Services  Corporation   and  Philip   G.  Faulkner,  USLIFE
                    Insurance Services  Corporation and  Thomas  L.  Hendricks,
                    USLIFE Credit Life Insurance Company and William M. Keeler,
                    and dated  January 24, 1996, between The United States Life
                    Insurance Company  In the  City of  New York  and Ralph  J.
                    Cargiulo, incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlii)    -    Employment and  Key  Executive  Employment  Protection
                    Agreement dated  May 1, 1996 between USLIFE Corporation and
                    Michael  LeFante,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to
                    USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q  for  the  quarter
                    ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xliii)   -    Key Executive  Employment Protection  Agreement  dated
                    May 23,  1996 between  USLIFE  Corporation  and  Ronald  M.
                    Chernoff, incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  USLIFE's
                    Quarterly Report  on Form  10-Q for  the quarter ended June
                    30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xliv)    -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  A. Scott  Bushey, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlv)     -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Arnold A.  Dicke, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlvi)    -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  Wesley E.  Forte, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (xlvii)   -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  John D.  Gavrity, incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

<PAGE>7

                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (xlviii)  -    First  Amendment   to  Employment  and  Key  Executive
                    Employment Protection Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996, to
                    the Agreement  dated  November  14,  1995,  between  USLIFE
                    Corporation and  James M. Schlomann, incorporated herein by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File No. 1-5683.

         (il)       -    Lease dated as of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1986, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (l)         -    Amendment to  Lease dated  August 31,  1988  to  Lease
                    dated as  of December  30, 1986  between The  United States
                    Life Insurance  Company In  the City  of New York and RREEF
                    USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden Lane,
                    New York,  New York,  incorporated herein  by reference  to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (li)        -    Second Amendment  to Lease  dated November 16, 1988 to
                    Lease dated  as of  December 30,  1986 between  The  United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lii)       -    Third Amendment  to Lease  dated May 10, 1989 to Lease
                    dated as  of December  30, 1986  between The  United States
                    Life Insurance  Company In  the City  of New York and RREEF
                    USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden Lane,
                    New York,  New York,  incorporated herein  by reference  to
                    USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q  for  the  quarter
                    ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (liii)      -    Fourth Amendment  to Lease  dated April  14,  1995  to
                    Lease dated  as of  December 30,  1986 between  The  United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                    ended June 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (liv)       -    Fifth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 26, 1995
                    to Lease  dated as  of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lv)        -    Sixth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 26, 1995
                    to Lease  dated as  of December 30, 1986 between The United
                    States Life  Insurance Company  In the City of New York and
                    RREEF USA Fund-III for the lease of a portion of 125 Maiden
                    Lane, New  York, New York, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

        (lvi)       -    Lease dated  May 21,  1987 between  The United  States
                    Life  Insurance  Company  In  the  City  of  New  York  and
                    Commercial Realty  &  Resources  Corp.  for  the  lease  of
                    premises at  the Jumping  Brook Corporate  Office  Park  in
                    Neptune, New  Jersey, incorporated  herein by  reference to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.

<PAGE>8

                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

        (lvii)      -    February 9, 1989 Amendment to Lease dated May 21, 1987
                    between The  United States  Life Insurance  Company In  the
                    City of  New York  and Commercial  Realty & Resources Corp.
                    for the  lease of  premises at  the Jumping Brook Corporate
                    Office Park  in Neptune, New Jersey, incorporated herein by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1988, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lviii)   -    1981  Stock  Option  Plan,  as  amended,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Quarterly  Report on Form
                    10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No.
                    1-5683.

       *  (lix)     -    USLIFE Corporation  Non-Employee  Directors'  Deferred
                    Compensation Plan, as amended January 28, 1997.

       *  (lx)      -    USLIFE  Corporation   Book  Unit   Plan,  as   amended
                    effective  September   1,  1995,   incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxi)     -    USLIFE  Corporation   Retirement  Plan   for   Outside
                    Directors  (as  amended  January  23,  1996),  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxii)    -    USLIFE Corporation  Restricted Stock  Plan, as amended
                    effective February 13, 1997.

       *  (lxiii)   -    USLIFE Corporation  1991 Stock Option Plan, as amended
                    effective  September   1,  1995,   incorporated  herein  by
                    reference to USLIFE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended September 30, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxiv)    -    USLIFE  Corporation   Non-Employee  Directors'   Stock
                    Option Plan,   incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
                    4(a) to  USLIFE's Registration  Statement No.  33-53265  on
                    Form S-8 dated April 25, 1994.
           
       *  (lxv)     -    Annual Incentive  Plan, as  amended October  25, 1994,
                    for Selected  Key Officers  of USLIFE  Corporation and  its
                    Subsidiaries, incorporated  herein by reference to USLIFE's
                    Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    1994, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxvi)    -    USLIFE   Corporation    Executive   Officer   Deferred
                    Compensation  Plan   (as   amended   January   23,   1996),
                    incorporated herein  by reference to USLIFE's Annual Report
                    on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File
                    No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxvii)   -    USLIFE  Corporation  1993  Long-Term  Incentive  Award
                    Guidelines, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1994, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxviii)  -    USLIFE Corporation  Supplemental Employee  Savings and
                    Investment Plan (as amended January 23, 1996), incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxix)    -    USLIFE Corporation  Supplemental Retirement  Plan  (as
                    amended October 22, 1996).

<PAGE>9

                              USLIFE Corporation
                               Index To Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
_______                             _______

       *  (lxx)     -    Trust Agreement  made as  of November  22, 1996, among
                    USLIFE Corporation,  Chase Manhattan  Bank  and  KPMG  Peat
                    Marwick LLP  (as  independent  contractor)  establishing  a
                    trust to  fund certain  employment contracts, the Book Unit
                    Plan and the USLIFE Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.

       *  (lxxi)    -    Trust Agreement  made as of March 1, 1994, as amended,
                    effective  January  23,  1996,  among  USLIFE  Corporation,
                    Chemical Bank  (now known as Chase Manhattan Bank) and KPMG
                    Peat Marwick LLP (as independent contractor) establishing a
                    trust  to   fund  the   USLIFE   Corporation   Supplemental
                    Retirement Plan  and the  Supplemental Employee Savings and
                    Investment  Plan,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to
                    USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  year  ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

       *  (lxxii)   -    Trust Agreement  made as of March 1, 1994, as amended,
                    effective  January  23,  1996,  among  USLIFE  Corporation,
                    Chemical Bank  (now known as Chase Manhattan Bank) and KPMG
                    Peat Marwick LLP (as independent contractor) establishing a
                    trust to  fund the  USLIFE Corporation  Retirement Plan for
                    Outside  Directors  and  the  USLIFE  Corporation  Deferred
                    Compensation  Plan   for  Outside  Directors,  incorporated
                    herein by  reference to USLIFE's Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.
           
       *  (lxxiii)  -    Form  of   Employment  and  Key  Executive  Employment
                    Protection Agreement  dated March  14, 1997  between USLIFE
                    Corporation and James Addiego and Neal M. Stern.

        (lxxiv)     -    Agreement and  Plan of  Merger by  and among  American
                    General Corporation,  Texas Stars  Corporation  and  USLIFE
                    Corporation, dated  as of  February 12,  1997, incorporated
                    herein by  reference to  USLIFE's Report  on Form 8-K dated
                    February 21, 1997, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  12                -    Computations of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.

  21                -    List of Subsidiaries, incorporated herein by reference
                    to USLIFE's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended
                    December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  23                -    Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
                    (see page 63).

  27                -    Financial Data Schedule (electronic filing only).

  99 (i)            -    Annual Report  on  Form  11-K  of  USLIFE  Corporation
                    Employee Savings  and Investment  Plan for  the  plan  year
                    ended December  31, 1996.

