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                                                               File No. 33-62282
                                                                        811-1978

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                 /X/
      Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                       / /
   
      Post-Effective Amendment No.  6                                   /X/
    

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
      Amendment No. 

                           -------------------------

                           (Exact Name of Registrant)
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                               (Name of Depositor)
                    THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
              (Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
                          237 William Howard Taft Road
                             Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
                         (Depositor's Telephone Number)
                                 (513) 861-3600

                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
              Ronald L. Benedict, Second Vice President and Counsel
                    The Ohio National Life Insurance Company
                                  P.O. Box 237
                             Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

                                   Notice to:
                           W. Randolph Thompson, Esq.
                                   Of Counsel
                              Jones & Blouch L.L.P.
                                 Suite 405 West
                       1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20007

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon after the effective date
of this amendment as is practicable.

Registrant has heretofore registered an indefinite amount of securities under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 and on February 23, 1996 filed
its Rule 24f-2 Notice for its most recent fiscal year.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate space):

              immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
       ---
   
        X     on May 1, 1996, pursuant to paragraph (b)
       ---
    
              60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
       ---
   
              on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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              75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
       ---
              on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.
       ---

If appropriate, check the following box:

              this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
       ---    a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

N-4 Item           Caption in Prospectus
- --------           ---------------------
   1               Cover Page

   2               Glossary of Special Terms

   3               Not applicable

   4               Not applicable

   5               The Ohio National Companies

   6               Deductions and Expenses

   7               Description of Variable Annuity Contracts

   8               Annuity Period

   9               Death Benefit

   10              Accumulation Period

   11              Surrender and Partial Withdrawal

   12              Federal Tax Status

   13              Not applicable

   14              Table of Contents

                   Caption in Statement of Additional Information
                   ----------------------------------------------

   15              Cover Page

   16              Table of Contents

   17              Not applicable

   18              Custodian

                   Independent Certified Public Accountants

   19              See Prospectus (Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts)
                   Loans Under Tax-Sheltered Annuities

   20              Underwriter

   21              Calculation of Money Market Subaccount Yield
                   Total Return

   22              See Prospectus (Annuity Period)

   23              Financial Statements
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                   Caption in Part C
                   -----------------
   24              Financial Statements and Exhibits

   25              Directors and Officers of the Depositor

   26              Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the
                   Depositor or Registrant

   27              Number of Contractowners

   28              Indemnification

   29              Principal Underwriter

   30              Location of Accounts and Records

   31              Not applicable

   32              Not applicable
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                                     PART A

                                   PROSPECTUS
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                                   PROSPECTUS

                             SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT
               INDIVIDUAL TAX QUALIFIED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                    THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                          237 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT ROAD
                             CINCINNATI, OHIO 45219
                            TELEPHONE (513) 559-6452

This prospectus offers a multiple funded, single purchase payment, individual
variable annuity contract, designed for tax qualified retirement plans, that
provides for the accumulation of values and the payment of annuity benefits on a
variable and/or fixed basis. Unless specifically stated otherwise, only
provisions relating to the variable portion of the contracts are described in
this prospectus. The fixed portion ("Guaranteed Accumulation Account") is
briefly described in an appendix to the Statement of Additional Information.

Variable annuities are designed to provide lifetime annuity payments which will
vary with the investment results of the investment vehicle chosen. The
accumulation value of a contract will vary with the investment performance of
Ohio National Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), prior to the annuity payout date, and the
amount of each annuity payment will vary with the Fund's investment performance
subsequent to the commencement of annuity payments. There can be no assurance
that the value of a contract during the years prior to the annuity payout date
or the aggregate amount of annuity payments received after such date will equal
or exceed the purchase payments made therefor.

The variable annuity contracts offered by this prospectus are designed for (1)
annuity purchase plans adopted by public school systems and certain tax-exempt
organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
"Code"), qualifying for tax-deferred treatment pursuant to Section 403(b) of the
Code, (2) other employee pension or profit-sharing trusts or plans qualifying
for tax-deferred treatment under Section 401(a), 401(k) or 403(a) of the Code,
(3) individual retirement annuities qualifying for tax-deferred treatment under
Section 408 of the Code, and (4) state and municipal deferred compensation
plans.

The minimum purchase payment is $10,000. Generally the maximum purchase payment
is $500,000.

The net purchase payment (after the deduction of any applicable state premium
tax) is allocated to one or more subaccounts of Ohio National Variable Account A
("VAA") in such portion as the contract owner may choose. VAA is a separate
account established by The Ohio National Life Insurance Company ("Ohio National
Life"). The assets of VAA are invested in shares of the Fund, a mutual fund
having nine investment portfolios: Equity Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio,
Bond Portfolio, Omni Portfolio, International Portfolio, Capital Appreciation
Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio, Global Contrarian Portfolio and Aggressive
Growth Portfolio (see the accompanying prospectus of the Fund).

All or part of the contract's accumulation value may be withdrawn before the
annuity payout date. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to federal income tax
penalties, and a contingent deferred sales charge may be assessed up to 6% of
the amount withdrawn. Exercise of contract rights may be subject to the terms of
any qualified employee trust or annuity plan under which a contract is
purchased. This prospectus contains no information concerning such trusts or
plans.

The contracts offered hereby may be revoked by the purchaser without penalty
within 20 days of their delivery.

THIS PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. IT SETS FORTH THE
INFORMATION ABOUT VAA AND THE VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS OFFERED BY THIS
PROSPECTUS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INVESTING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
VAA HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN A STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 1996. THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
AND WITHOUT CHARGE BY WRITING OR CALLING OHIO NATIONAL LIFE AT THE ABOVE
ADDRESS. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ON
PAGE 2.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THIS PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS OF OHIO NATIONAL
FUND, INC.

                                   MAY 1, 1996


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                           <C>
Fee Table ...............................................................      3
     Accumulation Unit Values ...........................................      4
     Financial Statements ...............................................      5
The Ohio National Companies .............................................      5
     Ohio National Life .................................................      5
     Ohio National Variable Account A ...................................      5
     Ohio National Fund, Inc ............................................      5
Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts ..............................      6
Deductions and Expenses .................................................      7
     Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ...................................      7
     Deduction for Administrative Expenses ..............................      7
     Deduction For Risk Undertakings ....................................      7
     Transfer Fee .......................................................      7
     Deduction For State Premium Tax ....................................      8
     Fund Expenses ......................................................      8
Description of Variable Annuity Contracts ...............................      8
     20-Day Free Look ...................................................      8
     Accumulation Period ................................................      8
     Annuity Period .....................................................     11
     Other Contract Provisions ..........................................     13
     Performance Data ...................................................     14
Federal Tax Status ......................................................     14
IRA Disclosure Statement ................................................     17
</TABLE>

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Custodian
Independent Certified Public Accountants
Underwriter
Calculation of Money Market Subaccount Yield
Transfer Limitations
Total Return
Financial Statements for VAA and Ohio National Life
Appendix: Loans Under Tax-Sheltered Annuities
           Guaranteed Accumulation Account

                            GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS

ACCUMULATION PERIOD - The period prior to the annuity payout date and during the
lifetime of the annuitant.

ACCUMULATION UNIT - A unit of measure used to determine the value of contracts
during the accumulation period.

ACCUMULATION VALUE - The cash value of an annuity contract before the annuity
payout date.

ANNUITANT - Any natural person who is to receive or is receiving annuity
payments and upon whose continuation of life annuity payments with life
contingencies depend.

ANNUITY PAYOUT DATE - The date on which annuity payments are to begin.

ANNUITY PAYMENTS - Periodic payments made to an annuitant pursuant to an annuity
contract.

ANNUITY UNIT - A unit of measure used to determine the second and subsequent
variable annuity payments and reflecting the investment performance of the Fund.

FUND SHARES - Shares of Ohio National Fund, Inc., or shares of another
registered open-end investment company substituted therefor.

OWNER - During the lifetime of the designated annuitant and prior to the
specified annuity payout date, the owner is the person in whose name the
contract is registered. On and after the annuity payout date the annuitant
becomes the owner. After the death of the annuitant, the beneficiary becomes the
owner.

PURCHASE PAYMENT - The amount of payment made by, or on behalf of, the owner
under the annuity contract.

SETTLEMENT - The application of the accumulation value of an annuity contract
under the settlement provisions contained therein.

SUBACCOUNT - The Equity subaccount, Money Market subaccount, Bond subaccount,
Omni subaccount, International subaccount, Capital Appreciation subaccount,
Small Cap subaccount, Global Contrarian subaccount, Aggressive Growth
subaccount, or such other subaccounts as may be established under VAA.

VALUATION PERIOD - The period of time from one determination of accumulation
unit and annuity unit values to their next determination. Such determination is
made at the same time that the net asset value of Fund Shares is determined. See
page 17 of the accompanying Fund prospectus.

1940 ACT - The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any similar
successor federal legislation.


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                                    FEE TABLE

CONTRACTOWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Deferred Sales Load (as a percentage
    of amount withdrawn or surrendered)           CONTRACT YEAR
                                                   OF SURRENDER             PERCENTAGE
                                                  OR WITHDRAWAL               CHARGED
                                                  -------------             ---------
<S>                                                <C>                            <C> 
                                                        1                         6%
                                                        2                         5%
                                                        3                         4%
                                                        4                         3%
                                                        5                         2%
                                                        6                         1%
                                                   7 and later                    0%
</TABLE>

Exchange (transfer) Fee $3 (currently no charge for the first 4 transfers per
year)
        
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              MONEY                    INTER-      CAPITAL   
                                                    EQUITY   MARKET   BOND     OMNI   NATIONAL  APPRECIATION 
                                                    ------   ------   -----    -----  --------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>        <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>
VAA ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage
   of average account value)
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees                      0.65%    0.65%   0.65%    0.65%    0.65%       0.65%    
Account Fees and Expenses                            0.25%    0.25%   0.25%    0.25%    0.25%       0.25%    
                                                     ----     ----    ----     ----     ----        ----
Total VAA Annual Expenses                            0.90%    0.90%   0.90%    0.90%    0.90%       0.90%    
                                                                                                             
FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage                                                                        
     of the Fund's average net assets)                                                                       
                                                                                                             
Management Fees                                      0.54%    0.25%*  0.60%    0.57%    0.90%       0.80%    
Other Expenses                                       0.19%    0.19%   0.15%    0.18%    0.22%       0.16%    
                                                     ----     ----    ----     ----     ----        ----
Total Fund Annual Expenses                           0.73%    0.44%*  0.75%    0.75%    1.12%       0.96%    
                                                                                                             
EXAMPLE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                             
If you surrendered your                    1 Year    $ 79     $ 76*   $ 79     $ 79     $ 82        $ 81     
contract at the end of the                                                                                  
applicable time period, you                3 Years     91       83*     92       92      103          98      
would pay the following                                                                                     
aggregate expenses on a $1,000             5 Years    110       95*    111      111      130         122     
investment, assuming 5%                                                                                     
annual return:                            10 Years    193      161*    195      195      235         218     
                                                                                                             
EXAMPLE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                             
If you do not surrender your               1 Year      17       14*     17       17       21          19     
contract or you annuitize at                                                                                 
the end of the applicable                  3 Years     51       42*     52       52       63          58     
time period, you would                                                                                       
pay the following                          5 Years     89       73*     90       90      109         101     
aggregate expenses                                                                                           
on the same investment:                   10 Years    193      161*    195      195      235         218     

</TABLE> 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              SMALL     GLOBAL    AGGRESSIVE 
                                               CAP    CONTRARIAN    GROWTH
                                               -----  ----------  ----------
<S>                                            <C>      <C>        <C>
VAA ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage                                         
   of average account value)                                                 
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees                0.65%     0.65%       0.65%   
Account Fees and Expenses                      0.25%     0.25%       0.25%   
                                               ----      ----        ----    
Total VAA Annual Expenses                      0.90%     0.90%       0.90%   
                                                                             
FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage                                        
     of the Fund's average net assets)                                       
Management Fees                                0.80%     0.90%       0.80%   
Other Expenses                                 0.16%     0.68%       0.22%   
                                               ----      ----        ----    
Total Fund Annual Expenses                     0.96%     1.58%       1.02%   
                                                                             
EXAMPLE                                                                      
If you surrendered your                        $ 81      $ 87        $ 81    
contract at the end of the                                                   
applicable time period, you                      98       116         100    
would pay the following                                                      
aggregate expenses on a $1,000                  122       152         125    
investment, assuming 5%                                                      
annual return:                                  218       282         224    
                                                                             
EXAMPLE                                                                      
If you do not surrender your                     19        25          20     
contract or you annuitize at                                                 
the end of the applicable                        58        77          60     
time period, you would                                                       
pay the following                               101       132         104    
aggregate expenses                                                           
on the same investment:                         218       282         224    
</TABLE>

The purpose of the above table is to help you to understand the costs and
expenses that a variable annuity contractowner will bear directly or indirectly.
THE EXAMPLE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE TABLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSE, AND ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR
LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN. Note that the expense amounts shown in the example are
aggregate amounts for the total number of years indicated. Neither the table nor
the example reflect any premium taxes that may be applicable to a contract,
which currently range from 0% to 2.25%. The above table and example reflect only
the charges for contracts currently offered by this prospectus and not other
contracts that may be offered by Ohio National Life. For further details, see
Deductions and Expenses, page 7.

*For the Money Market Portfolio, management fees in excess of 0.25% are
presently being waived by the Fund's investment adviser. Without the waiver, the
Money Market Portfolio's Management Fee would be 0.30%, its Total Fund Annual
Expenses would be 0.49%, and its expenses would total $76 for a $1,000 contract
surrendered at the end of 1 year, $84 if surrendered at the end of 3 years, $98
if surrendered at the end of 5 years or $167 if surrendered at the end of 10
years. For a $1,000 contract annuitized or not surrendered, the expenses without
the waiver would be $14 for 1 year, $44 for 3 years, $76 for 5 years or $167 for
10 years.



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                            ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EQUITY SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR           AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          ---------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1993*                $10.000000                $10.239365              25,900
                  1994                  10.239365                 10.173015             120,867
                  1995                  10.173015                 12.824740             301,147


<CAPTION>
MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT**

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1993                 $10.000000                $10.045964               5,554
                  1994                  10.045964                 10.354108              95,638
                  1995                  10.354108                 10.837896             136,205

<CAPTION>
BOND SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                     <C>   
                  1993                 $10.000000                 $9.910842                 378
                  1994                   9.910842                  9.445623              10,472
                  1995                   9.445623                 11.130129              64,973

<CAPTION>
OMNI SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1993                 $10.000000                $10.143037              42,348
                  1994                  10.143037                  9.999661             150,263
                  1995                   9.999661                 12.165280             244,025

<CAPTION>
INTERNATIONAL SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1993*                $10.000000                $10.834626              34,538
                  1994                  10.834626                 11.604279             204,939
                  1995                  11.604279                 12.892796             384,682

<CAPTION>
CAPITAL APPRECIATION SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1994*                $10.000000                $10.390128              52,732
                  1995                  10.390128                 12.626458             211,756

<CAPTION>
SMALL CAP SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
                  1994*                $10.000000                $12.053440              76,033
                  1995                  12.053440                 15.889068             198,048

<CAPTION>
GLOBAL CONTRARIAN SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED                UNIT VALUE AT           UNIT VALUE AT         NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31             BEGINNING OF YEAR          END OF YEAR          AT END OF YEAR
             -----------             -----------------          -----------          --------------
<S>                                    <C>                       <C>                     <C>   
                  1995*                $10.000000                $10.816003              47,134
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AGGRESSIVE GROWTH SUBACCOUNT

             YEAR ENDED             UNIT VALUE AT        UNIT VALUE AT        NUMBER OF UNITS
             DECEMBER 31          BEGINNING OF YEAR       END OF YEAR         AT END OF YEAR
             -----------          -----------------       -----------         --------------
<S>                                 <C>                    <C>                    <C>   
                  1995*             $10.000000             $12.610012             41,681
</TABLE>


*  Series of variable annuity contracts commenced on October 7, 1993. Capital
   Appreciation and Small Cap subaccounts commenced on May 1, 1994. Global
   Contrarian and Aggressive Growth subaccounts commenced on March 31, 1995.

** The current annualized yield of the Money Market subaccount for the seven
   days ended December 31, 1995, was 4.53%.


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The complete financial statements of VAA and Ohio National Life, and the
Independent Auditors' Reports thereon, may be found in the Statement of
Additional Information.

                           THE OHIO NATIONAL COMPANIES

OHIO NATIONAL LIFE

   
Ohio National Life was organized under the laws of Ohio in 1909 as a stock life
insurance company and became a mutual life insurance company in 1959. It writes 
life, accident and health insurance and annuities in 47 states and the District
of Columbia. Currently it has assets in excess of $5.5 billion and equity in
excess of $500 million. Its home office is located at 237 William Howard Taft
Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.
    

OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

VAA was established in 1969 by Ohio National Life as a separate account under
Ohio law for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts. Purchase
payments for the variable annuity contracts are allocated to one or more
subaccounts of VAA. Income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, from
assets allocated to VAA are, as provided in the contracts, credited to or
charged against VAA without regard to other income, gains or losses of Ohio
National Life. The assets maintained in VAA will not be charged with any
liabilities arising out of any other business conducted by Ohio National Life.
Nevertheless, all obligations arising under the contracts, including the
commitment to make annuity payments, are general corporate obligations of Ohio
National Life. Accordingly, all of Ohio National Life's assets are available to
meet its obligations under the contracts. VAA is registered as a unit investment
trust under the 1940 Act.

OHIO NATIONAL FUND, INC.

The assets of each subaccount of VAA are invested at net asset value (without an
initial sales charge) in shares of a corresponding portfolio of the Fund: the
Equity Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Omni Portfolio (a
flexible portfolio fund), International Portfolio, Capital Appreciation
Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio, Global Contrarian Portfolio or Aggressive Growth
Portfolio. The Fund is a diversified, open-end, management investment company
registered under the 1940 Act. The value of the Fund's investments fluctuates
daily and is subject to the risk of changing economic conditions as well as the
risk inherent in the ability of management to anticipate changes necessary in
such investments to meet changes in economic conditions. The Fund receives
investment advice, for a fee, from its investment adviser, Ohio National
Investments, Inc., and from Societe Generale Asset Management Corp. (sub-adviser
to the International and Global Contrarian Portfolios), T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. (sub-adviser to the Capital Appreciation Portfolio), Founders
Asset Management, Inc. (sub-adviser to the Small Cap Portfolio), and Strong
Capital Management, Inc. (sub-adviser to the Aggressive Growth Portfolio). For
additional information concerning the Fund, including the investment objectives
of each of its portfolios, see the attached Fund prospectus. Read the Fund
prospectus carefully before investing.


