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        As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1999
                                                             File No. 333-51955
                                                             File No. 811-08017
    
                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                           FORM N-4
                 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ( )
                               Pre-effective Amendment No. ( )
   
                             Post-effective Amendment No. 2 ( X )
                                            and/or
    
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
                                   COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ( )
   
                               Pre-effective Amendment No. ( )
                            Post-effective Amendment No. 13 ( X )
    
                               (Check appropriate box or boxes)
                                -----------------------------

                            ANNUITY INVESTORS(R) VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                                  (Exact Name of Registrant)

                          ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY(R)
                                     (Name of Depositor)
                                        P.O. Box 5423
                                 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5423
               (Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                      Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
                                        (800) 789-6771
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                                    Mark F. Muething, Esq.
                     Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
                           Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company
                                        P.O. Box 5423
                                 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5423
                           (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                           Copy to:

                                     John P. Gruber, Esq.
                           Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company
                                        P.O. Box 5423
                                 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5423
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

   
________Immediately  upon filing pursuant to Rule 485(b)  
__X_____On May 1, 1999 pursuant to Rule 485(b)  
________60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1)
________On  ___pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1)  
________75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2)
________On pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2)
    




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                            CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
                            Pursuant to Rule 495(a)

                           (Commodore IndependenceSM)


                    Showing Location in Part A (Prospectus),
  Part B (Statement of Additional Information) and Part C (Other Information)
           of Registration Statement Information Required by Form N-4


                                     PART A


   Item of Form N-4                                Prospectus Caption
 1. Cover Page..................................  Cover Page

 2. Definitions.................................  Definitions, Glossary of 
                                                  Financial Terms
   
 3. Synopsis....................................  Overview

 4. Condensed Financial Information

    (a)    Accumulation Unit Values.............  Condensed Financial 
                                                  Information

    (b)    Performance Data.....................  Performance Information

    (c)    Financial Statements.................  Financial Statements

 5. General Description of Registrant, Depositor
    and Portfolio Companies
    (a)    Depositor............................  Annuity Investors Life 
                                                    Insurance Company(R)

    (b)    Registrant...........................  The Separate Account

    (c)    Portfolio Companies..................  The Portfolios

    (d)    Portfolio Prospectuses...............  The Portfolios

    (e)    Voting Rights........................  Voting Rights

6.  Deductions and Expenses
    (a)    General..............................  Charges and Deductions

    (b)    Sales Load %.........................  Not Applicable

    (c)    Special Purchase Plan................  Not Applicable

    (d)    Commissions..........................  AAG Securities, Inc.

    (e)    Portfolio Expenses...................  Fee Table

    (f)    Operating Expenses...................  Fee Table

7.  Contracts
    (a)    Persons with Rights..................  Persons with Rights Under 
                                                  a Contract; Voting Rights
    (b)(i) Allocation of Premium  Payments......  Purchase Payments

        (ii) Transfers..........................  Transfers

       (iii) Exchanges..........................  Additions, Deletions or 
                                                  Substitutions

    (c)    Changes..............................  Not Applicable

    (d)    Inquiries............................  How Do I Contact the Company

8.  Annuity Period..............................  Benefit Payment Period

9.  Death Benefit...............................  Death Benefit

10. Purchases and Contract Values
    (a)    Purchases............................  Purchase Payments; Investment
                                                  Options--Allocations
    (b)    Valuation............................  Account Value; Definitions

    (c)    Daily Calculation....................  Account Value; Accumulation 
                                                  Units; Definitions
    (d)    Underwriter..........................  AAG Securities, Inc.

11. Redemptions
    (a)    By Owner.............................  Surrenders

           By Annuitant.........................  Not Applicable

    (b)    Texas ORP............................  Texas Optional Retirement 
                                                  Program

    (c)    Check Delay..........................  Surrenders

    (d)    Free Look............................  Right to Cancel

12. Taxes.......................................  Federal Tax Matters

13. Legal Proceedings...........................  Legal Proceedings

14. Table of Contents for the Statement of
    Additional                                    Statement of Additional 
    Information.................................  Information

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                                          PART B

                                                   Statement of Additional
    Item of Form N-4                               Information Caption
15. Cover Page.................................... Cover Page

16. Table of Contents............................. Table of Contents

17. General Information and History............... General Information and 
                                                   History
18. Services
   
    (a)    Fees and Expenses of Registrant........ (Prospectus) Fee Table
    

    (b)    Management Contracts................... Not Applicable

    (c)    Custodian.............................. Not Applicable

           Independent Auditors................... Experts

    (d)    Assets of Registrant....................Not Applicable

    (e)    Affiliated Person.......................Not Applicable

    (f)    Principal Underwriter...................Not Applicable

19. Purchase of Securities Being Offered...........(Prospectus) AAG Securities, 
                                                   Inc.

    Offering Sales Load........................... Not Applicable

20. Underwriters.................................. AAG Securities, Inc.

21. Calculation of Performance Data
    (a)    Money Market Funded Sub-Accounts.......Money Market Sub-Account 
                                                  Standardized Yield Calculation
 
    (b)    Other Sub-Accounts.................... Not Applicable

22. Annuity Payments............................. (Prospectus) Fixed Dollar 
                                                  Benefit; Variable Dollar 
                                                  Benefit; (SAI) Benefit Units-
                                                  -Transfer Formulas

23. Financial Statements..........................Financial Statements



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                                     PART C


    Item of Form N-4                                Part C Caption
24. Financial Statements and Exhibits.............  Financial Statements and 
                                                    Exhibits

    (a)    Financial Statements...................  Financial Statements

    (b)    Exhibits...............................  Exhibits

25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor.......  Directors and Officers of 
                                                    Annuity Investors Life
                                                    Insurance Company(R)

26. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control   Persons Controlled By Or 
    With the                                        Under Common Control With 
    Registrant....................................  the Depositor or Registrant

27. Number of Owners..............................  Number of Owners

28. Indemnification...............................  Indemnification

29. Principal Underwriters........................  Principal Underwriter

30. Location of Accounts and
    Records.......................................  Location of Accounts and 
                                                    Records

31. Management Services...........................  Management Services

32. Undertakings..................................  Undertakings

    Signature Page................................  Signature Page




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ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY(REGISTERED)
ANNUITY INVESTORS(R) VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
PROSPECTUS for
The Commodore IndependenceSM
Individual and Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuities


                                                                     May 1, 1999

   
This  prospectus  describes The Commodore  Independencesm  individual  and group
flexible premium deferred annuity contracts (the "Contracts"). Annuity Investors
Life Insurance  Company(R) (the  "Company") is the issuer of the Contracts.  The
Contracts  are  available  for  tax-qualified  and   non-tax-qualified   annuity
purchases.   All  Contracts  qualify  for  tax-deferred   treatment  during  the
Accumulation  Period. The tax treatment of annuities is discussed in the Federal
Tax Matters section of this prospectus.

The Contracts  offer both variable and fixed  investment  options.  The variable
investment options under the Contracts are Sub-Accounts of Annuity  Investors(R)
Variable Account B (the "Separate  Account").  The Contracts  currently offer 29
Sub-Accounts.  Each Sub-Account is invested in shares of a registered investment
company or a portfolio thereof (each, a "Portfolio").  The Portfolios are listed
below.
    


                        Janus Aspen Series (6 Portfolios)
                          -Aggressive Growth Portfolio
                           -Worldwide Growth Portfolio
                               -Balanced Portfolio
                                -Growth Portfolio
                         -International Growth Portfolio
                         -Capital Appreciation Portfolio
                 Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund (4 Portfolios)
                         -Capital Appreciation Portfolio
                             -Money Market Portfolio
                          -Growth and Income Portfolio
                              -Small Cap Portfolio
               The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
                            Dreyfus Stock Index Fund
                        Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.
               Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. (1 Portfolio)
   
                         -Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II
                        The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series
    

                     BT Insurance Funds Trust (3 Portfolios)
                           -EAFE(R) Equity Index Fund
                             -Equity 500 Index Fund
                              -Small Cap Index Fund
   
             INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. (3 Portfolios)
                         -INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund
                         -INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund
                          -INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund
    
         Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. (5 Portfolios)
                            -Mid Cap Value Portfolio
                                -Value Portfolio
                             -Fixed Income Portfolio
                           -U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
                       -Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
                 PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc. (3 Portfolios)
                            -PBHG Growth II Portfolio
                        -PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio
                   -PBHG Technology & Communications Portfolio

This prospectus  includes  information  you should know before  investing in The
Commodore  Independence.  This  prospectus  is not complete  without the current
prospectuses  for the Portfolios.  Please keep this prospectus and the Portfolio
prospectuses for future reference.

A  statement  of  additional  information,  dated  May 1,  1999,  contains  more
information about the Separate Account and the Contracts.  The Company filed the
statement of additional information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
It is part of this prospectus.  For a free copy, complete and return the form on
page 39 of this prospectus, or call the Company at 1-800-789-6771.  You may also
access the statement of additional  information  (as well as all other documents
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Contracts,
the Separate Account or the Company) at the Securities and Exchange Commission's
Web  site:  http://www.sec.gov.  The  table of  contents  for the  statement  of
additional information is printed on the last page of this prospectus.

The  Securities and Exchange  Commission  has not approved or disapproved  these
securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.


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These  securities  may be sold by a bank or credit union,  but are not financial
institution products.

o  The Contracts are Not FDIC or NCUSIF Insured

o  The  Contracts are  Obligations  of the Company and Not of the Bank or Credit
   Union

o  The Bank or Credit Union Does Not Guarantee the Company's  Obligations  Under
   the Contracts

o  The Contracts Involve Investment Risk and May Lose Value
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                                   TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                           Page


DEFINITIONS...................................................................4
OVERVIEW......................................................................5
   What is the Separate Account?..............................................5
   What Are the Contracts?....................................................5
   How Do I Purchase or Cancel a Contract?....................................5
   Will Any Penalties or Charges Apply If I Surrender a Contract?.............5
   What Other Charges and Deductions Apply to the Contract?...................5
   How Do I Contact the Company?..............................................5
   
FEE TABLE.....................................................................6
   Owner Transaction Expenses.................................................6
   Separate Account Annual Expenses...........................................6
   Portfolio Annual Expenses (After Expense Reimbursement) 
   for Year Ended 12/31/981...................................................6
   Examples...................................................................9
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION..............................................24
   Financial Statements......................................................25
   Performance Information...................................................26
    Yield Data...............................................................26
    Total Return Data........................................................26
    Other Performance Measures...............................................26
THE PORTFOLIOS...............................................................27
   Janus Aspen Series........................................................27
   Dreyfus Portfolios........................................................28
   Strong Portfolios.........................................................29
   BT Insurance Funds Trust..................................................29
   INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc....................................30
   PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc...........................................30
   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc...........................32
   The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series................................32
   Additions, Deletions, or Substitutions....................................33
   Voting Rights.............................................................33
ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY(R)..................................34
THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT.........................................................34
AAG SECURITIES, INC..........................................................34
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS.......................................................35
   Charges and Deductions By the Company.....................................35
    Contract Maintenance Fee.................................................35
    Transfer Fee.............................................................36
    Administration Charge....................................................36
    Mortality and Expense Risk Charge........................................37
    Premium Taxes............................................................37
    Discretionary Waivers of Charges.........................................37
   Expenses of the Portfolios................................................37
THE CONTRACTS................................................................38
   Right to Cancel...........................................................38
   Persons With Rights Under a Contract......................................38
ACCUMULATION PERIOD..........................................................39
   Account Statements........................................................39
   Account Value.............................................................39
   Purchase Payments.........................................................40
   Investment Options--Allocations...........................................40
   Transfers.................................................................41
   Surrenders................................................................43
   Contract Loans............................................................44
   Termination...............................................................44
BENEFIT PAYMENT PERIOD.......................................................45
   Annuity Benefit...........................................................45
   Death Benefit.............................................................45
   Settlement Options........................................................45
    Form of Settlement Option................................................46
    Calculation of Fixed Dollar Benefit Payments.............................46
   Calculation of Variable Dollar Benefit Payments...........................46
FEDERAL TAX MATTERS..........................................................48
   Tax Deferral On Annuities.................................................48
   Tax-Qualified Plans.......................................................49
    Individual Retirement Annuities..........................................49
    Roth IRAs................................................................49
    Tax-Sheltered Annuities..................................................49
    Texas Optional Retirement Program........................................49
    Pension and Profit Sharing Plans.........................................49
    Governmental Deferred Compensation Plans.................................49
   Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans..................................49
   Summary of Income Tax Rules...............................................50
GLOSSARY OF FINANCIAL TERMS..................................................51
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT...................................................52
OTHER INFORMATION............................................................52
   Year 2000.................................................................52
   Legal Proceedings.........................................................52
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION..........................................53
    



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DEFINITIONS

The capitalized  terms defined on this page will have the meanings given to them
when used in this  prospectus.  Other  terms  which may have a specific  meaning
under the Contracts,  but which are not defined on this page,  will be explained
as they are used in this prospectus.

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Account Value:  The value of a Contract during the  Accumulation  Period.  It is
equal to the sum of the value of the owner's  interest in the  Sub-Accounts  and
the owner's interest in the fixed account options.

Accumulation  Period:  The period  during which  purchase  payments are invested
according to the investment  options  elected and  accumulated on a tax-deferred
basis. The Accumulation Period ends when a Contract is annuitized or surrendered
in full, or on the Death Benefit Valuation Date.

Accumulation  Unit: A share of a Sub-Account  that an owner purchases during the
Accumulation Period.

Accumulation  Unit  Value:  The  value of an  Accumulation  Unit at the end of a
Valuation  Period.  See the  Glossary  of  Financial  Terms  on page 37 of  this
prospectus for an explanation of how Accumulation Unit Values are calculated.

Benefit Payment Period:  The period during which either annuity benefit or death
benefit payments are paid under a settlement  option. The Benefit Payment Period
begins on the first day of the first payment interval in which a benefit payment
will be paid.

Benefit Unit: A share of a  Sub-Account  that is used to determine the amount of
each variable  dollar benefit  payment after the first  variable  dollar benefit
payment during the Benefit Payment Period.

Benefit  Unit  Value:  The  value of a  Benefit  Unit at the end of a  Valuation
Period.  See the Glossary of Financial  Terms on page 37  of this prospectus for
an explanation of how Benefit Unit Values are calculated.

Death Benefit  Valuation  Date: The date the death benefit is valued.  It is the
date  that the  Company  receives  both  proof of the  death  of the  owner  and
instructions as to how the death benefit will be paid. If  instructions  are not
received within one year of the date of death, the Death Benefit  Valuation Date
will be one year after the date of death.  The Death Benefit  Valuation Date may
never be later than five years after the date of death.

Net Asset Value: The price computed by or for each Portfolio, no less frequently
than  each  Valuation  Period,  at which  the  Portfolio's  shares  or units are
redeemed in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Net Investment  Factor:  The factor that represents the percentage change in the
Accumulation  Unit Values and Benefit Unit Values from one  Valuation  Period to
the next. See the Glossary of Financial Terms on page 37  of this prospectus for
an explanation of how the Net Investment Factor is calculated.

Valuation Date: A day on which  Accumulation Unit Values and Benefit Unit Values
can be calculated.  Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business is
a Valuation Date.

Valuation Period: The period starting at the close of regular trading on the New
York Stock  Exchange on any Valuation Date and ending at the close of trading on
the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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OVERVIEW
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What is the Separate Account?
The Separate  Account is a unit investment  trust registered with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission under the Investment  Company Act of 1940. The Separate
Account is divided  into  Sub-Accounts,  each of which is invested in one of the
Portfolios  listed  on page 1 of  this  prospectus.  If you  choose  a  variable
investment  option,  you are investing in the Sub-Accounts,  not directly in the
Portfolios.

What Are the Contracts?
   
The Contracts are individual and group deferred  annuities,  which are insurance
products.  The  Contracts  are sold  with  either a  standard  or  enhanced  fee
structure  as  described  in the Fee Table on page 6 of this  prospectus.  The
Contracts are available in both tax-qualified and non-tax-qualified  forms, both
of which qualify for tax-deferred investment status. See the Federal Tax Matters
section beginning on page 34 of this  prospectus  for more information about tax
qualifications  and taxation of annuities  in general.  During the  Accumulation
Period, the amounts you contribute can be allocated among any of the 29 variable
investment  options and five fixed  account  options.  The  variable  investment
options are the Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account,  each of which is invested
in a  Portfolio.  The  owner  bears the risk of any  investment  gain or loss on
amounts  allocated to the  Sub-Accounts.  The fixed account options earn a fixed
rate of  interest  declared  by the  Company,  which will be no less than 3% per
year. The Company  guarantees  amounts invested in the fixed account options and
the earnings thereon so long as those amounts remain in the fixed account.
    

During the Benefit Payment Period,  payments can be allocated  between  variable
dollar benefit and fixed dollar benefit options. If a variable dollar benefit is
selected,  Benefit Units can be allocated to any of the same  Sub-Accounts  that
are available during the Accumulation Period.

How Do I Purchase or Cancel a Contract?
The  requirements to purchase a Contract are explained in The Contracts  section
beginning  on  page 24 of  this  prospectus.  You may  purchase a Contract  only
through a licensed securities  representative.  You may cancel a Contract within
twenty  days  after you  receive  it (the  right to cancel may be longer in some
States).  In many States,  you will bear the risk of investment  gain or loss on
any amounts  allocated to the Sub-Accounts  prior to cancellation.  The right to
cancel may not apply to group Contracts. The right to cancel is described in the
Right to Cancel section on page 24 of this prospectus.

Will Any Penalties or Charges Apply If I Surrender a Contract?
There are no charges  imposed on partial or full  surrenders  of the  Contracts,
except that the annual contract  maintenance fee will be deducted at the time of
a full surrender.  Surrender  procedures are described in the Surrenders section
beginning on page 29 of this  prospectus.  A  penalty tax  may be imposed at the
time of a  surrender  depending  on  your  age and  other  circumstances  of the
surrender.  Tax  consequences  of a surrender  are  described in the Federal Tax
Matters section on page 34 of this  prospectus.  The right to surrender may be
restricted under certain tax-qualified plans.

What Other Charges and Deductions Apply to the Contract?
The Company  will charge the fees and charges  listed  below  unless the Company
waives the fee or charge as  discussed  in the  Charges and  Deductions  section
beginning on page 21 of this prospectus:


o    a transfer fee for certain transfers between investment options;

o    an  annual  contract  maintenance  fee,  which  is  assessed  only  against
     investments in the Sub-Accounts;

o    a mortality  and expense risk  charge,  which is an expense of the Separate
     Account and charged against all assets in the Sub-Accounts (this charge may
     never be waived);

o    an administration  charge,  which is an expense of the Separate Account and
     charged against all assets in the Sub-Accounts; and

o    premium taxes in some States (where taxes apply, they may never be waived).

In addition to charges and deductions under the Contracts,  the Portfolios incur
expenses that are passed  through to owners.  Portfolio  expenses for the fiscal
year ending  December  31, 1998 are  included in the Fee Table on page 6 of this
prospectus  and are described in the  prospectuses  and statements of additional
information for the Portfolios.

How Do I Contact the Company?
Any questions or inquiries  should be directed to the  Company's  Administrative
Office,  P.O. Box 5423,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  45201-5423,  (800) 789-6771.  Please
include the Contract number and the owner's name.


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FEE TABLE
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                 <C>    
Owner Transaction Expenses
Sales load imposed on purchase payments or on surrenders                             None
Transfer Fee (applies to transfers in excess of 12 in any contract year)             $25 
Annual Contract Maintenance Fee (not assessed against fixed account options)         $40 
</TABLE>
                                                                                
Separate Account Annual Expenses
   
(As  a  percentage  of  the  average  value  of  the  owner's  interest  in  the
Sub-Accounts)
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          Enhanced Contracts
                                             Standard Contracts    Enhanced Contracts     with Administration
                                                                                             Charge Waived
<S>                                               <C>              <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>    

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge                  1.25%            0.95%      0.75%       0.95%       0.75%
Administration Charge                              0.15%            0.15%      0.15%       0.00%       0.00%
                                                   -----            -----      -----       -----       -----
Total Separate Account Annual Expenses             1.40%            1.10%      0.90%       0.95%       0.75%
</TABLE>

   
Portfolio Annual Expenses (After Expense Reimbursement) for Year Ended 12/31/981
(As a percentage of Portfolio average net assets)
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  Sub-Account                                                                Management      Other        Total
                                                                                Fees       Expenses     Expenses
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------ ------------
   
<S>                                                                          <C>           <C>          <C>    
   Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                     0.72          0.03         0.75
  Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                       0.65          0.07         0.72
  Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                               0.72          0.02         0.74
  Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                 0.65          0.03         0.68
  Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                   0.66          0.20         0.86
  Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                   0.70          0.22         0.92
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                               0.75          0.06         0.81
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                       0.50          0.06         0.56
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                  0.75          0.03         0.78
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                          0.75          0.02         0.77
  The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                          0.75          0.05         0.80
  Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                    0.25          0.01         0.26
  Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                            1.00          0.16         1.16
  Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II         1.00          0.20         1.20
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund                           0.00          0.65         0.65
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                              0.00          0.30         0.30
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                               0.00          0.45         0.45
  INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                              0.75          0.18         0.93
  INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                               0.75          0.42         1.17
  INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                 0.60          0.47         1.07
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Mid Cap Value Portfolio    0.23          0.82         1.05
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio            0.08          0.77         0.85
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Fixed Income Portfolio     0.06          0.64         0.70
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-U.S. Real Estate           0.17          0.93         1.10
  Portfolio
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Emerging Markets           0.00          1.95         1.95
    
  Equity Port.
   
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                   0.51          0.69         1.20
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio            0.32          0.78         1.10
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio               0.49          0.71         1.20
  The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                  1.00          0.20         1.20
    
</TABLE>


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The purpose of the Fee Table is to assist the owner in understanding the various
costs and expenses that an owner will bear directly or indirectly. The Fee Table
reflects  expenses of the  Separate  Account as well as of the  Portfolios.  The
Separate Account expenses are discussed more fully in the Charges and Deductions
section  beginning on page 21 of this  prospectus.  The  Portfolio  expenses are
discussed  more  fully in the  Portfolio  prospectuses.  Premium  taxes may also
apply.



1 Data for each  Portfolio  are for its fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1998.
Actual  expenses  in future  years may be higher or lower.  Portfolios  may have
agreements  with their advisors to cap or waive fees,  and/or to reduce or waive
expenses  or  to  reimburse  expenses.  The  specific  terms  of  such  waivers,
reductions or reimbursements  are discussed in the Portfolio  prospectuses.  Fee
and expenses shown below are actual fees and expenses  before any applicable fee
waivers or reductions or expense reimbursements.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Sub-Account                                                        Management       Other         Total
                                                                                Fees        Expenses       Expenses
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>           <C>    
   
  Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                      0.72           0.03          0.75
  Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                       0.67           0.07          0.74
  Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                               0.72           0.02          0.74
  Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                 0.72           0.03          0.75
  Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                   0.75           0.20          0.95
  Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                   0.75           0.22          0.97
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                               0.75           0.06          0.81
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                       0.50           0.06          0.56
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                  0.75           0.03          0.78
  Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                          0.75           0.02          0.77
  The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                          0.75           0.05          0.80
  Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                    0.25           0.01          0.26
  Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                            1.00           0.16          1.16
  Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II         1.00           0.55          1.55
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund                           0.45           1.21          1.66
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                              0.20           0.99          1.19
  BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                               0.35           1.23          1.58
  INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                              0.75           0.42          1.17
  INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                               0.75           0.49          1.24
  INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                 0.60           0.47          1.07
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Mid Cap Value Portfolio    0.75           0.82          1.57
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio            0.55           0.77          1.32
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Fixed Income Portfolio     0.40           0.64          1.04
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-U.S. Real Estate           0.80           0.93          1.73
  Portfolio
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Emerging Markets           1.25           2.20          3.45
    
  Equity Port.
   
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                   0.85           0.69          1.54
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio            0.75           0.78          1.53
  PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio               0.85           0.71          1.56
  The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                  1.00           1.90          2.90
    
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<CAPTION>
Examples                                                                          Example (1.40% Total Separate Account
Standard Contracts                                                                              Expenses)
If the owner  surrenders his or her Contract at the end of the  applicable  time
period,  or if the owner does not  surrender  his or her  Contract,  or if it is
annuitized, the expenses shown would be charged on a $1,000 investment.
    
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
   
Sub-Account                                                                        1 Year   3 Years    5 Years   10 Years
                                                                                                             
    
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------
   
<S>                                                                                <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>   
Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                              $22       $72       $129     $313
Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                               $22       $71       $128     $310
Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                                       $22       $72       $129     $312
Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                         $21       $70       $125     $304
Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                           $23       $75       $136     $328
Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                           $24       $77       $139     $335
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                       $23       $74       $133     $321
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                               $20       $66       $118     $288
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                          $23       $73       $131     $317
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                                  $22       $73       $130     $316
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                                  $23       $74       $132     $320
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                            $17       $56       $101     $248
Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                                    $26       $85       $152     $366
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II                 $27       $86       $155     $371
BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund                                   $21       $69       $124     $300
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                                      $18       $57       $103     $253
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                                       $19       $62       $112     $274
INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                                      $24       $78       $140     $337
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                                       $26       $85       $153     $367
INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                         $27       $86       $155     $371
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Mid Cap Value Portfolio            $25       $82       $146     $352
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio                    $23       $75       $135     $326
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Fixed Income Portfolio             $22       $70       $127     $307
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-U.S. Real Estate Portfolio         $26       $83       $149     $358
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Emerging Markets Equity            $34      $110       $195     $460
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                           $27       $86       $155     $371
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio                    $26       $83       $149     $358
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio                       $27       $86       $155     $371
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                          $27       $86       $155     $371
    
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Enhanced Contracts
                                                                               Example (1.10% Total         Example (0.90% Total 
If the  owner  surrenders  his or her  Contract  at the  end of the          Separate Account Expenses)   Separate Account Expenses)
applicable  time period,  or if the owner does not surrender his or
her Contract,  or if it is annuitized,  the expenses shown would be
charged on a $1,000 investment.
    
- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------
   
<S>                                                                  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>
    
Sub-Account                                                                      1     3      5     10       1      3      5     10 
                                                                               Year   Years  Years Years   Year   Years  Years Years
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   ----   ----   ----   ----   ----   ----   ----   ----
   
Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                         $ 19   $ 62   $112   $274   $ 17   $ 56   $101   $247
Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                          $ 19   $ 61   $111   $270   $ 17   $ 55   $ 99   $243
Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                                  $ 19   $ 62   $112   $273   $ 17   $ 55   $100   $245
Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                    $ 18   $ 60   $108   $264   $ 16   $ 53   $ 97   $237
Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                      $ 20   $ 66   $119   $289   $ 18   $ 59   $107   $262
Janus A.S.- Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                     $ 21   $ 68   $122   $297   $ 19   $ 61   $111   $270
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                  $ 20   $ 64   $116   $282   $ 18   $ 58   $104   $255
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                          $ 17   $ 56   $101   $248   $ 15   $ 49   $ 90   $220
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                     $ 19   $ 63   $114   $278   $ 17   $ 57   $102   $251
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                             $ 19   $ 63   $113   $277   $ 17   $ 56   $102   $250
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                             $ 20   $ 64   $115   $281   $ 18   $ 57   $104   $254
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                       $ 14   $ 46   $ 84   $206   $ 12   $ 39   $ 72   $178
Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                               $ 23   $ 75   $136   $328   $ 21   $ 69   $124   $302
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II            $ 24   $ 77   $138   $333   $ 22   $ 70   $127   $307
BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund                              $ 18   $ 59   $106   $260   $ 16   $ 52   $ 95   $233
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                                 $ 15   $ 47   $ 86   $212   $ 12   $ 41   $ 74   $184
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                                  $ 16   $ 52   $ 95   $233   $ 14   $ 46   $ 83   $205
INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                                 $ 21   $ 68   $123   $298   $ 19   $ 62   $111   $271
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                                  $ 23   $ 76   $136   $329   $ 21   $ 69   $125   $303
INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                    $ 24   $ 77   $138   $333   $ 22   $ 70   $127   $307
Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Universal  Funds,  Inc.-Mid Cap Value            $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio               $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287   $ 18   $ 59   $106   $260
Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Universal  Funds,  Inc.-Fixed  Income            $ 19   $ 61   $109   $267   $ 17   $ 54   $ 98   $240
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds,  Inc.-U.S.  Real Estate            $ 23   $ 74   $132   $320   $ 21   $ 67   $121   $294
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds,  Inc.-Emerging  Markets            $ 31   $100   $179   $425   $ 29   $ 94   $168   $401
Equity
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                      $ 24   $ 77   $138   $333   $ 22   $ 70   $127   $307
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio               $ 23   $ 74   $132   $320   $ 21   $ 67   $121   $294
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio                  $ 24   $ 77   $138   $333   $ 22   $ 70   $127   $307
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                     $ 24   $ 77   $138   $333   $ 22   $ 70   $127   $307
    
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
Enhanced Contracts with Administration Charge Waived
                                                                                  Example-(0.95%            Example-(0.75% 
If the  owner  surrenders  his or her  Contract  at the  end of the           Total Separate Account      Total Separate Account    
applicable  time period,  or if the owner does not surrender his or              Annual Expenses)            Annual Expenses)
her Contract,  or if it is annuitized,  the expenses shown would be
charged on a $1,000 investment.
    
- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------
   
Sub-Account                                                                     1      3     5      10      1      3     5      10 
                                                                              Year   Years  Years  Years   Year  Years  Years  Years
- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- -
    
   
<S>                                                                           <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                         $ 18   $ 57   $104   $254   $ 16   $ 51   $ 92   $226
Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                          $ 17   $ 56   $102   $250   $ 15   $ 50   $ 90   $222
Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                                  $ 18   $ 57   $103   $252   $ 15   $ 50   $ 91   $225
Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                    $ 17   $ 55   $ 99   $244   $ 15   $ 48   $ 88   $216
Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                      $ 19   $ 61   $110   $269   $ 17   $ 54   $ 98   $241
Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                      $ 19   $ 63   $113   $277   $ 17   $ 56   $102   $250
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                  $ 18   $ 59   $107   $262   $ 16   $ 53   $ 95   $234
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                          $ 16   $ 51   $ 92   $227   $ 14   $ 44   $ 81   $199
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                     $ 18   $ 58   $105   $258   $ 16   $ 52   $ 94   $230
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                             $ 18   $ 58   $105   $256   $ 16   $ 51   $ 93   $229
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                             $ 18   $ 59   $106   $260   $ 16   $ 52   $ 95   $233
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                       $ 13   $ 41   $ 75   $185   $ 11   $ 34   $ 63   $156
Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                               $ 22   $ 71   $127   $308   $ 20   $ 64   $116   $282
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II            $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund                              $ 17   $ 54   $ 98   $240   $ 15   $ 47   $ 86   $212
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                                 $ 13   $ 42   $ 77   $191   $ 11   $ 36   $ 65   $162
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                                  $ 15   $ 47   $ 86   $212   $ 12   $ 41   $ 74   $184
INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                                 $ 19   $ 63   $114   $278   $ 17   $ 57   $102   $251
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                                  $ 22   $ 71   $128   $310   $ 20   $ 64   $116   $283
INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                    $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Universal  Funds,  Inc.-Mid Cap Value            $ 21   $ 67   $121   $294   $ 19   $ 61   $109   $267
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio               $ 19   $ 61   $109   $267   $ 17   $ 54   $ 98   $240
Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Universal  Funds,  Inc.-Fixed  Income            $ 17   $ 56   $101   $247   $ 15   $ 49   $ 89   $219
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds,  Inc.-U.S.  Real Estate            $ 21   $ 69   $124   $301   $ 19   $ 62   $112   $274
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds,  Inc.-Emerging  Markets            $ 30   $ 96   $171   $407   $ 28   $ 89   $160   $383
Equity
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                      $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio               $ 21   $ 69   $124   $301   $ 19   $ 62   $112   $274
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio                  $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                     $ 22   $ 72   $129   $314   $ 20   $ 65   $118   $287
    
</TABLE>

   
The examples are not  indicative  of past or future  expenses or annual rates of
return of any Portfolio.  Actual expenses and annual rates of return may be more
or less than those assumed in the examples. The examples assume the reinvestment
of all dividends and  distributions,  no transfers among Sub-Accounts or between
the fixed account options and the  Sub-Accounts  and a 5% annual rate of return.
The contract  maintenance  fee is reflected in the examples as a charge of $0.00
per year based on the ratio of actual  contract  maintenance  fees collected for
the year ended 12/31/98 to total net assets as of 12/31/98.  The examples do not
include charges for premium taxes.
    


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Sub-Account                                      12/31/97         12/31/98
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
<S>             <C>            <C>                                               <C>             <C>  
                 Janus           Aggressive Growth Portfolio
                 Aspen                    Accumulation Unit Value                 10.723950        14.199318
                 Series                   Accumulation Units Outstanding          2,830.076       53,896.345
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Worldwide Growth Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                  9.935860        12.632936
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         56,665.753      402,131.168
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Balanced Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.604609        14.043929
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         30,519.754      373.285.807
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Growth Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.239960        13.699715
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         32,737.591      172,190.630
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 International Growth Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                  9.735841        11.256365
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         12,541.039       45,382.775
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Capital Appreciation Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                       N/A              N/A
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding                N/A              N/A
                
                 ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                 Dreyfus         Capital Appreciation Portfolio
                 Variable                 Accumulation Unit Value                 10.103905        12.975443
                 Investment               Accumulation Units Outstanding         18,347.666      170,523.015
                 Fund            -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Money Market Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                  1.016499         1.050876
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding              0.000      658,981.650
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Growth and Income Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.196538        11.243790
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         32,231.762      159,409.837
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Small Cap Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.362314         9.867472
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         41,359.506      171,968.905
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.320883        13.169143
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         26,332.500      140,614.024
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 Dreyfus Stock Index Fund
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.479569        13.250646
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         69,510.645      779,485.606
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.727356        12.012034
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding          6,416.208       72,644.387
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap
                 Growth Fund II
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.707133        13.587521
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding          2,147.556       33,197.715
                 --------------- -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                 BT Insurance    EAFE REGISTERED Equity Index Fund
                 Funds Trust              Accumulation Unit Value                       N/A              N/A
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding                N/A              N/A
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Equity 500 Index Fund
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                       N/A              N/A
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding                N/A              N/A
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Small Cap Index Fund
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                       N/A              N/A
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding                N/A              N/A
                 ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                 INVESCO         INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund
                 Variable                 Accumulation Unit Value                 10.659157        12.120155
                 Investment               Accumulation Units Outstanding         33,269.953      200,541.938
                 Funds, Inc.     -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.503108        11.348675
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         14,641.934      154,762.526
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.687084        10.689459
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         10,260.821       70,047.913
                 ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                 Morgan          Mid Cap Value Portfolio
                 Stanley                  Accumulation Unit Value                 11.113227        12.705082
                 Dean Witter              Accumulation Units Outstanding         16,674.966      111,076.120
                 Universal       -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                 Funds, Inc.     Value Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.204064         9.848411
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding          9,944.401       34,212.111
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Fixed Income Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.412276        11.079965
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding              4.653       46,348.096
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 11.101269         9.758808
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding          7,200.060       43,786.457
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                  7.911559         5.915866
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding          9,042.956       30,255.642
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 PBHG            PBHG Growth II Portfolio
                 Insurance                Accumulation Unit Value                  9.511124        10.147606
                 Series                   Accumulation Units Outstanding          6,195.935       24,618.770
                 Fund, Inc.      -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                 10.150555        13.076352
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         11,415.131       31,474.961
                                 -------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------
                                 PBHG Technology & Communications Portfolio
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                  9.057045        11.808346
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding         20,974.008       65,820.143
                 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------
                 The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series
                                          Accumulation Unit Value                       N/A        10.283942
                                          Accumulation Units Outstanding                N/A       29,293.327
</TABLE>

The  above  table  gives  year-end   Accumulation   Unit  information  for  each
Sub-Account  from the end of the year of inception  to December  31, 1998.  This
information  should be read in conjunction with the Separate  Account  financial
statements,  including the notes to those statements. The beginning Accumulation
Unit Value for each  Sub-Account  other than the Dreyfus Money Market  Portfolio
Sub-Account was 10.000000 as of July 15, 1997 (the Separate Account commencement
date),  or as of May 1, 1998 (the  effective  date of the  Sub-Account)  for the
Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series, or as of May 1, 1999 (the effective date
of the  Sub-Account) for the Janus Aspen Series Capital  Appreciation  Portfolio
and the three BT Insurance Funds Trust  Portfolios.  The beginning  Accumulation
Unit Value for the Dreyfus Money Market Portfolio Sub-Account was 1.000000 as of
July 15, 1997. The Contracts were not available for sale until July 22, 1998. No
Enhanced  Contracts,  or Enhanced Contracts with  Administration  Charge waived,
were issued as of December 31, 1998.
    

