1



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                        
                                        
                               FORM 10-Q/A No. 1


[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____ TO ____


                     AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
                            11222 QUAIL ROOST DRIVE
                              MIAMI, FLORIDA 33157
                                 (305) 253-2244


Commission File Number:                                        0-9633

State of Incorporation:                                       Florida


I.R.S. Employer Identification Number:                     59-1985922

Indicate, by check mark, whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such report), and (2) has been subject to such 
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES  X   NO
    ---     ---

Common Stock - Par Value $1.00
43,070,782 Shares Outstanding on November 3, 1998

   2



                                   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.



                                            AMERICAN BANKERS
                                            INSURANCE GROUP, INC.



January 26, 1999                                   /s/ Robert Hill
                                            ------------------------------
                                                      Robert Hill 
                                             Principal Accounting Officer



   3




                     AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
                                  (unaudited)



Item 5 - Continued



Other:

Any holder of the Company's common stock, par value $1.00, who intends to 
present a proposal at the 1999 annual shareholder's meeting may do so by 
following the procedures described in Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 and the Company's bylaws. If any holder wishes to have the proposal 
included in the Company's proxy statement for the 1999 annual meeting, the 
Corporate Secretary must receive the proposal at the Company's headquarters by 
5:00 pm on March [12], 1999. The Corporate Secretary is Arthur W. Heggen and the
Company's headquarters is located at 11222 Quail Roost Drive, Miami, Florida
33157-6596.