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In addition to being offered to VAA, Fund shares are currently offered to other
separate accounts of Ohio National Life in connection with variable annuity
contracts and a separate account of Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation in
connection with variable life insurance contracts. In the future, Fund shares
may be offered to other insurance company separate accounts. It is conceivable
that in the future it may become disadvantageous for both variable life and
variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the Fund. Although neither Ohio
National Life nor the Fund currently foresees any such disadvantage, the Board
of Directors of the Fund will monitor events in order to identify any material
conflict between variable life and variable annuity contractowners and to
determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto, including
the possible withdrawal of VAA`s participation in the Fund. Material conflicts
could result from such things as (1) changes in state insurance law; (2) changes
in federal income tax law; (3) changes in the investment management of any
portfolio of the Fund; or (4) differences between voting instructions given by
variable life and variable annuity contractowners.

VOTING RIGHTS

Ohio National Life shall vote Fund shares held in VAA at meetings of Fund
shareholders in accordance with voting instructions received from contract
owners. The number of Fund shares for which an owner is entitled to give
instructions will be determined by Ohio National Life in the manner described
below, not more than 90 days prior to the meeting of the Fund. Fund proxy
material will be distributed to each owner together with appropriate forms for
giving voting instructions. Fund shares held in VAA, for which no timely
instructions are received, will be voted by Ohio National Life in proportion to
the instructions which are received with respect to all contracts participating
in VAA.

During the accumulation period, the number of Fund shares for which instructions
may be given to Ohio National Life is determined by dividing the variable
accumulation value of a subaccount of the contract by the net asset value of a
share of the corresponding Fund portfolio as of the same date. During the
annuity payment period, the number of Fund portfolio shares for which such
instructions may be given is determined by dividing the actuarial liability for
variable annuities in the course of payment by the net asset value of a Fund
portfolio share as of the same date. Generally, the number of votes tends to
decrease as annuity payments progress.

                   DISTRIBUTION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS

The variable annuity contracts are sold by Ohio National Life insurance agents
who are also registered representatives (a) of The O. N. Equity Sales Company
("ONESCO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ohio National Life, registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or (b) of other broker-dealers that have entered into
distribution agreements with the principal underwriter of the contracts. At the
date of this prospectus, ONESCO was the principal underwriter of the contracts.
However, pending receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, Ohio National
Equities, Inc., a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Ohio National Life, will become
the principal underwriter. As compensation for their sales efforts, ONESCO and
the other broker-dealers will receive a fee from Ohio National Life equal to 6%
of purchase payments. ONESCO and the other broker-dealers will remunerate their
registered representatives from their own funds. Purchase payments on which no
compensation is paid to registered representatives will not be included in
amounts on which the 6% sales compensation will be paid to ONESCO and the other
broker-dealers. To the extent that the amount of the contingent deferred sales
charge received by Ohio National Life is not sufficient to recover the fee paid
to ONESCO and the other broker-dealers, any deficiency will be made up from Ohio
National Life's general account assets which include, among other things, any
profit from the mortality and expense risk charges.




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                             DEDUCTIONS AND EXPENSES

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

No deduction for sales expense is made from purchase payments. A contingent
deferred sales charge may be assessed by Ohio National Life when a contract is
surrendered or a partial withdrawal of accumulation value is made before the
annuity payout date to defray expenses relating to the sale of the contract,
including compensation to sales personnel, cost of sales literature and
prospectuses, and other expenses related to sales activity. Such charge equals a
percentage of the contract value withdrawn. This percentage will vary with the
contract year in which the surrender or withdrawal occurs as follows:

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                      CONTRACT
                       YEARS                   PERCENTAGE
                       -----                   ----------
<S>                                               <C>
                          1                       6%
                          2                       5%
                          3                       4%
                          4                       3%
                          5                       2%
                          6                       1%
                          7 and later             0%
</TABLE>

Once each contract year, a partial withdrawal of not more than 10% of the
accumulation value (as of the first day of the contract year) may be made
without the imposition of the contingent deferred sales charge.

DEDUCTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

A deduction is made at the end of each valuation period equal to 0.25% on an
annual basis of the contract value for administrative expenses. This deduction
is not designed to produce a profit but to reimburse Ohio National Life for
expenses incurred for accounting, auditing, legal, contract owner services,
reports to regulatory authorities and contract owners, contract issue, etc.
Because the administrative expense deduction is a percentage of assets, it is
possible that larger contracts may bear a portion of the cost of administering
smaller contracts.

DEDUCTION FOR RISK UNDERTAKINGS

Prior to the annuity payout date, Ohio National Life guarantees that the
accumulation value of all contracts will not be affected by any excess of sales
and administrative expenses over the deductions provided therefor. Ohio National
Life also guarantees to pay a death benefit in the event of the annuitant's
death prior to the annuity payout date (see Death Benefit, page 10). After the
annuity payout date, Ohio National Life guarantees that variable annuity
payments will not be affected by adverse mortality experience or expenses.

For assuming these risks, Ohio National Life, in determining the accumulation
unit values and the annuity unit values for each subaccount, makes a deduction
from the applicable investment results equal to 0.65% of the contract value on
an annual basis. Such deduction may be decreased by Ohio National Life at any
time and may be increased not more frequently than annually to not more than
1.55% on an annual basis. Although Ohio National Life views the risk charge as
an indivisible whole, of the amount currently being deducted, it has estimated
that a reasonable allocation would be 0.25% for mortality risk, and 0.4% for
expense risk. Although Ohio National Life hopes to realize a profit from this
charge, if the deduction is insufficient to cover the actual risk involved, the
loss will fall on Ohio National Life; conversely, if the deduction proves more
than sufficient, the excess will be a gain to Ohio National Life.

TRANSFER FEE

A transfer fee of $3 (which may be increased to $10) is made for transferring
contract values from one or more subaccounts to one or more other subaccounts.
The fee is charged against the subaccount(s) from which the transfer is
effected. Currently, no fee is charged for the first four transfers each year.



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DEDUCTION FOR STATE PREMIUM TAX

Most states do not presently charge a premium tax for these contracts. Where a
tax applies, the rates are presently 0.5% in California, 1.0% in Puerto Rico and
West Virginia, 2.0% in Kentucky and 2.25% in the District of Columbia. Normally,
any such applicable taxes will not be deducted until annuity payments begin
rather than being deducted from the purchase payment.

FUND EXPENSES

There are deductions from, and expenses paid out of, the assets of the Fund.
These are described in the attached Fund prospectus.

                    DESCRIPTION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS

20-DAY FREE LOOK

The contract owner may revoke the contract at any time until the end of 20 days
after receipt of the contract and receive a refund of the entire purchase price.
To revoke, the owner must return the contract to Ohio National Life within the
20 day period. In those states where required by state law, the value of the
contract as of the date of cancellation will be returned in lieu of the entire
purchase price in case of revocation during the 20 day free look period.

ACCUMULATION PERIOD
PURCHASE PAYMENT PROVISIONS

The contracts provide for a single minimum purchase payment of $10,000 and a
maximum payment of $500,000. A larger payment, or more than one payment, may be
made with Ohio National Life's consent.

ACCUMULATION UNITS

Prior to the annuity payout date, the contract value is measured by accumulation
units. The purchase payment results in the crediting of accumulation units to
the contract (see Crediting Accumulation Units, below). The number of
accumulation units so credited remains constant but the dollar value of
accumulation units will vary depending upon the investment results of the
particular subaccount to which contract values are allocated.

CREDITING ACCUMULATION UNITS

Completed application forms, together with a check for the purchase payment, are
forwarded to the home office of Ohio National Life for acceptance. Upon
acceptance, a contract is issued to the contract owner, and the purchase payment
is then credited to the contract in the form of accumulation units. The purchase
payment is credited not later than two business days after receipt if the
application and all information necessary for processing the purchase payment
are complete. If an application is not accepted within five business days, the
purchase payment will be returned immediately to the applicant unless the
applicant specifically consents to having Ohio National Life retain the purchase
payment until the application is completed. After that, the purchase payment
will be credited within two business days.

ALLOCATION OF THE PURCHASE PAYMENT

In the contract application, you may direct the allocation of your purchase
payment among the subaccounts of VAA and the general account of Ohio National
Life. The amount allocated to any subaccount or the general account must equal a
whole percentage.




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ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND ACCUMULATION VALUE

The accumulation unit value of each subaccount of VAA was set at $10 when the
first payment was allocated to each such subaccount. The accumulation unit value
for any subsequent valuation period is determined by multiplying the
accumulation unit value for the immediately preceding valuation period by the
net investment factor (described below) for such subsequent valuation period.
The accumulation value is determined by multiplying the total number of
accumulation units (for each subaccount) credited to the contract by the
accumulation unit value (for such subaccount) for the valuation period for which
the accumulation value is being determined.

NET INVESTMENT FACTOR

The net investment factor is a quantitative measure of the investment results of
each subaccount of VAA. The net investment factor for each subaccount for any
valuation period is determined by dividing (a) by (b), then subtracting (c) from
the result, where:

(a) is -

         (1)  the net asset value of a share in the appropriate portfolio of the
              Fund determined as of the end of a valuation period, plus

         (2)  The per share amount of any dividends or other distributions
              declared for that portfolio by the Fund if the "ex-dividend" date
              occurs during the valuation period, plus or minus

         (3)  per share charge or credit for any taxes paid or reserved for
              which is determined by Ohio National Life to result from the
              maintenance or operation of that subaccount of VAA; (No federal
              income taxes are applicable under present law.)

     (b) is the net asset value of a share in the appropriate portfolio of the
         Fund determined as the end of the preceding valuation period; and

     (c) is the deduction for administrative and sales expenses and risk
         undertakings. (See Deduction for Administrative Expenses, page 7, and
         Deduction for Risk Undertakings, page 7.)

SURRENDER AND PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL

Prior to the annuity payout date, the owner of a contract may surrender (totally
withdraw the value of) his or her contract for its accumulation value or elect a
partial (at least $500) withdrawal therefrom. These transactions may be subject
to the contingent deferred sales charge described on page 7. Such charge is a
percentage of the total amount withdrawn. For example, if a partial withdrawal
of $500 is requested during the first contract year, Ohio National Life would
pay you $500, but the total amount deducted from the accumulation value would be
$531.91 (i.e., $531.91 x 6% $31.91). Unless otherwise specified, the withdrawal
will be made pro-rata from the values of each subaccount. The amount available
for withdrawal is the sum of the subaccount values less any contingent deferred
sales charge, provided, however, that no partial withdrawal that would cause the
contract value to fall below $5,000 will be allowed. Payment by Ohio National
Life shall be made within seven days from the date of receipt of the request for
such payment except as it may be deferred under the circumstances described
below. Surrenders and partial withdrawals are limited or not permitted in
connection with certain retirement plans. (See Texas State Optional Retirement
Program, page 11 and Tax-Deferred Annuities, page 15. For tax consequences of a
surrender or withdrawal, see Federal Tax Status, page 14.)

Occasionally Ohio National Life may receive a request for a surrender or partial
withdrawal before the check for your purchase payment has cleared the banking
system. Ohio National Life may delay the surrender or partial withdrawal until
your check has cleared. Ohio National Life requires the return of the contract
in the case of a complete surrender.


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The right to withdraw may be suspended or the date of payment postponed (1) for
any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than
customary weekend and holiday closings) or during which trading on the Exchange,
as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, is restricted; (2) for
any period during which an emergency, as determined by the Commission, exists as
a result of which disposal of securities held in the Fund is not reasonably
practical, or it is not reasonably practical to determine the value of the
Fund's net assets; or (3) or such other periods as the Commission may by order
permit for the protection of security holders.

TRANSFERS AMONG SUBACCOUNTS

Contract values may be transferred from one subaccount to another upon the
request of the owner. Transfers may be made at any time during the accumulation
period. The amount of any such transfer must be at least $500 (or the entire
value of the contract's interest in a subaccount, if less). Ohio National Life
reserves the right to limit the number, frequency, method or amount of
transfers. Transfers from any portfolio of the Fund on any one day may be
limited to 1% of the previous day's total net assets of that portfolio if Ohio
National Life or the Fund, in its or their discretion, believes that the
portfolio might otherwise be damaged. After the annuity payout date, transfers
among subaccounts can only be made once each calendar quarter. Such transfers
may then be made without a transfer fee. (See Transfer Fee, page 7, and
Transfers After Annuity Payout Date, page 13.)

SCHEDULED TRANSFERS (DOLLAR COST AVERAGING)

Ohio National Life administers a scheduled transfer ("DCA") program enabling you
to preauthorize automatic monthly or quarterly transfers of a specified dollar
amount from any variable subaccount(s) to any other subaccount(s), including the
Guaranteed Accumulation Account. Each DCA transfer must be at least $300 and at
least 12 DCA transfers must be scheduled. No transfer fee is charged for DCA
transfers. Ohio National Life may discontinue the DCA program at any time. You
may also discontinue further DCA transfers by giving Ohio National Life written
notice at least 7 business days before the next scheduled transfer.

DCA generally has the effect of reducing the risk of purchasing at the top, and
selling at the bottom, of market cycles. DCA transfers from a fund with a
stabilized net asset value, such as the Money Market subaccount, will generally
reduce the average total cost of indirectly purchasing Fund shares because
greater numbers of shares will be purchased when the share prices are lower than
when prices are higher. However, DCA does not assure you of a profit, nor does
it protect against losses in a declining market. Moreover, for transfers from a
subaccount not having a stabilized net asset value, DCA will have the effect of
reducing the average price of the shares being redeemed. DCA might also be used
to systematically transfer accumulation values from variable subaccounts to the
General Accumulation Account, in anticipation of retirement, in order to reduce
the risk of making a single transfer during a low market.

TELEPHONE TRANSFERS

If the contract owner first submits a pre-authorization form to Ohio National
Life, transfers may be made by telephoning Ohio National Life at 1-800-635-3225.
Ohio National Life will honor pre-authorized telephone transfer instructions
from anyone who is able to provide the personal identifying information
requested, but reserves the right to refuse to honor any such request if that
seems prudent. Ohio National Life will use reasonable procedures to confirm that
telephone instructions are genuine. (Otherwise, Ohio National Life may be liable
for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.) A written
confirmation will be sent following each telephone transfer.

DEATH BENEFIT

In the event of the death of the annuitant prior to the annuity payout date, the
contract provides a death benefit to be paid to a designated beneficiary. The
amount of the death benefit will be determined as of the end of the valuation
period in which written notice of death of the annuitant is received by Ohio
National Life. It will be paid in one sum into an interest-bearing checking
account established in the beneficiary's name with Bank One, Springfield,
Illinois, unless the owner elects settlement under one or more of the settlement
options provided in the contract. The checking account will bear interest based
upon then current money market rates. The beneficiary will then be able to write
checks against such account at any time and in any amount up to the total in the
account. Such checks must be for a minimum of $250. The amount of death benefit
is the accumulation value of the contract or, if greater, the difference between
your purchase payment and any partial withdrawals.




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OHIO NATIONAL LIFE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT

Ohio National Life and its affiliated companies offer a credit on the purchase
of contracts by any of their employees, directors or retirees, or their spouse
or the surviving spouse of a deceased retiree, covering any of the foregoing or
any of their minor children, or any of their children ages 18 to 21 who is
either (i) living in the purchaser's household or (ii) a full-time college
student being supported by the purchaser, or any of the purchaser's minor
grandchildren under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. This credit is treated as
additional income under the contract. The amount of the credit equals 3.5% of
the single purchase payment. Ohio National Life credits the Guaranteed
Accumulation Account of the employee's contract in this amount at the time the
purchase payment is made by the employee.

TEXAS STATE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM

Under the Texas State Optional Retirement Program (the "Program"), purchase
payments may be excluded from the gross income of state employees for federal
tax purposes to the extent that such purchase payments do not exceed the
exclusion allowance provided by the Code. The Attorney General of Texas has
interpreted the Program as prohibiting any participating state employee from
receiving the surrender value of a contract funding benefits under the Program
prior to termination of employment or the state employee's retirement, death or
total disability. Therefore, no surrender or partial withdrawal by a participant
in the Program will be allowed until the first of these events occurs.

ANNUITY PERIOD
ANNUITY PAYOUT DATE

Annuity payments under a contract will begin on the annuity payout date. This
date is selected by the owner at the time the contract is issued and must be at
least 30 days after the contract date. It may be changed from time to time by
the owner so long as the annuity payout date selected is the first day of any
month at least 30 days after the date of such change. The contract restricts the
annuity payout date to not later than the first of the month following the
annuitant's 75th birthday; however, this restriction may be waived by mutual
agreement between Ohio National Life and the owner.

The contracts include Ohio National Life's assurance that annuity payments will
be paid for the lifetime of the annuitant in accordance with the annuity rates
contained in the contract, regardless of actual mortality experience.

Once annuity payments commence, the contract cannot be surrendered for cash
except that, upon the death of the annuitant, the beneficiary shall be entitled
to surrender the contract for the commuted value of any remaining period-certain
payments.

ANNUITY OPTIONS

The owner may elect one or more of the following annuity options, and may change
such election anytime before the annuity payout date.

       Option 1(a):    Life Annuity with installment payments for the
                       lifetime of the annuitant (under this option it is
                       possible for the annuitant to receive only one payment;
                       this could happen if the annuitant should die before
                       receiving the second payment; there is no residual value
                       of the contract after annuitant's death).

       Option 1(b):    Life Annuity with installment payments guaranteed
                       for five years and continuing thereafter during the
                       remaining lifetime of the annuitant.

       Option 1(c):    Life Annuity with installment payments guaranteed
                       for ten years and continuing thereafter during the
                       remaining lifetime of the annuitant.



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       Option 1(a):    Life Annuity with installment payments for the
                       lifetime of the annuitant (under this option it is
                       possible for the annuitant to receive only one payment;
                       this could happen if the annuitant should die before
                       receiving the second payment; there is no residual value
                       of the contract after annuitant's death).

       Option 1(d):    Installment Refund Life Annuity with payments
                       guaranteed for a period certain and continuing thereafter
                       during the remaining lifetime of the annuitant. The
                       number of period-certain payments is equal to the amount
                       applied under this option divided by the amount of the
                       first payment.

       Option 2(a):    Joint & Survivor Life Annuity with installment
                       payments during the lifetime of an annuitant and
                       continuing during the lifetime of a designated contingent
                       annuitant (under this option it is possible for the
                       annuitant and contingent annuitant to receive only one
                       payment; this could happen if both were to die before
                       receiving the second payment).

       Option 2(b):    Joint & Survivor Life Annuity with installment
                       payments guaranteed for ten years and continuing
                       thereafter during the remaining lifetime of the annuitant
                       or a designated contingent annuitant.

