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THE PERSPECTIVE ADVANTAGE
FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY

ISSUED BY JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE  COMPANY AND JACKSON NATIONAL SEPARATE
ACCOUNT V

o    Individual, flexible premium deferred annuity
o    2 guaranteed  accounts  which offer an interest  rate that is guaranteed by
     Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson National)
o    Investment  portfolios  which  purchase  shares of the following  series of
     mutual funds:

     JNL Series Trust
         JNL/Alliance Growth Series
         JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R) Stock Index Series
         JNL/J.P. Morgan International & Emerging Markets Series
         JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Series
         JNL/Janus Global Equities Series
         JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Series
         JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Series
         JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Series
         JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Series
         Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income Series
         Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Series
         Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Series
         PPM America/JNL Money Market Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond Series
         T. Rowe Price/JNL International Equity Investment Series
         T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth Series

JNL Variable Fund V LLC
         JNL/First Trust The DowSM Target 10 Series

Please read this  prospectus  before you purchase a Perspective  Advantage Fixed
and Variable Annuity. It contains important  information about the contract that
you ought to know before investing.  You should keep this prospectus on file for
future reference.

To learn  more  about  the  Perspective  Advantage  Fixed and  Variable  Annuity
contract,  you can obtain a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information
(SAI) dated November 23, 1999, by calling Jackson  National at (800) 766-4683 or
by writing Jackson National at: Annuity Service Center, P.O. Box 378002, Denver,
Colorado  80237-8002.  The SAI has been filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and is legally a part of this prospectus. The Table of Contents
of the SAI appears at the end of this  prospectus.  The SEC  maintains a website
(http://www.sec.gov)  that contains the SAI, material  incorporated by reference
and other information  regarding  registrants that file  electronically with the
SEC.

THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  THE  PERSPECTIVE  ADVANTAGE  FIXED AND
VARIABLE  ANNUITY  OR  PASSED  UPON THE  ADEQUACY  OF THIS  PROSPECTUS.  IT IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO REPRESENT OTHERWISE.

NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE


NOVEMBER 23, 1999


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"Dow Jones", "Dow Jones Industrial  AverageSM",  "DJIASM" and "The Dow 10SM" are
service  marks of Dow  Jones &  Company,  Inc.  (Dow  Jones).  Dow  Jones has no
relationship  to  the  annuity,  other  than  the  licensing  of the  Dow  Jones
Industrial  Average (DJIA) and its service marks for use in connection  with the
JNL/First Trust The Dow Target 10 Series.

DOW JONES DOES NOT:

o    Sponsor,  endorse,  sell or promote the  JNL/First  Trust The Dow Target 10
     Series.
o    Recommend  that any person invest in the JNL/First  Trust The Dow Target 10
     Series or any other securities.  o Have any responsibility or liability for
     or make any decisions about the timing,  amount or pricing of the JNL/First
     Trust The Dow Target 10 Series.
o    Have any responsibility or liability for the administration,  management or
     marketing of the JNL/First Trust The Dow Target 10 Series.
o    Consider the needs of the  JNL/First  Trust The Dow Target 10 Series or the
     owners  of the  JNL/First  Trust The Dow  Target 10 Series in  determining,
     composing or calculating the DJIA or have any obligation to do so.

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DOW JONES WILL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE JNL/FIRST TRUST THE
DOW TARGET 10 SERIES.
SPECIFICALLY,

o    DOW JONES DOES NOT MAKE ANY  WARRANTY,  EXPRESS OR  IMPLIED,  AND DOW JONES
     DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY ABOUT:

     o    THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED  BY THE  JNL/FIRST  TRUST THE DOW TARGET 10
          SERIES,  THE OWNERS OF THE JNL/FIRST TRUST THE DOW TARGET 10 SERIES OR
          ANY OTHER PERSON IN  CONNECTION  WITH THE USE OF THE DJIA AND THE DATA
          INCLUDED IN THE DJIA;

     o    THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DJIA AND ITS DATA;

     o    THE MERCHANTABILITY AND THE FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OF
          THE DJIA AND ITS DATA;

o    DOW JONES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS
     IN THE DJIA OR ITS DATA;

o    UNDER NO  CIRCUMSTANCES  WILL DOW JONES BE LIABLE  FOR ANY LOST  PROFITS OR
     INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF DOW
     JONES KNOWS THAT THEY MIGHT OCCUR.

THE LICENSING  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P.  (SUB-ADVISER TO THE
JNL VARIABLE  FUND FUND V LLC) AND DOW JONES IS SOLELY FOR THEIR BENEFIT AND NOT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OWNERS OF THE JNL/FIRST TRUST THE DOW TARGET 10 SERIES OR
ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES.
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"Standard & Poor's(R)",  "S&P(R)",  "S&P 500(R)",  "Standard & Poor's 500",  and
"500" are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill  Companies,  Inc. and have been licensed
for use by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. The JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced
S&P 500(R) Stock Index Series is not  sponsored,  endorsed,  sold or promoted by
Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no  representation  regarding  the
advisability of investing in the Series.  Please see the Statement of Additional
Information which sets forth certain  additional  disclaimers and limitations of
liabilities on behalf of S&P.

"JNL(R)", "Jackson National(R)" and "Jackson National Life(R)" are trademarks of
Jackson National Life Insurance Company.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Key Facts......................................................................1

Fee Table......................................................................4

The Annuity Contract...........................................................9

The Company....................................................................9

The Guaranteed Accounts........................................................9

The Separate Account..........................................................10

Investment Portfolios.........................................................10

Contract Charges..............................................................12

Purchases.....................................................................14

Contract Enhancements.........................................................15

Transfers.....................................................................15

Access to Your Money..........................................................15

Income Payments (The Income Phase)............................................16

Death Benefit.................................................................18

Taxes.........................................................................19

Other Information.............................................................22

Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information..................24





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KEY FACTS

ANNUITY SERVICE CENTER:             1 (800) 766-4683
         Mail Address:              P.O. Box 378002, Denver, Colorado 80237-8002
         Delivery Address:          8055  East  Tufts   Avenue,   Second  Floor,
                                    Denver, Colorado 80237

INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING
GROUP SERVICE CENTER:               1 (800) 777-7779
         Mail Address:              P.O. Box 30386, Lansing, Michigan 48909-9692

         Delivery Address:          5901  Executive  Drive,  Lansing,   Michigan
                                    48911 Attn: IMG

HOME OFFICE:                        5901  Executive  Drive,  Lansing,   Michigan
                                    48911

THE ANNUITY  CONTRACT               The  fixed  and  variable  annuity  contract
                                    offered by Jackson National provides a means
                                    for investing on a tax-deferred basis in the
                                    guaranteed  accounts of Jackson National and
                                    the investment  portfolios.  The contract is
                                    intended  for  retirement  savings  or other
                                    long-term  investment  purposes and provides
                                    for a death benefit and income options.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS                  You can put money into any of the guaranteed
                                    accounts  and/or the  investment  portfolios
                                    but you may not put your  money in more than
                                    eighteen of the  investment  options  during
                                    the life of your contract.

EXPENSES                            The  contract  has  insurance  features  and
                                    investment  features,  and  there  are costs
                                    related to each.

                                    Jackson  National  makes a deduction for its
                                    insurance charges which is equal to 1.50% of
                                    the daily value of the contracts invested in
                                    the   investment   portfolios.   During  the
                                    accumulation phase, Jackson National deducts
                                    a $35  annual  contract  maintenance  charge
                                    from  your  contract.   If  you  choose  the
                                    optional  enhanced  death  benefit,  Jackson
                                    National  will deduct a charge equal to .15%
                                    of the daily value of your contract invested
                                    in the investment portfolios.

                                    If you take your money out of the  contract,
                                    Jackson  National  may  assess a  withdrawal
                                    charge. The withdrawal charge starts at 8.5%
                                    in the  first  year,  declines  to 8% in the
                                    second   year,   and   declines  1%  a  year
                                    thereafter to 0% after 9 years.

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Expenses (cont'd)
                                    Jackson  National may assess a state premium
                                    tax charge which ranges from 0-4%, depending
                                    upon the  state,  when you  begin  receiving
                                    regular income  payments from your contract,
                                    when you make a  withdrawal  or,  in  states
                                    where required, at the time premium payments
                                    are made.

                                    There  are  also  investment  charges  which
                                    range  from  .20%  to  1.18%,  on an  annual
                                    basis,  of the  average  daily  value of the
                                    series, depending on the series.

PURCHASES                           Under  most  circumstances,  you  can  buy a
                                    contract  for $5,000 or more ($2,000 or more
                                    for a qualified plan contract).  You can add
                                    $500 ($50 under the automatic  payment plan)
                                    or more at any time during the  accumulation
                                    phase.

CONTRACT ENHANCEMENTS               Each  time  you  make  a  premium   payment,
                                    Jackson  National  will  add  an  additional
                                    amount to your contract  equal to 4% of your
                                    premium  payment.  Jackson National will not
                                    add   contract   enhancements   to   premium
                                    payments  made  within 12 months  prior to a
                                    withdrawal,  distribution  or  payment  of a
                                    death benefit.

ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY                You can  take  money  out of  your  contract
                                    during the accumulation  phase.  Withdrawals
                                    may be subject to a withdrawal  charge.  You
                                    may also  have to pay  income  tax and a tax
                                    penalty on any money you take out.

INCOME PAYMENTS                     You may  choose to  receive  regular  income
                                    from your annuity.  During the income phase,
                                    you have the same investment choices you had
                                    during the accumulation phase.

DEATH BENEFIT                       If you  die  before  moving  to  the  income
                                    phase,  the person  you have  chosen as your
                                    beneficiary  will  receive a death  benefit.
                                    When you purchase  your  contract,  you must
                                    elect  the  standard  death  benefit  or the
                                    optional enhanced death benefit.  You cannot
                                    change  your  election  after we have issued
                                    your contract.

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FREE LOOK                           If you cancel your  contract  within  twenty
                                    days after  receiving it (or whatever period
                                    is required in your state), Jackson National
                                    will  return the  amount  your  contract  is
                                    worth on the day we  receive  your  request,
                                    less any  contract  enhancements  applied to
                                    your contract. This may be more or less than
                                    your original  payment.  If required by law,
                                    Jackson National will return your premium.

TAXES                               The Internal  Revenue Code provides that you
                                    will  not be taxed  on the  earnings  on the
                                    money held in your  contract  until you take
                                    money   out   (this   is   referred   to  as
                                    tax-deferral).  There are different rules as
                                    to how you  will be taxed  depending  on how
                                    you  take  the  money  out and  the  type of
                                    contract   you   have    (non-qualified   or
                                    qualified).





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FEE TABLE

OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

     Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of premium payments):
     Years Since Premium Payment    0      1    2   3    4   5    6   7   8   9+
     Charge                         8.5%   8%   7%  6%   5%  4%   3%  2%  1%  0%

     Transfer Fee:
     $25 for each transfer in excess of 15 in a contract year

     Contract Maintenance Charge:
     $35 per contract per year

SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of average account value)

                                                                      Optional
                                                    Standard         Enhanced
                                                    Death Benefi   Death Benefit
     Mortality and Expense Risk Charges                1.35%            1.50%
     Administration Charge                              .15%             .15%
                                                      ---------        --------
     Total Separate Account Annual Expenses            1.50%            1.65%

SERIES ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of the series average net assets)

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<CAPTION>

                                                                    Management
                                                                       and                      Total Series
                                                                  Administrative     Other         Annual
                                                                       Fee          Expenses      Expenses
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<S>                                                                  <C>              <C>      <C>
JNL/Alliance Growth Series                                             .875%            0%       .875%
JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R)Stock Index Series                  .90%             0%       .90%
JNL/J.P. Morgan International & Emerging Markets Series               1.075%            0%      1.075%
JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Series                                    1.05%             0%      1.05%
JNL/Janus Global Equities Series                                      1.09%             0%      1.09%
JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Series                                     .80%             0%       .80%
JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Series*                                    .20%             0%       .20%
JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Series*                                        .20%             0%       .20%
JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Series*                                      .20%             0%       .20%
Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income Series                              1.025%            0%      1.025%
Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Series                                       1.075%            0%      1.075%
Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Series                                     1.15%             0%      1.15%
PPM America/JNL Money Market Series                                    .70%             0%       .70%
Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Series                                   .90%             0%       .90%
Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond Series                                .95%             0%       .95%
Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond Series                            .90%             0%       .90%
T. Rowe Price/JNL International Equity Investment Series              1.18%             0%      1.18%
T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth Series                               1.05%             0%      1.05%
JNL/First Trust The DowSM Target 10 Series                             .85%             0%       .85%
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Effective  January  1,  1999,  certain  Series pay  Jackson  National  Financial
Services,  LLC, the adviser,  an Administrative Fee of .10% for certain services
provided to the Trust by Jackson National Financial  Services,  LLC. The JNL/S&P
Series do not pay an  Administrative  Fee. The Total Series Annual Expenses have
been restated to reflect the Administrative Fee.

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* Underlying Series Expenses.  The expenses shown above are the annual operating
expenses  for the JNL/S&P  Series.  Because the JNL/S&P  Series  invest in other
Series of the JNL Series Trust,  the JNL/S&P Series will  indirectly  bear their
pro rata share of fees and expenses of the underlying  Series in addition to the
expenses shown.

The total annual operating  expenses for each JNL/S&P Series (including both the
annual  operating  expenses  for the  JNL/S&P  Series and the  annual  operating
expenses for the  underlying  Series) could range from .90% to 1.38%.  The table
below shows  estimated total annual  operating  expenses for each JNL/S&P Series
based on the pro rata share of expenses  that the JNL/S&P  Series  would bear if
they invested in a hypothetical mix of underlying  Series.  The adviser believes
the  expenses  shown  below to be a likely  approximation  of the  expenses  the
JNL/S&P  Series will incur  based on the actual mix of  underlying  Series.  The
expenses shown below include both the annual operating  expenses for the JNL/S&P
Series and the annual operating  expenses for the underlying  Series. The actual
expenses of each  JNL/S&P  Series will be based on the actual mix of  underlying
Series in which it  invests.  The  actual  expenses  may be greater or less than
those shown.

         JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Series .........................  1.20%
         JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Series .............................  1.20%
         JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Series ...........................  1.20%

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EXAMPLES. You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment,  assuming
a 5% annual return on assets:
          (a) if you surrender your contract at the end of each time period;
          (b) if you do not surrender  your  contract or if you begin  receiving
          income payments from your contract after the first year.

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Standard Death Benefit
                                                                                Time Periods
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                                                                                   1        3
                                                                                  year    years
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<S>                                                                              <C>     <C>
JNL/Alliance Growth Portfolio                                           (a)        $109    $145
                                                                        (b)          24      75
JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R)Stock Index Portfolio                (a)         110     146
                                                                        (b)          25      76
JNL/J.P. Morgan International & Emerging Markets Portfolio              (a)         111     151
                                                                        (b)          26      81
JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                   (a)         111     150
                                                                        (b)          26      80
JNL/Janus Global Equities Portfolio                                     (a)         112     151
                                                                        (b)          27      81
JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio                                   (a)         109     143
                                                                        (b)          24      73
JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Portfolio                                   (a)         103     124
                                                                        (b)          18      54
JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Portfolio                                       (a)         103     124
                                                                        (b)          18      54
JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                     (a)         103     124
                                                                        (b)          18      54
Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income Portfolio                             (a)         111     149
                                                                        (b)          26      79
Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Portfolio                                      (a)         111     151
                                                                        (b)          26      81
Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Portfolio                                    (a)         112     153
                                                                        (b)          27      83
PPM America/JNL Money Market Portfolio                                  (a)         108     140
                                                                        (b)          23      70
Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Portfolio                                 (a)         110     146
                                                                        (b)          25      76
Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond Portfolio                              (a)         110     147
                                                                        (b)          25      77
Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond Portfolio                          (a)         110     146
                                                                        (b)          25      76
T. Rowe Price/JNL International Equity Investment Portfolio             (a)         112     154
                                                                        (b)          27      84
T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio                              (a)         111     150
                                                                        (b)          26      80
JNL/First Trust The DowSM Target 10 Portfolio                           (a)         109     144
                                                                        (b)          24      74
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<CAPTION>

Optional Enhanced Death Benefit
                                                                                Time Periods
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                                                                                   1        3
                                                                                  year    years
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<S>                                                                              <C>     <C>
JNL/Alliance Growth Portfolio                                           (a)        $111    $149
                                                                        (b)          26      79
JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R)Stock Index Portfolio                (a)         111     150
                                                                        (b)          26      80
JNL/J.P. Morgan International & Emerging Markets Portfolio              (a)         113     155
                                                                        (b)          28      85
JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                   (a)         113     155
                                                                        (b)          28      85
JNL/Janus Global Equities Portfolio                                     (a)         113     156
                                                                        (b)          28      86
JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio                                   (a)         110     147
                                                                        (b)          25      77
JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Portfolio                                   (a)         104     129
                                                                        (b)          19      59
JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Portfolio                                       (a)         104     129
                                                                        (b)          19      59
JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Portfolio                                     (a)         104     129
                                                                        (b)          19      59
Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income Portfolio                             (a)         112     154
                                                                        (b)          27      84
Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Portfolio                                      (a)         113     155
                                                                        (b)          28      85
Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Portfolio                                    (a)         114     158
                                                                        (b)          29      88
PPM America/JNL Money Market Portfolio                                  (a)         109     144
                                                                        (b)          24      74
Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Portfolio                                 (a)         111     150
                                                                        (b)          26      80
Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond Portfolio                              (a)         112     152
                                                                        (b)          27      82
Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond Portfolio                          (a)         111     150
                                                                        (b)          26      80
T. Rowe Price/JNL International Equity Investment Portfolio             (a)         114     159
                                                                        (b)          29      89
T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio                              (a)         113     155
                                                                        (b)          28      85
JNL/First Trust The DowSM Target 10 Portfolio                           (a)         111     149
                                                                        (b)          26      79
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EXPLANATION OF FEE TABLE AND EXAMPLES. The purpose of the Fee Table and Examples
is to assist you in  understanding  the various costs and expenses that you will
bear directly or indirectly. The Fee Table reflects the expenses of the separate
account and the series.
Premium taxes may also apply.

