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AmerUs Group Reports Record Third Quarter Operating Income of $48.6 Million; $1.14 Per Share.


DES MOINES, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation).
Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English,
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), a leading producer of life insurance and annuity annuity: see insurance.
annuity

Payment made at a fixed interval. A common example is the payment received by retirees from their pension plan. There are two main classes of annuities: annuities certain and contingent annuities.
 products, today reported third quarter 2005 results. Highlights for the quarter include:

--Record adjusted net operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 of $48.6 million, or $1.14 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share(1)

--Net income of $38.6 million, or $0.91 per diluted share

--Book value of $39.51 per share(4)

--Life insurance product sales(2) of $30 million

--Fixed annuity product sales(2) of $686 million

Commenting on the company's third quarter results, chairman and chief executive officer Roger K. Brooks Brooks   , Gwendolyn Elizabeth 1917-2000.

American poet known for her verse detailing the dreams and struggles of African Americans. An early volume of poems, Annie Allen (1949), was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

Noun 1.
 said, "This quarter's results once again reflect our strategic focus, strong distribution management, investment management skill and risk management expertise. Our products offer excellent value to our customers and profitable results for our shareholders."

Quarterly net income was $38.6 million or $0.91 per diluted share compared to $42.9 million or $1.04 per diluted share a year ago. Quarterly adjusted net operating income increased 15 percent to $48.6 million or $1.14 per diluted share compared to $42.3 million or $1.03 per diluted share a year ago.

On a year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 basis, AmerUs Group's reported net income grew nearly nine percent to $135.7 million, or $3.17 per diluted share, compared to $124.8 million or $3.06 per diluted share a year ago. Adjusted net operating income for the same period grew 15 percent to $142.3 million, or $3.33 per diluted share, compared to $124.2 million, or $3.04 per diluted share a year ago.

Protection Product Sales(2) and Results

Pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 operating income for the protection segment increased 18 percent to $40.3 million compared to $34.0 million in the third quarter of 2004. The increase was primarily attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to the growing block of indexed life business and increased product margins.

Year-to-date, pre-tax operating income increased 23 percent to $125.6 million compared to $102.0 million in 2004.

Third quarter fixed life sales were $29.6 million, compared to $28.4 million in the third quarter of 2004. Year-to-date sales of indexed life products, driven by consumer demand, increased to $66.1 million, or 76 percent, of total fixed life sales, compared to $54.0 million, or 58 percent, in 2004. Total fixed life sales for this period declined from $93.7 million a year ago to $86.7 million.

AmerUs Group is the leading producer of indexed life insurance and has held this position for 17 consecutive quarters. For the year, AmerUs Group expects total fixed life sales of $115-$120 million.

Accumulation Accumulation

1) In the context of individual investing, it is the process of contributing cash to invest in securities over a period of time in order to build a portfolio of desired value. Dividends and capital gains are also reinvested during this process.
 Product Sales(2) and Results

Pre-tax operating income for the accumulation segment increased 15 percent to $47.9 million during the third quarter of 2005 compared to $41.6 million a year ago. The increase was due to the continued shift in business mix from traditional fixed annuities Fixed annuities

Contracts in which an insurance company or issuing financial institution pays a fixed dollar amount of money per period.
 to higher margin indexed annuity products and more assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. .

Year-to-date, pre-tax operating income increased more than 11 percent to $130.4 million compared to $116.9 million for the first nine months of 2004.

Sales of fixed annuity Fixed Annuity

An insurance contract in which the insurance company makes fixed dollar payments to the annuitant for the term of the contract, usually until the annuitant dies. The insurance company guarantees both earnings and principal.
 products for the quarter totaled $686 million, compared with $427 million in the third quarter of 2004. Indexed annuity products, driven by increased consumer demand, comprised 92 percent of third quarter sales compared to 84 percent a year ago. AmerUs Group has remained one of the top five producers of indexed annuity products in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  for 17 consecutive quarters.

Year-to-date, fixed annuity sales were $1.97 billion compared to $1.23 billion during the first nine months of 2004. The company plans to generate total fixed annuity sales of $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion in 2005, with indexed products representing approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 90 percent of those sales.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income was $279 million in the third quarter of 2005 compared to $262 million in the third quarter of 2004. Growth in invested assets and higher yields on investments contributed to the increase. The weighted average book yield was 5.69 percent at September September: see month.  30, 2005.