Unless the contract owner directs otherwise, as of the annuity payout date the
contract values will be applied to provide annuity payments pro-rata from each
subaccount in the same proportion as the contract values immediately prior to
the annuity payout date.

If no election is in effect on the annuity payout date, the accumulation value
of the contract will be applied under Option 1(c) (except that certain contracts
might require a Joint and Survivor Annuity pursuant to the Pension Reform Act of
1974, as amended) with the beneficiary as payee for any remaining period-certain
installments payable after the death of the annuitant. Options 2(a) and 2(b) are
available only with the consent of Ohio National Life if the contingent
annuitant is not related to the annuitant.

Other settlement options are available as agreed to by Ohio National Life.

DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF THE FIRST VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENT

The first variable annuity payment is determined by applying the accumulation
value for each subaccount in accordance with the settlement option tables
contained in the contract. The rates contained in those tables depend upon the
annuitant's (and any contingent annuitant's) age and sex and the option
selected. Contracts issued to plans sponsored by employers subject to Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or similar state statutes use annuity tables
which do not vary with annuitant's sex. The accumulation value to be applied is
determined at the end of a valuation period (selected by Ohio National Life and
uniformly applied) not more than 10 valuation periods before the annuity payout
date.

If the amount to be applied under an option is less than $5,000, the option
shall not be available and accumulation value shall be paid in a single sum to
the annuitant. If the first periodic payment under any option would be less than
$25, Ohio National Life reserves the right to change the frequency of payments
so that the first such payment is at least $25.

ANNUITY UNIT AND THE DETERMINATION OF SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS

Subsequent variable annuity payments will vary to reflect the investment
performance of each applicable subaccount. The amount of each subsequent payment
is determined by annuity units. The number of annuity units for each subaccount
is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the first annuity payment from
each subaccount by the value of the subaccount annuity unit for the same
valuation period used to determine the accumulation value of the contract
applied to provide annuity payments. This number of annuity units remains fixed
during the annuity payment period unless changed as provided below.




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The annuity unit value for each subaccount was set at $10 for the valuation
period as of which the first variable annuity payable from each subaccount of
VAA was calculated. The annuity unit value for each subsequent valuation period
equals the annuity unit value for the immediately preceding valuation period
multiplied by the net investment factor (see page 9) for such subsequent
valuation period and by a factor (0.9998925 for a one-day valuation period) to
neutralize the assumed interest rate discussed below.

The dollar amount of each subsequent variable annuity payment is equal to the
fixed number of annuity units for each subaccount multiplied by the value of the
annuity unit for the valuation period.

The annuity rate tables contained in the contracts are based on the Progressive
Annuity Mortality Table with compound interest at the effective rate of 4% per
year. A higher interest assumption would mean a higher initial annuity payment
but a more slowly rising series of subsequent annuity payments if annuity unit
values were increasing (or a more rapidly falling series of subsequent annuity
payments if annuity unit values were decreasing). A lower interest assumption
would have the opposite effect. If the actual net investment rate were equal to
the assumed interest rate, annuity payments would be level.

TRANSFERS AFTER ANNUITY PAYOUT DATE

After annuity payments have been made for at least 12 months, the annuitant can,
once each 12 months, change the subaccount(s) on which variable annuity payments
are based. On at least 30 days written notice to Ohio National Life at its home
office, that portion of the periodic variable annuity payment directed by the
annuitant will be changed to reflect the investment results of a different
subaccount. The annuity payment immediately after such change will be the amount
that would have been paid without such change. Subsequent payments will reflect
the new mix of subaccount allocation.

OTHER CONTRACT PROVISIONS
ASSIGNMENT

Any amount payable in settlement of the contracts may not be commuted,
anticipated, assigned or otherwise encumbered, or pledged as loan collateral to
any person other than Ohio National Life. To the extent permitted by law, no
such amounts shall be subject in any way to any legal process to subject them to
payment of any claims against an annuitant before the annuity payout date. A
contract may not be assigned before the annuity payout date. Ownership of a
contract may not be transferred except to (1) the annuitant, (2) a trustee or
successor trustee of a pension or profit-sharing trust which is qualified under
Section 401 of the Code, or (3) the employer of the annuitant provided that the
contract after transfer is maintained under the terms of a retirement plan
qualified under Section 403(a) of the Code for the benefit of the annuitant, or
(4) as otherwise permitted by laws and regulations governing plans for which the
contract may be issued.

PERIODIC REPORTS

Ohio National Life will furnish each owner, at least annually after the first
contract year, and prior to the annuity payout date, a statement showing the
number of accumulation units credited to the contract by subaccount and the
accumulation unit value of each such unit as of a date not more than four months
from the date of furnishing of the report. In addition, as long as the contract
remains in effect, Ohio National Life will forward such periodic reports as may
be furnished it by the Fund.

SUBSTITUTION FOR FUND SHARES

If investment in the Fund is no longer possible or in Ohio National Life's
judgment becomes inappropriate to the purposes of the contract, Ohio National
Life may substitute another mutual fund. Substitution may be made with respect
to both existing investments and the investment of future purchase payments.
However, no such substitution will be made without any necessary approval of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We may also add other investment portfolios
of the Fund as eligible investments of VAA.




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CONTRACT OWNER INQUIRIES

Any questions from contract owners should be directed to Ohio National Life,
Variable Annuity Administration, P.O. Box 2669, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201;
telephone (513) 559-6452.

PERFORMANCE DATA

Ohio National Life may advertise performance data for the various Fund
portfolios showing the percentage change in the value of an accumulation unit
based on the performance of the applicable portfolio over a period of time
(usually a calendar year). Such percentage change is determined by dividing the
increase (or decrease) in value for the unit by the accumulation unit value at
the beginning of the period. This percentage figure will reflect the deduction
of any asset-based charges under the contract but will not reflect the deduction
of any applicable contingent deferred sales charge which would reduce any
percentage increase or make greater any percentage decrease.

Any such advertising will also include average annual total return figures
calculated as shown in the Statement of Additional Information. The average
annual total return figures will reflect the deduction of applicable contingent
deferred sales charges as well as applicable asset-based charges.

Ohio National Life may also distribute sales literature comparing separate
account performance to the Consumer Price Index or to such established market
indexes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock
Index, IBC's Money Fund Reports, Lehman Brothers Bond Indices, Morgan Stanley
Europe Australia Far East Index, Morgan Stanley World Index, Russell 2000 Index,
or other variable annuity separate accounts.

                               FEDERAL TAX STATUS

The following discussion of federal income tax treatment of amounts received
under a variable annuity contract is not exhaustive, does not purport to cover
all situations, and is not intended as tax advice. A qualified tax adviser
should always be consulted with regard to the application of law to individual
circumstances. Tax laws can change, even with respect to contracts that have
already been issued. Tax law revisions, with unfavorable consequences to
contracts offered by this prospectus, could have retroactive effect on
previously issued contracts or on subsequent voluntary transactions in
previously issued contracts.

Ohio National Life is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of
the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Since the operations of VAA are a part
of, and are taxed with, the operations of Ohio National Life, VAA is not
separately taxed as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the
Code.

No federal income tax is payable under present law on dividend income or capital
gains distribution from Fund shares held in VAA or upon capital gains realized
by VAA on redemption of Fund shares.

The contracts described in this prospectus are considered annuity contracts
under Section 72 of the Code, which generally provides for taxation of
annuities. Under existing provisions of the Code, any increase in the
accumulation value of the contract is not taxable to you as the owner or
annuitant until you receive it, either in the form of annuity payments, as
contemplated by the contract, or in some other form of distribution.

When annuity payments commence under the contract each payment is taxable under
Section 72 of the Code as ordinary income in the year of receipt if the
annuitant has neither paid any portion of the purchase payment for the contract
nor has previously been taxed on any portion of the purchase payment. If any
portion of the purchase payment has been paid from or included in your taxable
income, this aggregate amount will be considered your "investment in the
contract" You will be entitled to exclude from your taxable income a portion of
each annuity payment equal to your "investment in the contract" divided by the
period of expected annuity payments, determined by your life expectancy and the
form of annuity benefit. Once your "investment in the contract" is recovered,
the entire portion of each annuity payment will be included in your taxable
income.




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If an election is made to receive the accumulated value in a single sum in lieu
of annuity payments, any amount received or withdrawn in excess of the
"investment in the contract" will normally be taxed as ordinary income in the
year received. A partial withdrawal of contract values is taxable as income to
the extent that the accumulated value of the contract immediately before the
payment exceeds the "investment in the contract." Such a withdrawal is treated
as a distribution of earnings first and only second as a recovery of your
"investment in the contract."

There is a penalty tax equal to 10% of any amount that must be included in gross
income for tax purposes. The penalty will not apply to a redemption that is (1)
received on or after the taxpayer reaches age 59-1/2; (2) made to a beneficiary
on or after the death of the annuitant; (3) attributable to the taxpayer's
becoming disabled; (4) made as a series of substantially equal periodic payments
for the life of the annuitant (or joint lives of the annuitant and beneficiary);
(5) from a contract that is a qualified funding asset for purposes of a
structured settlement; or (6) made under an annuity contract that is purchased
with a single premium and with an annuity payout date not later than a year from
the purchase of the annuity. If an election is made not to have withholding
apply to the early withdrawal or if an insufficient amount is withheld, the
contract owner may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may also
incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if the withholding and estimated
tax payments are not sufficient. Failure to provide your taxpayer identification
number will automatically subject any payments under the contract to
withholding.

TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITIES

Under the provisions of Section 403(b) of the Code, a purchase payment made for
an annuity contract purchased for an employee by a public educational
institution or certain other tax-exempt organizations which are described in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Code are excludable from the gross income of such
employees to the extent that the purchase payment plus any other amounts
contributed to the purchase of a contract and toward benefits under qualified
retirement plans does not exceed the exclusion allowance determined for the
employee as set forth in Sections 403(b) and 415 of the Code. Employee
contributions are, however, subject to social security (FICA) tax withholding.
All amounts received by an employee under a contract, either in the form of
annuity payments or cash withdrawal, will be taxed under Section 72 of the Code
as ordinary income for the year received, except for exclusion of any amounts
representing "investment in the contract." Under certain circumstances, amounts
received may be used to make a "tax-free rollover" into one of the types of
individual retirement arrangements permitted under the Code. Amounts received
that are eligible for "tax-free rollover" will be subject to an automatic 20%
withholding unless such amounts are directly rolled over from the tax-deferred
annuity to the individual retirement arrangement.

With respect to earnings accrued and any purchase payment made after December
31, 1988, pursuant to a salary reduction agreement under Section 403(b) of the
Code, distributions may be paid only when the employee (a) attains age 59-1/2,
(b) separates from the employer's service, (c) dies, (d) becomes disabled as
defined in the Code, or (e) incurs a financial hardship as defined in the Code.
In the case of hardship, cash distributions may not exceed the amount of such
purchase payments. These restrictions do not affect rights to transfer
investments among the subaccounts and do not limit the availability of transfers
between tax-deferred annuities.

QUALIFIED PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PLANS

Under present law, a purchase payment made by an employer or trustee, pursuant
to a plan or trust qualified under Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, is
generally excludable from gross income of the employee. The portion, if any, of
the purchase payment made by the employee, or which is considered taxable income
to the employee in the year the payment is made, constitutes an "investment in
the contract" under Section 72 of the Code for the employee's annuity benefits.
Salary reduction payments to a profit sharing plan qualifying under Section
401(k) of the Code are generally excludable from gross income of the employee.

The Code requires that plans must prohibit any distribution to a plan
participant prior to age 59-1/2, except in the event of death or total
disability. Distributions must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar
year following the year in which the participant reaches age 70-1/2. Premature
distribution of benefits or contributions in excess of those permitted by the
Code may result in certain penalties under the Code.




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If an employee, or one or more of the beneficiaries, receives the total amounts
payable with respect to an employee within one taxable year after age 59-1/2 on
account of the employee's death or separation from service of the employer, any
amount received in excess of the employee's "investment in the contract" may be
taxed under special 5-year forward averaging rules. The taxpayer can elect to
have that portion of a lump-sum distribution attributable to years of
participation prior to January 1, 1974 given capital gains treatment. The
percentage of pre-1974 distribution subject to capital gains treatment decreases
as follows: 100%, 1987; 95%, 1988; 75%, 1989; 50%, 1990; and 25%, 1991. For tax
years 1992 and thereafter no capital gains treatment is available. The employee
receiving such a distribution may be able to make a "tax-free rollover" of the
distribution less the employee's "investment in the contract" into another
qualified plan in which the employee is a participant or into one of the types
of individual retirement arrangements permitted under the Code. An employee's
surviving spouse receiving such a distribution may be able to make a tax-free
rollover to one of the types of individual retirement arrangements permitted
under the Code. Amounts received that are eligible for "tax-free rollover" will
be subject to an automatic 20% withholding unless such amounts are directly
rolled over to another qualified plan or individual retirement arrangement.

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES (IRA)

Section 408(b) of the Code provides that an individual may invest an amount up
to $2,000 per year of earned income in an IRA and claim it as a personal tax
deduction if such person or the person's spouse is not an "active participant"
in an employer maintained qualified retirement plan or such person has adjusted
gross income which does not exceed the "applicable dollar limit." For a single
taxpayer, the applicable dollar limitation is $25,000, with the amount of IRA
contribution which may be deducted reduced proportionately for Adjusted Gross
Income between $25,000-$35,000. For married couples filing jointly, the
applicable dollar limitation is $40,000, with the amount of IRA contribution
which may be deducted reduced proportionately for Adjusted Gross Income between
$40,000-$50,000. There is no deduction allowed for IRA contributions when
Adjusted Gross Income reaches $35,000 for individuals and $50,000 for married
couples filing jointly. In the alternative, an individual otherwise qualified
for an IRA may elect to contribute to an IRA for the individual and for the
individual's non-working spouse, with the total deduction limited to $2,250.

Individuals are permitted to make non-deductible IRA contributions to the extent
they are ineligible to make deductible IRA contributions. Any amount received
from another qualified plan (including another individual retirement
arrangement) which is eligible as a "tax-free rollover" may be invested in an
IRA, and is not counted toward the overall contribution limit. Earnings on
nondeductible IRA contributions are not subject to tax until they are withdrawn.
The combined limit on designated nondeductible and deductible contributions for
a tax year is the lesser of 100% of compensation or $2,000 ($2,250 in the case
of an additional contribution to a spousal IRA).

Distributions (all or part) made prior to age 59-1/2 (except in the case of
death or disability) will result in a penalty tax of 10% plus ordinary income
tax treatment of the amount received. Additionally, there is an excise tax of 6%
of the amount contributed in excess of either the deductible limit or
nondeductible limit, as indicated above, if such amount is not withdrawn prior
to the filing of the income tax return for the year of contribution or applied
as an allowable contribution for a subsequent year. The excise tax will continue
to apply each year until the excess contribution is corrected. Distributions
after age 59-1/2 are treated as ordinary income at the time received.
Distributions must commence before April 1 following the year in which the
individual reaches age 70-1/2. A 50% nondeductible excise tax is imposed on the
excess in any tax year of the amount that should have been distributed over the
amount actually distributed.




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SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLANS (SEPPS)

Under Section 408 of the Code, employers may establish SEPPs for their
employees. Under these plans the employer may contribute on behalf of an
employee to an individual retirement account or annuity. The amount of the
contribution is excludible from the employee's income.

Certain employees who participate in a SEPP will be entitled to elect to have
the employer make contributions to a SEPP on their behalf or to receive the
contributions in cash. If the employee elects to have contributions made on the
employee's behalf to a SEPP, it is not treated as current taxable income to the
employee. Elective deferrals under a SEPP are subject to an inflation-indexed
limit which is $9,500 for 1996. Salary-reduction SEPPs are available only if at
least 50% of the employees elect to have amounts contributed to the SEPP and if
the employer has 25 or fewer employees at any time during the preceding year.

An employee may also take a deduction for individual contributions to the IRA,
subject to the limits applicable to IRAs in general. Withdrawals from the IRAs
to which the employer contributes must be permitted. These withdrawals, however,
are subject to the general rules with respect to withdrawals from IRAs.

WITHHOLDING ON DISTRIBUTION

Distributions from tax-deferred annuities or qualified pension or profit sharing
plans that are eligible for "tax-free rollover" will be subject to an automatic
20% withholding unless such amounts are directly rolled over to an individual
retirement arrangement or another qualified plan. Federal income tax withholding
on annuity payments is required. However, recipients of annuity payments are
allowed to elect not to have the tax withheld. Such an election may be revoked
at any time with respect to annuity payments and thereafter withholding would
commence. Failure to provide your taxpayer identification number will
automatically subject any payments under the contract to withholding.

                                   APPENDIX A

IRA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

This statement is designed to help you understand the requirements of federal
tax law which apply to your individual retirement annuity (IRA), your simplified
employee pension IRA (SEPP-IRA) for employer contributions, or to one you
purchase for your spouse (see "IRA for Non-working Spouse", below). You can
obtain more information regarding your IRA either from your sales representative
or from any district office of the Internal Revenue Service.

FREE LOOK PERIOD

The annuity contract offered by this prospectus gives you the opportunity to
return the contract for a full refund within 20 days after it is delivered (see
page 8). This is a more liberal provision than is required in connection with
IRA's. To exercise this "free-look" provision write or call the address shown
below:

The Ohio National Life Insurance Company
P. O. Box 2669
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201
Telephone: (513) 559-6452 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone)


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

IRAs are intended for all persons with earned compensation whether or not they
are covered under other retirement programs. Additionally if you have a
non-working spouse (and you file a joint tax return), you may establish an IRA
on behalf of your non-working spouse. A working spouse may establish his or her
own IRA. A divorced spouse receiving taxable alimony (and no other income) may
also establish an IRA.




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CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS

Contributions to your IRA will be deductible if you or your spouse is not an
"active participant" in an employer maintained qualified retirement plan or you
have Adjusted Gross Income which does not exceed the "applicable dollar limit".
IRA (or SEPP-IRA) contributions must be made by no later than the time you file
your income tax return for that year (i.e. April 15 if you are a calendar-year
taxpayer). For a single taxpayer, the applicable dollar limitation is $25,000,
with the amount of IRA contribution which may be deducted reduced
proportionately for Adjusted Gross Income between $25,000-$35,000. For married
couples filing jointly, the applicable dollar limitation is $40,000, with the
amount of IRA contribution which may be deducted reduced proportionately for
Adjusted Gross Income between $40,000-$50,000. There is no deduction allowed for
IRA contributions when Adjusted Gross Income reaches $35,000 for individuals and
$50,000 for married couples filing jointly.