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The Examples  reflect the contract  maintenance  charge which is  determined  by
dividing the total amount of such  charges  expected to be collected  during the
year by the total estimated average net assets of the investment portfolios.

A withdrawal charge is imposed on income payments which occur within one year of
the date the contract is issued.

THE EXAMPLE DOES NOT REPRESENT PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES. THE ACTUAL EXPENSES THAT
YOU INCUR MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.

FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.  You can find the following  financial  statements in the
SAI:

o    the financial  statements of Jackson  National for the year ended  December
     31, 1998

The  financial  statements of Jackson  National for the year ended  December 31,
1998 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.






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THE ANNUITY CONTRACT

The fixed and  variable  annuity  contract  offered  by  Jackson  National  is a
contract between you, the owner, and Jackson National, an insurance company. The
contract  provides a means for investing on a  tax-deferred  basis in guaranteed
accounts and  investment  portfolios.  The  contract is intended for  retirement
savings or other long-term  investment purposes and provides for a death benefit
and guaranteed income options.

The  contract,  like all deferred  annuity  contracts,  has two phases:  (1) the
accumulation  phase, and (2) the income phase.  During the  accumulation  phase,
earnings  accumulate  on a  tax-deferred  basis and are taxed as income when you
make a withdrawal.

The contract  offers  guaranteed  accounts.  The  guaranteed  accounts  offer an
interest  rate that is  guaranteed  by Jackson  National for the duration of the
guaranteed  account  period.  While your money is in a guaranteed  account,  the
interest your money earns and your principal are guaranteed by Jackson National.
The value of a guaranteed  account may be reduced if you make a withdrawal prior
to the end of the  guaranteed  account  period,  but will never be less than the
premium payments  accumulated at 3% per year. If you choose to have your annuity
payments  come from the  guaranteed  accounts,  your  payments will remain level
throughout the entire income phase.

The contract also offers investment  portfolios.  The investment  portfolios are
designed to offer a higher return than the guaranteed accounts. HOWEVER, THIS IS
NOT  GUARANTEED.  IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO LOSE YOUR MONEY. If you put money in
the  investment  portfolios,  the amount of money you are able to  accumulate in
your contract during the accumulation  phase depends upon the performance of the
investment  portfolios you select. The amount of the income payments you receive
during the income phase also will depend,  in part,  on the  performance  of the
investment portfolios you choose for the income phase.

As the owner, you can exercise all the rights under the contract. You can assign
the contract at any time before the income date,  but Jackson  National will not
be bound until it receives written notice of the assignment.

THE COMPANY

Jackson National is a stock life insurance  company  organized under the laws of
the state of Michigan in June 1961.  Its legal  domicile and principal  business
address is 5901 Executive Drive,  Lansing,  Michigan 48911.  Jackson National is
admitted  to conduct  life  insurance  and annuity  business in the  District of
Columbia  and all states  except New York.  Jackson  National  is  ultimately  a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Corporation plc (London, England).

Jackson National has  responsibility for administration of the contracts and the
Separate  Account.   We  maintain  records  of  the  name,   address,   taxpayer
identification  number and other  pertinent  information for each contract owner
and the number and type of contracts  issued to each contract owner, and records
with respect to the value of each contract.

THE GUARANTEED ACCOUNTS

If you select a  guaranteed  account,  your money  will be placed  with  Jackson
National's other assets. The guaranteed accounts are not registered with the SEC
and the SEC  does not  review  the  information  we  provide  to you  about  the
guaranteed  accounts.  Your contract contains a more complete description of the
guaranteed accounts.

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THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

The Jackson  National  Separate Account V was established by Jackson National on
September 25, 1998,  pursuant to the provisions of Michigan law, as a segregated
asset account of the company.  The separate  account  meets the  definition of a
"separate  account" under the federal securities laws and is registered with the
SEC as a unit  investment  trust under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as
amended.

The assets of the separate  account  legally belong to Jackson  National and the
obligations  under the contracts are obligations of Jackson  National.  However,
the contract assets in the separate  account are not chargeable with liabilities
arising out of any other  business  Jackson  National  may  conduct.  All of the
income,  gains and losses resulting from these assets are credited to or charged
against the contracts and not against any other contracts  Jackson  National may
issue.

The separate  account is divided into investment  portfolios.  Jackson  National
does not guarantee the  investment  performance  of the separate  account or the
investment portfolios.

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS

You can put money in any or all of the investment  portfolios;  however, you may
not allocate your money to more than eighteen investment options during the life
of your contract.  The investment  portfolios  purchase  shares of the following
series of mutual funds:

     JNL Series Trust
         JNL/Alliance Growth Series
         JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R) Stock Index Series
         JNL/J.P. Morgan International & Emerging Markets Series
         JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Series
         JNL/Janus Global Equities Series
         JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Series
         JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Series
         JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Series
         JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Series
         Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income Series
         Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Series
         Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Series
         PPM America/JNL Money Market Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond Series
         Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond Series
         T. Rowe Price/JNL International Equity Investment Series
         T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth Series

     JNL Variable Fund V LLC
         JNL/First  Trust The DowSM Target 10 Series - seeks a high total return
through a combination of capital  appreciation  and dividend income by investing
approximately equal amounts in the common stock of the ten companies included in
the Dow Jones  Industrial  AverageSM which have the highest dividend yields on a
pre-determined selection date.

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The series are described in the attached  prospectuses  for the JNL Series Trust
and the JNL Variable Fund V LLC. Jackson National Financial Services, LLC serves
as investment  adviser for all of the series. The sub-adviser for each series is
listed in the following table:

Sub-Adviser                                Series

Alliance Capital Management L.P.           JNL/Alliance Growth Series

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.     JNL/J.P. Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R)
                                             Stock Index Series
                                           JNL/J.P. Morgan International &
                                             Emerging Markets Series

Janus Capital Corporation                  JNL/Janus Aggressive Growth Series
                                           JNL/Janus Global Equities Series

Pacific Investment Management Company      JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Series

Standard & Poor's Investment
Advisory Services, Inc.                    JNL/S&P Conservative Growth Series
                                           JNL/S&P Moderate Growth Series
                                           JNL/S&P Aggressive Growth Series

Goldman Sachs Asset Management             Goldman Sachs/JNL Growth & Income
                                             Series

Lazard Asset Management                    Lazard/JNL Mid Cap Value Series
                                           Lazard/JNL Small Cap Value Series

PPM America, Inc.                          PPM America/JNL Money Market Series

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc      Salomon Brothers/JNL Balanced Series
                                           Salomon Brothers/JNL Global Bond
                                             Series
                                           Salomon Brothers/JNL High Yield Bond
                                             Series

Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc.     T. Rowe Price/JNL International
                                             Equity Investment Series

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.             T. Rowe Price/JNL Mid-Cap Growth
                                             Series

First Trust Advisors L.P.                  JNL/First Trust The DowSM Target 10
                                             Series

Depending  on  market  conditions,  you can  make or  lose  money  in any of the
investment portfolios. You should read the prospectuses for the JNL Series Trust
and  the  JNL  Variable  Fund  V  LLC  carefully  before  investing.  Additional
investment portfolios may be available in the future.

VOTING RIGHTS.  To the extent required by law, Jackson National will obtain from
you and other owners of the  contracts  instructions  as to how to vote when the
series solicits proxies in conjunction with a vote of shareholders. When Jackson
National  receives  instructions,  we will vote all the shares Jackson  National
owns in proportion to those instructions.

SUBSTITUTION.  Jackson  National  may be required to  substitute  an  investment
portfolio with another portfolio. We will not do this without the prior approval
of the SEC. Jackson National will give you notice of our intent to do this.

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CONTRACT CHARGES

There are charges and other expenses  associated  with the contracts that reduce
the return on your  investment  in the  contract.  These charges may be a lesser
amount  where  required  by state  law or as  described  below,  but will not be
increased. These charges and expenses are:

INSURANCE CHARGES. Each day Jackson National makes a deduction for its insurance
charges.  We do this as part of our calculation of the value of the accumulation
units and annuity  units.  On an annual  basis,  this charge equals 1.50% of the
daily value of the contracts invested in an investment portfolio, after expenses
have been deducted.

This  charge  is for the  mortality  risks,  expense  risks  and  administrative
expenses assumed by Jackson National.  The mortality risks that Jackson National
assumes arise from its obligations under the contracts:

o    to make income  payments  for the life of the  annuitant  during the income
     phase;
o    to waive the withdrawal charge in the event of your death; and
o    to provide  both a standard  and an  enhanced  death  benefit  prior to the
     income date.

The expense risk that Jackson  National assumes is the risk that our actual cost
of  administering  the contracts and the investment  portfolios  will exceed the
amount  that  we  receive  from  the  administration  charge  and  the  contract
maintenance charge.

OPTIONAL ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT CHARGE. If you elect the optional enhanced death
benefit  when you  purchase  your  contract,  Jackson  National  will  deduct an
optional  enhanced death benefit charge from your contract.  This charge,  on an
annual basis,  equals .15% of the daily value of your  contract  invested in the
investment portfolios.  This charge is for the mortality risks that we assume in
connection with the optional enhanced death benefit.

CONTRACT  MAINTENANCE CHARGE.  During the accumulation  phase,  Jackson National
deducts a $35 ($30 in Washington)  annual  contract  maintenance  charge on each
anniversary  of the  date on  which  your  contract  was  issued.  If you make a
complete  withdrawal from your contract,  the contract  maintenance  charge will
also be deducted. This charge is for administrative expenses.

Jackson  National  will not deduct this charge,  if when the  deduction is to be
made,  the value of your  contract  is $50,000  or more.  Jackson  National  may
discontinue this practice at any time.

TRANSFER  FEE. A transfer fee of $25 will apply to each transfer in excess of 15
in a contract  year.  Jackson  National may waive the transfer fee in connection
with  pre-authorized  automatic  transfer  programs,  or may charge a lesser fee
where required by state law.

WITHDRAWAL CHARGE.  During the accumulation phase, you can make withdrawals from
your contract.

You will incur a withdrawal charge when you withdraw:
o    premiums which have been in your contract for nine years or less.

You will not incur a withdrawal charge when you withdraw:
o    earnings;
o    10% of the value of your contract less any previous withdrawals during that
     contract year (Note:  This  withdrawal  option is available  only once each
     contract year).

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The withdrawal charge starts at 8.5% in the first year that a premium is in your
contract,  declines to 8% in the second year, and declines 1% a year  thereafter
to 0% after 9 years. The withdrawal  charge  compensates us for costs associated
with selling the contracts.

For purposes of the withdrawal  charge,  Jackson National treats  withdrawals as
coming from earnings first, then from the oldest remaining premium.  If you make
a full withdrawal,  the withdrawal charge is based on premiums  remaining in the
contract. If you withdraw only part of the value of your contract, we deduct the
withdrawal charge from the remaining value in your contract.

Note:  For tax purposes,  withdrawals  are considered to have come from the last
money into the contract. Thus, for tax purposes, earnings are considered to come
out first.

Jackson National does not assess the withdrawal  charge on any payments paid out
as (1)  income  payments  after  the first  year,  (2)  death  benefits,  or (3)
withdrawals  necessary to satisfy the minimum  distribution  requirements of the
Internal  Revenue  Code.  Withdrawals  for terminal  illness or other  specified
conditions  as defined by Jackson  National  may not be subject to a  withdrawal
charge. These provisions are not available in all states.

Jackson  National may waive the  withdrawal  charge on amounts you transfer from
your  contract to another  contract  issued by us to you.  The amounts  that you
transfer may be subject to new withdrawal  charges or other fees under the other
contract.

Jackson  National may reduce or eliminate  the amount of the  withdrawal  charge
when the contract is sold under  circumstances  which reduce its sales  expense.
Some examples are: the purchase of a contract by a large group of individuals or
an existing  relationship between Jackson National and a prospective  purchaser.
Jackson  National may not deduct a withdrawal  charge under a contract issued to
an  officer,  director,  agent or  employee  of Jackson  National  or any of its
affiliates.

OTHER  EXPENSES.  Jackson  National pays the operating  expenses of the Separate
Account.

There are  deductions  from and  expenses  paid out of the assets of the series.
These  expenses are  described in the attached  prospectuses  for the JNL Series
Trust and the JNL Variable Fund V LLC.

PREMIUM TAXES. Some states and other governmental  entities charge premium taxes
or other similar taxes. Jackson National is responsible for the payment of these
taxes and may make a deduction from the value of the contract for them.  Premium
taxes generally range from 0% to 4% depending on the state.

INCOME TAXES.  Jackson  National will make a deduction from the contract for any
income  taxes which it incurs  because of the  contract.  Currently,  we are not
making any such deduction.

DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS. Jackson National Life Distributors,  Inc., located at
401 Wilshire  Boulevard,  Suite 1200, Santa Monica,  California 90401, serves as
the distributor of the contracts. Jackson National Life Distributors,  Inc. is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson National.

Commissions  will  be paid to  broker-dealers  who  sell  the  contracts.  While
commissions may vary, they are not expected to exceed 8% of any premium payment.
Under certain circumstances,  Jackson National may pay bonuses,  overrides,  and
marketing allowances, in addition to the standard commissions.  Jackson National
may under certain  circumstances  where permitted by applicable law, pay a bonus
to a contract  purchaser to the extent the broker-dealer  waives its commission.
Jackson  National  may use any of its  corporate  assets  to  cover  the cost of
distribution, including any profit from the contract insurance charges.

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PURCHASES

MINIMUM INITIAL PREMIUM:

o    $5,000 under most circumstances
o    $2,000 for a qualified plan contract

The maximum we accept without our prior approval is $1 million.

MINIMUM ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS:

o    $500
o    $50 under the automatic payment plan

You can pay additional premiums at any time during the accumulation phase.

When you purchase a contract, Jackson National will allocate your premium to one
or more of the guaranteed  accounts  and/or the  investment  portfolios you have
selected. Your allocations must be in whole percentages ranging from 0% to 100%.
The  minimum  that  you may  allocate  to a  guaranteed  account  or  investment
portfolio is $100.  Jackson  National will allocate  additional  premiums in the
same way unless you tell us otherwise.

There may be more than eighteen investment options available under the contract;
however,  you may not  allocate  your  money to more  than  eighteen  investment
options during the life of your contract.

Jackson National will issue your contract and allocate your first premium within
2 business days after we receive your first premium and all information  that we
require  for  the  purchase  of a  contract.  If we do  not  receive  all of the
information  that  we  require,  we  will  contact  you  to  get  the  necessary
information.  If for some reason  Jackson  National  is unable to complete  this
process  within 5 business  days,  we will either  return your money or get your
permission to keep it until we receive all of the required information.

The  Jackson  National  business  day closes  when the New York  Stock  Exchange
closes, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ACCUMULATION  UNITS.  The contract value allocated to the investment  portfolios
will go up or down depending on the performance of the  portfolios.  In order to
keep  track  of the  value of your  contract,  Jackson  National  uses a unit of
measure called an accumulation unit. (An accumulation unit is similar to a share
of a mutual fund.) During the income phase it is called an annuity unit.

Every business day Jackson National determines the value of an accumulation unit
for each of the investment portfolios. This is done by:

     1.  determining  the  total  amount  of money  invested  in the  particular
investment portfolio;

     2.  subtracting  any insurance  charges,  optional  enhanced  death benefit
charge, and any other charges such as taxes;

     3. dividing this amount by the number of outstanding accumulation units.

The value of an accumulation unit may go up or down from day to day.

When you make an allocation to an investment portfolio, Jackson National credits
your contract with accumulation units. The number of accumulation units credited
is  determined at the close of Jackson  National's  business day by dividing the
amount of the premium and/or  contract  enhancement  allocated to any investment
portfolio by the value of the accumulation unit for that investment portfolio.

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CONTRACT ENHANCEMENTS

Each time you make a premium  payment,  Jackson  National will add an additional
amount to your contract. This contract enhancement will equal 4% of your premium
payment.  Jackson  National  will  allocate  the  contract  enhancement  to  the
guaranteed  accounts and/or investment  portfolios in the same proportion as the
premium payment.

You will not receive any contract  enhancement  applied to your contract  within
the prior twelve months when:

o    you return your contract within the free look period;
o    Jackson National pays a death benefit under your contract;
o    you make a partial or full withdrawal or receive a distribution; or
o    Jackson National pays a benefit under a rider or an endorsement.

Your contract value will reflect any gains or losses  attributable to a contract
enhancement described above.

Contract  enhancements,  and any  gains or  losses  attributable  to a  contract
enhancement,  distributed under your contract will be considered  earnings under
the contract for tax purposes.

TRANSFERS

You can transfer money between  guaranteed  accounts and  investment  portfolios
during the accumulation  phase.  During the income phase, you can transfer money
between investment  portfolios or from the investment portfolios to a guaranteed
option. You can make 15 transfers every contract year without charge.

TELEPHONE  TRANSACTIONS.  You may make transfers by telephone,  unless you elect
not to have this privilege.  When authorizing a transfer, you must complete your
telephone  call by the close of Jackson  National's  business day (usually  4:00
p.m. Eastern time) in order to receive that day's accumulation unit value for an
investment portfolio.