Earnings Guidance(3)

"Our business fundamentals business fundamentals

The general background within which an economy operates including earnings, sales, wage rates, taxes, and inflation. Improving business fundamentals are generally viewed as bullish for stocks, although stock prices at any given point
 remain sound and our operations continue to perform as expected. For the year, we expect to deliver operating earnings Operating Earnings

Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

Notes:
Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before
 solidly in the middle of our guidance range of $4.45 to $4.57 per share," said Brooks.

Corporate Actions

During the third quarter, the company completed the following corporate actions:

--Issued $300 million of senior notes with an interest rate of 5.95%;

--Converted $185 million of Optionally Convertible Equity-Linked Accreting Notes (OCEANs) for cash and stock;

--Issued $150 million of perpetual PERPETUAL. That which is to last without limitation as to time; as, a perpetual statute, which is one without limit as to time, although not expressed to be so.  preferred stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders.

Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate.
 with a coupon A certificate evidencing the obligation to pay an installment of interest or a dividend that must be cut and presented to its issuer for payment when it is due.

Coupons are usually attached to a document, such as a promissory note, bond, share of stock, or a bearer
 payment of 7.25%, and;

--Repurchased 2.23 million shares of common stock through an accelerated stock repurchase Stock repurchase

A firm's repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock.
 program.

Webcast, Conference Call, Audio Replay and Additional Financial Information

Interested parties may listen to a webcast or conference call with AmerUs Group's management discussing third quarter 2005 results. The webcast may be accessed through AmerUs Group's website at www.amerus.com under the "For Investors" section of the home page. The conference call may be accessed by calling (toll free) 888-469-0487 (international 773-756-0455) at 10 a.m. EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
 on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , October October: see month.  25, 2005. The pass code for the call is 'AmerUs'. An audio replay of AmerUs Group's call will be available at 12 p.m. EDT, October 25, 2005, through November November: see month.  1, 2005. The replay can be accessed by dialing 866-463-4181 (international 203-369-1389).

Further detailed financial information, including operating segment income, investment composition, operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 and product distribution by channel, can be found in AmerUs Group's Financial Supplement, which is available by accessing the company's web site at www.amerus.com or by contacting the company's investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 department.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical information and relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Additionally, forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Statements such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective," "target," "may," "should," "estimate," "projects," or similar words as well as specific projections of future results qualify as forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements can be found in the company's 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made and AmerUs Group undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that other factors not currently anticipated by the company will not materially and adversely affect our results of operations. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.

AmerUs Group Co. is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and is engaged through its subsidiaries in the business of marketing individual life insurance and annuity products in the United States. Its major subsidiaries include: AmerUs Life Insurance Company, American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc., Bankers Life Insurance Company of New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and Indianapolis Indianapolis (ĭn'dēənă`pəlĭs), city (1990 pop. 731,327), state capital and seat of Marion co., central Ind., on the White River; selected 1820 as the site of the state capital (which was moved there in 1825), inc. 1847.  Life Insurance Company.

As of September 30, 2005, AmerUs Group's total assets were $24.5 billion and shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.
 totaled $1.7 billion, including accumulated other comprehensive income In 1997 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a Statement on Financial Accounting Standards entitled “Comprehensive Income”. This statement required all income statement items to be reported either as a regular item in the income statement and or a special item as .

(1) The company views adjusted net operating income, a non-GAAP financial measure, as an important indicator Indicator

Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends.

Notes:
In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices.
 of financial performance. When presented with net income, the combined presentation can enhance an investor's understanding of AmerUs Group's underlying profitability and normalized results from operations. The definition of adjusted net operating income, as presented in this press release, excludes items such as: open block realized gains Realized Gain

A gain resulting from selling an asset at a price higher than the original purchase price.

Notes:
There may be tax consequences for a realized profit.
 and losses, deferred policy acquisition costs associated with open block realized gains and losses, non-insurance operations, the impact of SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
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 133, the release of income tax provisions, discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
, the early extinguishment The destruction or cancellation of a right, a power, a contract, or an estate.

Extinguishment is sometimes confused with merger, though there is a clear distinction between them.
 of debt and the cumulative effect of change in accounting. Non-GAAP measures are also used for goal setting, determining employee and management compensation and evaluating our performance on a comparable basis to that used by security analysts. A reconciliation of net income to adjusted net operating income has been included as part of this press release.

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 with industry practice and represent the amount of new business sold during the period. We believe sales are a measure of the productivity of our distribution networks. Sales are also a leading indicator Leading Indicator

A measurable economic factor that changes before the economy starts to follow a particular pattern or trend. Leading indicators are used to predict changes in the economy, but are not always accurate.
 of future revenue trends.

