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: October 27, 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  October 27,
2003 reporting financial results for the third 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 third  quarter of 2003,  issued  after the NYSE
close on October 27, 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 .

                                    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: October 27, 2003

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit     Description
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99          Press Release of Jefferson-Pilot Corporation issued October 27, 2003
            reporting financial results for the third quarter 2003.