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SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 SUPPLEMENT TO THE MAY 1, 2000 PROSPECTUS FOR TRAVELERS
VINTAGE XTRA ANNUITY.
The following information replaces page 31 of the prospectus.
OTHER INFORMATION
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THE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Please refer to the table on the first page of the Summary of this prospectus to
determine which company issued your Contract.
The Travelers Insurance Company is a stock insurance company chartered in 1864
in Connecticut and continuously engaged in the insurance business since that
time. It is licensed to conduct life insurance business in all states of the
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. and British
Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. The Company is an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The Company's Home Office is located at One Tower
Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06183.
The Travelers Life and Annuity Company is a stock insurance company chartered in
1973 in Connecticut and continuously engaged in the insurance business since
that time. It is licensed to conduct life insurance business in a majority of
the states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and
intends to seek licensure in the remaining states, except New York. The Company
is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The Company's Home
Office is located at One Tower Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06183.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements for each insurance company and for each separate
account are located in their respective Statements of Additional Information.
IMSA
The Companies are members of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association
("IMSA"), and as such may use the IMSA logo and IMSA membership in
advertisements. Companies that belong to IMSA subscribe to a set of ethical
standards covering the various aspects of sales and service for individually
sold life insurance and annuities. IMSA members have adopted policies and
procedures that demonstrate a commitment to honesty, fairness and integrity in
all customer contacts involving the sale and service of individual life
insurance and annuity products.
DISTRIBUTION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
The Company intends to sell the Contracts in all jurisdictions where it is
licensed to do business and where the Contract is approved. Any sales
representative or employee associated with a broker-dealer who sells the
Contracts will be qualified to sell variable annuities under applicable federal
and state laws. Each broker-dealer is registered with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all are members of the NASD. The principal
underwriter of the Contracts is CFBDS, Inc. 21 Milk Street, Boston, MA. CFBDS is
not affiliated with the Company or the Separate Account. However, it is
currently anticipated that Travelers Distribution LLC (TDC), One Tower Square,
Hartford, Connecticut 06183, an affiliated broker-dealer, may become the
principal underwriter for the Contracts sometime in 2000.
Up-front commission paid to broker-dealers will not exceed 7% of the purchase
payments made under the Contracts. If asset-based compensation is paid, it will
not exceed 2% of the average account value annually. From time to time, the
Company may pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash, credit or other
compensation.
CONFORMITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS
The Contract is governed by the laws of the state in which it is delivered.
Where a state has not approved a contract feature or funding option, it will not
be available in that state. Any paid-up annuity, cash surrender value or death
benefits that are available under the Contract are not less
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 SUPPLEMENT TO THE MAY 1, 2000 PROSPECTUS FOR
TRAVELERS PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT XTRA VARIABLE ANNUITY.
The following information replaces page 32 of the Prospectus.
IMSA
The Companies are members of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association
("IMSA"), and as such may use the IMSA logo and IMSA membership in
advertisements. Companies that belong to IMSA subscribe to a set of ethical
standards covering the various aspects of sales and service for individually
sold life insurance and annuities. IMSA members have adopted policies and
procedures that demonstrate a commitment to honesty, fairness and integrity in
all customer contacts involving the sale and service of individual life
insurance and annuity products.
DISTRIBUTION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
The Company intends to sell the Contracts in all jurisdictions where it is
licensed to do business and where the Contract is approved. Any sales
representative or employee associated with a broker-dealer who sells the
Contracts will be qualified to sell variable annuities under applicable federal
and state laws. Each broker-dealer is registered with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all are members of the NASD. The Contract
is offered through both affiliated and non-affiliated broker-dealers. The
principal underwriter of the Contract is CFBDS, Inc. 21 Milk Street, Boston, MA.
CFBDS is not affiliated with the Company or the Separate Account. However, it is
currently anticipated that Travelers Distribution LLC (TDC), One Tower Square,
Hartford, Connecticut 06183, an affiliated broker-dealer, may become the
principal underwriter for the Contracts sometime in 2000.
Up-front commission paid to broker-dealers will not exceed 7% of the purchase
payments made under the Contracts. If asset-based compensation is paid, it will
not exceed 2% of the average account value annually. In addition, Tower Square
Securities, Inc., an affiliate of the Company, receives additional incentive
payments from the Company relating to its sale of the Contracts. From time to
time, the Company may pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash,
credit or other compensation.
CONFORMITY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS
The Contract is governed by the laws of the state in which it is delivered.
Where a state has not approved a contract feature or funding option, it will not
be available in that state. Any paid-up annuity, cash surrender value or death
benefits that are available under the Contract are not less than the minimum
benefits required by the statutes of the state in which the Contract is
delivered. We reserve the right to make any changes, including retroactive
changes, in the Contract to the extent that the change is required to meet the
requirements of any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which
the Company, the Contract or the contract owner is subject.
VOTING RIGHTS
The Company is the legal owner of the shares of the funding options. However, we
believe that when a funding option solicits proxies in conjunction with a vote
of shareholders we are required to obtain from you and from other owners
instructions on how to vote those shares. When we receive those instructions, we
will vote all of the shares we own in proportion to those instructions. This
will also include any shares we own on our own behalf. Should we determine that
we are no longer required to comply with the above, we will vote on the shares
in our own right.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND OPINIONS
Legal matters in connection with the federal laws and regulations affecting the
issue and sale of the contract described in this prospectus, as well as the
organization of the Companies, their authority to issue variable annuity
contracts under Connecticut law and the validity of the forms of the variable
annuity contracts under Connecticut law, have been passed on by the General
Counsel of the Companies.
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