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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                    FORM S-1
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY
                         ------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Connecticut
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(State or other             (Primary Standard            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                 Industrial                Identification
incorporation or              Classification                  Number)
 organization)                 Code Number)


                                ONE AMERICAN ROW
                             HARTFORD, CT 06102-5056
                                 (800) 447-4312
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               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


                               DONA D. YOUNG, ESQ.
                         PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                ONE AMERICAN ROW
                             HARTFORD, CT 06102-5056
                                 (860) 403-5967
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            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: ______________

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of this earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ] __________

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
Registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ] __________

If the delivery of the Prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box.  [    ]

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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Title of each class                          Proposed           Proposed maximum
of securities to be     Amount to be     maximum offering      aggregate offering       Amount of
registered               registered       price per unit              price          registration fee
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<S>                     <C>              <C>                   <C>                   <C>

Participating                 *                 *                  $50,000,000           $15,151.52
Interests in Market
Value Adjustment
Account under
Variable Annuity
Contract

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*The maximum aggregate offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of
determining the registration fee. The amount to be registered and the proposed
maximum offering price per unit are not applicable in that these contracts are
not issued in predetermined amounts or units.


The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date as may be
necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further
amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such
date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.





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                         PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY
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                        CROSS REFERENCE SHEET PURSUANT TO
                           REGULATION S-K, ITEM 501(B)
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   FORM S-1 ITEM NUMBER                                                               CAPTION HEADING IN PROSPECTUS
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<S>      <C>                                                                          <C>
 1.      Forepart of the Registration Statement and
         Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus...............................        Outside Front Cover
 2.      Inside Front and Outside Back Pages of Prospectus....................        Inside Front Cover
 3.      Summary Information, Risk Factors and Ratio of Fixed Charges.........        Product Description
 4.      Use of Proceeds......................................................        Investments by PHL Variable
 5.      Determination of Offering Price......................................        Not Applicable
 6.      Dilution.............................................................        Not Applicable
 7.      Selling Security Holders.............................................        Not Applicable
 8.      Plan of Distribution.................................................        Distribution of Contracts
 9.      Description of Securities to be Registered...........................        Product Description
10.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel...............................        Not Applicable
11.      Information with Respect to the Registrant...........................        Description of the Business of PHL
                                                                                      Variable; Directors and Officers of PHL
                                                                                      Variable; Experts and Legal Proceedings;
                                                                                      Financial Statements
12.      Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification
         for Securities Act Liabilities.......................................        Not Applicable

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                                   PROSPECTUS
                MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT

           Offered through PHL Variable Accumulation Account Annuities
                                    issued by

                         PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY
                          VARIABLE PRODUCTS OPERATIONS
                                101 MUNSON STREET
                         GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01301
                            TELEPHONE: (800) 447-4312

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                                mailing address:

                    PHOENIX VARIABLE PRODUCTS MAIL OPERATIONS
                                  P.O. BOX 8027
                        BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02266-8027


    This Prospectus describes PHL Variable Insurance Company's ("PHL Variable"
or the "Company") Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account (MVA). The
MVA is available for use under the Company's deferred variable accumulation
annuity contract (the "Contract"). The MVA is an account to which Contract
Owners may allocate purchase payments or transfer accumulation value to and
from, subject to the rules outlined in the Contract prospectus. As this
Prospectus focuses on the operations and features of the MVA, an investor should
carefully review the Contract prospectus.

    PHL Variable guarantees specified rates of interest for amounts allocated to
the MVA for specified periods (Guarantee Period). The Guaranteed Rate offered
will, in no event, be less than 3%.

    The assets supporting the Company's obligations based on allocations to the
MVA are held in PHL Variable Separate Account MVA1 ("Separate Account MVA1"),
which is a "non-unitized" separate account. Such obligations are based on the
interest rates credited to allocations to the MVA and the terms of the Contract.
These obligations do not depend on the investment performance of the assets in
Separate Account MVA1. Separate Account MVA1 was established by the Company
according to Connecticut law.

    Any partial or full surrenders or transfers from the MVA, before the end of
a Guarantee Period, may be adjusted up or down by the application of the Market
Value Adjustment. Any values allocated to the MVA that are applied to determine
the annuity benefit before the end of the Guarantee Period also will be subject
to the Market Value Adjustment. Accordingly, a Contract Owner may experience a
negative investment return.

    The annuity benefits available under the Contract may be either fixed or
variable amounts. The Contract Value before maturity will vary with the
investment performance of the Sub-accounts of the PHL Variable Accumulation
Account selected and amounts allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account and
the MVA. The amount of any variable annuity payments thereafter will fluctuate
with the investment performance of the Sub-accounts of the PHL Variable
Accumulation Account selected.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

THIS PROSPECTUS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE PROSPECTUSES FOR A PHL VARIABLE
ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT ANNUITY CONTRACT, THE PHOENIX EDGE SERIES FUND AND WANGER
ADVISORS TRUST. THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUSES FOR THE CONTRACT AND THE
FUNDS SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.


MAY 1, 1997

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SPECIAL TERMS.................................................................3
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...........................................................3
   The Nature of the Contract and the MVA.....................................3
   Availability of the MVA....................................................3
   The Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account .....................3
   Market Value Adjustment....................................................4
   Setting the Guaranteed Rate................................................5
   Application of the Market Value Adjustment on Withdrawals..................5
INVESTMENTS BY PHL VARIABLE...................................................5
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS.....................................................6
FEDERAL TAXATION DISCUSSION...................................................6
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES..........................................................6
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF PHL VARIABLE ..................................6
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF PHL VARIABLE........................................6
EXPERTS.......................................................................7
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.............................................................7































                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

    Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall
be deemed modified or superseded hereby to the extent that a statement contained
in a later-filed document or herein shall modify or supersede such statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of the Prospectus.

    The Company will furnish, without charge, to each person to whom a copy this
Prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy
of the document referred to above which has been incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus, other than exhibits to such document (unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference in the Prospectus). Requests for such
document should be directed to 800-447-4312.

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SPECIAL TERMS
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    As used in this Prospectus, the following terms mean:

ACCOUNT: PHL Variable Accumulation Account.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE: Surrender charges.

CONTRACT: The deferred variable accumulation annuity contract issued by PHL
Variable Insurance Company.

CONTRACT VALUE: Prior to its maturity, the sum of the values under a Contract of
all accumulation units held in the Sub-accounts of the Account plus the values
held in the Guaranteed Interest Account and the Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed
Interest Account.

CURRENT RATE: The Guaranteed Rate currently in effect for amounts allocated to
the Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account, established from time to
time for various durations.

EXPIRATION DATE: The date on which the Guarantee Period ends.

GUARANTEE PERIOD: The duration for which interest accrues at the Guaranteed Rate
on amounts allocated to the Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account.

GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT (GIA): An allocation option under which premium
amounts are guaranteed to earn a fixed rate of interest. Excess interest also
may be credited, in the sole discretion of PHL Variable Insurance Company.

GUARANTEED RATE: The effective annual interest rate PHL Variable uses to accrue
interest on amounts allocated to the Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest
Account for a Guarantee Period. Guaranteed Rates are fixed at the time an amount
is credited to the Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account and remain
level throughout the Guarantee Period.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT (MVA): An account that pays
interest at a Guaranteed Rate if held to maturity. If such amounts are withdrawn
before the end of the Guarantee Period, a Market Value Adjustment will be made.
Assets allocated to the MVA are not part of the assets allocated to the Account
or the general account of PHL Variable Insurance Company.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT: An adjustment made to the amount that a Contract Owner
will receive if money is withdrawn or transferred from the Market Value Adjusted
Guaranteed Interest Account before the Expiration Date of its Guarantee Period.

PHL VARIABLE: PHL Variable Insurance Company.

WINDOW PERIOD: The 15-day period before and after the Expiration Date during
which time any withdrawals or transfers from the MVA will not be subject to a
Market Value Adjustment.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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THE NATURE OF THE CONTRACT AND THE MVA
    The investment option described in this Prospectus is a Market Value
Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account (MVA) available only under the flexible
premium deferred variable annuity contract (the "Contract") offered by PHL
Variable Insurance Company ("PHL Variable" or the "Company"). The Contract is
described in detail in its prospectus. You should review the Contract prospectus
with this Prospectus before deciding to invest in the Contract or allocate
purchase payments to the MVA.

    The MVA currently provides four choices of interest rate Guarantee Periods:
3-year, 5-year, 7-year and 10-year. Purchase payments can be allocated to one or
more of the available MVA Guarantee Period options, either at the time the
payment is made or by transferring amounts held in the Sub-accounts of the PHL
Variable Accumulation Account (the "Account"), the Guaranteed Interest Account
or other available MVA options, anytime prior to Contract maturity. Generally,
amounts allocated to an MVA option must be for at least $1,000.

    Amounts may be transferred to or from the MVA according to the Contract
transfer rules. (See "The Accumulation Period - Transfers" of the Contract
prospectus.)

    Allocations that remain in the MVA until the applicable Expiration Date will
be equal to the amount originally allocated multiplied, on an annually
compounded basis, by its Guaranteed Rate.

    A Market Value Adjustment will be made if amounts are withdrawn or
transferred from the MVA before the Expiration Date. (See "The Market Value
Adjusted Guaranteed Interest Account.")

    The Contract provides for the accumulation of values before maturity and for
the payment of annuity benefits thereafter. A death benefit also is available
under the Contract. Since MVA values are part of the Contract Value, earnings on
allocations to the MVA will impact the values available at surrender, maturity
or death.

AVAILABILITY OF THE MVA
    The MVA is not available in all states.

THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT
    The MVA is available only during the accumulation phase of the Contract. The
MVA option currently offers different Guarantee Periods, which provide the
ability to earn interest at different Guaranteed Rates on all or part of the
Contract Value. Each allocation has its own Guaranteed Rate and Expiration Date.
Because the Company changes Guaranteed Rates periodically, amounts allocated to
a Guarantee Period at different times may have varied Guaranteed Rates and
Expiration Dates. The applicable Guaranteed Rate does not change during the
Guarantee Period. The Guaranteed Rate may never be less than 3%.

    PHL Variable will notify you of the expiration of the Guarantee Period and
of your available options within 30 days of the Expiration Date. You will have
15 days before and 15 days following the Expiration Date ("Window Period") to
notify us of your election. During this Window Period, any withdrawals or
transfers from the MVA will not be subject to a market value adjustment. Unless
you elect to transfer funds to another Guarantee Period, Account, the Guaranteed
Interest Account or elect to withdraw funds, we will begin another Guarantee
Period of the same duration as the one just ended and credit interest at the
then current rate for that new Guarantee Period. If you chose a Guarantee Period
that is no longer available or your original Guarantee Period is no longer
available, we will use the Guarantee Period with the next longest duration.

    To the extent permitted by law, we reserve the right, anytime, to offer
Guarantee Periods that differ from those available at the time

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your Contract was issued. Since Guarantee Periods may change, please contact
Variable Products Operations to determine the current Guarantee Periods being
offered.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
    Any withdrawal from your MVA will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment
unless the effective date of the withdrawal is within 15 days before and after
the end of a Guarantee Period. For this purpose, redemptions, transfers and
maturity amounts are treated as withdrawals. The Market Value Adjustment will be
applied to the amount being withdrawn after the deduction of any applicable
Administrative Charge and before the deduction of any applicable Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges (surrender charges). The Market Value Adjustment can be
positive or negative. The amount being withdrawn after application of the Market
Value Adjustment can be greater than or less than the amount withdrawn before
the application of the Market Value Adjustment.

    A Market Value Adjustment will not be applied upon the payment of the Death
Benefit.

    The Market Value Adjustment will reflect the relationship between the
Current Rate (defined below) for the amount being withdrawn and the Guaranteed
Rate. It is also reflective of the time remaining in the applicable Guarantee
Period. Generally, if the Guaranteed Rate is lower than the applicable Current
Rate, then the application of the Market Value Adjustment will result in a lower
payment upon withdrawal. Conversely, if the Guaranteed Rate is higher than the
applicable Current Rate, the application of the Market Value Adjustment will
produce a higher payment upon withdrawal.

    The Market Value Adjustment which is applied to the amount being withdrawn
is determined by using the following formula:

    Market Value Adjustment

                           1+i    n/12
          = Amount x [(----------)     -1]
                       1+j+0.0025

    where,

    Amount, is the amount being withdrawn from a given accumulated amount less
any applicable administrative charges.

    i, is the Guaranteed Rate being credited to the amount subject to
the Market Value Adjustment; and

    j, is the Current Rate for new deposits with a Guarantee Period equal to the
number of years remaining in the current Guarantee Period, rounded up to the
next higher number of complete years; and

    n, is the number of months rounded up to the next whole number from the date
of the withdrawal or transfer to the end of the Guarantee Period.