  99 (ii)           -    Trust Agreement  made as  of December  6,  1990  among
                    USLIFE Corporation,  Manufacturers  Hanover  Trust  Company
                    (predecessor to Chemical Bank, now known as Chase Manhattan
                    Bank),  and   KPMG  Peat   Marwick  LLP   (as   independent
                    contractor)  establishing   a  trust  to  fund  the  USLIFE
                    Corporation  Retirement   Plan,  incorporated   herein   by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1990, SEC File No. 1-5683.

  99 (iii)          -    Amendment, effective  January 23,  1996, to  the Trust
                    Agreement  made   as  of   December  6,1990   among  USLIFE
                    Corporation,   Manufacturers    Hanover    Trust    Company
                    (predecessor to Chemical Bank, now known as Chase Manhattan
                    Bank),  and   KPMG  Peat   Marwick  LLP   (as   independent
                    contractor)  establishing   a  trust  to  fund  the  USLIFE
                    Corporation  Retirement   Plan,  incorporated   herein   by
                    reference to  USLIFE's Annual  Report on  Form 10-K for the
                    year ended December 31, 1995, SEC File No. 1-5683.


  * Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.



<PAGE>1

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

                                                                 EXHIBIT 99 (i)




               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                       
                            Washington, D. C. 20549



                                   Form 11-K





(Mark One)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996


                                      OR
                                       
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________________   to   ____________________
                                       
                                       
                                       
Commission file number 1-5683


A. Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that
   of the issuer named below:

            USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan


B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address
   of its principal executive office:

                              USLIFE Corporation
                                125 Maiden Lane
                           New York, New York  10038



<PAGE>2

      USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                                  
                                  
  Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
                                  
                                  
                                                             Page
                                                             ____

Independent Auditors' Report...............................    3

Statements of Financial Position as of
 December 31, 1996 and 1995................................    4

Statements of Income and Changes in Plan Equity
 for the three years ended December 31, 1996...............    5

Notes to Financial Statements..............................    6

Schedule I - Investments...................................   *

Schedule II - Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to
 Investment Programs as of December 31, 1996 and 1995......   *

Schedule III - Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in
 Plan Equity to Investment Programs for the three years
 ended December 31, 1996...................................   *



______________________



* Schedules  I, II  and III  have been  omitted because  the
required  information   is  incorporated  in  the  financial
statements or notes thereto.


<PAGE>3

                 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
                 ____________________________


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
USLIFE Corporation:


We  have  audited  the  financial  statements  of  the  USLIFE
Corporation Employee  Savings and Investment Plan as listed in
the accompanying  index.   These financial  statements are the
responsibility of  the Plan's  management.  Our responsibility
is to  express an  opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.

We conducted  our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards.   Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial  statements are  free of  material misstatement.
An  audit  includes  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence
supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial
statements.   An audit  also includes assessing the accounting
principles used  and significant estimates made by management,
as  well   as  evaluating   the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our  opinion, the  financial statements  referred to  above
present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial
position  of  the  USLIFE  Corporation  Employee  Savings  and
Investment Plan  as of  December 31,  1996 and  1995, and  the
income and changes in its plan equity for each of the years in
the three-year  period ended  December 31, 1996, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits  were performed  for  the  purpose  of  forming  an
opinion on  the basic  financial statements  taken as a whole.
The Fund  Information included  in Notes  8 and 9 is presented
for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the
allocation  of  plan  assets  and  liabilities  to  investment
programs as  of December  31, 1996 and 1995 and the allocation
of plan  income and  changes  in  plan  equity  to  investment
programs for  the three  years ended December 31, 1996 of each
fund.  The Fund Information has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied  in  the  audits  of  the  basic  financial
statements and,  in our  opinion,  is  fairly  stated  in  all
material  respects   in  relation   to  the   basic  financial
statements taken as a whole.


                              /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
May 2, 1997


<PAGE>4
<TABLE>

                USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                            Statements of Financial Position
                               December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                 (Amounts in Thousands)
                                            
<CAPTION>
                                                                  December 31
                                                           _______________________

         Assets                                               1996           1995
         ______                                               ____           ____
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>
Investments, at fair value:

    Participations in:

     USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund...........      $  29,683      $  26,044
     Templeton Foreign Fund.........................          1,042            333
     IDS Growth Fund................................          5,162          1,679
     American Express Trust Research 150............         14,132         11,747
     IDS Mutual Fund................................          1,199            555
     IDS Selective Fund.............................          1,111            486
     American Express Trust Income Fund II..........         11,757         12,181

    Loans to participants...........................          3,148          2,298
                                                          _________      _________

      Total investments.............................         67,234         55,323
                                                          _________      _________

Investment income accrued...........................             -              87
Accrued contributions receivable:
    Participant.....................................            129              -
    Employer........................................             60              -
                                                          _________      _________

      Total accrued contributions receivable........            189              -
                                                          _________      _________

        Total assets................................      $  67,423      $  55,410
                                                          =========      =========


    Liabilities and Plan Equity
    ___________________________


Plan equity.........................................      $  67,423      $  55,410
                                                          _________      _________

        Total liabilities and plan equity...........      $  67,423      $  55,410
                                                          =========      =========


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

</TABLE>


<PAGE>5

            USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                             Statements of Income
                          and Changes in Plan Equity
                  For the Three Years Ended December 31, 1996
                            (Amounts in Thousands)


                                               1996        1995        1994
                                               ____        ____        ____
Investment income:
   Dividends on common stock..........     $    819    $    744    $    633
   Income from pooled investment
    funds.............................          359         746         269
   Interest on loans to
    participants......................          216         185         145
                                           ________    ________    ________

Total investment income...............        1,394       1,675       1,047

Appreciation of USLIFE
 Corporation common stock
 distributed to terminated and
 withdrawing participants.............           71          92          50

Net gain on sale of securities........        1,425       6,335         434

Unrealized appreciation or
 (depreciation) of plan
 assets...............................        5,557       2,809      (2,967)
                                           ________    ________    ________

                                              8,447      10,911      (1,436)
                                           ________    ________    ________
Contributions:
   Rollover...........................          661         179         220
   Participant........................        4,508       3,980       3,814
   Employer:
    USLIFE Corporation
     common stock.....................          452       1,201       1,156
    Cash..............................        1,625         622         629
                                           ________    ________    ________

        Total contributions...........        7,246       5,982       5,819
                                           ________    ________    ________

    Total additions to plan...........       15,693      16,893       4,383
                                           ________    ________    ________
Distributions to terminated and
   withdrawing participants:
 USLIFE Corporation
     common stock.....................           99         161         158
 Cash.................................        3,581       3,096       3,297
                                           ________    ________    ________

        Total distributions...........        3,680       3,257       3,455
                                           ________    ________    ________

        Changes in plan equity........       12,013      13,636         928

Plan equity:
   Beginning of year..................       55,410      41,774      40,846
                                           ________    ________    ________

   End of year........................     $ 67,423    $ 55,410    $ 41,774
                                           ========    ========    ========


See accompanying notes to financial statements.



<PAGE>6


     USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                  Notes to Financial Statements
                                
                                
Note 1.  Significant Accounting Policies


Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  Statements of  Financial Position  and Statements of
Income and Changes in Plan Equity present financial information of the
USLIFE Corporation  Employee Savings  and Investment Plan (the "Plan")
on an  accrual basis.   The Plan was established January 1, 1982.  The
financial statements  of  the  Plan  reflect  the  various  funds  and
securities in  which Plan  assets are  invested.  The Plan also grants
loans to  qualified participants,  as described  under "Description of
The Plan."


