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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        DATE OF REPORT: OCTOBER 27, 2005
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

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                           JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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            North Carolina              1-5955            56-0896180
    (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)         File Number)     Identification No.)

                             100 North Greene Street
                        Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                                 (336) 691-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 27, 2005, Jefferson-Pilot Corporation issued a news release
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. A
copy of the Earnings News Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included
or incorporated in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (C) Exhibits

         99.1   News Release of Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, dated October 27,
                2005, announcing financial results for the quarter ended
                September 30, 2005.



                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 27, 2005                          JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION

                                                By:    /s/ Robert A. Reed
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                                                Name:  Robert A. Reed
                                                Title: Vice President, Secretary
                                                       and Corporate Counsel