UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
ENVOY CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
293982104
(CUSIP Number)
*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).
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1 Name of Reporting Person Transamerica Occidental Life
Insurance Company
IRS Identification No. of Above Person 95-1060502
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California
5 Sole Voting Power 0
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 Shared Voting Power 1,035,000*
BENEFICIALLY * See Note to Exhibit A
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0
PERSON WITH
8 Shared Dispositive Power 1,035,000*
* See Note to Exhibit A
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person 1,035,000*
* See Note to Exhibit A
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 6.8%
12 Type of Reporting Person HC and IC
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1 Name of Reporting Person Transamerica Life Insurance and
Annuity Company
IRS Identification No. of Above Person 95-6140222
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization North Carolina
5 Sole Voting Power 0
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 Shared Voting Power 710,000
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0
PERSON WITH
8 Shared Dispositive Power 710,000
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person 710,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 4.7%
12 Type of Reporting Person IC
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1 Name of Reporting Person Transamerica Insurance Corporation
of California
IRS Identification No. of Above Person 95-2634355
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California
5 Sole Voting Power 0
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 Shared Voting Power 1,035,000*
BENEFICIALLY * See Note to Exhibit A
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0
PERSON WITH
8 Shared Dispositive Power 1,035,000*
* See Note to Exhibit A
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person 1,035,000*
* See Note to Exhibit A
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 6.8%
12 Type of Reporting Person HC and IC
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1 Name of Reporting Person Transamerica Investment Services, Inc.
IRS Identification No. of Above Person 94-1632699
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
5 Sole Voting Power 0
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6 Shared Voting Power 1,549,000
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0
PERSON WITH
8 Shared Dispositive Power 1,549,000
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person 1,549,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes
Certain Shares [ ]
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 10.2%
12 Type of Reporting Person IA
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
Envoy Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices.
Two Lakeview Place, 15 Century Blvd., Suite 600,
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.
This statement is filed by Transamerica Occidental
Life Insurance Company ("Occidental"), the parent of
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("TALIAC");
TALIAC; Transamerica Insurance Corporation of California
("TICC"), the parent of Occidental and indirect parent of
TALIAC; and Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. ("TIS")
(collectively, the "Companies").
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if
none, Residence.
The address of each of the Companies is 1150 South
Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015.
Item 2(c). Citizenship.
Occidental and TICC are California corporations.
TALIAC is a North Carolina corporation and TIS is a Delaware
corporation.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.
Common Stock, no par value ("Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
293982104
Item 3. Type of Reporting Person.
Each of the Companies is filing this statement
pursuant to Rule 13d-2(b). TALIAC is an insurance company as
defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; Occidental and TICC are insurance companies as defined
in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and parent holding companies in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G). TIS is an investment adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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Item 4. Ownership.
Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of
each of the cover pages to this statement, which items are
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
Occidental is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
1,035,000 shares of Common Stock, 325,000 of which Occidental
owns directly, and 710,000 of which are owned by Occidental's
subsidiary, TALIAC.*
TICC is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the
1,035,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by its
subsidiary, Occidental, and by its indirect subsidiary,
TALIAC.*
TIS is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
1,549,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to separate
arrangements whereby TIS acts as investment adviser to
certain individuals and entities, including Occidental and
TALIAC. Each of the individuals and entities for which TIS
acts as investment adviser has the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the securities purchased or held
pursuant to such arrangements.
To the knowledge of the Companies, no other person
has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
Common Stock.
* See Note to Exhibit A.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
the Parent Holding Company.
TICC is filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G) and not pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c). The
identity and Item 3 classification of its relevant
subsidiaries are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below the undersigned certify that, to
the best of their 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
purposes or effect.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION
OF CALIFORNIA
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Senior Vice President,
Transamerica Corporation
Its Attorney-In-Fact
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT
SERVICES, INC.
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
President and Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned, Transamerica
Occidental Life Insurance Company, a California corporation;
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company, a California
corporation; Transamerica Insurance Corporation of
California, a California corporation; and Transamerica
Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and each
of them, hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G,
dated March 10, 1997 and any amendments thereto, are filed on
behalf of each of them.
TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Chief Investment Officer
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION
OF CALIFORNIA
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
Senior Vice President,
Transamerica Corporation
Its Attorney-In-Fact
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT
SERVICES, INC.
March 10, 1997 By /s/ Richard N. Latzer
_______________________________
Richard N. Latzer
President and Chief
Executive Officer
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Each of Occidental and TALIAC is an insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. TALIAC is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Occidental, and Occidental is a wholly owned subsidiary of
TICC.
TICC is an insurance company as defined in
Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. TIS
is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Both TICC and TIS are
wholly owned subsidiaries of Transamerica Corporation
("Transamerica").
Note: Management of the affairs of subsidiaries
of Transamerica, including decisions respecting dispositions
and/or voting of the shares of the Common Stock beneficially
owned by such subsidiaries, resides in respective officers
and directors of the subsidiaries and is not directed by
Transamerica or other subsidiaries. Accordingly, the filing
of this Schedule 13G by TICC and Occidental is not intended
as, and should not be deemed, an acknowledgment of beneficial
ownership or shared voting or dispositive power by them of
the shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by their
subsidiaries, and such beneficial ownership or attribution or
shared voting or dispositive power is expressly disclaimed.
Exhibit A
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