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USAA Life Insurance Company Variable Universal Life
SUPPLEMENT dated October 1, 1998
to PROSPECTUS dated August 31, 1998
of Life Insurance Separate Account of USAA Life Insurance Company
This prospectus supplement contains a disclosure on the Year 2000 computer
issue. Please retain it for future reference.
Year 2000 Disclosure
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Like other organizations around the world, USAA Life could be adversely affected
by the so-called "Year 2000 problem." The problem exists because many computer
programs use only the last two digits to refer to a year and may not properly
recognize a year that begins with a "20" instead of a "19." As a result, such
programs might not properly process and calculate information that relates to
dates beginning January 1, 2000 and beyond. USAA Life has spent much effort and
money to confront the Year 2000 problem and we expect to have our computer
systems ready for the year 2000 by mid-1999. In addition, we are assessing the
Year 2000 readiness of the mutual funds in which the Separate Account invests.
Although we cannot say that you will experience no effect from this situation,
we can tell you that we are making a large effort to avoid any ill effects upon
our Policy Owners.
