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UNITED INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RetireMAP Deferred Variable Annuity Policy
Supplement dated November 4, 1999 to Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information dated May 1, 1999
Effective November 4, 1999, the Trustees of Warburg Pincus Trust II
determined to terminate the Trust and its Fixed Income and Global Fixed
Income Portfolios. Accordingly, effective immediately, the Portfolios will
no longer be offered to new investors. The RetireMAP Deferred Variable
Annuity Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are hereby
revised to remove all reference to the Warburg Pincus Trust II Portfolios,
Fixed Income and Global Fixed Income.
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The definition of "Beneficiary" in the "Glossary" on Page iv of the
RetireMAP Deferred Variable Annuity Prospectus is deleted and replaced with
the following:.
"The beneficiary is the individual or individuals to whom the death
benefit is paid if the owner (or any joint owner) dies before the
retirement date."
Please keep this Supplement with your Prospectus or Statement of Additional
Information dated May 1, 1999, for the RetireMAP Deferred Variable Annuity
Policy.
Form U-1153-F, Ed. 11/99