(3) Adjusted net operating income per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Due to the unpredictability of the timing and recognition of gains and losses, especially items such as credit impairments, trading gains and losses, FAS 133 adjustments as well as the unpredictable nature of certain other items that management believes are not indicative indicative: see mood.  of ongoing operational performance, guidance on GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 net income cannot readily be estimated. Accordingly, the company is unable to provide guidance with respect to, or a reconciliation of guidance on, adjusted net operating income per share to GAAP net income per share.

(4) Book value per share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI AOCI Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
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) is a non-GAAP financial measure used by the company for the purposes described in footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes."  1 above. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is GAAP book value per share, which includes AOCI. A reconciliation to GAAP book value per share has been included as a part of this press release.
AMERUS GROUP CO.
                     ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME
                  ($ in thousands, except share data)

Adjusted net operating income reflects net income adjusted to
eliminate certain items, such as open block realized/unrealized gains
and losses; DAC and VOBA associated with the open block
realized/unrealized gains and losses; non-insurance operations;
derivative related market value adjustments; litigation; the release
of income tax provisions; discontinued operations; early
extinguishment of debt; and the cumulative effect of change in
accounting. Adjusted net operating income shown below does not
constitute our net income computed in accordance with GAAP. The
adjustments are presented net of income taxes.


                          For The Three Months   For The Nine Months
                          Ended September 30,    Ended September 30,
                            2005       2004        2005       2004
                         ---------------------- ----------------------

Net Income available to
 common stockholders        $38,619    $42,862    $135,674   $124,767

Realized/unrealized
 (gains) losses on open
 block assets(A)              7,161     (2,198)      8,049     19,934

Net amortization of DAC
 and VOBA due to open
 block gains or losses(B)      (773)      (208)       (652)       681

Net effect of derivative
 related market value
 adjustments(C)             (13,895)     5,483       1,180      4,861

Other (income) loss from
 non-insurance
 operations(D)                  (96)        14         123       (682)

Litigation, net(E)            6,428          -       6,428          -

Income tax items(F)            (312)    (3,678)    (19,995)   (21,969)

Income from discontinued
 operations(G)                    -          -           -     (3,899)

Early extinguishment of
 debt(H)                     11,449          -      11,449          -

Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting(I)          -          -           -        510

                         ---------------------- ----------------------
Adjusted Net Operating
 Income available to
 common stockholders        $48,581    $42,275    $142,256   $124,203
                         ====================== ======================

Adjusted Net Operating
 Income available to
 common stockholders per
 common share:
   Basic                      $1.26      $1.08       $3.64      $3.16
                         ====================== ======================
   Diluted                    $1.14      $1.03       $3.33      $3.04
                         ====================== ======================

 Weighted average common
  shares outstanding:
   Basic                 38,488,294 39,237,840  39,102,190 39,307,268
                         ====================== ======================
   Diluted               42,525,870 41,053,772  42,743,043 40,844,713
                         ====================== ======================



                           AMERUS GROUP CO.
                NOTES TO ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME


(A) Represents total open block realized/unrealized gains or losses on
    assets. Open block gains or losses may vary widely between
    periods. Such amounts are determined by management's timing of
    individual transactions or current market conditions and do not
    necessarily correspond to the underlying operating trends. The
    three months ended September 30, 2005, include a $6.3 million loss
    on the restructuring of the Company's 34% joint venture interest
    in AMAL Corporation. The nine months ended September 30, 2004,
    include a $7.9 million loss in the first quarter of 2004 on the
    Indianapolis Life office building, which was an asset classified
    as held for sale and carried at fair value, and a $0.2 million
    gain when the building was sold in August of 2004.

(B) Represents amortization of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and
    value of business acquired (VOBA) on the open block
    realized/unrealized gains and losses that are included in our
    product margins.

(C) Represents the net effect of derivative related market value
    adjustments. The accounting entries consist of cash flow hedge
    amortization; market value adjustments on trading securities,
    derivatives, and indexed contracts; and the associated change in
    amortization of DAC and VOBA resulting from such adjustments.

(D) Represents the net income from our property operations which are
    not part of our insurance operations.

(E) Represents a charge taken in connection with pending litigation
    and results primarily from the proposed California litigation
    settlement.

(F) Represents a reduction in the income tax accrual for the release
    of provisions originally established for potential tax adjustments
    which have been settled or eliminated and changes in deferred
    income tax valuation allowances.

(G) Represents the net income from our discontinued operations.

(H) Represents expenses associated with the early extinguishment of
    the OCEANs debt instrument.

(I) Represents the cumulative effect of change in accounting, net of
    income taxes, as of January 1, 2004, resulting from the Company's
    adoption of SOP 03-1.