    If the Company does not offer a Guarantee Period equal to the number of
years remaining in the Guarantee Period, "j" will be determined by interpolation
or extrapolation of the Guaranteed Rate for the Guarantee Periods then
available.

EXAMPLES
    The following examples illustrate how the Market Value Adjustment operates:

    EXAMPLE 1
    $10,000 is deposited on January 1, 1997, into an MVA with a 5-year Guarantee
Period. The Guaranteed Rate for this deposit amount is 5.50%.

    If, on January 1, 1999 (2 years after deposit), the full amount is taken
from this MVA segment, the following amount is available:

    1. The accumulated amount prior to application of Market Value Adjustment
       is:


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       $10,000 x (1.055)  = $11,130.25

    2. The Current Rate that would be applied on January 1, 1999 to amounts
       credited to a 3-year MVA segment is 6.50%.

    3. The number of months remaining in the Guarantee Period (rounded up to
       next whole number) is 36.

    4. The Market Value Adjustment equals $-386.43, and is calculated as
       follows: 

                                        1+0.055    36/12
          $-386.43 = $11,130.25 x [(--------------)      -1]
                                    1+0.065+0.0025

    The market value for the purposes of surrender on January 1, 1999 is
therefore equal to $10,743.82 ($11,130.25 - $386.43).

    EXAMPLE 2
    $10,000 is deposited on January 1, 1997, into an MVA with a 5-year Guarantee
Period. The Guaranteed Rate for this amount is 5.50%.

    If, on January 1, 1999 (2 years from deposit), the full amount is taken from
this MVA segment, the following amount is available:

    1. The accumulated amount prior to application of Market Value Adjustment
       is:

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       $10,000 x (1.055)  = $11,130.25

    2. The Current Rate being applied on January 1, 1999 to amounts credited to
       a 3-year MVA segment is 4.50%.

    3. The number of months remaining in the Guarantee Period (rounded up to
       next whole number) is 36.

    4. The Market Value Adjustment equals $240.79, and is calculated as follows:

                                        1+0.055    36/12
          $+240.79 = $11,130.25 x [(--------------)      -1]
                                    1+0.045+0.0025

    The market value for the purposes of surrender on January 1, 1999 is
therefore equal to $11,371.04 ($11,130.25 + $240.79).

    THE ABOVE EXAMPLES ARE HYPOTHETICAL AND ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE OR PAST
PERFORMANCE.

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SETTING THE GUARANTEED RATE
    PHL Variable determines Guaranteed Rates for current and future purchase
payments, transfers or renewals. Although future Guaranteed Rates cannot be
predicted, the Company guarantees that the Guaranteed Rate will never be less
than 3% per annum.


APPLICATION OF THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT ON WITHDRAWALS 
    A Market Value Adjustment will apply if a withdrawal is made before the
Expiration Date and outside the Window Period as described above. When a
withdrawal is made for full or partial surrender, the Contract Value also may be
reduced by a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (surrender charge) according to
the following schedule:

                                         SURRENDER CHARGE
    YEAR SINCE PAYMENT                       ASSESSED
    ------------------                       --------
          1st                                   7%
          2nd                                   6%
          3rd                                   5%
          4th                                   4%
          5th                                   3%
          6th                                   2%
          7th                                   1%
          8th                                  None

    The company makes this adjustment for surrender charge since we make no
deduction for sales charges when a purchase payment is made. The surrender
charge is computed based on the date that the particular payment is received
into the Contract.

    Purchase payments that remain on deposit for 7 complete years are not
subject to surrender charges. Amounts allocated to the MVA however, continue to
be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. For more information regarding the
application of surrender charges, please consult the Contract prospectus.

    Please note that other charges also are imposed against the Contract
including mortality and expense risk and administrative charges. For a more
detailed explanation of applicable charges, please see the "Deductions and
Charges" section of the Contract prospectus.

INVESTMENTS BY PHL VARIABLE
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    Assets of PHL Variable must be invested according to applicable state laws
regarding the nature and quality of investments that may be made by life
insurance companies and the percentage of their assets that may be committed to
any particular type of investment. In general, these laws permit investments
within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state
and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, stock, real estate mortgages, real
estate and other investments.

    Proceeds from the MVA will be deposited into Separate Account MVA1, which is
a non-unitized separate account. Such proceeds are based on the interest rate we
credit to MVA allocations and terms of the Contract. These proceeds do not
depend on the investment performance of the assets in Separate Account MVA1.
Separate Account MVA1 was established under Connecticut law.

    Under Connecticut law, all income, gains or losses of Separate Account MVA1
whether realized or not, must be credited to or charged against the amounts
placed in Separate Account MVA1 without regard to other income, gains and losses
of PHL Variable. The assets of the Separate Account may not be charged with
liabilities arising out of any other business that the Company may conduct.
Obligations under the Contracts are obligations of PHL Variable.

    There are no discreet units in Separate Account MVA1. No party with rights
under any Contract participates in the investment gain or loss from assets
belonging to Separate Account. Such gain or loss accrues solely to the Company.
Phoenix retains the risk that the value of the assets in Separate Account MVA1
may drop below the reserves and other liabilities the Company must maintain.
Should the value of the assets in Separate Account MVA1 drop below the reserve
and other liabilities the Company must maintain in relation to the Contracts
supported by such assets, the Company will transfer assets from its general
account to Separate Account MVA1, conversely, if the amount the Company is
maintaining is too much, the Company may transfer the excess to the general
account.

    In establishing Guaranteed Rates, PHL Variable intends to take into account
the yields available on the instruments in which it intends to invest the
proceeds from the Contracts. The Company's investment strategy with respect to
the proceeds attributable to the Contracts generally will be to invest in
investment-grade debt instruments having durations tending to match the
applicable Guarantee Periods.

    Investment-grade debt instruments in which the Company intends to invest the
proceeds from the Contracts include:

    Securities issued by the United States Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities, which issues may or may not be guaranteed by the United
States Government.

    Debt securities which have an investment grade, at the time of purchase,
within the four highest grades assigned by Moody's Investors Services, Inc.
(Aaa, Aa, A or Bb), Standard & Poor's Corporation (AAA, AA, A or BBB) or any
other nationally recognized rating service.

    Other debt instruments, including but not limited to, issues of or
guaranteed by banks or bank holding companies and corporations, which
obligations, although not rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's are deemed by
the Company's management to have an investment quality comparable to securities
which may be purchased as stated above.

    While the foregoing generally describes the Company's investment strategy
with respect to the proceeds attributable to the Contracts, the Company is not
obligated to invest the proceeds attributable to the Contract according to any
particular strategy, except as may be required by Connecticut and other state
insurance law.

DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS
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    Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation ("PEPCO") acts as the
principal underwriter of the Contracts. Contracts may be purchased
through representatives of  W.S. Griffith & Company ("W.S. Griffith")
licensed to sell PHL Variable Annuity Contracts. PEPCO and W.S.
Griffith are registered as broker-dealers under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and are members of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"). PHL Variable, PEPCO and W.S. Griffith are

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indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance
Company.

    PEPCO enters selling agreements with other broker-dealers or entities
registered under or exempt under the Securities Act of 1934 ("selling brokers").
The Contracts are sold through agents who are licensed by state insurance
officials to sell the Contracts. These agents also are registered
representatives of selling brokers or W.S. Griffith. Contracts with the MVA
option are offered in states where PHL Variable has received authority to write
modified guarantee annuity business and the MVA and the Contracts have been
approved. The maximum dealer concession that a selling broker will receive for
selling a Contract is 7.25%.

    Although the Glass-Steagall Act prohibits banks and bank affiliates from
engaging in the business of underwriting securities, banking regulators have not
indicated that such institutions are prohibited from purchasing variable annuity
contracts upon the order and for the account of their customers.

FEDERAL TAXATION DISCUSSION
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    Please refer to "Federal Income Taxes" of the Contract prospectus for a
discussion of the tax status of the Contract.

ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
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    The information presented below should be read with the audited financial
statements and other information included elsewhere in this Prospectus.

    The financial statements and other financial information included in this
Prospectus have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices of the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the Division of Insurance of the State of Connecticut
("statutory accounting practices"), which are currently considered in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for stock life insurance
subsidiaries of a mutual life insurance company.

    The Financial Accounting Standards Board, which has no role in establishing
regulatory accounting practices issued Interpretation 40, Applicability of
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to Mutual Life Insurance and Other
Enterprises, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 120, Accounting
and Reporting by Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises and by Insurance Enterprises
for certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts. The American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, which also has no role in establishing regulatory
accounting practices, issued Statement of Position 95-1, Accounting for Certain
Insurance Activities of Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises. These pronouncements
will require mutual life companies and their stock life insurance subsidiaries
to modify their financial statements to continue to be in accordance with the
GAAP, effective for 1996 financial statements. The manner in which policy
reserves, new business acquisition costs, asset valuations and the related tax
effects are recorded will change. The impact of these changes has not yet been
determined. The financial statements included in this Prospectus have been on
the basis as filed with regulatory authorities.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF PHL VARIABLE
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    PHL Variable is a life insurance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company ("Phoenix"). The Company (formerly
known as Dreyfuss Consumers Life) was purchased by Phoenix and its name was
changed accordingly in 1994. The Company is an issuer of variable annuity
contracts. The Company plans to obtain authority to sell variable annuity
contracts in all states except New York, and as of December 1, 1996, it had
obtained such authority in 42 states and the District of Columbia.

    The Company's Home Office is located in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Company's principal administrative office is located at 101
Munson Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts. Functionally, the Company
is part of Phoenix's operations and all administrative and operational
services are provided by Phoenix.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF PHL VARIABLE
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NAME                            POSITION WITH REGISTRANT

Richard H. Booth                Director and Executive
                                Vice President

Robert G. Chipkin               Director

Robert W. Fiondella             Director, Chairman and
                                President

Joseph E. Kelleher              Director and Senior
                                Vice President

Philip R. McLoughlin            Director and Executive
                                Vice President

Charles J. Paydos               Director and Executive
                                Vice President

David W. Searfoss               Director, Executive President,
                                Chief Financial Officer and
                                Treasurer

Simon Y. Tan                    Director and Senior Vice
                                President

Dona D. Young                   Director and Executive
                                Vice President

Robert G. Lautensack            Senior Vice President

Lisa-Lynn Bassi                 Vice President

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EXPERTS
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    The financial statements of PHL Variable Insurance Company as of December
31, 1996 have been examined by Price Waterhouse LLP, independent public
accountants, whose reports are set forth herein, and the financial statements
have been included upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing. Price Waterhouse LLP, whose address is One Financial Plaza, Hartford,
Connecticut, also provides other accounting and tax-related services as
requested by PHL Variable from time to time.
    Legal matters involving federal securities laws in connection with the
Contracts have been passed upon by Jorden Burt Berenson & Johnson LLP,
Washington, D.C.

    Legal matters relating to the validity of the securities being issued have
been passed upon by Richard J. Wirth, Counsel, Phoenix Home Life Mutual
Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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    PHL Variable, the Account and PEPCO are not parties to any litigation that
would have a material adverse effect upon the Account or the Contracts.

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                         PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY

                        CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                           [To be filed by Amendment]

                       

                                        7

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                       PHL VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT MVA1

                     THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PHL VARIABLE
                     SEPARATE ACCOUNT MVA1 IS THE EFFECTIVE
                      DATE OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT,
                   THEREFORE, FINANCIAL DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE.


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                                     PART II
                    INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS


  ITEM 13.        OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

          Not applicable.

  ITEM 14.        INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

      Section 5.9 of the Connecticut Corporation Law & Practice, provides that a
  corporation may indemnify any director or officer of the corporation made, or
  threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding other than one by or
  in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, whether
  civil or criminal, including an action by or in the right of any other
  corporation of any type or kind, by reason of the fact that he, his testator
  or intestate, served such other corporation in any capacity at the request of
  the indemnifying corporation.