Contributions made by your employer to your SEPP-IRA are excludible from your
gross income for tax purposes in the calendar year for which the amount is
contributed. Certain employees who participate in a SEPP-IRA will be entitled to
elect to have their employer make contributions to their SEPP-IRA on their
behalf or to receive the contributions in cash. If the employee elects to have
contributions made on the employee's behalf to the SEPP, those funds are not
treated as current taxable income to the employee. Elective deferrals under a
SEPP-IRA are subject to an inflation-adjusted limit which is $9,500 for 1996.
Salary-reduction SEPP-IRAs are available only if at least 50% of the employees
elect to have amounts contributed to the SEPP-IRA and if the employer has 25 or
fewer employees at any time during the preceding year.

The IRA maximum annual contribution and your tax deduction is limited to the
lesser of: (1) $2,000 or (2) 100% of your earned compensation. Contributions in
excess of the deduction limits may be subject to penalty. See below.

Under a SEPP-IRA agreement, the maximum annual contribution which your employer
may make on your behalf to a SEPP-IRA contract which is excludable from your
income is $22,500. An employee who is a participant in a SEPP-IRA agreement may
make after-tax contributions to the SEPP-IRA contract, subject to the
contribution limits applicable to IRAs in general. Those employee contributions
will be deductible subject to the deductibility rules described above.

The maximum tax deductible annual contribution that a divorced spouse with no
other income may make to an IRA is the lesser of (1) $2,000 or (2) 100% of
taxable alimony.

If you or your employer should contribute more than the maximum contribution
amount to your IRA or SEPP-IRA, the excess amount will be considered an "excess
contribution". You are permitted to withdraw an excess contribution from your
IRA or SEPP-IRA before your tax filing date without adverse tax consequences.
If, however, you fail to withdraw any such excess contribution before your tax
filing date, a 6% excise tax will be imposed on the excess for the tax year of
contribution.

Once the 6% excise tax has been imposed, an additional 6% penalty for the
following tax year can be avoided if the excess is (1) withdrawn before the end
of the following year, or (2) treated as a current contribution for the
following year. (See the section below on pre-mature distributions for penalties
imposed on withdrawal when the contribution exceeds $2,250).

No contribution may be made to your IRA or SEPP-IRA during or after the tax year
in which you attain age 70-1/2.

IRA FOR NON-WORKING SPOUSE

If you establish an IRA for yourself, you will also be eligible to establish an
IRA for your spouse if your spouse receives no earned compensation for the tax
year. Contribution to both IRA's may not exceed $2,250. If the requirements for
deductibility are met, you will only be able to deduct an amount equal to the
least of: (1) amount contributed, (2) $2,250 or (3) 100% of your compensation.
Contributions in excess of the contribution limits may be subject to penalty.
See above under "Contributions and Deductions."

If you contribute more than the amount you may contribute, the excess portion
will be considered an excess contribution. The rules for correcting it are the
same as discussed above for regular IRAs.



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You may not make a contribution to your or your spouse's IRA during or after the
tax year in which you (or your spouse) reach age 70-1/2. If your spouse attains
age 70-1/2 and you have not, you may continue to make contributions to your own
IRA until the year you reach that age.

Other than the items mentioned in this section, all of the requirements
generally applicable to IRAs are also applicable to IRAs established for
non-working spouses.

ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION

Once every year, you are permitted to withdraw any portion of the value of your
IRA or SEPP-IRA and reinvest it in another IRA or bond. Withdrawals may also be
made from other IRAs and contributed to this contract. This transfer of funds
from one IRA to another is called a "rollover" IRA. To qualify as a rollover
contribution, the entire portion of the withdrawal must be reinvested in another
IRA within 60 days after the date it is received. You will not be allowed a
tax-deduction for the amount of any rollover contribution.

A similar type of rollover to an IRA can be made with the proceeds of a
qualified distribution from a qualified retirement plan or tax-sheltered
annuity. Properly made, such a distribution will not be taxable until you
receive payments from the IRA created with it. Unless you were a self-employed
participant in the distributing plan, you may later rollover such a contribution
to another qualified retirement plan as long as you have not mixed it with IRA
(or SEPP-IRA) contributions you have deducted from your income. (You may roll
less than all of a qualified distribution into an IRA, but any part of it not
rolled over will be currently includable in your income without any capital
gains treatment.)

PREMATURE DISTRIBUTIONS

At no time can your interest in your IRA or SEPP-IRA be forfeited. To insure
that your contributions will be used for your retirement, the federal tax law
does not permit you to use your IRA or SEPP-IRA as security for a loan.
Furthermore, as a general rule, you may not sell or assign your interest in your
IRA or SEPP-IRA to anyone. Use of an IRA (or SEPP-IRA) as security or assignment
of it to another will invalidate the entire annuity. It then will be includable
in your income in the year it is invalidated and will be subject to a 10%
penalty tax if you are not at least age 59-1/2 or totally disabled. (You may,
however, assign your IRA or SEPP-IRA without penalty to your former spouse in
accordance with the terms of a divorce decree.)

You may surrender any portion of the value of your IRA (or SEPP-IRA). In the
case of a partial surrender which does not qualify as a rollover, the amount
withdrawn will be includable in your income and subject to the 10% penalty if
you are not at least age 59-1/2 or totally disabled.

The 10% penalty tax does not apply to the withdrawal of an excess contribution
as long as not more than $2,250 has been contributed to your account for the
year of the excess contribution. Unless you have attained age 59-1/2 (or have
become totally disabled), a 10% penalty tax will be imposed on the part of an
excess contribution greater than $2,250 which is withdrawn after your tax filing
date. If employer contributions have been made to a SEPP-IRA, a 10% penalty tax
will be imposed on the part of the excess contribution withdrawn after your tax
filing date which exceeds the lesser of (1) $32,250, or (2) $2,250 plus the
amount of the employer contribution to the SEPP-IRA.

DISTRIBUTION AT RETIREMENT

Once you have attained age 59-1/2 (or have become totally disabled), you may
elect to receive a distribution of your IRA (or SEPP-IRA) regardless of when you
actually retire. You may elect to receive the distribution in either one sum or
under any one of the periodic payment options available under the contract. The
distributions from your IRA under any one of the periodic payment options or in
one sum will be treated as ordinary income as you receive them.




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INADEQUATE OR UNDER DISTRIBUTIONS - 50% TAX

Your IRA or SEPP-IRA is intended to provide retirement benefits over your
lifetime. Thus, federal law requires that you either (1) receive a lump-sum
distribution of your IRA by April 1 of the year following the year in which you
attain age 70-1/2 or (2) start to receive periodic payments by that date. If you
elect to receive periodic payments, those payments must be sufficient to pay out
the entire value of your IRA during your life expectancy (or over the joint life
expectancies of you and your spouse). If the payments are not sufficient to meet
these requirements, an excise tax of 50% will be imposed on the amount of any
underpayment.

DEATH BENEFITS

If you, (or your surviving spouse) die before receiving the entire value of your
IRA (or SEPP-IRA), the remaining interest must be distributed to your
beneficiary (or your surviving spouse's beneficiary) in one lump-sum or applied
to purchase an immediate annuity for the beneficiary. This annuity must be
payable over the life expectancy of the beneficiary within one year after your
or your spouse's death. A distribution of the balance of your IRA upon your
death will not be considered a gift for federal tax purposes, but will be
included in your gross estate for purposes of federal estate taxes.




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                                     PART B

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<PAGE>   26
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                                       OF
                    THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                          237 William Howard Taft Road
                             Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
                            Telephone (513) 559-6452

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                   MAY 1, 1996

The Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It should be read
in conjunction with the prospectus for Ohio National Variable Account A ("VAA")
single purchase payment individual tax qualified variable annuity contracts
dated May 1, 1996. To obtain a free copy of the VAA prospectus, write or call
The Ohio National Life Insurance Company ("Ohio National Life") at the above
address.

                                Table of Contents


              Custodian .....................................     2
              Independent Certified Public Accountants ......     2
              Underwriter ...................................     2
              Calculation of Money Market Subaccount Yield ..     3
              Total Return ..................................     3
              Transfer Limitations ..........................     4
              Financial Statements ..........................     5
              Appendix:
   
                   Loans Under Tax-sheltered Annuities ......    47
                   Guaranteed Accumulation Account ..........    47
    



                            "TOP PLUS" TAX QUALIFIED
<PAGE>   27
CUSTODIAN

Ohio National Life has executed an agreement with The Provident Bank ("the
Bank"), Cincinnati, Ohio, pursuant to which the shares of Ohio National Fund,
Inc. ("Fund") and other assets credited to VAA will be held in the custody of
the Bank. The agreement provides that the Bank will purchase Fund shares at
their net asset value determined as of the end of the valuation period of VAA
during which the purchase payment is received by Ohio National Life. The Bank
effects redemptions of Fund shares held by VAA upon instructions from Ohio
National Life at net asset value determined as of the end of the valuation
period of VAA during which a redemption request is received or made by Ohio
National Life. In addition, the Bank maintains appropriate records with respect
to all transactions in Fund shares relative to VAA.

The agreement requires the Bank to have at all times an aggregate capital,
surplus and undivided profit of not less than $2 million and prohibits
resignation by the Bank until (a) a successor custodian bank having the
qualifications enumerated above shall have agreed to serve as custodian, or (b)
VAA has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of such liquidation properly
distributed. Subject to these conditions the agreement of custodianship may be
terminated by either party upon sixty days written notice. For its services as
custodian, the Bank will be paid a fee to be agreed upon from time to time by
the Bank and Ohio National Life.

INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The financial statements of VAA as of December 31, 1995 and for the periods
indicated herein and of The Ohio National Life Insurance Company's 
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for the
periods indicated herein have been included herein in reliance upon the reports
of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, appearing
elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting
and auditing.

UNDERWRITER

The offering of the contracts is continuous. At the date of this Statement of
Additional Information, The O.N. Equity Sales Company ("ONESCO"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Ohio National Life, was the principal underwriter of the
contracts. The aggregate amount of underwriting commissions paid to ONESCO with
respect to contracts issued by VAA, and the amounts retained by ONESCO, for each
of the last three years have been:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                Aggregate                 Retained
          Year                 Commisisons               Commissions
          ----                 -----------               -----------
<S>                            <C>                        <C>     
          1995                 $1,645,426                 $151,215
          1994                  1,562,146                  178,330
          1993                    997,974                  122,570
</TABLE>

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Pending receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, Ohio National Equities, Inc.,
a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Ohio National Life, will become the principal
underwriter of the contracts.

CALCULATION OF MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT YIELD

The current yield of the Money Market subaccount for the seven days ended on
December 31, 1995, was 4.53%. This was 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 of the subaccount
at the beginning of the seven-day period, dividing the net change in subaccount
value by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the base period to
obtain the base period return, and multiplying the difference by 365/7. The
resulting figure is carried to the nearest hundredth of one percent.

TOTAL RETURN

The average annual compounded rate of return for a contract with respect to a
particular subaccount over a given period is found by equating the initial
amount invested to the ending redeemable value using the following formula:

                                P(1 + T)(n) = ERV

         where:     P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000,
                    T = the average annual total return,
                    n = the number of years, and
                  ERV = the ending redeemable value of a
                        hypothetical $1,000 beginning-of-period
                        payment at the end of the period (or
                        fractional portion thereof).

For this purpose, it should be noted that the current series of contracts were
initially offered on October 7, 1993. Hypothetical results based upon
performance of the subaccounts prior to that date assume that the same charges
and deductions applicable to the current contracts were in effect from the
inception of each corresponding portfolio of the Fund. Based on those
assumptions, the average annual total returns for contracts in each of the
subaccounts from the inception of the subaccount and for the one-, five- and
ten-year periods ending on December 31, 1995, and assuming surrender of the
contract on the latter date, are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            One         Five        Ten          From         Inception
                            Year        Years       Years     Inception        Date ___
                           ------      ------      ------     ---------       ---------
<S>                        <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>           <C>
Equity                     26.07%      12.44%      12.33%       9.18%         10-06-69
Money Market                4.67%       3.28%       5.23%       6.89%         03-20-80
Bond                       17.83%       8.00%       7.34%       8.07%         11-02-82
Omni                       21.66%      11.07%       9.75%      10.22%         09-10-84
International              11.10%       N/A          N/A       15.80%         04-30-93
Capital Appreciation       21.52%       N/A          N/A       14.97%         05-01-94
Small Cap                  31.82%       N/A          N/A       31.92%         05-01-94
Global Contrarian            N/A        N/A          N/A        8.16%         03-31-95
Aggressive Growth            N/A        N/A          N/A       26.10%         03-31-95
</TABLE>                             

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TRANSFER LIMITATIONS

To the extent that transfers, surrenders, partial withdrawals and annuity
payments from a subaccount exceed net purchase payments and transfers into that
subaccount, securities of the corresponding portfolio of the Fund may have to be
sold. Excessive sales of a portfolio's securities on short notice could be
detrimental to that portfolio and to contractowners with values allocated to the
corresponding subaccount. To protect the interests of all contractowners, Ohio
National Life reserves the right to limit the number, frequency, method or
amount of transfers. Transfers from any portfolio of the Fund on any one day may
be limited to 1% of the previous day's total net assets of that portfolio if
Ohio National Life or the Fund, in its or their discretion, believes that the
portfolio might otherwise be damaged.

If and when transfers must be so limited, some transfer requests will not be
made. In determining which requests will be made, scheduled transfers (that is,
those pursuant to a pre-existing dollar cost averaging program) will be made
first, followed by mailed written requests in the order postmarked and, lastly,
telephone and facsimile requests in the order received. Contractowners whose
transfer requests are not made will be so notified. Current SEC rules preclude
Ohio National Life from processing at a later date those requests that were not
made. Accordingly, a new transfer request would have to be submitted in order to
make a transfer that was not made because of these limitations.

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<PAGE>   30
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors
        The Ohio National Life Insurance Company

The Contract Owners
        Ohio National Variable Account A

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and contract owners'
equity of Ohio National Variable Account A as of December 31, 1995, and the
related statements of operations, changes in contract owners' equity and
schedules of changes in unit values for each of the periods indicated herein.
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 in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards 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. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1995, by examination of the
underlying mutual fund. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Ohio National Variable Account
A at December 31, 1995, and the results of its operations, changes in contract
owners' equity and changes in unit values for each of the periods indicated
herein, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


                                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
January 26, 1996

================================================================================
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
                               DECEMBER 31, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       MONEY                                   INTER-       CAPITAL  
                         EQUITY        MARKET        BOND         OMNI        NATIONAL      APPREC.  
                       SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
                       -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                    <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>       
Assets - Investments
at market value
(note 2)               $69,436,065   $4,906,226   $4,757,079   $44,360,064   $33,130,174   $4,207,564
                       ===========   ==========   ==========   ===========   ===========   ==========
Contract owners'                                                                                     
equity:                                                                                              
Contracts in                                                                                         
accumulation                                                                                         
period (note 3)        $69,084,841   $4,783,920   $4,747,050   $44,254,306   $33,130,174   $4,207,564
Annuity reserves                                                                                     
for contracts in                                                                                     
payment period             351,224      122,306       10,029       105,758             0            0
             -         -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
Total contract                                                                                       
owners' equity         $69,436,065   $4,906,226   $4,757,079   $44,360,064   $33,130,174   $4,207,564
                       ===========   ==========   ==========   ===========   ===========   ==========

<CAPTION>
                            SMALL        GLOBAL      AGGRESS.
                             CAP         CONTR.       GROWTH
                          SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT
                          ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                       <C>           <C>          <C>     
Assets - Investments
at market value
(note 2)                  $5,223,471    $548,985     $625,253
                          ==========    ========     ========
Contract owners'                                  
equity:                                           
  Contracts in                                      
  accumulation                                      
  period (note 3)         $5,223,471    $548,985     $625,253
  Annuity reserves                                  
  for contracts in                                  
  payment period                   0           0            0
                          ----------    --------     --------
Total contract                                    
owners' equity            $5,223,471    $548,985     $625,253
                          ==========    ========     ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

<PAGE>   31
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            EQUITY                  MONEY MARKET     
                                          SUBACCOUNT                 SUBACCOUNT      
                                       1995        1994           1995        1994    
                                   ------------------------   -----------------------  
<S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>         
Investment activity:
   Reinvested capital gains
     and dividends ..............  $ 1,723,423  $ 1,572,122   $  189,597   $  108,479
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
   Realized and Unrealized gain
     (loss) on investments:
     Realized gain (loss) .......      904,829      625,295            0            0
     Unrealized gain (loss) .....   11,625,942   (2,080,712)           0            0
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
       Net gain (loss) on
         investments ............   12,530,771   (1,455,417)           0            0
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
         Net investment
           activity .............   14,254,194      116,705      189,597      108,479
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
Equity transactions:
   Sales:
     Contract purchase payments .    8,103,486    7,622,777    2,272,210    1,691,091
     Transfers from fixed and
       other subaccounts ........    3,069,834    1,842,285    1,882,448      767,783
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
                                    11,173,320    9,465,062    4,154,658    2,458,874
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
   Redemptions:
     Withdrawals and surrenders .    2,826,751    1,898,657      305,731      266,569
     Annuity and death benefit 
       payments .................      599,141      133,152       16,451      101,118
     Transfers to fixed and
       other subaccounts ........    2,340,950    3,886,956    2,691,865      977,212
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
                                     5,766,842    5,918,765    3,014,047    1,344,899
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
         Net equity
           transactions .........    5,406,478    3,546,297    1,140,611    1,113,975
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
Risk and administrative
   expense (note 4) .............      651,801      530,943       34,079       31,442
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
     Net change in contract
       owners' equity ...........   19,008,871    3,132,059    1,296,129    1,191,012
Contract owners' equity:
   Beginning of period ..........   50,427,194   47,295,135    3,610,097    2,419,085
                                   -----------  -----------   ----------   ----------
   End of period ................  $69,436,065  $50,427,194   $4,906,226   $3,610,097
                                   ===========  ===========   ==========   ==========
<CAPTION>

