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                                                      1933 Act File No. 33-69268
                                                      1940 Act File No. 811-8042

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                    X  
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      Pre-Effective Amendment No.         ..............................      

      Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 ..................................   X  
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                                                                and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940          X  
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      Amendment No.   24   .............................................   X  
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                           FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                 Federated Investors Funds, 5800 Corporate Drive
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (412) 288-1900
                         (Registrant's Telephone Number)

                           John W. McGonigle, Esquire,
                           Federated Investors Tower,
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

    immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
 X  on May 21, 1999 pursuant to paragraph (b)
    60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i) on __________________
    pursuant to paragraph (a) (i) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph
    (a)(ii) on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 X This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.






                                                              Copies To:

Matthew G. Maloney, Esquire
Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20037

PART C.         OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 23.          Exhibits:

 (a)   Conformed copy of Amended and Restated
       Declaration of Trust of the Registrant (Amendment
       #1 to the Declaration of Trust); (3)
            (i) Conformed copy of Amendment #2 to the
            Declaration of Trust; (17) (ii) Conformed
            copy of Amendment #3 to the Declaration of
            Trust; (17) (iii) Conformed copy of
            Amendment #4 to the Declaration of Trust;
            (17) (iv) Conformed copy of Amendment #5 to
            the Declaration of Trust; (10) (v) Conformed
            copy of Amendment #6 to the Declaration of
            Trust; (11) (vi) Conformed copy of Amendment
            #7 to the Declaration of Trust; (17) (vii)
            Form of Amendment #8 to the Declaration of
            Trust; (20)
 (b)   Copy of By-Laws; (2)
            (i) Copy of Amendment No. 1 to the By-Laws; (19)
            (ii)Copy of Amendment No. 2 to the By-Laws; (19)
            (iii)Copy of Amendment No. 3 to the By-Laws;(19)
 (c)        (i)     Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial
                     Interest of Federated American
                    Leaders Fund II; (15)
            (ii)    Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial
                     Interest of Federated Utility Fund
                    II; (15)
            (iii)   Copy of Specimen Certificate for
                    Shares of Beneficial Interest of
                    Federated Fund for U.S. Government
                    Securities II; (15)
            (iv)    Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial
                     Interest of Federated High Income
                    Bond Fund II; (15)
            (v)     Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial
                     Interest of Federated Prime Money
                    Fund II; (15)
            (vi)    Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial
                     Interest of Federated International
                    Equity Fund II; (4)

+ All exhibits have been filed electronically.

(2)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed April 29, 1994. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(3)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 2 on Form N-1A filed August 23, 1994. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(4)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment  No. 3 on Form N-1A filed January 19, 1995.  (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(10) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 9 on Form N-1A filed February 16, 1996.  (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(11) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 10 on Form N-1A filed March 28, 1996. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(15) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed July 31, 1997. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(17) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 18 on Form N-1A filed April 22, 1998. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(19) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 20 on Form N-1A filed February 18, 1999. (File Nos. 33- 69268
     and 811-8042).

(20) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed April 20, 1999. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).


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            (vii)   Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial 
                    Interest of Federated Growth Strategies  Fund II; (15)
            (viii)Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Beneficial Interest
                     of Federated Equity Income Fund II;
                    (15)
 (d)        Conformed copy of Investment Advisory Contract between the
                Registrant and Federated Advisers;(3)
     (i)     Conformed copy of Exhibit A to Investment Advisory Contract; (3)
     (ii)    Conformed copy of Exhibit B to Investment Advisory Contract; (3)
     (iii)   Conformed copy of Exhibit C to Investment Advisory Contract; (3)
     (iv)    Conformed copy of Exhibit D to Investment Adivsory Contract; (3)
     (v)     Conformed copy of Exhibit E to Investment Adivsory Contract; (3)
     (vi)    Conformed copy of Exhibit F to Investment Advisory Contract; (6)
     (vii)   Conformed copy of Exhibit G to the Trust's present investment 
               advisory contract to add
             Federated Growth Strategies Fund II
            (formerly, Growth Stock Fund); (10)
            (viii)Conformed copy of Exhibit H to the
            Trust's present investment advisory contract
            to add
                    Federated Equity Income Fund II; (12)
            (ix)    Conformed copy of Exhibit I to the
                    Trust's present investment advisory
                    contract to add Federated Quality
                    Bond Fund II; (20)


+  All exhibits have been filed electronically.