      Article III Section 14 of the By-Laws of the Company provides: "Each
  Director, officer or employee of the Company, and his heirs, executors or
  administrators, shall be indemnified or reimbursed by the Company for all
  expenses necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or
  reasonable settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which he is made a
  party by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer or employee of
  the Company, or of any other company which he was serving as a Director or
  officer at the request of the Company, except in relation to matters as to
  which such Director, officer or employee is finally adjudged in such action,
  suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
  performance of his duties as such Director, officer or employee. The foregoing
  right of indemnification or reimbursement shall not be exclusive of any other
  rights to which he may be entitled under any statute, by-law, agreement, vote
  of shareholders or otherwise."

      Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act
  of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
  registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
  has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
  such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
  against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
  incurred or paid by a 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 registrant 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 Act and will be governed by
  the final adjudication of such issue.

  ITEM 15.        RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

          Not applicable.

  ITEM 16.        EXHIBITS

          1    Underwriting Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of
               File No. 33-87376 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4
               filed on July 20, 1995.

          2    Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or
               succession. Not applicable.

          3    (i)  Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 6(a) of File No. 33-87376 Registration Statement on
                    Form N-4 filed on December 14, 1994.

          3    (ii) By-Laws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 6(b) of File
                    No. 33-87376 Registration Statement on Form N-4 filed on
                    December 14, 1994.

          4    Form of Variable Annuity Contract with MVA Rider. Filed herewith.

          5    Opinion re legality. To be filed by amendment.

          8    Opinion re tax matters. Not applicable.

          9    Voting trust agreement. Not applicable.

          10   Material contracts. Not applicable.

          11   Statement re computation of per share earnings. Not applicable.

          12   Statements re computation of ratios. Not applicable.

          15   Letter re unaudited interim financial information. Not
               applicable.

          16   Letter re change in certifying accountant. Not applicable.


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          21   Subsidiaries of the registrant. Not applicable.

          23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. To be filed by amendment.

          23.2 Consent of Counsel. To be filed by amendment.

          24   Powers of attorney. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15 of
               File No. 33-87376 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4
               filed via Edgar on April 19, 1996 and Post-Effective Amendment
               No. 2 to Form N-4 filed via Edgar on September 13, 1996.

          25   Statement of eligibility of trustee. Not applicable.

          26   Invitation for competitive bids. Not applicable.

          27   Financial Data Schedule. To be filed by amendment.


ITEM 17.  UNDERTAKINGS

          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)   To file, during any period in which offers of sales are being
                made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i)   To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of
                     the Securities Act of 1933;

               (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
                     after the effective date of the registration statement (or
                     the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
                     individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
                     change in the information set forth in the registration
                     statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
                     decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
                     dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
                     which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
                     high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
                     reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
                     Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
                     the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
                     20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
                     forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
                     the effective registration statement.

               (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
                     plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
                     registration statement or any material change to such
                     information in the registration statement.

          (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
               Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
               be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
               securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
               at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
               thereof.

          (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
               amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
               unsold at the termination of the offering.

          (4)  Not applicable.

ITEM 18.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

          To be filed by amendment.


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, State of
Connecticut, on this 23rd day of January, 1997.

                                 PHL Variable Insurance Company


                                 By____________________________________
                                    *Robert W. Fiondella
                                     President


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the persons in the capacities
indicated with PHL Variable Insurance Company on this 23rd day of
January, 1997.


      Signature                           Title
      ---------                           -----


________________________                  Director
*Richard H. Booth

________________________                  Director
*Robert G. Chipkin

________________________                  Chairman of the Board and President
*Robert W. Fiondella                      (Principal Executive Officer)

________________________                  Director
*Joseph E. Kelleher

________________________                  Director
*Philip R. McLoughlin

________________________                  Director
*Charles J. Paydos

________________________                  Director, Executive Vice President,
*David W. Searfoss                        Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                          (Principal Financial and
                                          Accounting Officer)

________________________                  Director
*Simon Y. Tan


/s/ Dona D. Young
________________________                  Director
Dona D. Young


By:/s/ DONA D. YOUNG
   ---------------------
      Dona D. Young

*DONA D. YOUNG, as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney, copies of
which are filed herewith. (See Exhibit 24.)



                                  EXHIBIT 16.4

                Form of Variable Annuity Contract with MVA Rider

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PHL Variable Insurance Company

Primary Annuitant:                                             :Age and Sex

Contract Number:                                               :Contract Date

   Initial Premium:                                            :Maturity Date

Dear Contract Owner:

Thank you for purchasing this annuity contract from PHL Variable Insurance 
Company. 

One of our corporate objectives is to ensure that you receive the benefits
to which you are entitled. We agree to pay the benefits of this contract
in accordance with its provisions.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH YOUR CONTRACT AND THAT IT
MEETS YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS
CONTRACT, YOU MAY RETURN IT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER WE DELIVER IT TO YOU FOR A 
REFUND OF THE CONTRACT VALUE PLUS ANY CHARGES MADE UNDER THIS CONTRACT. IT MAY 
BE RETURNED TO EITHER THE AGENT THROUGH WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED OR TO US AT THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 

          PHL Variable Insurance Company 
          Variable Products Operations 
          101 Munson Street 
          P.O. Box 942 
          Greenfield, MA 01302-0942

THE CONTRACT VALUE WILL BE DETERMINED AS OF THE NEAREST VALUATION DATE FOLLOWING
RECEIPT OF THE RETURNED CONTRACT AT OUR VARIABLE PRODUCTS OPERATIONS.

This contract provides for the payment of a 10-year period certain variable 
monthly life annuity. Other options are available and may be elected prior to 
the Maturity Date. The Contract Value will depend on the rate of interest 
credited to the Guaranteed Interest Account and the investment experience of 
the Sub-accounts. The annuity payments will be based on the Contract Value on 
the Maturity Date, the annuity purchase rates stated herein, and the investment 
experience of the Sub-accounts during the annuity payout period.

Signed for PHL Variable Insurance Company at its Main Administrative Office: 
One American Row, Hartford, Connecticut 06115.

                              Sincerely Yours,



           /s/ Dona D. Young                       /s/ Robert W. Fiondella
              Secretary                            Chief Executive Officer
                               Registrar

             FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ACCUMULATION DEFERRED ANNUITY
ALL VALUES AND BENEFITS BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. SEE
PART 7 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE CONTRACT VALUES ARE DETERMINED, AND PART 9
FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE DEATH BENEFITS ARE DETERMINED.

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                                  SCHEDULE PAGE




Primary Annuitant:                                              :Age and Sex

Contract Number:                                                :Contract Date

Initial Premium:                                                :Maturity Date

Contingent Annuitant:      

Owner:          

Beneficiaries:  As Stated in the Application or as Later Changed.

Subsequent Premiums:  FLEXIBLE

Payment Intervals:  FLEXIBLE


                                SUB-ACCOUNT FEES

Mortality and Expense Risk Fee on Contract Date:  .00342% (BASED ON AN ANNUAL 
RATE OF 1.25%)

Daily Administrative Fee:  .00034% (BASED ON AN ANNUAL RATE OF 0.125%)

Daily Tax Fee:  0.0000% OR SUCH GREATER AMOUNT AS MAY BE ASSESSED AS A RESULT
OF A CHANGE IN TAX LAWS.

Premium Tax:  0.000% of Each Premium Paid.

Annual Administrative Fee:  Up to $35 

Transfer Charge:  NONE

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge:  See Part 5 for a Description of How this 
Charge Is Determined.

                         SUB-ACCOUNT ALLOCATION SCHEDULE





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                           SCHEDULE PAGE (CONTINUED)

Annuitant:                                                     :Contract Number

                          SEPARATE ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNTS

                    FUND: THE PHOENIX EDGE SERIES FUND

MONEY MARKET        The investment objective of the Money Market Sub-Account is
                    to provide maximum current income consistent with Capital
                    preservation and liquidity. 

GROWTH              The investment objective of the Growth Sub-Account is to
                    achieve intermediate and long-term growth of capital, with
                    income as a secondary consideration.

MULTI-SECTOR        The primary investment objective of the Multi-Sector
                    Sub-Account is to seek high current income. Capital growth 
                    as a secondary objective which will also be considered when
                    consistent with the objective of high current income.

TOTAL RETURN        The investment objective of the Total Return Sub-Account is
                    to realize as high a level of total rate of return over an 
                    extended period of time as is considered consistent with 
                    prudent investment Risk.

INTERNATIONAL       The investment objective of the International Sub-Account 
                    is to seek a high total return consistent with reasonable
                    risk. The International Sub-account intends to invest 
                    primarily in an internationally diversified portfolio of 
                    equity securities. The International Portfolio provides a 
                    means for investors to invest a portion of their assets 
                    outside the United States.

BALANCED            The investment objective of the Balanced Sub-Account is to 
                    seek reasonable income, long-term capital growth and 
                    conservation of capital. The Balanced Sub-account intends 
                    to invest based on combined considerations of risk, income,
                    capital enhancement and protection of capital value.

REAL ESTATE         The investment objective of the Real Estate Securities 
SECURITIES          Sub-Account is to seek capital appreciation and income with
                    approximately equal emphasis. It intends under normal 
                    circumstances to invest in marketable securities of publicly
                    traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and companies 
                    that operate, develop, manage and/or invest in real estate
                    located primarily in the United States.

STRATEGIC THEME     The investment objective of the Strategic Theme Sub-Account
                    is to seek long-term appreciation of capital by identifing
                    securities benefiting from long-term trends present in the 
                    United States and abroad. The Strategic Theme Sub-Account 
                    intends to invest primarily in common stocks believed to 
                    have substantial potential for capital growth.


                    FUND: WANGER ADVISORS TRUST

WANGER U.S.         The investment objective of the Wanger U.S. Small Cap 
SMALL CAP           Sub-Account is to provide long-term growth. The Wanger U.S.
                    Small Cap Sub-Account will invest primarily in a series
                    that invests in securities of U.S. companies with a total 
                    common stockmarket cap of less than $1 billion.

WANGER              The investment objective of the Wanger International Small 
INTERNATIONAL       Cap Sub-Account is to provide long-term growth. The Wanger 
SMALL CAP           International Small Cap Sub-Account will invest primarily 
                    in a series that invests in securities of Non-U.S. companies
                    with a total stockmarket cap of less than $1 billion.

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Annuitant:                                                     :Contract Number



                           GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNTS

GUARANTEED          The GIA with 1-year guarantee is accounted for as part of
INTEREST ACCOUNT    our General Account. We will credit interest daily on any
WITH 1-YEAR         amounts under this account at such rates as we shall 
GUARANTEE           determine, but in event will the effective annual rate of 
(GIA)               interest be less than 4%. At least once each month we will 
                    set the interest rate (GIA) that will apply new rates are 
                    set for deposits and transfers made to this account. That
                    applicable rate will remain in effect for one year for any
                    such deposits or transfers made to this account during that
                    time. Upon expiry of the 1- year Guarantee Period, the new
                    effective interest rate for the 1-year Guarantee Period will
                    be the same as that which applies for new deposits to this
                    account. This new rate also will remain in effect for a
                    subsequent Guarantee Period of one year. We reserve the
                    right to limit cumulative deposits made to this account
                    during any one week period to no more than $250,000. No
                    market value adjustment is applied to withdrawals from the
                    GIA.

MARKET VALUE        The MVA provides four choices of interest rate Guarantee
ADJUSTED            Periods: 3-year, 5-year, 7-year and 10-year. The MVA is
GUARANTEED          accounted for as part of a non-unitized separate account. 
INTEREST ACCOUNT    We will credit interest daily on any amounts held under 
(MVA)               this account at such rates as we shall determine, but in no
                    event will the effective annual rate of interest be less
                    than 3%. At least once each month we will set interest rates
                    that will apply for each of these Guarantee Periods until
                    new rates are set for deposits and transfers made to each of
                    these accounts. The applicable rate will remain in effect
                    until the end of the Guarantee Period selected by you, the
                    Contract Owner. Upon expiry of the selected Guarantee
                    Period, unless you elect to transfer funds to another
                    Guarantee Period or Sub-account, or elect to withdraw funds,
                    we will begin another Guarantee Period of the same duration
                    as the one that just ended, and will credit interest at the
                    then current rate for that new Guarantee Period. If your
                    original Guarantee Period is no longer available, or if you
                    choose a Guarantee Period that is no longer available, we
                    will use the Guarantee Period with the next longest
                    duration. To the extent permitted by law, we reserve the
                    right to discontinue Guarantee Periods and to offer other
                    Guarantee Periods that differ from those available at the
                    time your contract was issued. Any withdrawals or transfers
                    from the MVA will be subject to a market value adjustment,
                    except that funds may be withdrawn or transferred from this
                    account without a market value adjustment in the 30-day
                    Window Period from 15 days before to 15 days after the
                    Guarantee Period expiry date. We reserve the right to limit
                    cumulative deposits made to any one of these accounts during
                    any 1-week period to not more than $250,000.