Financial Statements
The financial statements and reports of independent auditors for the Company and
for  the  Separate   Account  are  included  in  the   statement  of  additional
information.




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Performance Information
From time to time, the Company may advertise yields and/or total returns for the
Sub-Accounts.  These  figures are based on  historical  information  and are not
intended to indicate future  performance.  Performance  data and a more detailed
description of the methods used to determine yield and total return are included
in the statement of additional information.

Yield Data
The "yield" of the money  market  Sub-Account  refers to the  annualized  income
generated  by an  investment  in that  Sub-Account  over a  specified  seven-day
period. The "effective yield" of the money market Sub-Account is the same as the
"yield"  except  that it  assumes  reinvestment  of the  income  earned  in that
Sub-Account.  The effective yield will be slightly higher than the yield because
of the  compounding  effect of this assumed  reinvestment.  The Company does not
advertise yields for any Sub-Account other than the money market Sub-Account.

Total Return Data
The Company may advertise two types of total return data:  "average annual total
return" and "cumulative  total return." Average annual total return is presented
in both standardized and non-standardized form. "Standardized" total return data
reflects the  deduction of all charges that apply to all Contracts of that type,
except for premium taxes.  "Non-standardized" total return data does not reflect
the  deduction of contract  maintenance  fees.  Cumulative  total return data is
currently presented only in non-standardized form.

   
Total  return data that does not  reflect  all  charges  will be higher than the
total return  realized by an investor who incurs the  charges.  

"Average annual total return" is either  hypothetical or actual return data that
reflects performance of a Sub-Account for a one-year period or for an average of
consecutive   one-year   periods.   If  average  annual  total  return  data  is
hypothetical,  it reflects  performance for a period of time before the Separate
Account commenced operations.  When a Sub-Account has been in operation for one,
five and ten years,  average  annual total  return will be  presented  for these
periods, although other periods may be presented as well.
    


"Cumulative  total  return" is either  hypothetical  or actual  return data that
reflects  the  performance  of a  Sub-Account  from the  beginning of the period
presented to the end of the period presented. If cumulative total return data is
hypothetical,  it reflects  performance for a period of time before the Separate
Account commenced operations.

Other Performance Measures
The Company may include in reports and  promotional  literature  rankings of the
Sub-Accounts,  the  Separate  Account  or the  Contracts,  as  published  by any
service,  company,  or person who ranks  separate  accounts or other  investment
products on overall  performance or other  criteria.  Examples of companies that
publish   such   rankings  are  Lipper   Analytical   Services,   Inc.,   VARDS,
IBC/Donoghue's Money Fund Report,  Financial Planning Magazine,  Money Magazine,
Bank Rate Monitor,  Standard & Poor's Indices,  Dow Jones Industrial Average and
Morningstar.

The Company may also:

o    compare the  performance of a Sub-Account  with  applicable  indices and/or
     industry averages;

o    present  performance  information that reflects the effects of tax-deferred
     compounding on Sub-Account investment returns;

o    compare  investment  return on a tax-deferred  basis with currently taxable
     investment return;

o    illustrate investment returns by graphs, charts, or otherwise.


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THE PORTFOLIOS
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The Separate Account is currently divided into 29 Sub-Accounts. Each Sub-Account
is invested in a Portfolio. Each Portfolio has its own investment objectives and
policies.  The current  Portfolio  prospectuses  which accompany this prospectus
contain additional information concerning the investment objectives and policies
of each Portfolio,  the investment advisory services and administrative services
of each Portfolio and the charges of each Portfolio.  There is no assurance that
the  Portfolios  will  achieve  their  stated  objectives.  You should  read the
Portfolio  prospectuses  carefully  before  making any decision  concerning  the
allocation of purchase payments to, or transfers among, the Sub-Accounts.

All dividends and capital gains  distributed by the Portfolios are reinvested in
the Separate  Account and  reflected  in  Accumulation  Unit  Values.  Portfolio
dividends and net capital gains are not distributed to owners.

The Securities and Exchange  Commission does not supervise the management or the
investment  practices  and/or policies of any of the Portfolios.  The Portfolios
are  available  only through  insurance  company  separate  accounts and certain
qualified retirement plans. Though a Portfolio may have a name and/or investment
objectives  which are  similar to those of a  publicly  available  mutual  fund,
and/or may be managed by the same  investment  advisor  that  manages a publicly
available mutual fund, the performance of the Portfolio is entirely  independent
of the performance of any publicly  available  mutual fund.  Neither the Company
nor the Portfolios  make any  representations  or assurances that the investment
performance  of any  Portfolio  will be the same or  similar  to the  investment
performance of any publicly available mutual fund.


Janus Aspen Series
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Advisor:                                 Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A nondiversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily
                                         in common stocks with an emphasis on securities issued by medium-sized companies.
                         
Advisor:                                 Worldwide Growth Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A diversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in
                                         common stocks of foreign and domestic issuers. International investing may present special
                                         risks, including currency fluctuations and social and political developments.  For further
                                         discussion of the risks associated with international investing, please see the attached
                                         Janus Aspen Series prospectus.

Advisor:                                 Balanced Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A diversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital balanced by current
                                         income.  The Portfolio normally invests 40-60% of its assets in securities selected
                                         primarily for their growth potential and 40-60% of its assets in securities selected
                                         primarily for their income potential.
                         
Advisor:                                 Growth Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A diversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in
                                         common stocks, with an emphasis on companies with larger market capitalizations.
                         
Advisor:                                 International Growth Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A diversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in
                                         common stocks of foreign issuers.  International investing may present special risks,
                                         including currency fluctuations and social and political developments.  For further
                                         discussion of the risks associated with international investing, please see the attached
                                         Janus Aspen Series prospectus.

Advisor:                                 Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Janus Capital Corporation                A nondiversified  portfolio that seeks long-term  growth of capital by investing  primarily
                                         in common stocks of issuers of any size.
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Dreyfus Portfolios       
                         
Advisor:                                 Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund-Capital Appreciation Portfolio
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Capital Appreciation Portfolio's primary investment objective is to provide long-term
                                         capital growth consistent with the preservation of capital.  Current income is a secondary
Sub-Advisor:                             goal.  It seeks to achieve its goals by investing  in common stocks.
Fayez Sarofim & Co.      
                         
Advisor:                                 Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund-Money Market Portfolio
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Money Market Portfolio's goal is to provide as high a level of current income as is
                                         consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. This
                                         Portfolio invests in short-term money market instruments. An investment in the Money
                                         Market Portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. There can be no
                                         assurance that the Money Market Portfolio will be able to maintain a stable net asset
                                         value of $1.00 per share.


Advisor:                                 Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund-Growth and Income Portfolio
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Growth and Income Portfolio's goal is to provide long-term capital growth, current
                                         income and growth of income, consistent with reasonable investment risk. This Portfolio
                                         invests primarily in equity securities, debt securities and money market instruments of
                                         domestic and foreign issuers.

Advisor:                                 Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund-Small Cap Portfolio
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Small Cap Portfolio's goal is to maximize capital appreciation. This Portfolio invests
                                         primarily in common stocks of domestic and foreign issuers. This Portfolio seeks companies
                                         characterized by new or innovative products or services which should enhance prospects
                                         for growth in future earnings.
                                      
Advisor:                                 The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.'s primary goal is to provide capital
                                         growth.  It seeks to achieve this goal by investing principally in common stocks, or
Sub-Advisor:                             securities convertible into common stock, of companies which, in the opinion of the
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc.       Portfolio's management, not only meet traditional investment standards, but also show
                                         evidence that they conduct their business in a manner that contributes to the enhancement
                                         of the quality of life in America.  Current income is a secondary goal.
                                      
Advisor:                                 Dreyfus Stock Index Fund
The Dreyfus Corporation                  The Dreyfus Stock Index Fund's investment objective is to provide investment results that
                                         correspond to the price and yield performance of publicly traded common stocks in the
Index Manager:                           aggregate, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.  The
Mellon Equity Associates (an affiliate   Stock Index Fund is neither sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by, nor affiliated with,
of Dreyfus)                              Standard & Poor's Corporation or The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Strong Portfolios              
                               
Advisor:                                 Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.
Strong Capital Management, Inc.          The investment objective of the Strong Opportunity Fund II is to seek capital growth.  It
                                         currently emphasizes medium-sized companies that the Portfolio's adviser believes are
                                         under-researched and attractively valued.
                               
   
Advisor:                                 Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II
Strong Capital Management, Inc.          The investment objective of the Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II is to seek capital growth.
                                         It invests primarily in equity securities that the Portfolio's adviser believes have
                                         above-average growth prospects.  This Portfolio was formerly called the Strong Growth Fund
                                         II.
                                
BT Insurance Funds Trust       
                               
Advisor:                                 EAFE REGISTERED Equity Index Fund
Bankers Trust Company                    The EAFE REGISTERED Equity Index Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before
                                         deduction of expenses) the total return of the Europe, Australia, Far East Index (the "EAFE
                                         REGISTERED Index'), a capitalization-weighted index containing approximately 1,100 equity
                                         securities of companies located outside the United States. The Portfolio will be invested
                                         primarily in equity securities of business enterprises organized and domiciled outside of
                                         the United States or for which the principal trading market is outside the United States.
                                         Statistical methods will be employed to replicate the EAFE REGISTERED Index by buying most
                                         of the EAFE REGISTERED Index securities. Securities purchased for the Portfolio will
                                         generally, but not necessarily, be traded on a foreign securities exchange.

Advisor:                                 Equity 500 Index Fund
Bankers Trust Company                    The Equity 500 Index Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before deduction of
                                         expenses) the total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the
                                         "S&P 500"), an index emphasizing large-capitalization stocks. The Portfolio will include
                                         the common stock of those companies included in the S&P 500, other than the Bankers Trust
                                         Corporation, selected on the basis of computer generated statistical data, that are deemed
                                         representative of the industry diversification of the entire S&P 500.

Advisor:                                 Small Cap Index Fund
Bankers Trust Company                    The Small Cap Index Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before deduction of
                                         expenses) the total return of the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index (the "Russell 2000"), an
                                         index consisting of 2,000 small-capitalization common stocks. The Portfolio will include
                                         the common stock of companies included in the Russell 2000, on the basis of
                                         computer-generated statistical data, that are deemed representative of the industry
                                         diversification of the entire Russell 2000.
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INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.


Advisor:                                 INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.                The primary goal  of the INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund is to seek high  current income.
                                         The Portfolio normally invests at least 65% of its assets in dividend paying common and
                                         preferred stocks. This Portfolio was formerly called the Industrial Income Portfolio.

Advisor:                                 INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.                The investment objective of the INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund is to seek a high total
                                         return on investment through capital appreciation and current income. The INVESCO
                                         VIF-Total Return Fund seeks to accomplish its objective by investing in a combination of
                                         equity securities (consisting of common stocks and, to a lesser degree, securities
                                         convertible into common stock) and fixed income securities.

Advisor:                                 INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund
INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.                The investment objective of the INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund is to seek a high level of
                                         current income by investing substantially all of its assets in lower rated debt
                                         securities  and  preferred stocks, including securities issued by foreign companies. The
                                         Portfolio pursues its investment objective through investment in a variety of long-term,
                                         intermediate-term, and short-term bonds. Potential capital appreciation is a factor in the
                                         selection of investments, but is secondary to the Portfolio's primary objective. For
                                         further discussion of the risks associated with investment in lower rated bonds, please
                                         see the attached INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. prospectus.

PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.

Advisor:                                 PBHG Growth II Portfolio
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.        The investment objective of the PBHG Insurance Series Growth II Portfolio is to seek
                                         capital appreciation. The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks and convertible
                                         securities of small and medium sized growth companies (market capitalization or annual
                                         revenues between $500 million and $10 billion) that, in the adviser's opinion, are
                                         considered to have an outlook for strong earnings growth and potential for significant
                                         capital appreciation.
    
Advisor:                                 PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.        The investment objective of the PBHG Insurance Series Large Cap Growth Portfolio is to
                                         seek long-term growth of capital.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks of
                                         large capitalization companies (market capitalization in excess of $1 billion) that, in
                                         the adviser's opinion, are considered to have an outlook for strong growth in earnings and
                                         potential for capital appreciation.

Advisor:                                 PBHG Technology & Communications Portfolio
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.        The investment objective of the PBHG Insurance Series Technology & Communications
                                         Portfolio is to seek long-term growth of capital.  Current income is incidental to the
                                         Portfolio's objective.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks of companies
                                         which rely extensively on technology or communications in their product development or
                                         operations, or which are expected to benefit from technological advances and improvements,
                                         and that may be experiencing exceptional growth in sales and earnings driven by technology
                                         or communications-related products and services.
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.
   
Advisor:                                 Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (an      The Mid Cap Value Portfolio seeks above-average total return over a market cycle of three
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of      to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers with
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.)        equity capitalizations in the range of the companies represented in the S&P MidCap 400
                                         Index.  Such range is currently $500 million to $6 billion.
                                     
Advisor:                                 Value Portfolio
Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (an      The investment objective of the Value Portfolio is to seek above-average total return over
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of      a market cycle of three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.)        common stocks and other equity securities deemed by the adviser to be undervalued in
                                         comparison with the stock market as a whole, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.
                                     
Advisor:                                 Fixed Income Portfolio
Miller Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (an      The investment objective of the Fixed Income Portfolio is to seek above-average total
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of      return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing primarily in a diversified
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.)        portfolio of fixed income securities, including securities issued by the U.S. Government
                                         and its Agencies, Corporate Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Foreign Bonds, other Fixed
                                         Income Securities and Derivatives and to a limited extent junk bonds.
                                     
Advisor:                                 U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment    The investment objective of the U.S. Real Estate Portfolio is above-average current income
Management Inc. (a wholly owned          and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and
subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Dean        non-U.S. companies  engaged in the U.S. real estate industry, including Real Estate
Witter & Co.)                            Investment Trusts (REITs).
                                     
Advisor:                                 Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment    The investment objective of the Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio is long-term capital
Management Inc. (a wholly owned          appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of emerging market country
subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Dean        issuers with a focus on those with strong earnings growth prospects.
Witter & Co.)                        
                                     
                                     
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series     
                                     
Advisor:                                  The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series The primary investment objective of The
Timothy Partners, Ltd.                    Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series is to seek long-term capital growth, with a
                                          secondary objective of current income. The Portfolio shall seek to achieve its
                                          objectives while abiding by ethical standards established for investments by the
                                          Portfolio. The securities in which the Portfolio shall be precluded from investing, by
                                          virtue of the Portfolio's ethical standards, are referred to as excluded securities.
                                          This Portfolio was formerly called The Timothy Variable Series.
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Additions, Deletions, or Substitutions
The Company may add or delete  Sub-Accounts  at any time, or may  substitute one
Portfolio for another,  at any time.  The Company does not guarantee that any of
the  Sub-Accounts  or  any  of the  Portfolios  will  always  be  available  for
allocation of purchase  payments or transfers.  In the event of any substitution
or change, the Company may make such changes in the Contract as may be necessary
or appropriate to reflect such substitution or change.

Additions,  deletions or  substitutions of Sub-Accounts or Portfolios may be due
to an  investment  decision  by the  Company,  or due to an event not within the
Company's  control,  such as  liquidation  of a Portfolio  or an  irreconcilable
conflict of interest between the Separate Account and another  insurance company
which offers a Portfolio. The Portfolio prospectuses describe the possibility of
material conflict of interest in greater detail.

If the Company  eliminates a Sub-Account  or  substitutes  the shares of another
investment  company  for the shares of any  Portfolio,  the  Company  will first
obtain approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission to the extent required
by the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as  amended  ("1940  Act"),  or other
applicable  law.  The Company  will also notify  owners  before it  eliminates a
Sub-Account or substitutes a Portfolio.

New Sub-Accounts may be established when, in the sole discretion of the Company,
marketing,  tax, investment or other conditions so warrant. Any new Sub-Accounts
will be made  available to existing  owners on a basis to be  determined  by the
Company.

If deemed to be in the best  interests of persons having voting rights under the
Contracts,  the Separate  Account may be operated as a management  company under
the 1940 Act or any other form permitted by law, may be de-registered  under the
1940  Act in the  event  such  registration  is no  longer  required,  or may be
combined with one or more separate accounts.

Voting Rights
To the extent required by law, all Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account
will be voted by the Company at regular and special shareholder  meetings of the
respective  Portfolios in  accordance  with  instructions  received from persons
having  voting   interests  in  the   corresponding   Sub-Account.   During  the
Accumulation  Period,  the  Company  will vote  Portfolio  shares  according  to
instructions  of owners,  unless the Company is  permitted to vote shares in its
own right.

The number of votes  that an owner may vote will be  calculated  separately  for
each  Sub-Account.  The  number  will be  determined  by  applying  the  owner's
percentage interest, if any, in a particular  Sub-Account to the total number of
votes attributable to that Sub-Account.

The owner's percentage interest and the total number of votes will be determined
as of the record date established by that Portfolio for voting purposes.  Voting
instructions  will be  solicited by written  communication  in  accordance  with
procedures established by the respective Portfolios.

The Company  will vote or abstain  from  voting  shares for which it receives no
timely  instructions  and shares it holds as to which owners have no  beneficial
interest  (including  shares  held  by  the  Company  as  reserves  for  benefit
payments*).  The  Company  will  vote or  abstain  from  voting  such  shares in
proportion to the voting  instructions  it receives from owners of all Contracts
participating in the Sub-Account.

Each person or entity  having a voting  interest in a  Sub-Account  will receive
proxy  material,   reports  and  other  material  relating  to  the  appropriate
Portfolio.  The  Portfolios  are not  required to hold  annual or other  regular
meetings of shareholders.

*Neither the owner nor payee has any interest in the Separate Account during the
Benefit Payment Period.  Benefit Units are merely a measure of the amount of the
payment the Company is obligated to pay on each payment date.



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ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY(R)
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Annuity  Investors Life  Insurance  Company(R)  (the  "Company") is a stock life
insurance  company.  It was incorporated  under the laws of the State of Ohio in
1981.  The  Company is  principally  engaged in the sale of  variable  and fixed
annuity  policies.  The home  office of the Company is located at 250 East Fifth
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

The  Company is a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Great  American  Life  Insurance
Company(R)  which is a wholly owned  subsidiary  of American  Annuity  Group(R),
Inc., ("AAG") a publicly traded insurance holding company (NYSE: AAG). AAG is in
turn indirectly  controlled by American Financial Group, Inc., a publicly traded
holding company (NYSE: AFG).

The Company may from time to time publish in  advertisements,  sales  literature
and reports to owners the ratings and other information assigned to it by one or
more  independent  rating  organizations  such as A.M. Best Company,  Standard &
Poor's,  and Duff &  Phelps.  The  purpose  of the  ratings  is to  reflect  the
financial strength and/or claims-paying  ability of the Company.  Each year A.M.
Best Company reviews the financial status of thousands of insurers,  culminating
in the assignment of Best's  Ratings.  These ratings reflect A.M. Best Company's
opinion of the relative  financial  strength  and  operating  performance  of an
insurance  company  in  comparison  to the  norms of the  life/health  insurance
industry.  Ratings of the Company do not reflect the  investment  performance of
the Separate  Account or the degree of risk associated with an investment in the
Separate Account.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
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Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B was  established by the Company as an
insurance  company  separate  account  under  the  laws of the  State of Ohio on
December 19, 1996,  pursuant to resolution of the Company's  Board of Directors.
The Separate  Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
under the 1940 Act as a unit  investment  trust.  However,  the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  does  not  supervise  the  management  or  the  investment
practices or policies of the Separate Account.

The assets of the Separate  Account are owned by the Company,  but they are held
separately from the other assets of the Company. Under Ohio law, the assets of a
separate  account  are not  chargeable  with  liabilities  incurred in any other
business  operation of the  Company.  Income,  gains and losses  incurred on the
assets in the  Separate  Account,  whether  realized or not,  are credited to or
charged against the Separate Account,  without regard to other income,  gains or
losses of the Company.  Therefore,  the  investment  performance of the Separate
Account is entirely  independent of the investment  performance of the Company's
general account assets or any other separate account  maintained by the Company.
The assets of the  Separate  Account will be held for the  exclusive  benefit of
owners of, and the persons entitled to payment under,  the Contracts  offered by
this prospectus and all other contracts that invest in the Separate Account.

AAG SECURITIES, INC.
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AAG Securities,  Inc.  ("AAGS"),  an affiliate of the Company,  is the principal
underwriter and  distributor of the Contracts.  AAG Securities is a wholly owned
subsidiary  of  AAG.  AAGS  is  registered  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission as a  broker-dealer  and is a member of the National  Association  of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). Its principal offices are located at 250 East
Fifth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  45202.  The  Company  pays AAGS for acting as
underwriter according to the terms of a distribution agreement.

AAGS sells Contracts through its registered  representatives.  In addition, AAGS
may  enter  into  sales   agreements  with  other   broker-dealers   to  solicit
applications  for the Contracts  through its registered  representatives.  These
broker-dealers  are registered  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission and
are members of the NASD. All registered  representatives  who sell the Contracts
are  appointed  by the  Company as  insurance  agents and are  authorized  under
applicable state insurance regulations to sell variable annuities.

The Company or AAGS may pay  commissions to registered  representatives  of AAGS
and other  broker-dealers  of up to 8.5% of  purchase  payments  made  under the
Contracts.  These  commissions  are reduced by one-half for Contracts  issued to
owners  over age 75.  When  permitted  by state  law and in  exchange  for lower
initial  commissions,  AAGS  and/or the  Company  may pay trail  commissions  to
registered   representatives  of  AAGS  and  to  other   broker-dealers.   Trail
commissions  are not expected to exceed 1% of the Account Value of a Contract on
an annual basis.  To the extent  permitted under current law, the Company and/or
AAGS may pay  production,  persistency  and managerial  bonuses as well as other
promotional   incentives,   in  cash  or  other   compensation,   to  registered
representatives of AAGS and/or other broker-dealers.



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CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
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Charges and Deductions By the Company
There are two types of charges and deductions by the Company.  There are charges
assessed  to the  Contract  which  are  reflected  in the  Account  Value of the
Contract,  but not in Accumulation  Unit Values (or Benefit Unit Values).  These
charges are the annual contract  maintenance fee, premium taxes where applicable
and transfer fees. There are also charges assessed against the Separate Account.
These  charges are reflected in the  Accumulation  Unit Values (and Benefit Unit
Values) of the  Sub-Accounts.  These  charges are the mortality and expense risk
charge and the administration charge.

The  Company  will never  charge  more to a Contract  than the fees and  charges
described  below,  even if its actual expenses exceed the total fees and charges
collected.  If the fees and charges  collected by the Company  exceed the actual
expenses  it incurs,  the excess  will be profit to the  Company and will not be
returned to owners.

Notwithstanding the above, the Company reserves the right to increase the amount
of the  transfer  fee in the  future,  and/or to charge  fees for the  automatic
transfer  programs  described in the Transfers  section beginning on page 27  of
this prospectus,  and/or for the systematic  withdrawal program described in the
Surrenders  section  on  page  29  of  this  prospectus,  if  in  the  Company's
discretion,  it  determines  such  charges are  necessary to offset the costs of
administering transfers or systematic withdrawals.



Contract Maintenance Fee
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Purpose of Charge               Offset expenses incurred in issuing the Contracts and in maintaining the Contracts and the
                                Separate Account.
Amount of Charge                $40.00 per year.
When Assessed                   During the Accumulation Period the charge is deducted on each anniversary of the effective date
                                of the Contract, and at time of full surrender.  During the Benefit Payment Period a portion of
                                the charge is deducted from each variable dollar benefit payment.
Assessed Against What           Amounts invested in the Sub-Accounts.  During the Accumulation Period, the charge is deducted
                                pro-rata from the Sub-Accounts in which the Contract has an interest on the date of the charge.
                                During the Benefit Payment Period, a pro-rata portion of the annual charge is deducted from each
                                benefit payment from the variable account.  The charge is not assessed against the fixed account
                                options.
Waivers                         o During Accumulation Period if the Account Value is at least $40,000 on the date of the
                                charge (individual Contracts only).
                                
                                o During Benefit  Payment Period if the amount applied to a variable dollar benefit is at least
                                $40,000 (individual Contracts only).
                                
                                o In the Company's discretion where the Company incurs reduced sales and servicing expenses.
                                
                                o During Benefit Payment Period where required to satisfy state law.


Transfer Fee

Purpose of Charge               Offset cost incurred in administering the Contracts.
Amount of Charge                $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in any contract year.  The Company reserves the right to
                                change the amount of this charge at any time.
When Assessed                   During Accumulation Period.
Assessed Against What           Deducted from amount transferred.
Waivers                         Currently, the transfer fee does not apply to transfers associated with the dollar cost
                                averaging, interest sweep and portfolio rebalancing programs. Transfers associated with these
                                programs do not count toward the 12 free transfers permitted in a contract year.  The Company
                                reserves the right to eliminate this waiver at any time.
                      
                      
Administration Charge 
                      
Purpose of Charge               Offset expenses incurred in administering the Contracts and the Separate Account.
Amount of Charge                Daily charge equal to .000411% of the daily Net Asset Value for each Sub-Account, which
                                corresponds to an annual effective rate of 0.15%.
When Assessed                   During the Accumulation Period and during the Benefit Payment Period if a variable dollar
                                benefit is elected.
Assessed Against What           Amounts invested in the Sub-Accounts.  Not assessed against the fixed account options.
Waivers                         May be waived or reduced in the Company's discretion where the Company incurs reduced sales and
                                servicing expenses.

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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

Purpose of Charge               Compensation for bearing certain mortality and expense risks under the Contract.  Mortality
                                risks arise from the Company's obligation to pay benefit payments during the Benefit Payment
                                Period and to pay the death benefit. The expense risk assumed by the Company is the risk that
                                the Company's actual expenses in administering the Contracts and the Separate Account will
                                exceed the amount recovered through the contract maintenance fees, transfer fees and
                                administration charges.
Amount of Charge                Daily charge equal to .003403% of the daily Net Asset Value for each Sub-Account, which
                                corresponds to an effective annual rate of 1.25%. The Company estimates that the mortality risk
                                component of this charge is 0.75% and the expense risk component is 0.50%.  Contracts with the
                                1.25% mortality and expense risk charge are referred to as "Standard Contracts."
When Assessed                   During the Accumulation Period, and during the Benefit Payment Period if a variable dollar
                                benefit is elected.
Assessed Against What           Amounts invested in the Sub-Accounts. Not assessed against the fixed account options.

   
Waivers                         When the Company expects to incur reduced sales and servicing expenses, it may issue a Contract
                                with a reduced mortality and expense risk charge.  These Contracts are referred to as "Enhanced
                                Contracts."  The mortality and expense risk charge under an Enhanced Contract is a daily charge
                                of either: 1) 0.002590% of the daily Net Asset Value for each Sub-Account, which corresponds to
                                an effective annual rate of 0.95%; or 2) 0.002047% of the daily Net Asset Value for each
                                Sub-Account, which corresponds to an effective annual rate of 0.75%. The Company estimates that
                                for Enhanced Contracts, the mortality risk component of either charge is 0.75% and the expense
                                risk component is 0.20% or 0.00%, respectively.
    

</TABLE>

Premium Taxes
Certain state and local governments  impose premium taxes. These taxes currently
range up to 5.0%  depending upon the  jurisdiction.  The Company will deduct any
applicable  premium taxes from the Account  Value either upon death,  surrender,
annuitization,  or at the time purchase  payments are made,  but no earlier than
when the Company has a tax liability under state law.

Discretionary Waivers of Charges
The Company will look at the  following  factors to determine if it will waive a
charge, in part or in full, due to reduced sales and servicing expenses: (1) the
size and type of the group to which sales are to be made;  (2) the total  amount
of purchase payments to be received;  and (3) any prior or existing relationship
with the Company.  The Company would expect to incur reduced sales and servicing
expenses in connection with Contracts  offered to employees of the Company,  its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates.  There may be other circumstances,  of which the
Company  is not  presently  aware,  which  could  result  in  reduced  sales and
servicing  expenses.  In no event  will the  Company  waive a charge  where such
waiver would be unfairly discriminatory to any person.

Expenses of the Portfolios
In  addition to charges  and  deductions  by the  Company,  there are  Portfolio
management  fees  and  administration   expenses  which  are  described  in  the
prospectus  and  statement of additional  information  for each  Portfolio.  The
actual  Portfolio  fees and expenses for the prior calendar year are included in
the Fee Table on page 6 of this prospectus.  Portfolio expenses, like Separate
Account  expenses,  are reflected in  Accumulation  Unit Values (or Benefit Unit
Values).



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THE CONTRACTS
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Each  Contract  is an  agreement  between  the  Company  and the owner.  Values,
benefits and charges are calculated separately for each Contract. In the case of
a group Contract,  the agreement is between the group owner and the Company.  An
individual  participant  under a group  Contract will receive a  certificate  of
participation,  which is  evidence  of the  participant's  interest in the group
Contract. A certificate of participation is not a contract. Values, benefits and
charges are calculated  separately for each certificate issued under a Contract.
The  description  of  Contract  provisions  in this  prospectus  applies  to the
interests of certificate owners, except where otherwise noted.

Because the Company is subject to the insurance laws and  regulations of all the
jurisdictions  where it is  licensed  to operate,  the  availability  of certain
Contract  rights and  provisions  in a given  State may  depend on that  State's
approval  of the  Contracts.  Where  required  by state law or  regulation,  the
Contracts will be modified accordingly.

Right to Cancel
The  owner of an  individual  Contract  may  cancel it  before  midnight  of the
twentieth day following  the date the owner  receives the Contract.  For a valid
cancellation,  the Contract must be returned to the Company,  and written notice
of  cancellation  must be given to the  Company,  or to the  agent  who sold the
Contract,  by that deadline. If mailed, the return of the Contract or the notice
is  effective  on the date it is  postmarked,  with the proper  address and with
postage paid.  If the owner cancels the Contract,  the Contract will be void and
the Company  will refund the purchase  payment(s)  paid for it plus or minus any
investment  gains or losses  under the  Contract as of the end of the  Valuation
Period  during  which the  returned  Contract is received by the  Company.  When
required by state or federal law, the Company will return the purchase  payments
without any investment  gain or loss,  during all or part of the right to cancel
period.  When  required by state law,  the right to cancel  period may be longer
than 20 days. When required by state law, the right to cancel may apply to group
Contracts.

Persons With Rights Under a Contract


Owner:  The owner is the person with  authority  to exercise  rights and receive
benefits under the Contract (e.g.,  make allocations  among investment  options,
elect settlement option,  designate annuitant,  beneficiary and payee). An owner
must ordinarily be a natural person,  or a trust or other legal entity holding a
contract for the benefit of a natural  person.  In the case of a group Contract,
the participant will have the rights of an owner unless  restricted by the terms
of  an  employer  plan.  Ownership  of  a  non-tax-qualified   Contract  may  be
transferred,  but  transfer may have  adverse tax  consequences.  Ownership of a
tax-qualified Contract may not be transferred.  

Joint Owners: There may be joint owners of a non-tax-qualified  Contract.  Joint
owners may each exercise  transfer rights and make purchase payment  allocations
independently.  All other rights must be exercised by joint action.  A surviving
joint owner who is not the spouse of a deceased owner may not become a successor
owner,  but will be deemed to be the  beneficiary  of the  death  benefit  which
becomes  payable  on the  death of the  first  owner to die,  regardless  of any
beneficiary designation.

Successor Owner: The surviving spouse of a deceased owner may become a successor
owner if the  surviving  spouse  was either  the joint  owner or sole  surviving
beneficiary  under the  Contract.  In order  for a spouse to become a  successor
owner,  the owner  must make an  election  prior to the  owner's  death,  or the
surviving spouse must make an election within one year of the owner's death.

Annuitant: The annuitant is the person whose life is the measuring life for life
contingent  annuity  benefit  payments.  The annuitant is the same person as the
owner under a tax-qualified contract. The owner may designate an annuitant under
a non-tax-qualified Contract.

Beneficiary:  The person  entitled to receive the death  benefit.  The owner may
designate the beneficiary, except that a surviving joint owner will be deemed to
be  the  beneficiary  regardless  of  any  designation.  If  no  beneficiary  is
designated,  and there is no surviving  joint owner,  the owner's estate will be
the beneficiary.  The beneficiary will be the measuring life for life contingent
death benefit payments.

Payee:  Under a  tax-qualified  Contract,  the  owner-annuitant  is the payee of
annuity benefits.  Under a non-tax-qualified  Contract,  the owner may designate
the payee of  annuity  benefits.  Irrevocable  naming of a payee  other than the
owner can have adverse tax consequences.  During the Benefit Payment Period, the
beneficiary is the payee.