(3)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 2 on Form N-1A filed August 23, 1994. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(6)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 5 on Form N-1A filed April 3, 1995.  (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(10) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 9 on Form N-1A filed February 16, 1996.  (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(12) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A filed February 10, 1997. (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(15) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 15 on Form N-1A filed July 31, 1997. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(20) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed April 20, 1999. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).


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(d1) Conformed copy of Investment  Advisory  Contract between the Registrant and
     Federated  Global  Research Corp.  with respect to Federated  International
     Equity Fund II; (10)

(d2) Conformed copy of Sub-Advisory  Agreement  between  Federated  Advisers and
     Federated  Global Research Corp. with respect to Federated  Utilty Fund II;
     (17)

                                    (i) Conformed copy of Exhibit A to
                         Investment Advisory Contract; (10) (e) Conformed copy
                         of Distributor's Contract; (3)
                                    (i) Conformed copy of Exhibit A to
                                    Distributor's Contract; (3) (ii) Conformed
                                    copy of Exhibit B to Distributor's Contract;
                                    (3) (iii) Conformed copy of Exhibit C to
                                    Distributor's Contract; (3) (iv) Conformed
                                    copy of Exhibit D to Distributor's Contract;
                                    (3) (v) Conformed copy of Exhibit E to
                                    Distributor's Contract; (3) (vi) Conformed
                                    copy of Exhibit F to Distributor's Contract;
                                    (7) (vii) Conformed copy of Exhibit G to
                                    Distributor's Contract; (10) (viii)Conformed
                                    copy of Exhibit H to Distributor's Contract;
                                    (12) (ix) Conformed copy of Exhibit I to
                                    Distributor's Contract; (20)


+  All exhibits have been filed electronically.

(3)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 2 on Form N-1A filed August 23, 1994. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(7)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed April 21, 1995. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(10) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 9 on Form N-1A filed February 16, 1996.  (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(12) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A filed February 10, 1997. (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(17) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 18 on Form N-1A filed April 22, 1998. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(20) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed April 20, 1999. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).



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    (f)   Not Applicable;
    (g)   Conformed copy of Custodian Contract; (7)
               (i)     Conformed copy of Domestic Custody Fee Schedule; (17)
    (h)        (i)     Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Agreement for Fund
                         Accounting Services, Aministrative Services, Transfer 
                         Agency Services, and Custody Services Procurement; (19)
               (ii) Conformed copy of Amended and Restated
    Shareholder Services Agreement; (16) (i) Conformed copy
    of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of
    shares being registered; (2)
          (j)  Consent of Independent Auditors; (20)
          (k)  Not Applicable;
    (l)   Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding;(2)
    (m)   Conformed Copy of Distribution Plan of the Registrant; (12)
               (i)   Conformed copy of Exhibit B to the
         Distribution Plan of the Registrant with
         respect to Federated Quality Bond
         Fund II; (20)
    (n) Copy of Financial Data Schedules; (20) (o) Not
    applicable (p) Conformed copy of Power of Attorney;
    (17)
(i) Conformed copy of Powers of Attorney for
    Richard J. Thomas, Treasurer; John S. Walsh,
    Trustee; and J. Thomas Madden, William D. Dawson, III
    and Henry A. Frantzen, Chief Investment Officers.(18)

Item 24.        Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant: 

                  None

Item 25.          Indemnification: (1)

+ All exhibits have been filed electronically.
(1)      Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Pre-Effective
      Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed December 10, 1993. (File Nos.
      33-69268 and 811-8042).

(2)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed April 29, 1994. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(7)  Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed April 21, 1995. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(12) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 12 on Form N-1A filed February 10, 1997. (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(16) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 17 on Form N-1A filed March 9, 1998. (File Nos.  33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(17) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 18 on Form N-1A filed April 22, 1998. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).

(18) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 19 on Form N-1A filed February 5, 1999.  (File Nos.  33-69268
     and 811-8042).

