AICI CAPITAL TRUST
8-A12B/A, 1997-10-16
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                   FORM 8-A/A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12 (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                               AICI CAPITAL TRUST
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                                 91-6444761
(State of incorporation or organization)    (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 c/o Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc.
  222 S. 15th Street, Suite 600 North
             Omaha, Nebraska                               68102
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (zip code)


If this Form  relates to the registration of a class  of debt securities  and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General  Instruction  A(c)(1) please check the
following box. / /

If this Form  relates to the registration  of a class of debt securities  and is
to become  effective  simultaneously  with  the  effectiveness of  a  concurrent
registration statement  under the  Securities Act  of 1933  pursuant  to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box. / /


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

        Title of each class                       Name of each exchange on which
        to be so registered                       each class is to be registered

9.00% Preferred Securities (and the                New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
  Guarantee with respect thereto)


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

                                      None
                                (Title of class)


Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

     AICI Capital Trust, a business trust  organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware ("AICI Trust"),  is applying for registration of its 9.00% Preferred
Securities (the "Preferred Securities") and the guarantee (the "Guarantee") with
respect to the Preferred  Securities made by Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc.
("Acceptance").  Both the description of the Preferred  Securities  which is set
forth  under the  caption  "Description  of the  Preferred  Securities"  and the
description of the Guarantee  which is set forth under the caption  "Description
of the Guarantee"  contained in the  preliminary  prospectus that has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission")  pursuant to the
Securities  Act  of  1933,  as  amended,  as  part  of  Amendment  No.  1 to the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-3 (File  No.  333-28749)  (the  "Registration
Statement"), and the final prospectus that has been filed with the Commission as
part of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration  Statement,  are incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

     The Preferred Securities (and the Guarantee with respect thereto) are to be
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"). Pursuant to Instruction II
as to exhibits,  the  following  exhibits  are  included  with each copy of this
registration statement to be filed with the NYSE.

Exhibit Number                              Exhibit

     1.1*        Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
                 No. 333-28749) filed with the Commission on July 18, 1997.

     1.2         Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
                 No. 333-28749) filed with the Commission on July 29, 1997.

     2.          None.

     3.          None.

     4.1*        Certificate of Trust of the AICI Trust.

     4.2*        Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the AICI Trust.

     4.3*        Form of Indenture  relating to  Junior Subordinated  Deferrable
                 Interest Debentures  due 2027 of Acceptance  including the Form
                 of Global Security and the Form of Definitive Security.

     5.1*        Form  of  Certificate  for  Preferred  Securities  (included in
                 Exhibit 4.2).

     5.2*        Form of Guarantee Agreement by Acceptance.

     6.          None.

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*Previously filed.


                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934,  as amended,  AICI  Capital  Trust has duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereto  duly
authorized.

                                        AICI CAPITAL TRUST


                                        By: /s/ William J. Gerber
                                            William J. Gerber, as Administrator

Dated:  October 16, 1997


                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  Acceptance  Insurance Companies Inc. has duly
caused  this  registration   statement  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                        ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INC.


                                        By: /s/ Kenneth C. Coon
                                            Kenneth C. Coon,
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  October 16, 1997



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