Assignee: Under a tax-qualified Contract, assignment is not permitted. The owner
of a  non-tax-qualified  Contract may assign most of his/her  rights or benefits
under a  Contract.  Assignment  of  rights  or  benefits  may have  adverse  tax
consequences.

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ACCUMULATION PERIOD
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Each Contract allows for an Accumulation  Period during which purchase  payments
are invested  according  to the owner's  instructions.  During the  Accumulation
Period,  the owner can control the allocation of investments  through  telephone
transfers or through the following  investment  programs offered by the Company:
dollar cost averaging,  portfolio rebalancing and interest sweep. These programs
and  telephone  transfer  procedures  are  described  in the  Transfers  section
beginning  on page 27 of this  prospectus.  The owner can access  the  Account
Value during the Accumulation Period through surrenders,  systematic withdrawal,
or contract  loans if available.  These  withdrawal  features are described more
fully in the Surrenders  and Contract Loans sections on pages 29 and 30  of this
prospectus.

Account Statements
   
During the  Accumulation  Period,  the Company  will  provide at least once each
contract  year  a  report  of  the  Contract's  Account  Value,  and  any  other
information  required by law. The Company  will confirm  receipt of any purchase
payments  made after the initial  purchase  payment in quarterly  statements  of
account activity.
    

Account Value
   
The value of a Contract  during the  Accumulation  Period is  referred to as the
"Account  Value." The Account Value at any given time is the sum of: (1) amounts
invested  in the fixed  investment  options  plus the fixed  rate(s) of interest
earned  on those  amounts  as of that  time;  and (2) the  value of the  owner's
interest in the  Sub-Accounts as of that time. The value of the owner's interest
in  the  Sub-Accounts  at any  time  is  equal  to the  sum  of  the  number  of
Accumulation Units for each Sub-Account attributable to that Contract multiplied
by the Accumulation Unit Value for the applicable  Sub-Account at the end of the
preceding Valuation Period. The Account Value at any time is net of any charges,
deductions,  surrenders, and/or outstanding loans incurred prior to or as of the
end of that Valuation Period.
    

Accumulation Units
Amounts   allocated  or  transferred   to  a  Sub-Account   are  converted  into
Accumulation  Units. The number of Accumulation  Units credited is determined by
dividing the dollar amount directed to the Sub-Account by the Accumulation  Unit
Value for that  Sub-Account  as of the end of the Valuation  Period in which the
amount  allocated is received by the Company,  or as of the end of the Valuation
Period in which the transfer is made.

Accumulation Units will be canceled as of the end of the Valuation Period during
which one of the following events giving rise to cancellation occurs:

o        transfer from a Sub-Account
o        full or partial surrender from the Sub-Accounts
o        payment of a death benefit
o        application of the amounts in the Sub-Accounts to a settlement option
o        deduction of the contract maintenance fee
o        deduction of any transfer fee

Successor Owner Endorsement
If the  Contract  is  modified  by the  Successor  Owner  endorsement,  and  the
surviving  spouse of a deceased owner becomes a successor owner of the Contract,
the Account Value will be stepped-up to equal the death benefit which  otherwise
would have been payable,  as of what would have been the Death Benefit Valuation
Date.

For purposes of  determining  what would have been the Death  Benefit  Valuation
Date, the election to become  successor  owner will be deemed to be instructions
as to the form of death benefit.  The election to become successor owner must be
made within one year of the date of the owner's death.

The Successor Owner endorsement may not be available in all States.



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Purchase Payments
Purchase  payments may be made at any time during the Accumulation  Period.  The
current restrictions on purchase payment amounts are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                     <C>                        <C>    
                                                         Tax-Qualified              Non-Tax-Qualified
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
Minimum single purchase payment                          $20,000                    $20,000
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
Minimum additional payments                              $50                        $100
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
   
Maximum single purchase payment                          $500,000 or Company        $500,000 or Company
                                                         approval                   approval
    
</TABLE>

The Company  reserves  the right to increase or decrease  the minimum  allowable
single purchase payment or the minimum allowable additional purchase payment, at
its discretion and at any time, where permitted by law.

Each  purchase  payment  will be  applied  by the  Company  to the credit of the
owner's  account.  If the  application  form is in good order,  the Company will
apply the  initial  purchase  payment  to an  account  for the owner  within two
business days of receipt of the purchase payment. If the application form is not
in good order,  the Company  will  attempt to get the  application  form in good
order within five business days. If the application form is not in good order at
the end of this period,  the Company will inform the applicant of the reason for
the delay and that the purchase payment will be returned  immediately  unless he
or she  specifically  consents to the Company keeping the purchase payment until
the  application  form is in good order.  Once the  application  form is in good
order,  the purchase  payment will be applied to the owner's  account within two
business days.

   
Each additional  purchase  payment is credited to a Contract as of the Valuation
Date on which the Company receives the purchase payment. If the purchase payment
is allocated to a Sub-Account, it will be applied at the Accumulation Unit Value
calculated  at the end of the  Valuation  Period in which  that  Valuation  Date
occurs.
    

Investment  Options--Allocations  
Purchase  payments can be allocated in whole percentages to any of the available
Sub-Accounts  or fixed  account  options.  The  fixed  account  options  are not
available under group Contracts.  See The Portfolios  section  beginning on page
14  of this prospectus for a listing and description of the currently  available
Sub-Accounts. The currently available fixed account options are as follows:


               Fixed Accumulation Account Option
               One Year Guaranteed Interest Rate Option
               Three Year Guaranteed Interest Rate Option
               Five Year Guaranteed Interest Rate Option
               Seven Year Guaranteed Interest Rate Option

The current restrictions on allocations are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                             <C>    
                                                                             Tax-Qualified and Non-Tax-Qualified
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum allocation to any Sub-Account                            $10
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum allocation to fixed accumulation account                 $10
                                                                 Not available under group Contracts.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Minimum allocation to fixed account guarantee option             $2,000
                                                                 Not available under group Contracts.
                                                                 No amounts may be allocated to a guarantee period option which
                                                                 would extend beyond the owner's 85th birthday or 5 years after
                                                                 the effective date of the Contract, if later.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------

   
Allocation during right to cancel period                         No current restrictions, however, the Company reserves the right
                                                                 to  require that purchase payment(s) be allocated to the money
                                                                 market Sub-Account or to the fixed accumulation account option
                                                                 during the right to cancel period.
</TABLE>
    

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Interests in the fixed account options are not securities and are not registered
with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  Amounts  allocated to the fixed
account  options will receive a stated rate of interest of at least 3% per year.
Amounts  allocated to the fixed  account  options and  interest  credited to the
fixed  account  options  are  guaranteed  by  the  Company.   Interests  in  the
Sub-Accounts  are  securities   registered  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  The owner  bears  the risk of  investment  gain or loss on  amounts
allocated to the Sub-Accounts.

Principal Guarantee Program
An owner of an  individual  contract  may elect to have the  Company  allocate a
portion of a purchase payment to the seven-year  guaranteed interest rate option
such that, at the end of the seven-year guarantee period, that account will grow
to an  amount  equal to the  total  purchase  payment  (so long as there  are no
surrenders or loans from the  Contract).  The Company  determines the portion of
the purchase  payment that must be allocated to the seven-year  guarantee option
such that, based on the interest rate then in effect,  that account will grow to
equal the full amount of the purchase  payment after seven years.  The remainder
of the purchase payment will be allocated according to the owner's instructions.
The minimum  purchase payment  eligible for the principal  guarantee  program is
$5,000.

Renewal of Fixed Account Guarantee Options
At the end of a  guarantee  period,  and for 30 days  preceding  the end of such
guarantee period,  the owner may elect to allocate the amount maturing to any of
the available investment options under the Contract.  If the owner does not make
a reallocation  election, the amount maturing will be allocated to the guarantee
period option with the same number of years as the period expiring,  or the next
shortest  period as may be required to comply with the restriction on allocation
to guarantee  period options as described in the Investment  Options-Allocations
section on page 26  of this  prospectus.  If  a guarantee  period is unavailable
due to this  restriction,  the amount  maturing  will be  allocated to the fixed
accumulation account option.

Transfers
During  the   Accumulation   Period,   an  owner  may  transfer   amounts  among
Sub-Accounts,  between fixed account options (where  available),  and/or between
Sub-Accounts and fixed account options (where available).

The current restrictions on transfers are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Tax-Qualified and Non-Tax-Qualified
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   
<S>                                                     <C>    
Minimum transfer from any Sub-Account                    $500 or balance of Sub-Account, if less
    
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   
Minimum transfer from fixed account option               $500 or balance of fixed account option, if less
    
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Minimum transfer to fixed account guarantee              $2,000
option                                                   Not available under group Contracts.
                                                         No amounts may be transferred to a guarantee period option which
                                                         would extend beyond the owner's 85th birthday or 5 years after
                                                         the effective date of the Contract, if later.
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum  transfer  from  fixed  account  option          During any contract year, 20% of the fixed account option's
other  than  fixed account guarantee option which        value as of the most recent contract anniversary.
is maturing
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfers from fixed account options                     o  May not be made prior to first contract anniversary.
                                                         o  Amounts transferred from fixed account options to
                                                            Sub-Accounts may not be transferred back to fixed account
                                                            options for a period of 6 months from the date of the
                                                            original transfer.
</TABLE>

                                                         
A transfer is effective on the Valuation Date during which the Company  receives
the request for transfer,  and will be processed at the Accumulation  Unit Value
for the end of the Valuation Period in which that Valuation Date occurs.



<PAGE>



Automatic Transfer Programs
During the  Accumulation  Period,  the  Company  offers the  automatic  transfer
services  described below. To enroll in one of these programs,  you will need to
complete  the  appropriate  authorization  form,  which you can obtain  from the
Company by calling 1-800-789-6771.

Currently,  the transfer fee does not apply to dollar cost averaging,  portfolio
rebalancing,  or interest sweep  transfers,  and transfers  under these programs
will not count toward the twelve transfers  permitted under the Contract without
a transfer fee charge.  However,  the Company reserves the right to impose a fee
in  such  amount  as  the  Company  may  then  determine  to be  reasonable  for
participation in automatic transfer programs.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                          <C>                         <C>                        <C>    
Service                       Description                 Minimum Account            Limitations/Notes
                                                          Requirements
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------

Dollar Cost Averaging         Automatic transfers from    Source of funds must be    Dollar cost averaging
There are risks involved in   the money market            at least $10,000.          transfers may not be made
switching between             Sub-Account to any other                               to any of the fixed
investments available under   Sub-Account(s), or from     Minimum transfer per       account options.  The
the Contract.  Dollar cost    the fixed accumulation      month is $500.  When       dollar cost averaging
averaging requires regular    account option (where       balance of source of       transfers will take place
investment changes            available) to any           funds falls below $500,    on the last Valuation
regardless of fluctuating     Sub-Account(s), on a        entire balance will be     Date of each calendar
price levels and does not     monthly or quarterly        allocated according to     month or quarter as
guarantee profits or          basis.                      dollar cost averaging      requested by the owner.
prevent losses in a                                       instructions.
declining market.  You
should consider your
financial ability to
continue dollar cost
averaging transfers through
periods of changing price
levels.
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------

Portfolio Rebalancing         Automatically transfer      Minimum Account Value of   Transfers will take place
                              amounts between the         $10,000.                   on the last Valuation
                              Sub-Accounts and the                                   Date of each calendar
                              fixed accumulation                                     quarter.  Portfolio
                              account option (where                                  rebalancing will not be
                              available) to maintain                                 available if the dollar
                              the percentage                                         cost averaging program or
                              allocations selected by                                an interest sweep from
                              the owner.                                             the fixed accumulation
                                                                                     account option is being
                                                                                     utilized.
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
- ----------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------

Interest Sweep                Automatic transfers of      Balance of each fixed      Interest sweep transfers
Not available under group     the income from any fixed   account option selected    will take place on the
Contracts.                    account option(s) to any    must be at least           last Valuation Date of
                              Sub-Account(s).             $5,000.  Maximum           each calendar quarter.
                                                          transfer from each fixed
                                                          account option selected
                                                          is 20% of such fixed
                                                          account option's value
                                                          per year.  Amounts
                                                          transferred under the
                                                          interest sweep program
                                                          will reduce the 20%
                                                          maximum transfer amount
                                                          otherwise allowed.
</TABLE>

Telephone Transfers
An  owner  may  place a  request  for all or part  of the  Account  Value  to be
transferred by telephone.  All transfers must be in accordance with the terms of
the Contract.  Transfer  instructions  are currently  accepted on each Valuation
Date  between  9:30 a.m.  and 4:00 p.m.  Eastern  Time at (800)  789-6771.  Once
instructions  have  been  accepted,  they  may not be  rescinded;  however,  new
telephone instructions may be given the following day.

The Company will not be liable for complying  with telephone  instructions  that
the Company reasonably  believes to be genuine, or for any loss, damage, cost or
expense in acting on such telephone  instructions.  The owner or person with the
right to control  payments  will bear the risk of such loss.  The  Company  will
employ  reasonable  procedures  to determine  that  telephone  instructions  are
genuine.  If the  Company  does not employ such  procedures,  the Company may be
liable  for  losses  due  to  unauthorized  or  fraudulent  instructions.  These
procedures may include, among others, tape recording telephone instructions.

Termination of Transfer Programs
The owner may terminate any of the automatic  transfer programs at any time, but
must give the Company at least 30 days notice to change any  automatic  transfer
instructions that are already in place. Termination and change instructions will
be accepted by telephone at (800) 789-6771.  The Company may terminate,  suspend
or modify any aspect of the transfer  programs  described  above  without  prior
notice to owners, as permitted by applicable law. The Company may also impose an
annual fee or increase  the current  annual fee, as  applicable,  for any of the
foregoing  services in such  amount(s)  as the Company may then  determine to be
reasonable for participation in the service.

Surrenders
An  owner  may  surrender  a  Contract  either  in full or in  part  during  the
Accumulation Period. The restrictions and charges on surrenders are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                      <C>                         <C>    
                                                          Tax-Qualified               Non-Tax-Qualified
- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Minimum amount of partial surrender                                               $500
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Minimum remaining Account Value after partial surrender                           $500
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Amount available for surrender (valued as of end of       Account Value subject to    Account Value subject to
Valuation Period in which request for surrender is        tax law or employer plan    employer plan
received by the Company)                                  restrictions on             restrictions on
                                                          withdrawals                 withdrawals
- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Tax penalty for early withdrawal                          Up to 10% of Account Value before age 59 1/2
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
Contract maintenance fee on full surrender                $40
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

   
A full surrender will terminate the Contract.  Partial  surrenders are withdrawn
proportionally  from all  Sub-Accounts  and fixed  account  options in which the
Contract  is invested on the date the Company  receives  the  surrender  request
unless  the owner  requests  that the  surrender  be  withdrawn  from a specific
investment  option.  A surrender is effective on the Valuation Date during which
the Company  receives  the request for  surrender,  and will be processed at the
Accumulation  Unit  Value  for the end of the  Valuation  Period  in which  that
Valuation  Date occurs.  Payment of a  surrendered  amount may be delayed if the
amount  surrendered was paid to the Company by a check that has not yet cleared.
Surrenders from a fixed account option may be delayed for up to six months after
receipt of a  surrender  request as  allowed by state law.  Surrenders  from the
Sub-Accounts  may be delayed  during any period the New York Stock  Exchange  is
closed or trading is restricted,  or when the Securities and Exchange Commission
either:  1) determines  that there is an emergency  which prevents  valuation or
disposal of securities  held in the Separate  Account;  or 2) permits a delay in
payment for the protection of security holders.
    



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Systematic Withdrawal
During the Accumulation  Period,  an owner may elect to  automatically  withdraw
money from the Contract.  The Account Value must be at least $10,000 in order to
make a systematic  withdrawal  election.  The minimum monthly amount that can be
withdrawn is $100. The owner may begin or discontinue  systematic withdrawals at
any time by request to the Company, but at least 30 days notice must be given to
change any systematic  withdrawal  instructions that are currently in place. The
Company reserves the right to discontinue offering systematic withdrawals at any
time.  Currently,  the Company does not charge a fee for  systematic  withdrawal
services.  However,  the Company  reserves  the right to impose an annual fee in
such amount as the Company may then determine to be reasonable for participation
in the systematic withdrawal program.

Before  electing a  systematic  withdrawal  program,  you should  consult with a
financial adviser.  Systematic withdrawal is similar to annuitization,  but will
result in different  taxation of payments and  potentially  different  amount of
total payments over the life of the Contract than if annuitization were elected.

Contract Loans
The Company may make loans to owners of tax-qualified  Contracts. Any such loans
will be secured with an interest in the  Contract,  and the  collateral  for the
loan will be moved to the fixed  accumulation  account  option  and earn a fixed
rate of interest  applicable  to loan  collateral.  Loan  amounts and  repayment
requirements are subject to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and default
on a loan will result in a taxable event. You should consult a tax adviser prior
to  exercising  loan  privileges.  Loan  provisions  are  described  in the loan
endorsement to the Contract.

A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a permanent effect on the Account Value
of a Contract because the collateral  cannot be allocated to the Sub-Accounts or
fixed account guarantee periods. The longer the loan is outstanding, the greater
the effect is likely to be. The effect could be favorable or unfavorable. If the
investment  results are greater than the rate being credited on collateral while
the loan is  outstanding,  the Account  Value will not increase as rapidly as it
would if no loan were  outstanding.  If investment  results are below that rate,
the  Account  Value  will be higher  than it would have been if no loan had been
outstanding.

Termination
The Company  reserves the right to terminate any Contract at any time during the
Accumulation  Period if the Account Value is less than $500.  In that case,  the
Contract will be  involuntarily  surrendered  and the Company will pay the owner
the amount which would be due the owner on a full  surrender.  A group  Contract
may be terminated on 60 days advance notice,  in which case participants will be
entitled to continue their  interests on a deferred,  paid-up basis,  subject to
the Company's involuntary surrender right as described above.



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BENEFIT PAYMENT PERIOD
Annuity Benefit
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An owner may designate the date that annuity payments will begin, and may change
the date up to 30 days before  annuity  payments are scheduled to begin.  Unless
the Company agrees otherwise, the first day of a Benefit Payment Period in which
annuity  payments  are paid  cannot  be  later  than  the  contract  anniversary
following  the 85th  birthday  of the  eldest  owner,  or five  years  after the
effective date of the Contract, whichever is later.

   
The amount  applied to a settlement  option will be the Account  Value as of the
end of the Valuation Period  immediately  preceding the first day of the Benefit
Payment  Period.  The owner may select any form of  settlement  option  which is
currently  available.  The standard forms of settlement options are described in
the Settlement Options section beginning on page 31 of this prospectus.

If the owner has not  previously  made an election as to the form of  settlement
option,  the Company will contact the owner to ascertain  the form of settlement
option to be paid. If the owner does not select a settlement  option,  such as a
specific fixed dollar benefit payment,  a variable dollar benefit payment,  or a
combination  of a variable and fixed dollar  benefit  payment,  the Company will
apply the Account Value to a fixed dollar  benefit for the life of the annuitant
with 120 monthly  payments  assured,  as  described  in the  Settlement  Options
section beginning on page 31 of this prospectus.
    

Death Benefit
A death  benefit  will be paid  under a Contract  if the owner  dies  during the
Accumulation  Period.  If a surviving  spouse  becomes a successor  owner of the
Contract,  the death benefit will be paid on the death of the successor owner if
he or she dies during the Accumulation Period.

The death  benefit  will be an amount equal to the larger of the  following  two
amounts:

   
o        The Account Value on the Death Benefit Valuation Date
o        The total purchase payment(s) less any partial surrenders
    

Any  applicable  premium tax or other  taxes not  previously  deducted,  and any
outstanding  loans,  will be deducted  from the death benefit  amount  described
above.


   
An owner may elect the form of payment of the death  benefit at any time  before
his or her death.  The form of payment may be a lump sum, or any available  form
of settlement  option. The standard forms of settlement options are described in
the Settlement Options section beginning on page 31 of this prospectus.  If the
owner does not make an election as to the form of death benefit, the beneficiary
may make an election  within one year after the owner's death. If no election as
to form of settlement  option is made,  the Company will apply the death benefit
to a fixed dollar  benefit for a period  certain of 48 months.  The first day of
the Benefit Payment Period in which a death benefit is paid may not be more than
one year after the owner's death;  the day a death benefit is paid in a lump sum
may not be more than five years after the owner's date of death.
    

Settlement Options
When a  Contract  is  annuitized,  or  when a  death  benefit  is  applied  to a
settlement option,  the Account Value or the death benefit,  as the case may be,
is  surrendered  to the  Company  in  exchange  for a promise to pay a stream of
benefit  payments for the duration of the settlement  option  selected.  Benefit
payments may be calculated and paid: (1) as a variable dollar benefit;  (2) as a
fixed dollar  benefit;  or (3) as a combination of both. The stream of payments,
whether  variable  dollar or fixed  dollar,  is an  obligation  of the Company's
general  account.  However,  only the amount of fixed dollar benefit payments is
guaranteed by the Company. The owner (or payee) bears the risk that any variable
dollar  benefit  payment may be less than the initial  variable  dollar  benefit
payment, or that it may decline to zero, if Benefit Unit Values for that payment
decrease  sufficiently.  Transfers between a variable dollar benefit and a fixed
dollar  benefit  are  not  permitted,  but  transfers  of  Benefit  Units  among
Sub-Accounts  are permitted once each 12 months after a variable  dollar benefit
has been paid for at least 12 months.  The  formulas  for  transferring  Benefit
Units among Sub-Accounts  during the Benefit Payment Period are set forth in the
statement of additional information.



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Form of Settlement Option
The Company will make periodic payments in any form of settlement option that is
acceptable  to it at the time of an election.  The standard  forms of settlement
options are described  below.  Payments  under any  settlement  option may be in
monthly,  quarterly,  semi-annual or annual payment intervals.  If the amount of
any regular  payment under the form of settlement  option  elected would be less
than $50, an alternative form of settlement option will have to be elected.  The
Company,  in its discretion,  may require benefit  payments to be made by direct
deposit or wire transfer to the account of a designated payee.

The Company may modify minimum  amounts,  payment  intervals and other terms and
conditions  at any time without prior notice to owners.  If the Company  changes
the  minimum  amounts,  the  Company  may change any  current or future  payment
amounts  and/or  payment  intervals  to conform  with the change.  More than one
settlement  option may be elected if the requirements for each settlement option
elected are  satisfied.  Once  payment  begins under a  settlement  option,  the
settlement option may not be changed or commuted.

The  dollar  amount of  benefit  payments  will vary with the  frequency  of the
payment interval and the duration of the payments.  Generally, each payment in a
stream  of  payments  will be lesser in  amount  as the  frequency  of  payments
increases,  or as the  length of the  payment  period  increases,  because  more
payments will be paid. For life contingent  settlement options,  each payment in
the stream of payments will generally be lesser in amount as the life expectancy
of the annuitant or beneficiary  increases because more payments are expected to
be paid.

Income for a Fixed Period: The Company will make periodic payments at the end of
each payment interval for a fixed period of 5 to 30 years. (Periods of 1-4 years
are available for death benefit settlement options only.)

Life Annuity with  Payments for at Least a Fixed  Period:  The Company will make
periodic  payments at the beginning of each payment interval for a fixed period,
or until the death of the person on whose life benefit  payments are based if he
or she lives longer than the fixed period.

Joint and One-Half Survivor Annuity:  The Company will make periodic payments at
the beginning of each payment  interval until the death of the primary person on
whose  life  benefit  payments  are based;  thereafter,  the  Company  will make
one-half of the  periodic  payment  until the death of the  secondary  person on
whose life benefit payments are based.

Life Annuity:  The Company will make periodic  payments at the beginning of each
payment  interval  until the death of the person on whose life benefit  payments
are based.

Calculation of Fixed Dollar Benefit Payments
Fixed dollar benefit  payments are determined by multiplying  the amount applied
to the fixed  dollar  benefit  (expressed  in  thousands  of  dollars  and after
deduction of any fees and charges,  loans,  or applicable  premium taxes) by the
amount of the payment per $1,000 of value which the Company is currently  paying
for settlement  options of that type.  Fixed dollar benefit payments will remain
level for the duration of the Benefit Payment Period.

   
The Company  guarantees  minimum fixed dollar benefit  payment  factors based on
1983 annuity  mortality  tables for individuals or groups,  as applicable,  with
interest at 3% per year,  compounded annually.  For group contracts,  individual
tax-qualified Contracts and individual  non-tax-qualified  Internal Revenue Code
("IRC")  Section 457  Contracts,  the Company uses tables for blended lives (60%
female/40% male). For individual non-tax-qualified Contracts, except IRC Section
457,  the Company  uses tables for male and female  lives.  The minimum  monthly
payments per $1,000 of value for the Company's  standard  settlement options are
set forth in tables in the  Contracts.  Upon  request,  the Company will provide
minimum  monthly  payments for ages or fixed periods not shown in the settlement
option tables.
    

Calculation of Variable Dollar Benefit Payments
   
The first variable dollar benefit payment is the amount it would be if it were a
fixed dollar  benefit  payment  calculated at the Company's  minimum  guaranteed
settlement  option  factors,  reduced  by a pro  rata  portion  of the  contract
maintenance  fee,  equal to the  amount  of the fee  divided  by the  number  of
payments to be made over a 12-month period.

The amount of each  subsequent  variable dollar benefit payment will reflect the
investment performance of the Sub-Account(s)  selected and may vary from payment
to payment. For example, because the first benefit payment includes a 3% rate of
interest, subsequent benefit payments will be less than the first payment if the
net investment performance of the applicable Sub-Account is less than 3%.

The amount of each  subsequent  payment is the sum of the  payment  due for each
Sub-Account  selected,  less a pro rata portion of the contract maintenance fee,
as described above. The payment due for a Sub-Account equals the shares for that
Sub-Account,  which are the  Benefit  Units,  times  their  value,  which is the
Benefit  Unit Value for that  Sub-Account  as of the end of the fifth  Valuation
Period preceding the due date of the payment.

The number of Benefit  Units for each  Sub-Account  selected  is  determined  by
allocating  the amount of the first  variable  dollar  benefit  payment  (before
deduction  of the pro rata portion of the  contract  maintenance  fee) among the
Sub-Account(s)  selected in the  percentages  indicated by the owner (or payee).
The dollar  amount  allocated  to a  Sub-Account  is divided by the Benefit Unit
Value for that  Sub-Account as of the first day of the Benefit  Payment  Period.
The  result is the number of Benefit  Units that the  Company  will pay for that
Sub-Account  at each  payment  interval.  The number of  Benefit  Units for each
Sub-Account remains fixed during the Benefit Payment Period,  except as a result
of any transfers among  Sub-Accounts.  An explanation of how Benefit Unit Values
are  calculated  is included in the Glossary of  Financial  Terms on page 37  of
this prospectus.
    


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FEDERAL TAX MATTERS
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This section provides a general description of federal income tax considerations
relating to the  Contracts.  The purchase of a Contract may have federal  estate
and gift tax  consequences  in addition to income tax  consequences.  Estate and
gift  taxation  is not  discussed  in this  prospectus  or in the  statement  of
additional information. State taxation will vary depending on the State in which
you reside,  and is not  discussed  in this  prospectus  or in the  statement of
additional information.

The tax  information  provided in the  prospectus  and  statement of  additional
information  should  not be used as tax  advice.  Federal  income  tax  laws are
subject to interpretation  by the IRS and may be changed by future  legislation.
You should  consult a  competent  tax  adviser to discuss  how  current tax laws
affect your particular situation.

Tax Deferral On Annuities
Internal  Revenue  Code  ("IRC")  Section 72 governs  taxation of  annuities  in
general.  The income  earned  during the  Accumulation  Period of a Contract  is
generally  not  includable in income until it is  withdrawn.  In other words,  a
Contract  is  a  tax-deferred  investment.   The  Contracts  must  meet  certain
requirements  in order to qualify for  tax-deferred  treatment under IRC Section
72. These requirements are discussed in the statement of additional information.
In addition,  tax deferral is generally  not  available  for a Contract when the
owner is not a natural  person  unless the  Contract is part of a  tax-qualified
plan. For a nonqualified  deferred  compensation  plan, this rule means that the
employer as owner of the  Contract  will  generally  be taxed  currently  on any
increase in the Account  Value,  although the plan may provide a tax deferral to
the participating employee.





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Tax-Qualified Plans
Annuities may also qualify for tax-deferred treatment under other IRC provisions
governing tax-qualified  retirement plans. These provisions include IRC Sections
401 (pension and profit sharing plans),  403(b) (tax-sheltered  annuities),  408
and 408A (individual  retirement  annuities),  and 457(g) (governmental deferred
compensation). Contributions to a tax-qualified Contract are typically made with
pre-tax  dollars,  while  contributions  to  a  non-tax-qualified  Contract  are
typically  made from  after-tax  dollars,  though there are exceptions in either
case. Tax-qualified Contracts may also be subject to restrictions on withdrawals
which do not apply to  non-tax-qualified  Contracts.  These  restrictions may be
imposed by the IRC or by an employer plan.  Following is a brief  description of
the  types of  tax-qualified  retirement  plans  for  which  the  Contracts  are
available.

Individual Retirement Annuities
IRC Sections 219 and 408 permit  individuals or their employers to contribute to
an individual retirement program known as an "Individual  Retirement Annuity" or
"IRA".  Under applicable  limitations,  certain amounts may be contributed to an
IRA that are deductible  from an individual's  gross income.  Employers also may
establish a Simplified  Employee  Pension (SEP) Plan or Savings  Incentive Match
Plan for  Employees  (SIMPLE)  to provide IRA  contributions  on behalf of their
employees.

Roth IRAs
IRC Section  408A  permits  certain  individuals  to  contribute  to a Roth IRA.
Contributions are not deductible.  Tax-free distributions may be made after five
years once the owner  attains  age 59 1/2,  becomes  disabled,  or dies,  or for
qualified first-time homebuyer expenses.

Tax-Sheltered Annuities
IRC 403(b) of the Code  permits the  purchase of  "tax-sheltered  annuities"  by
public schools and certain  charitable,  religious,  educational  and scientific
organizations described in IRC Section 501(c)(3). These qualifying employers may
make contributions to the Contracts for the benefit of their employees.  Subject
to certain limits,  such contributions are not includable in the gross income of
the  employee  until the employee  receives  distributions  under the  Contract.
Amounts  attributable to contributions  made under a salary reduction  agreement
cannot be  distributed  until the employee  attains age 59 1/2,  separates  from
service, becomes disabled, incurs a hardship, or dies.

Texas Optional Retirement Program
The Texas  Optional  Retirement  Program  ("ORP")  provides  for the purchase of
tax-sheltered  annuities with fixed employer and employee  contributions.  Under
Section 830.105 of the Texas Government Code, amounts cannot be distributed from
a Contract  issued under the ORP until the employee  terminates  employment from
all Texas public institutions of higher education,  retires, attains age 70 1/2,
or  dies.   Section   830.205  of  the  Texas   Government  Code  provides  that
employer-provided   ORP   benefits   vest  after  one  year  of   participation.
Accordingly,  no distribution can be made without written certification from the
employer of the ORP  participant's  vesting  status and, if the  participant  is
living and under age 70 1/2, the  participant's  retirement or other termination
from employment.

Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
IRC Section 401 permits employers to establish various types of retirement plans
for employees,  and permits  self-employed  individuals to establish  retirement
plans for themselves and their employees.  These retirement plans may permit the
purchase of annuity contracts to accumulate  retirement savings under the plans.
Purchasers  of a Contract for use with such plans should seek  competent  advice
regarding the  suitability  of the proposed plan  documents and the Contract for
their specific needs.

Governmental Deferred Compensation Plans
State and local  government  employers  may purchase  annuity  contracts to fund
deferred compensation plans for the benefit of their employees under IRC Section
457(g).

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Governmental and other tax-exempt  employers may invest in annuity  contracts in
connection with  nonqualified  deferred  compensation  plans established for the
benefit of their  employees  under IRC Section 457 (other  than  457(g)).  Other
employers  may invest in  annuity  contracts  in  connection  with  nonqualified
deferred  compensation plans established for the benefit of their employees.  In
most cases,  these plans are designed so that contributions made for the benefit
of the employees generally will not be includable in the employees' gross income
until  distributed from the plan. In these  situations,  the Contract is usually
owned by the employer and is subject to the claims of its general creditors.



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Summary of Income Tax Rules

The  following   chart   summarizes   the  basic  income  tax  rules   governing
tax-qualified and non-tax-qualified Contracts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                        <C>                                         <C>    
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                            Tax-Qualified Plans                         Basic Non-Tax-Qualified Contracts
                            Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
Plan Types                  o  IRC ss401 (Pension and Profit            o  IRC ss72 only
                               Sharing)
                            o  IRC ss403 (Tax-Sheltered Annuities)
                            o  IRC ss408 (IRA, SIMPLE IRA)
                            o  IRC ss408A (Roth IRA)
                            o  IRC ss457
                            o  Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
Who May Purchase Contract   Natural person, employer, or employer       Anyone.  Non-natural person may purchase
                            plan.  Nonqualified deferred compensation   but will generally lose tax-deferred
                            plans will generally lose tax-deferred      status.
                            status.
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
Taxation of Surrenders      If there is an after-tax "investment in     Account Value in excess of investment in
                            the contract," a pro-rata portion of        the contract is taxable.  Generally, the
                            amount surrendered is taxable based on      "investment in the contract" will equal
                            ratio of "investment in the contract"to     the sum of all purchase payments.
                            Account Value.  Usually, 100% of            Surrenders are deemed to come from
                            distributions from a qualified plan will    earnings first, and purchase payments
                            be taxed because there was no after-tax     last.
                            contribution and therefore no "investment
                            in the contract."  Qualified                For a Contract purchased as part of an
                            distributions from ss408A Roth IRA may be   IRC Section 1035 exchange which includes
                            completely tax-free.                        contributions made before August 14,
                                                                        1982 ("pre-TEFRA contributions") partial
                            Surrenders prior to age 59 1/2 may be       withdrawals are not taxable until the
                            subject to 10% or greater tax penalty       pre-TEFRA contributions have been
                            depending on the type of qualified plan.    returned.