(19) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 20 on Form N-1A filed February 18, 1999. (File Nos. 33- 69268
     and 811-8042).

(20) Response  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 22 on Form N-1A filed April 20, 1999. (File Nos. 33-69268 and
     811-8042).


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Item 26.      Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:

(a) For a description of the other business of the investment adviser, see the
section entitled "Who Manages the Fund?" in Part A. The affiliations with the
Registrant of four of the Trustees and one of the Officers of the investment
adviser are included in Part B of this Registration Statement under "Who Manages
and Provides Services to the Fund?" The remaining Trustee of the investment
adviser, his position with the investment adviser, and, in parentheses, his
principal occupation is: Mark D. Olson (Partner, Wilson, Halbrook & Bayard), 107
W. Market Street, Georgetown, Delaware 19947.

         The remaining Officers of the investment adviser are:

Executive Vice Presidents:
      William D. Dawson, III
         Henry A. Frantzen
         J. Thomas Madden

Senior Vice Presidents:
      Joseph M. Balestrino
         David A. Briggs
         Drew J. Collins
         Jonathan C. Conley
         Deborah A. Cunningham
         Mark E. Durbiano
         Jeffrey A. Kozemchak
         Sandra L. McInerney
         Susan M. Nason
         Mary Jo Ochson
         Robert J. Ostrowski

Vice Presidents:
      Todd A. Abraham
         J. Scott Albrecht
         Arthur J. Barry
         Randall S. Bauer
         David A. Briggs
         Micheal W. Casey
         Robert E. Cauley
         Kenneth J. Cody
         Alexandre de Bethmann
         B. Anthony Delserone, Jr.
         Michael P. Donnelly
         Linda A. Duessel
         Donald T. Ellenberger
         Kathleen M. Foody-Malus
         Thomas M. Franks
         Edward C. Gonzales
         James E. Grefenstette
         Marc Halperin
         Patricia L. Heagy
         Susan R. Hill
         William R. Jamison
         Constantine J. Kartsonas
         Stephen A. Keen
         Robert M. Kowit
         Richard J. Lazarchic
         Steven Lehman
         Marian R. Marinack
         Keith J. Sabol
         Frank Semack
         Aash M. Shah
         Michael W. Sirianni, Jr.
         Christopher Smith
         Tracy P. Stouffer
         Edward J. Tiedge
         Paige M. Wilhelm
         George B. Wright
         Jolanta M. Wysocka

Assistant Vice Presidents:
      Nancy J. Belz
         Lee R. Cunningham, II
         James H. Davis, II
         Jacqueline A. Drastal
         Paul S. Drotch
         Salvatore A. Esposito
         Donna M. Fabiano
         Gary E. Farwell
         Eamonn G. Folan
         John T. Gentry
         John W. Harris
         Nathan H. Kehm
         John C. Kerber
         Grant K. McKay
         Natalie F. Metz
         Joseph M. Natoli
         John Sheehy
         Matthew K. Stapen
         Diane Tolby
         Timothy G. Trebilcock
         Leonardo A. Vila
         Steven J. Wagner
         Lori A. Wolff

Secretary:        G. Andrew Bonnewell

Treasurer:        Thomas R. Donahue

Assistant Secretaries:
      Thomas R. Donahue
         Richard B. Fisher
         Christine M. Newcamp

Assistant Treasurer:       Richard B. Fisher

The business address of each of the Officers of the investment adviser is
Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15222-3779. These individuals are also officers of a majority of the investment
advisers to the investment companies in the Federated Fund Complex described in
Part B of this Registration Statement.