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                                CONTRACT SUMMARY

ABOUT THIS      This summary briefly highlights some of the major contract 
SUMMARY         provisions. Since this is only a summary, the detailed 
                provisions of the contract will control. See those provisions 
                for full information and any limits or restrictions that
                apply. A Table of Contents is provided to help you find specific
                provisions. Your contract is a legal contract between you and 
                us. You should, therefore, READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY.

                Check the Schedule Page of this contract to make sure it 
                reflects the premium payment allocation requested. Please call 
                your agent or us any time you have questions about your 
                contract.

 THE TYPE OF    This contract provides for payment of a 10-year period certain 
 CONTRACT       variable monthly life annuity based on the value accumulated    
                prior to the Maturity Date. The amount of each annuity payment 
                will be based on the Contract Value on the Maturity Date, the 
                annuity purchase rates stated herein, and the investment 
                experience of the Sub-accounts during the annuity payout
                period. Other Annuity Payment Options are available.

PREMIUM         The values that accumulate under this contract prior to the 
PAYMENTS        Maturity Date are based on the premium payments made, the rates
ALLOCATED TO    of interest credited on any premium payments allocated to the 
SUB-ACCOUNTS    Guaranteed Interest Account, and the investment experience of 
                the Sub-accounts within the Separate Account on any premium
                payments allocated to the Sub-accounts. Except for the
                Guaranteed Interest Account which is part of our General
                Account, the Sub-accounts are part of PHL Variable Insurance
                Company's Variable Accumulation Separate Account (VA Account) 
                and have differing investment objectives as shown on the
                Schedule Page. We have the right to add additional Sub-accounts
                of the Separate Account subject to approval by the Securities
                and Exchange Commission and, where required, the insurance
                supervisory official of the state where this contract is
                delivered. Subject to the terms of this contract, you may
                transfer the Contract's Value between and among the various
                Sub-accounts and Guaranteed Interest Account.

                The VA Account is a Separate Account established by our company
                under Connecticut Law and is registered as a unit investment
                trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. All income,
                gains and losses, realized and unrealized, of the VA Account are
                credited to or charged against the amounts placed in the VA
                Account without reference to other income, gains and losses of
                our General Account. The assets of the VA Account are owned
                solely by us and we are not a trustee with respect to such
                assets. These assets are not chargeable with liabilities arising
                out of any other business that we may conduct.

                We use the assets of the VA Account to buy shares of the Fund(s)
                identified on the Schedule Page of this contract according to
                your most recent allocation instruction on file with us at our
                Variable Products Operations. The Fund(s) are registered under
                the 1940 Act as an open-end, diversified management investment
                company. The Fund(s) have separate Series that correspond to the
                Sub-accounts of the VA Account. Assets of each Sub-account are
                invested in shares of the corresponding Fund Series.

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                This contract also contains a Guaranteed Interest Account to
                which premium payments may be allocated. The Guaranteed Interest
                Account is not part of the Separate Account. It is accounted for
                as part of our General Account. We will credit interest on the
                amount in the Guaranteed Interest Account at such rate(s) as
                provided under the terms of this contract. We reserve the right
                to add other Guaranteed Interest Accounts subject to approval
                (as required by some states) by the insurance supervisory
                official of states where this contract is delivered. 

WITHDRAWAL      Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contract Value, less
PRIVILEGE       any applicable contingent deferred sales charge, may be
                withdrawn in whole or in part on or before the Maturity Date.
                After the Maturity Date, you may only withdraw from the
                remaining value under Variable Payment Options K or L, less any
                applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

OTHER BENEFITS  This contract provides for the payment of death proceeds in the
                event of the death of either the Owner or the Annuitant prior to
                the Maturity Date. The amount of the death proceeds will depend
                upon whether it is the Owner or the Annuitant whose death has
                occurred. The amount of the death proceeds is determined as
                described in Part 9 of this Contract.


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                               Table of Contents

Part                                                                       Page
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1.  DEFINITIONS............................................................  1

2.  ABOUT THE CONTRACT.....................................................  3
    Effective Date ........................................................  3
    Contract and Application ..............................................  3
    Proof of Age and Survival .............................................  3
    Misstatement of Age or Sex ............................................  3
    Assignments ...........................................................  3
    Statement of Account ..................................................  4

3.  THE OWNER .............................................................  4
    Who is the Owner ......................................................  4
    What are the Rights of the Owner ......................................  4
    How to Change the Owner ...............................................  5
    Designation of Contingent Annuitant ...................................  5

4.  PREMIUM PAYMENTS & ALLOCATIONS TO SUB-ACCOUNTS ........................  5
    Premium Payment Amounts ...............................................  5
    Premium Payment Allocation ............................................  5
    Accumulation Units ....................................................  5
    Additional Sub-Accounts ...............................................  6
    Deferred Premium Tax ..................................................  6

5.  TRANSFERS, WITHDRAWALS AND LAPSE ......................................  6
    Transfers among Sub-Accounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account ......  6
    Withdrawals and Full Surrender ........................................  6
    Lapse .................................................................  7
    Rules and Limitations .................................................  7
    Deferral of Payment ...................................................  7

6.  EXPENSE CHARGES .......................................................  8
    Premium Tax ...........................................................  8
    Surrender Charge ......................................................  8
    Transfer Charge .......................................................  8
    Annual Administrative Charge ..........................................  8
    Mortality and Expense Risk Fee ........................................  9
    Daily Tax Fee .........................................................  9
    Daily Administrative Fee ..............................................  9

7.  DETERMINING THE CONTRACT AND ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES .................  9
    Crediting of Sub-Account Units and Premiums ...........................  9
    Determination of Contract's Value .....................................  9
    Valuation of Sub-Accounts .............................................  9

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8.  ANNUITY BENEFITS ......................................................  9
    Maturity Date Guaranteed Rates ........................................ 10

9.  DEATH BENEFITS ........................................................ 10
    Death Proceeds ........................................................ 10
    Death Before Maturity Date ............................................ 11
    Distribution at Death Requirements .................................... 12
    Death on or After Maturity Date ....................................... 12
    The Beneficiary ....................................................... 12
    Rights of the Beneficiary ............................................. 13
    How to Change the Beneficiary ......................................... 13

10. PAYMENT OPTIONS ....................................................... 13
    Calculation of Fixed Annuity Payments ................................. 13
    Calculation of Variable Annuity Payments .............................. 14
    Option A - Life Annuity with Specified Period Certain ................. 14
    Option B - Non-Refund Life Annuity .................................... 14
    Option D - Joint and Survivorship Life Annuity ........................ 14
    Option E - Installment Refund Life Annuity ............................ 14
    Option F - Joint and Survivorship Life Annuity with Specified
               Period Certain ............................................. 14
    Option G - Payments for a Specified Period ............................ 15
    Option H - Payments of a Specified Amount ............................. 15
    Option I - Variable Life Annuity with 10-Year Period Certain .......... 15
    Option J - Joint Survivorship Variable Life Annuity with 
               10-Year Period Certain ..................................... 15
    Option K - Variable Annuity for Specified Period ...................... 15
    Option L - Variable Life Expectancy Annuity ........................... 15
    Option M - Unit Refund Variable Life Annuity .......................... 15
    Option N - Variable Non-Refund Life Annuity ........................... 16
    Other Options ......................................................... 16

11. TABLE OF PAYMENT OPTION AMOUNTS ....................................... 16
    Options A & E - Life Annuity with Specified Period Certain,
                    Installment Refund Life Annuity ....................... 16
    Option B - Non-Refund Life Annuity..................................... 16
    Option D - Joint and Survivorship Life Annuity ........................ 17
    Option F - Joint and Survivorship Life Annuity with 10-Year
               Period Certain ............................................. 17
    Option G - Payments for a Specified Period ............................ 17
    Option I - Variable Payment Life Annuity with 10-Year Period Certain .. 18
    Option J - Joint Survivorship Variable Payment Life Annuity with 
               10-Year Period Certain ..................................... 18
    Option K - Variable Payment Annuity for a Specified Period ............ 18
    Option M - Variable Payment Life Annuity with Unit Refund ............. 19
    Option N - Variable Payment Life Annuity .............................. 19

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               PART 1: DEFINITIONS

YOU (YOUR)     The Owner of this contract.

WE (OUR, US)   PHL Variable Insurance Company

ACCUMULATION   A standard of measurement as described in Part 4, used to 
UNIT           determine the value of a Contract and its interest in the 
               Sub-accounts prior to the Maturity Date and for amounts held 
               under Payment Option L.

ACCUMULATION   On the first Valuation Date selected by us, we set all
UNIT VALUE     Accumulation Unit Values of each Sub-account of the Separate
               Account at 1.000000. The Accumulation Unit Value on any 
               subsequent Valuation Date is determined by multiplying the 
               Accumulation Unit Value of the Sub-account on the immediately
               preceding Valuation Date by the Net Investment Factor for that
               Sub-account for the Valuation Period just ended.

ADJUSTED       Any premium to the Guaranteed Interest Account, as adjusted to
PREMIUM        include any interest credited on and any contract charges or
               withdrawals deducted from such premium payment.

ANNUITANT      On or prior to the Maturity Date, the term "Annuitant" as used in
               this contract refers to the Primary Annuitant as shown on the 
               Schedule Page, while such Primary Annuitant is living, and then 
               the Contingent Annuitant, if any, as designated on the written
               application for this contract or as later changed by you in
               writing, provided such Contingent Annuitant is living at the 
               death of the Primary Annuitant. After the Maturity Date, the
               term "Annuitant" shall mean the Annuitant under this contract
               determined as of the Maturity Date.

ANNUITANT'S    The beneficiary entitled to receive payment of any amounts 
BENEFICIARY    payable under this contract upon death of the Annuitant.

ANNUITY        A contract promising a periodic series of payments.

ANNUITY UNIT   A standard of measurement used to determine the amount of each
               variable income payment made under the Variable Payment Options
               I, J, K, M and N. The number of Annuity Units in each 
               Sub-account with assets under the chosen option is equal to the
               portion of the first payment provided by that Sub-account
               divided by the Annuity Unit Value for that Sub-account on the
               first Payment Calculation Date.

ANNUITY        On the first Valuation Date selected by us, we set all Annuity
UNIT VALUE     Unit Values in each Sub-account of the Separate Account at
               $1.000000. The Annuity Unit Value on any subsequent Valuation
               Date is equal to the Annuity Unit Value of the Sub-account on
               the immediately preceding Valuation Date multiplied by the Net
               Investment Factor for that Sub-account for the Valuation Period
               divided by 1.000000 plus the rate of interest for the number of
               days in the Valuation Period based on the Assumed Investment
               Rate.

ASSIGNS        Any person to whom you assign an interest in this contract if we
               have notice of the assignment in accordance with the provisions
               stated in Part 2.

ASSUMED        The Assumed Investment Rate is 4.5% per year. We use this rate
INVESTMENT     to determine the first payment under Variable Payment Annuity
RATE           Options I, J, K, M and N. Future payment amounts under these 
               options will depend on the relationship between the Assumed
               Investment Rate and the actual investment performance of each
               Sub-account as reflected in the Sub-account's Annuity Unit Value.

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               The Assumed Investment Rate is the annual investment return that
               will need to be earned by each Sub-account of the Separate
               Account for there to be no reduction in the amount of the monthly
               payments under these options.

CONTRACT       The same date each year as the Contract Date.
ANNIVERSARY

CONTRACT DATE  The Contract Date shown on the Schedule Page. It is the date from
               which contract years and anniversaries are measured.

CONTRACT       The sum of the values under a Contract of all Accumulation
VALUE          Units held in the Sub-accounts of the separate account and the 
               value held in the Guaranteed Interest Account.

CONTRACT YEAR  The first contract year is the one-year period from the Contract
               Date. Following Contract Years run from one Contract Anniversary
               to the next.

FIXED PAYMENT  An annuity providing payments which do not vary in amount after
ANNUITY        the first payment is made.

MATURITY DATE  The Maturity Date shown on the Schedule Page or such changed
               Maturity Date as may result from death of the Primary Annuitant
               while a Contingent Annuitant is living or as we may later agree
               in writing. The Maturity Date may not be earlier than the fifth
               Contract Anniversary, or later than the Contract Anniversary 
               nearest the Annuitant's 95th birthday unless we agree otherwise.
               If a Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant as the result of 
               death of the Primary Annuitant prior to the Maturity Date, unless
               you and we agree otherwise, the Maturity Date will change to the
               Contract Anniversary nearest the Contingent Annuitant's 95th
               birthday.