                            Surrenders from tax-qualified Contracts     The taxable portion of any surrenders
                            may be restricted by the Internal Revenue   prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to a
                            Code or by the terms of a retirement plan.  10% tax penalty.
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
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Taxation of Benefit         May vary depending on type of settlement option selected, but generally, for fixed
Payments (annuity benefit   dollar benefit payments, a pro-rata portion of each payment equal to [100% -
payments or death benefit   (investment in contract/total expected payments)] is subject to income tax.  For
payments)                   variable dollar benefit payments, a specific dollar amount of each payment is
                            taxable, as predetermined by a pro-rata formula, rather than subjecting a percentage
                            of each payment to taxation.  Once the investment in the contract has been
                            recovered, the full amount of each benefit payment is taxable.  Qualified
                            distributions from a ss408A Roth IRA may be completely tax-free.
- --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxation of Lump Sum        Taxed to recipient generally in same manner as full surrender.  Tax penalties do not
Death Benefit Payment       apply to death benefit distributions.
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Assignment of               Assignment and transfer of ownership        Generally, deferred earnings become
Contract/Transfer of        generally not permitted.                    taxable to transferor at time of
Ownership                                                               transfer and transferee receives an
                                                                        investment in the contract equal to the
                                                                        Account Value at that time.  Gift tax
                                                                        consequences not discussed herein.
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
Withholding                 Eligible rollover distributions from ss401   Generally, payee may elect to have taxes
                            and ss403(b) Contracts subject to 20%        withheld or not.
                            mandatory withholding on taxable portion
                            unless direct rollover.  Section 457 plan
                            benefits and nonqualified deferred
                            compensation plan benefits subject to
                            wage withholding.  For all other
                            payments, payee may elect to have taxes
                            withheld or not.
- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------

</TABLE>





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GLOSSARY OF FINANCIAL TERMS
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The following  financial terms explain how the variable portion of the Contracts
is valued.  Read these terms in  conjunction  with the  Definitions on page 4 of
this prospectus.

Accumulation   Unit  Value:  The  initial   Accumulation  Unit  Value  for  each
Sub-Account other than the money market  Sub-Account was set at $10. The initial
Accumulation  Unit  Value for the money  market  Sub-Account  was set at $1. The
initial  Accumulation  Unit  Value  for a  Sub-Account  was  established  at the
inception  date of the  Separate  Account,  or on the date the  Sub-Account  was
established, if later. The Company establishes distinct Accumulation Unit Values
for Contracts with different  Separate  Account fee structures,  as described in
the Fee Table.

After the initial Accumulation Unit Value is established,  the Accumulation Unit
Value for a Sub-Account at the end of each Valuation  Period is the Accumulation
Unit Value at the end of the previous  Valuation  Period  multiplied  by the Net
Investment Factor for that Sub-Account for the current Valuation Period.

A Net Investment  Factor of 1 produces no change in the Accumulation  Unit Value
for that Valuation Period. A Net Investment Factor of more than 1 or less than 1
produces an increase or a decrease, respectively, in the Accumulation Unit Value
for that Valuation Period.

Benefit Unit Value: The initial Benefit Unit Value for a Sub-Account will be set
equal to the  Accumulation  Unit  Value for that  Sub-Account  at the end of the
first Valuation  Period in which a variable dollar benefit is established by the
Company.  The Company will establish  distinct Benefit Unit Values for Contracts
with different Separate Account fee structures, as described in the Fee Table.

   
After the first Valuation Period, the Benefit Unit Value for each Sub-Account at
the end of each Valuation  Period is determined by multiplying  the Benefit Unit
Value at the end of the previous  Valuation Period by the Net Investment  Factor
for the applicable  Sub-Account for the current Valuation Period, and by a daily
investment factor  (0.99991781) for each day in the Valuation Period.  The daily
investment factor reduces the previous Benefit Unit Value by the daily amount of
the  assumed  interest  rate  (3%  per  year,  compounded  annually)  which  was
incorporated in the calculation of the initial benefit payment.
    

Net Investment  Factor:  The Net Investment  Factor for any  Sub-Account for any
Valuation Period is determined by dividing NAV2 by NAV1 and subtracting a factor
representing the mortality and expense risk charge and the administration charge
deducted from the Sub-Account during that Valuation Period, where:

NAV1 is  equal  to the Net  Asset  Value  for the  Portfolio  for the  preceding
Valuation Period; and

NAV2 is equal to the Net Asset Value for the Portfolio for the current Valuation
Period  plus  the  per  share  amount  of  any  dividend  or  net  capital  gain
distributions  made by the Portfolio during the current  Valuation  Period,  and
plus or minus a per  share  charge  or credit  if the  Company  adjusts  its tax
reserves due to investment operations of the Sub-Account or changes in tax law.

In other words, the Net Investment  Factor  represents the percentage  change in
the total value of assets invested by the Separate Account in a Portfolio.  That
percentage is then applied to  Accumulation  Unit Values and Benefit Unit Values
as described in the discussion of those terms in this section of the prospectus.




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THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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The Company filed a  Registration  Statement  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the Contracts offered by
this  prospectus.  This  prospectus  was  filed as an  annual  amendment  to the
Registration  Statement,  but it does not constitute  the complete  Registration
Statement.  The Registration  Statement contains further information relating to
the Company and the  Contracts.  Statements in this  prospectus  discussing  the
content of the Contracts and other legal  instruments are summaries.  The actual
documents are filed as exhibits to the  Registration  Statement.  For a complete
statement of the terms of the  Contracts or any other legal  document,  refer to
the  appropriate  exhibit  to  the  Registration  Statement.   The  Registration
Statement and the exhibits  thereto may be inspected and copied at the office of
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  located at 450 Fifth  Street,  N.W.,
Washington,  D.C.,  and may also be  accessed  at the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission's  Web  site  http:\\www.sec.gov.  The  registration  number  for the
Registration Statement is 333-51955.

OTHER INFORMATION
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Year 2000
The  Company  is  developing  plans  to  modify  or  replace  software  used  in
administering  variable  contracts  so that its computer  systems will  function
properly  with  respect to dates in the year 2000 and  beyond.  Should  software
modifications and new software installations not be completed on a timely basis,
there  could be  disruptions  in the ability of the  Company to  administer  the
Contracts.

The  Portfolios'  preparations  for the year 2000 are described in the Portfolio
prospectuses.

Legal Proceedings
The  Company is  involved  in  various  kinds of routine  litigation  which,  in
management's judgment, are not of material importance to the Company's assets or
the  Separate  Account.  There are no  pending  legal  proceedings  against  the
Separate Account or AAG Securities, Inc.



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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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A statement of additional  information is available  which contains more details
concerning the subjects discussed in this prospectus. The following is the table
of contents for the statement of additional information:
                                                                        Page

ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED ......................3
        General Information and History...................................3
        State Regulation..................................................3

SERVICES..................................................................3
        Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets............................3
        Records and Reports...............................................3
        Experts...........................................................3

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS.............................................3

CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................4
        Money Market Sub-Account Standardized Yield Calculation...........4
        Average Annual Total Return Calculation...........................5
Cumulative Total Return Calculation.......................................5
        Standardized Average Annual Total Return Data.....................6
        Non-Standardized Average Annual Total Return Data.................7
        Other Performance Measures........................................8

BENEFIT UNITS-TRANSFER FORMULAS...........................................9

FEDERAL TAX MATTERS.......................................................10
        Taxation of Separate Account Income...............................10
        Tax Deferred Status of Non-Qualified Contracts....................10

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......................................................11








Copies  of the  statement  of  additional  information  dated  May 1,  1999  are
available  without  charge.  To request a copy,  please  clip this coupon on the
dotted line below, enter your name and address in the spaces provided below, and
mail to: Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company(R), P.O. Box 5423, Cincinnati,
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ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYREGISTERED
ANNUITY INVESTORSREGISTERED VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for

The Commodore NavigatorSERVICE MARK
Individual and Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuities

The Commodore IndependenceSERVICE MARK
Individual and Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuities

The Commodore AdvantageSERVICE MARK
Individual and Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuities

                                                           May 1, 1999


This statement of additional  information  supplements the current  prospectuses
for The Commodore  NavigatorSERVICE  MARK Individual and Group Flexible  Premium
Deferred Annuity Contracts,  The Commodore  AdvantageSERVICE MARK Individual and
Group  Flexible   Premium  Deferred   Annuity   Contracts,   and  The  Commodore
IndependenceSERVICE  MARK Individual and Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity
Contracts  (collectively,  the  "Contracts")  offered by Annuity  Investors Life
Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED.  This statement of additional information is not a
prospectus  and should be read only in  conjunction  with the prospectus for the
applicable Contract. Terms used in this statement of additional information have
the same meaning as in the prospectuses.


A copy of any of the prospectuses  dated May 1, 1999, as supplemented  from time
to time,  may be obtained  free of charge by writing to Annuity  Investors  Life
Insurance  Company,  Administrative  Office,  P.O.  Box 5423,  Cincinnati,  Ohio
45201-5423.  Terms  used  in the  current  prospectuses  for the  Contracts  are
incorporated in this statement of additional information.



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYREGISTERED.........................3

   GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY.........................................3
   STATE REGULATION........................................................3

SERVICES...................................................................3

   SAFEKEEPING OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS..................................3
   RECORDS AND REPORTS.....................................................3
   EXPERTS.................................................................3

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS..............................................3


CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................4

   MONEY MARKET SUB-ACCOUNT STANDARDIZED YIELD CALCULATION.................4
   AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN CALCULATION.................................5
   CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN CALCULATION.....................................5
   STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN DATA...........................6
   NON-STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN DATA.......................7
   OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES..............................................8

BENEFIT UNITS--TRANSFER FORMULAS...........................................9


FEDERAL TAX MATTERS.......................................................10

   TAXATION OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT INCOME....................................10
   TAX DEFERRAL ON NONQUALIFIED CONTRACTS.................................10

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......................................................11


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ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYREGISTERED
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General Information and History
Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  (the "Company"),  formerly
known as Carillon Life  Insurance  Company,  is a stock life  insurance  company
incorporated  under  the  laws of the  State of Ohio in  1981.  The name  change
occurred in the state of domicile on April 12, 1995.  The Company is principally
engaged in the sale of fixed and variable annuity policies.

The Company was acquired in November,  1994, by American Annuity Group(R),  Inc.
("AAG") a Delaware  corporation  that is a  publicly  traded  insurance  holding
company.   Great   AmericanREGISTERED   Insurance  Company  ("GAIC"),   an  Ohio
corporation, owns more than 80% of the common stock of AAG. GAIC is a multi-line
insurance  carrier and a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Great  AmericanREGISTERED
Holding Company ("GAHC"), an Ohio corporation. GAHC is a wholly owned subsidiary
of American Financial Corporation ("AFC"), an Ohio corporation.  AFC is a wholly
owned subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc. ("AFG"),  an Ohio corporation
that  owns 1% of the  common  stock of AAG.  AFG is a  publicly  traded  holding
company which is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in financial businesses that
include  annuities,   insurance  and  portfolio  investing,   and  non-financial
businesses.

State Regulation
The  Company  is  subject  to the  insurance  laws  and  regulations  of all the
jurisdictions  where it is  licensed  to operate.  The  availability  of certain
Contract  rights and  provisions  depends on state  approval  and/or  filing and
review processes in each such jurisdiction. Where required by law or regulation,
the Contracts will be modified accordingly.

SERVICES
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Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets
Title to assets of the  Separate  Account is held by the  Company.  The Separate
Account assets are segregated from the Company's general account assets. Records
are maintained of all purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares held by each
of the Sub-Accounts.

Title to assets  invested  in the fixed  account  options is held by the Company
together with the Company's general account assets.

Records and Reports
All records and accounts  relating to the fixed account options and the Separate
Account  will  be  maintained  by the  Company.  As  presently  required  by the
provisions of the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"),  and
rules and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder  which  pertain to the  Separate
Account,  reports  containing such information as may be required under the 1940
Act or by other  applicable  law or regulation  will be sent to each owner of an
individual  Contract  and to each  group  Contract  owner  semi-annually  at the
owner's last known address.

Experts
The  financial  statements  of the  Separate  Account  and  the  statutory-basis
financial  statements  of the Company as of December 31, 1998 and 1997,  and for
the years then ended, appearing in this Statement of Additional Information have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent  auditors,  as set forth in their
reports thereon appearing  elsewhere  herein,  and are included in reliance upon
such reports given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting  and
auditing.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS
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The offering of the Contracts is expected to be continuous. Although the Company
does not anticipate  discontinuing  the offering of the  Contracts,  the Company
reserves the right to discontinue offering any one or more of the Contracts. The
approximate  commissions  received and retained by AAG  Securities,  Inc.  ("AAG
Securities")  for sale of the  Contracts for each of the last three fiscal years
are as follows:

- ----------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Year Ended         12/31/98     12/31/97     12/31/96
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Navigator                       (7/15 to       N/A
                                 12/31)
  Received         $1,857,198     $296,000     N/A
  Retained            $98,600      $18,000     N/A
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Advantage          (7/22 to        N/A         N/A
                    12/31)
  Received            $23,827      N/A         N/A
  Retained                 $0      N/A         N/A
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Independence       (7/22 to        N/A         N/A
                    12/31)
  Received             $3,143      N/A         N/A
  Retained                 $0      N/A         N/A
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
N/A = Contract not available and no commissions paid.





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CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
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Money Market Sub-Account Standardized Yield Calculation
In accordance with rules and regulations  adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission,   the  Company  computes  the  money  market  Sub-Account's  current
annualized  yield for a  seven-day  period in a manner  which does not take into
consideration  any realized or unrealized gains or losses on shares of the money
market Portfolio or on its portfolio  securities.  This current annualized yield
is calculated according to the following formula:

YIELD = (BASE PERIOD RETURN/7)*365

        Where:

        BASE PERIOD RETURN  = The percentage (or net) change in the Accumulation
                              Unit  Value  for  the  money  market   Sub-Account
                              ("AUV") over a 7 day period determined as follows:

                  AUV at end of 7 day period - AUV at beginning of 7 day period
                                 AUV at beginning of 7 day period


Because the Net Asset Value of the money market  Portfolio  rarely deviates from
1.000000  per unit,  the  change in the  Accumulation  Unit  Value for the money
market   Sub-Account  (the  numerator  of  the  above  fraction)  is  ordinarily
attributable  exclusively to dividends paid and reinvested over the 7 day period
less  mortality and expense risk and  administration  charges  deducted from the
Sub-Account  over the 7 day period.  Because of the deductions for mortality and
expense  risk  and  administration  charges,  the  yield  for the  money  market
Sub-Account  of the Separate  Account will be lower than the yield for the money
market Portfolio or any comparable substitute funding vehicle.

The Securities and Exchange  Commission also permits the Company to disclose the
effective yield of the money market  Sub-Account for the same seven-day  period,
which  is  yield  determined  on a  compounded  basis.  The  effective  yield is
calculated according to the following formula:

EFFECTIVE YIELD = [(BASE PERIOD RETURN + 1) 365/7] - 1

The  yields  and  effective  yields  for the money  market  Sub-Account  for the
seven-day period ended December 31, 1998 are as follows:

        Money Market Sub-Account            Yield         Effective Yield

        Standard Navigator Contracts        3.21%                3.27%

        Enhanced Navigator Contracts        3.50%                3.58%

        Standard Advantage Contracts        3.21%                3.27%

        Standard Independence Contracts     3.21%                3.27%

The  yield  on  amounts  held in the  money  market  Sub-Account  normally  will
fluctuate on a daily basis.  Therefore,  the disclosed  yield for any given past
period is not an indication or representation of future yields. The money market
Sub-Account's  actual  yield is affected  by changes in interest  rates on money
market  securities,  average portfolio maturity of the money market Portfolio or
substitute funding vehicle,  the types and quality of portfolio  securities held
by the money market  Portfolio or  substitute  funding  vehicle,  and  operating
expenses.  IN  ADDITION,  THE YIELD  FIGURES  DO NOT  REFLECT  THE EFFECT OF ANY
CONTINGENT  DEFERRED  SALES  CHARGE  OR  CONTRACT  MAINTENANCE  FEES THAT MAY BE
APPLICABLE ON SURRENDER UNDER ANY CONTRACT.



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Average Annual Total Return Calculation
The Company may from time to time disclose  average annual total returns for one
or more of the  Sub-Accounts  for various periods of time.  Average annual total
return quotations are computed by finding the average annual compounded rates of
return over one-, five- and ten-year periods that would equal the initial amount
invested to the ending redeemable value, according to the following formula:

P(1 + T)n = ERV

Where:

        P......=      a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
        T......=      average annual total return
        n......=      number of years
        ERV....=      "ending redeemable value" of a hypothetical $1,000 payment
                      made at the  beginning  of the  one-,  five-  or  ten-year
                      period at the end of the one-,  five- or  ten-year  period
                      (or fractional portion thereof)

Average  annual  total  return  may  be  presented  in  either  standardized  or
nonstandardized  form.  Average  annual total  return data may be either  actual
return  or  hypothetical   return.  It  will  be  hypothetical  if  it  reflects
performance  for  a  period  of  time  before  the  Separate  Account  commenced
operations.  The  ERV  for  standardized  data  reflects  the  deduction  of all
recurring fees, such as contract  maintenance  fees,  contingent  deferred sales
charges,  mortality and expense risk charges, and administration  charges, which
are charged to all  Contracts  of that type.  The ERV for  nonstandardized  data
reflects the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and  administration
charges, but not contract maintenance fees or contingent deferred sales charges.
Non-standardized  performance  data  will be  advertised  only if the  requisite
standardized performance data is also disclosed.

Cumulative Total Return Calculation
The Company may from time to time disclose  cumulative  total return for various
periods  of  time.  Cumulative  total  return  reflects  the  performance  of  a
Sub-Account  over the entire period  presented.  Cumulative  total return may be
either actual  return or  hypothetical  return.  It will be  hypothetical  if it
reflects  performance for a period of time before the Separate Account commenced
operations.
Cumulative total return is calculated using the following formula:

CTR = (ERV/P) - 1

Where:

        CTR    =      the cumulative total  return net  of Sub-Account recurring
                      charges,  other than the contract maintenance fee, for the
                      period

        ERV    =      ending  redeemable value of a hypothetical  $1,000 payment
                      at the beginning of the one-,  five- or ten-year period at
                      the  end  of  the  one-,  five-  or  ten-year  period  (or
                      fractional portion thereof)

        P      =      a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000


Although  cumulative  total return can be presented  in either  standardized  or
non-standardized  form, the Company currently  advertises only  non-standardized
cumulative total return, which assumes a contingent deferred sales charge of 0%,
and no contract  maintenance fee.  Non-standardized  cumulative total return can
only  be  advertised  if  standardized  average  annual  total  return  is  also
disclosed.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Standardized Average Annual Total Return Data                Navigator          Navigator        Advantage         Independence
(Data reflects deduction of all recurring charges             Standard          Enhanced          Standard           Standard
including contingent deferred sales charges and              Contracts1/        Contracts2/      Contracts1/       Contracts1/
contract maintenance fees)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -----------
                                                          1 Year  Life of   1 Year  Life of   1 Year  Life of    1 Year    Life of
                         All Periods Ending 12/31/98              Separate          Separate          Separate             Separate
                                                                  Account3/         Account3/         Account3/            Account3/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --
<S>                                                      <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                    23.41%   19.65%    23.80%   20.04%   21.41%   18.39%    28.41%    22.16%
Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                     18.14%    9.59%    18.52%    9.95%   16.14%    8.28%    23.14%    12.20%
Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                             23.43%   18.67%    23.82%   19.06%   21.43%   17.40%    28.43%    21.19%
Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                               24.79%   16.49%    25.18%   16.87%   22.79%   15.21%    29.79%    24.02%
Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                  6.62%    0.39%     6.96%    0.72%    4.62%   -0.98%    11.62%     3.10%
Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                 46.93%   43.85%    47.39%   44.31%   44.93%   42.91%    51.93%    45.72%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio             19.42%   11.83%    19.80%   12.19%   17.42%   10.52%    24.42%    14.41%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                     -6.11%   -4.78%    -5.92%   -4.48%   -8.11%   -6.19%    -1.11%    -2.00%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                 1.27%    0.30%     1.60%    0.63%   -0.73%   -1.07%     6.27%     3.01%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                       -13.77%   -9.32%   -13.49%   -9.01%  -15.77%  -10.75%    -8.77%     -6.48%
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.        18.60%   13.08%    18.97%   13.45%   16.60%   11.79%    23.60%    15.65%
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                  17.44%   13.61%    17.82%   13.98%   15.44%   12.32%    22.44%    16.17%
Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                           2.98%    5.49%     3.31%    5.83%    0.98%    4.15%     7.98%     8.14%
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap      17.90%   15.77%    18.28%   16.15%   15.90%   14.49%    22.90%    18.32%
Growth Fund II                                                              
BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE(R)Equity Index Fund         11.03%   -0.40%4/  11.39%   -0.07%4/  9.03%   -1.88%4/  16.03%     2.53%4/
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund            17.94%   13.31%5/  18.31%   13.68%5/ 15.94%   11.76%5/  22.94%    16.41%5/
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund            -12.53%   -8.31%6/ -12.25%   -8.00%6/-14.53%   -9.83%6/  -7.53%    -5.29%6/
INVESCO VIF-Equity Income  Fund                            4.71%    6.21%     5.04%    6.56%    2.71%    4.87%     9.71%     8.85%
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                             -0.95%    1.01%    -0.63%    1.35%   -2.95%   -0.35%     4.05%     3.72%
INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                               -8.98%   -3.52%    -8.68%   -3.20%  -10.98%   -4.92%    -3.98%     -0.76%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Mid Cap   5.32%   10.06%     5.66%   10.43%    3.32%    8.75%    10.32%    12.67%
Value Portfolio                                        
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value   -12.49%   -9.45%   -12.20%   -9.15%  -14.49%  -10.89%    -7.49%    -6.61%
Portfolio                                                        
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Fixed    -2.59%   -0.82%    -2.27%   -0.49%   -4.59%   -2.20%     2.41%     1.91%
Income Portfolio                                                 
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-U.S.    -21.09%  -10.10%   -20.83%   -9.79%  -23.09%  -11.54%   -16.09%    -7.24%
Real Estate Portfolio                                            
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Emerging-34.22%  -40.20%   -34.00%  -39.97%  -36.22%  -41.94%   -29.22%   -36.77%
Markets Equity Port.                                             
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio -2.31%   -7.32%    -1.99%   -7.01%   -4.31%   -8.75%     2.69%    -4.51%
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth    19.82%   12.48%    20.21%   12.85%   17.82%   11.18%    24.82%    15.06%
Portfolio                                                        
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm.       21.38%    4.12%    21.76%    4.47%   19.38%    2.78%    26.38%     6.79%
Portfolio                                                        
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                 N/A     -7.16%7/   N/A     -6.96%7/   N/A    -8.16%7/    N/A     -1.16%7/
                                                                 
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Non-Standardized Average Annual Total Return Data               Navigator Standard Contracts1/;   Navigator Enhanced Contracts2/    
(Data reflects deduction of all recurring charges               Advantage Standard Contracts1/;                                     
except contingent deferred sales charges and                    Independence Standard Contracts1/                                   
contract maintenance fees-data is the same for                                                                                      
Navigator Standard Contracts, Advantage Standard
Contracts and Independence Standard Contracts)                                                                                      
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                                                                           1 Year     Life of     1 Year      Life of
                             All Periods Ending 12/31/98                             Separate                Separate
                                                                                     Account3/               Account3/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                       <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>    
Janus A.S.-Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                     32.41%      27.10%     32.80%       20.04%
Janus A.S.-Worldwide Growth Portfolio                                      27.14%      17.34%     27.52%        9.95%
Janus A.S.-Balanced Portfolio                                              32.43%      26.15%     32.82%       19.06%
Janus A.S.-Growth Portfolio                                                33.79%      24.02%     34.18%       16.87%
Janus A.S.-International Growth Portfolio                                  15.62%       8.43%     15.96%        0.72%
Janus A.S.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                                  55.93%      49.42%     56.39%       49.86%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Capital Appreciation Portfolio                              28.42%      19.50%     28.80%       12.19%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Money Market Portfolio                                       2.89%       3.45%      3.08%       -4.48%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Growth and Income Portfolio                                 10.27%       8.35%     10.60%        0.63%
Dreyfus V.I.F.-Small Cap Portfolio                                         -4.77%      -0.91%     -4.49%       -9.01%
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.                         27.60%      20.72%     27.97%       13.45%
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund                                                   26.44%      21.23%     26.82%       13.98%
Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc.                                           11.98%      13.36%     12.31%        5.83%
Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.-Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II        26.90%      23.33%     27.28%       16.15%
BT Insurance Funds Trust-EAFE REGISTERED Equity Index Fund                 20.03%       8.31%4/   20.39%        8.63%4/
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Equity 500 Index Fund                             26.94%      22.53%5/   27.31%       22.90%5/
BT Insurance Funds Trust-Small Cap Index Fund                              -3.53%       0.65%6/   -3.25%        0.95%6/
INVESCO VIF-Equity Income Fund                                             13.71%      14.06%     14.04%        6.56%
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Fund                                               8.05%       9.04%      8.37%        1.35%
INVESCO VIF-High Yield Fund                                                 0.02%       4.67%      0.32%       -3.20%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Mid Cap Value Portfolio   14.32%      17.79%     14.66%       10.43%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Value Portfolio           -3.49%      -1.04%     -0.32%       -9.15%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Fixed Income Portfolio     6.41%       7.27%      6.73%       -0.49%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-U.S. Real Estate         -12.09%      -1.66%    -11.83%       -9.79%
Portfolio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.-Emerging Markets Equity  -25.22%     -30.17%    -25.00%      -39.97%
Portfolio
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Growth II Portfolio                   6.69%       1.01%      7.01%       -7.01%
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Large Cap Growth Portfolio           28.82%      20.14%     29.21%       12.85%
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.-PBHG Tech. & Comm. Portfolio              30.38%      12.04%     30.76%        4.47%
The Timothy Plan Small-Cap Variable Series                                    N/A       2.84%7/      N/A        3.04%7/

</TABLE>
                                                                                
1/   Annual  mortality and expense risk charge of 1.25% of daily net asset value
     and annual administration charge of 0.15% of daily net asset value.

2/   Annual  mortality and expense risk charge of 0.95% of daily net asset value
     and annual administration charge of 0.15% of daily net asset value.

3/   From  Separate  Account  commencement  date  (7/15/97)  to 12/31/98  unless
     otherwise noted.

4/   From inception date of Portfolio (8/22/97) to 12/31/98.

5/   From inception date of Portfolio (10/1/97) to 12/31/98.

6/   From inception date of Portfolio (8/25/97) to 12/31/98.

7/   From inception date of Portfolio (5/1/98) to 12/31/98.


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Other Performance Measures
Any of the Contracts may be compared in advertising materials to certificates of
deposit  ("CDs")  or other  investments  issued  by  banks  or other  depository
institutions.  Variable  annuities  differ  from  bank  investments  in  several
respects.  For example,  variable  annuities may offer higher potential  returns
than CDs.  However,  unless you have elected to invest in only the fixed account
options,  the  Company  does  not  guarantee  your  return.  Also,  none of your
investments  under the Contract,  whether allocated to the fixed account options
or to a Sub-Account, are FDIC-insured.

Advertising  materials for any of the Contracts may, from time to time,  address
retirement needs and investing for retirement, the usefulness of a tax-qualified
retirement  plan,  saving for college,  or other investment  goals.  Advertising
materials  for any of the Contracts may discuss,  generally,  the  advantages of
investing in a variable annuity and the Contracts' particular features and their
desirability  and may compare  Contract  features  with those of other  variable
annuities and investment  products of other issuers.  Advertising  materials may
also include a discussion of the balancing of risk and return in connection with
the  selection  of  investment   options  under  the  Contracts  and  investment
alternatives  generally,  as well as a  discussion  of the risks and  attributes
associated with the investment options under the Contracts. A description of the
tax  advantages  associated  with  the  Contracts,   including  the  effects  of
tax-deferral  under a variable  annuity or  retirement  plan  generally,  may be
included as well.  Advertising  materials  for any of the Contracts may quote or
reprint  financial or business  publications  and  periodicals,  including model
portfolios  or  allocations,  as they relate to current  economic and  political
conditions,  management and composition of the underlying Portfolios, investment
philosophy,  investment techniques,  the desirability of owning the Contract and
other products and services offered by the Company or AAG Securities, Inc.
("AAG Securities").

The  Company  or  AAG  Securities  may  provide  information  designed  to  help
individuals  understand  their  investment  goals and explore various  financial
strategies.  Such information may include:  information  about current economic,
market and political  conditions;  materials that describe general principles of
investing,  such as asset allocation,  diversification,  risk tolerance and goal
setting;  questionnaires  designed to help create a personal  financial profile;
worksheets used to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and
hypothetical rates of return; and alternative investment strategies and plans.

Ibbotson  Associates  of Chicago,  Illinois  ("Ibbotson"),  provides  historical
returns of the capital  markets in the United States,  including  common stocks,
small  capitalization  stocks,  long-term  corporate  bonds,   intermediate-term
government bonds,  long-term government bonds,  Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of
inflation  (based on the Consumer  Price  Index),  and  combinations  of various
capital  markets.  The  performance  of these  capital  markets  is based on the
returns of different indices.

Advertising  materials for any of the Contracts may use the performance of these
capital markets in order to demonstrate  general  risk-versus-reward  investment
scenarios.  Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical
investment  in any of  these  capital  markets.  The  risk  associated  with the
security types in any capital market may or may not correspond directly to those
of the Sub-Accounts and the Portfolios.  Advertising  materials may also compare
performance to that of other  compilations  or indices that may be developed and
made available in the future.

In addition,  advertising materials may quote various measures of volatility and
benchmark  correlations for the  Sub-Accounts and the respective  Portfolios and
compare these volatility  measures and correlations with those of other separate
accounts and their  underlying  funds.  Measures of volatility seek to compare a
Sub-Account's,   or  its   underlying   Portfolio's,   historical   share  price
fluctuations  or total  returns to those of a  benchmark.  Measures of benchmark
correlation  indicate how valid a comparative  benchmark may be. All measures of
volatility and correlation are calculated using averages of historical data.



<PAGE>

BENEFIT UNITS--TRANSFER FORMULAS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfers of a Contract  owner's Benefit Units between  Sub-Accounts  during the
Benefit Payment Period are implemented according to the following formulas:

        (1)  The  number  of  Benefit  Units  to be  transferred  from  a  given
             Sub-Account is BU1(trans).

        (2)  The number of the Contract  owner's Benefit Units remaining in such
             Sub-Account (after the transfer)
                      = UNIT1 - BU1(trans).

        (3)  The number of Benefit Units  transferred to the new  Sub-Account is
             BU2(trans). BU2(trans) = BU1(trans) * BUV1/BUV2.

        (4)  The  number  of the  Contract  owner's  Benefit  Units  in the  new
             Sub-Account (after the transfer)
                      = UNIT2 + BU2(trans).

        (5)  Subsequent  variable  dollar benefit  payments will be based on the
             number of the Contract  owner's  Benefit Units in each  Sub-Account
             (after  the  transfer)  as of  the  next  variable  dollar  benefit
             payment's due date.

        Where:

             BU1(trans)  is the number of the  Contract  owner's  Benefit  Units
             transferred  from a given  Sub-Account.  

             BUV1 is the Benefit  Unit Value of the  Sub-Account  from which the
             transfer  is being  made as of the end of the  Valuation  Period in
             which the transfer request was received.

             BU2(trans)  is the number of the  Contract  owner's  Benefit  Units
             transferred into the new Sub-Account.

             BUV2 is the  Benefit  Unit  Value of the  Sub-Account  to which the
             transfer  is being  made as of the end of the  Valuation  Period in
             which the transfer request was received.

             UNIT1 is the number of the Contract  owner's  Benefit  Units in the
             Sub-Account  from  which the  transfer  is being  made,  before the
             transfer.

             UNIT2 is the number of the Contract  owner's  Benefit  Units in the
             Sub-Account  to which  the  transfer  is  being  made,  before  the
             transfer.






<PAGE>



FEDERAL TAX MATTERS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following  discussion  supplements  the discussion of federal tax matters in
the  prospectuses  for the  Contracts.  This  discussion  is general  and is not
intended as tax advice.  Federal income tax laws or the  interpretation of those
laws by the Internal Revenue Service may change at any time.

Taxation of Separate Account Income
The Company is taxed as a life insurance company under Part I of Subchapter L of
the Internal  Revenue Code ("IRC").  Since the Separate Account is not an entity
separate from the Company,  and its  operations  form a part of the Company,  it
will  not  be  taxed  separately  as  a  "regulated  investment  company"  under
Subchapter  M of the IRC.  Investment  income  and  realized  capital  gains are
automatically  applied to increase reserves under the Contracts.  Under existing
federal  income tax law, the Company  believes  that it will not be taxed on the
Separate Account  investment income and realized net capital gains to the extent
that such  income  and gains are  applied to  increase  the  reserves  under the
Contracts.

Accordingly,  the  Company  does not  anticipate  that it will incur any federal
income tax liability  attributable to the Separate Account and,  therefore,  the
Company  does not intend to make  provisions  for any such  taxes.  However,  if
changes in the federal tax laws or interpretations thereof result in the Company
being taxed on income or gains  attributable to the Separate  Account,  then the
Company may impose a charge  against the Separate  Account (with respect to some
or all Contracts) in order to set aside provisions to pay such taxes.

In certain  circumstances,  owners of individual  variable annuity contracts and
participants  under group  variable  annuity  contracts  may be  considered  the
owners, for federal income tax purposes,  of the assets of the separate accounts
used to support their contracts.  In those circumstances,  income and gains from
the separate  account assets would be included in the owner's gross income.  The
Internal  Revenue  Service  has  stated in  published  rulings  that a  variable
contract  owner will be considered  the owner of separate  account assets if the
owner possesses  incidents of ownership in those assets,  such as the ability to
exercise investment control over the assets.


The Treasury  Department has also announced,  in connection with the issuance of
regulations concerning  diversification,  that those regulations "do not provide
guidance   concerning  the  circumstances  in  which  investor  control  of  the
investments  of a segregated  asset  account may cause the investor  (i.e.,  the
owner or participant),  rather than the insurance company,  to be treated as the
owner of the assets in the account." This announcement also stated that guidance
would be  issued  by way of  regulations  or  rulings  on the  "extent  to which
policyholders  may direct their investments to particular  sub-accounts  without
being  treated  as  owners  of the  underlying  assets."  As of the date of this
statement of additional information, no guidance has been issued.

The  ownership  rights  under the  Contracts  are similar to, but  different  in
certain  respects  from,  those  described  by the Internal  Revenue  Service in
rulings  in which it was  determined  that  contract  owners  were not owners of
separate  account  assets.  For  example,  the  owner  of a  Contract  has  more
flexibility  in  allocating   purchase  payments  and  Account  Value  than  was
contemplated  in the  rulings.  These  differences  could  result in an owner or
participant  being  treated as the owner of a pro rata  portion of the assets of
the Separate  Account  and/or Fixed Account.  In addition,  the Company does not
know what  standards  will be set forth,  if any, in the  regulations or rulings
which the  Treasury  Department  has  stated it expects  to issue.  The  Company
therefore  reserves the right to modify the Contracts as necessary to attempt to
prevent an owner or  participant  from being  considered the owner of a pro rata
share of the assets of the Separate Account.

Tax Deferral On Nonqualified Contracts
Section 817(h) of the Code requires that with respect to nonqualified Contracts,
the investments of the Portfolios be "adequately diversified" in accordance with
Treasury  regulations in order for the Contracts to qualify as annuity contracts
under federal tax law. The Separate Account, through the Portfolios,  intends to
comply with the diversification  requirements prescribed by the Treasury in Reg.
Sec. 1.817-5,  which affect how the Portfolios' assets may be invested.  Failure
of a Portfolio to meet the  diversification  requirement would result in loss of
tax deferred status to owners of nonqualified Contracts.


<PAGE>

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The audited  financial  statements  of the Separate  Account for the years ended
December 31, 1998 and the Company's audited statutory-basis financial statements
for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 are included herein.

The financial statements of the Company included in this statement of additional
information  should be considered  only as bearing on the ability of the Company
to meet its  obligations  under the Contracts.  They should not be considered as
bearing  on the  investment  performance  of the  assets  held  in the  Separate
Account.

<PAGE>



                                ANNUITY INVESTORS

                               VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                              Financial Statements

                     

                     Years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
                       With Report of Independent Auditors







<PAGE>



                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                              Financial Statements

                     Years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997




                                    Contents


    Report of Independent Auditors.............................................1


    Audited Financial Statements

    Statements of Assets and Liabilities - Current Year........................3
    Statements of Assets and Liabilities - Prior Year..........................5
    Statements of Operations - Current Year....................................7
    Statements of Operations - Prior Year......................................8
    Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Current Year.........................9
    Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Prior Year..........................12
    Notes to Financial Statements.............................................14


<PAGE>

                         Report of Independent Auditors




Contractholders of Annuity Investors Variable Account B
  and
Board of Directors of Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

We have audited the  accompanying  statements of assets and  liabilities  of the
Annuity  Investors  Variable  Account  B  (comprised  of  the  Dreyfus  Variable
Investment Fund Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
Growth and Income  Portfolio,  Dreyfus  Variable  Investment  Fund Money  Market
Portfolio,  Dreyfus  Variable  Investment  Fund  Small  Cap  Portfolio,  Dreyfus
Socially  Responsible  Growth Fund, Inc., Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Strong Funds
Growth Fund II, Strong Funds Opportunity Fund II, Timothy Partners, Ltd. Timothy
Plan Variable Series,  Invesco Funds Group, Inc.  High-Yield Fund, Invesco Funds
Group, Inc. Industrial Income Fund, Invesco Funds Group, Inc. Total Return Fund,
Janus Aspen Series  Aggressive  Growth  Portfolio,  Janus Aspen Series  Balanced
Portfolio, Janus Aspen Series Growth Portfolio, Janus Aspen Series International
Growth Portfolio, Janus Aspen Series Worldwide Growth Portfolio,  Morgan Stanley
Universal  Funds,  Inc.  Emerging  Markets  Equity  Portfolio,   Morgan  Stanley
Universal  Funds,  Inc. Fixed Income Fund  Portfolio,  Morgan Stanley  Universal
Funds,  Inc. Mid-Cap Value Portfolio,  Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc. U.S.
Real Estate  Portfolio,  Morgan Stanley  Universal Funds,  Inc. Value Portfolio,
PBHG Insurance  Series Fund,  Inc.  Growth II Portfolio,  PBHG Insurance  Series
Fund,  Inc.  Large Cap Growth  Portfolio and PBHG  Insurance  Series Fund,  Inc.
Technology & Communications  Portfolio Sub-Accounts) as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the
years then ended.  These  financial  statements  are the  responsibility  of the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation  of  securities  owned  as  of  December  31,  1998  and  1997,  by
correspondence  with  the  custodian.  An  audit  also  includes  assessing  the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


                                      -1-
<PAGE>


In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  each  of the  respective
sub-accounts  constituting  the  Annuity  Investors  Variable  Account  B as  of
December 31, 1998 and 1997,  and the results of their  operations and changes in
their net assets for the years then ended in conformity with generally  accepted
accounting principles.

                                                      
                                                  /s/--------------------
                                                     Ernst & Young LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 4, 1999


                                      -2-
                        
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                       STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                                December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

====================================================================================================================================
                                                                                                                             Market
                                                                                         Shares           Cost               Value
                                                                                       -----------    -----------        -----------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>                <C>
Assets:
      Investments in portfolio shares, at net asset value (Note 2):
          Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio ..............................             61,310.449    $ 1,986,224        $ 2,213,920
              Growth and Income Portfolio .................................             79,205.823      1,695,487          1,792,428
              Money Market Portfolio ......................................            693,094.020        693,094            693,094
              Small Cap Portfolio .........................................             31,479.168      1,696,362          1,697,042
          Dreyfus Funds:
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. ......................             59,614.852      1,656,611          1,852,830
              Stock Index Fund ............................................            317,633.377      9,216,584         10,329,437
          Strong Funds:
              Growth Fund II ..............................................             28,164.674        384,240            451,198
              Opportunity Fund II .........................................             40,183.687        839,456            872,790
          Timothy Partners, Ltd.:
              The Timothy Plan   Variable Series ..........................             29,039.766        292,596            301,433
          Invesco Funds Group, Inc.:
              High-Yield Fund .............................................             66,153.306        830,346            748,855
              Industrial Income Fund ......................................            130,713.866      2,364,132          2,432,585
              Total Return Fund ...........................................            106,008.345      1,747,628          1,757,618
          Janus Aspen Series:
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio .................................             27,756.928        623,368            765,814
              Balanced Portfolio ..........................................            233,130.163      4,544,500          5,245,429
              Growth Portfolio ............................................            100,260.099      1,985,606          2,360,123
              International Growth Portfolio ..............................             24,048.476        485,713            511,511
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio ..................................            174,687.736      4,616,525          5,081,666
          Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio ...........................             25,174.168        201,513            178,988
              Fixed Income Portfolio ......................................             48,026.095        522,748            513,879
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio .....................................             94,536.594      1,307,858          1,411,431
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio ..................................             43,612.977        453,655            427,407
              Value Portfolio .............................................             30,375.248        363,820            337,165
          PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
              Growth II Portfolio .........................................             21,486.549        231,194            249,889
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio ..................................             26,656.585        337,367            411,578
              Technology & Communications Portfolio .......................             56,486.691        628,397            777,257
                                                                                                      -----------

                       Total cost.................................................................    $39,705,024
====================================================================================================================================

                       Total assets..............................................................................         43,415,367


Liabilities:
      Amounts due to Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company (Note 4)...........................................                  0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets................................................................................        $43,415,367
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)
                                December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=================================================================================================================================
                                                                                                                       Market
                                                                                         Units        Unit Value       Value
                                                                                      -----------    -----------     -----------
<S>                                                                                   <C>            <C>             <C>        
Net assets attributable to variable annuity contract holders (Note 2):
          Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Basic contract .................       170,523.015    $ 12.975443     $ 2,212,612
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..............           100.415      13.031774           1,308
              Growth and Income Portfolio - Basic contract ....................       159,409.837      11.243790       1,792,371
              Growth and Income Portfolio - Enhanced contract .................             5.049      11.292611              57
              Money Market Portfolio - Basic contract .........................       658,981.650       1.050876         692,508
              Money Market Portfolio - Enhanced contract ......................           555.360       1.055214             586
              Small Cap Portfolio - Basic contract ............................       171,968.905       9.867472       1,696,898
              Small Cap Portfolio - Enhanced contract .........................            14.492       9.910354             144
          Dreyfus Funds:
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Basic contract .........       140,614.024      13.169143       1,851,766
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Enhanced contract ......            80.398      13.226328           1,064
              Stock Index Fund - Basic contract ...............................       779,485.606      13.250646      10,328,688
              Stock Index Fund - Enhanced contract ............................            56.321      13.308166             749
          Strong Funds:
              Growth Fund II - Basic contract .................................        33,197.715      13.587521         451,075
              Growth Fund II - Enhanced contract ..............................             9.046      13.646505             123
              Opportunity Fund II - Basic contract ............................        72,644.387      12.012034         872,607
              Opportunity Fund II - Enhanced contract .........................            15.156      12.064227             183
          Timothy Partners Ltd.:
              The Timothy Plan  Variable Series - Basic contract ..............        29,293.327      10.283942         301,251
              The Timothy Plan  Variable Series - Enhanced contract ...........            17.653      10.304332             182
          Invesco Funds Group, Inc.:
              High-Yield Fund - Basic contract ................................        70,047.913      10.689459         748,774
              High-Yield Fund - Enhanced contract .............................             7.556      10.735898              81
              Industrial Income Fund - Basic contract .........................       200,541.938      12.120155       2,430,599
              Industrial Income Fund - Enhanced contract ......................           163.123      12.172796           1,986
              Total Return Fund - Basic contract ..............................       154,762.526      11.348675       1,756,349
              Total Return Fund - Enhanced contract ...........................           111.314      11.397954           1,269
          Janus Aspen Series:
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ....................        53,896.345      14.199318         765,292
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract .................            36.621      14.260947             522
              Balanced Portfolio - Basic contract .............................       373,285.807      14.043929       5,242,400
              Balanced Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..........................           214.770      14.104892           3,029
              Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ...............................       172,190.630      13.699715       2,358,963
              Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ............................            84.318      13.759186           1,160
              International Growth Portfolio - Basic contract .................        45,382.775      11.256365         510,845
              International Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..............            58.950      11.305246             666
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Basic contract .....................       402,131.168      12.632936       5,080,097
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..................           123.659      12.687776           1,569
          Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio - Basic contract ..............        30,255.642       5.915866         178,988
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...........             0.000       5.941609               0
              Fixed Income Portfolio - Basic contract .........................        46,348.096      11.079965         513,535
              Fixed Income Portfolio - Enhanced contract ......................            30.906      11.128092             344
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio - Basic contract ........................       111,076.120      12.705082       1,411,231
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio - Enhanced contract .....................            15.684      12.760268             200
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio - Basic contract .....................        43,786.457       9.758808         427,303
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..................            10.564       9.801228             104
              Value Portfolio - Basic contract ................................        34,212.111       9.848411         336,935
              Value Portfolio - Enhanced contract .............................            23.284       9.891198             230
          PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
              Growth II Portfolio - Basic contract ............................        24,618.770      10.147606         249,822
              Growth II Portfolio - Enhanced contract .........................             6.572      10.191707              67
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio - Basic contract .....................        31,474.961      13.076352         411,578
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..................             0.000      13.133125               0
              Technology & Communications Portfolio - Basic contract ..........        65,820.143      11.808346         777,227
              Technology & Communications Portfolio - Enhanced contract .......             2.516      11.859648              30
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets attributable to variable annuity contract holders.............................      43,415,367
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets...............................................................................     $43,415,367
================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -4-
<PAGE>


                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                       STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                                December 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================
                                                                                                                             Market
                                                                                           Shares           Cost             Value
                                                                                          -----------   ------------   -------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>           <C>              <C>        
Assets:
      Investments in portfolio shares, at net asset value (Note 2):
          Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio ...............................               6,644.554    $  183,954       $   185,383
              Growth and Income Portfolio ..................................              15,815.802       347,532           328,652
              Money Market Portfolio .......................................                   0.000             0                 0
              Small Cap Portfolio ..........................................               7,500.528       453,312           428,580
          Dreyfus Funds:
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. .......................              10,884.047       277,443           271,775
              Stock Index Fund .............................................              28,288.994       730,922           728,442
          Strong Funds:
              Growth Fund II ...............................................               1,846.921        23,670            22,994
              Opportunity Fund II ..........................................               3,171.842        68,178            68,829
          Invesco Funds Group, Inc.:
              High-Yield Fund ..............................................               8,800.823       116,406           109,658
              Industrial Income Fund .......................................              20,811.599       368,589           354,630
              Total Return Fund ............................................               9,727.123       154,346           153,786
          Janus Aspen Series:
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio ..................................               1,476.866        28,664            30,350
              Balanced Portfolio ...........................................              18,526.048       319,353           323,650
              Growth Portfolio .............................................              18,140.239       335,162           335,232
              International Growth Portfolio ...............................               6,607.011       122,664           122,097
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio ...................................              24,071.098       563,724           563,023
          Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio ............................               7,586.839        85,562            71,544
              Fixed Income Portfolio .......................................                   4.654            51                48
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio ......................................              13,912.363       192,769           185,313
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio ...................................               7,005.241        76,971            79,930
              Value Portfolio ..............................................               8,614.032       105,785           101,473
          PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
              Growth II Portfolio ..........................................               5,481.888        59,564            58,930
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio ...................................               9,802.870       114,392           115,870
              Technology & Communications Portfolio ........................              18,248.082       204,269           189,962
                                                                                                        ----------

                       Total cost...................................................................    $4,933,282
====================================================================================================================================

                       Total assets...............................................................................         4,830,151

Liabilities:
      Amounts due to Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company (Note 4)............................................                 0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets.................................................................................        $4,830,151
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>



   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -5-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
                                December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==================================================================================================================================
                                                                                                                         Market
                                                                                          Units         Unit Value       Value
                                                                                       -----------     -----------    -----------
<S>                                                                                    <C>             <C>             <C>
Net assets attributable to variable annuity contract holders (Note 2):
          Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Basic contract ..................       18,347.666      $  10.103905    $  185,383
              Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...............            0.000         10.117776             0
              Growth and Income Portfolio - Basic contract .....................       32,231.762         10.196538       328,652
              Growth and Income Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..................            0.000         10.210527             0
              Money Market Portfolio - Basic contract ..........................            0.000          1.016499             0
              Money Market Portfolio - Enhanced contract .......................            0.000          1.017876             0
              Small Cap Portfolio - Basic contract .............................       41,359.506         10.362314       428,580
              Small Cap Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..........................            0.000         10.376538             0
          Dreyfus Funds:                                                                                              
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Basic contract ..........       26,332.500         10.320883       271,775
              Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Enhanced contract .......            0.000         10.335055             0
              Stock Index Fund - Basic contract ................................       69,510.645         10.479569       728,442
              Stock Index Fund - Enhanced contract .............................            0.000         10.493943             0
          Strong Funds:                                                                                               
              Growth Fund II - Basic contract ..................................        2,147.556         10.707133        22,994
              Growth Fund II - Enhanced contract ...............................            0.000         10.721828             0
              Opportunity Fund II - Basic contract .............................        6,416.208         10.727356        68,829
              Opportunity Fund II - Enhanced contract ..........................            0.000         10.742083             0
          Invesco Funds Group, Inc.:                                                                                  
              High-Yield Fund - Basic contract .................................       10,260.821         10.687084       109,658
              High-Yield Fund - Enhanced contract ..............................            0.000         10.701757             0
              Industrial Income Fund - Basic contract ..........................       33,269.953         10.659157       354,630
              Industrial Income Fund - Enhanced contract .......................            0.000         10.673778             0
              Total Return Fund - Basic contract ...............................       14,641.934         10.503108       153,786
              Total Return Fund - Enhanced contract ............................            0.000         10.517508             0
          Janus Aspen Series:                                                                                         
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Basic contract .....................        2,830.076         10.723950        30,350
              Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..................            0.000         10.738659             0
              Balanced Portfolio - Basic contract ..............................       30,519.754         10.604609       323,650
              Balanced Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...........................            0.000         10.619159             0
              Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ................................       32,737.591         10.239960       335,232
              Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract .............................            0.000         10.254006             0
              International Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ..................       12,541.039          9.735841       122,097
              International Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...............            0.000          9.749214             0
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ......................       56,665.753          9.935860       563,023
              Worldwide Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...................            0.000          9.949496             0
          Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:                                                                       
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio - Basic contract ...............        9,042.956          7.911559        71,544
              Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio - Enhanced contract ............            0.000          7.922446             0
              Fixed Income Portfolio - Basic contract ..........................            4.653         10.412276            48
              Fixed Income Portfolio - Enhanced contract .......................            0.000         10.426565             0
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio - Basic contract .........................       16,674.966         11.113227       185,313
              Mid-Cap Value Portfolio - Enhanced contract ......................            0.000         11.128478             0
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio - Basic contract ......................        7,200.060         11.101269        79,930
              U.S. Real Estate Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...................            0.000         11.116503             0
              Value Portfolio - Basic contract .................................        9,944.401         10.204064       101,473
              Value Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..............................            0.000         10.218060             0
          PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:                                                                           
              Growth II Portfolio - Basic contract .............................        6,195.935          9.511124        58,930
              Growth II Portfolio - Enhanced contract ..........................            0.000          9.524184             0
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio - Basic contract ......................       11,415.131         10.150555       115,870
              Large Cap Growth Portfolio - Enhanced contract ...................            0.000         10.164489             0
              Technology & Communications Portfolio - Basic contract ...........       20,974.008          9.057045       189,962
              Technology & Communications Portfolio - Enhanced contract ........            0.000          9.069487             0
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets attributable to variable annuity contract holders................................     4,830,151
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Net assets..................................................................................    $4,830,151
=================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -6-
<PAGE>


                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
                                                                           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             Growth
                                                                             Capital           and           Money         Small
                                                                           Appreciation      Income          Market         Cap
                                                                             Portfolio      Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $   10,588     $   20,270     $   20,287    $   24,136 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................         12,131         13,378          7,149        13,283 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................         (1,543)         6,892         13,138        10,853 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares         16,652         (1,836)             0       (82,430)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................        226,268        115,821              0        25,412 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........        242,920        113,985              0       (57,018)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $  241,377     $  120,877     $   13,138    $  (46,165)
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                  Dreyfus Funds                   Strong Funds
                                                                            ------------------------       -------------------------
                                                                             Socially
                                                                            Responsible        Stock         Growth      Opportunity
                                                                              Growth           Index          Fund           Fund
                                                                             Fund, Inc.         Fund           II             II
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>      
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $   68,951     $   79,649     $        0    $   27,211 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................         13,183         57,253          2,299         5,631 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................         55,768         22,396         (2,299)       21,580 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares          5,292        108,435          1,666        (6,713)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................        201,887      1,115,334         67,633        32,683 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........        207,179      1,223,769         69,299        25,970 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $  262,947     $1,246,165     $   67,000    $   47,550 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
==============================================================================================

                                                                              Timothy Partners
                                                                              ----------------

                                                                                 The Timothy
                                                                                Plan Variable 
                                                                                    Series
==============================================================================================
<S>                                                                             <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................        $        0

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................             1,244
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................            (1,244)

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares               273
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................             8,837
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........             9,110
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...        $    7,866
==============================================================================================
</TABLE>

                                     
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================================================

                                                                                     Invesco Funds Group, Inc.       
                                                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                                                High        Industrial       Total   
                                                                               Yield          Income         Return  
                                                                                Fund           Fund           Fund   
=====================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $  71,584      $ 111,454     $  70,881

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................         5,523         16,670        12,061
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................        66,061         94,784        58,820

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares        (7,511)         3,746        15,273
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
          of investments in portfolio shares ...........................       (74,743)        82,412        10,551
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........       (82,254)        86,158        25,824
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $ (16,193)     $ 180,942     $  84,644
=====================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                              Janus Aspen Series
                                                                        -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Aggressive                        International  Worldwide
                                                                            Growth    Balanced      Growth      Growth       Growth
                                                                          Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $       0   $ 106,282   $  60,105   $   4,727   $  82,948

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................     3,848      28,653      14,861       3,846      32,507
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................    (3,848)     77,629      45,244         881      50,441

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares     4,948      20,467       2,481       4,688      13,836
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
          of investments in portfolio shares ...........................   140,760     696,632     374,448      26,364     465,843
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........   145,708     717,099     376,929      31,052     479,679
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $ 141,860   $ 794,728   $ 422,173   $  31,933   $ 530,120
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Emerging
                                                                          Markets      Fixed       Mid-Cap       U.S.
                                                                           Equity      Income      Value     Real Estate    Value  
                                                                         Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio   Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $     704    $  19,183  $  36,130    $  13,686   $  12,030 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................     1,545        2,205      9,829        3,783       3,046 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................      (841)      16,978     26,301        9,903       8,984 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares   (28,159)         987    (12,000)     (11,717)     (3,838)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................    (8,506)      (8,866)   111,030      (29,207)    (22,344)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........   (36,665)      (7,879)    99,030      (40,924)    (26,182)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $ (37,506)   $   9,099  $ 125,331    $ (31,021)  $ (17,198)
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Technology
                                                                                          Large Cap         and
                                                                           Growth II       Growth      Communications
                                                                           Portfolio      Portfolio       Portfolio         Total
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $        0      $        0      $       75     $  840,881

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................      2,021           3,194           5,955        275,098
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................     (2,021)         (3,194)         (5,880)       565,783

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares       (437)          1,576          (2,660)        43,019
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................     19,329          72,732         163,166      3,813,476
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........     18,892          74,308         160,506      3,856,495
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $   16,871      $   71,114      $  154,626     $4,422,278
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>



   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                      -7-
<PAGE>



                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
                                                                           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             Growth
                                                                             Capital           and           Money         Small
                                                                           Appreciation      Income          Market         Cap
                                                                             Portfolio      Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $  1,218       $ 20,139       $      0      $ 22,341 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................          416            759              0           903 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................          802         19,380              0        21,438 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares            2              0              0            21 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................        1,429        (18,880)             0       (24,732)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........        1,431        (18,880)             0       (24,711)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $  2,233       $    500       $      0      $ (3,273)
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                  Dreyfus Funds                   Strong Funds
                                                                            ------------------------       -------------------------
                                                                             Socially
                                                                            Responsible        Stock         Growth      Opportunity
                                                                              Growth           Index          Fund           Fund
                                                                             Fund, Inc.         Fund           II             II
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>      
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $  8,121       $ 13,466       $    900      $     70

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................          608          1,155             43           154
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................        7,513         12,311            857           (84)

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares           77            (13)            (2)            2
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................       (5,668)        (2,480)          (676)          651
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........       (5,591)        (2,493)          (678)          653
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $  1,922       $  9,818       $    179      $    569
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================================================

                                                                                     Invesco Funds Group, Inc.       
                                                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                                                High        Industrial       Total   
                                                                               Yield          Income         Return  
                                                                                Fund           Fund           Fund   
=====================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares ....................     $ 10,266       $ 23,148       $  3,585 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................          353            927            353 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................        9,913         22,221          3,232 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares            4              0             58 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................       (6,748)       (13,959)          (561)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........       (6,744)       (13,959)          (503)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...     $  3,169       $  8,262       $  2,729 
=====================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                              Janus Aspen Series
                                                                        -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Aggressive                        International  Worldwide
                                                                            Growth    Balanced      Growth      Growth       Growth
                                                                          Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $      0    $  2,572    $    867    $    132    $  1,111

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................       88         646         578         335       1,100
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................      (88)      1,926         289        (203)         11

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares        0         383           0          (5)          0
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................    1,686       4,297          69        (566)       (701)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........    1,686       4,680          69        (571)       (701)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $  1,598    $  6,606    $    358    $   (774)   $   (690)
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Emerging
                                                                          Markets      Fixed       Mid-Cap       U.S.
                                                                           Equity      Income      Value     Real Estate    Value  
                                                                         Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio   Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $   2,377    $     3    $   8,589    $   2,523   $   2,517 

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................       250          0          298          285         342 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................     2,127          3        8,291        2,238       2,175 

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares       (13)         0            1          103           2 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................   (14,018)        (2)      (7,457)       2,959      (4,311)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........   (14,031)        (2)      (7,456)       3,062      (4,309)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $ (11,904)   $     1    $     835    $   5,300   $  (2,134)
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                         Technology
                                                                                          Large Cap         and
                                                                           Growth II       Growth      Communications
                                                                           Portfolio      Portfolio       Portfolio         Total
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>       
Investment income:
     Dividends from investments in portfolio shares .................... $       0       $       0       $       0      $ 123,945

Expenses:
     Mortality and expense risk fees (Note 4) ..........................       210             334             590         10,727
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net investment income (loss) .................................      (210)           (334)           (590)       113,218

Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     on investments:
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares         2             (28)           (420)           174
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................      (634)          1,478         (14,306)      (103,130)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net gain (loss) on investments in portfolio shares ...........      (632)          1,450         (14,726)      (102,956)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ... $    (842)      $   1,116       $ (15,316)     $  10,262
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                                      -8-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                       STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
                                                                           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             Growth
                                                                             Capital           and           Money         Small
                                                                           Appreciation      Income          Market         Cap
                                                                             Portfolio      Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................... $   (1,543)     $    6,892     $   13,138    $   10,853 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares ..     16,652          (1,836)             0       (82,430)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of 
          investments in portfolio shares .................................    226,268         115,821              0        25,412 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...........    241,377         120,877         13,138       (46,165)

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ...........................................  1,508,433       1,155,499      1,405,487     1,210,765 
     Contract redemptions .................................................    (36,808)        (21,639)       (72,744)      (25,868)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account ................................    315,535         209,039       (652,787)      129,730 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions ..........  1,787,160       1,342,899        679,956     1,314,627 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets .................................  2,028,537       1,463,776        693,094     1,268,462 
Net assets, beginning of period ...........................................    185,383         328,652              0       428,580 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ................................................. $2,213,920      $1,792,428     $  693,094    $1,697,042 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                  Dreyfus Funds                   Strong Funds
                                                                            ------------------------       -------------------------
                                                                             Socially
                                                                            Responsible        Stock         Growth      Opportunity
                                                                              Growth           Index          Fund           Fund
                                                                             Fund, Inc.         Fund           II             II
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>      
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) .......................................... $   55,768     $    22,396    $   (2,299)   $   21,580 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares ...      5,292         108,435         1,666        (6,713)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of 
          investments in portfolio shares ..................................    201,887       1,115,334        67,633        32,683 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ............    262,947       1,246,165        67,000        47,550 

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ............................................  1,348,395       7,674,437       306,962       763,304 
     Contract redemptions ..................................................     (9,281)        (58,961)         (461)       (1,505)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .................................    (21,006)        739,354        54,703        (5,388)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions ...........  1,318,108       8,354,830       361,204       756,411 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..................................  1,581,055       9,600,995       428,204       803,961 
Net assets, beginning of period ............................................    271,775         728,442        22,994        68,829 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .................................................. $1,852,830     $10,329,437    $  451,198    $  872,790 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
================================================================================================

                                                                                Timothy Partners
                                                                                ----------------

                                                                                   The Timothy
                                                                                  Plan Variable
                                                                                      Series
================================================================================================
<S>                                                                               <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ..........................................      $   (1,244)
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares ...             273
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of 
          investments in portfolio shares ..................................           8,837
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ............           7,866

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ............................................         298,657
     Contract redemptions ..................................................            (559)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .................................          (4,531)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions ...........         293,567
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..................................         301,433
Net assets, beginning of period ............................................               0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..................................................      $  301,433
================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================================================

                                                                                     Invesco Funds Group, Inc.       
                                                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                                                High        Industrial       Total   
                                                                               Yield          Income         Return  
                                                                                Fund           Fund           Fund   
=====================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................     $   66,061     $   94,784     $   58,820 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares         (7,511)         3,746         15,273 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................        (74,743)        82,412         10,551 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........        (16,193)       180,942         84,644 

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................        546,771      1,705,341      1,533,836 
     Contract redemptions ..............................................        (18,798)       (13,427)       (21,158)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................        127,417        205,099          6,510 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......        655,390      1,897,013      1,519,188 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................        639,197      2,077,955      1,603,832 
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................        109,658        354,630        153,786 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..............................................     $  748,855     $2,432,585     $1,757,618 
=====================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                              Janus Aspen Series
                                                                        -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Aggressive                        International  Worldwide
                                                                            Growth    Balanced      Growth      Growth       Growth
                                                                          Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ...................................... $   (3,848) $   77,629  $   45,244  $      881  $   50,441
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares      4,948      20,467       2,481       4,688      13,836
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................    140,760     696,632     374,448      26,364     465,843
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........    141,860     794,728     422,173      31,933     530,120

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................    526,231   3,636,681   1,536,593     333,700   3,571,970
     Contract redemptions ..............................................     (1,769)    (29,318)    (12,570)    (13,844)    (51,084)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................     69,142     519,688      78,695      37,625     467,637
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......    593,604   4,127,051   1,602,718     357,481   3,988,523
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................    735,464   4,921,779   2,024,891     389,414   4,518,643
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................     30,350     323,650     335,232     122,097     563,023
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .............................................. $  765,814  $5,245,429  $2,360,123  $  511,511  $5,081,666
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Emerging
                                                                          Markets      Fixed       Mid-Cap       U.S.
                                                                           Equity      Income      Value     Real Estate    Value  
                                                                         Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio   Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ...................................... $    (841)  $  16,978   $   26,301   $   9,903   $   8,984 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares   (28,159)        987      (12,000)    (11,717)     (3,838)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................    (8,506)     (8,866)     111,030     (29,207)    (22,344)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........   (37,506)      9,099      125,331     (31,021)    (17,198)

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................    99,696     399,377    1,042,503     428,467     254,152 
     Contract redemptions ..............................................       (15)    (29,179)     (33,448)    (11,751)     (5,163)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................    45,269     134,534       91,732     (38,218)      3,901 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......   144,950     504,732    1,100,787     378,498     252,890 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................   107,444     513,831    1,226,118     347,477     235,692 
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................    71,544          48      185,313      79,930     101,473 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .............................................. $ 178,988   $ 513,879   $1,411,431   $ 427,407   $ 337,165 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Technology
                                                                                          Large Cap         and
                                                                           Growth II       Growth      Communications
                                                                           Portfolio      Portfolio       Portfolio         Total
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ...................................... $   (2,021)     $   (3,194)     $   (5,880)    $   565,783
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares       (437)          1,576          (2,660)         43,019
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................     19,329          72,732         163,166       3,813,476
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........     16,871          71,114         154,626       4,422,278

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................    174,105         216,405         463,808      32,141,575
     Contract redemptions ..............................................       (347)         (1,537)        (30,665)       (501,899)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................        330           9,726            (474)      2,523,262
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......    174,088         224,594         432,669      34,162,938
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................    190,959         295,708         587,295      38,585,216
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................     58,930         115,870         189,962       4,830,151
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .............................................. $  249,889      $  411,578      $  777,257     $43,415,367
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                                      -9-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B


                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


                                 Basic Contracts


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===========================================================================================================

                                                            Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
                                              -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Growth
                                                Capital         and             Money             Small
                                              Appreciation     Income           Market             Cap
                                               Portfolio      Portfolio       Portfolio         Portfolio
===========================================================================================================
<S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>                <C>
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997           18,347.666     32,231.762            0.000       41,359.506 

Units purchased                               155,438.519    129,041.014    1,356,480.568      133,138.490 

Units redeemed                                 (3,263.170)    (1,862.939)    (697,498.918)      (2,529.091)
                                              -----------    -----------    -------------      ----------- 

Units outstanding December 31, 1998           170,523.015    159,409.837      658,981.650      171,968.905 
                                              ===========    ===========    =============      =========== 
===========================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================================================

                                                    Dreyfus Funds                 Strong Funds       Timothy Partners
                                              -----------------------        ----------------------  ----------------
                                               Socially
                                              Responsible       Stock        Growth     Opportunity    The Timothy
                                                 Growth         Index         Fund         Fund       Plan Variable 
                                               Fund, Inc.       Fund           II           II            Series
=====================================================================================================================
<S>                                           <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997           26,332.500    69,510.645     2,147.556     6,416.208         0.000

Units purchased                               117,026.361   715,251.041    31,086.761    67,229.118    30,121.273

Units redeemed                                 (2,744.837)   (5,276.080)      (36.602)   (1,000.939)     (827.946)
                                              -----------   -----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998           140,614.024   779,485.606    33,197.715    72,644.387    29,293.327
                                              ===========   ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========
=====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                      Invesco Funds Group, Inc.
                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                High        Industrial        Total 
                                                Yield         Income         Return 
                                                Fund           Fund           Fund  
=====================================================================================
<S>                                          <C>           <C>            <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997         10,260.821     33,269.953     14,641.934 

Units purchased                              61,181.214    168,437.163    141,210.628 

Units redeemed                               (1,394.122)    (1,165.178)    (1,090.036)
                                             ----------    -----------    ----------- 

Units outstanding December 31, 1998          70,047.913    200,541.938    154,762.526 
                                             ==========    ===========    =========== 
=====================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=================================================================================================================

                                                                      Janus Aspen Series
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Aggressive                               International     Worldwide
                                              Growth        Balanced       Growth        Growth         Growth
                                             Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio      Portfolio
=================================================================================================================
<S>                                         <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997         2,830.076     30,519.754     32,737.591   12,541.039     56,665.753

Units purchased                             51,177.922    345,154.504    140,607.554   32,843.649    350,856.350

Units redeemed                                (111.653)    (2,388.451)    (1,154.515)      (1.913)    (5,390.935)
                                            ----------    -----------    -----------   ----------    -----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998         53,896.345    373,285.807    172,190.630   45,382.775    402,131.168
                                            ==========    ===========    ===========   ==========    ===========
=================================================================================================================
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==============================================================================================================

                                                             Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.              
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Emerging                                                        
                                               Markets       Fixed        Mid-Cap         U.S.                 
                                               Equity        Income        Value      Real Estate      Value   
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio 
==============================================================================================================
<S>                                          <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>   
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997          9,042.956        4.653     16,674.966    7,200.060     9,944.401 

Units purchased                              21,215.275   49,116.629     97,232.949   41,714.677    24,730.516 

Units redeemed                                   (2.589)  (2,773.186)    (2,831.795)  (5,128.280)     (462.806)
                                             ----------   ----------    -----------   ----------    ---------- 

Units outstanding December 31, 1998          30,255.642   46,348.096    111,076.120   43,786.457    34,212.111 
                                             ==========   ==========    ===========   ==========    ========== 
==============================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                 PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                                       Technology
                                                           Large Cap       and
                                              Growth II     Growth    Communications
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio    Portfolio
=====================================================================================
<S>                                         <C>           <C>           <C>  
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997         6,195.935    11,415.131    20,974.008

Units purchased                             18,570.037    20,198.140    47,987.213

Units redeemed                                (147.202)     (138.310)   (3,141.078)
                                            ----------    ----------    ----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998         24,618.770    31,474.961    65,820.143
                                            ==========    ==========    ==========
=====================================================================================
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -10-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B


                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


                               Enhanced Contracts


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==================================================================================================

                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund           
                                               ---------------------------------------------------
                                                             Growth                               
                                                Capital       and            Money         Small  
                                              Appreciation   Income          Market         Cap   
                                               Portfolio    Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
==================================================================================================
<S>                                             <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997              0.000        0.000          0.000         0.000 

Units purchased                                 100.415        5.049        555.360        14.492 

Units redeemed                                    0.000        0.000          0.000         0.000 
                                                -------        -----        -------        ------ 

Units outstanding December 31, 1998             100.415        5.049        555.360        14.492 
                                                =======        =====        =======        ====== 
==================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================

                                                    Dreyfus Funds                Strong Funds       Timothy Partners
                                              -----------------------       ----------------------  ----------------
                                               Socially
                                              Responsible       Stock       Growth     Opportunity    The Timothy
                                                 Growth         Index        Fund         Fund       Plan Variable
                                               Fund, Inc.       Fund          II           II            Series
====================================================================================================================
<S>                                              <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>   
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997              0.000         0.000        0.000         0.000          0.00

Units purchased                                  80.398        56.321        9.046        15.156        17.653

Units redeemed                                    0.000         0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
                                                 ------        ------        -----        ------        ------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998              80.398        56.321        9.046        15.156        17.653
                                                 ======        ======        =====        ======        ======
====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                      Invesco Funds Group, Inc.
                                                -------------------------------------
                                                High        Industrial        Total 
                                                Yield         Income         Return 
                                                Fund           Fund           Fund  
=====================================================================================
<S>                                             <C>          <C>            <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997            0.000          0.000          0.000

Units purchased                                 7.556        163.123        111.314

Units redeemed                                  0.000          0.000          0.000
                                                -----        -------        -------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998             7.556        163.123        111.314
                                                =====        =======        =======
=====================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=================================================================================================================

                                                                      Janus Aspen Series
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Aggressive                               International     Worldwide
                                              Growth        Balanced       Growth        Growth         Growth
                                             Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio      Portfolio
=================================================================================================================
<S>                                            <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997            0.000          0.000         0.000         0.000          0.000

Units purchased                                36.621        214.770        84.318        58.950        123.659

Units redeemed                                  0.000          0.000         0.000         0.000          0.000
                                               ------        -------        ------        ------        -------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998            36.621        214.770        84.318        58.950        123.659
                                               ======        =======        ======        ======        =======
=================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==============================================================================================================

                                                             Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.              
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Emerging                                                        
                                               Markets       Fixed        Mid-Cap         U.S.                 
                                               Equity        Income        Value      Real Estate      Value   
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio 
==============================================================================================================
<S>                                             <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>   
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997            0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000

Units purchased                                 0.000        30.906        15.684        10.564        23.284

Units redeemed                                  0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000
                                                -----        ------        ------        ------        ------

Units outstanding December 31, 1998             0.000        30.906        15.684        10.564        23.284
                                                =====        ======        ======        ======        ======
==============================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                 PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                              --------------------------------------
                                                                       Technology
                                                           Large Cap       and
                                              Growth II     Growth    Communications
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio    Portfolio
=====================================================================================
<S>                                             <C>          <C>          <C>  
Units outstanding, December 31, 1997            0.000        0.000        0.000

Units purchased                                 6.572        0.000        2.516

Units redeemed                                  0.000        0.000        0.000
                                                -----        -----        -----

Units outstanding December 31, 1998             6.572        0.000        2.516
                                                =====        =====        =====
=====================================================================================
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


- -11-
<PAGE>



                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B

                       STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
                                                                           -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             Growth
                                                                             Capital           and           Money         Small
                                                                           Appreciation      Income          Market         Cap
                                                                             Portfolio      Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................     $     802      $  19,380      $       0     $  21,438 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares             2              0              0            21 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................         1,429        (18,880)             0       (24,732)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........         2,233            500              0        (3,273)

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................       155,719        321,133              0       396,553 
     Contract redemptions ..............................................          (846)        (1,340)             0             0 
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................        28,277          8,359              0        35,300 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......       183,150        328,152              0       431,853 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................       185,383        328,652              0       428,580 
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................             0              0              0             0 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..............................................     $ 185,383      $ 328,652      $       0     $ 428,580 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                  Dreyfus Funds                   Strong Funds
                                                                            ------------------------       -------------------------
                                                                             Socially
                                                                            Responsible        Stock         Growth      Opportunity
                                                                              Growth           Index          Fund           Fund
                                                                             Fund, Inc.         Fund           II             II
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>      
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................     $   7,513      $  12,311      $     857      $     (84)
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares            77            (13)            (2)             2
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................        (5,668)        (2,480)          (676)           651
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........         1,922          9,818            179            569

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................       271,584        714,481         22,776         68,117
     Contract redemptions ..............................................             0           (484)             0              0
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................        (1,731)         4,627             39            143
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......       269,853        718,624         22,815         68,260
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................       271,775        728,442         22,994         68,829
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................             0              0              0              0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..............................................     $ 271,775      $ 728,442      $  22,994      $  68,829
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================================================

                                                                                     Invesco Funds Group, Inc.       
                                                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                                                High        Industrial       Total   
                                                                               Yield          Income         Return  
                                                                                Fund           Fund           Fund   
=====================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................     $   9,913      $  22,221      $   3,232 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares             4              0             58 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................         6,748)       (13,959)          (561)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........         3,169          8,262          2,729 

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................        91,597        332,968        137,113 
     Contract redemptions ..............................................          (846)        (2,541)        (2,260)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................        15,738         15,941         16,204 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......       106,489        346,368        151,057 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................       109,658        354,630        153,786 
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................             0              0              0 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..............................................     $ 109,658      $ 354,630      $ 153,786 
=====================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                               Janus Aspen Series
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Aggressive                         International  Worldwide
                                                                           Growth    Balanced      Growth       Growth       Growth
                                                                         Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio    Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ......................................  $    (88)   $  1,926    $    289    $   (203)   $     11
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares         0         383           0          (5)          0
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................     1,686       4,297          69        (566)       (701)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........     1,598       6,606         358        (774)       (690)

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................    28,889     305,338     323,635     119,873     530,453
     Contract redemptions ..............................................         0        (564)       (846)          0      (1,919)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................      (137)     12,270      12,085       2,998      35,179
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......    28,752     317,044     334,874     122,871     563,713
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................    30,350     323,650     335,232     122,097     563,023
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................         0           0           0           0           0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period ..............................................  $ 30,350    $323,650    $335,232    $122,097    $563,023
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Emerging
                                                                          Markets      Fixed       Mid-Cap       U.S.
                                                                           Equity      Income      Value     Real Estate    Value  
                                                                         Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio    Portfolio   Portfolio
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ...................................... $   2,127    $     3    $   8,291    $   2,238   $   2,175 
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares       (13)         0            1          103           2 
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................   (14,018)        (2)      (7,457)       2,959      (4,311)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........   (11,904)         1          835        5,300      (2,134)

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................    53,465         48      170,534       70,145      98,978 
     Contract redemptions ..............................................         0          0            0            0           0 
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................    29,983         (1)      13,944        4,485       4,629 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......    83,448         47      184,478       74,630     103,607 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................    71,544         48      185,313       79,930     101,473 
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................         0          0            0            0           0 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .............................................. $  71,544    $    48    $ 185,313    $  79,930   $ 101,473 
====================================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

                                                                                       PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Technology
                                                                                          Large Cap         and
                                                                           Growth II       Growth      Communications
                                                                           Portfolio      Portfolio       Portfolio          Total
====================================================================================================================================
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>       
Changes from operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ...................................... $     (210)     $     (334)     $     (590)     $  113,218
     Net realized gain (loss) on sale of investments in portfolio shares          2             (28)           (420)            174
     Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
          investments in portfolio shares ..............................       (634)          1,478         (14,306)       (103,130)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ........       (842)          1,116         (15,316)         10,262

Changes from principal transactions:
     Contract purchase payments ........................................     41,695         110,081         196,258       4,561,433
     Contract redemptions ..............................................          0          (1,297)              0         (12,943)
     Net transfers (to) from fixed account .............................     18,077           5,970           9,020         271,399
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Net increase in net assets from principal transactions .......     59,772         114,754         205,278       4,819,889
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Net increase in net assets ..............................     58,930         115,870         189,962       4,830,151
Net assets, beginning of period ........................................          0               0               0               0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets, end of period .............................................. $   58,930      $  115,870      $  189,962      $4,830,151
====================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -12-
<PAGE>

                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B


                 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997


                                 Basic Contracts


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==================================================================================================

                                                       Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund           
                                               ---------------------------------------------------
                                                             Growth                               
                                                Capital       and            Money         Small  
                                              Appreciation   Income          Market         Cap   
                                               Portfolio    Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio
==================================================================================================
<S>                                             <C>            <C>            <C>       <C>
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996                 0.000          0.000     0.000          0.000

Units purchased                                 18,431.382     32,365.225     0.000     41,359.506

Units redeemed                                     (83.716)      (133.463)    0.000          0.000
                                                ----------     ----------     -----     ----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1997             18,347.666     32,231.762     0.000     41,359.506
                                                ==========     ==========     =====     ==========
==================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
==================================================================================================

                                                    Dreyfus Funds                Strong Funds     
                                              -----------------------       ----------------------
                                               Socially
                                              Responsible       Stock       Growth     Opportunity
                                                 Growth         Index        Fund         Fund    
                                               Fund, Inc.       Fund          II           II     
==================================================================================================
<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>       
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996                0.000         0.000        0.000        0.000

Units purchased                                26,523.695    69,726.369    2,156.405    6,416.208

Units redeemed                                   (191.195)     (215.724)      (8.849)       0.000
                                               ----------    ----------    ---------    ---------

Units outstanding December 31, 1997            26,332.500    69,510.645    2,147.556    6,416.208
                                               ==========    ==========    =========    =========
==================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                      Invesco Funds Group, Inc.
                                             ----------------------------------------
                                                High        Industrial        Total 
                                                Yield         Income         Return 
                                                Fund           Fund           Fund  
=====================================================================================
<S>                                          <C>           <C>            <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996              0.000         0.000          0.000 

Units purchased                              10,339.969    33,509.762     14,857.849 

Units redeemed                                  (79.148)     (239.809)      (215.915)
                                             ----------    ----------     ---------- 

Units outstanding December 31, 1997          10,260.821    33,269.953     14,641.934 
                                             ==========    ==========     ========== 
=====================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=================================================================================================================

                                                                      Janus Aspen Series
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Aggressive                               International     Worldwide
                                              Growth        Balanced       Growth        Growth         Growth
                                             Portfolio      Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio      Portfolio
=================================================================================================================
<S>                                          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>    
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996             0.000          0.000         0.000         0.000         0.000

Units purchased                              2,843.016     30,746.037    32,820.195    12,542.402    56,862.257

Units redeemed                                 (12.940)      (226.283)      (82.604)       (1.363)     (196.504)
                                             ---------     ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1997          2,830.076     30,519.754    32,737.591    12,541.039    56,665.753
                                             =========     ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
=================================================================================================================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==============================================================================================================

                                                             Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.              
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Emerging                                                        
                                               Markets       Fixed        Mid-Cap         U.S.                 
                                               Equity        Income        Value      Real Estate      Value   
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio     Portfolio 
==============================================================================================================
<S>                                           <C>             <C>       <C>            <C>           <C>   
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996              0.000       0.000          0.000         0.000         0.000

Units purchased                               9,042.956       4.653     16,674.966     7,201.754     9,944.401

Units redeemed                                    0.000       0.000          0.000        (1.694)        0.000
                                              ---------       -----     ----------     ---------     ---------

Units outstanding December 31, 1997           9,042.956       4.653     16,674.966     7,200.060     9,944.401
                                              =========       =====     ==========     =========     =========
==============================================================================================================

<CAPTION>
=====================================================================================

                                                 PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.
                                              --------------------------------------
                                                                       Technology
                                                           Large Cap       and
                                              Growth II     Growth    Communications
                                              Portfolio    Portfolio    Portfolio
=====================================================================================
<S>                                           <C>          <C>          <C>  
Units outstanding, December 31, 1996              0.000         0.000        0.000

Units purchased                               6,195.935    11,550.778   21,141.232

Units redeemed                                    0.000      (135.647)    (167.224)
                                              ---------    ----------   ----------

Units outstanding December 31, 1997           6,195.935    11,415.131   20,974.008
                                              =========    ==========   ==========
=====================================================================================
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -13-
<PAGE>




                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                December 31, 1998

(1)     GENERAL

        Annuity Investors Variable Account B (the "Account") is registered under
        the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  as a unit  investment
        trust.  The Account was  established  on December 19, 1996 and commenced
        operations  on July 15,  1997 as a  segregated  investment  account  for
        individual and group  variable  annuity  contracts  which are registered
        under the  Securities  Act of 1933.  The  operations  of the Account are
        included in the operations of Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  Company
        (the  "Company")  pursuant to the provisions of the Ohio Insurance Code.
        The Company is an indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiary of American Annuity
        Group, Inc., ("AAG"), a publicly traded insurance holding company listed
        on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is licensed in 47 states.

        At December 31, 1998, the following investment options were available:

          The Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
          o       Capital Appreciation Portfolio
          o       Growth and Income Portfolio
          o       Money Market Portfolio
          o       Small-Cap Portfolio
          Dreyfus Funds:
          o       Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
          o       Stock Index Fund
          Strong Funds:
          o       Growth Fund II
          o       Opportunity Fund II
          Timothy Partners, Ltd.:
          o       The Timothy Plan Variable Series
          Invesco Funds:
          o       High-Yield Fund
          o       Industrial Income Fund
          o       Total Return Fund
          Janus Aspen Series:
          o       Aggressive Growth Portfolio
          o       Balanced Portfolio
          o       Growth Portfolio
          o       International Growth Portfolio
          o       Worldwide Growth Portfolio
          Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
          o       Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
          o       Fixed Income Portfolio
          o       Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
          o       U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
          o       Value Portfolio
          PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
          o       Growth II Portfolio
          o       Large Cap Growth Portfolio
          o       Technology & Communications Portfolio

        The Timothy Plan Small-Cap  Variable Series commenced  operations on May
        1, 1998. No other variable  sub-accounts  were added or deleted from the
        Account in 1998.



                                       14

<PAGE>


                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                                December 31, 1998


(2)     SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        Basis of Presentation

        The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
        accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
        assumptions that affect the amount reported in the financial  statements
        and  accompanying  notes.  Changes in  circumstances  could cause actual
        results to differ materially from those estimates.

        Investments

        Investments  are  valued  using  the net asset  value of the  respective
        portfolios  at the  end of  each  business  day of the  New  York  Stock
        Exchange,   with  the   exception  of  business   holidays.   Investment
        transactions  are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to
        buy or sell is executed).  The cost of investments sold is determined on
        a first-in,  first-out  basis. The Account does not hold any investments
        which are restricted as to resale.

        Net investment  income  (loss),  net realized gain (loss) and unrealized
        appreciation   (depreciation)   on  investments  are  allocated  to  the
        contracts on each valuation date based on each contract's pro rata share
        of the assets of the Account as of the beginning of the valuation date.

        Federal Income Taxes

        No provision for federal income taxes has been made in the  accompanying
        financial  statements because the operations of the Account are included
        in the total  operations  of the  Company,  which is  treated  as a life
        insurance  company for federal income tax purposes under Subchapter L of
        the Internal  Revenue Code.  Net  investment  income (loss) and realized
        gains  (losses)  will be retained in the Account and will not be taxable
        until  received  by the  contract  owner or  beneficiary  in the form of
        annuity payments or other distributions.

        Net Assets Attributable to Variable Annuity Contract Holders

        The variable  annuity  contract  reserves are  comprised of net contract
        purchase  payments less  redemptions  and benefits.  These  reserves are
        adjusted daily for the net investment  income (loss),  net realized gain
        (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.





                                       15

<PAGE>


                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                                December 31, 1998

(3)     PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SHARES

        The aggregate  cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of  investments
        in all portfolio  shares for the years ended  December 31, 1998 and 1997
        are as follows:

                                                            1998       

                                                                   Proceeds
                                                  Cost of           from
                                                 Purchases           Sales    

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
   Capital Appreciation Portfolio            $ 1,886,283        $  100,665
   Growth and Income Portfolio                 1,398,782            48,992
   Money Market Portfolio                      1,666,990           973,896
   Small Cap Portfolio                         1,631,617           306,137
Dreyfus Funds:
   Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.      1,461,373            87,496
   Stock Index Fund                            9,153,100           775,873
Strong Funds:
   Growth Fund II                                382,196            23,292
   Opportunity Fund II                           829,646            51,656
The Timothy Plan Variable Series:
   The Timothy Plan Variable Series              343,335            51,013
Invesco Funds:
   High-Yield Fund                               825,144           103,692
   Industrial Income Fund                      2,082,612            90,815
   Total Return Fund                           1,832,550           254,542
Janus Aspen Series:
   Aggressive Growth Portfolio                   612,648            22,892    
   Balanced Portfolio                          4,352,317           147,638
   Growth Portfolio                            1,714,516            66,553
   International Growth Portfolio                394,961            36,600
   Worldwide Growth Portfolio                  4,133,266            94,301
Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
   Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio             179,808            35,698
   Fixed Income Portfolio                        568,197            46,487
   Mid-Cap Value Portfolio                     1,288,598           161,509
   U.S. Real Estate Portfolio                    509,629           121,228
   Value Portfolio                               297,246            35,372
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
   Growth II Portfolio                           193,300            21,234
   Large Cap Growth Portfolio                    236,902            15,502
   Technology & Communications Portfolio         516,277            89,489
                                               ---------         ---------

         Total                               $38,491,293        $3,762,572
                                             ===========        ==========





                                       16

<PAGE>





                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                                December 31, 1998

(3)     PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS IN PORTFOLIO SHARES (Continued)

                                                         1997       

                                                                 Proceeds
                                                Cost of            from
                                               Purchases           Sales   

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
   Capital Appreciation Portfolio           $   184,066         $     114
   Growth and Income Portfolio                  347,539                 7
   Money Market Portfolio                             0                 0
   Small Cap Portfolio                          453,533               242
Dreyfus Funds:
   Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.       281,102             3,736
   Stock Index Fund                             732,154             1,219
Strong Funds:
   Growth Fund II                                23,723                52
   Opportunity Fund II                           68,218                41
Invesco Funds:
   High-Yield Fund                              116,516               114
   Industrial Income Fund                       368,589                 0
   Total Return Fund                            155,706             1,416
Janus Aspen Series:
   Aggressive Growth Portfolio                   28,673                 9
   Balanced Portfolio                           325,724             6,754
   Growth Portfolio                             335,162                 0
   International Growth Portfolio               122,980               311
   Worldwide Growth Portfolio                   563,789                65
Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.:
   Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio             85,649                75
   Fixed Income Portfolio                            51                 0
   Mid-Cap Value Portfolio                      192,812                44
   U.S. Real Estate Portfolio                    78,457             1,590
   Value Portfolio                              105,900               118
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.:
   Growth II Portfolio                           59,698               135
   Large Cap Growth Portfolio                   116,890             2,470
   Technology & Communications Portfolio        208,284             3,595
                                            -----------          --------

                 Total                       $4,955,215           $22,107
                                             ==========           =======









                                       17

<PAGE>


                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                                December 31, 1998


(4)     DEDUCTIONS AND EXPENSES

        Although  periodic   annuitization  payments  to  contract  owners  vary
        according  to  the  investment  performance  of the  sub-accounts,  such
        payments are not affected by mortality or expense experience because the
        Company assumes the mortality and expense risks under the contracts.

        The mortality risk assumed by the Company  results from the life annuity
        payment  option in the  contracts,  in which the Company  agrees to make
        annuity payments regardless of how long a particular  annuitant or other
        payee lives.  The annuity  payments are  determined in  accordance  with
        annuity  purchase rate provisions  established at the time the contracts
        are issued. Based on the actuarial  determination of expected mortality,
        the Company is required to fund any  deficiency  in the annuity  payment
        reserves from its general account assets.

        The expense risk assumed by the Company is the risk that the  deductions
        for sales and  administrative  expenses may prove  insufficient to cover
        the actual sales and administrative  expenses. Under the Basic Contract,
        the Company  deducts a fee from the Account  each day for  assuming  the
        mortality  and expense  risks.  This fee is equal on an annual  basis to
        1.40% of the daily value of the total investments of the Account.  These
        fees  aggregated  $275,095 and $10,727 for the years ended  December 31,
        1998 and 1997, respectively.

        In connection with certain contracts in which the Company incurs reduced
        sales  and  servicing  expenses,  such as  contracts  offered  to active
        employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries  and/or  affiliates,
        the Company may offer an Enhanced Contract. Under the Enhanced Contract,
        the Company  deducts a fee from the Account  each day for  assuming  the
        mortality  and expense  risks.  This fee is equal on an annual  basis to
        1.10% of the daily value of the total investments of the Account.  These
        fees  aggregated  $3 and $0 for the years  ended  December  31, 1998 and
        1997, respectively.

        Pursuant to an administrative agreement between AAG and the Company, AAG
        subsidiaries  provide sales and  administrative  services to the Company
        and the  Account.  The  Company  may  deduct a  percentage  of  purchase
        payments  surrendered to cover sales expenses.  The percentage decreases
        to 0% from a maximum of 8.0% depending on the product and based upon the
        number of years the purchase payment has been held.

        In addition,  the Company may deduct units from  contracts  annually and
        upon full surrender to cover an  administrative  fee ranging from $30 to
        $40. These expenses  totaled $12,780 and $0 for the years ended December
        31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

(5)     OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

        AAG  Securities,  Inc.,  an affiliate of the Company,  is the  principal
        underwriter and performs all variable  annuity sales functions on behalf
        of the Company.





                                       18

<PAGE>



                      ANNUITY INVESTORS VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                                December 31, 1998

(6)     NET ASSETS

        The following is a reconciliation of net assets at December 31, 1998:

                                                                          1998 

        Proceeds from the sales of units since organization,
           less cost of units redeemed                               $38,982,827
        Undistributed net investment income                             679,001
        Undistributed net realized gains on sale of investments          43,193
        Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     3,710,346
                                                                     ----------

        Net assets, end of period                                    $43,415,367


(7)     YEAR 2000 (Unaudited)


        To date, the Company has completed its assessment and remediation of all
        systems  that could be  significantly  affected  by the Year  2000.  The
        Company is  currently  testing its  software  and hardware for Year 2000
        readiness.  It is  anticipated  that this process will be completed in a
        timely manner.  However,  if testing is not completed  timely,  the Year
        2000 Issue could have an impact on the operations of the Company.

        The  Company's  operations  could also be affected by the  inability  of
        third parties to become Year 2000 compliant. Various investment advisors
        who  are  not   affiliated   with  the  Company  manage  the  investment
        sub-accounts  included  in  Separate  Account  B.  Like  most  financial
        organizations,  investment  advisors  have been  working  diligently  to
        address  Year  2000  issues.  The  Company  does not  expect  any of the
        investment  advisors  to  provide  Year 2000  assurance  on the  various
        sub-accounts  before the second  quarter of 1999. The inability of third
        parties to complete the Year 2000 resolution process in a timely fashion
        could materially  impact the Company.  The effect of  non-compliance  by
        significant third parties is not determinable.








                                       19


<PAGE>

                             ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE
                                INSURANCE COMPANY


                      Statutory-Basis Financial Statements
                         and Other Financial Information

                     Years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
                       With Report of Independent Auditors


<PAGE>



                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                      Statutory-Basis Financial Statements
                         and Other Financial Information

                     Years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997


                                    Contents


Report of Independent Auditors.............................................1

Audited Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

Balance Sheets - Statutory-Basis...........................................2
Statements of Operations - Statutory-Basis.................................3
Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus -
Statutory-Basis............................................................4
Statements of Cash Flows - Statutory-Basis.................................5
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial Statements..............................6




<PAGE>
 


                         Report of Independent Auditors


Board of Directors
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

We have  audited  the  accompanying  statutory-basis  balance  sheets of Annuity
Investors  Life  Insurance  Company ("the  Company") as of December 31, 1998 and
1997,  and the related  statutory-basis  statements  of  operations,  changes in
capital and surplus,  and cash flows for the years then ended.  These  financial
statements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Notes B and I to the financial statements,  the Company presents
its financial  statements in conformity with the accounting practices prescribed
or permitted  by the Ohio  Insurance  Department,  which  practices  differ from
generally accepted accounting  principles.  The variances between such practices
and generally accepted accounting principles and the effects on the accompanying
financial statements are described in Notes B and I.

In our opinion,  because of the effects of the matter described in the preceding
paragraph,  the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position
of Annuity  Investors Life  Insurance  Company at December 31, 1998 and 1997, or
the results of its operations or its cash flows for the years then ended.

However,  in our opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred to above present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial  position of Annuity Investors
Life  Insurance  Company at December  31, 1998 and 1997,  and the results of its
operations  and its cash  flows  for the years  then  ended in  conformity  with
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Ohio Insurance Department.

                                                                       
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 4, 1999

                                      -1-
<PAGE>

                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                 STATUTORY-BASIS
<TABLE>  
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     December 31
                                                                          1998                    1997                             
<S>                                                                   <C>                    <C>    
   ADMITTED ASSETS
    Cash and investments
        Fixed maturities - at amortized cost
           (market value - $105,451,926 and $33,661,758)               $104,080,672           $33,176,305
        Policy loans                                                      1,293,252               281,758
        Short-term investments                                           15,489,533             7,612,000
        Cash                                                              4,400,560             1,021,733
                                                                      -------------             ---------

        Total cash and investments                                      125,264,017            42,091,796

    Investment income due and accrued                                     1,787,577               523,546
    Federal income tax recoverable                                                -               148,476
    Reinsurance ceded receivable                                             36,505                     -
    Other admitted assets                                                    67,656                22,691
                                                                    ---------------         -------------

        Total General Account admitted assets                           127,155,755            42,786,509
    Separate Account assets                                             120,049,207            37,248,224
                                                                       ------------           -----------

        Total admitted assets                                          $247,204,962           $80,034,733
                                                                       ============           ===========

    LIABILITIES, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
    Annuity reserves                                                   $106,630,855           $23,186,988
    Policy and contract claims                                            1,190,191                     -
    Commissions due and accrued                                             312,211               109,180
    General expenses due and accrued                                        258,781               201,989
    Transfers to Separate Accounts due and
    accrued (contingent deferred sales charges)                          (6,469,163)           (2,170,871)
    Taxes, licenses and fees due and accrued                                 79,500                15,368
    Asset valuation reserve                                                 370,700               126,076
    Reinsurance ceded payable                                               416,051                     -
    Payable to parent and affiliates                                        288,222               446,637
    Payable for securities                                                2,005,397                     -
    Other liabilities                                                       724,463               976,052
                                                                     --------------          ------------

        Total General Account liabilities                               105,807,208            22,891,419
    Separate Account liabilities                                        120,049,207            37,248,224
                                                                       ------------           -----------

        Total liabilities                                               225,856,415            60,139,643
                                                                       ------------           -----------

    Common stock, par value- $125:
        - 25,000 shares authorized
        - 20,000 shares issued and outstanding                            2,500,000             2,500,000
    Gross paid-in and contributed surplus                                24,550,000            17,550,000
    Unassigned deficit                                                   (5,701,453)             (154,910)
                                                                      -------------          ------------

        Total capital and surplus                                        21,348,547            19,895,090
                                                                      -------------           -----------

        Total liabilities, capital and surplus                         $247,204,962           $80,034,733
                                                                       ============           ===========
</TABLE>

                             See notes to statutory-basis financial statements
                       
                                        2


<PAGE>




                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 STATUTORY-BASIS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Year ended December 31                             
                                                                               1998               1997

<S><C>                                                                   <C>                 <C>   
    Revenues
        Premiums and annuity considerations                               $  72,586,568       $12,878,897
        Deposit-type funds                                                   89,221,073        43,367,003
        Net investment income                                                 4,811,248         1,789,590
        Amortization of interest maintenance reserve                             (2,884)           (2,195)
        Commission and expense allowance on reinsurance ceded                    36,505                 -
        Contract charges - Separate Accounts                                    938,114           213,854
        Other income                                                            175,491            31,884
                                                                         --------------     -------------

             Total revenue                                                  167,766,115        58,279,033

    Benefits and expenses
        Increase in aggregate reserves                                       83,443,867        19,510,611
        Increase in policy and contract claim
        reserves                                                              1,190,191                 -
        Policyholders' benefits                                               6,298,169         1,207,596
        Commissions                                                          12,860,357         3,722,847
        General insurance expenses                                            5,805,845         2,928,646
        Taxes, licenses and fees                                                437,001           213,167
        Net transfers to Separate Accounts                                   62,546,680        29,514,423
        Reserve adjustment on termination of
        reinsurance assumed                                                           -         2,654,548
                                                                     ------------------      ------------

             Total benefits and expenses                                    172,582,110        59,751,838
                                                                           ------------       -----------

    Loss from operations before federal income taxes                         (4,815,995)       (1,472,805)

    Benefit for federal income taxes                                                  -            37,876
                                                                      ------------------     -------------

    Loss from operations after federal income taxes before 
    net realized capital losses                                              (4,815,995)       (1,434,929)

    Net realized capital losses
        Net realized capital losses before
        federal income taxes and transfer to IMR                                 (2,828)           (9,212)
        Capital loss tax benefit                                                      -                 -
        Interest maintenance reserve transfer
        (net of tax)                                                              1,838              5,988

             Net realized capital losses after transfer to IMR                     (990)            (3,224)
                                                                       ----------------        ------------

    Net loss                                                              $  (4,816,985)      $(1,438,153)
                                                                          =============       ===========
</TABLE>






                    See notes to statutory-basis financial statements

                                        3


<PAGE>





                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
                                 STATUTORY-BASIS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                      Year ended December 31       

                                                                                     1998                   1997   
<S> <C>                                                                        <C>                  <C>   
     Common stock
         Balance at beginning and ending of year                                $   2,500,000         $   2,500,000
                                                                                =============         =============


     Gross paid-in and contributed surplus
         Balance at beginning of year                                           $  17,550,000         $  17,550,000
         Surplus contribution                                                       7,000,000                     -
                                                                                -------------         -------------

                Balance at end of year                                          $  24,550,000         $  17,550,000
                                                                                =============         =============


     Unassigned funds
         Balance at beginning of year                                           $    (154,910)        $   1,286,332
         Net loss                                                                  (4,816,985)           (1,438,153)
         Increase in non-admitted assets                                             (336,458)              (31,801)
         Increase in asset valuation reserve                                         (244,624)              (67,639)
         Adjustment for prior year taxes                                             (148,476)               96,351
                                                                                -------------         -------------

                Balance at end of year                                          $  (5,701,453)        $    (154,910)
                                                                                =============         =============


     Total capital and surplus                                                  $  21,348,547         $  19,895,090
                                                                                =============         =============

</TABLE>

                         See notes to statutory-basis financial statements


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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 STATUTORY-BASIS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Year ended December 31       
                                                                                      1998                1997   

                                                                                --------------        -------------
<S> <C>                                                                        <C>                   <C>    
     Operations:
         Premiums and annuity considerations                                    $  72,586,568         $  12,878,897
         Deposit-type funds                                                        89,221,073            43,367,003
         Net investment income                                                      3,673,508             1,788,231
         Net increase in policy loans                                              (1,011,494)             (240,568)
         Policyholder benefits paid                                                (6,298,169)           (1,207,596)
         Commissions, expenses and other taxes paid                               (18,779,248)           (6,614,922)
         Net transfers to Separate Accounts                                       (66,844,972)          (31,478,317)
         Federal income taxes recovered                                                     -               378,749
         Contract charges - Separate Accounts                                         938,114               213,854
         Other cash used                                                              (200,930)          (1,563,792)
                                                                                --------------        -------------

                Net cash provided by operations                                    73,284,450            17,521,539

     Investing activities:
         Sale, maturity or repayment of fixed maturities                            4,617,366             2,491,585
         Purchase of fixed maturities                                             (75,650,853)          (12,771,161)
         Cash provided from receivable/payable for securities                       2,005,397                75,000
                                                                                -------------         -------------

                Net cash used in investment activities                            (69,028,090)          (10,204,576)

     Financing activities:
         Surplus paid in                                                            7,000,000                     -
                                                                                -------------         --------------

                Net cash provided by financing activities                           7,000,000                     -
                                                                                -------------         -------------


     Net increase in cash and short-term investments                               11,256,360             7,316,963

     Cash and short-term investments at beginning of year                           8,633,733             1,316,770
                                                                                -------------         -------------

     Cash and short-term investments at end of year                             $  19,890,093         $   8,633,733
                                                                                =============         =============


</TABLE>


                          See notes to statutory-basis financial statements




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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                  NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997

A.  GENERAL

Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  Company  ("AILIC" or "the Company"),  a stock
life insurance  company  domiciled in the State of Ohio, is an indirectly  owned
subsidiary of American Annuity Group, Inc. ("AAG"),  a publicly traded financial
services holding company of which American  Financial Group,  Inc. ("AFG") owned
82% as of December 31, 1998.

AILIC's  products are variable and fixed annuities.  The variable  annuities are
reported  as  deposit-type  funds and are  marketed  to  hospitals,  educational
institutions and other qualified and non-qualified  markets.  During 1997, AILIC
also began  writing  individual  fixed  annuity  products  produced by one large
agency,  primarily  in the  western  part of the  United  States.  In 1998,  the
individual fixed annuity products grew to approximately 45% of total production.

B.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying  financial  statements have been prepared
in conformity with accounting  practices prescribed or permitted by the National
Association  of  Insurance   Commissioners   ("NAIC")  and  the  Ohio  Insurance
Department,  which vary in some  respects  from  generally  accepted  accounting
principles ("GAAP"). The more significant of these differences are as follows:

(a)  annuity  receipts  and  deposit-type  funds are  accounted  for as revenues
     versus liabilities;
(b)  costs  incurred in the  acquisition  of new business  such as  commissions,
     underwriting  and policy  issuance  costs are expensed at the time incurred
     versus being capitalized;
(c)  reserves  established  for  annuity  reserves  are  calculated  using  more
     conservative  assumptions  for mortality  and interest  rates than would be
     used under GAAP;
(d)  an Interest  Maintenance  Reserve ("IMR") is provided  whereby  portions of
     realized  gains and losses from fixed income  investments  are deferred and
     amortized into investment income as prescribed by the NAIC;
(e)  investments in fixed maturity  securities  considered  "available for sale"
     (as  defined by GAAP) are  generally  recorded  at  amortized  cost  versus
     market;
(f)  an Asset Valuation Reserve ("AVR") is provided which reclassifies a portion
     of surplus to liabilities; and
(g)  the cost of certain assets designated as "non-admitted assets" (principally
     advance commissions paid to agents) is charged against surplus.

Preparation of the financial  statements  requires  management to make estimates
and  assumptions  that affect amounts  reported in the financial  statements and
accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as
more  information  becomes  known which could  impact the amounts  reported  and
disclosed herein.

Certain  reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements
to conform with current year presentation.

INVESTMENTS  Asset values are generally  stated as follows:  Bonds not backed by
other loans,  where permitted,  are carried at amortized cost using the interest
method;  loan-backed  bonds and  structured  securities,  where  permitted,  are
carried at amortized cost using the interest method;  short-term investments are
carried at cost; and policy loans are carried at the aggregate unpaid balance.

The Company uses dealer modeled  prepayment  assumptions to determine  effective
yields for loan-backed  bonds and structured  securities.  These assumptions are
consistent with the current interest rate and economic environment.  Significant
changes in  estimated  cash flows from the  original  purchase  assumptions  are
accounted for on a prospective basis.