Jackson  National  has  procedures  which are  designed  to  provide  reasonable
assurance  that telephone  authorizations  are genuine.  Our procedures  include
requesting identifying information and tape recording telephone  communications.
Jackson National and its affiliates  disclaim all liability for any claim,  loss
or expense  resulting  from any alleged  error or mistake in  connection  with a
telephone transfer which was not properly authorized by you. However, if Jackson
National  fails to employ  reasonable  procedures  to ensure that all  telephone
transfers  are  properly  authorized,  we may be held  liable  for such  losses.
Jackson  National  reserves the right to modify or  discontinue  at any time and
without notice the acceptance of instructions from someone other than you and/or
the telephone transfer privilege.

ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

You can have access to the money in your contract:

o    by making either a partial or complete withdrawal, or
o    by electing to receive income payments.

Your  beneficiary  can have  access to the money in your  contract  when a death
benefit is paid.

When you make a complete withdrawal you will receive:

       1.  the value of the contract on the day you made the withdrawal;

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       2.  less any contract charges and fees;

       3. less any contract enhancements applied during the prior 12 months;

       4.  less any premium taxes or other taxes payable; and

       5. less any withdrawal charge.

Except in connection with the systematic  withdrawal program,  you must withdraw
at least  $500 or, if less,  the  entire  amount in the  guaranteed  account  or
investment portfolio from which you are making the withdrawal.

INCOME TAXES, TAX PENALTIES AND CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY TO ANY WITHDRAWAL
YOU MAKE.

There are limitations on withdrawals from a qualified  contract referred to as a
403(b) annuity. See "Taxes."

SYSTEMATIC  WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM. You can arrange to have money automatically sent
to you periodically while your contract is still in the accumulation  phase. You
will have to pay taxes on money you receive and  withdrawals you make before you
reach 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% tax penalty.

We  reserve  the  right to  charge  a fee for  participation  or to  discontinue
offering this program in the future.

SUSPENSION  OF  WITHDRAWALS  OR TRANSFERS.  Jackson  National may be required to
suspend or delay withdrawals or transfers from an investment portfolio when:

o    the New York Stock  Exchange is closed  (other than  customary  weekend and
     holiday closings);
o    trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;
o    an emergency exists so that it is not reasonably  practicable to dispose of
     shares of the  investment  portfolios  or  determine  investment  portfolio
     values;
o    the SEC, by order, may permit for the protection of owners.

Jackson  National has reserved  the right to defer  payment for a withdrawal  or
transfer from the guaranteed  accounts for the period  permitted by law, but not
more than six months.

INCOME PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)

The income  phase occurs when you begin  receiving  regular  payments  from your
contract.  The income date is the month and year in which those payments  begin.
You can choose the income date and an income option.

INCOME  DATE.  The income date must be at least one year after your  contract is
issued.  The  income  date may not be later  than  your  90th  birthday  under a
non-qualified  contract  (or an  earlier  date  under a  qualified  contract  if
required by the qualified  plan,  law, or  regulation).  If you do not choose an
income date,  the income date will be your 90th birthday  under a  non-qualified
contract  (or an earlier  date under a  qualified  contract  if  required by the
qualified plan, law, or regulation).  You can change the income date at any time
before the income date currently in effect. You must give us 7 days notice.

INCOME  OPTIONS.  You may elect to  receive a single sum or you may elect one of
the income options  described  below. A single sum distribution may be deemed to
be a withdrawal.  If you do not choose an income option, we will assume that you
selected  Option 3, which  provides a life annuity with 120 months of guaranteed
payments.  You can change your income option at any time before the income date.
You must give us 7 days notice.

The annuitant is the person whose life we look to when we make income  payments.
(Each  description  assumes that you are the owner and annuitant.) The following
income options may not be available in all states.

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     Option 1 - Life Income.  This income option provides  monthly  payments for
your life.

     Option 2 - Joint and Survivor Annuity.  This income option provides monthly
payments for your life and for the life of another person  (usually your spouse)
selected by you. At the time you elect this option,  you may choose  whether the
payments to the  survivor  will  continue at the full rate or at  two-thirds  or
one-half of the full rate.

     Option 3 - Life Annuity With 120 or 240 Monthly Payments  Guaranteed.  This
income option  provides  monthly  payments for the  annuitant's  life,  but with
payments  continuing to your beneficiary for the remainder of 10 or 20 years (as
you select) if the annuitant dies before the end of the selected period.

     Option 4 - Income for a  Specified  Period.  This  income  option  provides
monthly payments for any number of years from 5 to 30.

     Additional  Options - Other income options may be made available by Jackson
National.

If you choose  Option 1, 2 or 3, you cannot make a withdrawal  during the income
phase.

INCOME  PAYMENTS.  At the income date, you can choose whether payments will come
from the guaranteed accounts, the investment portfolios or both. Unless you tell
us otherwise,  your income payments will be based on the investment  allocations
that were in place on the income date.

You can choose to have income payments made monthly,  quarterly,  semi-annually,
or  annually.  However,  if you have less than $5,000 to apply  toward an income
option and state law  permits,  Jackson  National  may provide your payment in a
single lump sum.  Likewise,  if your first income payment would be less than $50
and state law permits,  Jackson  National  may set the  frequency of payments so
that the first payment would be at least $50.

Income Payments from Investment Portfolios. If you choose to have any portion of
your income payments come from the investment portfolio(s), the dollar amount of
your payment will depend upon three things:

     1. the value of your contract in the investment  portfolio(s) on the income
date;

     2.  the 3%  assumed  investment  rate  used in the  annuity  table  for the
contract; and

     3. the performance of the investment portfolios you selected.

Jackson  National  calculates the dollar amount of the first income payment that
you receive from the investment portfolios. We then use that amount to determine
the number of  annuity  units that you hold in each  investment  portfolio.  The
amount of each subsequent income payment is determined by multiplying the number
of annuity  units that you hold in an  investment  portfolio by the annuity unit
value for that investment portfolio.

The number of annuity units that you hold in each investment  portfolio does not
change  unless  you   reallocate   your  contract  value  among  the  investment
portfolios.  The annuity unit value of each investment portfolio will vary based
on  the  investment   performance  of  the  series.  If  the  actual  investment
performance  exactly  matches the assumed rate at all times,  the amount of each
income payment will remain equal. If the actual investment  performance  exceeds
the assumed rate, your income payments will increase.  Similarly,  if the actual
investment  performance is less than the assumed rate, your income payments will
decrease.

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DEATH BENEFIT

The  contract  offers a selection  of death  benefits.  When you  purchase  your
contract,  you must elect the death  benefit that will be  available  before the
income date. You may elect:

o    the standard death benefit; or
o    the optional enhanced death benefit.

You cannot change your election  after we have issued your  contract.  The death
benefit is calculated as of the date we receive  complete  claim forms and proof
of death from the beneficiary of record. The death benefit amount remains in the
separate account and/or the guaranteed account until distribution  begins.  From
the time the death benefit is determined  until complete  distribution  is made,
any amount in the separate  account will be subject to investment risk, which is
borne by the beneficiary.

DEATH OF OWNER  BEFORE THE INCOME DATE.  If you die before  moving to the income
phase,  the  person you have  chosen as your  beneficiary  will  receive a death
benefit.  If you have a joint  owner,  the death  benefit  will be paid when the
first  joint  owner  dies.  The  surviving  joint  owner  will be treated as the
beneficiary.  Any other  beneficiary  designated will be treated as a contingent
beneficiary.  A contingent beneficiary is entitled to receive payment only after
the beneficiary dies.

     Standard Death Benefit.  The standard death benefit equals the greater of:

       1.  current contract value;

       2.  the total premiums paid prior to your death;

           a.   less withdrawals,

           b.   less withdrawal charges,

           c.   less contract charges and fees, and

           d.   less premium taxes.

     Optional  Enhanced  Death Benefit.  The optional  enhanced death benefit is
equal to the greatest of:

       1.  the standard death benefit;

       2.  the total premiums paid prior to your death;

           a.   less withdrawals,

           b.   less withdrawal charges,

           c.   less contract charges and fees, and

           d.   less premium taxes,

     compounded at 5% (4% if the owner is age 70 or older at the date of issue).

       3.  the contract value at the end of the 7th contract year;

           a.   plus all premiums made since the 7th year,

           b.   less withdrawals,

           c.   less withdrawal charges,

           d.   less contract charges and fees, and

           e.   less premium taxes,

     compounded at 5% (4% if the owner is age 70 or older at the date of issue).

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Any contract  enhancement based on any premium payment received within 12 months
prior to the  death of the owner or  annuitant  (when the owner is not a natural
person) will be deducted from the death  benefit  payable to the extent that the
death  benefit  payable is greater than the minimum  death  benefit (in no event
will the contract owner receive less than the minimum death benefit).

The  optional  enhanced  death  benefit  under 2 or 3 will never  exceed 250% of
premiums paid, less partial withdrawals,  charges and fees,  withdrawal charges,
and premium taxes.

The entire death benefit must be paid within 5 years of the date of death unless
the beneficiary elects to have the death benefit payable under an income option.
The  death  benefit  payable  under  an  income  option  must be paid  over  the
beneficiary's  lifetime or for a period not extending  beyond the  beneficiary's
life  expectancy.  Payments  must  begin  within  one year of the date of death.
Unless the beneficiary chooses to receive the death benefit in a single sum, the
beneficiary  must elect an income option within the 60 day period beginning with
the date Jackson National receives proof of death. If the beneficiary chooses to
receive the death benefit in a single sum and all the necessary requirements are
met,  Jackson  National  will  pay the  death  benefit  within  7  days.  If the
beneficiary is your spouse, he/she can continue the contract in his/her own name
at the then current contract value.

DEATH OF OWNER ON OR AFTER THE INCOME  DATE.  If you or a joint  owner die on or
after the income date,  and you are not the  annuitant,  any remaining  payments
under the income  option  elected will continue at least as rapidly as under the
method  of  distribution  in  effect  at the  date of  death.  If you  die,  the
beneficiary  becomes the owner.  If the joint owner dies,  the  surviving  joint
owner,  if any,  will  be the  designated  beneficiary.  Any  other  beneficiary
designation  on  record at the time of death  will be  treated  as a  contingent
beneficiary.  A contingent beneficiary is entitled to receive payment only after
the beneficiary dies.

DEATH OF ANNUITANT  BEFORE THE INCOME DATE.  If the annuitant is not an owner or
joint owner and the  annuitant  dies before the income date,  you become the new
annuitant.  You  may  name  a  new  annuitant,  subject  to  our  administrative
requirements.  However,  if the owner is a non-natural  person (for  example,  a
corporation),  then the death of the  annuitant  will be treated as the death of
the owner, and a new annuitant may not be named.

DEATH OF  ANNUITANT  ON OR AFTER THE INCOME DATE.  If the  annuitant  dies on or
after the income date,  any  remaining  payments  will be as provided for in the
income option selected.  Any remaining payments will be paid at least as rapidly
as under the method of distribution in effect at the annuitant's death.

TAXES

THE  FOLLOWING IS GENERAL  INFORMATION  AND IS NOT INTENDED AS TAX ADVICE TO ANY
INDIVIDUAL.  YOU  SHOULD  CONSULT  YOUR OWN TAX  ADVISER.  A FURTHER  DISCUSSION
REGARDING TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE SAI.

The  Internal  Revenue  Code (Code)  provides  that you will not be taxed on the
earnings  on the money held in your  contract  until you take money out (this is
referred to as  tax-deferral).  There are different  rules as to how you will be
taxed  depending on how you take the money out and the type of contract you have
(non-qualified or qualified).

NON-QUALIFIED  CONTRACTS - GENERAL TAXATION.  You will not be taxed on increases
in the value of your contract until a distribution (either as a withdrawal or as
an  income  payment)  occurs.  When you make a  withdrawal  you are taxed on the
amount of the withdrawal  that is earnings.  For income  payments,  a portion of
each income  payment is treated as a partial return of your premium and will not
be taxed.  The  remaining  portion  of the  income  payment  will be  treated as
ordinary  income.  How  the  income  payment  is  divided  between  taxable  and
non-taxable  portions  depends on the  period  over which  income  payments  are
expected to be made.  Income  payments  received  after you have received all of
your premium are treated as income.

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If a non-qualified contract is owned by a non-natural person (e.g.,  corporation
or certain  other  entities  other than a trust holding the contract as an agent
for a natural person),  the contract will generally not be treated as an annuity
for tax purposes.

QUALIFIED  AND  NON-QUALIFIED  CONTRACTS.  If you  purchase  the  contract as an
individual  and not under any pension plan,  specially  sponsored  program or an
individual  retirement annuity,  your contract is referred to as a non-qualified
contract.

If you purchase the contract under a pension plan,  specially sponsored program,
or an individual retirement annuity, your contract is referred to as a qualified
contract.  Examples of qualified contracts are: Individual  Retirement Annuities
(IRAs), Tax-Sheltered Annuities (sometimes referred to as 403(b) contracts), and
pension and profit-sharing plans, which include 401(k) plans and H.R. 10 Plans.

WITHDRAWALS  -  NON-QUALIFIED  CONTRACTS.  If you make a  withdrawal  from  your
contract,  the Code treats the withdrawal as first coming from earnings and then
from your premium payments. Withdrawn earnings are includible in income.

The Code also provides that any amount received under an annuity  contract which
is included in income may be subject to a 10% penalty.  Some withdrawals will be
exempt from the  penalty.  They  include any  amounts:  (1) paid on or after the
taxpayer  reaches age 59 1/2;  (2) paid after you die;  (3) paid if the taxpayer
becomes  totally  disabled (as that term is defined in the Code);  (4) paid in a
series of  substantially  equal payments made annually (or more  frequently) for
life or life expectancy;  (5) paid under an immediate annuity; or (6) which come
from premiums made prior to August 14, 1982.

WITHDRAWALS - QUALIFIED CONTRACTS. There are special rules that govern qualified
contracts. We have provided an additional discussion in the SAI.

WITHDRAWALS - TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES. The Code limits the withdrawal of amounts
attributable to purchase  payments made under a salary reduction  agreement from
Tax-Sheltered Annuities. Withdrawals can only be made when an owner: (1) reaches
age 59 1/2; (2) leaves his/her job; (3) dies; (4) becomes disabled (as that term
is defined in the Code); or (5) in the case of hardship. However, in the case of
hardship, the owner can only withdraw the premium and not any earnings.

WITHDRAWALS - ROTH IRAS. Beginning in 1998,  individuals may purchase a new type
of non-deductible  IRA, known as a Roth IRA.  Qualified  distributions from Roth
IRAs are entirely  federal  income tax free. A qualified  distribution  requires
that the  individual  has held the Roth  IRA for at least  five  years  and,  in
addition,  that the distribution is made either after the individual reaches age
59 1/2, on account of the  individual's  death or  disability,  or as  qualified
first-time  home  purchase,   subject  to  $10,000  lifetime  maximum,  for  the
individual, or for a spouse, child, grandchild, or ancestor.

WITHDRAWALS - INVESTMENT ADVISER FEES. The Internal Revenue Service has, through
a series of Private Letter Rulings,  held that the payment of investment adviser
fees  from  an IRA or a  Tax-Sheltered  Annuity  is  permissible  under  certain
circumstances and will not be considered a distribution for income tax purposes.
The Rulings  require that in order to receive this favorable tax treatment,  the
annuity contract must, under a written agreement,  be solely liable (not jointly
with the  contract  owner)  for  payment of the  adviser's  fee and the fee must
actually be paid from the  annuity  contract to the  adviser.  Withdrawals  from
non-qualified  contracts  for the  payment of  investment  adviser  fees will be
considered taxable distributions from the contract.

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DEATH  BENEFITS.  Any death  benefits paid under the contract are taxable to the
beneficiary.  The rules  governing  the  taxation  of  payments  from an annuity
contract,  as discussed above,  generally apply to the payment of death benefits
and depend on whether  the death  benefits  are paid as a lump sum or as annuity
payments. Estate taxes may also apply.

RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE TEXAS OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM (ORP). Contracts issued
to   participants  in  ORP  contain   restrictions   required  under  the  Texas
Administrative Code. In accordance with those restrictions, a participant in ORP
will  not  be  permitted  to  make  withdrawals  prior  to  such   participant's
retirement,  death,  attainment of age 70 1/2 or  termination of employment in a
Texas public institution of higher education.  The restrictions on withdrawal do
not apply in the event a  participant  in ORP  transfers  the contract  value to
another approved contract or vendor during the period of ORP participation.

ASSIGNMENT.  An  assignment  may be a taxable  event.  If the contract is issued
pursuant to a qualified plan, there may be limitations on your ability to assign
the contract.

DIVERSIFICATION.  The  Code  provides  that  the  underlying  investments  for a
variable annuity must satisfy certain  diversification  requirements in order to
be treated as an annuity contract. Jackson National believes that the underlying
investments are being managed so as to comply with these requirements.

OWNER CONTROL.  Neither the Code nor the Internal  Revenue  Service  Regulations
issued to date provide guidance as to the circumstances under which you, because
of the degree of control you exercise over the underlying  investments,  and not
Jackson  National  would be considered the owner of the shares of the investment
portfolios.  If you are considered to be the owner of the shares, it will result
in the loss of the favorable tax treatment for the contract.

It is  unknown  to  what  extent  owners  are  permitted  to  select  investment
portfolios,  to make transfers among the investment portfolios or the number and
type of investment  portfolios  owners may select from without being  considered
the owner of the shares.

Furthermore,  under the Contract you may invest in the JNL/First Trust The DowSM
Target 10 Series of the JNL Variable Fund V LLC (Target Series).

The investment strategy employed by the Target Series involves the purchase on a
pre-determined  selection  date of the  common  stock  of a  limited  number  of
companies meeting certain  criteria.  Such criteria consist of pre-set objective
standards  such  as  highest   dividend  yield,   price  per  share  and  market
capitalization.  A pre-set  number of stocks  meeting  such  criteria  (ten) are
purchased in equal  amounts.  The Target Series will purchase and sell stocks on
an on-going basis according to the pre-set criteria and percentage relationships
and will generally follow a buy and hold strategy.  (See the JNL Variable Fund V
LLC prospectus.)

