RESOURCE AMERICA INC
SC 13G/A, 1996-02-13
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13G


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No. 1) *


                            RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
                               (Name of Issuer)


                     CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   761195205
                                (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement . (A fee is
not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than five  percent  of the class of
securities  described  in Item 1; and (2) has  filed no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of  securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information  required  in the  remainder  of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,  see
the Notes).

                                    Page 1
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CUSIP NO. 761195205                   13G             Page 2 of 11 Pages


1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Physicians Insurance Company of Ohio


2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

                                                                  (a)  X

                                                                  (b)
3.    SEC USE ONLY



4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Ohio

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

5.    SOLE VOTING POWER
            350,702 shares

6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
            None

7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            350,702 shares

8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            350,702 shares

10.   CHECK BOX IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN  SHARES
      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            Not Applicable

11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
            34.5%

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
              IC
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CUSIP NO. 761195205                   13G             Page 3 of 11 Pages


1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            American Physicians Life Insurance Company


2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

                                                                  (a)  X

                                                                  (b)
3.    SEC USE ONLY



4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Ohio

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

5.    SOLE VOTING POWER
            702 shares

6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
            None

7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            702 shares

8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            702 shares

10.   CHECK BOX IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN  SHARES
      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)


11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
            0.06%

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            IC
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CUSIP NO. 761195205                   13G             Page 4 of 11 Pages


1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            Physicians Investment Company


2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

                                                                  (a)  X

                                                                  (b)
3.    SEC USE ONLY



4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Ohio

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

5.    SOLE VOTING POWER
            702 shares

6.    SHARED VOTING POWER
            None

7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            702 shares

8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            None

9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            702 shares

10.   CHECK BOX IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN  SHARES
      (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)


11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
            0.06%

12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            HC
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ITEM 1(A).  NAME OF ISSUER.

            Resource America, Inc.

ITEM 1(B).  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

            1521 Locust Street
            Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102

ITEM 2(A).  NAME OF PERSON FILING.

      (i)     Physicians Insurance Company of Ohio ("Physicians")

      (ii)    American  Physicians Life Insurance  Company ("APL") which is an
              indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Physicians.

              Physicians and APL are insurance companies as defined in Section
              3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

      (iii)   Physicians  Investment  Company  ("PIC") which is a wholly-owned
              subsidiary of  Physicians  and the parent of APL. PIC was formed
              for the  purpose of holding  the shares of APL and  conducts  no
              other business.

ITEM 2(B).  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE,
            RESIDENCE OF PERSON FILING.

            Physicians, APL and PIC:
              13515 Yarmouth Drive, N.W.
              Pickerington, Ohio 43147

ITEM 2(C).  CITIZENSHIP OF PERSON FILING.

            Ohio for each of Physicians, APL and PIC

ITEM 2(D).  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES.

            Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value

ITEM 2(E).  CUSIP NUMBER.

            761195205

ITEM  3.    IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
            CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

      (a)   [ ]   Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

      (b)   [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

      (c)   [X]   Insurance  Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                  -- for each of Physicians and APL


      (d)   [ ]   Investment   Company  registered  under  Section  8  of  the
                  Investment Company Act

      (e)   [ ]   Investment  Adviser  registered  under  Section 203  of  the
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940

      (f)   [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject  to the
                  provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act
                  of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(F)

      (g)   [X]   Parent    Holding     Company,     in    accordance     with
                  ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) -- for PIC

      (h)   [X]   Group,  in accordance  with  ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)  -- for
                  Physicians, APL and PIC together

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP.

      (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:

            Physicians:    350,702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)(2)
            APL:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock
            PIC:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)

      (b)   Percent of Class:

            Physicians:        34.5% (3)
            APL:               0.06% (4)
            PIC:               0.06% (4)

      (c)   Number of shares as to which person filing has:

            (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

            Physicians:    350,702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)(2)
            APL:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock
            PIC:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)

            (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

            Physicians:       0 shares
            APL:              0 shares
            PIC:              0 shares

            (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

            Physicians:    350,702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)(2)
            APL:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock
            PIC:               702 shares of Class A Common Stock (1)

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            (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

            Physicians:       0 shares
            APL:              0 shares
            PIC:              0 shares

            ---------------------

            (1)   Includes  702 shares of Class A Common Stock owned of record
                  and beneficially by APL.

            (2)   Includes  warrants  to  purchase  350,000  shares of Class B
                  Common Stock,  $.01 par value,  held by Physicians which are
                  immediately exercisable.  Each share of Class B Common Stock
                  automatically  merges with the Class A Common Stock upon the
                  occurrence of certain events specified in the Certificate of
                  Incorporation, as amended, of Resource America, Inc. None of
                  such events has  occurred  as of the date of this  Amendment
                  No. 1 to Schedule 13G.

            (3)   The percent of class is based upon the sum of 665,202 shares
                  of Class A Common Stock  outstanding as of December 31, 1995
                  and the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which
                  Physicians  has the right to  acquire  beneficial  ownership
                  upon the  exercise of  warrants  to purchase  Class B Common
                  Stock  exercisable  within 60 days of December  31, 1995 and
                  the  subsequent  merger of such shares with the  outstanding
                  shares of Class A Common Stock.

            (4)   The percent of class is based upon 665,202 shares of Class A
                  Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 1995.

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial
            owner or more than five percent of the class of securities,  check
            the following: [ ].

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

            APL has the right to receive dividends from, and the proceeds from
            the sale of,  the 702 shares of Class A Common  Stock of  Resource
            America,  Inc. reported herein as owned of record and beneficially
            by APL and beneficially by each of Physicians and PIC.
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ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY
         WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
         HOLDING COMPANY.

            See Item 2(a) above.

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE
      GROUP.

            Please see Exhibit 1.

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

            Not Applicable.

ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION.

            By signing  below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities  referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of  business  and were not  acquired  for the  purpose  of and do not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
and  were  not  acquired  in  connection  with  or  as a  participant  in  any
transaction having such purpose or effect.

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                                   SIGNATURE

            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best of my  knowledge  and
belief,  I certify that the  information  set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated:  As of December 31, 1995        PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHIO



                                       By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                          James F. Mosier, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary


Dated:  As of December 31, 1995        AMERICAN PHYSICIANS LIFE INSURANCE
                                       COMPANY



                                       By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                          James F. Mosier, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary


Dated:  As of December 31, 1995        PHYSICIANS INVESTMENT COMPANY



                                       By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                          James F. Mosier, Secretary

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 1



                               MEMBERS OF GROUP


NAME OF CORPORATION                                   CLASSIFICATION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Physicians Insurance Company of Ohio                  Insurance Company

American Physicians Life Insurance Company            Insurance Company

Physicians Investment Company                         Parent Holding Company



For a copy of the Joint Filing Agreement, please see Exhibit 2.



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 2


                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


     In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  the persons  named below  hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of
each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including any amendments thereto)
with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock of Resource  America,  Inc.
beneficially  owned by each of them and further  agree that this Joint  Filing
Agreement be included as an exhibit to such joint filings.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  hereby  execute this Joint Filing
Agreement as of the 12th day of February, 1996.


                                    PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHIO



                                    By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                       James F. Mosier, General Counsel
                                       and Secretary



                                    AMERICAN PHYSICIANS LIFE INSURANCE
                                    COMPANY



                                    By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                       James F. Mosier, General Counsel
                                       and Secretary



                                    PHYSICIANS INVESTMENT COMPANY



                                    By:  /S/  JAMES F. MOSIER
                                       James F. Mosier, Secretary



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