NET INVESTMENT The Net Investment Factor for each Sub-account of the Separate
FACTOR         Account is determined by the investment performance of the assets
               underlying the sub-account for the Valuation Period just ended.
               The Net Investment Factor is equal to 1.000000 plus the 
               applicable net investment rate for the Valuation Period. The
               net investment rate is determined by:

               a.   taking the sum of the accrued net investment income and
                    capital gains and losses, realized or unrealized, of the
                    Sub-account for the Valuation Period; and

               b.   dividing the result of (a) by the Sub-account's share of 
                    the Contract Value at the beginning of the Valuation 
                    Period; and
               
               c.   for each calendar day in the Valuation Period subtracting
                    from the result of (a) divided by (b), an amount equal to
                    the mortality and expense risk fee plus the daily 
                    administrative fee and any daily tax fee.

OWNER/         An individual who is both Owner and Annuitant under the contract.
ANNUITANT

OWNER'S        The beneficiary entitled to receive payment of any amounts 
BENEFICIARY    payable under this contract upon death of the Owner.

PAYMENT        The date we calculate annuity payments under a Variable Payment
CALCULATION    Annuity Option. The first Payment Calculation Date is the
DATE           Valuation Date on or next following the Settlement Date unless
               we agree otherwise.

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               After the first Payment Calculation Date, we will calculate 
               payments on the same date each month. We use the next following
               Valuation Date if such date is not a Valuation Date.

               After the first Payment Calculation Date, you may not change
               the Payment Option you elected.

PREMIUM        The Valuation Date on which a premium payment is received at our
PAYMENT DATE   Variable Products Operations unless it is received after the
               close of the New York Stock Exchange, in which case it will be 
               the next Valuation Date.

SETTLEMENT     The date contract proceeds are applied under a payment annuity
DATE           option. Unless we agree otherwise, for death benefits, the 
               Settlement Date is the date that we receive a certified copy of
               the Annuitant's certificate of death; for proceeds payable on
               the Maturity Date, it is the Maturity Date; and for proceeds
               payable upon a surrender, it is the effective date of the 
               surrender.

SUB-ACCOUNTS   The accounts within our Separate Account to which assets under
               the contract may be allocated.

SURRENDER      Contract Value less any applicable contingent deferred sales
VALUE          charge.

VALUATION      Every day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and
DATE           PHL Variable Insurance Company is open for business.

VALUATION      The period in days beginning with the day following the last
PERIOD         Valuation Date and ending on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

VARIABLE       An annuity where each payment will vary with the investment
PAYMENT        experience of the Sub-accounts within the separate account.
ANNUITY

VPO            Our Variable Products Operations division. The address is shown
               on the cover page of this contract.

WRITTEN        A request in writing in a form satisfactory to us received by
REQUEST (AND   us at VPO.
WRITTEN NOTICE)


               PART 2: ABOUT THIS CONTRACT

THE EFFECTIVE  This contract will begin in effect on the Contract Date provided
DATE           the initial premium due is paid while the Annuitant is alive.

THE CONTRACT   This contract and the written application, a copy of which is
AND            attached to and made a part of this contract is the entire 
APPLICATION    contract between you and us. Any change in terms of this 
               contract, to be in effect, must be signed by one of our
               executive officers and countersigned by our Registrar or one of
               our executive officers. This contract is issued at our Main
               Administrative Office in Hartford, Connecticut. Any benefits
               payable under this contract are payable at VPO.

REQUIRED       We may require proof of the Annuitant's age before any annuity
PROOF OF AGE   payments will begin. We also have the right to require proof of
AND SURVIVAL   the identity, age and survival of any person entitled to any
               payment under this contract or upon whose life any payments
               depend.

ADJUSTMENT FOR If the age or sex of the Annuitant has been misstated, any
MISSTATEMENT   benefits payable will be adjusted to the amount that the
OF AGE OR SEX  Contract Value would have purchased based on the Annuitant's
               correct age and sex. Any over payment(s) and under payment(s)

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               made by us will be charged or credited against future payments
               to be made under the contract.

ASSIGNMENTS    We will not be considered to have notice of any assignment of an
               interest in this contract until we receive the original or copy
               of the written assignment at VPO. In no event will we be 
               responsible for its validity.

STATEMENT OF   We will furnish you, at least annually, a statement of the 
ACCOUNT        Contract Value of this contract in each of the Sub-accounts. We
               will also provide you with a statement of the investments held
               by each Sub-account of the Separate Account. After the Maturity
               Date, we will provide you with an Annual Statement of Account
               Activity.


               PART 3: THE OWNER

WHO IS THE     The Owner is the person named as Owner in the application. The
OWNER          Owner may be the Annuitant, an employer, a trust or any other
               individual or entity specified in the application for the 
               Contract. However, under Contracts used with certain tax
               qualified plans, the Owner must be the Annuitant. A husband and
               wife may be designated as Joint Owners, and if such a Joint
               Owner dies, the other Joint Owner becomes the sole Owner of the
               Contract. If no Owner is named, the Annuitant will be the Owner.

WHAT ARE THE   You control this contract during the Annuitant's lifetime but not
RIGHTS OF THE  until the effective date. Unless you and we agree otherwise, you
OWNER          may exercise all rights provided under this contract without the
               consent of anyone else. Your rights include the right to:

               a.   Receive any amounts payable under this contract during the
                    Annuitant's lifetime.

               b.   Change the Owner.

               c.   Change the premium payment amount and premium payment
                    intervals. See Part 4.

               d.   Change the allocation schedule for premium payments. See
                    Part 4.

               e.   Transfer Contract Values between and among the various
                    Sub-accounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account. See 
                    Part 5.

               f.   Make withdrawals from the various Sub-accounts and the 
                    Guaranteed Interest Account or fully surrender the contract
                    for its Surrender Value. See Part 5.

               g.   Select a Payment Option for amounts payable upon a 
                    withdrawal or full surrender.

               h.   Select an alternative Payment Option to commence on the 
                    Maturity Date. See Part 8.

               i.   Change the Owner's or Annuitant's Beneficiary.

               j.   Assign, subject to the restrictions stated in Part 2, 
                    release, or surrender any interest in this contract. See
                    Parts 2 and 5.

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               k.   Change the Contingent Annuitant any time prior to the death
                    of the Primary Annuitant.

               You may exercise these rights only while the Annuitant is alive.
               Your exercise of any rights will, to the extent thereof, assign,
               release, or surrender the interest of the Annuitant and all
               beneficiaries and Owners under this contract.

HOW TO CHANGE  To change the Owner you must submit a written request 
THE OWNER      satisfactory to us.

DESIGNATION    Prior to the death of the Annuitant, you may designate or change
OF CONTINGENT  the Contingent Annuitant by notifying VPO in writing with the 
ANNUITANT      name, date of birth, sex, Social Security Number and address of
               the new Contingent Annuitant.

               If you are an Owner/Annuitant and your spouse is designated as
               your beneficiary under this Contract, your surviving spouse will
               automatically be designated as the Contingent Annuitant.


               PART 4: PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO SUB-ACCOUNTS

PREMIUM        The initial premium payment is due on the Contract Date. The
PAYMENT        Annuitant must be alive when the initial premium payment is
AMOUNTS        made. Thereafter, the premium payment amount and intervals are
               as shown on the Schedule Page unless later changed as described
               below. All premium payments are payable at VPO, except that the
               initial premium payment may be given to an authorized agent for
               forwarding to VPO. No benefit associated with any such premium
               payment will be provided until it is actually received by us at
               VPO.

               You may vary the amount and premium payment intervals for
               subsequent premium payments, and additional premium payments
               may be made within the following limits:

               a.   Each premium payment must at least equal $25.

               b.   No more than $1,000,000 in total premium payments may be
                    paid on this contract, unless we agree otherwise.

               c.   The premium payment intervals may be unscheduled or 
                    changed to annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly, or any
                    other arrangement agreed to by us.

               d.   Additional premium payments may only be made while an
                    Annuitant is living, prior to the Maturity Date.

               We reserve the right to waive the limits in a & b above.

PREMIUM        The premium payment will be applied on its Premium Payment Date
PAYMENT        to the various Sub-accounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account
ALLOCATION     shown on the Schedule Page in accordance with your instructions.

               You may change the allocation schedule with respect to subsequent
               or additional premium payments by written or telephone request. 
               We reserve the right to waive the requirement of written notice.

ACCUMULATION   The number of Accumulation Units credited to each Sub-account
UNITS          of the Separate Account will be determined by dividing the 
               premium payment applied to that Sub-account by the Accumulation
               Unit Value of that Sub-account on the Premium Payment Date. The
               amount deposited to the Guaranteed Interest Account will equal
               the amount of any premium payment applied on the Premium Payment
               Date.

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ADDITIONAL     We have the right to add additional Sub-accounts of the Separate
SUB-ACCOUNTS   Account subject to approval by the Securities and Exchange
               Commission and, where required, other regulatory authority. We 
               further reserve the right to add other Guaranteed Interest 
               Accounts.

DEFERRED       Depending upon state law, a premium tax may be required based on
PREMIUM TAX    the laws of the state of issue or the state in which the Owner
               resides when a premium payment is applied. The premium tax rate
               for the initial premium payment will be shown on the Schedule
               Page. This rate may change for subsequent premium payments in
               accordance with State law. We will pay any premium tax due and
               will only reimburse ourselves upon the earlier of partial
               withdrawal, surrender of the Contract, payment of death proceeds
               or the Maturity Date. At the time of reimbursement, we will
               deduct the tax proportionately from the Sub-accounts and
               Guaranteed Interest Account based on their proportionate Contract
               Value. On partial withdrawals, we will deduct a pro-rata amount
               of the tax based upon the ratio of the amount withdrawn to the
               Contract Value.


               PART 5: TRANSFERS, WITHDRAWALS, AND LAPSE

TRANSFERS      You may transfer all or a portion of the Contract Value of this
AMONG          contract among one or more of the Sub-accounts and the
SUB-ACCOUNTS   Guaranteed Interest Account. You can make up to six transfers per
AND THE        contract year from Sub-accounts of the Separate Account and only
GUARANTEED     one transfer per contract year from the Guaranteed Interest
INTEREST       Account unless the Systematic Transfer Program is elected. We
ACCOUNT        reserve the right to limit the number of transfers you may make.
               Under that program, funds may be transferred automatically among
               the Sub-accounts on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual
               basis. Unless we agree otherwise, the minimum initial and
               subsequent transfer amounts are $25 monthly, $75 quarterly, $150
               semi-annually or $300 annually. Except as otherwise provided
               under the Systematic Transfer Program, the amount that may be
               transferred from the Guaranteed Interest Account at any one-time
               cannot exceed the higher of $1000 or 25% of the value of the
               Guaranteed Interest Account.

               Transfers may be made by written or telephone request. The
               transfer charge if any, as of the Contract Date, is shown on the
               Schedule Page. Any such charge will be deducted from the
               Sub-accounts or Guaranteed Interest Account from which the
               amounts are to be transferred in the same proportion as the
               amounts to be transferred to each Sub-account or Guaranteed
               Interest Account bear to the total amount transferred. The value
               of each Sub-account will be determined on the Valuation Date that
               coincides with the date of transfer. Any Accumulation Units held
               under a Sub-account of the Separate Account or Adjusted Premiums
               held under the Guaranteed Interest Account as the result of any
               transfer shall retain its original Premium Payment Date.

WITHDRAWALS    You may withdraw in cash the Contract Value of this contract,
AND FULL       less any applicable deferred premium tax and contingent deferred
SURRENDER      sales charge, in whole or in part any time prior to the Maturity
               Date or at any time for amounts held under Variable Payment
               Annuity Options K or L. Such withdrawals must be by written
               request in a form satisfactory to us and must include such tax
               withholding information as we may reasonably require. The portion
               withdrawn from any Sub-account of the Separate Account will be
               taken by the surrender and release of such number of Accumulation
               Units in such Sub-account required to make the withdrawal,
               including any deferred premium tax or contingent deferred sales
               charge applicable to such withdrawal. Any portion withdrawn
               


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               from the Guaranteed Interest Account will be taken by the release
               of Adjusted Premiums in the amount needed to make the withdrawal
               including any deferred premium tax or contingent deferred sales
               charge applicable to such withdrawal. If as the result of a
               withdrawal, no Contract Value remains under this contract, the
               contract will be deemed fully surrendered and of no further value
               or effect. The Contract Value of each Sub-account will be
               determined on the Valuation Date that coincides with the date of
               the withdrawal.