Change in Trustee

During  1995,   the   trustee,   recordkeeping,   and   administrative
responsibilities previously  performed by  Bankers Trust  Company were
transferred to  and replaced  by American  Express Trust  Company (the
"Trustee").

Prior to the change in trustee, the Plan consisted of four funds:

     -  The   "USLIFE  Corporation   Common  Stock  Fund",  consisting
     primarily of common stock of USLIFE Corporation ("USLIFE").

     -  The   "Bankers  Trust  Bond  Fund,"  consisting  primarily  of
     participation in the Bankers Trust Short / Intermediate Bond Fund
     - General  Employee Benefit Trust, composed principally of bonds,
     United States  Government  securities,  and  other  fixed  income
     securities of companies other than USLIFE.

     - The  "Bankers  Trust  Equity  Fund,"  consisting  primarily  of
     participation in the Bankers Trust Equity Fund - General Employee
     Benefit Trust,  composed of common stocks of companies other than
     USLIFE as  well  as  certain  fixed  income  securities  held  as
     temporary investments.

     - The  "Bankers Trust  Short Term  Fund," consisting primarily of
     participation  in   the  Bankers   Trust  Discretionary  account,
     composed of  investments in  short term  securities of  companies
     other than USLIFE.

Concurrent with  the change  in trustee,  net assets  of approximately
$13.6 million  were transferred  from the  Bankers Trust Bond Fund and
Bankers Trust  Short Term  Fund to  American Express Trust Income Fund
II, and  net assets  of approximately  $11.2 million  were transferred
from the  Bankers Trust Equity Fund to American Express Trust Research

<PAGE>7

150.  Additional investment options, as described under "Investments,"
were also made available to participants.


Distributions

Distributions to  terminated and  withdrawing participants  are  based
upon  the  market  value  of  units  and/or  shares  credited  to  the
participants' accounts  as of  the effective  date of  termination  or
withdrawal.


Forfeitures

Company contributions  made on  behalf of  a terminated employee which
are not  vested will  be forfeited  upon termination of employment and
will be used to reduce the Company's future contributions to the Plan.
Contributions made  by USLIFE  are reported  net of forfeitures of $72
thousand, $76  thousand, and  $81 thousand  in 1996,  1995, and  1994,
respectively.


Note 2.  Investments

Investments are  stated at  fair value.   The fair value of marketable
securities is  based on  quotations obtained  from national securities
exchanges.   The fair  value of  mutual fund shares is based on quoted
market prices  which represent  the net  asset value of shares held by
the Plan  as of  the balance  sheet date.   Security  transactions are
recognized on  the trade  date.   Dividend income  is recorded  on  an
accrual basis  as of  the ex-dividend date.  Realized gains and losses
on the sale of investments are recognized based on average cost.


The Plan currently consists of seven investment funds, as follows:


USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund
____________________________________

Investments of  the  USLIFE  Corporation  Common  Stock  Fund  consist
primarily of  common stock  of USLIFE Corporation ("USLIFE"), which is
stated at  fair value.   USLIFE  common stock may be purchased for the
Plan, at  market price,  by the Trustee directly from USLIFE or in the
open market.   Common  stock  purchased  from  USLIFE  may  either  be
authorized but  unissued shares  or  shares  reacquired  and  held  in
USLIFE's treasury.


Templeton Foreign Fund
______________________

This international  growth mutual  fund's objective is to provide long
term capital  growth.   It  invests  primarily  in  common  stocks  of
companies outside the United States.

<PAGE>8

IDS Growth Fund
_______________

The goal  of this growth mutual fund is to provide long term growth of
capital.   It invests  primarily in  common stocks  of rapidly growing
companies that  are believed  to have above average potential for long
term growth  as a result of new management, marketing opportunities or
technological superiority.


American Express Trust Research 150
___________________________________

The goal  of this  growth and income collective fund made available to
qualified plans  by American  Express Trust Company is to produce long
term returns  in excess of that of the United States stock market as a
whole.  It invests primarily in common stocks included in the Standard
and Poor's 500 index, a widely used index of stock market trends.


IDS Mutual Fund
_______________

The goal of this growth and income mutual fund is to provide a balance
of capital growth and current income.  It invests in common stocks and
in senior  securities such  as bonds  and preferred  stocks that offer
fixed interest and dividend payments.


IDS Selective Fund
__________________

The goal  of this  income oriented  mutual fund  is to provide current
income while  preserving capital.   It invests primarily in investment
grade  corporate   bonds,  government   securities  and  money  market
securities.


American Express Trust Income Fund II
_____________________________________

The goal  of this collective fund made available to qualified plans by
American  Express   Trust  Company  is  to  preserve  principal  while
maximizing current  income.   It invests  in short term securities and
investment contracts intended to be relatively stable in value.


As of  December 31,  1996, the number of participants in each fund was
as follows:

USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund............    1,843
Templeton Foreign Fund..........................      321
IDS Growth Fund.................................      632
American Express Trust Research 150.............    1,197
IDS Mutual Fund.................................      344
IDS Selective Fund..............................      248
American Express Trust Income Fund II...........    1,179

<PAGE>9

Unrealized Gains and Losses

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments at the dates
indicated was as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       December 31, 1996
                                                          __________________________________________
                                                                                            Net
                                                                                         Unrealized
                                                                           Fair         Appreciation
                                                             Cost          Value       (Depreciation)
                                                          __________     _________      ____________

                                                                  ( Amounts in Thousands)
    <S>                                                   <C>            <C>             <C>
    Participations in:

     USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund...............  $  16,121      $  29,683       $  13,562
     Templeton Foreign Fund.............................        968          1,042              74
     IDS Growth Fund....................................      4,507          5,162             655
     American Express Trust Research 150................     11,684         14,132           2,448
     IDS Mutual Fund....................................      1,184          1,199              15
     IDS Selective Fund.................................      1,132          1,111             (21)
     American Express Trust Income Fund II..............     11,157         11,757             600
    Loans to participants...............................      3,148          3,148              -
                                                          _________      _________       _________

      Total.............................................  $  49,901      $  67,234       $  17,333
                                                          =========      =========       =========

</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       December 31, 1995
                                                          __________________________________________
                                                                                            Net
                                                                                         Unrealized
                                                                           Fair         Appreciation
                                                             Cost          Value       (Depreciation)
                                                          __________     _________      ____________

                                                                  ( Amounts in Thousands)
    <S>                                                   <C>            <C>             <C>
    Participations in:

     USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund...............   $  15,328     $  26,044       $  10,716
     Templeton Foreign Fund.............................         330           333               3
     IDS Growth Fund....................................       1,730         1,679             (51)
     American Express Trust Research 150................      10,824        11,747             923
     IDS Mutual Fund....................................         550           555               5
     IDS Selective Fund.................................         479           486               7
     American Express Trust Income Fund II..............      12,008        12,181             173
    Loans to participants...............................       2,298         2,298              -
                                                          __________     _________       _________

      Total.............................................   $  43,547     $  55,323       $  11,776
                                                          ==========     =========       =========

</TABLE>


<PAGE>10


Changes in  unrealized appreciation  (depreciation) on investments for
the years indicated were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Year Ended December 31
                                                           ______________________________________

                                                              1996           1995           1994
                                                              ____           ____           ____

                                                                    (Amounts in Thousands)

    <S>                                                   <C>            <C>            <C>
    Participations in:

     USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund............     $   2,846       $  5,362      $  (1,820)
     Templeton Foreign Fund..........................            71              3             -
     IDS Growth Fund.................................           706            (51)            -
     American Express Trust Research 150.............         1,525            923             -
     IDS Mutual Fund.................................            10              5             -
     IDS Selective Fund..............................           (28)             7             -
     American Express Trust Income Fund II...........           427            173             -
     Bankers Trust Company Short / Intermediate
       Bond Fund - General Employee Benefit Trust....            -          (1,508)          (331)
     Bankers Trust Company Equity Fund - General
       Employee Benefit Trust........................            -          (2,105)          (816)
                                                          _________      _________      _________

      Total..........................................     $   5,557       $  2,809      $  (2,967)
                                                          =========      =========      =========

</TABLE>


Unit Values

The values  of  an  investment  unit  for  all  investment  funds  are
determined at  the end  of each  period by  dividing the fair value of
each respective  fund's net  assets by  the number of investment units
then outstanding  in each  fund.   The unit value of each fund and the
number of outstanding units at the dates indicated were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Unit Value At             Number of Outstanding
                                                                 December 31              Units at December 31
                                                           _______________________       _______________________

                                                             1996           1995           1996           1995
                                                             ____           ____           ____           ____

     <S>                                                   <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
     USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund...........       $  11.37      $  10.21        2,618,960     2,548,795
     Templeton Foreign Fund.........................          10.44          9.31          100,594        36,222
     IDS Growth Fund................................          27.29         23.68          190,284        75,305
     American Express Trust Research 150............          27.21         22.09          519,545       532,331
     IDS Mutual Fund................................          13.57         13.19           88,986        42,445
     IDS Selective Fund.............................           9.15          9.70          121,956        50,637
     American Express Trust Income Fund II..........          16.47         15.44          719,404       787,572

</TABLE>


<PAGE>11

USLIFE Common Stock Fund

Changes in  investment in  USLIFE common stock, at cost, for the years
indicated were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1996                   1995                     1994
                                                ___________________     ___________________     ___________________
                                                Shares        Cost      Shares        Cost      Shares        Cost
                                                ______       ______     ______       ______     ______       ______

                                                                          (In Thousands)
    <S>                                         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
    Balance at January 1......................     873      $15,328        791      $13,012        710      $10,985
    Purchases.................................      29          892         90        2,415         87        2,135
    Distributions to participants and sales
     of stock.................................      (6)         (99)        (8)         (99)        (6)        (108)
                                                ______      _______     ______      _______     ______      _______

    Balance at December 31....................     896      $16,121        873      $15,328        791      $13,012
                                                ======      =======     ======      =======     ======      =======

</TABLE>


Number of shares have been adjusted to reflect the three-for-
two split of USLIFE common stock in September 1995.

<PAGE>12

Note 3.  Description of the Plan

The Plan  is an  employee savings  and investment  plan  for  eligible
employees of USLIFE Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company").

Under the  Plan, eligible  employees may  contribute up  to  a  stated
percentage of  salary  determined  by  the  Administrative  Committee,
currently from  a minimum  of 1%  to a maximum of 12% of their salary,
each pay  period.   The first 3% of the salary an employee contributes
to the  Plan is  designated as the basic contribution.  The next 9% of
salary an  employee contributes  is  designated  as  the  supplemental
contribution.   For those  employees who  are not  highly  compensated
under IRS  regulations (ie., those employees earning less than $66,000
in 1996,  1995 and  1994), up  to 12%  of the employee's salary may be
contributed on  a pre-tax  basis under  the  Extra  Savings  Potential
("ESP") option.   Pursuant to the Small Business Job Protection Act of
1996, for  Plan Years after 1996, a highly compensated employee is one
who  had  in  excess  of  $80,000  in  compensation  (as  indexed  for
inflation) for  the preceding year and was in the top 20% of employees
by compensation  for that  year.    Those  employees  who  are  highly
compensated may contribute up to 7% of salary under the ESP option.

USLIFE will contribute an amount equal to 100% of the employee's basic
contribution each pay period on behalf of all participating employees.
All USLIFE  contributions will  be invested  on behalf  of the  Plan's
participants in the USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund.

No more than $150,000, as adjusted by law, may be included in "Salary"
as defined  in the  Plan, for  Plan Years  after 1993.   As  a result,
contributions by  Participants and  Company Contributions  during 1994
and later  Plan  Years  will  be  limited  for  those  employees  with
compensation exceeding  the maximum.  There are additional limitations
under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 ("TRA") which are discussed below.

Participants  may  designate  that  their  contributions  be  invested
entirely in  any one  of the  available funds  or allocated,  at their
discretion, among  two  or  more  of  such  funds.    All  Participant
contributions vest immediately.

USLIFE contributions  vest under  a five-year  graded vesting schedule
which provides  for 20%  vesting upon the completion of the first year
of employment  and an  additional 20%  vesting upon  the completion of
each additional  year of  employment until  100% vesting is reached at
the end of the fifth year of employment.  100% of USLIFE contributions
may also  vest, notwithstanding  length of  time in  the  Plan,  under
certain conditions  including retirement, death, permanent disability,
or a  Change in  Control as  defined in the Plan.  A Change in Control
also  results  in  the  inclusion,  under  certain  circumstances,  of
severance payments  in Salary for purposes of the benefit calculation.
The value  of a  Participant's account  is determined  using the  unit
value method for all Funds.

Upon death,  retirement, permanent disability, or other termination of
employment, or  pursuant to  a Qualified  Domestic Relations  Order as

<PAGE>13

that term  is defined  by the  Internal Revenue Code or Title I of the
Employee Retirement  Income Security Act or the rules thereunder,  the
amount credited  to a  Participant's account  is  distributed  to  the
employee or  employee's beneficiary  either in an immediate single sum
or in installments over a period not to exceed ten years.

A Participant  may withdraw  from the  Plan an  amount credited to his
account attributable  to his  contributions and  fully vested  Company
contributions at  any time,  subject to certain restrictions regarding
resumption of  contributions and  subsequent withdrawals.   Except  as
noted below,  all Participants  may elect  to receive withdrawals from
the USLIFE  Corporation Common  Stock Fund  in cash  or in  shares  of
USLIFE Corporation common stock.

A demonstration  of financial  hardship is  required for  a withdrawal
from a  Participant's vested  account balance  under the  ESP  option,
unless the  Participant has attained age 59-1/2 or is totally disabled
as that  term is  defined by  the Social  Security Administration.   A
withdrawal  of  the  earnings  on  ESP  contributions  accruing  after
December 31,  1988 is  not  permitted  under  any  circumstances.    A
Participant must  first seek  a loan  from the  Plan before  making  a
hardship withdrawal.   For  distributions made  on or after January 1,
1993, a  distributee may  elect to  have any  portion of  an  eligible
rollover distribution  paid directly  to an  eligible retirement plan.
In the  absence of  such a request, the Plan Administrator is required
to withhold  20% of the eligible rollover distribution for federal tax
purposes.

A Participant  who has  participated in  the Plan for one year or more
may  borrow  once  in  any  Plan  Year,  after  meeting  certain  Plan
requirements, from  his fully vested account balance provided that the
total amounts  borrowed and  not repaid  (including interest  due  and
unpaid) do  not exceed  the lesser  of (1)  $50,000, or (2) 50% of the
value of  the Participant's  vested account balance.  For Participants
with vested  account balances  of $100,000  or more,  the maximum loan
amount is  $50,000 reduced  by the  highest outstanding  loan  balance
during the  one year  period ending  on the day before the new loan is
made.

