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:  March 23, 2005
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                           Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               North Carolina             1-5955       56-0896180
          (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)              File Number   Identification No.)


           100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina  27401
           (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 691-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17
     CFR 204.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
  Exchange Act (17
     CFR 240.13e-4(c))




This   Form   8-K   is   also   being   posted   on   JP's   corporate   website
www.jpfinancial.com.

Item 1.02     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On  March  23,  2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board  of  Directors  of
Jefferson-Pilot  Corporation ("JP") voted to extend  the  term  of  the  current
Employment  Agreement of Dennis R. Glass, President and Chief Executive  Officer
of  JP, for an additional year, until March 1, 2008, without any other change in
this Agreement.


                                    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.



JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION



By:    /s/  Robert A. Reed

Name:  Robert A. Reed

Title:    Vice President



Dated:  March 29, 2005
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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:  March 23, 2005
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                           Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               North Carolina             1-5955       56-0896180
          (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)              File Number   Identification No.)

           100 North Greene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina  27401
           (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 691-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17
     CFR 204.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
  Exchange Act (17
     CFR 240.13e-4(c))

This   Form   8-K   is   also   being   posted   on   JP's   corporate   website
www.jpfinancial.com.

Item 1.02     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On  March  23,  2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board  of  Directors  of
Jefferson-Pilot  Corporation ("JP") voted to extend  the  term  of  the  current
Employment  Agreement of Dennis R. Glass, President and Chief Executive  Officer
of  JP, for an additional year, until March 1, 2008, without any other change in
this Agreement.

                                    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.

JEFFERSON-PILOT CORPORATION

By:    /s/  Robert A. Reed

Name:  Robert A. Reed

Title:    Vice President

Dated:  March 29, 2005