               After the first Contract Year, and each Contract Year before the
               Maturity Date, an amount up to 10% of the Contract Value as of
               the end of the prior contract year may be withdrawn free of any
               contingent deferred sales charge. Any amount withdrawn during the
               first contract year or in excess of the 10% in subsequent
               contract years will be subject to the following contingent
               deferred sales charge, expressed as a percentage of the amount
               withdrawn:

                 Age in Complete Years from Payment     
                  Date of Unit or Adjusted Premium       Contingent Deferred
                  Released to Effectuate Withdrawal         Sales Charge
                ------------------------------------     -------------------
                              0                                   7%
                              1                                   6%
                              2                                   5%
                              3                                   4%
                              4                                   3%
                              5                                   2%
                              6                                   1%
                          7 and over                              0%

               In no event, however, will the total of all contingent deferred
               sales charges applied under this contract exceed 9% of the total
               premium payments paid on this contract.

               You may elect to apply the amount withdrawn or surrendered to the
               various Payment Options described in Part 10. 

LAPSE          If on any Valuation Date the Contract Value of this contract
               becomes zero, the contract will immediately terminate and lapse
               without value unless any Contract Value has been applied under
               one of the Variable Payment Options. We will mail to you, at your
               most recent post office address on file with us at VPO, a written
               notice of lapse within 30 days after any such Valuation Date.

RULES AND      The Accumulation Units and Adjusted Premiums released for
LIMITATIONS    transfer or withdrawal will be determined on a First-In,
               First-Out (FIFO) basis based on Premium Payment Date. No
               withdrawals, or full surrender may be made after commencement of
               an annuity on the Maturity Date except for any Contract Value
               remaining under Options K or L. Also, you may not transfer any
               assets under Option M, unless we agree otherwise.

DEFERRAL OF    With the exception of transfers from the Guaranteed Interest
PAYMENT        Account, as described above under Transfers Among Sub-Accounts
               and withdrawals from such Sub-account as described below,
               transfers, withdrawals, or a request for a full surrender will
               usually be processed within 7 days after we receive the written
               request at VPO. However, we may postpone the processing of any
               such transactions for any of the following reasons (as provided
               under the Investment Company Act of 1940):

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               (a) when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than
               customary weekend and holiday closings; (b) when trading on the
               exchange is restricted by the Securities and Exchange Commission;
               (c) when the Securities and Exchange Commission declares that an
               emergency exists as a result of which disposal of securities in
               the Fund is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably
               practicable to determine the value of the Units in the
               Sub-accounts of the Separate Account; or (d) when a governmental
               body having jurisdiction over the VA Account by order permits
               such suspension.

               Rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
               if any, are applicable and will govern as to whether conditions
               described in (b) or (c) or (d) exist.

               For withdrawals from the Guaranteed Interest Account, we may
               defer payment for six months from the date the request is
               received by us at VPO. If payment is delayed 30 days or more,
               we will add interest at an annual rate of 4%.


               PART 6: EXPENSE CHARGES

               Charges to cover expenses incurred by us in the distribution and
               administration of this contract are made in the manner described
               below.

PREMIUM TAX    The premium tax, if any, as of the Contract Date, is shown on the
               Schedule Page. This rate may change for subsequent premium
               payments in accordance with applicable State law. We will pay any
               premium tax due and will only reimburse ourselves upon the
               earlier of partial withdrawal, surrender of the Contract, payment
               of death proceeds or the Maturity Date. At the time of
               reimbursement, we will deduct the tax proportionately from the
               Sub-accounts and Guaranteed Interest Account based on their
               proportionate Contract Value. On partial withdrawals, we will
               deduct a pro-rata amount of the tax based upon the ratio of the
               amount withdrawn to the Contract Value.

SURRENDER      A charge to cover expenses incurred in the sale and distribution
CHARGE         of this contract is taken in the form of a contingent deferred
               sales charge as described in Part 5 which is applied to any
               withdrawals or full surrender made within the seven-year period
               following the Premium Payment Date of the Accumulation Units or
               Adjusted Premiums released to make such withdrawal or surrender.

TRANSFER       A transfer charge as shown on the Schedule Page is imposed on
CHARGE         transfers.

ANNUAL         A portion of the administrative expense incurred by us is
ADMINISTRATIVE assessed in the form of an annual charge as shown on the Schedule
CHARGE         Page. We reserve the right to lower such charge. Such charge will
               be deducted at the end of each contract year from the total
               Contract Value with each Sub-account and Guaranteed Interest
               Account bearing a pro-rata share of such expense based on the
               proportionate Contract Value of each of the Sub-accounts and
               Guaranteed Interest Account. By agreement with us, you may,
               instead, elect to pay this charge in cash.

               If you elect Payment Options I, J, K, M or N, the Annual
               Administrative Charge after the Maturity Date will be deducted
               from each annuity payment in proportionately equal amounts.

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MORTALITY AND  The mortality and expense risk fee is taken in the form of a
EXPENSE RISK   daily fee against each Sub-account of the Separate Account in
FEE            such amount as shown on the Schedule Page. We reserve the right
               to lower such fee.

DAILY TAX      A daily tax fee, if any, is taken by us in the form of a daily
FEE            fee against each Sub-account of the Separate Account in such
               amount as shown on the Schedule Page.

DAILY          A portion of the administrative expense incurred by us is
ADMINISTRATIVE assessed in the form of a daily fee against each Sub-account of
FEE            the Separate Account as shown on the Schedule Page.


               PART 7: DETERMINING THE CONTRACT AND ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

CREDITING OF   When a premium payment is received by us, we will apply it on the
SUB-ACCOUNT    Premium Payment Date to credit Accumulation Units to one or more
UNITS AND      Sub-accounts of the Separate Account or to credit premiums to the
PREMIUMS       Guaranteed Interest Account in accordance with the most recent
               allocation schedule on file with us. The number of Accumulation
               Units credited to each Sub-account will be determined by
               dividing the premium payment, applied to that Sub-account by the
               then current Accumulation Unit Value of that Sub-account. The
               Accumulation Unit Value of each Sub-account on a Valuation Date
               is determined at the end of that day.

DETERMINATION  The value of a Sub-account of the Separate Account, at any time
OF THE         prior to the Maturity Date, is determined by multiplying the
CONTRACT       total number of Accumulation Units under this contract for that
VALUE          Sub-account by the current Accumulation Unit Value of that
               Sub-account. The Contract Value for amounts held under Variable
               Payment Annuity Option L is determined in the same manner. The
               value of the Guaranteed Interest Account equals the total value
               of the Adjusted Premiums. The total Contract Value under this
               contract equals the sum of the values of each of the Sub-accounts
               and the Adjusted Premiums.

THE VALUATION  The values and benefits of the Guaranteed Interest Account are
OF             not less than those required by the laws of the state in which it
SUB-ACCOUNTS   is delivered.
AND 
GUARANTEED     The values of the assets in each Sub-account will be calculated 
INTEREST       in accordance with applicable law and accepted procedures.
ACCOUNT
 

               PART 8: ANNUITY BENEFITS

               Unless you elect an alternative Payment Option as described in
               Part 10 on or before the Maturity Date, the Contract Value less
               any premium tax due on the Maturity Date will automatically be
               applied to provide you a variable monthly life annuity with
               10-year period certain based on the Annuitant's age and sex under
               Payment Option I as described in Part 10. Any annuity payments
               falling due after the Annuitant's death during the period certain
               will be paid to the Annuitant's Beneficiary.

               If the amount to be applied on the Maturity Date is less than
               $2,000 or would result in monthly payments of less than $20, we
               shall have the right to pay such amount to you in one lump sum in
               lieu of providing such annuity. We also have the right to change
               the annuity payment frequency to annual if the monthly annuity
               payment would otherwise be less than $20.

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MATURITY DATE  The amount of the first monthly annuity payment for each $1,000
GUARANTEED     of Contract Value applied on the Maturity Date to purchase a
RATES          variable life annuity with 10-year period certain on the
               Annuitant's life under Payment Option I as described in Part 10,
               will be no less than the rates shown below. However, if our
               current rates in effect for this contract on the Maturity Date 
               are more favorable, we will use them.

                 OPTION I -- VARIABLE PAYMENT LIFE ANNUITY WITH 10-YEAR 
                             PERIOD CERTAIN
                                                                 
                      ------------------------------------------
                          AGE OF                                
                          PAYEE         MALE         FEMALE     
                      ------------------------------------------
                            40         $4.15         $4.02      
                            45          4.29          4.12      
                            50          4.40          4.27      
                            55          4.73          4.46      
                            60          5.06          4.71      
                            65          5.51          5.05      
                            70          6.08          5.52      
                            75          6.79          6.17      
                            80          7.65          6.99      
                            85          8.57          7.98      
                      ------------------------------------------


               PART 9: DEATH BENEFITS

DEATH          For deaths occurring prior to the Maturity Date, the term death
PROCEEDS       proceeds is defined as follows:

               1.   Upon the death of an Owner/Annuitant, (an individual who is
                    both the Owner and the Annuitant under a contract), the 
                    death proceeds are equal to the same Death Benefit as 
                    described under number 2 below less any deferred premium
                    tax.

               2.   Upon the death of an Annuitant who is not the Owner, the
                    death proceeds are equal to the Death Benefit as described 
                    below less any deferred premium tax.

               Prior to the Annuitant's Age 85, the Death Benefit is calculated
               as follows:

               a.   Death occurring in the first 7 Contract Years - The 
                    greater of:

                    i.   the sum of all premium payments made under the
                         Contract less any prior partial withdrawals (see 
                         "Withdrawals and Full Surrenders" in Part 5); or

                    ii.  the Contract Value next determined following receipt
                         of a certified copy of the death certificate at VPO.

               b.   Death occurring during the Contract Years 8 through 14 (and 
                    each 7 year period thereafter) - the greater of:

                    i.   the death benefit that would have been payable at the 
                         end of the immediately preceding 7-year period, plus 
                         the sum of premium payments less any partial 
                         withdrawals made since such date; or

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                    ii.  the Contract Value next determined following receipt 
                         of a certified copy of the death certificate at VPO.

               After the Annuitant's age 85, the Death Benefit equals the
               Contract Value next determined following receipt of a certified
               copy of the death certificate at VPO.

               3.   Upon the death of an Owner who is not the Annuitant, the 
                    death proceeds are equal to the cash Surrender Value of the 
                    Contract, (Contract Value less any applicable contingent 
                    deferred sales charges and any deferred premium tax).

               4.   In the event of the election by the Owner's or
                    Owner/Annuitant's beneficiary to defer payment of the death
                    proceeds for a period of longer than one Contract Year, the 
                    death proceeds payable upon distribution shall be as 
                    calculated in accordance with the method defined under Death
                    occurring in the first 7 Contract Years as described above. 

               The death proceeds due may be applied under any of the Payment
               Options described in Part 10 subject to the following 
               limitations:
              
                    a.   Options D, F and J are not available for death
                         benefits;

                    b.   Under Options A, E, G, H and K the period specified
                         must be at least 5 years, but not beyond the life
                         expectancy of such beneficiary.

DEATH BEFORE   l.   Death of an Owner/Annuitant (an individual WHO IS BOTH the 
MATURITY DATE       Owner and the Annuitant under the contract): 

                    If an Owner/Annuitant dies before the Maturity Date, upon
                    receipt of due proof of death, the death proceeds will be 
                    paid to the Annuitant's Beneficiary except as follows: 

                    0    If the Owner/Annuitant's Beneficiary (i.e., Owner's
                         Beneficiary) is the surviving spouse, within 60 days 
                         of our receipt of due proof of death, the surviving 
                         spouse may elect to continue the Contract as new
                         Owner/Annuitant as if no death had occurred.
               
               2.   Death of an Annuitant WHO IS NOT the Owner:

                    If an Annuitant who is not the Owner dies before the 
                    Maturity Date, upon receipt of due proof of death, the death
                    proceeds will be paid to the Annuitant's Beneficiary except
                    as follows:

                    0    If there is a Contingent Annuitant, the Contract will
                         continue with the Contingent Annuitant becoming the
                         new Annuitant.

               We shall have the right to first require return of the contract 
               to us so that we may amend it to reflect these changes.

