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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 31, 1998
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CITIZENS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other
jurisdic-
tion of
Incorporation)
1-11714
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(Commission File
Number)
04-3178765
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(I.R.S. Employer
I.D. Number)
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440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01653
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(508) 855-1000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number including area code)
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Exhibit Index on page 4
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Item 5. Other Events.
On July 31, 1998, Citizens Corporation announced that the third
quarter results will be impacted by an estimated $6.8 million in pre-
tax catastrophe losses as a result of electrical, rain and wind storms
that struck the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area on July 22, 1998.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated July 31, 1998, announcing
Citizens Corporation expects $6.8 million charge in third quarter for
July catastrophe losses.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CITIZENS
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Edward J. Parry III
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Edward J. Parry III
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer
Date: July 31, 1998
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 99 Press Release dated July 31 1998, announcing Citizens
Corporation expects $6.8 million charge in third quarter for July
catastrophe losses.
EXHIBIT 99
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CITIZENS CORPORATION, ALLMERICA FINANCIAL
EXPECT THIRD QUARTER STORM CHARGES
WORCESTER, Mass., July 31, 1998 - Citizens Corporation (NYSE: CZC)
announced today that it expects to incur approximately $6.8 million in
pretax catastrophe losses in the third quarter as a result of
electrical, rain and wind storms that struck the metropolitan Detroit,
Michigan and Northern Illinois areas on July 22. Allmerica Financial
Corporation (NYSE: AFC), which owns 82 percent of Citizens, expects to
incur $5.6 million in pretax catastrophe losses form the event.
This expected charge at Citizens compares to $9.1 million of
catastrophe losses reported in the third quarter of 1997, during which
Citizens also incurred unusually high storm-related losses.
Citizens Corporation is the holding company for Citizens Insurance
Company of America, a leading underwriter of personal and commercial
property and casualty insurance in the Midwest. Citizens is a
subsidiary of Allmerica Financial Corporation (NYSE: AFC), the holding
company for a diversified group of insurance and financial services
companies based in Worcester, Mass.
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