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NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
501 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 578-2000
ZENITH LIFE PLUS
Supplement dated June 11, 1999
to
Prospectus dated April 30, 1999
On page A-8 of the prospectus, the second box in the left-hand column of the
chart entitled "How the Policy Works" is replaced with the following:
Charges from Premium
. Any rider premiums
. Annual Admin Charge - $55
. Substandard Risk Premium
. Sales Load (6%* for 15 years)
. Premium Tax Charge (2%*)
Please note that the sales load percentage was changed to reflect the correct
amount of 6% rather than 5%. The 5% amount was the result of a typographical
error.
VL-131-99