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Item 27.  Principal Underwriters:

         .........(a)      Federated Securities Corp. the Distributor for shares
                  of the Registrant, acts as principal underwriter for
                  the following open-end investment companies, including
                  the Registrant:

Automated Government Money Trust; Cash Trust Series II; Cash Trust Series, Inc.;
CCB Funds; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily Passport Cash Trust; Federated Adjustable
Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.; Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.;
Federated ARMs Fund; Federated Core Trust; Federated Equity Funds; Federated
Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities, Inc.;
Federated GNMA Trust; Federated Government Income Securities, Inc.; Federated
Government Trust; Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated High Yield
Trust; Federated Income Securities Trust; Federated Income Trust; Federated
Index Trust; Federated Institutional Trust; Federated Insurance Series;
Federated Master Trust; Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Federated
Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term
Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term U.S. Government Trust; Federated Stock and
Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated Stock Trust; Federated Tax-Free Trust; Federated
Total Return Series, Inc.; Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S.
Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities
Fund: 2-5 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 5-10 Years;
Federated Utility Fund, Inc.; Fixed Income Securities, Inc.; ; Hibernia Funds;
Independence One Mutual Funds; Intermediate Municipal Trust; International
Series, Inc.; Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Liberty U.S. Government Money
Market Trust; Liquid Cash Trust; Managed Series Trust; Marshall Funds, Inc.;
Money Market Management, Inc.; Money Market Obligations Trust; Money Market
Obligations Trust II; Money Market Trust; Municipal Securities Income Trust;
Newpoint Funds; Regions Funds; RIGGS Funds; SouthTrust Funds; Tax-Free
Instruments Trust; The Planters Funds; The Wachovia Funds; The Wachovia
Municipal Funds; Trust for Government Cash Reserves; Trust for Short-Term U.S.
Government Securities; Trust for U.S. Treasury Obligations; Vision Group of
Funds, Inc.; World Investment Series, Inc.; Blanchard Funds; Blanchard Precious
Metals Fund, Inc.; DG Investor Series; High Yield Cash Trust; Investment Series
Trust; Star Funds; Targeted Duration Trust; The Virtus Funds; Trust for
Financial Institutions;

Federated Securities Corp. also acts as principal  underwriter for the following
closed-end investment company: Liberty Term Trust, Inc.- 1999.


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                  (b)

              (1)                                         (2)                                   (3)
Name and Principal                         Positions and Offices                      Positions and Offices
 Business Address                             With Distributor                            With Registrant 


Richard B. Fisher                          Director, Chairman, Chief                        Vice President
Federated Investors Tower                  Executive Officer, Chief
1001 Liberty Avenue                        Operating Officer, Asst.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779                  Secretary and Asst.
                                           Treasurer, Federated
                                           Securities Corp.

Edward C. Gonzales                         Director, Executive Vice                         Executive Vice
Federated Investors Tower                  President,  President
1001 Liberty Avenue                        Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Thomas R. Donahue                          Director, Assistant Secretary
Federated Investors Tower                  and Assistant Treasurer
1001 Liberty Avenue                        Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

James F. Getz                              President-Broker/Dealer,                               --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John B. Fisher                             President-Institutional Sales,                         --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

David M. Taylor                            Executive Vice President                               --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Mark W. Bloss                              Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Richard W. Boyd                            Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Laura M. Deger                             Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Theodore Fadool, Jr.                       Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779


Bryant R. Fisher                           Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Christopher T. Fives                       Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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James S. Hamilton                          Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

James M. Heaton                            Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Keith Nixon                                Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Solon A. Person, IV                        Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Timothy C. Pillion                         Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Thomas E. Territ                           Senior Vice President,                                 --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Ernest G. Anderson                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Teresa M. Antoszyk                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John B. Bohnet                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis                   Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Matthew W. Brown                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

David J. Callahan                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Mark Carroll                               Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Steven R. Cohen                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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Mary J. Combs                              Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

R. Edmond Connell, Jr.                     Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

R. Leonard Corton, Jr.                     Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Kevin J. Crenny                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Daniel T. Culbertson                       Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

G. Michael Cullen                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Marc C. Danile                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Robert J. Deuberry                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

William C. Doyle                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Jill Ehrenfeld                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Mark D. Fisher                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Mark A. Gessner                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Joseph D. Gibbons                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John K. Goettlicher                        Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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Craig S. Gonzales                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

G. Tad Gullickson                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Dayna C. Haferkamp                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Raymond Hanley                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Bruce E. Hastings                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Beth A. Hetzel                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

James E. Hickey                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Charlene H. Jennings                       Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

