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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

                                SCHEDULE 14D-1 
                              (AMENDMENT NO. 37) 
             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) 
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

                    AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC. 
                          (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY) 

                           SEASON ACQUISITION CORP. 
                             CENDANT CORPORATION 
                                  (Bidders) 
                   COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE 
          (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS) 
                        (Title of Class of Securities) 
                                 024456 10 5 
                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) 

                            JAMES E. BUCKMAN, ESQ. 
             SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL 
                             CENDANT CORPORATION 
                                 6 SYLVAN WAY 
                         PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054 
                          TELEPHONE: (973) 428-9700 
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized 
         to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders) 

                               WITH A COPY TO: 
                               DAVID FOX, ESQ. 
                            ERIC J. FRIEDMAN, ESQ. 
                   SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 
                               919 THIRD AVENUE 
                           NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 
                          TELEPHONE: (212) 735-3000 

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   This Amendment No. 37 amends the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 
initially filed on January 27, 1998 (as amended, the "Schedule 14D-1") by 
Cendant Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and its wholly owned 
subsidiary, Season Acquisition Corp., a New Jersey corporation ("Purchaser"), 
relating to Purchaser's tender offer for 23,501,260 outstanding shares of 
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of American Bankers Insurance Group, 
Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company") upon the terms and subject to the 
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 27, 1998 (the 
"Offer to Purchase"), the Supplement thereto, dated March 16, 1998 (the 
"First Supplement"), the Second Supplement thereto, dated March 24, 1998 (the 
"Second Supplement"), and the revised Letters of Transmittal (which, together 
with any amendments or supplements thereto, constitute the "Offer"). Unless 
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the 
respective meanings given such terms in the Offer to Purchase, the First 
Supplement or the Schedule 14D-1. 

ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. 

Item 11 is hereby amended as follows:

   (g)(32)   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on April 17, 1998.






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                                 SIGNATURE 

   After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the 
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is 
true, complete and correct. 

Dated: April 17, 1998                    CENDANT CORPORATION 

                                        By: /s/ James E. Buckman 
                                            Name: James E. Buckman 
                                            Title: Senior Executive Vice 
                                                   President and General Counsel


                                        SEASON ACQUISITION CORP. 

                                        By: /s/ James E. Buckman 
                                            Name: James E. Buckman 
                                            Title: Executive Vice President 












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                                EXHIBIT INDEX 

   EXHIBIT 
   NUMBER 
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   (g)(32)   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on April 17, 1998.














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                                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                             CENDANT TERMINATES EXECUTIVE

Stamford, CT and Parsippany, NJ, April 17, 1998 -- Cendant Corporation
(NYSE:CD) announced today that it has terminated the employment of Cosmo
Corigliano, executive vice president of the Company. Mr. Corigliano had
been executive vice president of the Company. Mr. Corigliano had been
executive vice president and chief financial officer of CUC International
Inc. prior to its merger with HFS Incorporated on December 17, 1997 forming
Cendant.

The Company said that the independent investigation by the Audit Committee
of its Board of Directors, assisted by independent legal and auditing firms,
is continuing.

Cendant is the world's premier provider of consumer and business services. 
Cendant operates in three principal segments: Alliance Marketing, Travel and 
Real Estate Services. In Alliance Marketing, Cendant provides access to travel,
shopping, auto, dining, and other services through more than 66.5 million 
memberships worldwide. In Travel Services, Cendant is the leading franchisor 
of hotels and rental car agencies worldwide, the premier provider of vacation 
exchange services and the second largest fleet management company. In Real 
Estate Services, Cendant is the world's premier franchisor of residential real 
estate brokerage offices, a major provider of mortgage services to consumers 
and a global leader in corporate employee relocation. Headquartered in 
Stamford, CT and Parsippany, NJ, the company has more than 34,000 employees,
operates in over 100 countries and makes approximately 100 million customer
contacts annually.

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