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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000005016-00-000022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-NT
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000811

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN PREMIER UNDERWRITERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077098
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [6331
]		IRS NUMBER:				236000765
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		13F-NT
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-02414
			FILM NUMBER:		692117
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		ONE EAST FOURTH ST
				CITY:			CINCINNATI
				STATE:			OH
				ZIP:			45202
				BUSINESS PHONE:		5135796600
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		ONE EAST FOURTH ST
					CITY:			CINCINNATI
					STATE:			OH
					ZIP:			45202
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					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PENNSYLVANIA NEW YORK CENTRAL TRANSPORTA
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690429
</FORMER-COMPANY>

						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD CO
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680618
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 13F

                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE


                   Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2000


                       AMERICAN PREMIER UNDERWRITERS, INC.
                 One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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     (Name and Address of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report)


                          Form 13F File Number:  28-2414


The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

                                 Fred J. Runk
                     Senior Vice President and Treasurer
                                (513) 579-2489
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                (Name, Title and Phone Number of Person Signing
                 this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager)


Signature:

Fred J. Runk                            Cincinnati, Ohio     August 4, 2000
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Fred J. Runk
Senior Vice President and Treasurer


Report Type:
     [ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
     [X]  13F NOTICE.
     [ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.

Other Manager Reporting for this Manager:
     (28-4389) American Financial Group, Inc.


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