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RULE 497(C)
FILE #333-68601
SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST ___, 2000
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000
FOR
FUTURITY VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
ISSUED BY SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
Effective immediately, the Prospectus dated May 1, 2000 (the "Prospectus")
for Futurity Variable Universal Life Insurance is supplemented as follows:
1. The following is inserted immediately following the first sentence of
the first paragraph of the Prospectus' cover page:
"The Policy is being offered, depending on the circumstances, as either
an individual policy or as a certificate under a group policy. The
substantive terms of a certificate under a group policy will be identical
to those of an individual policy. In this Prospectus, unless stated
otherwise, the term "Policy" will include individual policies, group
policies, and certificates issued under group policies."
2. The following paragraph is inserted immediately following the "Surrender
Charge (As Percentage of First Year Surrender Charge)" table on page 23 of the
Prospectus:
"For Policies delivered in Pennsylvania, surrender charges in the first
policy year are lower for certain issue ages."
THIS SUPPLEMENT IS NOT VALID UNLESS ACCOMPANIED OR PRECEDED BY THE CURRENT
PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURITY VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND
THE PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FURTHER REFERENCE.