As  prescribed  by the  NAIC,  the  market  value  for  investments  in bonds is
determined  by the  values  included  in the  Valuations  of  Securities  manual
published by the NAIC's  Securities  Valuation  Office.  Those values  generally
represent  quoted  market  value  prices  for  securities  traded in the  public
marketplace  or  analytically  determined  values  by the  Securities  Valuation
Office.



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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997

INVESTMENTS (continued)

Short-term  investments having original  maturities of three months or less when
purchased  are   considered  to  be  cash   equivalents   for  purposes  of  the
statutory-basis financial statements.

The carrying values of cash and short-term  investments  approximate  their fair
values.

Gains or losses on sales of securities are recognized at the time of disposition
with the amount of gain or loss determined on the specific identification basis.

The IMR applies to  interest-related  realized  capital gains and losses (net of
tax) and is intended to defer realized  gains and losses  resulting from changes
in the general level of interest  rates.  The IMR is amortized  into  investment
income over the approximate remaining life of the investments sold. AILIC has an
IMR asset which is non-admitted and charged against surplus.

The AVR  provides  for  possible  credit-related  losses  on  securities  and is
calculated  according to a specified  formula as  prescribed by the NAIC for the
purpose of  stabilizing  surplus  against  fluctuations  in the market  value of
investment  securities.  Changes in the  required  reserve  balances are made by
direct credits or charges to surplus.

PREMIUMS Annuity premiums and deposit-type  funds are recognized as revenue when
received.

SEPARATE  ACCOUNTS  Separate  account  assets and  liabilities  reported  in the
accompanying  statutory-basis balance sheets represent funds that are separately
administered,   principally   for   annuity   contracts,   and  for   which  the
contractholder,  rather than AILIC,  bears the  investment  risk.  Assets of the
separate  accounts are not  chargeable  with  liabilities  incurred in any other
business  operation  of AILIC.  Separate  account  assets are reported at market
value.  The  operations  of  the  separate  accounts  are  not  included  in the
accompanying  statutory-basis  financial  statements.  Fees  charged on separate
account policyholder deposits are included in other income.

ANNUITY  RESERVES  Annuity  reserves are developed by actuarial  methods and are
determined  based on published tables using statutory  specified  interest rates
and valuation  methods that will provide,  in the  aggregate,  reserves that are
greater than or equal to the minimum amounts required by law.

The fair value of the  liability for annuities in the payout phase is assumed to
be the  present  value of the  anticipated  cash  flows,  discounted  at current
interest rates. Fair value of annuities in the accumulation  phase is assumed to
be no more than the  policyholders'  cash surrender  amount.  The aggregate fair
value of all reserve  liabilities  was  approximately  $106.6  million and $23.2
million at December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

REINSURANCE  Reinsurance premiums,  benefits and expenses are accounted for on a
basis consistent with those used in accounting for the original  policies issued
and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.  AILIC remains obligated for amounts
ceded in the event that the reinsurers do not meet their obligations.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AILIC files a separate company federal income tax return.

BENEFIT  PLAN  All  employees  meeting  minimum  requirements  are  eligible  to
participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Retirement Plan ("ESORP") established
by AAG. The ESORP is a noncontributory, trusteed plan which invests primarily in
securities of AAG for the benefit of the employees of AAG and its  subsidiaries.
Contributions are discretionary by the Board of Directors of AAG and are charged
against  earnings in the year for which they are declared.  Qualified  employees
having vested rights are entitled to benefit payments at age 60.








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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


C.   INVESTMENTS

     Fixed maturity investments at December 31 consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                               1998                          
                                                                  Carrying             Market             Gross Unrealized   
                                                                     Value              Value          Gains            Losses      
<S> <C>                                                        <C>                <C>             <C>              <C>   
     U.S. Government and government
         agencies and authorities                               $  11,468,057      $ 11,725,221    $   257,164      $       -
     Public utilities                                               3,515,521         3,572,345         56,824              -
     Mortgage-backed securities                                    36,024,471        35,613,490        241,662        652,643
     All other corporate                                           53,072,623        54,540,870      1,485,224         16,977
                                                                -------------     -------------     ----------      ---------

         Total fixed maturity investments                        $104,080,672      $105,451,926     $2,040,874      $669,620
                                                                 ============      ============     ==========      ========


                                                                                                    1997                     
                                                                   Carrying            Market             Gross Unrealized   
                                                                     Value              Value          Gains            Losses      
     U.S. Government and government
         agencies and authorities                                $  9,326,347      $  9,345,879      $  61,757      $  42,225
     All other corporate                                           23,849,958        24,315,879        546,439         80,518
                                                                  -----------       -----------       --------      ---------

         Total fixed maturity investments                         $33,176,305       $33,661,758       $608,196       $122,743
                                                                  ===========       ===========       ========       ========

</TABLE>

The table below sets forth the scheduled  maturities  of AILIC's fixed  maturity
investments as of December 31, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                Carrying              Market
                                                                                                   Value                Value   
<S>  <C>                                                                                  <C>                    <C>    
Bonds by maturity:
     Due within 1 year or less                                                              $      199,770        $      200,001
     Over 1 year through 5 years                                                                15,066,302            15,306,238
     Over 5 years through 10 years                                                              50,686,547            51,306,332
     Over 10 years through 20 years                                                             25,961,283            26,264,049
     Over 20 years                                                                              12,166,770            12,375,306
                                                                                             -------------         -------------

                Total bonds by maturity                                                       $104,080,672          $105,451,926
                                                                                              ============          ============
</TABLE>

The expected  maturities in the foregoing  table may differ from the contractual
maturities   because  certain  borrowers  have  the  right  to  call  or  prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity  investments were $4.6 million in 1998 and
$2.5  million in 1997.  Gross  realized  gains of $6,993 and  $17,374  and gross
realized  losses of $9,821 and $26,586 were  realized on those sales during 1998
and 1997, respectively.

U.S.  Treasury  Notes with a carrying  value of $6.8 million and $6.6 million at
December  31,  1998 and 1997,  respectively,  were on deposit as required by the
insurance departments of various states.


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<PAGE>

                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997

Net investment income consisted of the following:

                                                1998                    1997  
                                            -----------            -----------

     Bonds                                   $4,421,263            $1,642,923
     Short-term investments                     455,230               182,085
     Cash on hand and on deposit                  1,965                   837
     Policy loans                                32,876                 7,605
     Miscellaneous                                6,776                 6,648
                                           ------------          ------------

                Gross investment income       4,918,110             1,840,098

     Investment expenses                       (106,862)              (50,508)
                                            -----------          ------------

                Net investment income        $4,811,248            $1,789,590
                                             ==========            ==========

D.   FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

AILIC has no federal  income taxes  available  for  recoupement  in the event of
future  losses.  AILIC has  approximately  $4.2 million and $1.9 million in loss
carryforwards derived from year ended December 31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,
to offset future year's taxable income.  These loss carryforwards will expire in
the year 2018 and 2012,  respectively.  Loss carryforwards derived prior to 1998
will  expire  in 15  years,  and those  derived  in 1998 or  after,  per new IRS
regulations, will expire in 20 years.

E.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On December 30, 1993,  AILIC  entered into a  reinsurance  agreement  with Great
American Life Insurance Company ("GALIC"), which became AILIC's immediate parent
in 1995. As a result of the transaction,  AILIC assumed $2.6 million in deferred
annuity  reserves and received an equivalent  amount of assets.  The reinsurance
agreement  was  terminated  January 1, 1997 and  reserves of $2.7  million  were
transferred back to GALIC along with assets equal to the reserves transferred.

On December  31,  1998 for all  policies  issued by AILIC on or after  August 1,
1998, a  co-insurance  agreement  was entered into with GALIC to reinsure all of
AILIC's equity indexed annuity premiums, benefits and expenses with GALIC. As of
December 31, 1998,  AILIC  transferred  $0.4 million of premiums and reserves to
GALIC.

AILIC has an  agreement  with  AAG,  subject  to the  direction  of the  Finance
Committee of AILIC,  whereby AAG, along with services provided by American Money
Management, Inc. (an affiliate), provides for management and accounting services
related to the investment  portfolio.  In 1998 and 1997,  AILIC paid $90,300 and
$41,743 respectively, in management fees.

AILIC has an agreement with AAG Securities,  Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary of
AAG,  whereby AAG  Securities is the principal  underwriter  and  distributor of
AILIC's variable contracts.  AILIC pays AAG Securities for acting as underwriter
under a distribution  agreement.  In 1998 and 1997,  AILIC paid $2.1 million and
$2.2 million, respectively, in commissions to AAG Securities.

Certain  administrative,  management,  accounting,  actuarial,  data processing,
collection and investment  services are provided under agreements  between AILIC
and affiliates at charges not unfavorable to AILIC or insurance  affiliates.  In
1998 and 1997,  AILIC paid $2.4  million  and $0.7  million,  respectively,  for
services to affiliates.

F.   DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The amount of dividends  which can be paid by AILIC  without  prior  approval of
regulatory  authorities  is  subject to  restrictions  relating  to capital  and
surplus and net income.  The maximum amount of dividends payable in 1999 without
prior approval is $0.



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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


G.   ANNUITY RESERVES, EXCLUDING SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

At December 31, 1998, AILIC's annuity reserves that are subject to discretionary
withdrawal  (with  adjustment),  subject to  discretionary  withdrawal  (without
adjustment),  and not subject to  discretionary  withdrawal  are  summarized  as
follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     Amount                Percent
<S>   <C>                                                                           <C>                    <C>    

       Subject to discretionary withdrawal (with adjustment):
           With market value adjustment                                              $     -                     -%
           At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more                   98.8                     92
           At market value                                                                 -                     -
                                                                                     -------                 -----

                  Total with adjustment or at market value                             98.8                     92

       Subject to discretionary withdrawal (without adjustment) at
                  book value with minimal or no charge or adjustment                    2.0                      2
       Not subject to discretionary withdrawal                                          6.2                      6
                                                                                     ------                  -----

                  Total annuity reserves--before reinsurance                           107.0                    100%
                                                                                                             =====

       Less reinsurance ceded                                                          (0.4)

                  Net annuity reserves                                               $106.6

       Reconciliation   to  policy  benefit   reserves  for  life  policies  and
       contracts:
           Net annuity reserves                                                      $106.6
           Net life reserves                                                               -
           Miscellaneous other reserves                                                    -
                                                                                     -------

           Total policy benefit reserves for life policies and contracts             $106.6
                                                                                     ======
</TABLE>



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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


H.   SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

The Company writes individual and group non-guaranteed  variable annuities.  Net
transfers to (from) the Separate  Accounts for the years ended December 31, 1998
and 1997 are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                              1998                     1997   
                                                                                         ------------             ------------
<S> <C>                                                                                 <C>                       <C>    
     Transfers to Separate Accounts - deposit-type funds                                 $ 64,500,892              $28,769,832
     Transfers to Separate Accounts - withdrawals and other transfers, net                  2,344,080                2,717,108
     Transfers from Separate Accounts - contingent deferred sales charges                  (4,298,292)              (1,972,517)
                                                                                         ------------             ------------

                  Net transfers to Separate Accounts                                     $ 62,546,680              $29,514,423
                                                                                         ============              ===========
</TABLE>



All Separate  Account reserves are  non-guaranteed  and subject to discretionary
withdrawal at market value.  Investments in the Separate Accounts at December 31
consisted of the following:
<TABLE>

                                                                                              1998                            
                                                                                   Market                Gross Unrealized     
                                                                  Cost             Value              Gains            Losses  
<S> <C>                                                    <C>                 <C>                <C>                <C>   
     Separate Account A                                     $  64,754,695       $  76,633,840      $12,249,838        $370,693
     Separate Account B                                        39,705,022          43,415,367        3,876,131         165,786
                                                            -------------       -------------     ------------        --------

         Total Separate Accounts                             $104,459,717        $120,049,207      $16,125,969        $536,479
                                                             ============        ============      ===========        ========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                              1997                            
                                                                                   Market                Gross Unrealized     
                                                                   Cost             Value              Gains           Losses   
<S> <C>                                                      <C>                 <C>               <C>               <C>    
     Separate Account A                                       $30,479,421         $32,418,073       $2,043,790        $105,138
     Separate Account B                                         4,933,281           4,830,151           12,568         115,698
                                                             ------------        ------------     ------------       ---------

         Total Separate Accounts                              $35,412,702         $37,248,224       $2,056,358        $220,836
                                                              ===========         ===========       ==========        ========
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>




                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


I.   VARIANCES FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

The  accompanying  financial  statements  have been prepared in conformity  with
accounting  practices prescribed or permitted by the NAIC and the Ohio Insurance
Department,  which  vary  in  some  respects  from  GAAP.  The  following  table
summarizes  the  differences  between  net income and surplus as  determined  in
accordance  with  statutory  accounting  practices  and GAAP for the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Net Income                  Capital and Surplus      
                                                            ------------------------------     -------------------------------
                                                                  1998             1997             1998               1997   
                                                            -------------     ------------     -------------      ------------
<S> <C>                                                    <C>                <C>             <C>                 <C>   
As reported on a statutory basis                            $  (4,816,985)     $(1,438,153)    $  21,348,547       $19,895,090
     Commissions capitalized to DAC                            12,860,357        3,722,847        12,860,357         3,722,847
     General expenses capitalized to DAC                        4,064,093        2,046,618         4,064,093         2,046,618
     Taxes, licenses and fees capitalized to DAC                  262,200          127,900           262,200           127,900
     Amortization of DAC                                         (752,613)        (169,695)         (752,613)         (169,695)
     Capital gains transferred to IMR, net of tax                  (1,838)          (5,988)           (1,838)           (5,988)
     Amortization of IMR, net of tax                                2,884            2,195             2,884             2,195
     Contingent deferred sales charge                         (11,897,631)      (3,693,287)      (11,897,631)       (3,693,287)
     Federal income taxes                                         184,404         (226,161)          184,404          (226,161)
     Deferred gain on intercompany sales                                -          (17,011)                -           (17,011)
     Unrealized gain (loss) adjustment                                  -                -           460,852           578,256)
     AVR adjustment                                                     -                -           244,624            67,639
     Non-admitted assets adjustment                                     -                -           336,457            31,801
     Prior year tax adjustment                                          -                -           148,476           (96,351)
     Prior year stat to GAAP cumulative adjustments                     -                -         2,192,237          (176,526)
                                                            -------------     ------------     -------------     -------------

         Total GAAP adjustments                                 4,721,856        1,787,418         8,104,502         2,192,237
                                                            -------------     ------------     -------------      ------------

GAAP basis                                                  $     (95,129)    $    349,265     $  29,453,049       $22,087,327
                                                            =============     ============     =============       ===========
</TABLE>

J.   CODIFIED STATUTORY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

In  1998,   the  NAIC   adopted   codified   statutory   accounting   principles
("Codification").  Codification will likely change,  to some extent,  prescribed
statutory  accounting  practices  and may result in  changes  to the  accounting
practices that AILIC uses to prepare its statutory-basis  financial  statements.
Codification  will require  adoption by the various states before it becomes the
prescribed  statutory basis of accounting for insurance  companies  domesticated
within those states.  Accordingly,  before  Codification  becomes  effective for
AILIC, the Ohio Insurance  Department must adopt  Codification as the prescribed
basis of accounting on which domestic insurers must report their statutory-basis
results to the Insurance  Department.  At this time it is  anticipated  that the
Ohio Insurance  Department will adopt  Codification.  However,  based on current
guidance,  management  believes  that the  impact  of  Codification  will not be
material to AILIC's statutory-basis financial statements.




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                    ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


K.   YEAR 2000 STATUS (Unaudited)

The  Company is included in AAG's Year 2000  Project  which is a  corporate-wide
program  designed to ensure that its computer  hardware  and  software  systems,
telecommunications  and other business  activities function properly in the Year
2000. The Project also encompasses communicating with agents, vendors, financial
institutions and others with which the AAG and GALIC companies  conduct business
to determine their Year 2000 readiness and resulting  effects on AAG. As part of
the project,  the Company is also developing  contingency  plans for the systems
and procedures  deemed most critical to the Company.  AAG's Year 2000 Project is
being  coordinated by a team of individuals from a variety of disciplines in the
organization  which  monitors the work being  performed by the various  business
units and reports  frequently to senior  management.  AAG's internal audit staff
reports at least  quarterly to the Audit  Committee of the Board of Directors on
the Company's Year 2000 progress.

To address its Year 2000 issue, AAG's operations have been divided into separate
systems groups. At December 31, 1998, these groups were in the process of either
(i) testing internally developed and third party software  applications believed
to be Year 2000 compliant without need for any modifications; (ii) modifying and
testing  other  software  applications  or  (iii)  replacing  software  with new
applications  that are Year 2000 compliant,  and testing those  replacements for
operational acceptance and Year 2000 compliance.

Approximately  40% of the  operating  units are  currently  on target with their
internal plans to be completed in the second quarter of 1999.  Approximately 50%
of the operating units have  experienced  some delay and their overall  projects
are running behind schedule on internally  established  timelines.  These groups
are  expected  to be  complete  in the  third  quarter  of 1999.  One  important
replacement  application  experienced  a  significant  delay  from its  original
targeted  completion  date.  This project was  reorganized  and restaffed in the
fourth quarter of 1998, and management believes the project has made significant
progress.  This application is currently  involved in testing and is expected to
be completed and in operation in the third quarter of 1999.

Contingency  plans provide a documented  order of actions  necessary to keep the
Company's business functions  operating and mitigate the extent of any potential
disruptions.  The Company expects to complete the contingency  planning  process
for all mission critical software  applications and operational processes in the
second  quarter of 1999,  and for less  significant  software  applications  and
operational  processes in the third quarter of 1999.  These plans will be tested
through the balance of the year.

Many of the  systems  being  replaced  were  planned  replacements,  which  were
accelerated due to Year 2000 considerations. A significant portion of AAG's Year
2000 Project is being completed using internal staff. Therefore,  cost estimates
for the Year 2000 Project do not represent solely  incremental  costs. Since the
beginning of 1997, AAG has incurred an estimated $13 million in Year 2000 costs,
including  capitalized  costs of $10 million for new  systems;  AAG has expensed
$3.0  million  in Year  2000  costs  in 1998.  AAG  estimates  it will  spend an
additional $9 million in connection with the Year 2000 Project in 1999, of which
$5 million is expected to be expensed.  Projected Year 2000 costs and completion
dates are based on management's  best estimates.  There can be no assurance that
these estimates will be achieved.

AAG  believes it has  reasonable  plans in place to ensure  business  activities
function properly in the Year 2000. However,  should software  modifications and
new software  installations  not be completed on a timely  basis,  the resulting
disruptions could have a material adverse impact on operations. AAG's operations
could also be  materially  adversely  affected by the inability of third parties
such as agents,  vendors and policyholders'  employers to also function properly
in the Year 2000.

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PART C - Independence
Other Information
    

Item 24.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   
              (a)     Financial Statements
    

All required  financial  statements are included in Parts A or B of this 
Registration Statement.

   
               (b)     Exhibits

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        (1)    Resolution of the Board of Directors of Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  authorizing
               establishment of Annuity InvestorsREGISTERED Variable Account B.1/

        (2)    Not Applicable.

        (3)    (a)    Distribution  Agreement between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance Company  REGISTERED and
                      AAG Securities, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended Schedule 1 to Distribution Agreement. 3/

   
               (b)    Form of Selling  Agreement  between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED,
                      AAG Securities, Inc. and another Broker-Dealer.1/
    

               (c)   Revised  form of Selling  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance  Company(R),  AAG
                     Securities, Inc. and another Broker-Dealer. 5/

   
         (4)   Individual and Group Contract Forms and Endorsements.
    

               (a)    Form of No-Load Qualified Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

               (b)    Form of No-Load Non-Qualified Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

               (c)    Form of Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Individual Qualified Contract. 3/

               (d)    Form of  SIMPLE  IRA  Endorsement  to  Qualified  Individual
                      Contract. 3/

               (e)    Form of Roth IRA Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

               (f)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

               (g)    Form of Tax Sheltered Annuity Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

               (h)    Form of  Qualified  Pension,  Profit  Sharing and Annuity Plan  Endorsement  to Qualified
                      Individual Contract. 3/

               (i)    Form of Governmental Section 457 Plan Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

               (j)    Form of Texas Optional Retirement Program Endorsement to Individual Contract.2/

               (k)    Form of Long-Term Care Waiver Rider to Individual Contract.2/

               (l)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Individual Contract.2/

   
               (m)    Form of Group Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity Contract. 10

               (n)    Form of Certificate of  Participation  under a Group Flexible  Premium  Deferred  Variable Annuity
                      Contract. 10
    

               (o)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

               (p)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract. 2/

               (q)    Form of Tax Sheltered Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

               (r)    Form  of Tax  Sheltered  Annuity  Endorsement  to  Certificate  of  Participation  under  a  Group
                      Contract.7/

               (s)    Form of Qualified Pension, Profit Sharing and Annuity Plan Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

               (t)    Form of  Qualified  Pension,  Profit  Sharing and  Annuity  Plan  Endorsement  to  Certificate  of
                      Participation under a Group Contract.7/

               (u)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

               (v)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract.7/

               (w)    Form of Deferred Compensation Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

               (x)    Form  of  Deferred  Compensation  Endorsement  to  Certificate  of  Participation  under  a  Group
                      Contract.2/

               (y)    Form of Texas Optional Retirement Program Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

               (z)    Form of Texas Optional  Retirement  Program  Endorsement to Certificate of  Participation
                      under a Group Contract.2/

               (aa)   Form of Governmental Section 457 Plan Endorsement to Group Contract. 7/

               (bb)   Form of Governmental  Section 457 Plan Endorsement to Certificate of Participation  under
                      a Group Contract. 7/

   
               (cc)   Form of Successor Owner Endorsement to Group Contract. 10/

               (dd)   Form of  Successor  Owner  Endorsement  to  Certificate  of  Participation  under a Group
                      Contract. 10/

               (ee)   Form of Successor Owner  Endorsement to Qualified  Individual  Contract and Non-Qualified
                      Individual Contract. 10/  
    

               (ff)   Form of Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract . 6/

               (gg)   Form of Individual  Retirement Annuity  Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under
                      a Group Contract. 6/

               (hh)   Form of SIMPLE Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract. 6/

               (ii)   Form  of  SIMPLE   Individual   Retirement   Annuity   Endorsement   to   Certificate  of
                      Participation under a Group Contract. 6/

               (jj)   Form of Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract. 6/

               (kk)   Form of Roth Individual  Retirement  Annuity  Endorsement to Certificate of Participation
                      under a Group Contract. 6/

               (ll)   Form of Unisex Endorsement to Nonqualified Individual Contract. 6/

        (5)    (a)    Form of Application for Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

               (b)    Form of Application for Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 8/

   
        (6)    (a)    Articles of Incorporation of Annuity Investors Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED.1/
    

                     (i)   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation,  adopted April 9, 1996, and approved by the Secretary
                           of State, State of Ohio, on July11, 1996.2/

                     (ii)  Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, adopted August 9, 1996, and approved by the Secretary
                           of State, State of Ohio, on December 3, 1996.2/

   
               (b)    Code of Regulations of Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.REGISTERED1/
    

        (7)           Not Applicable.

   
        (8)    (a)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund.2/

                     (i)   Letter  Agreement  dated  April 14, 1997  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance  Company
                           REGISTERED and Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund.2/

               (b)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Dreyfus Life and Annuity Index Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Dreyfus Stock Index Fund).2/

                      (i)  Letter   Agreement   dated  April  14,  1997  between   Annuity   Investors   Life   Insurance
                           CompanyREGISTERED and Dreyfus Life and Annuity Index Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Dreyfus Stock Index Fund).2/
    

   
               (c)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)  Letter   Agreement   dated  April  14,  1997  between   Annuity   Investors   Life   Insurance
                           CompanyREGISTERED and The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.2/
   
               (d)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Janus Aspen Series.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended  Schedule A to  Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                             Insurance Company and Janus Aspen Series. 3/

   
               (e)    Participation  Agreement  between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and Strong
                      Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. and Strong Special Fund II, Inc.2/

               (f)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended  Schedule B to  Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                             Insurance Company and INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. 3/

   
               (g)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended  Schedule B to  Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                             Insurance Company and Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc. 3/

   
               (h)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.2/

               (i)    Service  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance   CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      American Annuity GroupSM, Inc.1/
    

               (j)    Agreement between AAG Securities, Inc. and AAG Insurance Agency, Inc.1/

   
               (k)    Investment  Service Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and American Annuity GroupSM, Inc. 1/

               (l)    Service Agreement between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and Strong Capital
                      Management, Inc.2/

               (m)    Service Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED and Pilgrim Baxter &
                      Associates, Ltd.2/

               (n)    Service Agreement between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and Morgan Stanley
                      Asset Management, Inc. 2/

               (o)    Amended and Restated Agreement between The Dreyfus Corporation   and  Annuity   Investors
                      Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED.2/

               (p)    Service  Agreement between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and Janus Capital
                      Corporation.2/
    

               (q)    Service   Agreement  between  INVESCO  Funds  Group,  Inc.  and  Annuity  Investors  Life
                      Insurance Company. 3/

               (r)    Participation  Agreement  between The Timothy Plan  Variable  Series,  Timothy  Partners,
                      Ltd. and Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.3/

               (s)    Service  Agreement  between The Timothy Plan Variable  Series and Annuity  Investors Life
                      Insurance Company. 3/

               (t)    Participation  Agreement  between BT  Insurance  Funds Trust and Annuity  Investors  Life
                      Insurance Company. 9/

               (u)    Service  Agreement  between  Bankers Trust Company and Annuity  Investors  Life Insurance
                      Company. 9/
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        (9)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel. 3/

   
        (10)   Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith). (
    

        (11)   No financial statements are omitted from Item 23.

        (12)   Not Applicable.

        (13)   Schedule for Computation of Performance Quotations. 3/

   
        (14)   Not Applicable

        (15)   Powers of Attorney (filed herewith).
    
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1/      Incorporated  by reference to Form N-4, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors  Variable  Account B, SEC
File No. 333-19725 on December 23, 1996.
2/      Incorporated  by  reference  to  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No. 1, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on June 3, 1997.
3/      Filed in initial Registration  Statement on N-4, filed on behalf of Commodore  Independence  Contracts,
SEC File No. 333-51955 , on May 6, 1998.
4/      Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on July 6, 1998.
5/      Incorporated  by  reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 3, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on November 17, 1998.
6/      Incorporated  by  reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 4, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on February _1_, 1999.
7/      Incorporated  by  reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 1, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on February _27_, 1998.
8/      Incorporated  by  reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 2, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on April_29_, 1998.
9/      Incorporated  by  reference to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 5, filed on behalf of Annuity  Investors
Variable Account B, SEC File No. 333-19725 on February 26, 1999.
10/     Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on February 26, 1999.
    
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Item 25.       Directors and Officers of the Depositor

                                Principal         Positions and Offices
        Name                  Business Address      With the Company
Robert Allen Adams                (1)          President, Director
Stephen Craig Lindner             (1)          Director
William Jack Maney, II            (1)          Assistant Treasurer and
                                               Director
James Michael Mortensen           (1)          Executive Vice President,
                                               Assistant Secretary and
                                               Director
Mark Francis Muething             (1)          Senior Vice President,
                                               Secretary, General Counsel and
                                               Director
Jeffrey Scott Tate                (1)          Director
Thomas Kevin Liguzinski           (1)          Senior Vice President
Charles Kent McManus              (1)          Senior Vice President

Arthur Ronald Greene, III         (1)          Vice President
Betty Marie Kasprowicz            (1)          Vice President and Assistant
                                               Secretary
   
Michael Joseph O'Connor           (1)          Senior Vice President
Lynn Edward Laswell               (1)          Vice President, Treasurer and
    
                                               Controller
Vincent J. Graneri                (1)          Vice President and Chief Actuary
David Shipley                     (1)          Vice President
Thomas E. Mischell                (1)          Assistant Treasurer



(1)     P.O. Box 5423, Cincinnati, Ohio  45201-5423.

Item 26.   Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With the Depositor or 
           Registrant
   
The Depositor,  Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Great  AmericanREGISTERED Life Insurance Company, which is a
wholly owned  subsidiary  of American  Annuity  Group,SM  Inc.  The  Registrant,
Annuity InvestorsREGISTERED Variable Account B, is a segregated asset account of
Annuity Investors Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED.

The  following  chart  shows  the  affiliations  among  Annuity  Investors  Life
Insurance CompanyREGISTERED and its parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities.
    

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.                                                      % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
|                                                    STATE OF          DATE OF        BY IMMEDIATE
|                                                    DOMICILE          INCORPORATION   PARENT COMPANY     NATURE OF BUSINESS
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>                  <C>       <C>    
|_AFC Holding Company                                Ohio              12/09/1994           100       Holding Company
  |_AHH Holdings, Inc.                               Florida           12/27/1995             49      Holding Company
    |_Columbia Financial Company                     Florida           10/26/1993           100       Real Estate Holding Company
    |_American Heritage Holding Corporation          Delaware          11/02/1994           100       Home Builder
      |_Heritage Homes Realty, Inc.                  Florida           07/20/1993           100       Home Sales
      |_Southeast Title, Inc.                        Florida           05/16/1995           100       Title Company
    |_Heritage Home Finance Corporation              Florida           02/10/1994           100       Finance Company
  |_American Financial Capital Trust I               Delaware          09/14/1996           100       Statutory Business Trust
  |_American Financial Corporation                   Ohio              11/15/1955           100       Holding Company
    |_AFC Coal Properties, Inc.                      Ohio              12/18/1996           100       Real Estate Holding Company
    |_American Financial Corporation                 Ohio              08/27/1963           100       Inactive
    |_American Money Management Corporation          Ohio              03/01/1973           100       Investment Management
    |_American Money Management International, N.V   Netherland -      05/10/1985           100       Securities Management
                                                     Antilles
    |_American Premier Underwriters, Inc.            Pennsylvania      00/00/1846           100 (2)   Diversified
      |_The Ann Arbor Railroad Company               Michigan          09/21/1895             99      Inactive
      |_The Associates of the Jersey Company         New Jersey        11/10/1804           100       Inactive
      |_Cal Coal, Inc.                               Illinois          05/30/1979           100       Inactive
      |_GAI (Bermuda) Ltd.                           Bermuda           04/06/1998           100       Holding Company
        |_GAI Insurance Company, Ltd.                Bermuda           09/18/1989           100       Reinsurance Company
      |_The Indianapolis Union Railway Company       Indiana           11/19/1872           100       Inactive
      |_Lehigh Valley Railroad Company               Pennsylvania      04/21/1846           100       Inactive
      |_The New York and Harlem Railroad Company     New York          04/25/1831             97      Inactive
      |_The Owasco River Railway, Inc.               New York          06/02/1881           100       Inactive
      |_PCC Real Estate, Inc.                        New York          12/15/1986           100       Holding Company
        |_PCC Chicago Realty Corp.                   New York          12/23/1986           100       Real Estate Developer
        |_PCC Gun Hill Realty Corp.                  New York          12/18/1985           100       Real Estate Developer
        |_PCC Michigan Realty, Inc.                  Michigan          11/09/1987           100       Real Estate Developer
        |_PCC Scarsdale Realty Corp.                 New York          06/01/1986           100       Real Estate Developer
          |_Scarsdale Depot Associates, L.P.         Delaware          05/05/1989             80      Real Estate Developer
      |_Penn Central Energy Management Company       Delaware          05/11/1987           100       Energy Operations Manager
      |_Pennsylvania Company                         Delaware          12/05/1958           100       Holding Company
        |_Atlanta Casualty Company                   Ohio              06/13/1972           100 (2)   Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_American Premier Insurance Company       Indiana           11/30/1989           100       Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Atlanta Reserve Insurance Company        Ohio              12/07/1998           100       Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Atlanta Specialty Insurance Company      Ohio              02/06/1974           100       Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Atlanta Casualty Group, Inc.             Georgia           04/01/1977           100       Insurance Agency
            |_Atlanta Casualty General Agency, Inc.  Texas             03/15/1961           100       Managing General Agency
            |_Atlanta Insurance Brokers, Inc.        Georgia           02/06/1971           100       Insurance Agency
            |_Treaty House, Ltd. (d/b/a Mr. Budget)  Nevada            11/02/1971           100       Insurance Premium Finance
          |_Penn Central U.K. Limited                United Kingdom    10/28/1992           100       Insurance Holding Company
            |_Insurance (GB) Limited                 United Kingdom    05/13/1992           100       Property/Casualty Insurance
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
|_AFC Holding Company
  |_American Financial Corporation                                               % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
    |_American Premier Underwriters, Inc.            STATE OF          DATE OF      BY IMMEDIATE
      |_Pennsylvania Company                         DOMICILE       INCORPORATION  PARENT COMPANY       NATURE OF BUSINESS
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>               <C>        <C>   
        |_Delbay Corporation                         Delaware          12/27/1962        100        Inactive
        |_Great Southwest Corporation                Delaware          10/25/1978        100        Real Estate Developer
          |_World Houston, Inc.                      Delaware          05/30/1974        100        Real Estate Developer
        |_Hangar Acquisition Corp.                   Ohio              10/06/1995        100        Aircraft Investment
        |_Infinity Insurance Company                 Indiana           07/09/1955        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Infinity Agency of Texas, Inc.           Texas             07/15/1992        100        Managing General Agency
          |_The Infinity Group, Inc.                 Indiana           07/22/1992        100        Services Provider
          |_Infinity National Insurance Company      Indiana           08/05/1992        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Infinity Select Insurance Company        Indiana           06/11/1991        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
        |_Leader Insurance Company                   Ohio              03/20/1963        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_American Commonwealth Development        Texas             07/23/1963        100        Real Estate Development
            Company
            |_ACDC Holdings Corporation              Texas             05/04/1981        100        Real Estate Development
          |_Budget Insurance Premiums, Inc.          Ohio              02/14/1964        100        Premium Finance Company
          |_Leader Group, Inc.                       Ohio              12/12/1997        100        Services Provider
          |_Leader Managing General Agency, Inc.     Texas             05/19/1989        100        Managing General Agency
          |_Leader National Agency, Inc.             Ohio              04/05/1963        100        Brokering Agent
          |_Leader National Agency of Texas, Inc.    Texas             01/25/1994        100        Managing General Agency
          |_Leader Preferred Insurance Company       Ohio              11/07/1994        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Leader Specialty Insurance Company       Indiana           03/10/1994        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_TICO Insurance Company                   Ohio              06/03/1980        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
        |_PCC Technical Industries, Inc.             California        03/07/1955        100        Holding Company
          |_ESC, Inc.                                California        11/02/1962        100        Connector Accessories
          |_Marathon Manufacturing Companies, Inc.   Delaware          11/18/1983        100        Holding Company
            |_Marathon Manufacturing Company         Delaware          12/07/1979        100        Inactive
          |_PCC Maryland Realty Corp.                Maryland          08/18/1993        100        Real Estate Holding Company
          |_Penn Camarillo Realty Corp.              California        11/24/1992        100        Real Estate Holding Company
        |_Penn Towers, Inc.                          Pennsylvania      08/01/1958        100        Inactive
        |_Republic Indemnity Company of America      California        12/05/1972        100        Workers' Compensation Insurance
          |_Republic Indemnity Company of California California        10/13/1982        100        Workers' Compensation Insurance
          |_Republic Indemnity Medical Management,   California        03/25/1996        100        Medical Bill Review
            Inc.
        |_Risico Management Corporation              Delaware          01/10/1989        100        Risk Management
        |_Windsor Insurance Company                  Indiana           11/05/1987        100 (2)    Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_American Deposit Insurance Company       Oklahoma          12/28/1966        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
            |_Granite Finance Co., Inc.              Texas             11/09/1965        100        Premium Financing
          |_Coventry Insurance Company               Ohio              09/05/1989        100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_El Aguila Compania de Seguros, S.A. de   Mexico            11/24/1994        100 (2)    Property/Casualty Insurance
             C.V.
            |_Financiadora De Primas Condor S.A. de  Mexico            03/06/1998          99       Premium Finance Company
              C.V.
          |_Moore Group Inc.                         Georgia           12/19/1962        100        Insurance Holding Company/Agency
            |_Casualty Underwriters, Inc.            Georgia           10/01/1954          51       Insurance Agency
            |_Dudley L. Moore Insurance, Inc.        Louisiana         03/30/1978    beneficial     Insurance Agency
                                                                                      interest
            |_Hallmark General Insurance Agency,     Oklahoma          06/16/1972    beneficial     Insurance Agency
              Inc.                                                                    interest
            |_Windsor Group, Inc.                    Georgia           05/23/1991         100       Insurance Holding Company
          |_Regal Insurance Company                  Indiana           11/05/1987         100       Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Texas Windsor Group, Inc.                Texas             06/23/1988         100       Insurance Agency
</TABLE>