H. Joseph Kennedy                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Michael W. Koenig                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Christopher A. Layton                      Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Michael H. Liss                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Michael R. Manning                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Mark J. Miehl                              Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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Richard C. Mihm                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Thomas P. Moretti                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Alec H. Neilly                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Thomas A. Peters III                       Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Robert F. Phillips                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Richard A. Recker                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Eugene B. Reed                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Paul V. Riordan                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John Rogers                                Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Brian S. Ronayne                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Thomas S. Schinabeck                       Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Edward J. Segura                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Edward L. Smith                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

David W. Spears                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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John A. Staley                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Colin B. Starks                            Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Jeffrey A. Stewart                         Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

William C. Tustin                          Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Paul A. Uhlman                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Miles J. Wallace                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John F. Wallin                             Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Richard B. Watts                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Edward J. Wojnarowski                      Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Michael P. Wolff                           Vice President,                                        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Robert W. Bauman                           Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Edward R. Bozek                            Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Terri E. Bush                              Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Beth C. Dell                               Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779



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David L. Immonen                           Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

John T. Glickson                           Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Renee L. Martin                            Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Robert M. Rossi                            Assistant Vice President,                              --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Matthew S. Hardin                          Secretary,                                             --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Denis McAuley  Treasurer,                  --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

Leslie K. Ross Assistant Secretary,        --
Federated Investors Tower                  Federated Securities Corp.
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

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       (c)     Not applicable

Item 28.          Location of Accounts and Records:

                  All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section
                  31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1
                  through 31a-3 promulgated thereunder are maintained at one of
                  the following locations:

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           Registrant                                     Federated Investors Funds
                                                          5800 Corporate Drive
                                                          Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000

           Federated Shareholder                          P.O. Box 8600
           Services Company                               Boston, MA 02266-8600
           Transfer Agent, Dividend
           Disbursing Agent and
           Portfolio Recordkeeper

           Federated Services                             Federated Investors Tower
           Company                                        1001 Liberty Avenue
           Administrator                                  Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779


           Federated Investment                           Federated Investors Tower
           Management Company                             1001 Liberty Avenue
           Investment Adviser                             Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779

           Federated Global Investment                    175 Water Street
           Management Corp.                               New York, NY 10038-4965
           Investment Adviser

           State Street Bank and                          P.O. Box 8600
           ---------------------
           Trust Company                                  Boston, MA 02266-8600
           Custodian


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Item 29.          Management Services:  Not applicable.


Item 30.          Undertakings:

                  Registrant hereby undertakes to comply with the provisions of
                  Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the removal of
                  Trustees and the calling of special shareholder meetings by
                  shareholders.

                  Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish each person to whom a
                  prospectus is delivered, a copy of the Registrant's latest
                  annual report to shareholders, upon request and without
                  charge.


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                                                              SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES,
certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the
4th day of May, 1999.

                                                      FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES

                           BY: /s/ Matthew S. Hardin
                           Matthew S. Hardin, Assistant Secretary
                           Attorney in Fact for John F. Donahue
                           May 4, 1999

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in
the capacity and on the date indicated:

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<S>                                                <C>                                    <C>   

      NAME                                           TITLE                              DATE

By:   /s/ Matthew S. Hardin
      Matthew S. Hardin                           Attorney In Fact                   May 4, 1999
      ASSISTANT SECRETARY                         For the Persons
                                                  Listed Below

      NAME                                           TITLE

John F. Donahue*                                  Chairman and Trustee
                                                  (Chief Executive Officer)

J. Christopher Donahue*                           President and Trustee

Richard J. Thomas*                                Treasurer
                                                  (Principal Financial and
                                                  Accounting Officer)

Henry A. Frantzen*                                Chief Investment Officer

William D. Dawson, III*                           Chief Investment Officer

J. Thomas Madden*                                 Chief Investment Officer

Thomas G. Bigley*                                 Trustee

Nicholas P. Constantakis*                         Trustee

John T. Conroy, Jr.*                              Trustee

William J. Copeland*                              Trustee

James E. Dowd*                                    Trustee

Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*                          Trustee

Edward L. Flaherty, Jr.*                          Trustee

Peter E. Madden*                                  Trustee

John E. Murray, Jr.*                              Trustee

Wesley W. Posvar*                                 Trustee

Marjorie P. Smuts*                                Trustee

John S. Walsh*                                    Trustee

* By Power of Attorney
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