                                             BOND                      OMNI
                                          SUBACCOUNT                SUBACCOUNT
                                       1995       1994           1995         1994
                                    ----------------------    -------------------------
<S>                                 <C>         <C>           <C>           <C>
Investment activity:
   Reinvested capital gains
     and dividends ..............   $  211,780  $  249,396    $ 1,108,038   $ 1,270,091
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
   Realized and Unrealized gain
     (loss) on investments:
     Realized gain (loss) .......        6,646     (20,500)       435,547       312,399
     Unrealized gain (loss) .....      482,005    (361,480)     6,398,204    (1,756,305)
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
       Net gain (loss) on
         investments ............      488,651    (381,980)     6,833,751    (1,443,906)
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
         Net investment
           activity .............      700,431    (132,584)     7,941,789      (173,815)
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
Equity transactions:
   Sales:
     Contract purchase payments .      959,158     758,640      5,062,792     7,029,736
     Transfers from fixed and
       other subaccounts ........      303,129     144,860        793,343       973,373
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
                                     1,262,287     903,500      5,856,135     8,003,109
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
   Redemptions:
     Withdrawals and surrenders .      271,658     104,763      2,021,783     1,447,772
     Annuity and death benefit
       payments .................       25,808         869        116,467        21,726
     Transfers to fixed and
       other subaccounts ........      193,959     724,239      2,043,636     3,468,899
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
                                       491,425     829,871      4,181,886     4,938,397
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
         Net equity
           transactions .........      770,862      73,629      1,674,249     3,064,712
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
Risk and administrative
   expense (note 4) .............       44,400      36,370        425,306       380,705
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
     Net change in contract
       owners' equity ...........    1,426,893     (95,325)     9,190,732     2,510,192
Contract owners' equity:
   Beginning of period ..........    3,330,186   3,425,511     35,169,332    32,659,140
                                    ----------  ----------    -----------   -----------
   End of period ................   $4,757,079  $3,330,186    $44,360,064   $35,169,332
                                    ==========  ==========    ===========   ===========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                                                    (continued) 
<PAGE>   32
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN CONTRACT OWNERS' EQUITY
           FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994 (CONTINUED)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         INTERNATIONAL          CAPITAL APPRECIATION(a)
                                          SUBACCOUNT                  SUBACCOUNT
                                      1995          1994          1995        1994
                                   ------------------------    ----------------------
<S>                                <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>
Investment activity:
   Reinvested capital gains
     and dividends ..............  $   991,686  $   182,743    $   55,307  $  6,015
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
   Realized and Unrealized gain
   (loss) on investments:
     Realized gain (loss) .......      137,917       71,841        16,743       782
     Unrealized gain (loss) .....    2,266,142      292,268       291,929      (905)
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
       Net gain (loss) on
         investments ............    2,404,059      364,109       308,672      (123)
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
         Net investment
           activity .............    3,395,745      546,852       363,979     5,892
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
Equity transactions:
   Sales:
     Contract purchase payments .    7,753,900   11,195,111     2,638,520   504,692
     Transfers from fixed and
       other subaccounts ........    1,305,223    9,158,421       806,607    81,436
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
                                     9,059,123   20,353,532     3,445,127   586,128
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
   Redemptions:
     Withdrawals and surrenders .    1,134,559      244,707        59,207         0
     Annuity and death benefit
       payments .................       54,693       50,543             0    28,112
     Transfers to fixed and
       other subaccounts ........    3,141,268      740,320        70,828    14,943
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
                                     4,330,520    1,035,570       130,035    43,055
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
         Net equity transactions     4,728,603   19,317,962     3,315,092   543,073
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
Risk and administrative
   expense (note 4) .............      312,946      182,911        19,404     1,068
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
     Net change in contract
       owners' equity ...........    7,811,402   19,681,903     3,659,667   547,897
Contract owners' equity:
   Beginning of period ..........   25,318,772    5,636,869       547,897         0
                                   -----------  -----------    ----------  --------
   End of period ................  $33,130,174  $25,318,772    $4,207,564  $547,897
                                   ===========  ===========    ==========  ========

<CAPTION>
                                                               GLOBAL      AGRESSIVE  
                                         SMALL CAP(a)        CONTRAR.(b)   GROWTH(b) 
                                          SUBACCOUNT         SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT 
                                      1995        1994           1995        1995    
                                   ----------------------   ------------------------
<S>                                <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
Investment activity:
   Reinvested capital gains
     and dividends ..............  $    8,230    $  7,996    $  1,259     $ 12,988
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
   Realized and Unrealized gain
   (loss) on investments:
     Realized gain (loss) .......      32,092       7,406        (587)       4,085
     Unrealized gain (loss) .....     609,033      42,149      13,613       23,386
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
       Net gain (loss) on
         investments ............     641,125      49,555      13,026       27,471
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
         Net investment
           activity .............     649,355      57,551      14,285       40,459
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
Equity transactions:
   Sales:
     Contract purchase payments .   2,704,917     825,873     508,497      544,084
     Transfers from fixed and
       other subaccounts ........   1,195,795      97,996      38,361       50,264
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
                                    3,900,712     923,869     546,858      594,348
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
   Redemptions:
     Withdrawals and surrenders .      81,418         250       1,715          119
     Annuity and death benefit 
       payments .................      16,255      22,573           0            0
     Transfers to fixed and
       other subaccounts ........     121,816      38,171       7,642        7,936
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
                                      219,489      60,994       9,357        8,055
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
         Net equity transactions    3,681,223     862,875     537,501      586,293
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
Risk and administrative
   expense (note 4) .............      23,562       3,971       2,801        1,499
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
     Net change in contract
       owners' equity ...........   4,307,016     916,455     548,985      625,253
Contract owners' equity:        
   Beginning of period ..........     916,455           0           0            0
                                   ----------    --------    --------     --------
   End of period ................  $5,223,471    $916,455    $548,985     $625,253
                                   ==========    ========    ========     ========
</TABLE>

(a)  Commenced operations May 1, 1994.
(b)  Commenced operations March 31, 1995.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>   33
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1995

(1)      BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
         Ohio National Variable Account A (the Account) is a separate account of
         The Ohio National Life Insurance Company (ONLIC) and all obligations
         arising under variable annuity contracts are general corporate
         obligations of ONLIC. The account has been registered as a unit
         investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

         Assets of the Account are invested in shares of Ohio National Fund,
         Inc. (the Fund), a diversified open-end management investment company.
         The Fund's investments are subject to varying degrees of market,
         interest and financial risks; the issuers' abilities to meet certain
         obligations may be affected by economic developments in their
         respective industries.

         Annuity reserves are computed for currently payable contracts according
         to the Progressive Annuity Mortality Table. The assumed interest rate
         is 3.5 and 4.0 percent depending on the contract selected by the
         annuitant. Charges to annuity reserves for adverse mortality and
         expense risk experience are reimbursed to the Account by ONLIC.

         Investments are valued at the net asset value of fund shares held at
         December 31, 1995. Share transactions are recorded on the trade date.
         Income and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend
         date. Net realized capital gain or loss is determined on the basis of
         average cost.

         The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
         accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
         and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
         liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
         date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
         and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
         from those estimates.

(2)      INVESTMENTS
         At December 31, 1995 the aggregate cost and number of shares of Ohio
         National Fund, Inc. owned by the respective subaccounts were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   MONEY                                   INTER-       CAPITAL   
                      EQUITY       MARKET        BOND         OMNI        NATIONAL      APPREC.   
                    SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT 
                   -----------   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>        
Aggregate Cost     $50,343,780   $4,906,226   $4,496,732   $35,410,035   $30,120,032   $3,916,540 
Number of shares     2,429,236      490,623      435,271     2,520,501     2,303,282      350,981 
                                                                                                                          
<CAPTION>
                        SMALL        GLOBAL      AGGRESS.
                         CAP         CONTR.       GROWTH
                      SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT
                      ----------    --------    ----------
<S>                   <C>           <C>          <C>     
Aggregate Cost        $4,572,289    $535,373     $601,867
Number of shares         329,515      50,819       52,791
</TABLE>

(3)      CONTRACTS IN ACCUMULATION PERIOD

         At December 31, 1995 the accumulation units and value per unit of the
         respective subaccounts and products were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                ACCUMULATION UNITS        VALUE PER UNIT
                                                ------------------        --------------
<S>                                               <C>                      <C>         
EQUITY SUBACCOUNT
    Combination ...............................      36,620.054            $  96.995665
    Back Load .................................      20,564.069               54.616584
    Top I .....................................     185,550.190               43.711561
    Top II ....................................   1,394,000.758               37.616119
    Top Plus ..................................     301,146.725               12.824740

MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT
    VIA .......................................      23,518.810               25.237165
    Top I .....................................      26,822.902               19.122749
    Top II ....................................     130,217.732               16.904534
    Top Plus ..................................     136,204.870               10.837896
                                                 
BOND SUBACCOUNT                                  
    Top I .....................................      30,431.446               27.068171
    Top II ....................................     130,719.697               24.481177
    Top Plus ..................................      64,972.687               11.130129
                                                
OMNI SUBACCOUNT
    Top I .....................................     134,309.182               29.404272
    Top II ....................................   1,272,671.551               29.337035
    Top Plus ..................................     244,024.999               12.165280
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   34
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1995

<TABLE>
<S>                                               <C>                         <C>      
INTERNATIONAL SUBACCOUNT
    Top I ......................................    112,362.463               14.702847
    Top II .....................................  1,803,630.317               14.702847
    Top Plus ...................................    384,681.903               12.892796

CAPITAL APPRECIATION SUBACCOUNT
    Top I ......................................      8,261.482               11.370573
    Top II .....................................    126,633.448               11.370573
    Top Plus ...................................    211,756.246               12.626458
                                               
SMALL CAP SUBACCOUNT                           
    Top I ......................................     16,138.682               12.201273
    Top II .....................................    154,062.671               12.201273
    Top Plus ...................................    198,048.000               15.889068
                                               
GLOBAL CONTRARIAN SUBACCOUNT                   
    Top II .....................................      3,869.684               10.125502
    Top Plus ...................................     47,134.070               10.816003
                                              
AGGRESSIVE GROWTH SUBACCOUNT
    Top II .....................................      9,491.106               10.499375
    Top Plus ...................................     41,681.350               12.610012
</TABLE>

(4)      RISK AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
         A deduction is made at the end of each valuation period, equal to 0.25%
         on an annual basis, of the contract value for administrative expenses,
         based on premiums established at the time the contracts are issued.

         Although variable annuity payments differ according to the investment
         performance of the Accounts, they are not affected by mortality or
         expense experience because ONLIC assumes the expense risk and the
         mortality risk under the contracts. ONLIC charges the Accounts' assets
         for assuming those risks, based on the contract value at a rate of
         0.25% for mortality risk and 0.4% for expense risk on an annual basis.

         The expense risk assumed by ONLIC is the risk that the deductions for
         sales and administrative expenses provided for in the variable annuity
         contract may prove insufficient to cover the cost of those terms.

         The mortality risk results from a provision in the contract in which
         ONLIC agrees to make annuity payments regardless of how long a
         particular annuitant or other payee lives and how long all annuitants
         or other payees as a class live if payment options involving life
         contingencies are chosen. Those annuity payments are determined in
         accordance with annuity purchase rate provisions established at the
         time the contracts are issued.

(5)      CONTRACT CHARGES
         No deduction for a sales charge is made from purchase payments. A
         contingent deferred sales charge ranging from 0% to 6% may be assessed
         by ONLIC when a contract is surrendered or a partial withdrawal of
         accumulation value is made before the annuity payout date.

         A transfer fee is charged for each transfer from one subaccount to
         another. The fee is charged against the contract owner's equity in the
         subaccount from which the transfer is effected.

         State premium taxes presently range from 0% to 2 1/2% for these
         contracts. In those jurisdictions permitting, such taxes will be
         deducted when annuity payments begin. Elsewhere, they will be deducted
         from purchase payments.



<PAGE>   35
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1995


(6)      FEDERAL  INCOME TAXES
         Operations of the Account form a part of, and are taxed with,
         operations of ONLIC which is taxed as a life insurance company under
         the Internal Revenue Code. Taxes are the responsibility of the contract
         owner upon termination or withdrawal. No Federal income taxes are
         payable under present law on dividend income or capital gains
         distribution from the Fund shares held in the Account or on capital
         gains realized by the Account on redemption of the Fund shares.

(7)      NOTE TO SCHEDULE 1
         Schedule 1 presents the components of the change in the unit values,
         which are the basis for determining contract owners' equity. This
         schedule is presented for each series, as applicable, in the following
         format:

         - Beginning unit value

         - Reinvested capital gains and dividends
           (This amount reflects the increase in the unit value due to capital
           gain and dividend distributions from the underlying mutual fund.)

         - Unrealized gain (loss)
           (This amount reflects the increase (decrease) in the unit value
           resulting from the market appreciation (depreciation) of the fund.)

         - Contract charges
           (This amount reflects the decrease in the unit value due to Risk and
           Administrative Expenses discussed in note 4 to the financial
           statements.)

         - Ending unit value

         - Percentage increase (decrease) in unit value.
<PAGE>   36
                                                                     SCHEDULE 1
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                       SCHEDULES OF CHANGES IN UNIT VALUES
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    EQUITY SUBACCOUNT A
                                                    -------------------

1995                                       COMBINATION        BACK LOAD            TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
<S>                                        <C>                <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Beginning unit value .................       77.016062        43.409203        34.741902        29.897240        10.173015
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        2.510281         1.420905         1.133756         0.977991         0.339195
Realized and unrealized gain .........       18.348416        10.333063         8.352522         7.117918         2.419560
Contract charges .....................       -0.879094        -0.546587        -0.516619        -0.377030        -0.107030
Ending unit value ....................       96.995665        54.616584        43.711561        37.616119        12.824740
Percentage increase in unit value* ...            25.9%            25.8%            25.8%            25.8%            26.1%

<CAPTION>
1994                                       COMBINATION        BACK LOAD            TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
Beginning unit value .................       77.594885        43.778939        35.037574        30.151694        10.239365
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        2.496152         1.404845         1.127235         0.969523         0.328195
Realized and unrealized loss .........       -2.299093        -1.293507        -0.967881        -0.892750        -0.302664
Contract charges .....................       -0.775882        -0.481074        -0.455026        -0.331227        -0.091881
Ending unit value ....................       77.016062        43.409203        34.741902        29.897240        10.173015
Percentage decrease in unit value* ...            -0.7%            -0.8%            -0.8%            -0.8%            -0.6%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges
      do not include the contract charges discussed in note (5) .
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT A
                                          -------------------------

1995                                           VIA            TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
<S>                                      <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Beginning unit value .............       24.205890        18.341334        16.181828        10.354108
Reinvested dividends .............        1.352265         1.062265         0.904803         0.579386
Contract charges .................       -0.320990        -0.280850        -0.182097        -0.095598
Ending unit value ................       25.237165        19.122749        16.904534        10.837896
Percentage increase in unit value*             4.3%             4.3%             4.5%             4.7%

<CAPTION>
1994                                           VIA            TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
Beginning unit value .............       23.578345        17.865828        15.731262        10.045964
Reinvested dividends .............        0.937322         0.746447         0.625838         0.400336
Contract charges .................       -0.309777        -0.270941        -0.175272        -0.092192
Ending unit value ................       24.205890        18.341334        16.181828        10.354108
Percentage increase in unit value*             2.7%             2.7%             2.9%             3.1%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     BOND SUBACCOUNT A
                                                     -----------------

1995                                                Top I           Top II         Top Plus
<S>                                             <C>              <C>              <C>
Beginning unit value ......................     23.016849        20.817057         9.445623
Reinvested capital gains and dividends ....      1.304682         1.183172         0.547329
Realized and unrealized gain ..............      3.073599         2.731821         1.232143
Contract charges ..........................     -0.326959        -0.250873        -0.094966
Ending unit value .........................     27.068171        24.481177        11.130129
Percentage increase in unit value* ........          17.6%            17.6%            17.8%

<CAPTION>
1994                                                Top I           Top II         Top Plus
Beginning unit value ......................     24.198199        21.885503         9.910842
Reinvested capital gains and dividends ....      1.746308         1.579523         0.708722
Realized and unrealized loss ..............     -2.623909        -2.415482        -1.088608
Contract charges ..........................     -0.303749        -0.232487        -0.085333
Ending unit value .........................     23.016849        20.817057         9.445623
Percentage decrease in unit value* ........          -4.9%            -4.9%            -4.7%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5) 


                                                                     (continued)
<PAGE>   37
                                                          SCHEDULE 1 (CONTINUED)
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                       SCHEDULES OF CHANGES IN UNIT VALUES
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 OMNI SUBACCOUNT A
                                                 -----------------

1995                                             TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
<S>                                          <C>              <C>              <C>
Beginning unit value .................       24.217555        24.162172         9.999661
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.761229         0.760769         0.317983
Realized and unrealized gain .........        4.776533         4.710829         1.949149
Contract charges .....................       -0.351045        -0.296735        -0.101513
Ending unit value ....................       29.404272        29.337035        12.165280
Percentage increase in unit value* ...            21.4%            21.4%            21.7%

<CAPTION>
1994                                             TOP I           TOP II         TOP PLUS
Beginning unit value .................       24.613344        24.557054        10.143037
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.881879         0.879802         0.363174
Realized and unrealized loss .........       -0.961947        -1.008268        -0.416697
Contract charges .....................       -0.315721        -0.266416        -0.089853
Ending unit value ....................       24.217555        24.162172         9.999661
Percentage decrease in unit value* ...            -1.6%            -1.6%            -1.4%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             INTERNATIONAL SUBACCOUNT A
                                             --------------------------

1995                                             Top I           Top II         Top Plus
<S>                                          <C>              <C>              <C>
Beginning unit value .................       13.259582        13.259582        11.604279
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.470616         0.470869         0.414884
Realized and unrealized gain .........        1.153328         1.125369         0.983946
Contract charges .....................       -0.180679        -0.152973        -0.110313
Ending unit value ....................       14.702847        14.702847        12.892796
Percentage increase in unit value* ...            10.9%            10.9%            11.1%

<CAPTION>
1994                                             Top I           Top II         Top Plus
Beginning unit value .................       12.404596        12.404596        10.834626
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.144311         0.144501         0.126543
Realized and unrealized gain .........        0.884327         0.827577         0.748505
Contract charges .....................       -0.173652        -0.117092        -0.105395
Ending unit value ....................       13.259582        13.259582        11.604279
Percentage increase in unit value* ...             6.9%             6.9%             7.1%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               CAPITAL APPRECIATION SUBACCOUNT A
                                               ---------------------------------

1995                                               TOP I               TOP II             TOP PLUS
<S>                                            <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Beginning unit value .................         10.000000***         10.000000***         10.390128
Reinvested capital gains and dividends          0.270114             0.269661             0.289727
Realized and unrealized gain .........          1.244208             1.222546             2.053530
Contract charges .....................         -0.143749            -0.121634            -0.106927
Ending unit value ....................         11.370573            11.370573            12.626458
Percentage increase in unit value* ...              13.7%                13.7%                21.5%

<CAPTION>
1994                                                                                      TOP PLUS
Beginning unit value .................                                                   10.000000**
Reinvested capital gains and dividends                                                    0.210108
Realized and unrealized gain .........                                                    0.273704
Contract charges .....................                                                   -0.093684
Ending unit value ....................                                                   10.390128
Percentage increase in unit value* ...                                                         3.9%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).
   ** Commenced operations May 1, 1994.
  *** Commenced operations March 31, 1995.                           (continued)
<PAGE>   38
                                                          SCHEDULE 1 (CONTINUED)
                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                       SCHEDULES OF CHANGES IN UNIT VALUES
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  SMALL CAP SUBACCOUNT A
                                                  ----------------------

1995                                               TOP I               TOP II             TOP PLUS
<S>                                            <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Beginning unit value .................         10.000000***         10.000000***         12.053440
Reinvested capital gains and dividends          0.031849             0.031767             0.038861
Realized and unrealized gain .........          2.324070             2.300361             3.927705
Contract charges .....................         -0.154646            -0.130855            -0.130938
Ending unit value ....................         12.201273            12.201273            15.889068
Percentage increase in unit value* ...              22.0%                22.0%                31.8%

<CAPTION>
1994                                                                                      TOP PLUS
Beginning unit value .................                                                   10.000000**
Reinvested capital gains and dividends                                                    0.231663
Realized and unrealized gain .........                                                    1.927952
Contract charges .....................                                                   -0.106175
Ending unit value ....................                                                   12.053440
Percentage increase in unit value* ...                                                        20.5%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).
   ** Commenced operations May 1, 1994.
  *** Commenced operations March 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             GLOBAL CONTRARIAN SUBACCOUNT A
                                             ------------------------------

1995                                            TOP II           TOP PLUS
<S>                                          <C>                <C>
Beginning unit value .................       10.000000***       10.000000**
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.041881           0.044544
Realized and unrealized gain .........        0.193692           0.867169
Contract charges .....................       -0.110071          -0.095710
Ending unit value ....................       10.125502          10.816003
Percentage increase in unit value* ...             1.3%               8.2%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).
   ** Commenced operations March 31, 1995.
  *** Commenced operations October 2, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            AGGRESSIVE GROWTH SUBACCOUNT A
                                            ------------------------------

1995                                            TOP II           TOP PLUS
<S>                                          <C>                <C>
Beginning unit value .................       10.000000***       10.000000**
Reinvested capital gains and dividends        0.485110           0.560965
Realized and unrealized gain .........        0.129655           2.158245
Contract charges .....................       -0.115390          -0.109198
Ending unit value ....................       10.499375          12.610012
Percentage increase in unit value* ...             5.0%              26.1%
</TABLE>

    * An annualized rate of return cannot be determined as contract charges do
      not include the contract charges discussed in note (5).
   ** Commenced operations March 31, 1995.
  *** Commenced operations October 2, 1995.