                           AMERUS GROUP CO.
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                  ($ in thousands, except share data)

                         For The Three Months    For The Nine Months
                          Ended September 30,    Ended September 30,
                           2005       2004        2005        2004
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Revenues:
  Insurance premiums       $54,603    $64,582    $178,150    $199,110
  Product charges           64,939     61,455     178,610     165,301
  Net investment income    278,641    261,988     824,392     770,174
  Realized/unrealized
   capital gains
   (losses)                 23,362      2,513     (19,316)    (42,122)
  Other income              11,487     11,458      35,272      35,364
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

                           433,032    401,996   1,197,108   1,127,827
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Benefits and expenses:
  Policyowner benefits     211,211    225,572     624,997     632,351
  Underwriting,
   acquisition and other
   expenses                 40,854     39,918     119,881     111,461
  Litigation, net            9,380          -       9,380           -
  Amortization of
   deferred policy
   acquisition costs and
   value of business
   acquired                 58,714     45,272     146,515     151,461
  Dividends to
   policyowners             18,770     24,538      70,637      60,958
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

                           338,929    335,300     971,410     956,231
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Income from continuing
 operations                 94,103     66,696     225,698     171,596

Interest expense             7,725      7,810      23,696      24,144
Early extinguishment of
 debt                       19,082          -      19,082           -
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Income before income tax
 expense                    67,296     58,886     182,920     147,452

Income tax expense          28,677     16,024      47,246      26,074
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Net income from
 continuing operations      38,619     42,862     135,674     121,378

Income from discontinued
 operations, net of tax          -          -           -       3,899
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Net income before
 cumulative effect of
 change in accounting       38,619     42,862     135,674     125,277

Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting,
 net of tax                      -          -           -        (510)
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Net income                  38,619     42,862     135,674     124,767

Dividends on preferred
 stock                           -          -           -           -
                        ---------------------- -----------------------

Net income available to
 common stockholders       $38,619    $42,862    $135,674    $124,767
                        ====================== =======================


Net income from
 continuing operations
 available to common
 stockholders per common
 share:
  Basic                      $1.00      $1.09       $3.47       $3.09
                        ====================== =======================
  Diluted                    $0.91      $1.04       $3.17       $2.97
                        ====================== =======================

Net income available to
 common stockholders per
 common share:
  Basic                      $1.00      $1.09       $3.47       $3.17
                        ====================== =======================
  Diluted                    $0.91      $1.04       $3.17       $3.06
                        ====================== =======================

Weighted average common
 shares outstanding:
  Basic                 38,488,294 39,237,840  39,102,190  39,307,268
                        ====================== =======================
  Diluted               42,525,870 41,053,772  42,743,043  40,844,713
                        ====================== =======================



                           AMERUS GROUP CO.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           ($ in thousands)

                                           September 30,  December 31,
                                               2005          2004
                                           ---------------------------

                  Assets
Investments:
   Securities available-for-sale at fair
    value:
      Fixed maturity securities             $16,639,269   $15,646,653
      Equity securities                          77,658        77,024
      Short-term investments                          -         2,979
   Securities held for trading purposes:
      Fixed maturity securities               1,464,793     1,718,125
      Equity securities                              33        15,468
   Mortgage loans                               968,604       865,733
   Policy loans                                 483,115       486,071
   Other investments                            323,975       374,240
                                           ---------------------------

          Total investments                  19,957,447    19,186,293

Cash and cash equivalents                       588,810       478,441
Accrued investment income                       234,754       222,294
Premiums, fees and other receivables             41,128        39,688
Income taxes receivable                          16,201             -
Reinsurance receivables                         683,439       666,493
Deferred policy acquisition costs             1,617,995     1,248,009
Deferred sales inducements                      226,653       137,538
Value of business acquired                      357,394       374,792
Goodwill                                        228,869       226,291
Property and equipment                           44,448        46,114
Other assets                                    304,088       296,409
Separate account assets                         225,911       248,507
                                           ---------------------------

          Total assets                      $24,527,137   $23,170,869
                                           ===========================



                           AMERUS GROUP CO.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           ($ in thousands)

                                           September 30,  December 31,
                                                2005         2004
                                           ---------------------------
   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:
  Policy reserves and policyowner funds:
    Future life and annuity policy benefits  $19,134,316  $17,923,329
    Policyowner funds                          1,474,519    1,419,762
                                           ---------------------------
                                              20,608,835   19,343,091

  Accrued expenses and other liabilities         999,399      837,514
  Dividends payable to policyowners              296,237      322,037
  Policy and contract claims                      63,500       70,465
  Income taxes payable                                 -        9,299
  Deferred income taxes                           78,847      145,332
  Notes payable                                  556,509      571,155
  Separate account liabilities                   225,911      248,507
                                           ---------------------------