To comply  with the  interest rate  requirements of  the Department of
Labor, the  current interest rate charged on new loans for the term of
the loan  is changed  monthly and  based  on  prime  rate  charged  by
commercial banks.   Loans  to Participants  are for  terms of not less
than one  year and  not more  than five  years, with  the exception of
loans for the purchase of a principal residence which may be for up to
30 years.   Payments  of principal and interest on such loans commence
as soon  as administratively  feasible, by  payroll deduction from the
wages of  the Participant  according to an amortization schedule which
is established  by the Administrative Committee in a nondiscriminatory
manner.   A loan  made to  a Plan  Participant  under  this  provision
matures  in  full  upon  the  retirement,  death,  or  termination  of
employment of  the Participant. A Participant may accelerate repayment
during the  term of  the loan, after the loan has been in force for at
least one  year,  provided  that  such  repayment  includes  the  full

<PAGE>14

remaining principal  together with  interest to the date of repayment.
The Plan  provides that  the loan  program is  to be  managed  by  the
Administrative Committee in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner and
that the  Administrative Committee  may determine  an overall limit on
the amount  of  loans  that  may  be  provided  by  the  Plan  to  all
Participants at  any one time and may establish such further rules and
limitations as it deems appropriate.

Any Company  contributions made  on behalf  of a  terminated  employee
which are  not vested will be forfeited upon termination of employment
and will  be used  to reduce the Company's future contributions to the
Plan.   Distributions of  the USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund may
generally be  paid in  cash or  in  shares  of  USLIFE  common  stock,
pursuant to  the election  of the  Participant (fractional  shares are
paid in cash).  Distributions from the other funds are paid in cash.

The Plan  permits consideration  of any bonus amounts, including those
received  by   officers  of  subsidiary  companies,  for  purposes  of
determining benefits  derived from  the Plan.  Retirees and terminated
employees with  over  $3,500  in  their  vested  account  balance  are
permitted to defer commencement of distributions until the Participant
reaches normal retirement date under the USLIFE Corporation Retirement
Plan.   Except for  certain exceptions,  there are  special rules  for
participants subject to the short swing provisions of Section 16(b) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 regarding intra-fund transfers to
and from  the USLIFE  Common Stock  Fund, and  cash distributions  and
loans from this fund.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 ("TRA") made major changes which affect the
provisions of  the Plan.  Adoption of the required plan amendments was
not required  until the end of 1994 if the Plan operated as if the new
provisions  had  been  formally  adopted.    Briefly  summarized,  the
required amendments,  which were  formally adopted  in December  1994,
provide as follows: The maximum annual Extra Savings Potential ("ESP")
contribution is  $7,000, as  adjusted by  a cost  of living factor for
plan years  after 1987.  If a  Participant's contribution  to his  ESP
account and  to other  401(k) plans  exceeds $7,000  in 1987  or  such
amount as  adjusted in  any calendar year thereafter he may notify the
Plan administrator  in writing and obtain a distribution of the excess
amount and  any earnings  thereon. The  maximum annual  addition to  a
Participant's account including all employee and Company contributions
cannot exceed  the lesser  of  25%  of  compensation  or  $30,000,  as
adjusted pursuant to statute.  Under the Small Business Job Protection
Act of  1996, nondiscrimination  tests contain  a formula which limits
the  average   contribution   percentages   of   "highly   compensated
employees," a  group which  includes those  earning over  $80,000  per
year, as  adjusted by law.  In the event that the average contribution
percentages of  the highly  compensated exceed  the levels  set in the
nondiscrimination  tests,   the  excess   contributions  will  not  be
accepted, or  will be  returned to  the  affected  highly  compensated
employees.

<PAGE>15

Note 4.  Administration of the Plan

Under the terms of a trust agreement between the Trustee and the Plan,
the Trustee  manages the  Plan's assets  on behalf of the Plan.  As of
December 31, 1996, substantially all of the Plan's assets were held by
the Trustee.   The  USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment
Trust provides  that the  Company  will  pay  all  administration  and
brokerage commission charges on purchases of USLIFE Corporation common
stock for employee accounts.


Note 5.  Federal Income Taxes

On August  1, 1995,  the Plan  received an  Internal  Revenue  Service
determination stating  that the Plan satisfied the requirements of the
Tax Reform Act of 1986 and meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of
the Internal  Revenue Code,  as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986,
and that  the trust  established thereunder  is entitled  to exemption
from payment  of Federal  income taxes  under  provisions  of  Section
501(a) of the Code.  Employees participating in the Plan are not taxed
currently on  Company contributions  or on  the earnings of the trust.
See Note  3 of  Notes to  Financial Statements as to the impact of the
Tax Reform Act of 1986 on certain provisions of the Plan.


Note 6.  Termination of the Plan

Although the Company expects and intends to maintain the Plan in force
indefinitely, it  may at  any time be terminated, partially terminated
or contributions  thereunder discontinued  by action  of the  Board of
Directors of  USLIFE (see  Note 7).   In  the event  of termination or
partial  termination   of  the  Plan  or  complete  discontinuance  of
contributions under the Plan, no contribution will be made thereafter,
except for  a month,  the last day of which coincides with or precedes
such termination  or discontinuance;  no distribution  shall  be  made
except as  provided in the Plan; the rights of all participants to the
amounts credited  to their accounts as of the date of such complete or
partial termination or discontinuance shall be fully vested; no person
shall have  any right  or interest  except with  respect to  the Trust
Fund, and  the Trustee  will continue to act until the Trust Fund will
have been distributed in accordance with the Plan.

In the  event of  a termination  of the  Plan, if  any balance remains
after all  the benefits  due under  any section  of the Plan have been
paid in  full, such  balance will,  subject to any charge which may be
made by the Trustee, be returned to the Company or its successor.


Note 7.  Pending Merger Transaction


On February 12, 1997, the Company and American General Corporation, of
Houston, Texas, entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under this
agreement, USLIFE Corporation shareholders will exchange each share of

<PAGE>16

USLIFE common  stock for  $49 worth  of American General common stock,
subject to  a minimum  of approximately  1.09 shares  and a maximum of
approximately 1.29  shares of  American General  common  stock.    The
exchange ratio  will be  based on an average trading price of American
General common stock prior to closing.  The merger is intended to be a
tax-free  transaction   and  to   qualify  for  pooling  of  interests
accounting treatment.   The  transaction, which is subject to approval
by  American   General  and   USLIFE  shareholders  and  to  requisite
regulatory approvals, is expected to close on June 17, 1997.

American General  Corporation  is  a  diversified  financial  services
organization.  Its principal businesses are life insurance, retirement
services, and consumer finance.

Upon the  consummation of  the merger,  shares of  USLIFE common stock
held in  the USLIFE  Common Stock  Fund will be converted to shares of
American General  common stock  in accordance  with the exchange ratio
determined as  indicated above.   In  addition, all  participants will
become 100%  vested in  the employer  matching contributions  made  to
their accounts.   No determination has yet been made as to whether the
Plan will  continue to  operate on  a stand-alone basis or be combined
with an  employee savings  and investment  plan  of  American  General
Corporation after the effective date of the merger.