It is unknown what level of investment management must be exercised by a manager
of the Target Series and what amount of investment diversification of the Target
Series is required in order to preclude the existence of an  unacceptable  level
of owner  control.  As  discussed  above,  if you are deemed to possess too much
control over the assets of the separate account, the Contract would not be given
tax-deferred  treatment  and  therefore  the earnings  allocable to the Contract
would be subject to federal income tax prior to receipt by you.

If any guidance is provided by the Internal  Revenue Service which is considered
a new  position,  then the guidance  would  generally be applied  prospectively.
However,  if such  guidance is considered  not to be a new  position,  it may be
applied  retroactively.  This would mean that you, as the owner of the contract,
could  be  treated  as  the  owner  of  the  investment  portfolios.  Due to the
uncertainty  in this area,  Jackson  National  reserves  the right to modify the
contract in an attempt to maintain favorable tax treatment.

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OTHER INFORMATION

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING. You can arrange to automatically have a regular amount of
money   periodically   transferred   into  the   investment   portfolios.   This
theoretically  gives you a lower  average cost per unit over time than you would
receive if you made a one time purchase. Certain restrictions may apply.

Jackson National does not currently charge for participation in this program. We
may do so in the future.

REBALANCING.  You can arrange to have Jackson National automatically  reallocate
money between investment portfolios periodically to keep the blend you select.

Jackson National does not currently charge for participation in this program. We
may do so in the future.

FREE LOOK. If you cancel the contract  within twenty days after receiving it (or
whatever  period is required in your state),  Jackson  National  will return the
amount  your  contract  is worth on the day we receive  your  request,  less any
contract  enhancements.  This may be more or less than your original payment. If
required by law, Jackson National will return your premium.

ADVERTISING.  From time to time, Jackson National may advertise several types of
performance for the investment portfolios.

o    Total  return is the  overall  change in the value of an  investment  in an
     investment portfolio over a given period of time.
     o    Standardized  average  annual total return is calculated in accordance
          with SEC guidelines.
     o    Non-standardized  total  return  may be for  periods  other than those
          required or may  otherwise  differ from  standardized  average  annual
          total return.  For example,  if a series has been in existence  longer
          than  the   investment   portfolio,   we  may  show   non-standardized
          performance  for  periods  that  begin  on the  inception  date of the
          series, rather than the inception date of the investment portfolio.
o    Yield refers to the income  generated by an investment  over a given period
     of time.

Performance will be calculated by determining the percentage change in the value
of an accumulation unit by dividing the increase (decrease) for that unit by the
value of the accumulation unit at the beginning of the period.  Performance will
reflect the deduction of the insurance  charges and may reflect the deduction of
the contract  maintenance  charge and  withdrawal  charge.  The deduction of the
contract  maintenance  and/or the withdrawal  charge would reduce the percentage
increase or make greater any percentage decrease.

MARKET TIMING AND ASSET ALLOCATION SERVICES.  Market timing and asset allocation
services must comply with Jackson National's  administrative  systems, rules and
procedures.

MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT. Only the President,  Vice President,  Secretary or
Assistant  Secretary  of  Jackson  National  may  approve a change to or waive a
provision  of the  contract.  Any change or waiver must be in  writing.  Jackson
National may change the terms of the contract in order to comply with changes in
applicable law, or otherwise as deemed necessary by Jackson National.

YEAR 2000 MATTERS.  Jackson  National  initiated a project in 1994 to review and
analyze its computer systems to determine if they are Year 2000 compatible. This
project  includes a written plan which provides for a process which ensures that
when  a  particular  system,  or  software  application,  is  determined  to  be
"non-compliant"   the   proper   steps  are  in  place  to  either   remedy  the
"non-compliance" or cease using the particular system or software.

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Jackson  National's  plan  provides for an  inventory  of all critical  computer
systems,  testing of such systems and  resolution  of Year 2000 issues.  Jackson
National anticipates that all compliance issues will be resolved by December 31,
1999.

As of the date of this  Prospectus,  Jackson  National has  identified  and made
available what it believes are the  appropriate  resources of hardware,  people,
and dollars to ensure that the plan will be completed.

Jackson  National will not  conclusively  know the success of its plan until the
Year 2000.  Even with  appropriate  and  diligent  pursuit  of a  well-conceived
response  plan,  including  testing  procedures,  there is no certainty that any
company will achieve complete success.  Further,  Jackson  National's ability to
function  unaffected  to and through the Year 2000 may be adversely  affected by
actions (or inactions) of third parties beyond its knowledge or control.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  There are no material legal proceedings, other than ordinary
routine  litigation  incidental to the business,  to which Jackson National Life
Insurance  Company,  Jackson National Life  Distributors,  Inc., and the Jackson
National Separate Account V are parties.

QUESTIONS.  If you have questions about your contract,  you may call or write to
us at:

o    Jackson  National Life Annuity  Service Center:  (800)  766-4683,  P.O. Box
     378002, Denver, Colorado 80237-8002
o    Institutional  Marketing  Group Service Center:  (800)  777-7779,  P.O. Box
     30386, Lansing, Michigan 48909-9692.


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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
                    THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

General Information and History ........................................... 2

Services .................................................................. 2

Purchase of Securities Being Offered ...................................... 3

Underwriters .............................................................. 3

Calculation of Performance ................................................ 3

Additional Tax Information ................................................ 5

Income Payments; Net Investment Factor ....................................13

Financial Statements ......................................................15


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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                                NOVEMBER 23, 1999



            INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
                ISSUED BY THE JACKSON NATIONAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT V
                   OF JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY



This  Statement  of  Additional  Information  is not a  prospectus.  It contains
information  in addition to and more detailed  than set forth in the  Prospectus
and should be read in conjunction  with the Prospectus  dated November 23, 1999.
The Prospectus may be obtained from Jackson  National Life Insurance  Company by
writing   P.  O.  Box   378002,   Denver,   Colorado   80237-8002,   or  calling
1-800-766-4683.



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                          PAGE

General Information and History..............................................2
Services.....................................................................2
Purchase of Securities Being Offered.........................................3
Underwriters.................................................................3
Calculation of Performance...................................................3
Additional Tax Information...................................................5
Income Payments; Net Investment Factor .....................................13
Financial Statements .......................................................15




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GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

Jackson National Separate Account V (Separate Account) is a separate  investment
account of Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson  National).  Jackson
National is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Brooke Life Insurance Company,  and is
ultimately a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of Prudential  Corporation  plc,  London,
England, a life insurance company in the United Kingdom.

The JNL/J.P.  Morgan Enhanced S&P 500(R) Stock Index Portfolio is not sponsored,
endorsed,  sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's,  a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies,  Inc.  (S&P).  S&P makes no  representation  or warranty,  express or
implied,  to the owners of the  Portfolio or any member of public  regarding the
advisability   of  investing  in  securities   generally  or  in  the  Portfolio
particularly  or the ability of the S&P 500 Index to track  general stock market
performance. S&P's only relationship to the Licensee is the licensing of certain
trademarks and trade names of S&P and of the S&P 500 Index which are determined,
composed and  calculated by S&P without regard to the Licensee or the Portfolio.
S&P has no  obligation  to take the needs of the  Licensee  or the owners of the
Portfolio into  consideration  in determining,  composing or calculating the S&P
500  Index.  S&P  is  not  responsible  for  and  has  not  participated  in the
determination  of the prices and  amount of the  Portfolio  or the timing of the
issuance or sale of the Portfolio or in the  determination or calculation of the
equation  by which  the  Portfolio  is to be  converted  into  cash.  S&P has no
obligation  or liability in  connection  with the  administration,  marketing or
trading of the Portfolio.

S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500 INDEX
OR ANY DATA  INCLUDED  THEREIN AND S&P SHALL HAVE NO  LIABILITY  FOR ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO WARRANTY,  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE,  OWNERS OF THE PORTFOLIO, OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P 500 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.
S&P  MAKES NO  EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED  WARRANTIES,  AND  EXPRESSLY  DISCLAIMS  ALL
WARRANTIES OF  MERCHANTABILITY  OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  PURPOSE OR USE WITH
RESPECT TO THE S&P 500 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.  WITHOUT LIMITING ANY
OF THE  FOREGOING,  IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P HAVE ANY  LIABILITY  FOR ANY  SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE,  INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS),  EVEN IF
NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

SERVICES

Jackson  National is the  custodian of the assets of the Separate  Account.  The
custodian  has  custody of all cash of the  Separate  Account and attends to the
collection of proceeds of shares of the underlying  funds bought and sold by the
Separate Account.

PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP, 200 East Randolph Drive,  Chicago,  Illinois 60601,
audited and  reported on the enclosed  Jackson  National  financial  statements.
Effective October 15, 1999, KPMG LLP, 303 East Wacker Drive,  Chicago,  Illinois
60601,    assumed    certain   audit    functions    previously    provided   by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer,  P.C. of Westport,  Connecticut has provided advice
on certain  matters  relating to the federal  securities  and income tax laws in
connection with the contracts described in the Prospectus.

PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED

The  contracts  will be sold by licensed  insurance  agents in states  where the
contracts may be lawfully sold. The agents will be registered representatives of
broker-dealers that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD).

UNDERWRITERS

The contracts are offered  continuously  and are distributed by Jackson National
Life  Distributors,  Inc.  (JNLD),  401 Wilshire  Boulevard,  Suite 1200,  Santa
Monica, California 90401. JNLD is a subsidiary of Jackson National.

CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE

When Jackson National advertises performance for an investment portfolio (except
the PPM  America/JNL  Money Market  Portfolio),  we will include  quotations  of
standardized   average  annual  total  return  to  facilitate   comparison  with
standardized  average annual total return  advertised by other variable  annuity
separate  accounts.  Standardized  average annual total return for an investment
portfolio  will be shown  for  periods  beginning  on the  date  the  investment
portfolio  first  invested  in  the  corresponding  series.  We  will  calculate
standardized  average  annual  total return  according  to the standard  methods
prescribed by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Standardized  average annual total return for a specific period is calculated by
taking a  hypothetical  $1,000  investment  in an  investment  portfolio  at the
offering on the first day of the period  ("initial  investment"),  and computing
the ending redeemable value  ("redeemable  value") of that investment at the end
of the period.  The redeemable  value is then divided by the initial  investment
and  expressed as a percentage,  carried to at least the nearest  hundredth of a
percent. Standardized average annual total return is annualized and reflects the
deduction of the  insurance  charges and the contract  maintenance  charge.  The
redeemable  value also reflects the effect of any applicable  withdrawal  charge
that may be imposed at the end of the period.  No  deduction is made for premium
taxes which may be assessed by certain states.

Jackson   National   may   also   advertise   non-standardized   total   return.
Non-standardized total return may be for periods other than those required to be
presented or may otherwise differ from standardized average annual total return.
Because  the  contract is designed  for long term  investment,  non-standardized
total return that does not reflect the  deduction of any  applicable  withdrawal
charge may be  advertised.  Reflecting  the deduction of the  withdrawal  charge
decreases the level of performance advertised. Non-standardized total return may
also assume a larger initial investment which more closely approximates the size
of a typical contract.

Standardized  average annual total return quotations will be current to the last
day of the calendar  quarter  preceding  the date on which an  advertisement  is

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submitted  for  publication.  Both  standardized  average  annual  total  return
quotations and non-standardized total return quotations will be based on rolling
calendar  quarters and will cover at least periods of one,  five, and ten years,
or a period covering the time the investment portfolio has been in existence, if
it  has  not  been  in  existence  for  one of the  prescribed  periods.  If the
corresponding  series  has been in  existence  for  longer  than the  investment
portfolio, the non-standardized total return quotations will show the investment
performance  the  investment  portfolio  would  have  achieved  (reduced  by the
applicable  charges)  had it been  held in the  series  for the  period  quoted.
Standardized average annual total return is not available for periods before the
investment portfolio was in existence.

Quotations  of  standardized  average  annual total return and  non-standardized
total  return  are  based  upon  historical  earnings  and will  fluctuate.  Any
quotation  of  performance  should  not be  considered  a  guarantee  of  future
performance.  Factors  affecting the  performance  of a series  include  general
market  conditions,  operating  expenses and investment  management.  An owner's
withdrawal  value upon surrender of a contract may be more or less than original
cost.

Jackson National may advertise the current  annualized yield for a 30-day period
for an investment  portfolio.  The annualized  yield of an investment  portfolio
refers to the income  generated  by the  investment  portfolio  over a specified
30-day  period.  Because  this yield is  annualized,  the yield  generated by an
investment  portfolio  during the 30-day period is assumed to be generated  each
30-day period.  The yield is computed by dividing the net investment  income per
accumulation unit earned during the period by the price per unit on the last day
of the period, according to the following formula:

                   a-b   6
YIELD   =       2[(---+1)  -1]
                   cd


Where:

      a          =      net  investment  income  earned during the
                        period by the Series  attributable to shares
                        owned by the investment portfolio.
      b          =      expenses  for  the  investment  portfolio
                        accrued    for    the    period    (net   of
                        reimbursements).
      c          =      the average  daily number of  accumulation
                        units outstanding during the period.
      d          =      the   maximum    offering    price   per
                        accumulation  unit  on the  last  day of the
                        period.

Net investment income will be determined in accordance with rules established by
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Accrued  expenses  will include all
recurring fees that are charged to all contracts.

Because of the charges and deductions imposed by the Separate Account, the yield
for an investment  portfolio will be lower than the yield for the  corresponding
series.  The yield on amounts held in the  investment  portfolios  normally will
fluctuate over time. Therefore,  the disclosed yield for any given period is not
an  indication  or  representation  of  future  yields  or rates of  return.  An
investment portfolio's actual yield will be affected by the types and quality of
portfolio securities held by the series and the series operating expenses.

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Any current yield  quotations  of the PPM  America/JNL  Money Market  Portfolio,
subject  to Rule 482 of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  will  consist  of a seven
calendar day historical  yield,  carried at least to the nearest  hundredth of a
percent.  We may  advertise  yield for the  Portfolio  based on  different  time
periods,  but we will accompany it with a yield  quotation  based on a seven day
calendar  period.  The PPM America/JNL  Money Market  Portfolio's  yield will be
calculated by determining the net change,  exclusive of capital changes,  in the
value  of  a  hypothetical   pre-existing   account  having  a  balance  of  one
accumulation   unit  at  the  beginning  of  the  base  period,   subtracting  a
hypothetical charge reflecting  deductions from contracts,  and dividing the net
change in  account  value by the value of the  account at the  beginning  of the
period to obtain a base period return and  multiplying the base period return by
(365/7).  The PPM  America/JNL  Money  Market  Portfolio's  effective  yield  is
computed  similarly  but  includes  the  effect  of  assumed  compounding  on an
annualized basis of the current yield quotations of the Portfolio.

The PPM  America/JNL  Money Market  Portfolio's  yield and effective  yield will
fluctuate  daily.  Actual  yields  will  depend on  factors  such as the type of
instruments in the series'  portfolio,  portfolio  quality and average maturity,
changes in interest  rates,  and the series'  expenses.  Although the investment
portfolio  determines its yield on the basis of a seven calendar day period,  it
may use a different  time period on  occasion.  The yield quotes may reflect the
expense  limitations  described  in  the  series'  Prospectus  or  Statement  of
Additional  Information.  There is no  assurance  that the yields  quoted on any
given  occasion  will be  maintained  for any  period  of time  and  there is no
guarantee  that the net asset  values will remain  constant.  It should be noted
that neither a contract owner's  investment in the PPM America/JNL  Money Market
Portfolio nor that  Portfolio's  investment in the PPM America/JNL  Money Market
Series, is guaranteed or insured.  Yields of other money market funds may not be
comparable if a different base or another method of calculation is used.

ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION

NOTE: INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ADVICE OF A
PERSONAL TAX ADVISER. JACKSON NATIONAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE REGARDING THE
TAX  STATUS  OF  ANY  CONTRACT  OR  ANY  TRANSACTION  INVOLVING  THE  CONTRACTS.
PURCHASERS  BEAR THE  COMPLETE  RISK THAT THE  CONTRACTS  MAY NOT BE  TREATED AS
"ANNUITY  CONTRACTS"  UNDER  FEDERAL  INCOME  TAX LAWS.  IT  SHOULD  BE  FURTHER
UNDERSTOOD  THAT THE  FOLLOWING  DISCUSSION IS NOT  EXHAUSTIVE  AND THAT SPECIAL
RULES NOT DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MAY BE APPLICABLE IN CERTAIN  SITUATIONS.
MOREOVER, NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CONSIDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE OR OTHER TAX
LAWS.

General

Section  72 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code"),
governs  taxation of annuities in general.  An individual  owner is not taxed on
increases in the value of a contract until  distribution  occurs,  either in the
form of a withdrawal or as annuity  payments under the annuity  option  elected.
For a withdrawal  received as a total  surrender  (total  redemption  or a death
benefit),  the recipient is taxed on the portion of the payment that exceeds the

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cost basis of the  contract.  For a payment  received  as a partial  withdrawal,
federal tax  liability is  determined  on a last-in,  first-out  basis,  meaning
taxable income is withdrawn  before the cost basis of the contract is withdrawn.
For contracts issued in connection with  non-qualified  plans, the cost basis is
generally the premiums,  while for contracts issued in connection with qualified
plans there may be no cost basis.  The taxable  portion of a withdrawal is taxed
at ordinary income tax rates. Tax penalties may also apply.

