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

~~PURSUANT~~Date TOof ~~SECTION~~Report ~~13 OR 15~~(d)Date OFof ~~THE SECURITIES~~earliest ~~EXCHANGE~~event ~~ACT~~reported: OFOctober 27, ~~1934~~2006)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported: September 11, 2006)

AMERUS GROUP CO.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

IOWA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	001-15166 (Commission File Number)	42-1458424 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
IOWA	001-15166	42-1458424
699 WALNUT STREET DES MOINES, IOWA (Address of principal executive offices)		50309-3948 (Zip Code)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


699 WALNUT STREET DES MOINES, IOWA		50309-3948

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 25.0304. ~~Creation~~Temporary Suspension of aTrading ~~Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation~~ Under anRegistrant’s ~~Off-Balance~~Employee ~~Sheet Arrangement~~Benefit ~~of a Registrant~~Plans.

~~On September 11, 2006,~~ AmerUs Group Co. (“Company”) provided notice to participants in certain Company retirement plans of ~~borrowed~~a ~~$40 million~~future onsuspension ~~its~~in ~~$300 million~~trading ~~credit~~in Company common stock investments in such plans that will result ~~facility~~from completion of the closing of the acquisition of the Company by Aviva plc (“~~Borrowing~~Acquisition”). ~~The~~and related ~~Borrowing~~payments ~~was~~to ~~incurred~~plan ~~under~~participants ~~the~~in exchange for such Company’s ~~Amended~~common ~~and~~stock ~~Restated~~investments. ~~Credit~~The ~~Agreement~~Company ~~among~~also ~~AmerUs~~provided ~~Group~~notice ~~Co.,~~to ~~Various~~its ~~Lending~~directors ~~Institutions,~~and ~~Bank~~executive officers of ~~America,~~such ~~N.A.,~~upcoming ~~Citibank,~~suspension and their inability to trade in Company common stock or Nstock-based securities during the suspension.A. ~~and~~Given ~~The~~that ~~Bank~~completion of ~~New~~the ~~York~~Acquisition asremains subject ~~Co-Syndication~~to ~~Agents~~receipt ~~and~~of ~~JPMorgan~~certain ~~Chase~~governmental ~~Bank,~~and ~~N.A.~~regulatory approvals as ~~Administrative~~well ~~Agent~~as ~~(“Credit~~customary ~~Agreement”) filed~~closing byconditions, the Company asis anunable ~~exhibit~~ to adetermine ~~Current~~the ~~Report~~dates on ~~Form~~which ~~8-K~~the onsuspension ~~June 20,~~will ~~2006~~begin and end. ~~The~~During ~~terms~~the suspension and for a period of two years after the ~~conditions~~suspension has ended, security holders of the ~~Borrowing~~Company or other intrested parties may obtain, without charge, information regarding the beginning and ~~its~~ending ~~repayment~~dates ~~are~~of ~~described~~the insuspension by contacting the Company, ~~Credit~~Attention: ~~Agreement~~Corporate Secretary, ~~which~~699 isWalnut Street, Des ~~incorporated~~Moines, ~~herein~~Iowa, by50369-3948 ~~reference~~(telephone number (515) 362-3600). ~~The~~Both ~~Company’s~~notices ~~obligation~~are attached to ~~repay~~this ~~the~~Current ~~Borrowing~~Report ~~may~~on ~~be accelerated~~Form in8-K ~~certain~~as ~~circumstances~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~described~~and inare incorporated ~~the~~into ~~Credit~~this ~~Agreement~~Item 5.04 by reference.

Item 79.01. ~~Regulation~~(c) ~~FD Disclosure~~Exhibits.

On99.1 ~~September 13,~~Notices ~~2006,~~to ~~the~~Retirement ~~Company~~Plan ~~redeemed~~Participants ~~all~~and ofDirectors ~~its issued~~ and ~~outstanding~~Executive ~~shares~~Officers ofRegarding ~~Series A Non-Cumulative~~Suspension ~~Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) at a price~~ of ~~$26.03~~Trading ~~per~~in ~~share~~AmerUs ~~plus~~Group ~~the preferred dividend payment of $0~~Co.~~453125~~ ~~per~~Common ~~share for a total redemption price per share of $26.48.~~ Stock

Funding for the redemption came from the settlement of the forward purchase contracts forming a portion of the Company’s Income PRIDES which matured on August 16, 2006 as well as other equity issuances occurring in the six month period prior to the redemption. Under the terms of the redemption, the Company was required to use the proceeds of the sale of its equity securities to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock. In order to provide the funds necessary to complete the redemption, Aviva plc purchased 3,073 shares of the Company’s common stock at $69.00 per share for an aggregate cash purchase price of $212,037 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement dated September 12, 2006.

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.

	AMERUS GROUP CO.
	By:	/s/ Melinda S. Urion
		Melinda S. Urion
Dated: September 13, 2006		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer


	AMERUS GROUP CO.
	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Littlefield
		Christopher J. Littlefield
		Executive Vice President, and General Counsel

Dated: October 30, 2006

EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Notices to Retirement Plan Participants and Directors and Executive Officers Regarding Suspension of Trading in AmerUs Group Co. Common Stock

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