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: July 28, 2003
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                           Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       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)         (Zip Code)

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


Item 7. Exhibits

Exhibit 99 - Press Release of  Jefferson-Pilot  Corporation issued July 28, 2003
reporting financial results for the second quarter 2003.

Item 9 (for Item 12, Earnings Release).

This Form 8-K is being  filed to comply  with the new SEC  requirement  that the
Earnings  Press  Release be furnished  to the SEC under cover of Form 8-K.  JP's
Earnings  Press  Release for the second  quarter of 2003,  issued after the NYSE
close on July 28, 2003, is being filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

This   Form   8-K   is   also   being   posted   on   JP's   corporate   website
www.jpfinancial.com.

                                    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.

                                              JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION

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                                              By:    /s/  Robert A. Reed
                                              Name:  Robert A. Reed
                                              Title: Vice President

Dated: July 28, 2003

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit     Description
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99          Press Release of  Jefferson-Pilot  Corporation  issued July 28, 2003
            reporting financial results for the second quarter 2003.