<PAGE>17
<TABLE>
                                                                                                Note 8          
                                                                                                                
                                                                                             (Page 1 of 2)      
                            USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                        Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to Investment Programs
                                           December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                             (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
<CAPTION>                                                                                                       
                                                                                  December 31, 1996             
                                                              __________________________________________________
                                                                              Participant Directed Funds
                                                                       _________________________________________
                                                                         USLIFE                        American 
                                                                       Corporation                     Express  
                                                                         Common     Templeton   IDS     Trust   
                                                               Total     Stock       Foreign   Growth  Research 
                                                               Funds     Fund *       Fund      Fund     150    
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
                     Assets                                                                                     
                     ______                                                                                     
<S>                                                           <C>      <C>          <C>        <C>     <C>      
Investments, at fair value:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
   Participations in:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                
       USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund                   $29,683    $29,683     $     0   $    0  $     0  
       Templeton Foreign Fund                                   1,042          0       1,042        0        0  
       IDS Growth Fund                                          5,162          0           0    5,162        0  
       American Express Trust Research 150                     14,132          0           0        0   14,132  
       IDS Mutual Fund                                          1,199          0           0        0        0  
       IDS Selective Fund                                       1,111          0           0        0        0  
       American Express Trust Income Fund II                   11,757          0           0        0        0  
   Loans to participants                                        3,148          0           0        0        0  
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
        Total investments                                      67,234     29,683       1,042    5,162   14,132  
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
Investment income accrued                                           0          0           0        0        0  
                                                                                                                
Accrued contributions receivable (refundable) (a):                                                              
   Participant                                                    129         31           8       31        2  
   Employer                                                        60         60           0        0        0  
   Inter-fund balances                                              0          0           0        0        0  
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
         Total accrued contributions receivable                   189         91           8       31        2  
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
       Total assets                                           $67,423    $29,774     $ 1,050   $5,193  $14,134  
                                                              =======  ===========  =========  ======  ======== 
                                                                                                                
          Liabilities and Plan Equity                                                                           
          ___________________________                                                                           
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Plan equity                                                   $67,423    $29,774     $ 1,050   $5,193  $14,134  
                                                              _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                                
       Total liabilities and plan equity                      $67,423    $29,774     $ 1,050   $5,193  $14,134  
                                                              =======  ===========  =========  ======  ======== 
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
  (a) Net of inter-fund receivables and payables.                                                               
                                                                                                                
   * Company contributions are 100% allocated to this fund.

</TABLE>

<PAGE>18
<TABLE>
                                                                                          Note 8          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                 (Page 1 of 2) (Continued)
                         USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                     Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to Investment Programs
                                        December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                          (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
<CAPTION>                                                                                                 
                                                                                December 31, 1996         
                                                              ____________________________________________
                                                                            Participant Directed Funds    
                                                                       ___________________________________
                                                                                  American                
                                                                                   Express                
                                                               IDS       IDS        Trust       Loans     
                                                              Mutual  Selective    Income        To       
                                                               Fund     Fund       Fund II   Participants 
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
                     Assets                                                                               
                     ______                                                                               
<S>                                                           <C>     <C>        <C>         <C>          
Investments, at fair value:                                                                               
                                                                                                          
   Participations in:                                                                                     
                                                                                                          
       USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund                   $    0    $     0    $      0    $      0   
       Templeton Foreign Fund                                      0          0           0           0   
       IDS Growth Fund                                             0          0           0           0   
       American Express Trust Research 150                         0          0           0           0   
       IDS Mutual Fund                                         1,199          0           0           0   
       IDS Selective Fund                                          0      1,111           0           0   
       American Express Trust Income Fund II                       0          0      11,757           0   
   Loans to participants                                           0          0           0       3,148   
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
        Total investments                                      1,199      1,111      11,757       3,148   
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
Investment income accrued                                          0          0           0           0   
                                                                                                          
Accrued contributions receivable (refundable) (a):                                                        
   Participant                                                     8          4          91         (46)  
   Employer                                                        0          0           0           0   
   Inter-fund balances                                             0          0           0           0   
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
         Total accrued contributions receivable                    8          4          91         (46)  
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
       Total assets                                           $1,207    $ 1,115    $ 11,848    $  3,102   
                                                              ======  =========  ==========  ============ 
                                                                                                          
          Liabilities and Plan Equity                                                                     
          ___________________________                                                                     
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
Plan equity                                                   $1,207    $ 1,115    $ 11,848    $  3,102   
                                                              ______  _________  __________  ____________ 
                                                                                                          
       Total liabilities and plan equity                      $1,207    $ 1,115    $ 11,848    $  3,102   
                                                              ======  =========  ==========  ============ 
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
  (a) Net of inter-fund receivables and payables.                                                         
                                                                                                          
   * Company contributions are 100% allocated to this fund.

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                                                                                          Note 8           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                       (Page 2 of 2)       
                          USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                     Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to Investment Programs
                                        December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                          (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
<CAPTION>                                                                                                  
                                                                             December 31, 1995             
                                                 __________________________________________________________
                                                                         Participant Directed Funds        
                                                                 __________________________________________
                                                                    USLIFE                        American 
                                                                  Corporation                     Express  
                                                                    Common     Templeton   IDS     Trust   
                                                          Total     Stock       Foreign   Growth  Research 
                                                          Funds     Fund *       Fund      Fund     150    
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                     Assets                                                                                
                     ______                                                                                
<S>                                                      <C>      <C>          <C>        <C>     <C>      
Investments, at fair value:                                                                                
                                                                                                           
   Participations in:                                                                                      
                                                                                                           
       USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund              $26,044    $26,044      $  0     $    0   $     0 
       Templeton Foreign Fund                                333          0       333          0         0 
       IDS Growth Fund                                     1,679          0         0      1,679         0 
       American Express Trust Research 150                11,747          0         0          0    11,747 
       IDS Mutual Fund                                       555          0         0          0         0 
       IDS Selective Fund                                    486          0         0          0         0 
       American Express Trust Income Fund II              12,181          0         0          0         0 
   Loans to participants                                   2,298          0         0          0         0 
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                           
        Total investments                                 55,323     26,044       333      1,679    11,747 
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                           
Investment income accrued                                     87          0         0         87         0 
                                                                                                           
Accrued contributions receivable (refundable) (a):                                                         
   Participant                                                 0          0         0          0         0 
   Employer                                                    0          0         0          0         0 
   Inter-fund balances                                         0        (23)        4         18        10 
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
         Total accrued contributions receivable                0        (23)        4         18        10 
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                           
       Total assets                                      $55,410    $26,021      $337     $1,784   $11,757 
                                                         =======  ===========  =========  ======  ======== 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
          Liabilities and Plan Equity                                                                      
          ___________________________                                                                      
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
Plan equity                                              $55,410    $26,021      $337     $1,784   $11,757 
                                                         _______  ___________  _________  ______  ________ 
                                                                                                           
       Total liabilities and plan equity                 $55,410    $26,021      $337     $1,784   $11,757 
                                                         =======  ===========  =========  ======  ======== 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
  (a) Net of inter-fund receivables and payables.                                                          
                                                                                                           
   * Company contributions are 100% allocated to this fund.

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                                                                                      Note 8           
                                                                                                       
                                                                             (Page 2 of 2) (Continued) 
                        USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                   Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to Investment Programs
                                      December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                        (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
<CAPTION>                                                                                              
                                                                          December 31, 1995            
                                                 ______________________________________________________
                                                                      Participant Directed Funds       
                                                                 ______________________________________
                                                                             American                  
                                                                             Express                   
                                                          IDS      IDS       Trust         Loans       
                                                         Mutual  Selective   Income         To         
                                                          Fund     Fund      Fund II    Participants   
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                     Assets                                                                            
                     ______                                                                            
<S>                                                      <C>     <C>        <C>         <C>            
Investments, at fair value:                                                                            
                                                                                                       
   Participations in:                                                                                  
                                                                                                       
       USLIFE Corporation Common Stock Fund               $  0     $  0      $     0       $    0      
       Templeton Foreign Fund                                0        0            0            0      
       IDS Growth Fund                                       0        0            0            0      
       American Express Trust Research 150                   0        0            0            0      
       IDS Mutual Fund                                     555        0            0            0      
       IDS Selective Fund                                    0      486            0            0      
       American Express Trust Income Fund II                 0        0       12,181            0      
   Loans to participants                                     0        0            0        2,298      
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
                                                                                                       
        Total investments                                  555      486       12,181        2,298      
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
                                                                                                       
Investment income accrued                                    0        0            0            0      
                                                                                                       
Accrued contributions receivable (refundable) (a):                                                     
   Participant                                               0        0            0            0      
   Employer                                                  0        0            0            0      
   Inter-fund balances                                       5        5          (19)           0      
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
         Total accrued contributions receivable              5        5          (19)           0      
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
                                                                                                       
       Total assets                                       $560     $491      $12,162       $2,298      
                                                         ======  =========  ==========  ============   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
          Liabilities and Plan Equity                                                                  
          ___________________________                                                                  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
Plan equity                                               $560     $491      $12,162       $2,298      
                                                         ______  _________  __________  ____________   
                                                                                                       
       Total liabilities and plan equity                  $560     $491      $12,162       $2,298      
                                                         ======  =========  ==========  ============   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
  (a) Net of inter-fund receivables and payables.                                                      
                                                                                                       
   * Company contributions are 100% allocated to this fund.