               3.   Death of an Owner WHO IS NOT the Annuitant:

                    If an Owner who is not the Annuitant dies before the
                    Maturity Date, upon receipt of due proof of death, we will
                    pay the Owner's Beneficiary the death proceeds, except in
                    the following instances:

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                    a.   If the Owner's surviving spouse is a Joint Owner, the
                         Contract will continue with the surviving Joint Owner
                         becoming the sole Owner.

                    b.   If the Owner's Beneficiary is the surviving spouse,
                         within 60 days of our receipt of due proof of death the
                         surviving spouse may elect to continue the Contract as
                         the new Owner as if no death had occurred.

DISTRIBUTION   If the Owner/Annuitant dies before the Maturity date and there is
AT DEATH       no Contingent Annuitant, then the Annuitant's Beneficiary must
REQUIREMENTS   elect within 60 days of our receipt of due proof of death to
               receive the death proceeds in a lump sum or elect to apply the
               death proceeds due under a Payment Option, provided that the
               payments begin within one year of the date of death of the
               Owner/Annuitant. If there is a Contingent Annuitant who is not
               the Owner/Annuitant's spouse, then the Owner/Annuitant's entire
               interest in this contract must be distributed within five years
               of the date of the Owner/Annuitant's death, provided that the
               Owner's Beneficiary may elect to apply the death proceeds to a
               Payment Option not extending beyond the life (or life expectancy)
               of such Owner's Beneficiary and the payments begin within one
               year after the Owner/Annuitant's death.

               If the Annuitant who is not the Owner dies before the Maturity
               Date and there is no Contingent Annuitant, then the Annuitant's
               Beneficiary must elect within 60 days of our receipt of due proof
               of death to receive the death proceeds in a lump sum or elect to
               apply the death proceeds due under a Payment Option, provided
               that the payments begin within one year of the date of death of
               the Annuitant.

               If the Owner who is not the Annuitant dies before the Maturity
               Date and the Owner's surviving spouse is not the Joint Owner or
               the Owner's Beneficiary, the Owner's entire interest in this
               Contract must be distributed within five years of the date of the
               Owner's death, provided that the Owner's Beneficiary may elect to
               apply the death proceeds to a Payment Option not extending beyond
               the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner's Beneficiary and the
               payments begin within one year after the Owner's death.

DEATH ON OR    If either the Owner/Annuitant, Annuitant, or Owner dies on or
AFTER THE      after the Maturity Date, any remaining income payments will be
MATURITY DATE  continued to the Annuitant's Beneficiary (or Owner's Beneficiary
               if there is no Annuitant's Beneficiary). Under Payment Option M,
               the sum of the number of remaining Annuity Units for each
               Sub-account multiplied by the current Annuity Unit Value for that
               Sub-account will be paid to the Annuitant's or Owner's
               Beneficiary in a lump sum, (see "Option M - Unit Refund Variable
               Life Annuity" in Part 10).

THE            ANNUITANT'S BENEFICIARY:
BENEFICIARY
               The Annuitant's Beneficiary shall be as stated in the application
               for this Contract, unless later changed as provided under the
               terms of this contract. Any death benefit payable to the
               Annuitant's Beneficiary will be paid to the Owner or the Owner's
               estate if the Annuitant's Beneficiary is not living when such
               death benefit becomes payable.

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               THE OWNER'S BENEFICIARY:
         
               The Owner's Beneficiary shall be as stated in the application for
               this Contract, unless later changed as provided under this
               contract. Any death proceeds payable to the Owner's Beneficiary
               will be paid to the Owner's estate if the Owner's Beneficiary is
               not living when such death proceeds become payable.

               In the case of the death of an Owner/Annuitant where conflicting
               Owner and Annuitant's Beneficiaries have been named, any death
               proceeds payable will be paid to the Annuitant's Beneficiary.

               The naming of an Owner's or Annuitant's beneficiary by
               familial relationship (such as Mother, Father, etc.) shall be
               understood to be their relationship to the Owner or Annuitant
               making such designation.

WHAT ARE THE   1.   Receive the death proceeds payable under this contract; or
RIGHTS OF THE
BENEFICIARY    2.   Select a Payment Option for the death proceeds; or

               3.   Transfer the amount of any deferred death proceeds between
                    and among the various Sub-accounts. See Part 5.

HOW TO CHANGE  At any time prior to the death of the last of the Annuitants
THE            under this contract, you may change the Owner's Beneficiary
BENEFICIARY    or the Annuitant's Beneficiary. The change must be made by 
               written notice signed by you and filed with us at VPO. When we
               receive it, the change will be effective as of the date it was
               signed by you. However, the change will be subject to any payment
               made or actions taken by us before we received the notice at VPO.
              

               PART 10: PAYMENT OPTIONS

               The election of a payment option must be in a written form
               satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to require that the
               election of a payment option be in the form of a supplementary
               contract distributed by us reflecting the terms of the payment
               option elected. We have the right to require proof of age and sex
               of any person on whose life payments depend, as well as proof of
               the continued survival of any such person. We further have the
               right to require that the amount applied on the settlement date
               to any payment option elected at least equal $2,000 and result in
               a monthly payment of at least $20. As regards the election of a
               payment option by the beneficiary of any death benefit payable
               under this contract, limited as described in Part 9, the term
               "Annuitant" as used below shall refer to such beneficiary.

CALCULATION OF The guaranteed annuity payment rates under the following options
FIXED ANNUITY  will be based on the Annuitant's age and sex, and will be no less
PAYMENTS       favorable than the following:

               Under Options A, B, D, E and F rates are based on the a-49
               Annuity Table projected to 1985 with Projection Scale B. We use
               an interest rate of 3-3/8% for 5 and 10 year certain periods 
               under Option A, for the 10 year certain period under Option F,
               and for Option E; an interest rate 3-1/4% for the 20 year certain
               period under Options A and F; an interest rate of 3-1/2% under
               Options B and D. Under Options G and H the guaranteed interest
               rate is 3%.

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               If our rates in effect on the Settlement Date are more favorable,
               we will use those rates.


CALCULATION    Under the following options, all payments after the first payment
OF VARIABLE    will vary with the investment experience of the Sub-accounts.
ANNUITY        Payments may be either higher or lower than the first payment.
PAYMENTS
               Under Options I, J, K, M and N, we determine the first payment by
               multiplying the amounts held under the selected option in each
               Sub-account of the Separate Account by the applicable option
               rate. The first payment equals the total of such amounts
               determined for each Sub-account. We determine future payments
               under these options by multiplying the number of Annuity Units in
               each Sub-account by the Annuity Unit Value for each Sub-account
               on the Payment Calculation Date. The payment will equal the sum
               of the amounts provided by each Sub-account.

               Under Option L, we determine the amount of the annual
               distribution by dividing the amount of Contract Value held under
               this option on December 31 of the previous year by the life
               expectancy of the Annuitant or the joint life expectancy of the
               Annuitant and Joint Annuitant at that time.

               Under Options I, J, M and N, the applicable option rate used to
               determine the first payment amount will not be less than the rate
               based on the 1983 Table A (1983 IAM) projected with Projection
               Scale G to the year 2040, and with continued projection
               thereafter, and on the Assumed Investment Rate. Under Option K,
               the rate will be based on the number of payments to be made
               during the specified period and the Assumed Investment Rate.

OPTION A- LIFE A fixed payout annuity payable monthly while the Annuitant is
ANNUITY WITH   living or, if later, the end of the specified period certain. The
SPECIFIED      period certain may be specified as 5, 10, or 20 years. The period
PERIOD CERTAIN certain must be elected at the time this option is elected.

OPTION B -     A fixed payout annuity payable monthly while the Annuitant is
NON-REFUND     living and ending with the last Life payment due preceding the
LIFE ANNUITY   date of the Annuitant's death.

OPTION D -     A fixed payout annuity payable monthly while the Annuitant and
JOINT AND      the designated Joint Annuitant are living, and continuing
SURVIVORSHIP   thereafter during the lifetime of the survivor. The amount to be
LIFE ANNUITY   continued to the survivor is 100% of the joint annuity payment,
               as specified at the time this option is elected. The designated
               Joint Annuitant must be designated at the time this option is
               elected and must have an adjusted age of at least 40. The
               adjusted age is the person's age on his or her birthday nearest
               the Settlement Date.

OPTION E -     A fixed payout annuity payable monthly while the Annuitant is
INSTALLMENT    living or, if later, the date the annuity payments made under
REFUND LIFE    this option total an amount which refunds the entire amount
ANNUITY        applied under this option. If the Annuitant is not living when
               the final payment falls due, that payment will be limited to the
               amount which needs to be added to the payments already made to
               equal the entire amount applied under this option.

OPTION F -     A fixed payout annuity payable monthly while either the Annuitant
JOINT AND      or designated Joint Annuitant is living, or if later, the end of
SURVIVORSHIP   10 years. The designated Joint Annuitant must be designated at
LIFE ANNUITY   the time this option is elected and must have an adjusted age of
WITH 10-YEAR   at least 40 years. The adjusted age is the person's age on his 
PERIOD CERTAIN or her birthday nearest the settlement date.

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OPTION G -     Equal income installments for a specified period of years are
PAYMENTS FOR   paid whether the payee lives or dies. The period certain
A SPECIFIED    specified must be in whole numbers of years from 5 to 30.
PERIOD

OPTION H -     Equal income installments of a specified amount are paid until
PAYMENTS OF    the principal sum remaining under this option from the amount
A SPECIFIED    applied is less than the amount of the installment. When that
AMOUNT         happens, the principal sum remaining will be paid as a final
               payment. The amount specified must provide for payments for a
               period of at least 5 years.

OPTION I -     This option provides variable monthly payments that will continue
VARIABLE LIFE  during the lifetime of the Annuitant or for ten years, if longer.
ANNUITY WITH   If the beneficiary of any death benefits payable under this
10-YEAR PERIOD contract elects this payment option, the term "Annuitant" as used
CERTAIN        in the preceding paragraph shall refer to such beneficiary and
               the period certain will equal 10 years, or the life expectancy of
               such beneficiary, if shorter.

OPTION J -     This option provides variable monthly payments while the
JOINT          Annuitant and the designated Joint Annuitant are living. Payments
SURVIVORSHIP   will continue during the life of the survivor or until the end of
VARIABLE LIFE  10 years if later. You must designate the Joint Annuitant at the
ANNUITY WITH   time you elect this option. The designated Joint Annuitant must
10-YEAR PERIOD be at least age 40 on the birthday nearest the first Payment
CERTAIN        Calculation Date. This option is not available for the payment of
               any death benefit under the Contract.

OPTION K -     This option provides variable monthly payments through the
VARIABLE       release of a fixed number of Annuity Units over a specified
ANNUITY FOR    period of time. Payment continues whether the Annuitant lives or
SPECIFIED      dies. The specified period must be in whole numbers of years from
PERIOD         5 to 30. However, the period selected by the beneficiary may not
               extend beyond the life expectancy of such beneficiary. This
               option also provides for unscheduled withdrawals. An unscheduled
               withdrawal will reduce the number of remaining annuity units.
               Thus, the specified period will be reduced to the period that the
               remaining annuity units can provide.

OPTION L -     This option provides a variable income which is payable over the
VARIABLE LIFE  Annuitant's annually recalculated life expectancy or the annually
EXPECTANCY     recalculated life expectancy of the Annuitant and Joint
ANNUITY        Annuitant. This option also provides for unscheduled withdrawals.
               An unscheduled withdrawal will reduce the Contract Value. This
               will thus affect the amount of future payments. Upon the death of
               the Annuitant (and Joint Annuitant, if there is a Joint
               Annuitant) the remaining Contract Value will be paid in a lump
               sum to the Annuitant's beneficiary.

OPTION M -     This option provides variable monthly payments as long as the
UNIT REFUND    Annuitant lives. In the event of the death of the Annuitant, the
VARIABLE LIFE  income will stop and the Annuitant's Beneficiary will receive in
ANNUITY        a lump sum the value of the remaining Annuity Units. This value
               is equal to the sum of the number of remaining Annuity Units for
               each Sub-account multiplied by the current Annuity Unit Value for
               that Sub-account. The number of remaining Annuity Units for each
               Sub-account of the Separate Account will be calculated as
               follows:

               (1)  The net amount in the Sub-account applied under this option
                    on the first Payment Calculation Date divided by the
                    corresponding Annuity Unit Value on that date minus

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               (2)  the sum of the Annuity Units released from the Sub-account
                    to make the payments under this option.

OPTION N -     This option provides a variable monthly income for the lifetime
VARIABLE       of the Annuitant. No income is payable after the death of the
NON-REFUND     Annuitant.
LIFE ANNUITY

OTHER OPTIONS  We may offer other payment options or alternative versions of the
               options listed above.


               PART 11: TABLE OF PAYMENT OPTION AMOUNTS

               The tables that follow show the guaranteed minimum monthly
               payments for Options A-G, and the minimum initial payment for
               the Variable Payment Options I, J, K, M and N for each $1,000
               applied. If our rates in effect at the Settlement Date are more
               favorable, we will use those rates. Subsequent monthly payments
               for the Variable Payment Options will vary and may be higher or
               lower than the first payment. Amounts for payment frequencies,
               periods or ages not shown will be furnished upon request.

               The term "age" as used in the tables refers to the adjusted age.
               The adjusted age is defined as follows: the age of the
               annuitant on the annuitant's birthday nearest the effective date
               of the payment option elected.

                OPTIONS A & E -- LIFE ANNUITY WITH SPECIFIED PERIOD CERTAIN;
                                     INSTALLMENT REFUND LIFE ANNUITY
           -------------------------------------------------------------------
                    INSTALLMENT REFUND    10 YEARS CERTAIN   20 YEARS CERTAIN 
            AGE OF  ----------------------------------------------------------
            PAYEE     MALE     FEMALE      MALE    FEMALE     MALE   FEMALE 
           -------------------------------------------------------------------
              40     $3.80      $3.64     $3.86     $3.60    $3.74    $3.54
              45      4.05       3.85      4.14      3.82     3.99     3.74
              50      4.36       4.12      4.50      4.10     4.28     3.99
              55      4.76       4.47      4.95      4.47     4.61     4.31  
              60      5.28       4.93      5.54      4.96     4.97     4.67
              65      5.97       5.54      6.30      5.63     5.29     5.06
              70      6.91       6.39      7.24      6.50     5.43     5.31
              75      8.21       7.57      8.26      7.56     5.44     5.40 
              80     10.04       9.26      9.12      8.60     5.46     5.46
              85     12.61      11.68      9.60      9.31     5.46     5.46 
           -------------------------------------------------------------------


                        OPTION B -- NON-REFUND LIFE ANNUITY
                            ----------------------------
                              AGE OF   
                              PAYEE     MALE    FEMALE
                            ----------------------------
                                40     $3.95    $3.75
                                45      4.24     3.98
                                50      4.62     4.28
                                55      5.12     4.68
                                60      5.79     5.24
                                65      6.75     6.04
                                70      8.15     7.22
                                75     10.26     9.03
                                80     13.54    11.88
                                85     18.72    16.54
                            ----------------------------


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                OPTION D -- JOINT AND SURVIVORSHIP LIFE ANNUITY
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        FEMALE                           MALE
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
         AGE       40      45      50      55      60      65      70      75
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          40     $3.49   $3.55   $3.59   $3.62   $3.64   $3.65   $3.66   $3.67
          45      3.58    3.67    3.74    3.80    3.83    3.86    3.88    3.89
          50      3.65    3.79    3.90    4.00    4.07    4.12    4.16    4.18
          55      3.72    3.89    4.06    4.22    4.35    4.44    4.51    4.56
          60      3.77    3.97    4.20    4.43    4.65    4.83    4.96    5.05  
          65      3.80    4.04    4.31    4.62    4.94    5.25    5.51    5.71  
          70      3.83    4.08    4.34    4.77    5.20    5.67    6.13    6.52  
          75      3.85    4.12    4.46    4.88    5.40    6.04    6.75    7.46
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------


              OPTION F -- JOINT AND SURVIVORSHIP LIFE ANNUITY WITH
                          10-YEAR PERIOD CERTAIN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        FEMALE                           MALE
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
         AGE       40      45      50      55      60      65      70      75
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          40     $3.49   $3.55   $3.59   $3.62   $3.64   $3.65   $3.66   $3.67
          45      3.58    3.67    3.74    3.80    3.83    3.86    3.88    3.89
          50      3.65    3.78    3.90    4.00    4.07    4.12    4.15    4.17
          55      3.72    3.89    4.06    4.22    4.34    4.44    4.50    4.54
          60      3.77    3.97    4.19    4.43    4.64    4.82    4.95    5.03  
          65      3.80    4.03    4.31    4.61    4.93    5.23    5.45    5.65  
          70      3.83    4.08    4.39    4.75    5.18    5.63    6.07    6.41  
          75      3.85    4.11    4.45    4.86    5.36    5.96    6.62    7.21
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------


                  OPTION G -- PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD
                  -------------------------------------------
                    NUMBER OF      ANNUAL         MONTHLY
                      YEARS     INSTALLMENT     INSTALLMENT
                  -------------------------------------------
                        5         $211.99         $17.91
                        6          179.22          15.14
                        7          155.83          13.16
                        8          138.31          11.68
                        9          124.69          10.53
                       10          113.82           9.61
                       11          104.93           8.86
                       12           97.54           8.24
                       13           91.29           7.71
                       14           85.95           7.26
                       15           81.33           6.87
                       16           77.29           6.53
                       17           73.74           6.23
                       18           70.59           5.96
                       19           67.78           5.73
                       20           65.26           5.51
                       25           55.76           4.71
                       30           49.53           4.18
                  -------------------------------------------

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      OPTION I -- VARIABLE PAYMENT LIFE ANNUITY WITH 10-YEAR PERIOD CERTAIN
                            ----------------------------
                              AGE OF   
                              PAYEE     MALE    FEMALE
                            ----------------------------
                                40     $4.15    $4.02
                                45      4.29     4.12
                                50      4.40     4.27
                                55      4.73     4.46
                                60      5.06     4.71
                                65      5.51     5.05
                                70      6.08     5.52
                                75      6.79     6.17
                                80      7.65     6.99
                                85      8.57     7.98
                            ----------------------------


            OPTION J -- JOINT SURVIVOR VARIABLE PAYMENT LIFE ANNUITY WITH
                        10-YEAR PERIOD CERTAIN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        FEMALE                           MALE
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
         AGE       40      45      50      55      60      65      70      75
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          40     $3.92   $3.94   $3.96   $3.98   $3.99   $4.00   $4.00   $4.01
          45      3.96    4.00    4.03    4.06    4.08    4.09    4.10    4.11
          50      4.00    4.05    4.10    4.15    4.18    4.21    4.23    4.24
          55      4.03    4.10    4.18    4.24    4.30    4.35    4.39    4.41
          60      4.06    4.15    4.25    4.34    4.43    4.52    4.58    4.63  
          65      4.09    4.19    4.31    4.44    4.57    4.70    4.81    4.90  
          70      4.11    4.22    4.36    4.53    4.70    4.89    5.07    5.22  
          75      4.12    4.75    4.41    4.60    4.82    5.07    5.34    5.59
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------


           OPTION K -- VARIABLE PAYMENT ANNUITY FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD
                  -------------------------------------------
                    NUMBER OF      ANNUAL         MONTHLY
                      YEARS     INSTALLMENT     INSTALLMENT
                  -------------------------------------------
                        5         $217.98         $18.53
                        6          185.53          15.77
                        7          162.39          13.81
                        8          145.08          12.34
                        9          131.65          11.19
                       10          120.94          10.28
                       11          112.20           9.54
                       12          104.94           8.92
                       13           98.83           8.40
                       14           93.61           7.96
                       15           89.10           7.58
                       16           85.18           7.24
                       17           81.74           6.95
                       18           78.70           6.69
                       19           75.99           6.46
                       20           73.57           6.25
                       25           64.53           5.49
                       30           58.75           5.00
                  -------------------------------------------

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           OPTION M -- VARIABLE PAYMENT LIFE ANNUITY WITH UNIT REFUND
                            ----------------------------
                              AGE OF   
                              PAYEE     MALE    FEMALE
                            ----------------------------
                                40     $4.12    $4.01
                                45      4.25     4.11
                                50      4.42     4.24
                                55      4.64     4.41
                                60      4.92     4.64
                                65      5.28     4.94
                                70      5.74     5.33
                                75      6.32     5.86
                                80      7.07     6.55
                                85      8.01     7.43
                            ----------------------------


                    OPTION N -- VARIABLE PAYMENT LIFE ANNUITY
                            ----------------------------
                              AGE OF   
                              PAYEE     MALE    FEMALE
                            ----------------------------
                                40     $4.15    $4.02
                                45      4.30     4.13
                                50      4.50     4.27
                                55      4.76     4.47
                                60      5.11     4.73
                                65      5.60     5.09
                                70      6.29     5.60
                                75      7.20     6.34
                                80      8.49     7.41
                                85     10.30     8.98
                            ----------------------------


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            FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ACCUMULATION DEFERRED ANNUITY.

ALL VALUES AND BENEFITS BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT.
SEE PART 7 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE CONTRACT VALUES ARE DETERMINED, PART 9
FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE DEATH BENEFITS ARE DETERMINED.


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                                POLICY AMENDMENT

                MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT

                                      (MVA)


THIS AMENDMENT IS ISSUED AS PART OF THE CONTRACT TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED.


CONTRACT NUMBER:


ANNUITANT:

The policy is amended to include a Market Value Adjusted Guaranteed Interest
Account (MVA) in addition to the already established Guaranteed Interest Account
with 1-Year Guarantee (GIA). The provisions of the Contract applying to the
Guaranteed Interest Account apply to both the GIA and the MVA, except as noted
below. The Guaranteed Interest Accounts are described on the Schedule Pages of
the Contract.



DEFINITIONS

         CONTRACT VALUE:   The definition of Contract Value in Part 1 of the 
                           Contract is changed to the following:

                           The Contract Value for withdrawals and transfers is
                           equal to the sum of the values under the Contract of
                           all Accumulation Units held in the Sub-accounts of
                           the VA Account and the values held in the GIA and
                           MVA, after any applicable market value adjustment.
                           The Contract Value used to determine the Death
                           Benefit in Part 9 of the Contract is the same as the
                           Contract Value for withdrawals except that there is
                           no market value adjustment.


       GUARANTEE PERIOD:   The period for which interest accrues at the 
                           Guaranteed Rate on amounts allocated to the MVA.

          WINDOW PERIOD:   The period during which any withdrawals and transfers
                           from the MVA will not be subject to a market value 
                           adjustment. The Window Period is stated in the
                           description of the MVA on the Schedule Pages of the 
                           Contract.


MVA

The MVA provides various choices of interest rate Guarantee Periods. The
interest rate Guarantee Periods available are described on the Schedule Pages.
Premiums payments may be allocated to the MVA as described in Part 4 of the
Contract for the Guaranteed Interest Account.

Transfers to and from the MVA may be made as described in Part 5 of the Contract
for the Guaranteed Interest Account except that (1) the limitation to one
transfer per year from the Guaranteed Interest Account and the limitation on
amounts transferred from the Guaranteed Interest Account do not apply to the
MVA, and (2) the Systematic Transfer Program is not available for the MVA. You
may make up to six transfers per year from the MVA.



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Allocations that remain in the MVA until the end of the applicable Guarantee
Period will be equal to that amount accumulated at its Guaranteed Rate
compounded annually less any applicable Annual Administrative Fees charged to
this account including applicable interest thereon. Amounts withdrawn or
transferred prior to the end of the Guarantee Period will be subject to a market
value adjustment, as described below. However, the market value adjustment will
not apply to any amounts withdrawn or transferred during the 30-day Window
Period for the MVA.


MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT

Transfers and withdrawals from the MVA prior to the end of the Guarantee Period
and outside of its 30-day Window Period are subject to a market value
adjustment.


The market value adjustment is determined by the following formula:


         market value adjustment = A x (((1+i)/(1+j+0.0025))N/12 - 1),


where,   A = the amount withdrawn or transferred,

         i  =  the guaranteed interest rate credited to the amount being 
               withdrawn or transferred,

         j  =  the current rate for new deposits with a Guarantee Period equal
               to the number of years remaining in the current Guarantee Period,
               rounded to the next higher number of complete
               years, and

         N  =  the number of months, rounded up to the next whole number,
               from the date of withdrawal or transfer to the end of the
               current Guarantee Period.


If we do not offer a Guarantee Period equal to the number of years remaining in
the current Guarantee Period, j will be determined by interpolation of the
Guaranteed Rate for available Guarantee Periods of the Guaranteed Interest
Account.


Amounts withdrawn from the MVA will be subject to any applicable Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge as described in Part 5 of the Contract after application
of the market value adjustment.



PHL Variable Insurance Company


/s/ Dona D. Young
      Secretary



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