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
|_AFC Holding Company
  |_American Financial Corporation                                                                              
    |_American Premier Underwriters, Inc.                                           % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
      |                                              STATE OF          DATE OF         BY IMMEDIATE
      |                                              DOMICILE          INCORPORATION  PARENT COMPANY        NATURE OF BUSINESS
<S>   <C>                                           <C>               <C>                     <C>             <C>    
      |_Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines          New Jersey        06/14/1901           66.67     Inactive
      |_Pittsburgh and Cross Creek Railroad Company  Pennsylvania      08/14/1970           83        Inactive
      |_Premier Lease & Loan Services Agency, Inc.   Washington        12/27/1983         100         Insurance Agency
      |_Premier Lease & Loan Services of Canada,     Washington        02/28/1991         100         Insurance Agency
        Inc.
      |_Premier Lease & Loan Services, Ltd.          Washington        05/14/1990         100         Insurance Agency
      |_Terminal Realty Penn Co.                     District of       09/23/1968         100         Inactive
                                                     Columbia
      |_United Railroad Corp.                        Delaware          11/25/1981         100         Inactive
        |_Detroit Manufacturers Railroad Company     Michigan          01/30/1902           82        Inactive
      |_Waynesburg Southern Railroad Company         Pennsylvania      09/01/1966         100         Inactive
    |_Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (and       New Jersey        03/30/1999           36.66 (2) Production/Processing
      subsidiaries)                                                                                   /Distribution
    |                                                                                                  of Food Products
    |_Dixie Terminal Corporation                     Ohio              04/23/1970         100         Commercial Leasing
    |_Fairmont Holdings, Inc.                        Ohio              12/15/1983         100         Holding Company
    |_FWC Corporation                                Ohio              03/16/1983         100         Financial Services
    |_Great American Insurance Company               Ohio              03/07/1872         100         Property/Casualty Insurance
      |_Agricultural Excess and Surplus Insurance    Delaware          02/28/1979         100         Excess & Surplus Lines Ins.
        Company
      |_Agricultural Insurance Company               Ohio              03/23/1905         100         Property/Casualty Insurance
      |_American Alliance Insurance Company          Ohio              09/11/1945         100         Property/Casualty Insurance
      |_American Annuity Group, Inc.                 Delaware          05/15/1987           82.35 (2) Holding Company
        |_AAG Holding Company, Inc.                  Ohio              09/11/1996         100         Holding Company
          |_American Annuity Group Capital Trust I   Delaware          09/13/1996         100         Financing Vehicle
          |_American Annuity Group Capital Trust II  Delaware          03/11/1997         100         Financing Vehicle
          |_American Annuity Group Capital Trust III Delaware          05/27/1997         100         Financing Vehicle
          |_Great American Life Insurance Company    Ohio              12/15/1959         100         Life Insurance Company
            |_American Retirement Life Insurance     Ohio              05/12/1978         100         Life Insurance Company
              Company
            |_Annuity Investors Life Insurance       Ohio              11/31/1981         100         Life Insurance Company
              Company
            |_CHATBAR, Inc.                          Massachusetts     11/02/1993         100         Hotel Operator
            |_Driskill Holdings, Inc.                Texas             06/07/1995      beneficial     Hotel Management
                                                                                        interest
            |_GALIC Brothers, Inc.                   Ohio              11/12/1993           80        Real Estate Management
            |_Great American Life Assurance Company  Ohio              08/10/1967         100         Life Insurance Company
            |_Great American Life Children's         Ohio              08/06/1998      beneficial     Charitable Foundation
              Foundation                                                                interest
            |_Loyal American Life Insurance Company  Ohio              05/18/1955          100        Life Insurance Company
              |_ADL Financial Services, Inc.         North Carolina    09/10/1970          100        Marketing Services
              |_Purity Financial Corporation         Florida           12/21/1991          100        Marketing Services
            |_Prairie National Life Insurance        South Dakota      02/11/1976          100        Life Insurance Company
              Company
        |_AAG Insurance Agency, Inc.                 Kentucky          12/06/1994          100        Life Insurance Agency
          |_AAG Insurance Agency of Massachusetts,   Massachusetts     05/25/1995          100        Insurance Agency
            Inc.
        |_AAG Securities, Inc.                       Ohio              12/10/1993          100        Broker-Dealer
        |_American Data Source India Private Limited India             09/03/1997            99       Software Development
        |_American Memorial Marketing Services, Inc. Washington        06/19/1980          100        Marketing Services
    
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 |_AFC Holding Company
   |_American Financial Corporation                                        % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
     |_Great American Insurance Company     STATE OF       DATE OF         BY IMMEDIATE
        |_American Annuity Group, Inc.      DOMICILE       INCORPORATION   PARENT COMPANY    NATURE OF BUSINESS
         <S>                               <C>            <C>                   <C>         <C>    
          |
          |_CSW Management Services, Inc.   Texas          06/27/1985             100        Pre-need Trust Admin. Services
          |_GALIC Disbursing Company        Ohio           05/31/1994             100        Payroll Servicer
          |_Great American Life Assurance   Puerto Rico    07/01/1964               99       Life Insurance Company
            Company of Puerto Rico, Inc.
          |_Keyes-Graham Insurance Agency,  Massachusetts  12/23/1987             100        Insurance Agency
            Inc.
          |_Laurentian Credit Services      Delaware       10/07/1994             100        Inactive
            Corporation
          |_Laurentian Marketing Services,  Delaware       12/23/1987             100        Marketing Services
            Inc.
          |_Laurentian Securities           Delaware       01/30/1990             100        Inactive
            Corporation
          |_Lifestyle Financial             Ohio           12/29/1993             100        Marketing Services
            Investments, Inc.
            |_Lifestyle Financial           Ohio           03/07/1994          beneficial    Life Insurance Agency
              Investments Agency of Ohio, Inc.                                  interest
            |_Lifestyle Financial           Indiana        02/24/1994             100        Life Insurance Agency
              Investments of Indiana, Inc.
            |_Lifestyle Financial           Kentucky       10/03/1994             100        Insurance Agency
              Investments of Kentucky, Inc.
            |_Lifestyle Financial           Minnesota      06/10/1985             100        Insurance Agency
              Investments of the Northwest, Inc.
            |_Lifestyle Financial           North Carolina 07/13/1994             100        Insurance Agency
              Investments of the Southeast, Inc.
          |_Loyal Marketing Services, Inc.  Alabama        07/20/1990             100        Marketing Services
          |_New Energy Corporation          Indiana        01/08/1997               49       Holding Company
          |_Retirement Resource Group, Inc. Indiana        02/07/1995             100        Insurance Agency
            |_AAG Insurance Agency of       Texas          06/02/1995             100        Life Insurance Agency
              Texas, Inc.
            |_RRG of Alabama, Inc.          Alabama        09/22/1995             100        Life Insurance Agency
            |_RRG of Ohio, Inc.             Ohio           02/20/1996          beneficial    Insurance Agency
                                                                                 interest
          |_SPELCO (UK) Ltd.                United Kingdom 00/00/0000               99       Inactive
          |_SWTC, Inc.                      Delaware       00/00/0000             100        Inactive
          |_SWTC Hong Kong Ltd.             Hong Kong      00/00/0000             100        Inactive
          |_Technomil Ltd.                  Delaware       00/00/0000             100        Inactive
      |_American Custom Insurance           Ohio           07/27/1983             100        Management Holding Company
        Services, Inc.
        |_American Custom Insurance         California     05/18/1992             100        Insurance Agency & Brokerage
          Services California, Inc.
        |_Eden Park Insurance Brokers, Inc. California     02/13/1990             100        Wholesale Brokerage for Surplus
                                                                                             Lines
        |_Professional Risk Brokers, Inc.   Illinois       03/01/1990             100        Insurance Agency
        |_Professional Risk Brokers         Massachusetts  04/19/1994             100        Surplus Lines Brokerage
          Insurance, Inc.
        |_Professional Risk Brokers of      Connecticut    07/09/1992             100        Insurance Agency & Brokerage
          Connecticut, Inc.
        |_Professional Risk Brokers of      Ohio           12/17/1986             100        Insurance Agency and Brokerage
          Ohio, Inc.
        |_Smith, Evans and Schmitt, Inc.    California     08/05/1988               51       Insurance Agency
      |_American Custom Insurance Services  Illinois       07/08/1992             100        Underwriting Office
        Illinois, Inc.
      |_American Dynasty Surplus Lines      Delaware       01/12/1982             100        Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance
        Insurance Company
      |_American Empire Surplus Lines       Delaware       07/15/1977             100        Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance
        Insurance Company
        |_American Empire Insurance Company Ohio           11/26/1979             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_American Signature              Ohio           04/08/1996             100        Insurance Agency
            Underwriters, Inc.
          |_Specialty Underwriters, Inc.    Texas          05/19/1976             100        Insurance Agency
        |_Fidelity Excess and Surplus       Ohio           06/30/1987             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          Insurance Company
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
|_AFC Holding Company
  |_American Financial Corporation                                      % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
      |_Great American Insurance Company    STATE OF       DATE OF         BY IMMEDIATE
        |                                   DOMICILE       INCORPORATION   PARENT COMPANY    NATURE OF BUSINESS
        |<S>                               <C>            <C>                    <C>        <C> 
        |_American Financial Enterprises,   Connecticut    00/00/1871             100        Closed End Investment Company
          Inc.                                                                      (2)
        |_American Insurance Agency, Inc.   Kentucky       07/27/1967             100        Insurance Agency
        |_American National Fire Insurance  New York       08/22/1947             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          Company
        |_American Special Risk, Inc.       Illinois       12/29/1981             100        Insurance Broker/Managing
                                                                                             General Agency
        |_American Spirit Insurance Company Indiana        04/05/1988             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
        |_Brothers Property Corporation     Ohio           09/08/1987               80       Real Estate Investment
          |_Brothers Cincinnatian           Ohio           01/25/1994             100        Hotel Manager
            Corporation
          |_Brothers Landing Corporation    Louisiana      02/24/1994             100        Real Estate Holding Corporation
          |_Brothers Pennsylvanian          Pennsylvania   12/23/1994             100        Real Estate Holding Corporation
            Corporation
          |_Brothers Port Richey            Florida        12/06/1993             100        Apartment Manager
            Corporation
          |_Brothers Property Management    Ohio           09/25/1987             100        Real Estate Management
            Corporation
          |_Brothers Railyard Corporation   Texas          12/14/1993             100        Apartment Manager
        |_Contemporary American Insurance   Illinois       04/16/1996             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          Company
        |_Crop Managers Insurance Agency,   Kansas         08/09/1989             100        Insurance Agency
          Inc.
        |_Dempsey & Siders Agency, Inc.     Ohio           05/09/1956             100        Insurance Agency
        |_Eagle American Insurance Company  Ohio           07/01/1987             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
        |_Eden Park Insurance Company       Indiana        01/08/1990             100        Special Risk Surplus Lines
        |_FCIA Management Company, Inc.     New York       09/17/1991               79       Servicing Agent
        |_The Gains Group, Inc.             Ohio           01/26/1982             100        Marketing of Advertising
        |_Global Premier Finance Company    Ohio           08/25/1998             100        Premium Finance Company
        |_Great American Lloyd's, Inc.      Texas          08/02/1983             100        Attorney-in-Fact - Texas Lloyd's
                                                                                             Company
        |_Great American Lloyd's Insurance  Texas          10/09/1979          beneficial    Lloyd's Plan Insurer
          Company                                                               interest
        |_Great American Management         Ohio           12/05/1974             100        Data Processing and Equipment
          Services, Inc.                                                                     Leasing
          |_American Payroll Services, Inc. Ohio           02/20/1987             100        Payroll Services
        |_Great American Re Inc.            Delaware       05/14/1971             100        Reinsurance Intermediary
        |_Great American Risk Management,   Ohio           04/21/1980             100        Insurance Risk Management
          Inc.
        |_Great Texas County Mutual         Texas          04/29/1954          beneficial    Property/Casualty Insurance
          Insurance Company                                                     interest
        |_Grizzly Golf Center, Inc.         Ohio           11/08/1993             100        Operate Golf Courses
        |_Homestead Snacks Inc.             California     03/02/1979             100  (2)   Meat Snack Distribution
          |_Giant Snacks, Inc.              Delaware       07/06/1989             100        Meat Snack Distribution
        |_Key Largo Group, Inc.             Florida        07/28/1981             100        Land Developer & Resort Operator
          |_Key Largo Group Utility Company Florida        11/26/1984             100        Water & Sewer Utility
        |_Mid-Continent Casualty Company    Oklahoma       02/26/1947             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Mid-Continent Insurance Company Oklahoma       08/13/1992             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
          |_Oklahoma Surety Company         Oklahoma       08/05/1968             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
        |_National Interstate Corporation   Ohio           01/26/1989               52.15    Holding Company
          |_Hudson Indemnity, Ltd.          Cayman Islands 06/12/1996             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
|_AFC Holding Company                                                      % OF STOCK OWNED (1)
   |_American Financial Corporation         STATE OF       DATE OF         BY IMMEDIATE
     |_Great American Insurance Company     DOMICILE       INCORPORATION   PARENT COMPANY    NATURE OF BUSINESS
       |_National Interstate Corporation
       |-<S>                               <C>            <C>                    <C>        <C>    
         |_American Highways Insurance      California     05/05/1994             100        Insurance Agency
           Agency
         |_Explorer Insurance Agency, Inc.  Ohio           07/17/1997          beneficial    Insurance Agency
                                                                                interest
         |_National Interstate Insurance    Texas          06/07/1989          beneficial    Insurance Agency
           Agency of Texas, Inc.                                                interest
         |_National Interstate Insurance    Ohio           02/13/1989             100        Insurance Agency
           Agency, Inc.
         |_National Interstate Insurance    Ohio           02/10/1989             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
           Company
         |_Safety, Claims & Litigation      Pennsylvania   06/23/1995             100        Claims Third Party Administrator
           Services, Inc.
       |_OBGC Corporation                   Florida        11/23/1977               80       Real Estate Development
       |_Pointe Apartments, Inc.            Minnesota      06/24/1993             100        Real Estate Holding Corporation
       |_Premier Dealer Services, Inc.      Illinois       06/24/1998             100        Third Party Administrator
       |_Seven Hills Insurance Agency, Inc. Ohio           12/22/1997             100        Insurance Agency
       |_Seven Hills Insurance Company      New York       06/30/1932             100        Property/Casualty Reinsurance
       |_Stonewall Insurance Company        Alabama        02/00/1866             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
       |_Stone Mountain Professional        Georgia        08/07/1995             100        Insurance Agency
         Liability Agency, Inc.
       |_Tamarack American, Inc.            Delaware       06/10/1986             100        Management Holding Company
       |_Timberglen Limited                 United Kingdom 10/28/1992             100        Investments
       |_Transport Insurance Company        Ohio           05/25/1976             100        Property/Casualty Insurance
         |_Instech Corporation              Texas          09/02/1975             100        Claim & Claim Adjustment Services
         |_Transport Insurance Agency, Inc. Texas          08/21/1989          beneficial    Insurance Agency
                                                                                interest
       |_Transport Underwriters Association California     05/11/1945             100        Holding Company/Agency
|_American Financial General Corporation    Texas          09/14/1998             100        Holding Company
|_American General Financial Corporation    Texas          09/14/1998             100        Holding Company
|_One East Fourth, Inc.                     Ohio           02/03/1964             100        Commercial Leasing
|_PCC 38 Corp.                              Illinois       12/23/1996             100        Real Estate Holding Company
|_Pioneer Carpet Mills, Inc.                Ohio           04/29/1976             100        Carpet Manufacturing
|_TEJ Holdings, Inc.                        Ohio           12/04/1984             100        Real Estate Holdings
|_Three East Fourth, Inc.                   Ohio           08/10/1966             100        Commercial Leasing
    

</TABLE>


(1) Except Director's Qualifying Shares.
(2) Total percentage owned by parent shown and by other affiliated
company(ies).

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Item 27.  Number of Contract Owners
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>    
As of March 31, 1999, there were 47 Individual  Contracts issued, of which 24 were qualified and 23 were  non-qualified.
There were no group Contracts issued as of March 31, 1999.
</TABLE>
    

Item 28.  Indemnification

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>   <C>    
   
        (a)    The Code of Regulations of Annuity  Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  provides in Article V as
               follows:
    

                    The Corporation  shall, to the full extent permitted by the General  Corporation
                    Law of Ohio,  indemnify  any person  who is or was a director  or officer of the
                    Corporation and whom it may indemnify  pursuant  thereto.  The Corporation  may,
                    within the sole  discretion of the Board of Directors,  indemnify in whole or in
                    part any other persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.

Insofar as  indemnification  for  liability  arising under the  Securities  Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") may be permitted to
directors,  officers and controlling persons of the Depositor pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the
Depositor has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public  policy  as  expressed  in the  1933  Act  and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the  event  that a  claim  for
indemnification  against such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Depositor of expenses  incurred or paid by the
director,  officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,  suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director,  officer or controlling  person in connection with the securities  being  registered,  the
Depositor will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling  precedent,  submit to a
court of appropriate  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

   
(b) The directors and officers of Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  are covered under a Directors and
Officers  Reimbursement Policy. Under the Reimbursement Policy,  directors and officers are indemnified for loss arising
from any covered claim by reason of any Wrongful Act in their capacities as directors or officers,  except to the extent
the Company has  indemnified  them.  In general,  the term "loss" means any amount  which the  directors or officers are
legally  obligated to pay for a claim for Wrongful Acts. In general,  the term "Wrongful Acts" means any breach of duty,
neglect, error, misstatement,  misleading statement,  omission or act by a director or officer while acting individually
or  collectively  in their capacity as such claimed against them solely by reason of their being directors and officers.
The limit of liability under the program is $20,000,000 for the policy year ending September 1, 1999. The primary policy
under the program is with  National  Union Fire  Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  PA in the name of American  Premier
Underwriters, Inc.
</TABLE>
    



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Item 29.  Principal Underwriter

AAG  Securities,  Inc. is the  underwriter  and  distributor of the Contracts as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act").

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>   <C>   
        (a)    AAG Securities,  Inc. does not act as a principal underwriter,  depositor,  sponsor or investment adviser
               for any  investment  company  other  than  Annuity  InvestorsREGISTERED  Variable  Account A and  Annuity
               InvestorsREGISTERED Variable Account B.
</TABLE>
    

(b) Directors and Officers of AAG Securities, Inc.

   
Name and Principal                      Position with
Business Address                        AAG Securities, Inc.
- ------------------                      --------------------
Thomas Kevin Liguzinski (1)             Chief Executive Officer and Director
Charles Kent McManus (1)                Senior Vice President
Mark Francis Muething (1)               Vice President, Secretary and Director
William Jack Maney, II (1)              Director
Jeffrey Scott Tate (1)                  Director
James Lee Henderson (1)                 President
James T. McVey (1)                      Vice President
William Claire Bair, Jr. (1)            Treasurer
Thomas E. Mischell (1)                  Assistant Treasurer
Fred J. Runk (1)                        Assistant Treasurer
    


(1)  250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio  45202

     (c) Not applicable.

Item 30.  Location of Accounts and Records
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>    
All  accounts  and  records  required  to be  maintained  by  Section  31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules  under it are
maintained by Lynn E. Laswell, Vice President, Treasurer and Controller of the Company, at the Administrative Office.
</TABLE>
    

Item 31.  Management Services

          Not applicable.

Item 32.  Undertakings
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>      <C>    
          (a) Registrant  undertakes  that it will file a  post-effective  amendment to this  registration  statement as
          frequently  as necessary to ensure that the audited  financial  statements in the  registration  statement are
          never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted.

          (b) Registrant  undertakes  that it will include either (1) as part of any  application to purchase a Contract
          offered  by the  Prospectus,  a space  that an  applicant  can check to  request  a  Statement  of  Additional
          Information, or (2) a post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the Prospectus that
          the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information.

          (c) Registrant undertakes to deliver any Prospectus and Statement of Additional  Information and any financial
          statements  required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request to the Company
          at the address or phone number listed in the Prospectus.

          (d) The Company  represents  that the fees and charges  deducted  under the Contract,  in the  aggregate,  are
          reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred and the risks assumed by
          the Company.
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                                          SIGNATURES

   
        As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act
of  1940,  the  Registrant  certifies  that it has  caused  this  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to its Registration  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned in the City of  Cincinnati,  State of Ohio on the 15th day of April,
1999.
    
                             ANNUITY INVESTORSREGISTERED VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
                             (REGISTRANT)
                             By: /s/ Robert Allen Adams               
                                     Robert Allen Adams
                                     Chairman of the Board, President
                                     and Director, Annuity Investors
                                     Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED


                             ANNUITY INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYREGISTERED
                             (DEPOSITOR)


                             By: /s/ Robert Allen Adams                         
                                     Robert Allen Adams
                                     Chairman of the Board, President
                                     and Director

   
        As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to its Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.



/s/ Robert Allen Adams              Principal Executive          April 15, 1999
- ------------------------------      Officer, Director
Robert Allen Adams*          
    


   
/s/ Lynn Edward Laswell             Principal Financial          April 15, 1999
- ------------------------------      Officer
 Lynn Edward  Laswell *             



/s/ Lynn Edward Laswell             Principal Accounting         April 15, 1999
- -----------------------------       Officer
Lynn Edward Laswell*         
    


/s/ Stephen Craig Lindner           Director                     April 15, 1999
- -----------------------------
Stephen Craig Lindner*



/s/ William Jack Maney, II          Director                     April 15, 1999
- --------------------------------                                                
William Jack Maney, II*



/s/ James Michael Mortensen         Director                     April 15, 1999
- -------------------------------
James Michael Mortensen*



/s/ Mark Francis Muething           Director                      April 15, 1999
- -------------------------------
Mark Francis Muething*



/s/ Jeffrey Scott Tate              Director                      April 15, 1999
- -------------------------------
Jeffrey Scott Tate*
   

*Executed by Tina K. Manning on behalf of those  indicated  pursuant to Power of
Attorney.
    

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                                  EXHIBIT LIST


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>    
   
        (5)  Resolution of the Board of Directors of Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  authorizing
             establishment of Annuity InvestorsREGISTERED Variable Account B.1/

        (6)    Not Applicable.

        (7)    (a)    Distribution  Agreement between Annuity  Investors Life Insurance Company  REGISTERED and
                      AAG Securities, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended Schedule 1 to Distribution Agreement. 3/

   
              (b)    Form  of  Selling  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED,  AAG
                     Securities, Inc. and another Broker-Dealer.1/
    

              (c)    Revised  form of Selling  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance  Company(R),  AAG
                     Securities, Inc. and another Broker-Dealer. 5/

   
         (8)   Individual and Group Contract Forms and Endorsements.
    

              (a)    Form of No-Load Qualified Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

              (b)    Form of No-Load Non-Qualified Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

              (c)    Form of Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Individual Qualified Contract. 3/

              (d)    Form of SIMPLE IRA Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

              (e)    Form of Roth IRA Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

              (f)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

              (g)    Form of Tax Sheltered Annuity Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

              (h)    Form of Qualified Pension, Profit Sharing and Annuity Plan Endorsement to Qualified
                      Individual Contract. 3/

              (i)    Form of Governmental Section 457 Plan Endorsement to Qualified Individual Contract. 3/

              (j)    Form of Texas Optional Retirement Program Endorsement to Individual Contract.2/

              (k)    Form of Long-Term Care Waiver Rider to Individual Contract.2/

              (l)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Individual Contract.2/

   
              (m)    Form of Group Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity Contract. 10/

              (n)    Form of Certificate of  Participation  under a Group Flexible  Premium  Deferred  Variable  Annuity
                     Contract. 10/
    

              (o)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

              (p)    Form of Loan Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract. 2/

              (q)    Form of Tax Sheltered Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

              (r)    Form of Tax Sheltered Annuity Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract.7/

              (s)    Form of Qualified Pension, Profit Sharing and Annuity Plan Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

              (t)    Form of  Qualified  Pension,  Profit  Sharing  and  Annuity  Plan  Endorsement  to  Certificate  of
                     Participation under a Group Contract.7/

              (u)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Group Contract.7/

              (v)    Form of Employer Plan Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract.7/

              (w)    Form of Deferred Compensation Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

              (x)    Form of Deferred Compensation Endorsement to Certificate
                      of Participation under a Group Contract.2/

              (y)    Form of Texas Optional Retirement Program Endorsement to Group Contract.2/

              (z)    Form of Texas Optional Retirement Program Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group
                     Contract.2/

              (aa)   Form of Governmental Section 457 Plan Endorsement to Group Contract. 7/

              (bb)   Form of Governmental  Section 457 Plan  Endorsement to Certificate of  Participation  under a Group
                     Contract. 7/

   
              (cc)   Form of Successor Owner Endorsement to Group Contract. 10/

              (dd)   Form of Successor Owner Endorsement to Certificate of Participation under a Group Contract. 10/

              (ee)   Form of Successor Owner Endorsement to Qualified  Individual Contract and Non-Qualified  Individual
                     Contract. 10/
    

              (ff)   Form of Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract . 6/

              (gg)   Form of Individual  Retirement  Annuity  Endorsement to Certificate of Participation  under a Group
                     Contract. 6/

              (hh)   Form of SIMPLE Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract. 6/

              (ii)   Form of SIMPLE Individual  Retirement Annuity  Endorsement to Certificate of Participation  under a
                     Group Contract. 6/

              (jj)   Form of Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement to Group Contract. 6/

              (kk)   Form of Roth Individual  Retirement  Annuity  Endorsement to Certificate of  Participation  under a
                     Group Contract. 6/

              (ll)   Form of Unisex Endorsement to Nonqualified Individual Contract. 6/


        (5)   (a)    Form of Application for Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 3/

              (b)    Form of Application for Group Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity Contract. 8/

   
        (6)   (a)    Articles of Incorporation of Annuity Investors Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED.1/
    
                     (i) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, adopted April 9, 1996, and approved by the Secretary of
                     State, State of Ohio, on July11, 1996.2/

                     (ii) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation,  adopted August 9, 1996, and approved by the Secretary
                     of State, State of Ohio, on December 3, 1996.2/

   
              (b)    Code of Regulations of Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.REGISTERED1/
    

        (7)           Not Applicable.

   
        (8)   (a)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund.2/

                     (i)   Letter  Agreement  dated April 14, 1997 between  Annuity  Investors  Life
                           Insurance Company REGISTERED and Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund.2/

              (b)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Dreyfus Life and Annuity Index Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Dreyfus Stock Index Fund).2/

                     (i)   Letter  Agreement  dated April 14, 1997 between  Annuity  Investors  Life
                           Insurance CompanyREGISTERED and Dreyfus Life and Annuity Index Fund, Inc.
                           (d/b/a Dreyfus Stock Index Fund).2/
    

   
              (c)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                     The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.2/
    
   
                     (i)   Letter  Agreement  dated April 14, 1997 between  Annuity  Investors  Life
                           Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth
                           Fund, Inc.2/

               (d)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Janus Aspen Series.2/
    

                     (i)   Amended Schedule A to Participation  Agreement  between Annuity  Investors
                           Life Insurance Company and Janus Aspen Series. 3/

   
               (e)    Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                      Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED and Strong Variable Insurance
                      Funds, Inc. and Strong Special Fund II, Inc.2/

               (f)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amendd  Schedule B to  Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                             Insurance Company and INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. 3/

   
               (g)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc.2/
    

                      (i)    Amended  Schedule B to  Participation  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors Life
                             Insurance Company and Morgan Stanley Universal Funds, Inc. 3/

   
               (h)    Participation  Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.2/

               (i)    Service  Agreement  between  Annuity  Investors  Life  Insurance   CompanyREGISTERED  and
                      American Annuity GroupSM, Inc.1/
    

               (j)    Agreement between AAG Securities, Inc. and AAG Insurance Agency, Inc.1/

   
               (k)    Investment  Service Agreement between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and American Annuity GroupSM, Inc. 1/

               (l)    Service Agreement  between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and Strong Capital Management, Inc.2/

               (m)    Service Agreement  between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.2/

               (n)    Service Agreement  between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and Morgan Stanley Asset Management, Inc. 2/

               (o)    Amended and Restated Agreement between The Dreyfus Corporation   and  Annuity   Investors
                      Life Insurance CompanyREGISTERED.2/

               (p)    Service Agreement  between Annuity Investors Life Insurance  CompanyREGISTERED
                      and Janus Capital Corporation.2/
    

               (q)    Service   Agreement  between  INVESCO  Funds  Group,  Inc.  and  Annuity  Investors  Life
                      Insurance Company. 3/

               (r)    Participation  Agreement  between The Timothy Plan  Variable  Series,  Timothy  Partners,
                      Ltd. and Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.3/

               (s)    Service  Agreement  between The Timothy Plan Variable  Series and Annuity  Investors Life
                      Insurance Company. 3/

               (t)    Participation  Agreement  between BT  Insurance  Funds Trust and Annuity  Investors  Life
                      Insurance Company. 9/

               (u)    Service  Agreement  between  Bankers Trust Company and Annuity  Investors  Life Insurance
                      Company. 9/
</TABLE>

        (9)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel. 3/

   
        (10)   Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith).
    

        (11)   No financial statements are omitted from Item 23.

        (12)   Not Applicable.

        (13)   Schedule for Computation of Performance Quotations. 3/

   
        (14)   Not Applicable

        (15)   Powers of Attorney (filed herewith).
    




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We  consent  to the  reference  to our firm  under the  captions  "Experts"  and
"Financial  Statements"  and to the use of our reports  dated  February 4, 1999,
with respect to the  statutory-basis  financial  statements of Annuity Investors
Life  Insurance  Company  and the  financial  statements  of  Annuity  Investors
Variable  Account  B, in  Post-effective  Amendment  No.  2 to the  Registration
Statement (Form N-4 No.  333-51955) and  Post-effective  Amendment No. 13 to the
Registration  Statement  (Form  N-4 No.  811-08017)  and  related  Statement  of
Additional  Information  of Annuity  Investors  Variable  Account B dated May 1,
1999.



                                                   Ernst & Young LLP



Cincinnati, Ohio
April 27, 1999




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999                /s/ Robert Allen Adams                   
     -------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
                                       Robert Allen Adams
                                       Principal Executive Officer, Director




   

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999          /s/ Lynn Edward Laswell                     
     ------------------          --------------------------------------------
                                 Lynn Edward Laswell
                                 Vice President, Treasurer and Controller
    




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999                 /s/ Stephen Craig Lindner
     -------------------------------    -------------------------
                                        Stephen Craig Lindner, Director




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999         /s/ William Jack Maney, II         
     ----------------------     -----------------------------------
                                William Jack Maney, II
                                Director and Assistant Treasurer







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999       /s/ James Michael Mortensen                 
     ------------------       --------------------------------------------
                              James Michael Mortensen, Director




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints John P. Gruber and Tina K. Manning,  and each of them,
severally, his true and lawful attorneys and agents in his name, place and stead
and on his behalf (a) to sign and cause to be filed  registration  statements of
Annuity Investors(R) Variable Account B under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  and all  amendments,  consents  and  exhibits
thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or any amendments or exhibits and make
requests for acceleration in connection therewith;  (c) to take all other action
of whatever kind or nature in connection with such registration statements which
said attorneys may deem advisable;  and (d) to make,  file,  execute,  amend and
withdraw documents of every kind, and to take other action of whatever kind they
may elect,  for the purpose of complying  with the laws of any state relating to
the sale of  securities  of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account  B,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  all  actions  of any of said  attorneys  and  agents
hereunder. Said attorneys or agents may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15, 1999                     /s/ Mark Francis Muething           
- ---------------------------                 ------------------------------------
                                            Mark Francis Muething, Director




   

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  hereby  makes,
constitutes  and appoints Mark F. Muething,  John P. Gruber and Tina  K.Manning,
and each of them,  severally,  his true and lawful  attorneys  and agents in his
name,  place  and  stead  and on his  behalf  (a) to sign and  cause to be filed
registration  statements of Annuity  Investors(R)  Variable  Account B under the
Securities  Act of  1933  and  the  Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  and  all
amendments,  consents and exhibits  thereto;  (b) to withdraw such statements or
any  amendments  or exhibits and make  requests for  acceleration  in connection
therewith; (c) to take all other action of whatever kind or nature in connection
with such registration  statements which said attorneys may deem advisable;  and
(d) to make, file,  execute,  amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to
take other action of whatever kind they may elect,  for the purpose of complying
with  the  laws of any  state  relating  to the sale of  securities  of  Annuity
Investors(R)  Variable Account B, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of
any of said  attorneys and agents  hereunder.  Said  attorneys or agents may act
jointly or severally,  and the action of one shall bind the undersigned as fully
as if two or more had acted together.




Date     April 15,1999                        /s/ Jeffrey Scott Tate            
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                                              Jeffrey Scott Tate, Director

    


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