Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as
an executive officer of the chairman and chief financial officer of Allmerica
Financial Corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to the
undersigned's knowledge:

1)       the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
         September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)       the information contained in the Company's Report fairly presents, in
         all material respects, the financial condition and results of
         operations of the Company.


                                    /s/ Edward J. Parry, III

                                    Edward J. Parry, III
                                    Executive Officer of the Chairman and
                                    Chief Financial Officer


Dated: November 14, 2002