        See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
<PAGE>   39
[KPMG LETTERHEAD]




                          Independent Auditors' Report
                          ----------------------------


The Board of Directors
The Ohio National Life Insurance Company:


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Ohio
National Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and
1994, and the related consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995.   These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards 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. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Ohio National
Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 1995, in conformity generally accepted
accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 3, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
120, Accounting and Reporting by Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises and
Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts, in
1995.

                                                /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
February 9, 1996

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<PAGE>   40

           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          Consolidated Balance Sheets

                           December 31, 1995 and 1994

                                (000's omitted)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Assets                                            1995              1994
                                  ------                                            ----              ----
<S>                                                                         <C>                   <C>
Investments (notes 5, 9 and 10):
    Securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
       Fixed maturities                                                     $   2,547,763         1,096,992
       Equity securities                                                           71,301            55,981
    Fixed maturities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost                          672,372         1,636,873
    Mortgage loans on real estate, net                                            898,099           767,691
    Real estate, net                                                               41,429            52,076
    Policy loans                                                                  148,077           142,934
    Other long-term investments                                                    40,702            36,075
    Short-term investments                                                         61,173            41,947
                                                                             ------------        -----------
                                                                                4,480,916         3,830,569
Cash                                                                                8,385             9,399
Accrued investment income                                                          63,128            58,151
Deferred policy acquisition costs                                                 193,375           234,360
Reinsurance recoverable                                                            67,648            50,598
Other assets                                                                       25,518            23,517
Assets held in Separate Accounts                                                  453,405           307,373
                                                                             ------------        -----------
                                                                            $   5,292,375         4,513,967
                                                                             ============        ===========
                          Liabilities and Equity
                          ----------------------
Future policy benefits and claims (note 6)                                  $   4,039,611         3,613,422
Policyholders' dividend accumulations                                              64,627            65,584
Other policyholder funds                                                           15,080            14,338
Note payable (net of unamortized discount of $261 in 1995
    and $292 in 1994) (note 7)                                                     49,739            49,708
Accrued Federal income tax (note 8):
    Current                                                                        21,649            11,561
    Deferred                                                                       62,920            25,900
Other liabilities                                                                 103,182            93,987
Liabilities related to Separate Accounts                                          441,124           299,085
                                                                             ------------        -----------
                 Total liabilities                                              4,797,932         4,173,585
                                                                             ------------        -----------
Equity (notes 3, 4 and 13):
    Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, net                85,844           (29,300)
    Retained earnings                                                             408,599           369,682
                                                                             ------------        -----------
                 Total equity                                                     494,443           340,382
                                                                             ------------        -----------
Commitments and contingencies (notes 10 and 15)
                                                                            $   5,292,375         4,513,967
                                                                             ============        ===========

</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<PAGE>   41
           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                       Consolidated Statements of Income

                  Years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

                                (000's omitted)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  1995             1994             1993
                                                                  ----             ----             ----
<S>                                                        <C>                 <C>              <C>
Revenues (note 16):
    Traditional life insurance premiums                    $   104,514          99,423           94,703
    Accident and health insurance premiums                      22,455          22,475           21,866
    Annuity premium and charges                                 25,975          21,409           22,099
    Universal life and investment product policy
       charges                                                  38,331          33,733           28,680
    Net investment income (note 5)                             355,027         330,435          321,197
    Other income                                                 8,150           6,346            3,927
    Net realized (loss) gain on investments (note 5)            (2,751)         (3,509)          20,068
                                                               -------         -------          -------
                                                               551,701         510,312          512,540
                                                               -------         -------          -------

Benefits and expenses:
    Benefits and claims                                        373,108         350,742          345,104
    Provision for policyholders' dividends on
       participating policies (note 13)                         23,047          23,590           24,490
    Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs           21,471          16,622           13,973
    Other operating costs and expenses                          70,255          68,639           65,205
                                                               -------         -------          -------
                                                               487,881         459,593          448,772
                                                               -------         -------          -------

              Income before Federal income tax and
                 cumulative effect of change in
                 accounting principles (note 16)                63,820          50,719           63,768
                                                               -------         -------          -------

Federal income tax (note 8):
    Current expense                                             31,233          21,103           22,534
    Deferred expense (benefit)                                  (6,330)         (1,445)           2,000
                                                               -------         -------          -------
                                                                24,903          19,658           24,534
                                                               -------         -------          -------
              Income before cumulative effect of
                 change in accounting principles                38,917          31,061           39,234
                                                               -------         -------          -------
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles
     (note 3)                                                        -               -          150,689
                                                               -------         -------          -------
              Net income                                   $    38,917          31,061          189,923
                                                               =======         =======          =======
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<PAGE>   42

           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                       Consolidated Statements of Equity

                  Years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

                                (000's omitted)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Unrealized
                                                       gains (losses)
                                                       on securities
                                                         available-           Retained         Total
                                                         for-sale             earnings         equity
                                                       -----------          -----------     -----------
<S>                                                    <C>                  <C>             <C>
1993:
    Balance, beginning of year                             $ 6,325              148,698         155,023
    Net income                                                 -                189,923         189,923
    Unrealized losses on equity securities, net of
         deferred Federal income tax                          (426)                 -              (426)
                                                       -----------          -----------     -----------
    Balance, end of year                                   $ 5,899              338,621         344,520
                                                       ===========          ===========     ===========
1994:
    Balance, beginning of year                             $ 5,899              338,621         344,520
    Net income                                                 -                 31,061          31,061
    Adjustment for change in accounting for certain
         investment in debt and equity securities, net of
         adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs
         and deferred Federal income tax (note 3)           40,219                  -            40,219

    Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale,
         net of adjustment to deferred policy
         acquisition costs and deferred Federal
         income tax                                        (75,418)                 -           (75,418)
                                                       -----------          -----------     -----------
    Balance, end of year                                 $ (29,300)             369,682         340,382
                                                       ===========          ===========     ===========

1995:
    Balance, beginning of year                           $ (29,300)             369,682         340,382
    Net income                                                 -                 38,917          38,917
    Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale,
       net of adjustment to deferred policy acquisition
       costs and deferred Federal income taxes             115,144                  -           115,144
                                                       -----------          -----------     -----------
    Balance, end of year                                  $ 85,844              408,599         494,443
                                                       ===========          ===========     ===========

</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                      -17-
<PAGE>   43
           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                  Years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

                                (000's omitted)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1995           1994           1993
                                                                           ----           ----           ----
 <S>                                                                 <C>             <C>             <C>
 Cash flows from operating activities:
        Net Income                                                   $  38,917         31,061         189,923
        Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
            provided by operating activities:
            Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles           -              -          (150,689)
            Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs        (41,403)       (38,172)        (36,082)
            Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs           21,471         16,622          13,973
            Amortization and depreciation                                1,342          1,329             501
            Realized losses (gains) on invested assets, net             (3,077)         3,582         (18,932)
            Deferred Federal income tax (benefit)                       (9,521)         1,820           1,867
            (Increase) decrease in accrued investment income            (4,977)        (6,205)            979
            (Increase) decrease in other assets                        (19,051)       (11,899)          4,166
            Increase in policyholder account balances                   52,265         44,722         160,276
            (Decrease) increase in policyholders' dividend
               accumulations and other funds                              (215)        (1,284)          2,409
            Increase (decrease) in current Federal income tax payable   10,088          3,575          (5,160)
            Increase in other liabilities                                9,126         17,444          11,164
            Other, net                                                   3,567            315         (11,928)
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
               Net cash provided by operating activities                58,532         62,910         162,467
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------

 Cash flows from investing activities:
        Proceeds from maturity of securities available-for-sale         83,956        108,056             -
        Proceeds from sale of debt securities available-for-sale        46,372         16,717             -
        Proceeds from sale of equity securities                          7,245          6,545          15,871
        Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities held-to-maturity    102,565        101,368         364,258
        Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities held-to-maturity            -              -           225,469
        Proceeds from repayment of mortgage loans on real estate        93,714        128,077          76,665
        Proceeds from sale of real estate                               15,791          6,634           3,611
        Proceeds from repayment of policy loans and sale of
            other invested assets                                       14,003         14,649          25,779
        Cost of debt securities available-for-sale acquired           (281,828)      (164,757)            -
        Cost of equity securities acquired                             (12,258)       (11,326)        (25,582)
        Cost of fixed maturities held-to-maturity acquired            (226,541)      (376,723)       (763,881)
        Cost of mortgage loans on real estate acquired                (233,003)      (109,163)        (41,409)
        Cost of real estate acquired                                    (1,283)        (4,996)         (4,452)
        Policy loans issued and other invested assets acquired         (23,046)       (19,455)        (26,463)
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
               Net cash used in investing activities                  (414,313)      (304,374)       (150,134)
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
 Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                
        Proceeds from note issue                                        -              49,708             -
        Increase in universal life and investment product
            account balances                                           957,776        663,604         723,326
        Decrease in universal life and investment product
            account balances                                          (583,852)      (684,522)       (532,039)
        Other, net                                                          69             64             -
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
               Net cash provided by financing activities               373,993         28,854         191,287
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                   18,212       (212,610)        203,620
 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                           51,346        263,956          60,336
                                                                     ---------      ---------       ---------
 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                              $  69,558         51,346         263,956
                                                                     =========      =========       =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<PAGE>   44

           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993

                                (000's omitted)


(1)   ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION POLICY AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

      (a)    ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION POLICY

             The Ohio National Life Insurance Company (ONLIC) is a mutual life
                   insurance company.  Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation
                   (ONLAC) is a wholly-owned stock life insurance subsidiary
                   included in the consolidated financial statements.   The
                   Company's other wholly-owned subsidiaries are not life
                   insurance enterprises and are included in the consolidated
                   financial statements on an equity basis.   These
                   non-insurance subsidiaries are not material to the Company's
                   consolidated results of operations or financial position.

             The consolidated financial statements also include The
                   Pennsylvania National Life Insurance Company (PNLIC), a
                   former wholly-owned subsidiary.   PNLIC was purchased in
                   July 1993 for $16 million and on the date of acquisition
                   assets totaled $150 million and equity was $9.7 million.
                   On July 1, 1994, assets of $4.6 million and all outstanding
                   PNLIC common stock plus paid-in capital and surplus totaling
                   $4.6 million were sold to an unrelated party for $5 million.
                   All of the remaining assets, liabilities and obligations of
                   PNLIC were transferred to ONLAC.

             ONLIC and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the
                   "Company".

      (b)    BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

             ONLIC and ONLAC are life and health insurers licensed in 46 states
                   and the District of Columbia.  The Company offers a full
                   range of life, health and annuity products through exclusive
                   agents and other distribution channels and is subject to
                   competition from other insurers throughout the United
                   States.  The Company is subject to regulation by the
                   Insurance Departments of states in which it is licensed and
                   undergoes periodic examinations by those departments.

             The following is a description of the most significant risks
                   facing life and health insurers and how the Company
                   mitigates those risks:

                   LEGAL/REGULATORY RISK is the risk that changes in the legal
                   or regulatory environment in which an insurer operates will
                   create additional expenses not anticipated by the insurer in
                   pricing its products.  That is, regulatory initiatives
                   designed to reduce insurer profits, new legal theories or
                   insurance company


                                                                     (Continued)
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<PAGE>   45
           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(1)   ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION POLICY AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

      (b)    BUSINESS DESCRIPTION, CONTINUED

                   insolvencies through guaranty fund assessments may create
                   costs for the insurer beyond those recorded in the
                   consolidated financial statements.   The Company mitigates
                   this risk by offering a wide range of product and by
                   operating throughout the United States, thus reducing its
                   exposure to any single product or jurisdiction, and also by
                   employing underwriting practices which identify and minimize
                   the adverse impact of this risk.

                   CREDIT RISK is that risk that issuers of securities owned by
                   the Company or mortgagors on mortgage loans on real estate
                   owned by the Company will default or that other parties,
                   including reinsurers, which owe the Company money, will not
                   pay.  The Company minimizes this risk by adhering to a
                   conservative investment strategy, by maintaining sound
                   reinsurance and credit and collection policies and by
                   providing for any amounts deemed uncollectible.

                   INTEREST RATE RISK is the risk that interest rates will
                   change and cause a decrease in the value of an insurer's
                   investments.  This change in rates may cause certain
                   interest-sensitive products to become uncompetitive or may
                   cause disintermediation.   The Company mitigates this risk
                   by charging fees for non-conformance with certain policy
                   provisions, by offering products that transfer this risk to
                   the purchaser, and/or by attempting to match the maturity
                   schedule of its assets with the expected payouts of its
                   liabilities.  To the extent that liabilities come due more
                   quickly than assets mature, an insurer would have to borrow
                   funds or sell assets prior to maturity and potentially
                   recognize a gain or loss.

(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      The significant accounting policies followed by the Company that
             materially affect financial reporting are summarized below.  The
             accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared
             in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
             which differ from statutory accounting practices prescribed or
             permitted by regulatory authorities.  See Notes 3 and 4.





                                                                     (Continued)
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<PAGE>   46
           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

      (a)    VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS AND RELATED GAINS AND LOSSES

             Prior to January 1, 1994, the Company classified fixed maturities
                 in accordance with the then existing accounting standards and,
                 accordingly, fixed maturity securities were carried at
                 amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premium or
                 discount, since the Company had both the ability and intent to
                 hold those securities until maturity.  Equity securities were
                 carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses,
                 net of deferred Federal income tax, reflected as a separate
                 component of equity.

             In May 1993, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
                 issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 -
                 Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
                 Securities (SFAS 115).  SFAS 115 requires fixed maturities and
                 equity securities to be classified as either held-to-maturity,
                 available-for-sale, or trading.  The Company has no trading
                 securities.  The Company adopted SFAS 115 as of January 1,
                 1994, with no effect on consolidated net income.  See Note 3
                 regarding the effect on consolidated equity.

             Fixed maturity securities are classified as held-to-maturity when
                 the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the
                 securities to maturity and are stated at amortized cost.
                 Fixed maturity securities not classified as held-to-maturity
                 and all equity securities are classified as available-for-sale
                 and are stated at fair value, with the unrealized gains and
                 losses, net of adjustments to deferred policy acquisition
                 costs and deferred Federal income tax, reported as a separate
                 component of shareholder's equity that would have been
                 required as a charge or credit to operations had such
                 unrealized amounts been realized.    The Company records
                 valuation allowances equal to deferred tax benefits resulting
                 from unrealized losses of investments.

             Mortgage loans on real estate are carried at the unpaid principal
                 balance less valuation allowances.  The Company provides
                 valuation allowances for impairments of mortgage loans on real
                 estate based on a review by portfolio managers.  The
                 measurement of impaired loans is based on the present value of
                 expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective
                 interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the fair value
                 of the collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent.
                 Loans in foreclosure and loans considered to be impaired as of
                 the balance sheet date are placed on non-accrual status and
                 written down to the fair value of the existing property to
                 derive a new cost basis.   Cash receipts on non-accrual status
                 mortgage loans on real estate are included in interest income
                 in the period received.





                                                                     (Continued)
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<PAGE>   47
           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

      (a)    VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS AND RELATED GAINS AND LOSSES, CONTINUED

             In May 1993, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
                 Standards No. 114 - Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of
                 a Loan (SFAS 114), which was amended by Statement of Financial
                 Accounting Standards No. 118 - Accounting by Creditors for
                 Impairment of a Loan - Income Recognition and Disclosure, in
                 October 1994.    These pronouncements require the measurement
                 of impaired loans be based on the present value of expected
                 future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest
                 rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan's observable
                 market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan
                 is collateral dependent.  The impact on the consolidated
                 financial statements of adopting SFAS 114 and SFAS 118 in 1995
                 was not material.

             Real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and
                 valuation allowances.  Other long-term investments are carried
                 on the equity basis, adjusted for valuation allowances.

             Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are
                 determined on the basis of specific security identification.
                 Estimates for valuation allowances and other than temporary
                 declines are included in realized gains and losses on
                 investments.

      (b)    REVENUES AND BENEFITS

             TRADITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS

             Traditional life insurance products include those products with
                 fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits and consist
                 primarily of whole life, limited-payment life, term life and
                 certain annuities with life contingencies.  Premiums for
                 traditional life insurance products are recognized as revenue
                 when due and collected.   Benefits and expenses are associated
                 with earned premiums so as to result in recognition of profits
                 over the life of the contract.  This association is
                 accomplished by the provision for future policy benefits and
                 the deferral and amortization of policy acquisition costs.

