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): January 7, 2004



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


           Texas                        0-4690                   74-2126975
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission file number)     (I.R.S. employer
 of incorporation)                                           identification no.)





                      6500 River Place Blvd., Building One
                               Austin, Texas 78730
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (512)  404-5000

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Item 5 - Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The Board of  Directors  of Financial  Industries  Corporation  has elected
     Bruce Boisture as President and Chief Executive Officer,  effective January
     7, 2003.  Mr.  Boisture  also has served on the Board of  Directors  of FIC
     since August 2003 and is a member of the Executive  Committee of the Board.
     He replaces  Eugene E.  Payne,  who had served as  President  and CEO since
     November 2002.

     From June 2001 until his election as President and CEO of FIC, Mr. Boisture
     served as CEO of EDsmart,  Inc., which provides data warehouse and analysis
     services to school districts.  From 1992 until January 2004, he also served
     as president of Trinity  Capital  Alliance,  Inc.,  an  investment  banking
     company  he  founded  in 1992,  that  specializes  in  leveraged  buy-outs,
     start-up  investments  and  turnarounds.  From 1986  through  1991 he was a
     partner and chief operating officer of Rosecliff, Inc./Acadia Partners L.P.
     Mr.  Boisture has received a B.A.  from  Princeton  University,  a B. Phil.
     degree from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

     In  connection  with the  election,  the  Board of  Directors  approved  an
     employment agreement for Mr. Boisture. The agreement, which is for a three-
     year term,  provides  for  monthly  base  compensation  of  $33,333.33  and
     eligibility for an annual performance bonus of up to $100,000. In addition,
     the agreement  provides for long-term  incentives in the form of a grant of
     options to purchase 150,000 shares of FIC common stock at an exercise price
     equal to the fair market value on the effective date of the agreement and a
     restricted  stock  grant of 50,000  shares.  Both grants are subject to the
     approval of the shareholders of FIC. In the event that such approval is not
     granted,  the  agreement  provides for a lump sum cash  payment  based on a
     formula and an increase in base  compensation.  If shareholder  approval is
     obtained,  a  portion  of  the  options  and  restricted  stock  will  vest
     immediately,  with the remainder vesting  according to specified  schedules
     over a two-year period, subject to acceleration for certain events.

     The  description of the  employment  agreement is qualified by reference to
     the  complete  agreement  which is filed as an exhibit and is  incorporated
     herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits .

     (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit 10.1   Employment  Agreement  dated  January 7,  2004  by  and
                        between Bruce Boisture and  Financial  Industries  Corp-
                        oration.

         Exhibit 99.1   Press release dated January 8, 2004, issued by Financial
                        Industries Corporation

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                                   SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                        FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION



Date: January 8,  2004                  By:     /s/ R. Keith Long
                                           ____________________________________
                                           Chairman

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