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                                                                                                        Note 9       
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     (Page 1 of 3)   
                               USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                     Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs
                                     For The Three Years Ended December 31, 1996
                                               (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                                     
<CAPTION>                                                                                                            
                                                                                       1996                          
                                                       ______________________________________________________________
                                                                              Participant Directed Funds             
                                                                  ___________________________________________________
                                                                    USLIFE                                American   
                                                                  Corporation                             Express    
                                                                    Common       Templeton      IDS        Trust     
                                                        Total       Stock         Foreign      Growth     Research   
                                                        Funds       Fund *         Fund         Fund        150      
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>            <C>          <C>         <C>        
Investment income:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                     
  Dividends on common stock                            $   819      $   819        $  0        $     0    $     0    
  Income from pooled investment funds                      359            0          37            126          0    
  Interest on loans to participants                        216          124           6             15         32    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
       Total investment income                           1,394          943          43            141         32    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Appreciation of USLIFE Corporation                                                                                   
  common stock distributed to terminated and                                                                         
  withdrawing participants                                  71           71           0              0          0    
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities                    1,425           41          11              5      1,109    
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation)                                                                            
  of plan assets                                         5,557        2,846          71            706      1,525    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
         Subtotal                                        8,447        3,901         125            852      2,666    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Contributions:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
    Rollover                                               661           28          30            337         60    
    Participant                                          4,508          808         180            631      1,303    
    Employer:                                                                                                        
        USLIFE Corporation common stock                    452          452           0              0          0    
        Cash                                             1,625        1,625           0              0          0    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
       Total contributions                               7,246        2,913         210            968      1,363    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Repayment of participant loans                               0          628          31             72        167    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
  Total additions to plan                               15,693        7,442         366          1,892      4,196    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Distributions to terminated and withdrawing                                                                          
  participants:                                                                                                      
     USLIFE Corporation common stock                        99           99           0              0          0    
     Cash                                                3,581        1,493          46            178        691    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
          Total distributions                            3,680        1,592          46            178        691    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Transfer of assets to loan fund                              0       (1,367)        (32)           (91)      (248)   
Transfer of assets from (to) other funds                     0         (730)        425          1,786       (880)   
Transfer of assets to (from) trustee                         0            0           0              0          0    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
Changes in plan equity                                  12,013        3,753         713          3,409      2,377    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
Plan equity :                                                                                                        
    Beginning of year                                   55,410       26,021         337          1,784     11,757    
                                                       _______    ___________    _________    ________    ________   
                                                                                                                     
    End of year                                        $67,423      $29,774      $1,050         $5,193    $14,134    
                                                       =======    ===========    =========    ========    ========   
                                                                                                                     
  * Company contributions are allocated 100% to this fund.

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                                                                                          Note 9       
                                                                                                       
                                                                              (Page 1 of 3) (Continued)
                        USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
              Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs
                              For The Three Years Ended December 31, 1996
                                        (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                       
<CAPTION>                                                                                              
                                                                               1996                    
                                                       ________________________________________________
                                                                        Participant Directed Funds     
                                                                  _____________________________________
                                                                              American                 
                                                                              Express                  
                                                         IDS         IDS       Trust         Loans     
                                                        Mutual    Selective    Income          To      
                                                         Fund       Fund       Fund II    Participants 
                                                        ______    _________    _______    ____________ 
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>          
Investment income:                                                                                     
                                                                                                       
  Dividends on common stock                            $    0       $  0       $     0      $     0    
  Income from pooled investment funds                     113         83             0            0    
  Interest on loans to participants                         5          3            31            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
       Total investment income                            118         86            31            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Appreciation of USLIFE Corporation                                                                     
  common stock distributed to terminated and                                                           
  withdrawing participants                                  0          0             0            0    
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities                      18        (10)          251            0    
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation)                                                              
  of plan assets                                           10        (28)          427            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
         Subtotal                                         146         48           709            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Contributions:                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    Rollover                                              153         44             9            0    
    Participant                                           183        129         1,274            0    
    Employer:                                                                                          
        USLIFE Corporation common stock                     0          0             0            0    
        Cash                                                0          0             0            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
       Total contributions                                336        173         1,283            0    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Repayment of participant loans                             21         15           180      (1,114)    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
  Total additions to plan                                 503        236         2,172      (1,114)    
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Distributions to terminated and withdrawing                                                            
  participants:                                                                                        
     USLIFE Corporation common stock                        0          0             0           0     
     Cash                                                  98         74           880         121     
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
          Total distributions                              98         74           880         121     
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Transfer of assets to loan fund                           (61)       (26)         (214)      2,039     
Transfer of assets from (to) other funds                  303        488        (1,392)          0     
Transfer of assets to (from) trustee                        0          0             0           0     
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
Changes in plan equity                                    647        624          (314)        804     
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
Plan equity :                                                                                          
    Beginning of year                                     560        491        12,162       2,298     
                                                       _______    _________    _______    ____________ 
                                                                                                       
    End of year                                        $1,207     $1,115       $11,848      $3,102     
                                                       =======    =========    =======    ============ 
                                                                                                       
  * Company contributions are allocated 100% to this fund.

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                                                                                            Note 9       
                                                                                                         
                                                                                     (Page 2 of 3)       
                         USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
               Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs
                               For The Three Years Ended December 31, 1996
                                         (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                         
<CAPTION>                                                                                                
                                                                            1995                         
                                                      ___________________________________________________
                                                                  Participant Directed Funds             
                                                        _________________________________________________
                                                          USLIFE                       American          
                                                        Corporation                    Express           
                                                          Common   Templeton   IDS     Trust      IDS    
                                                 Total    Stock     Foreign   Growth   Research  Mutual  
                                                 Funds    Fund *      Fund     Fund      150      Fund   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
<S>                                             <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>     
Investment income:                                                                                       
                                                                                                         
  Dividends on common stock                     $   744   $   744     $  0    $    0    $     0   $  0   
  Income from pooled investment funds               746        23        5        87        213     11   
  Interest on loans to participants                 185        88        1         1          8      0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
       Total investment income                    1,675       855        6        88        221     11   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
Appreciation of USLIFE Corporation                                                                       
  common stock distributed to terminated and                                                             
  withdrawing participants                           92        92        0         0          0      0   
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities             6,335        15        0         0       (168)     1   
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation)                                                                
  of plan assets                                  2,809     5,362        3       (51)       923      5   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
         Subtotal                                10,911     6,324        9        37        976     17   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
Contributions:                                                                                           
                                                                                                         
    Rollover                                        179         8        0         3         2       0   
    Participant                                   3,980       823        8        29       324       8   
    Employer:                                                                                            
        USLIFE Corporation common stock           1,201     1,201        0         0         0       0   
        Cash                                        622       622        0         0         0       0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
       Total contributions                        5,982     2,654        8        32       326       8   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
Repayment of participant loans                        0       476        1         3        38       2   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
  Total additions to plan                        16,893     9,454       18        72     1,340      27   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
Distributions to terminated and withdrawing                                                              
  participants:                                                                                          
     USLIFE Corporation common stock                161       161        0         0         0       0   
     Cash                                         3,096     1,448        0         0        56       0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
          Total distributions                     3,257     1,609        0         0        56       0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
Transfer of assets to loan fund                       0      (718)       0        (1)       (5)      0   
Transfer of assets from (to) other funds              0       (10)     319     1,713      (748)    533   
Transfer of assets to (from) trustee                  0         0        0         0    11,226       0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
Changes in plan equity                           13,636     7,117      337     1,784    11,757     560   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
Plan equity :                                                                                            
    Beginning of year                            41,774    18,904        0         0         0       0   
                                                _______  _________  _______  ________  ________  ______  
                                                                                                         
    End of year                                 $55,410   $26,021     $337    $1,784   $11,757    $560   
                                                =======  =========  =======  ========  ========  ======  
                                                                                                         
  * Company contributions are allocated 100% to this fund.

