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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported: November 13, 2002)

AMERUS GROUP CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (515) 362-3600

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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On November 13, 2002, in connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 of AmerUs Group Co. (the “Company”) the Chief Executive officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company respectively made the certifications, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, set forth in this Item 9.

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63
OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

I, Roger K. Brooks, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AmerUs Group Co., certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that (i) the Quarterly Report of AmerUs Group Co. on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of AmerUs Group Co.

/s/ Roger K. Brooks

Dated: November 13, 2002 Roger K. Brooks
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
AmerUs Group Co.

Dated: November 13, 2002

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63
OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

I, Melinda S. Urion, Chief Financial Officer of AmerUs Group Co., certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that (i) the Quarterly Report of AmerUs Group Co. on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of AmerUs Group Co.

/s/ Melinda S. Urion

Melinda S. Urion
Chief Financial Officer
AmerUs Group Co.

Dated: November 13, 2002

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 13, 2002