For annuity payments, a portion of each payment in excess of an exclusion amount
is includable in taxable  income.  The exclusion  amount for payments based on a
fixed annuity option is determined by multiplying  the payment by the ratio that
the cost  basis of the  contract  (adjusted  for any  period  certain  or refund
feature) bears to the expected return under the contract.  The exclusion  amount
for payments  based on a variable  annuity  option is determined by dividing the
cost basis of the contract (adjusted for any period certain or refund guarantee)
by the number of years over which the annuity is  expected to be paid.  Payments
received after the investment in the contract has been recovered  (i.e. when the
total of the excludable amounts equals the investment in the contract) are fully
taxable.  The taxable portion is taxed at ordinary income tax rates. For certain
types of qualified  plans there may be no cost basis in the contract  within the
meaning of Section 72 of the Code.  Owners,  annuitants and beneficiaries  under
the contracts should seek competent  financial advice about the tax consequences
of distributions.

Jackson  National  is taxed as a life  insurance  company  under the  Code.  For
federal income tax purposes,  the Separate Account is not a separate entity from
Jackson National and its operations form a part of Jackson National.

Withholding Tax on Distributions

The  Code  generally  requires  Jackson  National  (or,  in some  cases,  a plan
administrator)  to withhold tax on the taxable  portion of any  distribution  or
withdrawal from a contract. For "eligible rollover distributions" from contracts
issued under certain types of qualified plans,  20% of the distribution  must be
withheld,  unless the payee  elects to have the  distribution  "rolled  over" to
another  eligible plan in a direct  transfer.  This requirement is mandatory and
cannot be waived by the owner.

An "eligible  rollover  distribution"  is the estimated  taxable  portion of any
amount received by a covered employee from a plan qualified under Section 401(a)
or 403(a) of the Code, or from a tax sheltered  annuity  qualified under Section
403(b) of the Code  (other  than (1) a series  of  substantially  equal  annuity
payments for the life (or life  expectancy) of the employee,  or joint lives (or
joint life expectancies) of the employee, and his or her designated beneficiary,
or for a  specified  period  of ten  years or more;  (2)  minimum  distributions
required to be made under the Code;  and (3) hardship  withdrawals).  Failure to
"rollover" the entire amount of an eligible rollover distribution  (including an
amount equal to the 20% portion of the  distribution  that was  withheld)  could
have adverse tax  consequences,  including  the  imposition  of a penalty tax on
premature withdrawals, described later in this section.

Withdrawals  or  distributions  from a  contract  other than  eligible  rollover
distributions  are also subject to withholding on the estimated  taxable portion
of the  distribution,  but the  owner  may  elect in such  cases  to  waive  the
withholding requirement.  If not waived, withholding is imposed (1) for periodic
payments,  at the rate that would be imposed if the payments were wages,  or (2)

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for  other  distributions,  at the  rate of  10%.  If no  withholding  exemption
certificate is in effect for the payee,  the rate under (1) above is computed by
treating the payee as a married individual claiming 3 withholding exemptions.

Generally,  the amount of any payment of interest to a non-resident alien of the
United  States  shall be subject to  withholding  of a tax equal to thirty (30%)
percent of such amount or, if applicable, a lower treaty rate. A payment may not
be subject to withholding where the recipient sufficiently establishes that such
payment  is  effectively  connected  to the  recipient's  conduct  of a trade or
business in the United States and such payment is included in recipient's  gross
income.

Diversification -- Separate Account Investments

Section  817(h) of the Code  imposes  certain  diversification  standards on the
underlying  assets of  variable  annuity  contracts.  The Code  provides  that a
variable  annuity  contract  will not be treated as an annuity  contract for any
period (and any subsequent  period) for which the investments are not adequately
diversified,  in  accordance  with  regulations  prescribed by the United States
Treasury Department ("Treasury Department"). Disqualification of the contract as
an annuity  contract  would result in  imposition  of federal  income tax to the
owner with respect to earnings allocable to the contract prior to the receipt of
payments  under the contract.  The Code contains a safe harbor  provision  which
provides that annuity  contracts such as the contracts meet the  diversification
requirements if, as of the close of each calendar quarter, the underlying assets
meet the diversification  standards for a regulated  investment company,  and no
more than 55% of the total assets consist of cash, cash items,  U.S.  government
securities and securities of other regulated investment companies.

The Treasury  Department  has issued  Regulations  establishing  diversification
requirements for the investment  portfolios  underlying variable contracts.  The
Regulations amplify the diversification  requirements for variable contracts set
forth  in the Code and  provide  an  alternative  to the safe  harbor  provision
described above. Under the Regulations,  an investment  portfolio will be deemed
adequately  diversified if (1) no more than 55% of the value of the total assets
of the portfolio is represented by any one  investment;  (2) no more than 70% of
the  value of the  total  assets  of the  portfolio  is  represented  by any two
investments;  (3) no more  than 80% of the  value  of the  total  assets  of the
portfolio is represented by any three  investments;  and (4) no more than 90% of
the  value of the total  assets  of the  portfolio  is  represented  by any four
investments.

Jackson  National  intends  that each  series of the JNL  Series  Trust  will be
managed by its respective  investment adviser in such a manner as to comply with
these diversification requirements.

The Treasury  Department has indicated that the  diversification  Regulations do
not provide guidance regarding the circumstances in which contract owner control
of the  investments of the Separate  Account will cause the contract owner to be
treated as the owner of the assets of the Separate Account, thereby resulting in
the loss of favorable tax  treatment of the contract.  At this time it cannot be
determined whether  additional  guidance will be provided and what standards may
be contained in such guidance.

The  amount of owner  control  which may be  exercised  under  the  contract  is
different in some respects from the  situations  addressed in published  rulings
issued by the  Internal  Revenue  Service  in which it was held that the  policy

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owner was not the owner of the  assets of the  separate  account.  It is unknown
whether  these  differences,  such as the  owner's  ability  to  transfer  among
investment choices or the number and type of investment choices available, would
cause the owner to be  considered  as the  owner of the  assets of the  Separate
Account  resulting  in the  imposition  of federal  income tax to the owner with
respect to earnings allocable to the contract prior to receipt of payments under
the contract.

Furthermore,  under the Contract you may invest in the JNL/First Trust The DowSM
Target 10 Series of the JNL Variable Fund V LLC (Target Series).

The investment strategy employed by the Target Series involves the purchase on a
pre-determined  selection  date of the  common  stock  of a  limited  number  of
companies meeting certain  criteria.  Such criteria consist of pre-set objective
standards  such  as  highest   dividend  yield,   price  per  share  and  market
capitalization.  A pre-set  number of stocks  meeting  such  criteria  (ten) are
purchased  in equal  amounts.  The Series  will  purchase  and sell stocks on an
on-going basis  according to the pre-set  criteria and percentage  relationships
and will generally follow a buy and hold strategy.  (See the JNL Variable Fund V
LLC prospectus.)

It is unknown what level of investment management must be exercised by a manager
of the Target Series and what amount of investment diversification of the Target
Series is required in order to preclude the existence of an  unacceptable  level
of owner  control.  As  discussed  above,  if you are deemed to possess too much
control over the assets of the Separate Account, the Contract would not be given
tax-deferred  treatment  and  therefore  the earnings  allocable to the Contract
would be subject to federal income tax prior to receipt by you.

In the event any forthcoming guidance or ruling is considered to set forth a new
position,  such guidance or ruling will generally be applied only prospectively.
However,  if such  ruling  or  guidance  was not  considered  to set forth a new
position,  it  may  be  applied  retroactively  resulting  in  the  owner  being
retroactively determined to be the owner of the assets of the Separate Account.

Due to the  uncertainty  in this area,  Jackson  National  reserves the right to
modify the contract in an attempt to maintain favorable tax treatment.

Multiple Contracts

The Code  provides  that multiple  annuity  contracts  which are issued within a
calendar year to the same contract  owner by one company or its  affiliates  are
treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the tax consequences
of any  distribution.  Such  treatment  may result in adverse  tax  consequences
including  more rapid  taxation of the  distributed  amounts from such  multiple
contracts.  For  purposes of this rule,  contracts  received  in a Section  1035
exchange  will be considered  issued in the year of the exchange.  Owners should
consult a tax adviser prior to purchasing more than one annuity  contract in any
calendar year.

Contracts Owned by Other than Natural Persons

Under  Section  72(u) of the Code,  the  investment  earnings  on  premiums  for
contracts  will be taxed  currently  to the owner if the owner is a  non-natural
person, e.g., a corporation or certain other entities.  Such contracts generally

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will not be treated as annuities for federal income tax purposes.  However, this
treatment  is not  applied to  contracts  held by a trust or other  entity as an
agent for a natural  person nor to contracts  held by certain  qualified  plans.
Purchasers  should  consult  their own tax counsel or other tax  adviser  before
purchasing a contract to be owned by a non-natural person.

Tax Treatment of Assignments

An assignment or pledge of a contract may have tax consequences, and may also be
prohibited by ERISA in some  circumstances.  Owners should,  therefore,  consult
competent legal advisers should they wish to assign or pledge their contracts.

Qualified Plans

The  contracts  offered by the  Prospectus  are  designed to be suitable for use
under various  types of qualified  plans.  Taxation of owners in each  qualified
plan  varies  with the type of plan and terms and  conditions  of each  specific
plan.  Owners,  annuitants and beneficiaries are cautioned that benefits under a
qualified  plan  may be  subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  of the  plan,
regardless of the terms and conditions of the contracts issued to fund the plan.

Tax Treatment of Withdrawals

Non-Qualified Plans

Section  72  of  the  Code  governs  treatment  of  distributions  from  annuity
contracts. It provides that if the contract value exceeds the aggregate Premiums
made, any amount withdrawn not in the form of an annuity payment will be treated
as coming  first from the earnings  and then,  only after the income  portion is
exhausted,  as coming from the principal.  Withdrawn  earnings are included in a
taxpayer's  gross  income.  Section 72 further  provides that a 10% penalty will
apply to the income portion of any  distribution.  The penalty is not imposed on
amounts  received:  (1) after the taxpayer reaches 59 1/2; (2) upon the death of
the  owner;  (3) if the  taxpayer  is  totally  disabled  as  defined in Section
72(m)(7) of the Code; (4) in a series of substantially  equal periodic  payments
made at least annually for the life (or life  expectancy) of the taxpayer or for
the  joint  lives  (or  joint  life   expectancies)  of  the  taxpayer  and  his
beneficiary;  (5) under an  immediate  annuity;  or (6) which are  allocable  to
premium payments made prior to August 14, 1982.

With  respect  to (4)  above,  if the  series of  substantially  equal  periodic
payments is modified  before the later of your  attaining  age 59 1/2 or 5 years
from the date of the first  periodic  payment,  then the tax for the year of the
modification  is  increased  by an amount equal to the tax which would have been
imposed (the 10% penalty tax) but for the  exception,  plus interest for the tax
years in which the exception was used.

Qualified Plans

In the case of a withdrawal under a qualified contract, a ratable portion of the
amount  received is taxable,  generally  based on the ratio of the  individual's
cost basis to the individual's  total accrued benefit under the retirement plan.
Special tax rules may be available  for certain  distributions  from a qualified
contract.  Section  72(t) of the Code  imposes a 10%  penalty tax on the taxable

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portion of any distribution from qualified retirement plans, including contracts
issued and qualified under Code Sections 401 (Pension and Profit Sharing plans),
403(b) (tax-sheltered  annuities) and 408 and 408A (IRAs). To the extent amounts
are not included in gross income because they have been rolled over to an IRA or
to another eligible qualified plan, no tax penalty will be imposed.

The  tax  penalty  will  not  apply  to  the  following  distributions:  (1)  if
distribution  is made on or after the date on which the owner or  annuitant  (as
applicable)  reaches  age 59 1/2;  (2)  distributions  following  the  death  or
disability  of  the  owner  or  annuitant  (as  applicable)  (for  this  purpose
"disability" is defined in Section  72(m)(7) of the Code);  (3) after separation
from  service,  distributions  that are  part of  substantially  equal  periodic
payments  made  not  less  frequently  than  annually  for  the  life  (or  life
expectancy)  of the owner or annuitant  (as  applicable)  or the joint lives (or
joint life  expectancies)  of such owner or annuitant (as applicable) and his or
her  designated  beneficiary;  (4)  distributions  to an owner or annuitant  (as
applicable)  who has  separated  from service  after he has attained age 55; (5)
distributions  made to the owner or annuitant (as applicable) to the extent such
distributions  do not exceed  the amount  allowable  as a  deduction  under Code
Section 213 to the owner or annuitant  (as  applicable)  for amounts paid during
the taxable year for medical care; (6) distributions  made to an alternate payee
pursuant to a qualified  domestic relations order; (7) distributions from an IRA
for the purchase of medical  insurance (as described in Section  213(d)(1)(D) of
the Code) for the contract  owner or annuitant  (as  applicable)  and his or her
spouse and  dependents if the contract  owner or annuitant (as  applicable)  has
received unemployment compensation for at least 12 weeks (this exception will no
longer apply after the  contract  owner or annuitant  (as  applicable)  has been
re-employed  for at  least  60  days);  (8)  distributions  from  an  Individual
Retirement  Annuity made to the owner or annuitant (as applicable) to the extent
such  distributions do not exceed the qualified  higher  education  expenses (as
defined  in  Section  72(t)(7)  of the  Code)  of the  owner  or  annuitant  (as
applicable)  for the taxable  year;  and (9)  distributions  from an  Individual
Retirement  Annuity made to the owner or  annuitant  (as  applicable)  which are
qualified first time home buyer distributions (as defined in Section 72(t)(8) of
the Code).  The exception  stated in items (4) and (6) above do not apply in the
case of an IRA. The exception  stated in (3) above applies to an IRA without the
requirement that there be a separation from service.

With  respect  to (3)  above,  if the  series of  substantially  equal  periodic
payments is modified  before the later of your  attaining  age 59 1/2 or 5 years
from the date of the first  periodic  payment,  then the tax for the year of the
modification  is  increased  by an amount equal to the tax which would have been
imposed (the 10% penalty tax) but for the  exception,  plus interest for the tax
years in which the exception was used.

Withdrawals of amounts  attributable to contributions  made pursuant to a salary
reduction  agreement  (in  accordance  with Section  403(b)(11) of the Code) are
limited to the  following:  when the owner  attains age 59 1/2,  separates  from
services,  dies, becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 72(m)(7) of the
Code),  or in the case of  hardship.  Hardship  withdrawals  do not  include any
earnings on salary  reduction  contributions.  These  limitations on withdrawals
apply to: (1) salary reduction  contributions  made after December 31, 1988; (2)
income  attributable  to such  contributions;  and (3)  income  attributable  to
amounts held as of December 31, 1988.  The  limitations  on  withdrawals  do not
affect rollovers or exchanges between certain qualified plans. Tax penalties may
also apply.  While the  foregoing  limitations  only apply to certain  contracts
issued in connection with Section 403(b) qualified plans, all owners should seek
competent tax advice regarding any withdrawals or distributions.

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The taxable portion of a withdrawal or distribution  from contracts issued under
certain  types of plans may,  under some  circumstances,  be "rolled  over" into
another  eligible  plan so as to  continue  to defer  income tax on the  taxable
portion. Effective January 1, 1993, such treatment is available for an "eligible
rollover  distribution" made by certain types of plans (as described above under
"Taxes -- Withholding Tax on Distributions")  that is transferred within 60 days
of receipt into another  eligible  plan or an IRA, or an  individual  retirement
account  described in section  408(a) of the Code.  Plans  making such  eligible
rollover distributions are also required,  with some exceptions specified in the
Code, to provide for a direct  transfer of the  distribution  to the  transferee
plan designated by the recipient.

Amounts  received from IRAs may also be rolled over into other IRAs,  individual
retirement accounts or certain other plans,  subject to limitations set forth in
the Code.

Generally, distributions from a qualified plan must commence no later than April
1 of the calendar  year  following  the year in which the  employee  attains the
later  of age 70  1/2  or the  date  of  retirement.  In  the  case  of an  IRA,
distribution  must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following
the year in which the owner attains age 70 1/2. Required  distributions  must be
over a period not exceeding the life or life expectancy of the individual or the
joint lives or life  expectancies  of the  individual  and his or her designated
beneficiary.  If the required minimum  distributions are not made, a 50% penalty
tax is imposed as to the amount not distributed.

Types of Qualified Plans

The  following  are general  descriptions  of the types of qualified  plans with
which the contracts may be used.  Such  descriptions  are not exhaustive and are
for general  information  purposes only. The tax rules regarding qualified plans
are very complex and will have  differing  applications  depending on individual
facts and circumstances. Each purchaser should obtain competent tax advice prior
to purchasing a contract issued under a qualified plan.

Contracts  issued  pursuant  to  qualified  plans  include  special   provisions
restricting contract provisions that may otherwise be available and described in
this Prospectus. Generally, contracts issued pursuant to qualified plans are not
transferable except upon surrender or annuitization.  Various penalty and excise
taxes  may  apply  to  contributions  or  distributions  made  in  violation  of
applicable   limitations.   Furthermore,   certain   withdrawal   penalties  and
restrictions may apply to surrenders from qualified plan contracts.

         (a) Tax-Sheltered Annuities

         Section  403(b) of the Code  permits  the  purchase  of  "tax-sheltered
         annuities" by public schools and certain  charitable,  educational  and
         scientific  organizations  described in Section 501(c) (3) of the Code.
         These qualifying  employers may make contributions to the contracts for
         the benefit of their employees.  Such contributions are not included in
         the  gross  income  of  the  employee   until  the  employee   receives
         distributions  from the contract.  The amount of  contributions  to the
         tax-sheltered  annuity is limited  to certain  maximums  imposed by the
         Code.   Furthermore,   the  Code  sets  forth  additional  restrictions
         governing    such    items    as    transferability,     distributions,
         non-discrimination  and  withdrawals.  Employee  loans are not  allowed
         under these contracts.  Any employee should obtain competent tax advice
         as to the tax treatment and suitability of such an investment.