        Total liabilities                     22,829,238   21,547,400

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred Stock, no par value, 20,000,000
   shares authorized, 6,000,000 shares
   issued and outstanding in 2005                145,310            -
  Common Stock, no par value, 230,000,000
   shares authorized; 46,650,037 shares
   issued and 38,651,463 shares outstanding
   in 2005
   44,225,902 shares issued and 39,400,663
   shares outstanding in 2004                     46,650       44,226
  Additional paid-in capital - common stock    1,229,181    1,198,379
  Accumulated other comprehensive income          25,629      114,670
  Unearned compensation                           (2,089)      (1,238)
  Retained earnings                              567,585      431,911
  Treasury stock, at cost (7,998,574 shares
   in 2005 and 4,825,239 shares in 2004)        (314,367)    (164,479)
                                           ---------------------------

        Total stockholders' equity             1,697,899    1,623,469
                                           ---------------------------

        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                              $24,527,137  $23,170,869
                                           ===========================



                           AMERUS GROUP CO.
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and the Year Ended
                           December 31, 2004
                           ($ in thousands)

                                             Additional
                                               Paid-In    Accumulated
                                               Capital       Other
                          Preferred  Common    Common    Comprehensive
                            Stock    Stock      Stock    Income (Loss)
                          --------- -------- ----------- -------------

Balance at December 31,
 2003                           $-  $43,836  $1,184,237       $84,519

2004:
  Net income                     -        -           -             -
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on securities          -        -           -        33,959
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on derivatives
   designated as cash flow
   hedges                        -        -           -           420
  Stock issued under
   various incentive plans,
   net of forfeitures            -      390      14,142             -
  Purchase of treasury
   stock                         -        -           -             -
  Dividends declared on
   common stock                  -        -           -             -
  Minimum pension
   liability adjustment          -        -           -        (4,228)

                          --------- -------- ----------- -------------
Balance at December 31,
 2004                            -   44,226   1,198,379       114,670

2005:
  Net income                     -        -           -             -
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on securities          -        -           -       (88,629)
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on derivatives
   designated as cash flow
   hedges                        -        -           -          (412)
  Issuance of preferred
   stock                   145,310        -           -             -
  Conversion of OCEANs           -    1,675       9,069             -
  Stock issued under
   various incentive plans,
   net of forfeitures            -      749      21,733             -
  Purchase of treasury
   stock                         -        -           -             -

                          --------- -------- ----------- -------------
Balance at September 30,
 2005                     $145,310  $46,650  $1,229,181       $25,629
                          ========= ======== =========== =============


                                                             Total
                         Unearned    Retained  Treasury  Stockholders'
                       Compensation  Earnings    Stock      Equity
                       ------------ --------- ---------- -------------

Balance at December 31,
 2003                      $(1,361) $255,006  $(156,426)   $1,409,811

2004:
  Net income                     -   192,642          -       192,642
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on securities          -         -          -        33,959
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on derivatives
   designated as cash
   flow hedges                   -         -          -           420
  Stock issued under
   various incentive
   plans, net of
   forfeitures                 123         -      1,100        15,755
  Purchase of treasury
   stock                         -         -     (9,153)       (9,153)
  Dividends declared on
   common stock                  -   (15,737)         -       (15,737)
  Minimum pension
   liability adjustment          -         -          -        (4,228)

                       ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
Balance at December 31,
 2004                       (1,238)  431,911   (164,479)    1,623,469

2005:
  Net income                     -   135,674          -       135,674
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on securities          -         -          -       (88,629)
  Net unrealized gain
   (loss) on derivatives
   designated as cash
   flow hedges                   -         -          -          (412)
  Issuance of preferred
   stock                         -         -          -       145,310
  Conversion of OCEANs           -         -          -        10,744
  Stock issued under
   various incentive
   plans, net of
   forfeitures                (851)        -        840        22,471
  Purchase of treasury
   stock                         -         -   (150,728)     (150,728)

                       ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
Balance at September
 30, 2005                  $(2,089) $567,585  $(314,367)   $1,697,899
                       ============ ========= ========== =============



Book Value on a Non-GAAP Basis to GAAP Basis
($ in thousands, except per share data)

As of September 30, 2005

Common Stockholders' Equity:

End of period (including AOCI)                            $1,552,589

End of period (excluding AOCI)                            $1,526,960


Common shares outstanding, end of period                      38,651


Book Value per Common Share:

Including AOCI                                                $40.17

Excluding AOCI                                                $39.51
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