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                                                                                                   Note 9       
                                                                                                                
                                                                                       (Page 2 of 3) (Continued)
                            USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan
                  Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs
                                  For The Three Years Ended December 31, 1996
                                             (Amounts in Thousands)
                                                                                                                
<CAPTION>                                                                                                       
                                                                                 1995                           
                                                      __________________________________________________________
                                                                        Participant Directed Funds              
                                                        ________________________________________________________
                                                           American                      Bankers                
                                                           Express   Bankers   Bankers    Trust                 
                                                  IDS      Trust     Trust     Trust      Short        Loans    
                                                Selective  Income    Bond      Equity     Term          To      
                                                  Fund     Fund II   Fund      Fund       Fund     Participants 
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
<S>                                             <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>          
Investment income:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                
  Dividends on common stock                       $  0     $     0   $     0  $      0   $     0      $    0    
  Income from pooled investment funds                5          71         3        22       306           0    
  Interest on loans to participants                  0          10        17        34        24           2    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
       Total investment income                       5          81        20        56       330           2    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
Appreciation of USLIFE Corporation                                                                              
  common stock distributed to terminated and                                                                    
  withdrawing participants                           0           0         0         0         0           0    
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities                1         (48)    2,182     4,352         0           0    
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation)                                                                       
  of plan assets                                     7         173    (1,508)   (2,105)        0           0    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
         Subtotal                                   13         206       694     2,303       330           2    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
Contributions:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
    Rollover                                         0          0         44        94        28           0    
    Participant                                      7        369        924     1,061       427           0    
    Employer:                                                                                                   
        USLIFE Corporation common stock              0          0          0         0         0           0    
        Cash                                         0          0          0         0         0           0    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
       Total contributions                           7        369        968     1,155       455           0    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
Repayment of participant loans                       0         45         81       131       115        (892)   
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
  Total additions to plan                           20        620      1,743     3,589       900        (890)   
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
Distributions to terminated and withdrawing                                                                     
  participants:                                                                                                 
     USLIFE Corporation common stock                 0          0          0         0         0           0    
     Cash                                            0         98        373       603       428          90    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
          Total distributions                        0         98        373       603       428          90    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
Transfer of assets to loan fund                      0        (18)       (86)     (115)     (114)      1,057    
Transfer of assets from (to) other funds           471     (1,959)      (322)       21       (18)          0    
Transfer of assets to (from) trustee                 0     13,617     (6,949)  (11,226)   (6,668)          0    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
Changes in plan equity                             491     12,162     (5,987)   (8,334)   (6,328)         77    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
Plan equity :                                                                                                   
    Beginning of year                                0          0      5,987     8,334     6,328       2,221    
                                                _________  _______  ________  _________  _______   ____________ 
                                                                                                                
    End of year                                   $491    $12,162     $    0  $      0   $     0      $2,298    
                                                =========  =======  ========  =========  =======   ============ 
                                                                                                                
  * Company contributions are allocated 100% to this fund.

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                                                                                                                 Note 9 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                           (Page 3 of 3)
                                 USLIFE Corporation Employee Savings and Investment Plan                                
                       Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs                      
                                      For The Three Years Ended December 31, 1996                                       
                                                (Amounts in Thousands)                                                  
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
<CAPTION>                                                                                                               
                                                                                 1994                                   
                                                   ___________________________________________________________________  
                                                                           Participant Directed Funds                   
                                                            _________________________________________________________   
                                                               USLIFE                          Bankers                  
                                                             Corporation  Bankers    Bankers    Trust                   
                                                               Common      Trust     Trust      Short       Loans       
                                                   Total       Stock       Bond      Equity     Term         To         
                                                   Funds       Fund *      Fund      Fund       Fund     Participants   
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
<S>                                               <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>            
Investment income:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
  Dividends on common stock                       $   633     $   633     $    0      $    0    $    0     $    0       
  Income from pooled investment funds                 269          14          0           1       254          0       
  Interest on loans to participants                   145          63         23          34        25          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
       Total investment income                      1,047         710         23          35       279          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
                                                                                                                        
Appreciation of USLIFE Corporation common stock                                                                         
  distributed to terminated and withdrawing                                                                             
  participants                                         50          50          0           0         0          0       
Net gain on sale of securities                        434           0        202         232         0          0       
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of                                                                            
  plan assets                                      (2,967)     (1,820)      (331)       (816)        0          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
       Subtotal                                    (1,436)     (1,060)      (106)       (549)      279          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
                                                                                                                        
Contributions:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                        
    Rollover                                          220          48         81          88         3          0       
    Participant                                     3,814       1,082        522       1,153     1,057          0       
    Employer:                                                                                                           
        USLIFE Corporation common stock             1,156       1,156          0           0         0          0       
        Cash                                          629         629          0           0         0          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
       Total contributions                          5,819       2,915        603       1,241     1,060          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
Repayment of participant loans                          0         419        105         136       114       (774)      
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
  Total additions to plan                           4,383       2,274        602         828     1,453       (774)      
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
                                                                                                                        
Distributions to terminated and withdrawing                                                                             
  participants:                                                                                                         
     USLIFE Corporation common stock                  158         158          0           0         0          0       
     Cash                                           3,297       1,485        589         658       501         64       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
          Total distributions                       3,455       1,643        589         658       501         64       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
                                                                                                                        
Transfer of assets to loan fund                         0        (512)      (129)       (181)     (158)       980       
Transfer of assets from (to) other funds                0           0          0           0         0          0       
Transfer of assets to (from) trustee                    0           0          0           0         0          0       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
Changes in plan equity                                928         119       (116)        (11)      794        142       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
                                                                                                                        
Plan equity :                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
    Beginning of year                              40,846      18,785      6,103       8,345     5,534      2,079       
                                                  ________  ___________   _______    _______   ________  ____________   
    End of year                                   $41,774     $18,904     $5,987      $8,334    $6,328     $2,221       
                                                  ========  ===========   =======    =======   ========  ============   
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
   * Company contributions are allocated 100% to this fund.

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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
               __________________________________




The Board of Directors and Shareholders
USLIFE Corporation:



We  consent   to  incorporation   by  reference  in  Registration
Statements Nos.  2-75011 and  33-13999  on  Form  S-8  of  USLIFE
Corporation of  our report  dated May  2, 1997,  relating to  the
statements  of  financial  position  of  the  USLIFE  Corporation
Employee Savings  and Investment Plan as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and  the related  statements of  income and changes in plan
equity for  each of  the years  in the  three-year  period  ended
December 31,  1996, which report appears in the December 31, 1996
annual report on Form 11-K of the Plan.




                          /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



New York, New York
May 2, 1997







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