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         (b) Individual Retirement Annuities

         Section 408(b) of the Code permits  eligible  individuals to contribute
         to an individual retirement program known as an "Individual  Retirement
         Annuity" ("IRA"). Under applicable limitations,  certain amounts may be
         contributed  to an IRA which will be deductible  from the  individual's
         taxable  income.  These IRAs are subject to limitations on eligibility,
         contributions,  transferability  and distributions.  Sales of contracts
         for use with IRAs are  subject to special  requirements  imposed by the
         Code, including the requirement that certain  informational  disclosure
         be given  to  persons  desiring  to  establish  an IRA.  Purchasers  of
         contracts to be qualified as IRAs should obtain competent tax advice as
         to the tax treatment and suitability of such an investment.

         (c) Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans

         Sections  401(a) and  401(k) of the Code  permit  employers,  including
         self-employed  individuals,  to establish  various  types of retirement
         plans for employees.  These retirement plans may permit the purchase of
         the contracts to provide benefits under the plan.  Contributions to the
         plan for the  benefit of  employees  will not be  included in the gross
         income  of the  employee  until  distributed  from  the  plan.  The tax
         consequences  to owners may vary  depending  upon the  particular  plan
         design. However, the Code places limitations on all plans on such items
         as  amount of  allowable  contributions;  form,  manner  and  timing of
         distributions;    vesting   and    non-forfeitability   of   interests;
         nondiscrimination  in  eligibility  and  participation;   and  the  tax
         treatment of distributions,  transferability  of benefits,  withdrawals
         and surrenders.  Purchasers of contracts for use with pension or profit
         sharing  plans  should  obtain  competent  tax  advice  as to  the  tax
         treatment and suitability of such an investment.

         (d) Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans -- Section 457

         Under  Section  457  of  the  Code,   governmental  and  certain  other
         tax-exempt employers may establish, for the benefit of their employees,
         deferred compensation plans which may invest in annuity contracts.  The
         Code, as in the case of qualified  plans,  establishes  limitations and
         restrictions on eligibility,  contributions  and  distributions.  Under
         these plans,  contributions  made for the benefit of the employees will
         not be included in the employees'  gross income until  distributed from
         the plan.

         (e) Roth IRAs

         Section 408A of the Code provides that  beginning in 1998,  individuals
         may  purchase a new type of  non-deductible  IRA,  known as a Roth IRA.
         Purchase payments for a Roth IRA are limited to a maximum of $2,000 per
         year  and  are  not  deductible  from  taxable  income.  Lower  maximum
         limitations  apply to individuals  with adjusted gross incomes  between
         $95,000 and $110,000 in the case of single taxpayers,  between $150,000
         and $160,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing joint returns, and
         between  $0 and  $10,000  in  the  case  of  married  taxpayers  filing
         separately.  An overall $2,000 annual limitation  continues to apply to
         all of a taxpayer's IRA contributions, including Roth IRAs and non-Roth
         IRAs.

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         Qualified  distributions  from Roth IRAs are free from  federal  income
         tax. A qualified distribution requires that the individual has held the
         Roth  IRA  for  at  least  five  years  and,  in  addition,   that  the
         distribution is made either after the individual reaches age 59 1/2, on
         the individual's death or disability, or as a qualified first-time home
         purchase,  subject to a $10,000 lifetime maximum, for the individual, a
         spouse, child, grandchild, or ancestor. Any distribution which is not a
         qualified  distribution  is taxable to the  extent of  earnings  in the
         distribution.  Distributions  are  treated  as made from  contributions
         first and therefore no  distributions  are taxable until  distributions
         exceed the amount of contributions to the Roth IRA. The 10% penalty tax
         and the regular IRA  exceptions to the 10% penalty tax apply to taxable
         distributions from a Roth IRA.

         Amounts  may be  rolled  over  from one Roth IRA to  another  Roth IRA.
         Furthermore,  an  individual  may make a rollover  contribution  from a
         non-Roth IRA to a Roth IRA,  unless the  individual  has adjusted gross
         income over $100,000 or the individual is a married  taxpayer  filing a
         separate return.  The individual must pay tax on any portion of the IRA
         being rolled over that represents income or a previously deductible IRA
         contribution.  However,  for rollovers in 1998,  the individual may pay
         that tax ratably over the four taxable year periods  beginning with the
         tax year 1998.  There are no similar  limitations  on rollovers  from a
         Roth IRA to another Roth IRA.

INCOME PAYMENTS; NET INVESTMENT FACTOR

See "Income Payments (The Income Phase)" in the Prospectus.

The net  investment  factor is an index  applied to measure  the net  investment
performance of an investment  portfolio from one business day to the next. Since
the net  investment  factor may be greater or less than or equal to one, and the
factor that offsets the 3%  investment  rate assumed is slightly  less than one,
the value of an annuity unit (which changes with the product of that factor) and
the net investment may increase, decrease or remain the same.

The net investment  factor for any investment  portfolio for any business day is
determined  by  dividing  (a) by (b) and then  subtracting  (c) from the  result
where:

          (a)  is the net result of:

               (1)  the net asset value of a series share held in the investment
                    portfolio determined as of the end of the business day, plus

               (2)  the per share amount of any  dividend or other  distribution
                    declared by the series if the  "ex-dividend"  date occurs on
                    the business day, plus or minus

               (3)  a per share  credit or charge with respect to any taxes paid
                    or reserved for by Jackson  National which are determined by
                    Jackson  National to be attributable to the operation of the
                    investment portfolio (no federal income taxes are applicable
                    under present law);

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          (b)  is the net asset value of the series share held in the investment
               portfolio determined as of the end of the preceding business day;
               and

          (c)  is  the  contract  insurance  charges,  optional  enhanced  death
               benefit charge and any other charge or fee as applicable.









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                     Jackson National Life Insurance Company

                                and Subsidiaries



                                    [GRAPHIC]














                        Consolidated Financial Statements


                                December 31, 1998






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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                        ---------------------------------



To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
  Jackson National Life Insurance Company


In our opinion,  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets and the related
consolidated  income  statements and  consolidated  statements of  stockholder's
equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Jackson National Life Insurance  Company and its  subsidiaries  (the
"Company")  at December 31, 1998 and 1997,  and the results of their  operations
and their cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended  December
31, 1998, in conformity with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  These
financial  statements are the  responsibility of the Company's  management;  our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.  We conducted  our audits of these  statements  in  accordance  with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material  misstatement.  An audit includes  examining,  on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and  disclosures  in the financial  statements,
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  and evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We
believe  that our audits  provide a reasonable  basis for the opinion  expressed
above.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



February 5, 1999




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            Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
                       Consoldiated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In thousands)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                      December 31,
                                                                           ------------------  -----------------
Assets                                                                            1998               1997
- ------                                                                     ------------------  -----------------
<S>                                                                           <C>                <C>
   Investments:
     Cash and short-term investments                                            $ 2,487,418        $ 3,133,163
     Investments available for sale, at market value:
        Fixed maturities (amortized cost: 1998, $26,615,730; 1997,               27,304,968         26,604,978
       $25,622,420)
        Equities (cost: 1998, $247,307; 1997, $157,916)                             319,831            252,963
     Mortgage loans, net of allowance                                             2,465,807          1,597,223
     Policy loans                                                                   652,628            624,192
     Other invested assets                                                          415,493            171,220
                                                                           ------------------  -----------------
         Total investments                                                       33,646,145         32,383,739

   Accrued investment income                                                        427,297            386,412
   Deferred acquisition costs                                                     1,311,314          1,140,034
   Variable annuity assets                                                        1,951,659          1,122,239
   Reinsurance recoverable                                                          256,189            226,219
   Value of acquired insurance in force                                             154,402            169,245
   Other assets                                                                      91,750             80,197
                                                                           ==================  =================
         Total assets                                                          $ 37,838,756       $ 35,508,085
                                                                           ==================  =================

Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
     Liabilities
     Policy reserves and liabilities:
       Reserves for future policy benefits                                     $    650,305         $  635,428
       Deposits on investment contracts                                          25,135,640         25,152,074
       Guaranteed investment contracts                                            4,566,859          2,769,249
       Other policyholder funds                                                      12,262             15,674
       Claims payable                                                               168,278            159,022
     Reverse repurchase and dollar roll repurchase agreements                       922,121          1,426,473
     Variable annuity liabilities                                                 1,951,659          1,122,239
     Surplus note payable                                                           249,176            249,168
     Liability for guaranty fund assessments                                         66,846             81,776
     Income taxes currently payable to Parent                                       178,236            143,295
     Deferred income taxes                                                           23,122             43,086
     Securities lending payable                                                     425,000            607,000
     Other liabilities                                                              607,250            488,452
                                                                           ------------------  -----------------
         Total liabilities                                                       34,956,754         32,892,936
                                                                           ------------------  -----------------

     Stockholder's Equity
     Capital stock, $1.15 par value; authorized 50,000 shares;
       outstanding 12,000 shares                                                     13,800             13,800
     Additional paid-in capital                                                   1,360,982            832,982
     Net unrealized gain on investments,
       net of tax of $175,147 in 1998 and  $237,212 in 1997                         325,273            440,537
     Retained earnings                                                            1,181,947          1,327,830
                                                                           ------------------  -----------------
     Total stockholder's equity                                                   2,882,002          2,615,149
                                                                           ==================  =================
         Total liabilities and stockholder's equity                           $  37,838,756       $ 35,508,085
                                                                           ==================  =================
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
            Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
                       Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Income Statement
(In thousands)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Years Ended December 31,
                                                               1998                 1997                1996
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
Revenues
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                <C>
   Premiums and other considerations                      $        263,686     $        275,851   $        292,448

   Net investment income                                         2,478,277            2,333,509          1,997,032

   Net realized investment gains                                    69,446               80,335             18,573

   Fee income:
     Mortality charges                                             136,040              136,285            123,245
     Surrender charges                                              76,878               66,638             64,933
     Expense charges                                                19,217               20,175             20,641
     Variable annuity fees                                          21,411               10,202              1,948
     Net asset management fees                                       7,044                5,219                946
     Net retained commissions                                          396                  443                325
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
   Total fee income                                                260,986              238,962            212,038

   Other income                                                     32,974               31,251             28,741
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
     Total revenues                                              3,105,369            2,959,908          2,548,832
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------

Benefits and Expenses
   Death benefits                                                  274,219              279,014            282,973
   Interest credited on deposit liabilities                      1,664,133            1,586,249          1,449,852
   Interest expense on surplus notes and reverse
      repurchase agreements                                        121,035              107,738                  -
   Increase (decrease) in reserves, net of
      reinsurance recoverables                                     (20,712)             (23,292)             3,568
   Other policyholder benefits                                      10,534               16,170             14,446
   Commissions                                                     208,177              274,906            232,901
   General and administrative expenses                             169,274              169,473            146,800
   Taxes, licenses and fees                                         14,152               21,852             23,535
   Deferral of policy acquisition costs                           (251,166)            (320,246)          (262,351)
   Amortization of acquisition costs:
     Attributable to operations                                    194,045              191,425            167,727
     Attributable to net realized investment gains                  24,096               24,687              7,335
   Amortization of insurance in force                               14,843               14,039             13,279
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
     Total benefits and expenses                                 2,422,630            2,342,015          2,080,065
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
     Pretax income                                                 682,739              617,893            468,767
   Income tax expense                                              239,000              216,300            164,100
                                                          -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
     Net income                                           $        443,739     $        401,593    $       304,667
                                                          =================    =================  ==================
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
            Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
                        Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement of Stockholder's Equity
(In thousands)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                      Years Ended December 31,
                                                           1998                 1997                 1996
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------

<S>                                                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Common stock, beginning and end of year              $         13,800     $         13,800     $         13,800
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
Additional paid-in capital
Beginning of year                                             832,982              648,982              603,982
    Capital contributions                                     528,000              184,000               45,000
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
End of year                                                 1,360,982              832,982              648,982
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Beginning of year                                             440,537              180,432              389,883
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments,
       net of tax of $(62,065) in 1998, $140,057 in
       1997, and $(112,782) in 1996                          (115,264)             260,105             (209,451)
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
End of year                                                   325,273              440,537              180,432
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
Retained earnings
Beginning of year                                           1,327,830            1,170,737              885,570
    Net income                                                443,739              401,593              304,667
    Dividends paid to stockholder                            (589,622)            (244,500)             (19,500)
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
End of year                                                 1,181,947            1,327,830            1,170,737
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
Total stockholder's equity                           $      2,882,002     $      2,615,149     $      2,013,951
                                                     ===================  ===================  ===================
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                      Years Ended December 31,
                                                           1998                 1997                 1996
                                                     -------------------  -------------------  ------------------
<S>                                                  <C>                   <C>                 <C>
Comprehensive Income
Net income                                           $        443,739      $         401,593   $        304,667
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments,
       net of tax of $(62,065) in 1998, $140,057 in
       1997, and $(112,782) in 1996                          (115,264)               260,105           (209,451)
                                                     ===================  ===================  ==================
Comprehensive income                                 $        328,475      $         661,698   $         95,216
                                                     ===================  ===================  ==================
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
            Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
                       Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(In thousands)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Years Ended December 31,
                                                                   1998                1997             1996
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------
<S>                                                           <C>                 <C>             <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income                                               $      443,739      $       401,593  $      304,667
     Adjustments  to  reconcile  net income to net cash
       provided  by  operating activities:
         Net realized investment gains                                (69,446)            (80,335)        (18,573)
         Interest credited on deposit liabilities                   1,664,133           1,586,249       1,449,852
         Other charges                                               (253,546)           (233,300)       (210,767)
         Amortization of discount and premium on
           investments                                               (104,586)            (18,437)        (55,808)
         Change in:
              Deferred income taxes                                    42,100              34,500          44,600
              Accrued investment income                               (40,885)            (48,313)        (11,077)
              Deferred acquisition costs                              (33,025)           (104,134)        (87,289)
              Value of acquired insurance in force                     14,843              14,039          13,279
              Income taxes currently payable to Parent                 34,941               2,931          38,317
              Other assets and liabilities, net                       (98,924)            659,413         (92,839)
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------
     Net cash provided by operating activities                      1,599,344           2,214,206       1,374,362
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Sales of:
         Fixed maturities and equities available for sale           6,923,936           9,078,616       3,281,105
         Mortgage loans                                               127,201              47,282          16,360
     Principal repayments, maturities, calls and redemptions:
         Available for sale                                         1,020,281             960,844       1,052,506
         Held to maturity                                                   -                   -         465,862
     Purchases of:
         Fixed maturities and equities available for sale          (8,847,509)        (11,588,708)     (5,716,350)
         Fixed maturities held to maturity                                  -                   -        (557,749)
         Mortgage loans                                            (1,008,131)           (801,008)       (685,938)
     Other investing activities                                      (769,833)          1,332,795               -
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------
     Net cash used by investing activities                         (2,554,055)           (970,179)     (2,144,204)
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Policyholders account balances:
         Deposits                                                   5,185,920           5,244,103       4,179,286
         Withdrawals                                               (4,306,150)         (3,599,724)     (2,540,112)
         Net transfers to separate accounts                          (509,182)           (604,152)       (322,674)
     Surplus note payable                                                   -             249,163               -
     Payment of cash dividends to Parent                             (589,622)           (244,500)        (19,500)
     Capital contribution from Parent                                 528,000             184,000          45,000
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------
     Net cash provided by financing activities                        308,966           1,228,890       1,342,000
                                                              ----------------    ---------------- -----------------
     Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-term
       investments                                                   (645,745)          2,472,917         572,158
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of period                3,133,163             660,246          88,088
                                                              ================    ================ =================
Cash and short-term investments, end of period                 $    2,487,418       $   3,133,163  $      660,246
                                                              ================    ================ =================
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
            Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                December 31, 1998
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1.   Nature of Operations

     Jackson National Life Insurance  Company (the "Company" or "JNL") is wholly
     owned by Brooke Life  Insurance  Company  ("Brooke  Life" or the  "Parent")
     which is ultimately a wholly owned  subsidiary  of Prudential  Corporation,
     plc  ("Prudential"),  London,  England.  JNL is licensed to sell individual
     annuity  products,  including  immediate and deferred  annuities,  variable
     annuities,  guaranteed  investment contracts ("GICs"),  and individual life
     insurance products in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

     The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  include JNL and its
     wholly owned  subsidiaries,  Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New
     York, an insurance company;  Chrissy  Corporation,  an advertising  agency;
     Jackson  National  Financial  Services,  LLC,  an  investment  advisor  and
     transfer agent;  Jackson National Life Distributors,  Inc., a broker dealer
     and JNL Thrift Holdings, Inc., a bank holding company.

     On November 10, 1998, JNL Thrift Holdings,  Inc.  completed its acquisition
     of First Federal Savings and Loan  Association of San Bernardino,  a thrift
     located in San Bernardino, California. Following the acquisition the thrift
     was renamed Jackson Federal Savings Bank ("Jackson Federal").  The purchase
     price amounted to $6.5 million.  Additional  capital  contributions of $4.2
     million  were made by the  Company.  Jackson  Federal  had total  assets of
     $110.0  million  and  deposits  of  $105.8  million  at  the  date  of  the
     acquisition.  The $3.8 million  excess of the purchase  price over the fair
     value of assets  acquired was allocated to goodwill and core deposits.  The
     core deposits will be amortized over 7 years and goodwill will be amortized
     over 15 years. The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method and
     the results of Jackson  Federal are  included  in the  consolidated  income
     statement from the date of acquisition.

     During the second  quarter  of 1997,  the  Company  sold  Jackson  National
     Compania  De  Seguros De Vida S.A,  a life  insurance  company of which JNL
     owned 90% of the common stock.

 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     Basis of Presentation
     The accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements have been prepared in
     accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles  ("GAAP").  All
     significant  intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
     consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform
     with the current year presentation.

     The  preparation of the financial  statements in conformity  with generally
     accepted   accounting   principles   requires  the  use  of  estimates  and
     assumptions  that affect the amounts  reported in the financial  statements
     and the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

     Changes in Accounting Principles

     Effective  January 1, 1998, JNL adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting
     Standards No. 130,  Reporting  Comprehensive  Income ("SFAS 130"). SFAS 130
     establishes  standards  for  reporting and  presentation  of  comprehensive
     income and its components in the financial statements. Comprehensive income
     includes all changes in  shareholder's  equity  (except  those arising from
     transactions with owners/shareholders) and, in the Company's case, includes
     net  income  and net  unrealized  gains/(losses)  on  securities.  SFAS 130
     requires additional disclosures in the financial statements,  but it has no
     impact  on  the  Company's  financial  position  or  net  income.  Realized
     investment  gains  on  securities  held  as of the  beginning  of the  year
     totaling $128.3 million,  $98.1 million and $57.9 million in 1998, 1997 and
     1996,  respectively,  had unrealized  appreciation of $107.4 million, $45.8
     million  and  $76.5   million  at  December  31,   1997,   1996  and  1995,
     respectively.  Prior year financial  statements  have been  reclassified to
     conform with the current year presentation.





<PAGE>



2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Investments
     Cash and short-term  investments which primarily  include cash,  commercial
     paper, and money market instruments are carried at cost, which approximates
     fair value.  These  investments have maturities of three months or less and
     are considered cash equivalents for reporting cash flows.

     Fixed  maturities  consist of debt  securities and commercial  loans.  Debt
     securities   include   bonds,   notes,    redeemable    preferred   stocks,
     mortgage-backed  securities and structured securities.  All debt securities
     are  considered  available  for sale and are  carried at  aggregate  market
     value.  Debt  securities are reduced to estimated net realizable  value for
     declines in market value considered to be other than temporary.  Commercial
     loans  include  certain  term  and  revolving  notes  as  well  as  certain
     receivables arising from asset based lending  activities.  Commercial loans
     are carried at outstanding  principal balances,  less an allowance for loan
     losses.

     Equity securities which include common stocks and non-redeemable  preferred
stocks are carried at market value.

     Mortgage  loans  are  carried  at the  unpaid  principal  balances,  net of
     unamortized  discounts and premiums and an allowance  for loan losses.  The
     allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level  considered  adequate to
     absorb losses inherent in the mortgage loan portfolio.

     Policy loans are carried at the unpaid principal balances.

     Real estate is carried at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value.

     Limited partnership investments are accounted for using the equity method.

     Realized  gains and losses on the sale of  investments  are  recognized  in
     income  at the date of sale and are  determined  using  the  specific  cost
     identification  method.  Acquisition  premiums and discounts on investments
     are  amortized  to  investment  income  using call or maturity  dates.  The
     changes  in  unrealized  gains  or  losses  on  investments  classified  as
     available for sale,  net of tax and the effect of the deferred  acquisition
     costs adjustment,  are excluded from net income and included as a component
     of comprehensive income in stockholder's equity.

     Derivative Financial Instruments
     The Company enters into financial derivative transactions, including swaps,
     put-swaptions,  futures  and options to reduce and manage  business  risks.
     These transactions  manage the risk of a change in the value, yield, price,
     cash flows, or quantity of, or a degree of exposure with respect to assets,
     liabilities,  or future  cash  flows,  which the  Company  has  acquired or
     incurred.  Hedge accounting  practices are supported by cash flow matching,
     duration matching and scenario testing.

     Interest rate swap agreements  generally  involve the exchange of fixed and
     floating payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the
     underlying principal amount.  Interest rate swap agreements  outstanding at
     December  31, 1998 and 1997 hedge  available  for sale  securities  and are
     carried at fair value with the change in value  reflected in  comprehensive
     income and stockholder's equity.  Amounts paid or received on interest rate
     swap agreements are included in investment income.  Accrued amounts payable
     to or receivable from  counterparties  are included in other liabilities or
     other assets.  Realized gains and losses from the settlement or termination
     of the interest rate swaps are deferred and amortized  over the life of the
     specific hedged assets as an adjustment to the yield.





<PAGE>

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Index swap agreements generally involve the exchange of payments based on a
     short-term  interest rate index for payments based on the total return of a
     bond or equity index over the life of the agreement  without an exchange of
     the  underlying  principal  amount.  Index swap  agreements  outstanding at
     December  31, 1998 and 1997 hedge the  anticipated  purchase of  investment
     grade  available  for sale bonds and are carried at fair value.  Fair value
     and amounts  paid or received on the swaps are deferred and will adjust the
     basis of bonds acquired upon expiration of the swaps.

     Put-swaptions  purchased  provide the Company  with the right,  but not the
     obligation,  to require the writers to pay the Company the present value of
     a long  duration  interest  rate  swap  at  future  exercise  dates.  These
     put-swaptions  are  entered  into as a  hedge  against  significant  upward
     movements in interest rates.  Premiums paid for put-swaption  contracts are
     included in other  invested  assets and are being  amortized to  investment
     income over the remaining  terms of the contracts with  maturities of up to
     10  years.  Put-swaptions,  designated  as a hedge  of  available  for sale
     securities, are carried at fair value with the change in value reflected in
     comprehensive income and stockholder's equity.

     Equity index  futures  contracts  and equity index call options are used in
     conjunction  with equity  index-linked  immediate  and  deferred  annuities
     offered by the Company.  These  transactions are accounted for as hedges of
     the  associated  annuity  liabilities.  The  variation  margin  on  futures
     contracts is deferred and, upon closing of the contracts, adjusts the basis
     of option  contracts  purchased.  The cost of options acquired is amortized
     into net  investment  income over the option term. The fair value of option
     contracts is deferred  until  recognition  of the  associated  index-linked
     annuity liability.

     Derivative  financial  instruments are primarily held for hedging purposes.
     High yield bond index swaps and equity index swaps were held for investment
     purposes  in 1998,  1997 and 1996.  Emerging  market  bond index  swaps and
     equity index futures were held for investment purposes in 1998.

     The Company  manages the  potential  credit  exposure for  over-the-counter
     derivative  contracts through careful evaluation of the counterparty credit
     standing, collateral agreements, and master netting agreements. The Company
     is  exposed  to  credit-related  losses in the event of  nonperformance  by
     counterparties, however, it does not anticipate nonperformance.

     Deferred Acquisition Costs
     Certain  costs of  acquiring  new  business,  principally  commissions  and
     certain costs associated with policy issue and underwriting which vary with
     and are primarily  related to the  production  of new  business,  have been
     capitalized as deferred  acquisition costs.  Deferred acquisition costs are
     increased by interest  thereon and amortized in  proportion to  anticipated
     premium  revenues  for  traditional  life  policies  and in  proportion  to
     estimated gross profits for annuities and interest-sensitive life products.
     As certain fixed  maturities and equity  securities  available for sale are
     carried at  aggregate  market  value,  an  adjustment  is made to  deferred
     acquisition  costs  equal to the  change in  amortization  that  would have
     occurred if such securities had been sold at their stated  aggregate market
     value and the proceeds  reinvested  at current  yields.  The change in this
     adjustment is included with the change in market value of fixed  maturities
     and equity  securities  available for sale, net of tax, that is credited or
     charged   directly  to   stockholder's   equity  and  is  a  component   of
     comprehensive  income.  Deferred  acquisition  costs have been decreased by
     $245.3   million  and  $383.6  million  at  December  31,  1998  and  1997,
     respectively, to reflect this change.

     Value of Acquired Insurance in-Force
     The value of acquired insurance in-force at acquisition date represents the
     present value of anticipated  profits of the business  in-force on November
     25,  1986  (the  date  the  Company  was  acquired  by  Prudential)  net of
     amortization.  The value of acquired  insurance  in-force is  amortized  in
     proportion to anticipated  premium  revenues for traditional life insurance
     contracts and estimated gross profits for annuities and  interest-sensitive
     life products over a period of 20 years.


<PAGE>


 2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Federal Income Taxes
     The Company  provides  deferred  income taxes on the temporary  differences
     between the tax and financial statement basis of assets and liabilities.

     JNL files a  consolidated  federal  income tax return  with Brooke Life and
     Jackson  National  Life  Insurance  Company of New York.  In years prior to
     1998, JNL filed a  consolidated  federal income tax return with Brooke Life
     only. The non-life  insurance  company  subsidiaries  file separate federal
     income tax returns.  Income tax expense is calculated on a separate company
     basis.

     Policy Reserves and Liabilities

     Reserves for future policy benefits:
     For  traditional  life  insurance  contracts,  reserves  for future  policy
     benefits are determined  using the net level premium method and assumptions
     as of the  issue  date as to  mortality,  interest,  policy  lapsation  and
     expenses plus  provisions  for adverse  deviations.  Mortality  assumptions
     range from 59% to 90% of the  1975-1980  Basic Select and  Ultimate  tables
     depending on underwriting classification and policy duration. Interest rate
     assumptions  range from 6.0% to 9.5%.  Lapse and  expense  assumptions  are
     based on Company experience.

     Deposits on investment contracts:
     For the Company's  interest-sensitive life contracts,  reserves approximate
     the policyholder's  accumulation  account.  For deferred annuity,  variable
     annuity,  guaranteed  investment contracts and other investment  contracts,
     the reserve is the  policyholder's  account  value.  The reserve for equity
     index-linked  annuities  is based upon the 3%  guaranteed  contract  value;
     obligations  in excess of this amount are hedged through the use of futures
     contracts and call options.

     Variable Annuity Assets and Liabilities
     The assets and  liabilities  resulting  from  individual  variable  annuity
     contracts  which  aggregated  $1,908.1  million  and  $1,082.7  million  at
     December  31,  1998 and 1997,  respectively,  are  segregated  in  separate
     accounts.  The Company receives  administrative fees for managing the funds
     and other fees for assuming  mortality and certain expense risks. Such fees
     are recorded as earned and included in variable  annuity fees and net asset
     management fees in the consolidated income statement.

     In April  1997,  the  Company  issued  a group  variable  annuity  contract
     designed for use in  connection  with and issued to the  Company's  Defined
     Contribution  Retirement  Plan. These deposits are allocated to the Jackson
     National  Separate  Account - II and  aggregated  $43.6  million  and $39.5
     million at December 31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The Company receives
     administrative  fees for  managing the funds and these fees are recorded as
     earned and included in net asset management fees in the consolidated income
     statement.

     Revenue and Expense Recognition
     Premiums for traditional  life insurance are reported as revenues when due.
     Benefits,  claims and expenses are associated with earned revenues in order
     to recognize  profit over the lives of the contracts.  This  association is
     accomplished  by provisions for future policy benefits and the deferral and
     amortization of acquisition costs.


<PAGE>


2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Deposits on  interest-sensitive  life  products and  investment  contracts,
     principally  deferred annuities and guaranteed  investment  contracts,  are
     treated as  policyholder  deposits  and  excluded  from  revenue.  Revenues
     consist primarily of the investment income and charges assessed against the
     policyholder's   account  value  for  mortality  charges,   surrenders  and
     administrative expenses. Fee income also includes revenues related to asset
     management  fees  and net  retained  commissions.  Surrender  benefits  are
     treated as repayments of the policyholder account. Annuity benefit payments
     are treated as reductions to the  policyholder  account.  Death benefits in
     excess of the  policyholder  account  are  recognized  as an  expense  when
     incurred.   Expenses  consist   primarily  of  the  interest   credited  to
     policyholder  deposits.  Underwriting  expenses are  associated  with gross
     profit in order to recognize profit over the life of the business.  This is
     accomplished by deferral and amortization of acquisition costs.

3.   Fair Value of Financial Instruments

     The following  summarizes  the basis used by the Company in estimating  its
     fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

     Cash and Short-Term Investments:
     Carrying value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

     Fixed Maturities:
     Fair values for debt  securities  are based  principally  on quoted  market
     prices,  if available.  For securities that are not actively  traded,  fair
     values are estimated  using  independent  pricing  services or analytically
     determined values.
     For commercial loans, carrying value approximates fair value.

     Equity Securities:
     Fair  values  for  common  and  non-redeemable  preferred  stock  are based
     principally on quoted market prices, if available.  For securities that are
     not actively traded,  fair values are estimated using  independent  pricing
     services or analytically determined values.

     Mortgage Loans:
     Fair  values are  determined  by  discounting  the future cash flows to the
     present at current market rates.  The fair value of mortgages  approximated
     $2,682.7  million  and  $1,655.6  million at  December  31,  1998 and 1997,
     respectively.

     Policy Loans:
     Fair value  approximates  carrying value since policy loan balances  reduce
     the amount payable at death or surrender of the contract.

     Derivatives:
     Fair values are based on quoted  market  prices,  estimates  received  from
     financial institutions, or valuation pricing models.

     Variable Annuity Assets:
     Variable  annuity  assets are carried at the market value of the underlying
     securities.

     Annuity Reserves:
     Fair  values for  immediate  annuities,  without  mortality  features,  are
     derived by  discounting  the future  estimated  cash  flows  using  current
     interest rates with similar maturities.  For deferred annuities, fair value
     is based on account value less  surrender  charges.  The carrying value and
     fair value of such annuities  approximated $20.0 billion and $19.1 billion,
     respectively,  at December 31, 1998,  and $21.2 billion and $20.1  billion,
     respectively, at December 31, 1997.
<PAGE>


3.   Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

     Reserves for Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
     Fair value is based on the  present  value of future  cash flows at current
     pricing rates. The fair value  approximated  $4.6 billion,  at December 31,
     1998, and $2.8 billion at December 31, 1997.

     Variable Annuity Liabilities:
     Fair value of contracts in the accumulation phase is based on account value
     less  surrender  charges.  Fair values of contracts in the payout phase are
     based on the  present  value of future  cash  flows at  assumed  investment
     rates. The fair value approximated $1,861.7 million and $1,056.8 million at
     December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

     Indebtedness:
     Fair value is based on the  present  value of future  cash flows at current
     interest rates. The fair value of surplus notes approximated $288.9 million
     and  $276.2  million  at  December  31,  1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The
     carrying value of reverse repurchase and dollar roll repurchase  agreements
     approximates fair value.

4.   Investments

     Investments are comprised primarily of fixed-income  securities,  primarily
     publicly-traded industrial, mortgage-backed,  utility and government bonds,
     and mortgage and commercial  loans.  The Company  generates the majority of
     its deposits from  interest-sensitive  individual annuity  contracts,  life
     insurance products,  and guaranteed  investments  contracts on which it has
     committed to pay a declared  rate of interest.  The  Company's  strategy of
     investing in  fixed-income  securities and loans aims to ensure matching of
     the  asset  yield  with the  interest-sensitive  liabilities  and to earn a
     stable return on its investments.

     Fixed Maturities
     The following  table sets forth fixed maturity  investments at December 31,
     1998,  classified by rating categories as assigned by nationally recognized
     statistical  rating  organizations,  the National  Association of Insurance
     Commissioners  ("NAIC"),  or  if  not  rated  by  such  organizations,  the
     Company's  investment advisor.  At December 31, 1998,  investments rated by
     the Company's  investment advisor totaled $1.1 billion. For purposes of the
     table, if not otherwise rated higher by a nationally recognized statistical
     rating organization, NAIC Class 1 investments are included in the A rating;
     Class 2 in BBB; Class 3 in BB and Classes 4 through 6 in B and below.

                                                  Percent of Total
              Investment Rating                         Assets
              -----------------                  ---------------------
              AAA                                            20.7%
              AA                                              2.1
              A                                              21.0
              BBB                                            21.5
                                                 ---------------------
                  Investment grade                           65.3
                                                 ---------------------
              BB                                              4.5
              B and below                                     2.4
                                                 ---------------------
                  Below investment grade                      6.9
                                                 ---------------------
                  Total fixed maturities                     72.2
                                                 ---------------------
              Other assets                                   27.8
                                                 =====================
                  Total assets                              100.0%
                                                 =====================
<PAGE>


4.   Investments (continued)

     The amortized  cost and estimated  market value of fixed  maturities are as
     follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  Gross               Gross              Estimated
                                                           Amortized           Unrealized           Unrealized             Market
December 31, 1998                                            Cost                 Gains               Losses                Value
- -----------------                                       -------------          -----------          -----------          -----------
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
U.S. Treasury securities .......................          $    11,372          $       276          $        19          $    11,629
U.S. Government agencies
     and foreign governments ...................              210,907               19,512                4,188              226,231
Public utilities ...............................              512,375               25,274                   23              537,626
Corporate securities
     and commercial loans ......................           13,929,370              671,454              220,363           14,380,461
Mortgage-backed securities .....................           11,951,706              265,076               67,761           12,149,021
                                                          -----------          -----------          -----------          -----------
     Total .....................................          $26,615,730          $   981,592          $   292,354          $27,304,968
                                                          -----------          ===========          ===========          ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Gross               Gross              Estimated
                                                           Amortized           Unrealized           Unrealized             Market
December 31, 1997                                            Cost                 Gains               Losses                Value
- -----------------                                       -------------          -----------          -----------          -----------
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
U.S. Treasury securities .......................          $   510,107          $     9,040          $       935          $   518,212
U.S. Government agencies
    and foreign governments ....................              216,167               15,292                1,890              229,569
Public utilities ...............................              744,464               26,370                3,462              767,372
Corporate securities
      and commercial loans .....................           11,617,384              629,123               28,971           12,217,536
Mortgage-backed securities .....................           12,534,298              356,238               18,247           12,872,289
                                                          -----------          -----------          -----------          -----------
     Total .....................................          $25,622,420          $ 1,036,063          $    53,505          $26,604,978
                                                          ===========          ===========          ===========          ===========
</TABLE>

     Gross unrealized gains pertaining to equity securities at December 31, 1998
     and 1997  were  $94.3  million  and  $102.7  million,  respectively.  Gross
     unrealized losses at December 31, 1998 and 1997 were $21.8 million and $7.7
     million, respectively.

     The  amortized  cost and  estimated  market  value of fixed  maturities  at
     December 31,  1998,  by  contractual  maturity,  are shown below.  Expected
     maturities will differ from contractual  maturities  because  borrowers may
     have  the  right  to call or  prepay  obligations  with  or  without  early
     redemption penalties.

     Fixed maturities (in thousands):

                                                     Amortized        Estimated
                                                        Cost        Market Value
                                                    -----------     ------------
Due in 1 year or less ........................      $   389,300      $   405,724
Due after 1 year through 5 years .............        2,942,542        2,965,561
Due after 5 years through 10 years ...........        5,664,540        5,758,903
Due after 10 years through 20 years ..........        2,104,894        2,274,803
Due after 20 years ...........................        3,562,748        3,750,956
Mortgage-backed securities ...................       11,951,706       12,149,021
                                                    ===========      ===========
     Total ...................................      $26,615,730      $27,304,968
                                                    ===========      ===========
<PAGE>


4.   Investments (continued)

     Discounts and premiums on collateralized mortgage obligations are amortized
     over the estimated  redemption period using the effective  interest method.
     Yields  which  are  used to  calculate  premium/discount  amortization  are
     adjusted  periodically  to reflect actual  payments to date and anticipated
     future payments.

     Fixed  maturities  with a carrying  value of $6.7  million and $6.6 million
     were on deposit with regulatory  authorities at December 31, 1998 and 1997,
     respectively,  as required by law in various  states in which the insurance
     operations conduct business.

     Mortgage Loans
     Mortgage  loans,  net of  allowance  for loan  losses,  are as follows  (in
thousands):

                                                          December 31,
                                                    1998                 1997
                                                 ----------           ----------
Single Family ........................           $       87           $    1,596
Commercial ...........................            2,465,720            1,595,627
                                                 ==========           ==========
     Total ...........................           $2,465,807           $1,597,223
                                                 ==========           ==========

     At December 31, 1998,  mortgage  loans were  collateralized  by  properties
     located  in 36  states  and  Canada.  Approximately  17% of  the  aggregate
     carrying value of the portfolio is secured by properties located in Texas.

     Other Invested Assets
     Other  invested   assets  consist   primarily  of  investments  in  limited
     partnerships  which  invest  in  securities.   Limited  partnership  income
     recognized by the Company was $10.2 million, $38.9 million and $3.3 million
     in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. At December 31, 1998, the Company has
     unfunded  commitments  related to its  investments in limited  partnerships
     totaling $270.6 million.

     Derivatives
     The fair value of  derivatives  reflects  the  estimated  amounts  that the
     Company  would receive or pay upon  termination  of the  contracts,  net of
     payment  accruals,  at the  reporting  date.  With  respect  to  swaps  and
     put-swaptions,  the notional amount represents the stated principal balance
     used as a basis for  calculating  payments.  With  respect to  futures  and
     options,   the  contractual   amount  represents  the  market  exposure  of
     outstanding positions.

     A summary of the aggregate contractual or notional amounts,  estimated fair
     values and gain/(loss) for derivative financial instruments  outstanding is
     as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 December 31,
                                              1998                                           1997
                           -----------------------------------------   ------------------------------------------
                            Contractual/                               Contractual/
                             Notional        Fair          Gain/         Notional       Fair           Gain/
                              Amount        Value         (Loss)          Amount        Value          (Loss)
                           -----------   ------------   ------------   -----------   -----------    -------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
     Interest rate swaps   $ 3,300,000   $   (57,337)   $   (57,337)   $ 3,138,000   $    (9,257)   $    (9,257)
     Index swaps .......       650,000          --            3,630      1,000,000          --           11,196
     Put-swaptions .....    34,500,000         2,987        (16,013)    37,000,000         3,531        (16,273)
     Futures ...........        48,844          --            3,020         32,435          --              282
     Call options ......       811,691       298,851        169,020        385,797       114,161         42,415
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


4.    Investments (continued)

     In 1998, the Company recorded a loss of $20.2 million in investment  income
     related to derivative  instruments.  Income on derivatives of $35.8 million
     and $24.3 million was recorded in 1997 and 1996, respectively.  Included in
     these  amounts  was a loss of $6.1  million  in 1998,  and  income of $36.3
     million,  and $12.6  million,  in 1997 and 1996,  respectively,  related to
     investment activity. During 1998, the Company also incurred a realized loss
     of $10.1 million on the  termination  of emerging  market bond index swaps.
     The average notional amount of swaps  outstanding was $4.3 billion and $3.3
     billion in 1998 and 1997, respectively. Included in the average outstanding
     amount  were high yield and  emerging  market  bond index  swaps and equity
     index  swaps of  $231.1  million  and  $461.7  million  in 1998  and  1997,
     respectively.  The average outstanding contractual amount of equity futures
     held for investment purposes was $57.6 million during 1998.

     Securities Lending
     The Company has entered into a securities  lending  agreement with an agent
     bank whereby blocks of securities  are loaned to third  parties,  primarily
     major brokerage firms. As of December 31, 1998 and 1997, the estimated fair
     value  of  loaned   securities  was  $440.2  million  and  $674.4  million,
     respectively.  The agreement  requires a minimum of 102 percent of the fair
     value of the loaned securities as collateral,  calculated on a daily basis.
     To further minimize the credit risks related to this program, the financial
     condition  of   counterparties  is  monitored  on  a  regular  basis.  Cash
     collateral  received in the amount of $425.0  million and $607.0 million at
     December  31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  was  invested in a pooled fund
     managed by the agent bank and  included in  short-term  investments  of the
     Company.  A related  payable  recognized  for cash  collateral  received is
     included in liabilities.


5.   Investment Income and Realized Gains and Losses

     The sources of net  investment  income by major category are as follows (in
thousands):

                                                Years ended December 31,
                                          1998           1997           1996
                                      -----------    -----------    -----------
     Fixed maturities .............   $ 2,160,543    $ 2,003,256    $ 1,872,820
     Other investment income ......       360,846        359,948        140,717
                                      -----------    -----------    -----------
       Total investment income ....     2,521,389      2,363,204      2,013,537
     Less investment expenses .....       (43,112)       (29,695)       (16,505)
                                      -----------    -----------    -----------
       Net investment income ......   $ 2,478,277    $ 2,333,509    $ 1,997,032
                                      ===========    ===========    ===========

     Net realized investment gains and losses are as follows (in thousands):

                                                Years ended December 31,
                                          1998           1997           1996
                                      -----------    -----------    -----------
Sales of fixed maturities
  Gross gains .....................     $ 120,325      $ 121,916      $  78,099
  Gross losses ....................       (29,121)       (46,009)       (36,624)
Sales of equity securities
  Gross gains .....................        25,682         50,643         20,886
  Gross losses ....................          (100)          (783)        (5,329)
Impairment losses .................       (31,532)       (39,415)       (29,500)
Other invested assets, net ........       (15,808)        (6,017)        (8,959)
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------
  Total ...........................     $  69,446      $  80,335      $  18,573
                                        =========      =========      =========
<PAGE>


6.   Value of Acquired Insurance in-Force

     The  value  of  acquired   insurance   in-force  was  determined  by  using
     assumptions as to interest,  persistency  and mortality.  Profits were then
     discounted to arrive at the value of the insurance in-force.

     The  amortization  of  acquired  insurance  in-force  was  as  follows  (in
thousands):

                                                      Years ended December 31,
                                                      1998              1997
                                                    ---------         ----------
Balance, beginning of year .................        $ 169,245         $ 183,284
Amortization, net of interest ..............          (14,843)          (14,039)
                                                    ---------         ---------
Balance, end of year .......................        $ 154,402         $ 169,245
                                                    =========         =========

     The value of  acquired  insurance  in-force  estimated  amortization  is as
follows (in thousands):

                         1999                             $  16,000
                         2000                                17,000
                         2001                                18,000
                         2002                                19,000
                         Thereafter                          84,402
                                                    -----------------
                              Total                               $
                                                            154,402
                                                    =================

7.   Indebtedness

     Surplus Notes
     On March 15,  1997,  the Company  issued  8.15% Notes (the  "Notes") in the
     principal  amount of $250 million due March 15, 2027. The Notes were issued
     pursuant to Rule 144A under the  Securities  Act of 1933 and are  unsecured
     and subordinated to all present and future indebtedness,  policy claims and
     other creditor claims.

     Under  Michigan  State  Insurance  law, the Notes are not part of the legal
     liabilities  of the  Company  and are  considered  capital  and surplus for
     statutory reporting purposes. Payments of interest or principal may only be
     made with the prior approval of the  Commissioner of Insurance of the State
     of  Michigan  and only  out of  surplus  earnings  which  the  Commissioner
     determines to be available for such payments under Michigan State Insurance
     law.  The Notes may not be  redeemed  at the  option of the  Company or any
     holder prior to maturity.

     Interest  is payable  semi-annually  on March 15 and  September  15 of each
     year.  Interest expense on the Notes was $20.8 million and $16.3 million in
     1998 and 1997, respectively.

     Reverse Repurchase and Dollar Roll Repurchase Agreements
     During 1998 and 1997,  the Company  entered  into  reverse  repurchase  and
     dollar roll  repurchase  agreements  whereby the Company agreed to sell and
     repurchase  securities.   These  activities  have  been  accounted  for  as
     financing transactions, with the assets and associated liabilities included
     in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet.  Short-term  borrowings  under  such
     agreements  averaged $1.8 billion during 1998 and 1997, at weighted average
     interest rates of 5.49% and 5.39%,  respectively.  Interest expense on such
     agreements  was  $100.2  million  and  $91.4  million  in  1998  and  1997,
     respectively.  The highest level of short-term  borrowings at any month end
     was $2.4 billion in 1998 and $3.8 billion in 1997.
<PAGE>


8.   Reinsurance

     The  Company  assumes  and cedes  reinsurance  from and to other  insurance
     companies in order to limit losses from large  exposures;  however,  if the
     reinsurer is unable to meet its obligations,  the originating issuer of the
     coverage  retains the liability.  The maximum amount of life insurance risk
     retained by the Company on any one life is generally $1.5 million.  Amounts
     not retained are ceded to other companies on a yearly  renewable-term  or a
     coinsurance basis.

     The effect of reinsurance on premiums is as follows (in thousands):

                                              Years ended December 31,
                                        1998             1997            1996
                                      ---------       ---------       ----------
Direct premiums ................      $ 356,368       $ 352,256       $ 358,533
Assumed premiums ...............          5,162           5,354          10,961
Less reinsurance ceded .........        (97,844)        (81,759)        (77,046)
                                      =========       =========       =========
  Total net premiums ...........      $ 263,686       $ 275,851       $ 292,448
                                      =========       =========       =========

     Components  of  the  reinsurance  recoverable  asset  are  as  follows  (in
thousands):

                                                            December 31,
                                                       1998               1997
                                                     --------           --------
Ceded reserves ...........................           $237,971           $202,385
Ceded claims liability ...................              9,132             11,369
Ceded - other ............................              9,086             12,465
                                                     ========           ========
  Total ..................................           $256,189           $226,219
                                                     ========           ========

     Reserves reinsured through Brooke Life were $79.1 million and $83.4 million
     at December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

9.   Federal Income Taxes

     The components of the provision for federal income taxes are as follows (in
     thousands):

                                                    Years ended December 31,
                                                1998         1997         1996
                                              --------     --------     --------
Current tax expense .....................     $196,900     $181,800     $119,500
Deferred tax expense ....................       42,100       34,500       44,600
                                              --------     --------     --------
Provision for federal income taxes ......     $239,000     $216,300     $164,100
                                              ========     ========     ========

     The federal  income tax  provisions  differ from the amounts  determined by
     multiplying  pretax income by the statutory  federal income tax rate of 35%
     for 1998, 1997 and 1996 as follows (in thousands):

                                                   Years ended December 31,
                                               1998         1997         1996
                                             --------     --------     --------
Income taxes at statutory rate ..........    $238,959     $216,263     $164,069
Other ...................................          41           37           31
                                             --------     --------     --------
Provision for federal income taxes ......    $239,000     $216,300     $164,100
                                             ========     ========     ========

Effective tax rate ......................        35.0%        35.0%        35.0%
                                             ========     ========     ========

<PAGE>

9.   Federal Income Taxes (continued)

     Federal  income taxes paid were $161.9  million,  $178.9  million and $81.2
     million, in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

     The tax  effects of  significant  temporary  differences  that give rise to
     deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     December 31,
                                                                  1998         1997
                                                               ---------    ---------
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>
Gross deferred tax asset
Policy reserves and other insurance items ..................   $ 611,094    $ 615,877
Difference between financial reporting and the tax basis of:
     Assets acquired .......................................      14,035        9,309
     Insolvency fund assessments ...........................      28,553       30,020
     Other, net ............................................      10,288       29,959
                                                               ---------    ---------
Total deferred tax asset ...................................     663,970      685,165
                                                               ---------    ---------

Gross deferred tax liability
Deferred acquisition costs .................................    (334,851)    (278,049)
Difference between financial reporting and the tax basis of
   value of the insurance in-force .........................     (54,041)     (59,236)
Difference between financial reporting and the tax basis of
   other assets ............................................      (1,696)      (3,555)
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities ......    (261,013)    (371,466)
Other, net .................................................     (35,491)     (15,945)
                                                               ---------    ---------
Total deferred tax liability ...............................    (687,092)    (728,251)
                                                               ---------    ---------

Net deferred tax liability .................................   $ (23,122)   $ (43,086)
                                                               =========    =========
</TABLE>

10. Contingencies

     The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in litigation  arising in the
     ordinary course of business,  including  litigation relating to allegations
     of  improper  sales  practices.  It is the opinion of  management  that the
     ultimate  disposition of such litigation  will not have a material  adverse
     affect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

     State guaranty funds provide  payments for  policyholders of insolvent life
     insurance  companies.  These  guaranty funds are financed by assessments to
     solvent  insurance  companies  based  on  location,  volume,  and  types of
     business.  The Company estimated its reserve for future state guaranty fund
     assessments  based on data received from the National  Organization of Life
     and Health Insurance Guaranty  Associations.  Based on data received at the
     end  of  1998,  the  Company's  reserve  for  future  state  guaranty  fund
     assessments was $66.8 million. The Company believes the reserve is adequate
     for all anticipated payments for known insolvencies.

     The Company  offers  synthetic GIC contracts to group  customers  including
     pension  funds and other  institutional  organizations.  The  synthetic GIC
     contract  is an  off-balance  sheet fee based  product  where the  customer
     retains  ownership  of the  assets  related  to  these  contracts  and  JNL
     guarantees the customer's obligation to meet withdrawal  requirements.  The
     value of off-balance sheet guarantees were $892 million and $675 million at
     December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.


<PAGE>


11.  Stockholder's Equity

     Under Michigan State Insurance Law,  dividends on capital stock can only be
     distributed out of earned surplus. Furthermore,  without the prior approval
     of the  Commissioner,  dividends  cannot be declared or  distributed  which
     exceed the greater of 10% of the Company's  statutory  surplus or statutory
     net gain from operations for the prior year. On January 1, 1999 the maximum
     amount of dividends that can be paid by the Company  without prior approval
     of the Commissioner under this limitation approximated $321.8 million.

     The  Company  received  capital  contributions  from its  parent  of $528.0
     million,  $184.0  million,  and  $45.0  million  in 1998,  1997,  and 1996,
     respectively.  Dividend  payments were $589.6  million in 1998 and received
     the required approval from the Michigan  Insurance Bureau prior to payment.
     The dividend  payments  were $244.5  million and $19.5  million in 1997 and
     1996, respectively.

     Statutory  capital  and surplus of the  Company  was  $2,127.4  million and
     $1,942.1 million at December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Statutory net
     income of the  Company  was  $321.8  million,  $237.4  million,  and $272.2
     million in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

12.  Related Party Transactions

     The Company's investment portfolio is managed by PPM America, Inc. ("PPM"),
     a  registered   investment   advisor  and  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of
     Prudential.  The Company paid $28.9 million, $20.1 million and $8.7 million
     to PPM for  investment  advisory  services  during  1998,  1997  and  1996,
     respectively.

     On October 31,  1991,  Brooke  Life issued $200  million of 9.75% notes due
     October 31, 2001 to  Prudential  Finance BV, a  Prudential  subsidiary.  On
     November  8, 1996,  Brooke  Life  issued  $388  million of 8.50%  notes due
     December 31, 2006 to Brooke  Finance,  Inc.  ("Brooke  Finance"),  a wholly
     owned  subsidiary  of Brooke  Holdings,  Inc.,  ultimately  a wholly  owned
     subsidiary  of  Prudential.  On December 31,  1996,  Brooke Life issued $45
     million of 8.51% notes due December 31, 2006 to Brooke Finance. At December
     31, 1998, the aggregate amount  outstanding on the Brooke Life notes was as
     follows (in thousands):

               Principal                               $    633,000
               Accrued interest                               4,106
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                    Total                              $    637,106
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13.  Benefit Plans

     The  Company  has  a  defined   contribution   retirement   plan   covering
     substantially all employees. To be eligible, an employee must have attained
     the age of 21 and  completed  at least 1,000 hours of service in a 12-month
     period.  The Company's  annual  contributions,  as declared by the board of
     directors,  are based on a  percentage  of  eligible  compensation  paid to
     participating  employees during the year. The Company's  expense related to
     this plan was $3.8 million in 1998,  $4.3 million in 1997, and $2.4 million
     in 1996.


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