FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2002
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                             ASCENT ASSURANCE, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


DELAWARE                         1-8538                      73-1165000
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(State of Other                 (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                            Identification Number)


           110 WEST SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 300, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (817) 878-3300
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




                       This Form 8-K consists of 2 pages.









Item 5.   Other Events

On August 2, 2002 the Company submitted the  certification  required pursuant to
Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 in connection with its Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2002 .




                                   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.



                                           ASCENT ASSURANCE, INC.


Dated:  August 2, 2002                     By:   /s/ Cynthia B. Koenig

                                                 Cynthia B. Koenig
                                                 Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer