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Rule 497(d)
Registration No. 333-13087
Supplement Dated January 21, 2000 to Prospectus Dated May 3, 1999
SUN LIFE CORPORATE VUL-SM-
A FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
ISSUED BY
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
Effective January 21, 2000, the Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio, which
had been discontinued as a Sub-Account option under the Policy, will be
re-opened to new Premium Payments and transfers of Account Value to all
policyowners.
This Supplement updates certain information in the Prospectus at the pages
referenced below. Please read it and keep it with your Prospectus for future
reference.
PAGE 8 - The first sentence under the heading "The Funds" is amended by
deleting the number 31 and inserting the number 32.
PAGE 9 - The list of available investment portfolios under the sub-heading
"Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund" is amended by the addition of the
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio.
PAGE 10 - The list of Funds under the heading "Discontinued Funds" is
amended by deleting Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio.
PAGE 11 - The first sentence of the second paragraph under the heading
"Discontinued Funds" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"If you had Account Value allocated to a Sub-Account which invests in the first
Fund listed above as of May 1, 1999, you may maintain your existing allocations,
but may not allocate any additional net premium payments or make any future
transfers to that Sub-Account."