             UNIVERSAL LIFE AND INVESTMENT PRODUCTS

             Universal life products include universal life, variable universal
                 life and other interest-sensitive life insurance policies.
                 Investment products consist primarily of individual and group
                 deferred annuities, annuities without life contingencies and
                 guaranteed investment contracts.  Revenues for universal life
                 and investment products consist of net investment income and
                 cost of insurance, policy administration and surrender charges
                 that have been earned and assessed against policy account
                 balances during the period.  Policy benefits and claims that
                 are charged to expense include benefits and claims incurred in
                 the period in excess of related policy account balances,
                 maintenance costs and interest credited to policy account
                 balances.

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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

      (b)    REVENUES AND BENEFITS, CONTINUED

             ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE

             Accident and health insurance premiums are recognized as revenue
                 in accordance with the terms of the policies.  Policy claims
                 are charged to expense in the period that the claims are
                 incurred.

      (c)    DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS

             The costs of acquiring new business, principally commissions,
                 certain expenses of the policy issue and underwriting
                 department and certain variable agency expenses have been
                 deferred.  For traditional non-participating life insurance
                 products, these deferred acquisition costs are predominantly
                 being amortized with interest over the premium paying period
                 of the related policies in proportion to premium revenue.
                 Such anticipated premium revenue was estimated using the same
                 assumptions as were used for computing liabilities for future
                 policy benefits.  For participating life insurance products,
                 deferred policy acquisition costs are being amortized in
                 proportion to gross margins of the related policies.   Gross
                 margins are determined for each issue year and are equal to
                 premiums plus investment income less death claims, surrender
                 benefits, administrative costs, expected policyholder
                 dividends, and the increase in reserve for future policy
                 benefits.   For universal life and investment products,
                 deferred policy acquisition costs are being amortized with
                 interest over the lives of the policies in relation to the
                 present value of the estimated future gross profits from
                 projected interest margins, cost of insurance, policy
                 administration and surrender charges.   Beginning January 1,
                 1994, deferred policy acquisition costs for participating life
                 and universal life business are adjusted to reflect the impact
                 of unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities
                 available-for-sale (see Note 2(a)).

      (d)    SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

             Separate Account assets and liabilities represent contractholders'
                 funds which have been segregated into accounts with specific
                 investment objectives. The investment income and gains or
                 losses of these accounts accrue directly to the
                 contractholders.  The activity of the Separate Accounts is not
                 reflected in the consolidated statements of income and cash
                 flows except for the fees the Company receives for
                 administrative services and risks assumed.   Amounts provided
                 by the Company to establish Separate Account investment
                 portfolios, seed money, are not included in Separate Account
                 liabilities.





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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

      (e)    FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS

             Future policy benefits for traditional life have been calculated
                 using a net level premium method based on estimates of
                 mortality, morbidity, investment yields and withdrawals which
                 were used or which were being experienced at the time the
                 policies were issued, rather than the assumptions prescribed
                 by state regulatory authorities (see Note 6).

             Future policy benefits for annuity policies in the accumulation
                 phase, universal life and variable universal life policies
                 have been calculated based on participants' aggregate account
                 values.

      (f)    PARTICIPATING BUSINESS

             Participating business represents approximately 43% of the
                 Company's ordinary life insurance in force in 1995.   In 1994
                 and 1993 participating business represented approximately 45%
                 and 46% of the Company's ordinary life insurance in force.
                 The provision for policyholder dividends is based on current
                 dividend scales.  Future dividends are provided for in future
                 policy benefits based on dividend scales in effect at December
                 31, 1995.

      (g)    REINSURANCE CEDED

             Reinsurance premiums ceded and reinsurance recoveries on benefits
                 and claims incurred are deducted from the respective income
                 and expense accounts.   Assets and liabilities related to
                 reinsurance ceded are reported on a gross basis.

      (h)    FEDERAL INCOME TAX

             The Company files a consolidated Federal income tax return.  The
                 Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for
                 income tax.  Under the asset and liability method, deferred
                 tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
                 consequences attributable to differences between the financial
                 statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
                 and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax
                 credit carryforwards.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
                 measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
                 income in the years in which those temporary differences  are
                 expected to be recovered or settled.  Under this method, the
                 effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in
                 tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes
                 the enactment date.  Valuation allowances are established when
                 necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amounts
                 expected to be realized.





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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

      (i)    USE OF ESTIMATES

             In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is
                 required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
                 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure
                 of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the
                 consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses
                 for the reporting period.  Actual results could differ
                 significantly from those estimates.

             The estimates susceptible to significant change are those used in
                 determining the liability for future policy benefits and
                 claims and contingencies, and those used in determining
                 valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate and
                 real estate.  Although some variability is inherent in these
                 estimates, management believes the amounts provided are
                 adequate.

      (j)    CASH EQUIVALENTS

             For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the
                 Company considers all short-term investments with original
                 maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(3)   CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

      Effective January 1, 1995, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
             Accounting Standards No. 120, Accounting and Reporting by Mutual
             Life Insurance Enterprises and Insurance Enterprises for Certain
             Long-Duration Participating Contracts (SFAS 120), thereby adopting
             Interpretation No. 40, Applicability of Generally Accepted
             Accounting Principles to Mutual Life Insurance and Other
             Enterprises (the Interpretation).    The Interpretation clarified
             that enterprises, including mutual life insurance enterprises,
             that issue financial statements described as prepared "in
             conformity with generally accepted accounting principles" are
             required to apply all applicable authoritative accounting
             pronouncements in preparing those statements.   SFAS 120 extended
             the applicability of certain SFASs to mutual life insurance
             enterprises, as well as extended the effective date of the
             Interpretation.  Prior to the adoption of SFAS 120 and the
             Interpretation, the Company, consistent with industry practice,
             issued financial statements in accordance with accounting
             practices prescribed or permitted by the Department of Insurance
             of the State of Ohio (statutory accounting), which were considered
             generally accepted accounting principles for mutual life insurance
             enterprises.  The Company elected to early adopt SFAS 120 and the
             Interpretation in 1995 and has restated the consolidated financial
             statement amounts for 1994 and 1993.   As a result, net income was
             increased by $150,689 on January 1, 1993.

      The Company's significant accounting policies adopted in connection with
             its implementation of SFAS 120 and the Interpretation are
             described in Note 2.   Those policies differ in some respects from
             the statutory accounting previously followed by the Company as
             follows:

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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(3)   CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, CONTINUED

             (1) the costs related to acquiring business, principally
             commissions and certain policy issue expenses, are amortized over
             the period benefited rather than charged to income in the year
             incurred; (2) future policy benefit reserves are based on
             anticipated Company experience for lapses, mortality and
             investment yield, rather than statutory mortality and interest
             requirements, without consideration of withdrawals; (3) premiums
             for universal life contracts and investment contracts are recorded
             as deposits on the balance sheet; revenues consist of investment
             income and contract charges net of interest credited, death
             benefits and administrative costs; (4) statutory required balances
             such as "nonadmitted assets", asset valuation reserve and interest
             maintenance reserve are not recognized; (5) bonds are carried at
             amortized cost or fair value depending on the Company's intent to
             hold or sell such securities, rather than at amortized cost, (6)
             assets and liabilities are reported gross of reinsurance balances;
             (7) deferred Federal income taxes are provided for temporary
             differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets
             and liabilities and their related tax basis; (8) long-term debt
             with provisions restricting interest payments and principal
             repayments to those approved by the state insurance department
             (surplus notes) are carried as notes payable and not as a separate
             component of surplus; and (9) other costs, including those related
             to postretirement benefits, pensions, and compensated absences are
             charged as expenses in a different manner.

      The cumulative effect on equity at January 1, 1993 of adopting SFAS 120
             and the Interpretation, is recognized in the accompanying
             consolidated statement of income, and the significant components
             are as follows:

<TABLE>
                                        <S>                                                      <C>
                                        Deferred policy acquisition costs                        $  183,730
                                        Asset valuation reserve                                      29,791
                                        Interest maintenance reserve                                  7,358
                                        Future policy benefits                                      (37,977)
                                        Deferred Federal income tax                                 (21,600)
                                        Other, net                                                  (10,613)
                                                                                                  ---------
                                                                                                 $  150,689
                                                                                                  =========

</TABLE>

      The effect of recording the unrealized gain on securities, previously
             carried at amortized cost, designated as available-for-sale at
             January 1, 1994, and the related deferred acquisition costs and
             deferred Federal income tax effect is as follows:

<TABLE>
                                        <S>                                                      <C>
                                        Excess of fair value over amortized cost of fixed
                                           maturity securities available-for-sale                 $  74,329
                                        Deferred Federal income tax                                 (21,600)
                                        Policy acquisition costs                                    (12,510)
                                                                                                  ---------
                                                                                                  $  40,219
                                                                                                  =========
</TABLE>


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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(4)   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

      The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
             with GAAP.  Annual Statements on ONLIC and ONLAC, filed with the
             Department of Insurance of the State of Ohio, are prepared on the
             basis of accounting practices prescribed or permitted by such
             regulatory authorities.   Prescribed statutory accounting
             practices include a variety of publications of the National
             Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as well as state
             laws, regulations and general administrative rules.  Permitted
             statutory accounting  practices encompass all accounting practices
             not so prescribed.  The Company has no material permitted
             statutory accounting practices.

      The following reconciles the statutory net income of ONLIC as reported to
             regulatory authorities to the net income as shown in the
             accompanying consolidated financial statements:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   1995          1994          1993
                                                                   ----          ----          ----
             <S>                                                <C>            <C>           <C>
             Statutory net income                               $ 24,468       23,972        18,555
             Adjustments to restate to the basis of GAAP:
                 Consolidating statutory net income of
                      subsidiaries                                10,161        2,528         3,836
                 Increase in deferred policy acquisition
                      costs, net                                  19,485       21,606        18,055
                 Future policy benefits                          (10,723)      (7,739)      (11,797)
                 Deferred Federal income tax (expense)
                      benefit                                      6,330        1,445        (2,000)
                 Valuation allowances and other than
                      temporary declines accounted for
                      directly in surplus                         (5,829)          74         1,136
                 Interest maintenance reserve                       (208)        (119)       15,246
                 Cumulative effect of changes in
                      accounting, net                                -           -          150,689
                 Other, net                                       (4,767)     (10,706)       (3,797)
                                                                   -----       ------       -------
                          Net income per accompanying
                              consolidated statements
                              of income                         $ 38,917       31,061       189,923
                                                                ========       ======       =======
</TABLE> 


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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(4)   BASIS OF PRESENTATION, CONTINUED

      The following reconciles the statutory capital and surplus of ONLIC as
             reported to regulatory authorities to the equity as shown in the
             accompanying consolidated financial statements:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1995           1994          1993
                                                                      ----           ----          ----
             <S>                                                  <C>             <C>            <C>
             Statutory capital and surplus                        $ 243,248        231,973       167,887
             Add (deduct) cumulative effect of adjustments:
                 Deferred policy acquisition costs                  193,375        234,360       201,784
                 Asset valuation reserve                             68,756         43,589        40,606
                 Interest maintenance reserve                        21,989         22,197        21,113
                 Future policy benefits                             (69,918)       (54,148)      (49,562)
                 Deferred Federal income tax                        (62,920)       (25,900)      (26,900)
                 Cumulative effect of change in accounting
                      for investments                                   -           74,329           -
                 Difference between amortized cost and fair
                      value of fixed maturity securities
                      available-for-sale, gross                     166,086       (117,351)          -
                 Surplus note                                       (49,739)       (49,708)          -
                 Other, net                                         (16,434)       (18,959)      (10,408)
                                                                    -------        -------       -------
                      Equity per accompanying
                          consolidated balance sheets             $ 494,443        340,382       344,520
                                                                    =======        =======       =======
</TABLE>

(5)   INVESTMENTS

      An analysis of investment income by investment type follows for the years
             ended December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           1995             1994              1993
                                                           ----             ----              ----
             <S>                                      <C>                  <C>              <C>
             Gross investment income:
                 Securities available-for-sale:
                      Fixed maturities                $  105,928            97,542               -
                      Equity securities                    3,710             3,211            3,191
                 Fixed maturities held-to-maturity       149,465           131,420          217,150
                 Mortgage loans on real estate            76,608            75,763           81,239
                 Real estate                               7,771             6,998            4,710
                 Policy loans                              9,096             9,061            8,510
                 Short-term                                3,779             3,312            3,195
                 Other                                     6,808             8,035            6,922
                                                         -------           -------          -------
                          Total investment income        363,165           335,342          324,917
             Less investment expenses                      8,138             4,907            3,720
                                                         -------           -------          -------
                          Net investment income       $  355,027           330,435          321,197
                                                         =======           =======          =======
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(5)   INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED

      An analysis of realized gains (losses) on investments by investment type
             follows for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1995           1994          1993
                                                                    ----           ----          ----
             <S>                                              <C>               <C>            <C>
             Realized on disposition of investments:
                Securities available-for-sale:
                     Fixed maturities                         $   (1,062)       (5,475)           -
                     Equity securities                               459         2,041          1,772
                Fixed maturities, held to maturity                 2,319         1,613         22,272
                Mortgage loans on real estate                        548          (391)        (1,749)
                Real estate and other                                813        (1,370)        (3,363)
                                                                  ------        ------         ------
                                                                   3,077        (3,582)        18,932
             Valuation allowances:
                Mortgage loans on real estate                     (6,462)           89           (121)
                Real estate and other                                634           (16)         1,257
                                                                  ------        ------         ------
                                                                  (5,828)           73          1,136
                                                                  ------        ------         ------
             Net realized (loss) gain on investments          $   (2,751)       (3,509)        20,068
                                                                  ======        ======         ======
</TABLE>

      The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities
             available-for-sale and fixed maturities held-to-maturity were as
             follows as of December 31, 1995:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Gross         Gross
                                                 Amortized    unrealized    unrealized     Estimated
                                                    cost         gains        losses       fair value
                                                 ---------     --------      --------       ---------
             <S>                                <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>
             SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
              Fixed maturities:
                 U.S. Treasury securities
                     and obligations of
                     U.S. government
                     operations and agencies    $  223,959       12,083          (193)        235,849
                 Obligations of states and 
                     political subdivisions         28,938        1,612          (166)         30,384
                 Debt securities issued by
                     foreign governments             8,078        2,657           -            10,735
                 Corporate securities            1,631,389      139,750        (6,902)      1,764,237
                 Mortgage-backed securities        489,313       19,402        (2,157)        506,558
                                                 ---------     --------      --------       ---------
                        Total fixed maturities  $2,381,677      175,504        (9,418)      2,547,763
                                                 =========     ========      ========       =========
                 Equity securities              $   51,482       19,819         -              71,301
                                                 =========     ========      ========       =========
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(5)   INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Gross          Gross
                                                    Amortized     unrealized     unrealized      Estimated
                                                       cost          gains         losses       fair value
                                                    ---------      --------      ----------     ----------
             <S>                                   <C>               <C>           <C>           <C>
             FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES HELD-TO-
             MATURITY
              Obligations of states and political
                  subdivisions                     $    6,043           137           -            6,180
              Corporate securities                    660,466        93,508        (431)         753,543
              Mortgage-backed securities                5,863           471           -            6,334
                                                    ---------      --------        -----         -------
                        Total fixed maturities     $  672,372        94,116        (431)         766,057
                                                    =========      ========        =====         =======
</TABLE>

      The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities
             available-for-sale and fixed maturities held-to-maturity were as
             follows as of December 31, 1994:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Gross          Gross
                                                               Amortized     unrealized     unrealized      Estimated
                                                                 cost           gains         losses       fair value
                                                               ---------      --------      ----------     ----------
             <S>                                             <C>                <C>          <C>            <C>
             SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
               Fixed maturities:
                  U.S. Treasury securities
                      and obligations of
                      U.S. government
                      operations and agencies                $   252,247         1,823          (18,706)       235,364
                  Obligations of states and
                      political subdivisions                      27,003            12          (1,674)         25,341
                  Debt securities issued by
                      foreign governments                          8,078         1,107             -             9,185
                  Corporate securities                           688,876        13,696         (25,702)        676,870
                  Mortgage-backed securities                     163,810           500         (14,078)        150,232
                                                               ---------      --------      ----------      ----------
                      Total fixed maturities                 $ 1,140,014        17,138         (60,160)      1,096,992
                                                               =========        ======          ======       =========

                  Equity securities                          $    49,208         9,024          (2,251)         55,981
                                                               =========        ======          ======       =========


             FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY
               Corporate securities                          $ 1,510,744        27,988         (79,187)      1,459,545
               Mortgage-backed securities                        126,129         1,925          (5,067)        122,987
                                                               ---------        ------          ------       ---------
                      Total fixed maturities                 $ 1,636,873        29,913         (84,254)      1,582,532
                                                               =========        ======          ======       =========
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(5)   INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED

      As permitted by the FASB's Special Report, A Guide to Implementation of
             Statement 115 on Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
             Equity Securities, issued in November, 1995, the Company
             transferred a part of its fixed maturity securities previously
             classified as held-to-maturity to available-for-sale.   As of
             December 29, 1995, the date of transfer, the reclassified fixed
             maturity securities had an amortized cost value of $1,112,685,
             resulting in a gross unrealized gain on available-for-sale
             securities of $83,011.

      The components of unrealized gains (losses) on securities
             available-for-sale, net, were as follows for the years ended 
             December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        1995             1994
                                                                        ----             ----
             <S>                                                  <C>                  <C>
             Gross unrealized gain (loss)                         $   185,905          (36,249)
             Adjustment to deferred policy acquisition costs          (49,500)          10,970
             Deferred federal income tax                              (50,561)          (4,021)
                                                                   ----------       ----------
                                                                  $    85,844          (29,300)
                                                                   ==========       ==========
</TABLE>

      The net unrealized gain on securities available for sale includes net
             unrealized gains on equity securities of $10,539 in 1995 ($4,118
             in 1994) and net unrealized gains on fixed maturities (net SFAS
             115 and related transactions) of $75,305 in 1995 (net unrealized
             loss of $33,418 in 1994).

