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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549



                                   FORM 8-A

                    FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
                SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             AETNA SERVICES, INC.
                  (formerly, Aetna Life and Casualty Company)
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Connecticut                                 06-08-843808
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  (State of incorporation or organization)             (IRS Employer
                                                     Identification No.)

 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut              06156
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    (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

If this Form relates to the registration       If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is           registration of a class of
effective upon filing pursuant to General      debt securities and is to
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the           become effective simultaneously
following  box. [X]                            with the effectiveness of a
                                               concurrent registration state
                                               ment under the Securities Act
                                               of 1933 pursuant to General
                                               Instruction A(c)(2) please
                                               check the following box.  [ ]

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

       Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which
        to be registered              each class is to be registered
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      6 3/8% Notes due 2003              New York Stock Exchange

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                     None
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ITEM 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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     The description of the securities set forth in the section captioned
"Description of the Notes" in the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3
Registratiojn Statement (Registration No. 33-49543), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 21, 1993, is
incorporated herein by reference.

                                   SIGNATURE

            Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the under
signed, thereto duly authorized.

                                    AETNA SERVICES, INC.
                                                (Registrant)


DATE: JULY 31, 1996                 By:   /s/ Lucille M. Nickerson
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                                           Name:  Lucille M. Nickerson
                                           Title: Vice President and
                                                  Corporate Secretary