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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 5

               ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check box if no longer  subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[_]  Form 3 Holdings Reported

[_]  Form 4 Transactions Reported

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Robinson                             Harriett                 J.
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

3500 Tuxedo Road, N.W.
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                                    (Street)

Atlanta                            Georgia                  30305-1068
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)
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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Atlantic American Corporation - AAME

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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

     ###-##-####
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4.   Statement for Month/Year

     December, 1998
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)



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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [X]  10% Owner
     [ ]  Officer (give title below)           [X]  Other (specify below)

               Trustee under Rule 16a-8
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
     (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form filed by one Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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5. 6. 4. Amount of Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7. (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of 2. 3. ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 3,985 I 401(k)Plan by Spouse (1***) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 204,585 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 6,720 D Joint w/ Grandson - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 1,964,421 I 2*** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 3,381,202 I By Gulf Capital Svcs(3***) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 3,893,256 I 4*** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock N/A 3,938,492 I 5*** ====================================================================================================================================
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) (Form 5-07/98) FORM 5 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
9. 10. Number Owner- of ship 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Options (6) N/A Cmn. Stk. 120,000 120,000 I By Spouse - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option to Buy(7) N/A Cmn. Stk. 7,000 7,000 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: 1 The information herein is based on a plan statement as of January 5, 1999. 2 Includes 733,719 shares held directly by spouse; 936,702 shares held by Delta Fire & Casualty Ins. Co. 3 Spouse individually holds 24% interest in the Partnership. The remaining partnership interests are held in equal shares by trust for the benefit of the reporting person's daughters, with the reporting person as trustee. 4 By self as trustee for Robin Robinson, securities directly held by Trust. 5 By self as trustee for Jill Robinson, securities held directly by Trest. 6 Option to buy Common Stock, granted at an exercise price ranging from $2.50 to $3.374, under the Atlantic American Corporation 1992 Incentive Plan. 7 Granted pursuant to the Company's 1996 Director Stock Option Plan at option price ranging from $3.00 to $4.4375. 2/3/99 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Harriett J. Robinson Date **Signature of Reporting Person ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2