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


                        SCHEDULE 13G


          UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              (AMENDMENT NO. ______2_________)*


                       Executive Risk Inc.
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                         (Name of Issuer)
                              
                  Common Stock; Par Value $.01
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                  (Title of Class of Securities)

                            301586103
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                         (CUSIP NUMBER)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  (  ).  
(A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous 
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent 
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent 
or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7).

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting 
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of 
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which 
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of 
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the 
Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP NO.  301 586 103                     13G/A


1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         Aetna Services, Inc. 
         (formerly known as Aetna Life and Casualty Company)
         151 Farmington Avenue
         Hartford, CT.   06156-3124   IRS Identification No. 06-0843808
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2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

    N/A                                                  (a)_________
                                                         (b)_________
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3.  SEC USE ONLY
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4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    Connecticut
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                                      5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                          100,000
                                          ---------------------------- 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
                                      6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                            -0-
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                                      7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             100,000
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                                      8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             -0-
                                          ____________________________
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9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     100,000
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10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 
     N/A
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
    Less than 1%.
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    IC
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                 *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

                          SCHEDULE 13G/A

Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                  Executive Risk Inc.

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  82 Hopmeadow Street
                  P.O. Box 2002
                  Simsbury, CT 06070-7683

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                  Aetna Services, Inc. 
                  (formerly known as Aetna Life and Casualty Company)

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  151 Farmington Avenue
                  Hartford, Connecticut  06156-3124

Item 2(c).        Citizenship:

                  Connecticut

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock; Par Value $.01

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                  301 586 103

Item 3.           Statement filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).

                  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act.

Item 4.           Ownership.

                  (a).   Amount Beneficially Owned

                  An option representing the right to acquire 100,000
                  shares of Common Stock.

                  (b).   Percent of Class:

                  Less than 1%

                  (c).   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                         (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the
                              vote -   100,000
                        (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the
                              vote -  -0-
                       (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of -  100,000
                        (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the
                              disposition of -  -0-

Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  This statement is being filed to report the fact
                  that Aetna Services, Inc. owns less than 5% of
                  Executive Risk Inc's common stock.

Item 6.           Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
                  Another Person.

                  N/A

Item 7.           Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                  Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By
                  the Parent Holding Company.

                  N/A

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  N/A

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  N/A

Item 10.          Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, 
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of 
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the 
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such 
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete 
and correct.



October 4, 1996
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Date

S/LUCILLE M. NICKERSON
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Signature
Lucille M. Nickerson, Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Name/Title