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): August 14, 2002


                         ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                     1-13754                     04-3263626
(State or other jurisdic-    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer I.D.
  tion of Incorporation)                                         Number)



               440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01653
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (508) 855-1000
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number including area code)



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Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure


     On August  14,  2002,  the  Principal  Executive  Officer,
John F. O'Brien,  and the Principal  Financial  Officer,  Edward J. Parry III,
of Allmerica Financial Corporation  submitted  to  the  SEC  sworn  statements
pursuant  to Securities  and Exchange  Commission  Order No.  4-460.  Copies of
of these statements are attached hereto as Exhibits.

     In addition,  the Company filed Certifications  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 with respect to the Form 10-Q for the period  ended June 30,  2002,  filed
August 14, 2002. These were filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURE


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

                                         Allmerica Financial Corporation
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                                         Registrant

                                     By: /s/ Edward J. Parry III
                                         --------------------------------
                                         Edward J. Parry III
                                         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                         and Principal Accounting Officer


Date: August 14, 2002



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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1: Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer dated
              August 14, 2002

Exhibit 99.2: Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer dated
              August 14, 2002


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