Torchmark Corp – ‘SC 13D/A’ on 7/6/00 re: Vesta Insurance Group Inc

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Amendment to General Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13D
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D. C.  20549  

AMENDMENT NO. 7 
TO  
SCHEDULE 13D  

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. 
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(Name of Issuer)  

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share  
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(Title of Class of Securities)  

40218L 30 5 
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(CUSIP Number)  

Carol A. McCoy, 2001 Third Avenue South, Birmingham, AL  35233 (205) 325-4243 
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person 
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) 

July 3, 2000  
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing  
of this Statement)  

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report 
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this   
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box.           

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement____. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file 
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of        
securities described in Item 1, and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent       
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  
(See Rule 13d-7.)                                                               

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed    
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to 
be sent.                                                                        

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's  
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter           
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                                     

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of   
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act 
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the       
Notes).                                                                         

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CUSIP No.   925391 10 4                                                         
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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                             Torchmark Corporation
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)      

63-0780404                                                              
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a) [X]  
                                                                     (b) [ ]

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3   SEC USE ONLY                                                                

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4   SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                    00       

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

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6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                        

Delaware                                                                
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7   SOLE VOTING POWER                             

NUMBER OF        0                                                          
   SHARES      -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER                                          
OWNED BY                                                                  
EACH           0                                                        
  REPORTING    -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON      9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                    
WITH                                                                    
0                                         
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10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      

0                                         
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

0                                                                     
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   [ ]

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

0%                                                                    
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   

HC                                                                    
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.                                                   

Common Stock of Vesta Insurance Group, Inc.                           

3760 River Run Drive                          
Birmingham, AL 35243                          

Item 2.  Identity and Background.                                               

Torchmark Corporation, a Delaware corporation                         
2001 Third Avenue South                                               
Birmingham, AL 35233                                                  

 Torchmark Corporation ("TMK") is an insurance and diversified financial
services holding company.                                             

(d)  No.                                                              

(e)  No.                                                              

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

Not applicable.                                                       

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.                                                

Not applicable.                                                       

  TMK has no current plans or proposals which relate to or would result in
any of the matters listed in Items 4(a) through (j), inclusive, of    
Schedule 13D.                                                         

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.                                  

(a)  TMK was formerly the record owner of 1,380,000 shares of Vesta's 
common stock (7.33%). TMK now owns no Vesta shares.         

 (b)  TMK had sole voting and dispositive power over the Vesta shares it
held of record.                                             

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(c) On July 3, 2000, Torchmark sold 1,380,000 shares of Vesta's common
stock to Vesta in a private placement transaction.            

(d)  None.                                                            

(e)  Not applicable.                                                  

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships               

with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.                     

Not applicable.                                                       

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits                                       

None                                                                  

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SIGNATURE     

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this        
statement is true, complete and correct.                                        

 TORCHMARK CORPORATION

Date: July 6, 2000       By:  /s/ Carol A. McCoy                                
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Carol A. McCoy      
              Its: Associate Counsel & Secretary

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