SOUTHWESTERN LIFE HOLDINGS INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-08-01
LIFE INSURANCE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*

Southwestern Life Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

845606102
(CUSIP Number)

Michael Katz, Esq., 2 American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06836-2571, Tel:
  (203) 862-8000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

June 13, 2000
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[ ].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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).



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                  Paloma Strategic Fund L.P.

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)[x]
         (b)[ ]

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  WC

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d)              or 2(e)  [  ]

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  Bermuda

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                  48,900

8        SHARED VOTING POWER
                  0

9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  48,900

10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  48,900

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   [ ]

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  .54%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  PN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                  Paloma Strategic Advisors L.L.C.

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)[x]
         (b)[ ]

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  OO

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
         REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)     [  ]

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                  48,900

8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
                  0

9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  48,900

10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
         REPORTING PERSON
                  48,900

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*           [ ]

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  .54%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  OO

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                  Paloma International L.P.

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)[x]
         (b)[ ]

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  WC

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
         REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)     [  ]

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                  194,400

8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
                  0

9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  194,400

10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
         REPORTING PERSON
                  194,400

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*           [ ]

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  2.15%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  PN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                  S. Donald Sussman

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)[x]
         (b)[ ]

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  OO

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT
          TO ITEMS 2(d)          or 2(e)  [  ]

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH

7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                  243,300

8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
                  0

9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  243,300

10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                  0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
         REPORTING PERSON
                  243,300

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*           [ ]

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  2.69%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  IN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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         This  statement is filed  pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) with respect to the
shares of common stock (the "Common Stock") of Southwestern Life Holdings,  Inc.
(f/k/a Penncorp Financial Group, Inc.) (the "Issuer")  beneficially owned by the
Reporting  Persons  specified  herein  as  of  July  28,  2000  and  amends  and
supplements  the  Schedule  13D dated  January  3, 2000  filed by the  Reporting
Persons with respect to Penncorp  Financial  Group,  Inc. (the "Schedule  13D").
Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified.

ITEM 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         The source and amount of funds used by Paloma  Strategic  and Strategic
Advisors in making their  purchases  of the shares of Common Stock  beneficially
owned by them are set forth below:

SOURCE OF FUNDS                                      AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Working Capital                                      $1,555,526

         The source and amount of funds used by Paloma  International  in making
its  purchases  of the shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by it are set
forth below:

SOURCE OF FUNDS                                      AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Working Capital                                      $1,494,392

ITEM 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

         The Reporting  Persons can no longer be deemed members of or associated
with the Ad Hoc Committee of the Issuer's  preferred  stockholders (as described
in the Schedule 13D).

ITEM 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         (a) Paloma  International  beneficially  owns 194,400  shares of Common
Stock, constituting 2.15% of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

         Paloma Strategic and Strategic Advisors  beneficially own 48,900 shares
of Common Stock,  constituting  .54% of all of the outstanding  shares of Common
Stock.

         Through Paloma International and Paloma Strategic, Sussman beneficially
owns 243,300 shares of Common Stock constituting 2.69% of all of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock.

         (b) Each of the Reporting  Persons has the sole power to vote or direct
the vote of, and to dispose or direct the  disposition  of, the shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by it.


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         (c) The following  transactions  were effected by Paloma  International
during the past sixty (60) days:

                                                           Approx. Price per
                           Amount of Shs.                   Share (excl. of
Date           Security    Bought (Sold)                    commissions)

06/15/00       Common      (60,000)                        $14.000
07/06/00       Common      (45,000)                        $13.625
07/07/00       Common      (18,000)                        $13.625

         Paloma International effected the above transactions over-the-counter.

         The following transactions were effected by Paloma Strategic during the
past sixty (60) days:

                                                  Approx. Price per
                           Amount of Shs.         Share (excl. of
Date          Security     Bought (Sold)          commissions)

06/15/00       Common      (15,000)                        $14.000
07/06/00       Common      (5,000)                         $13.625
07/07/00       Common      (2,000)                         $13.625

         Paloma Strategic effected the above transactions over-the-counter.

         (d)      Not applicable.

         (e) The  Reporting  Persons  ceased to be the  beneficial  owners of an
aggregate of more than 5% of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock on June 13,
2000.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the undersigned each certifies that the information with respect to it set forth
in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:            July 28, 2000


                  PALOMA STRATEGIC FUND L.P.
                  By: Paloma Strategic Advisors L.L.C., as    Attorney-in-Fact


                           By: /s/ Michael J. Berner
                                Michael J. Berner
                                 Vice President

                  PALOMA STRTEGIC ADVISORS L.L.C.


                  By: /s/ Michael J. Berner
                           Michael J. Berner
                           Vice President

                  PALOMA INTERNATIONAL L.P.
                  By: Latitude L.L.C., as General Partner


                           By: /s/ Michael J. Berner
                                Michael J. Berner
                                 Vice President


                                       /s/ S. Donald Sussman
                                S. Donald Sussman



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