      An analysis of the change in gross unrealized gains (losses) on
             securities available-for-sale and fixed maturities
             held-to-maturity follows for the years ended December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1995            1994           1993
                                                          ----            ----           ----
             <S>                                    <C>                <C>              <C>
             Securities available-for-sale:
                Fixed maturities                    $   209,108         (43,022)           -
                Equity securities                        13,046         (11,873)         8,776
             Fixed maturities held-to-maturity          148,026        (268,693)        71,901
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(5)   INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED

      The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities
             available-for-sale and fixed maturity securities held-to- maturity
             as of December 31, 1995, 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 call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Amortized        Estimated
                                                                      cost          fair value
                                                                  -----------       ----------
             <S>                                                 <C>                <C>
             Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale
             --------------------------------------------
                 Due in one year or less                         $    54,571             55,818
                 Due after one year through five years               220,827            235,281
                 Due after five years through ten years              757,753            810,150
                 Due after ten years                                 859,213            939,956

                 Mortgaged-backed securities                         489,313            506,558
                                                                  ----------         ----------
                                                                 $ 2,381,677          2,547,763
                                                                  ==========         ==========

             Fixed maturity securities held-to-maturity
             ------------------------------------------
                 Due in one year or less                         $       275                276
                 Due after one year through five years                95,033            104,401
                 Due after five years through ten years              258,438            285,901
                 Due after ten years                                 312,763            369,145

                 Mortgage-backed securities                            5,863              6,334
                                                                  ----------         ----------
                                                                 $   672,372            766,057
                                                                  ==========         ==========
</TABLE>

      Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale during 1995 and
             1994 were $46,372 and $16,717, respectively, while proceeds from
             sales of investments in fixed maturity securities during 1993 were
             $225,469.   Gross gains of $510 ($52 in 1994 and $16,822 in 1993)
             and gross losses of $2,293 ($34 in 1994 and $1,061 in 1993) were
             realized on those sales.

      Investments with an amortized cost of $6,064 and $5,132 as of December
             1995 and 1994, respectively, were on deposit with various
             regulatory agencies as required by law.

      Real estate is presented at cost less accumulated depreciation of $19,518
             in 1995 ($15,361 in 1994) and valuation allowances of $2,100 in
             1995 ($2,734 in 1994).

      The Company generally initiates foreclosure proceedings on all mortgage
             loans on real estate delinquent sixty days.  Foreclosures of
             mortgage loans on real estate were $713 in 1995 and $4,463 in
             1994.   There were no other mortgage loans on real estate in
             process of foreclosure or in-substance foreclosed as of December
             31, 1995.


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(5)   INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED

      Activity in the valuation account for mortgage loans on real estate is
             summarized below for the years ended December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1995           1994
                                                                ----           ----
             <S>                                             <C>             <C>
             Allowance, beginning of year                    $   4,037         4,126
             Additions charged to operations                     6,463         1,692
             Deductions for permanent impairments on
                     mortgage loans                                -          (1,781)
                                                              --------       -------
             Allowance, end of year                          $  10,500         4,037
                                                              ========       =======
</TABLE>


(6)   FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS AND CLAIMS

      The liability for future policy benefits for universal life insurance
             policies and investment contracts (approximately 70% and 72% of
             the total liability for future policy benefits as of December 31,
             1995 and 1994, respectively) has been established based on
             accumulated contract values without reduction for surrender
             penalty provisions.  The average interest rate credited on
             investment product policies was 7.0%, 7.4% and 7.9% for the years
             ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

      The liability for future policy benefits for traditional life policies
             has been established based upon the net level premium method using
             the following assumptions:

                        Interest rates:  Interest rates vary as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Year of issue         Interest Rate 
                        -------------         --------------
                        <S>                   <C>
                        1995                  4 - 5.5%
                        1994                  4 - 6.0%
                        1993                  4 - 5.5%
                        1992 and prior        2.25% - 5.5%
</TABLE>
                        Withdrawals:  Rates, which vary by issue age, type of
                             coverage and policy duration, are based on Company
                             experience

                        Mortality:  Mortality and morbidity rates are based on
                             published tables, guaranteed in insurance
                             contracts.

 (7)  NOTE PAYABLE

      On July 11, 1994, the Company issued $50,000,000, 8.875% surplus notes,
             due July 15, 2004.  The notes have been issued in accordance with
             Section 3941.13 of the Ohio Revised Code.  Principal repayments
             and interest payments, scheduled semi-annually, must be approved
             for payment by the Director of the Department of Insurance of the
             State of Ohio.  All issuance costs have been capitalized and will
             be amortized over the terms of the notes.
                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(8)   FEDERAL INCOME TAX

      Prior to 1984, the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959 as
             amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (DRA), permitted the
             deferral from taxation of a portion of statutory income under
             certain circumstances.   In these situations, the deferred income
             was accumulated in the Policyholders' Surplus Account (PSA).
             Management considers the likelihood of distributions from the PSA
             to be remote; therefore, no Federal income tax has been provided
             for such distributions in the consolidated financial statements.
             The DRA eliminated any additional deferrals to the PSA.   Any
             distributions from the PSA, however, will continue to be taxable
             at the then current tax rate.  The balance of the PSA is
             approximately $5,257 as of December 31, 1995.

      Total Federal income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1995,
             1994 and 1993 differs from the amount computed by applying the
             U.S. Federal income tax rate to income before tax as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1995                    1994                     1993
                                        --------------------      -------------------    --------------------
                                           Amount         %        Amount         %        Amount         %
                                        ---------      -----      ---------     -----    ---------      -----
             <S>                       <C>             <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
             Computed (expected)
                 tax expense           $  22,337       35.0      17,752        35.0       22,319       35.0
             Differential earnings         5,676        8.9       5,456        10.8        4,565        7.1
             Dividends received
                 deduction and tax
                 exempt interest          (1,585)      (2.5)     (1,680)       (3.3)      (1,618)      (2.5)
             Other, net                   (1,525)      (2.4)     (1,870)       (3.7)        (732)      (1.1)
                                         -------      -----      ------       -----       ------       ----
                                       $  24,903       39.0      19,658        38.8       24,534       38.5
                                         =======      =====      ======       =====       ======       ====
</TABLE>

      Total Federal income tax paid was $21,145, $17,527 and $27,825 during the
             years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

      The tax effects of temporary differences between the financial statement
             carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities that give
             rise to significant components of the net deferred tax liability
             as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 relate to the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          1995          1994
                                                                          ----          ----
             <S>                                                    <C>              <C>
             Deferred tax assets:
                  Future policy benefits                            $   44,263        39,858
                  Fixed maturity securities - available-for-sale           -          14,600
                  Mortgage loans on real estate                          2,070           397
                  Other assets and other liabilities                    12,633        10,654
                                                                       -------        ------
                          Total gross deferred tax assets
                              before valuation allowance                58,966        65,509
                  Valuation allowance                                      -         (14,600)
                                                                       -------        ------
                          Total gross deferred tax assets           $   58,966        50,909
                                                                       -------        ------
</TABLE>
                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(8)   FEDERAL INCOME TAX, CONTINUED

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          1995           1994
                                                                          ----           ----
             <S>                                                     <C>               <C>
             Deferred tax liabilities:
                  Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale       $    59,300           -
                  Deferred policy acquisition costs                       52,683        69,917
                  Fixed maturities, equity securities and other
                      long-term investments                                7,770         3,161
                  Other                                                    2,133         3,731
                                                                      ----------      --------
                          Total gross deferred tax liabilities           121,886        76,809
                                                                      ----------      --------
                          Net deferred tax liability                 $    62,920        25,900
                                                                      ==========      ========
</TABLE>

      In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers
             whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets
             will be realized.   The ultimate realization of deferred tax
             assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income
             during the periods in which those temporary differences become
             deductible.   Management considers primarily the scheduled
             reversal of deferred tax liabilities and tax planning strategies
             in making this assessment and believes it is more likely than not
             the Company will realize the benefits of the remaining deductible
             differences at December 31, 1995 and 1994.

 (9)  DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


      Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosures about
             Fair Value of Financial Instruments (SFAS 107) requires disclosure
             of fair value information about existing on and off-balance sheet
             financial instruments.  In cases where quoted market prices are
             not available, fair value is based on estimates using present
             value or other valuation techniques.

      These techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used,
             including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.
             Although fair value estimates are calculated using assumptions
             that management believes are appropriate, changes in assumptions
             could cause these estimates to vary materially.    SFAS 107
             excludes certain assets and liabilities, including insurance
             contracts, other than policies such as annuities that are
             classified as investment contracts from its disclosure
             requirements.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts
             presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

      The tax ramifications of the related unrealized gains and losses can have
             a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been
             considered in the estimates.


                                                                     (Continued)
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            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

(9)   DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, CONTINUED

      The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in
         estimating its fair value disclosures:

         CASH, SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND POLICY LOANS

         The carrying amount reported in the balance sheets for these
         instruments approximate their fair value.

         INVESTMENT SECURITIES

         Fair value for fixed maturity securities is based on quoted
         market prices, where available.  For fixed maturity securities not
         actively traded, fair value is estimated using values obtained from
         independent pricing services, or, in the case of private placements,
         is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current
         market rate applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of
         the investments.  The fair value for equity securities is based on
         quoted market prices.

         SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

         The fair value of assets held in Separate Accounts is based on
         quoted market prices.  The fair value of liabilities related to
         Separate Accounts is the accumulated contract values in the Separate
         Account portfolios.

         MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

         The fair value for mortgage loans on real estate is estimated
         using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently
         being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit
         ratings.  Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for
         purposes of the calculations.  Fair value for mortgages in default is
         valued at the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral.

         INVESTMENT CONTRACTS

         Fair value for the Company's liabilities under investment type 
         contracts is disclosed using two methods.  For investment contracts
         without defined maturities, fair value is the amount payable on
         demand.  For investment contracts with known or determined maturities,
         fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis.  Interest
         rates used are similar to currently offered contracts with maturities
         consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.




                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(9)   DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, CONTINUED

         NOTE PAYABLE

         The fair value for the note payable was determined by discounting the
         scheduled cash flows of the note using a market rate applicable
         to the yield, credit quality and maturity of a similar debt instrument.

         POLICYHOLDERS' DIVIDEND ACCUMULATION AND OTHER POLICYHOLDER FUNDS

         The carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets for
         these instruments approximates their fair value.
 
   The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments
         subject to SFAS 107 were as follows as of December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1995                          1994
                                             ---------------------------      --------------------------
                                              Carrying        Estimated       Carrying       Estimated
                                               amount         fair value       amount        fair value
                                             ---------        ----------      --------       ------------
         <S>                                <C>                <C>            <C>           <C>
         Assets
         ------
         Investments:
             Securities available-for-sale:
                 Fixed maturities             $  2,547,763      2,547,763      1,096,992     1,096,992
                 Equity securities                  71,301         71,301         55,981        55,981
             Fixed maturities held-to-
                 maturity                          672,372        766,057      1,636,873     1,582,532
             Mortgage loans on real estate         898,099        976,066        767,691       756,740
             Policy loans                          148,077        148,077        142,934       142,934
             Short-term investments                 61,173         61,173         41,947        41,947
         Cash                                        8,385          8,385          9,399         9,399
         Assets held in Separate Accounts          453,405        453,405        307,373       307,373

         Liabilities
         -----------
         Guaranteed investment contracts       $   964,999        982,652        861,006       835,974
         Individual deferred annuity       
             contracts                           1,078,714      1,018,577        912,049       909,337
         Other annuity contracts                   838,691        874,450        778,931       738,181
         Note payable                               49,739         56,359         49,708        48,549
         Dividend accumulations and
             other policyholder funds               79,707         79,707         79,922        79,922
         Liabilities related to Separate
             Accounts                              441,124        441,124        299,085       299,085
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(10)  ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE

      (a)    FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

             The Company is a party to financial instruments with
                 off-balance-sheet risk in a normal course of business through
                 management of its investment portfolio.  The Company had
                 outstanding commitments to fund mortgage loans, bonds and
                 venture capital partnerships of approximately $195 million and
                 $112 million at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
                 These commitments involve, in varying degrees, elements of
                 credit and market risk in excess of amounts recognized in the
                 financial statements.  The credit risk of all financial
                 instruments, whether on- or off-balance sheet, is controlled
                 through credit approvals, limits, and monitoring procedures.

      (b)    SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

             Mortgage loans collateralized by the underlying properties.
                 Collateral must meet or exceed 125% of the loan at the time
                 the loan is made.  The Company grants mainly commercial
                 mortgage loans to customers throughout the United States.  The
                 Company has a diversified loan portfolio.  The summary below
                 depicts loan exposure of remaining principal balances by
                 geographic area and by type at December 31, 1995 and 1994:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              1995           1994
                                                                              ----           ----
                 <S>                                                    <C>                <C>
                 Mortgage assets by state
                 ------------------------

                     California                                         $  132,993         135,222
                     Michigan                                               87,209          85,918
                     Texas                                                  74,178          66,886
                     Ohio                                                   66,586          63,356
                     Florida                                                57,768          53,925
                     Nebraska                                               54,080            -
                     All others (none greater than $50 million)            435,785         366,421
                                                                          --------        --------
                                                                           908,599         771,728
                         Less valuation allowances                          10,500           4,037
                                                                          --------        --------
                         Total mortgage loans on real estate, net       $  898,099         767,691
                                                                          ========        ========
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(10)  ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE, CONTINUED

      (b)    SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK, CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        1995            1994
                                                                        ----            ----
             <S>                                                    <C>                <C>
             Mortgage assets by type
             -----------------------

                 Office                                             $  259,354         221,278
                 Retail                                                229,226         188,977
                 Apartment                                             168,370         131,620
                 Industrial                                            150,376         145,974
                 Other                                                 101,273          83,879
                                                                      --------        --------
                                                                       908,599         771,728
                     Less valuation allowances                          10,500           4,037
                                                                      --------        --------
                          Total mortgage loans on real
                              estate, net                           $  898,099         767,691
                                                                      ========        ========
</TABLE>

(11)  PENSION PLANS

      EMPLOYEE PLAN

      ONLIC participates in a pension plan covering all employees who have
             completed at least one thousand hours of service within a twelve-
             month period and who have met certain age requirements.  Plan
             contributions are invested in a group annuity contract of ONLIC.
             Benefits are based upon the highest average annual salary of any
             five consecutive years of the last ten years of service.

      The net periodic pension cost for the plan as a whole for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1995          1994          1993
                                                                    ----          ----          ----
             <S>                                              <C>               <C>           <C>
             Service cost (benefits earned
                during the period)                            $   1,129         1,034          1,078
             Interest cost on projected
                benefit obligations                               1,730         1,637          1,547
             Actual return on plan assets                        (2,811)         (601)        (1,813)
             Net amortization and deferral                        1,294          (905)           379
                                                               --------      --------       --------
                Net periodic pension cost                     $   1,342         1,165          1,191
                                                               ========      ========       ========
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


 (11) PENSION PLANS, CONTINUED

      EMPLOYEE PLAN, CONTINUED

      Basis for measurements, net periodic pension cost:

<TABLE>
            <S>                                     <C>             <C>            <C>
            Weighted average discount rate          6.80%           6.80%          6.30%
            Rate of increase in future
                 compensation levels                5.00%           5.00%          5.00%
            Expected long-term rate of
                 return on plan assets              7.25%           7.25%          7.50%
</TABLE>

      Information regarding the funded status of the plan as a whole as of
            December 31, 1995 and 1994 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     1995           1994
                                                                     ----           ----
            <S>                                                 <C>               <C>
            Accumulated benefit obligation:
                 Vested                                         $  16,037         14,354
                 Nonvested                                            247            169
                                                                 --------        -------
                                                                $  16,284         14,523
                                                                 ========        ========     
            Projected benefit obligation for services
                 rendered to date                                  27,389         21,644
            Plan assets at fair value                              22,625         19,764
                                                                 --------        -------
                    Plan assets less projected
                         benefit obligation                        (4,764)        (1,880)
            Unrecognized prior service cost                           -              -
            Unrecognized net losses                                 6,471          3,509
            Unrecognized net assets at January 1, 1987             (2,612)        (2,850)
                                                                 --------        -------
                    Net accrued pension expense                 $    (905)        (1,221)
                                                                 ========        ========     
</TABLE>

      Basis for measurements, funded status of plan:

<TABLE>
                          <S>                                     <C>            <C>
                          Weighted average discount rate          6.10%          6.80%
                          Rate of increase in future
                              compensation levels                 6.00%          5.00%
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(11)  PENSION PLANS, CONTINUED

      GENERAL AGENT AND OTHER PLANS

      ONLIC also participates in a pension plan covering some general agents
             eligible based on employment date and certain production levels.
             Benefits are based upon specific elements of compensation earned
             in the last five and ten years of service.  Other pension plans
             under IRS code 401(a)(17) and code 415 are also in effect.

      The net periodic pension cost for these plans in total for the years
             ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    1995         1994         1993
                                                    ----         ----         ----
             <S>                                 <C>            <C>          <C>
             Service cost (benefits earned
                 during the period)              $   596          508          409
             Interest cost on projected
                 benefit obligations                 990          856          768
             Actual return on plan assets              -            -            -
             Net amortization and deferral           345          761        2,676
                                                  ------       ------       ------
                 Net periodic pension cost       $ 1,931        2,125        3,853
                                                  ======       ======       ======
</TABLE>

      Basis for measurements, net periodic pension cost:

<TABLE>
             <S>                                     <C>            <C>             <C>
             Weighted average discount rate          7.00%          6.75%           7.00%
             Rate of increase in future
                     compensation levels             4.60%          4.60%           5.50%
             Expected long-term rate of
                     return of plan assets           N/A            N/A             N/A
</TABLE>


                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(11)  PENSION PLANS, CONTINUED

      GENERAL AGENT AND OTHER PLANS, CONTINUED

      Information regarding the funded status of these plans in total as of
             December 31, 1995 and 1994 follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     1995           1994
                                                                     ----           ----
             <S>                                                 <C>               <C>
             Accumulated benefit obligation:
                   Vested                                        $   9,452          8,223
                   Nonvested                                           775            577
                                                                  --------        -------
                                                                 $  10,227          8,800
                                                                  ========        =======
             Projected benefit obligation for services
                   rendered to date                                 14,460         12,199
             Plan assets at fair value                                 -              -
                                                                  --------        -------
                      Plan assets less projected
                          benefit obligation                       (14,460)       (12,199)
             Unrecognized prior service cost                           -              -
             Unrecognized net losses                                 1,508            568
             Unrecognized net assets at January 1, 1987              3,493          3,784
                                                                  --------        -------
                      Net accrued pension expense                $  (9,459)        (7,847)
                                                                  ========        =======
</TABLE>

      Basis for measurements, funded status of plan:

<TABLE>
             <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
             Weighted average discount rate          6.60%                     7.00%
             Rate of increase in future
                 compensation levels                 4.60%                     4.60%
</TABLE>

      The Company also maintains a qualified contributory defined contribution
             progress sharing plan covering substantially all of its employees
             and a qualified non-contributory defined contribution pension plan
             covering career agents.   These plans are funded through insurance
             contracts issued by the Company.

      Company contributions to the Progress Sharing Plan are in part based on
             the net earnings of the Company and are payable at the sole
             discretion of management.   The expense reported for contributions
             to the plan for 1995 and 1994 were $1,609 and $1,355,
             respectively.

      Contributions to the Career Agent's Pension Plan are subject to the
             minimum funding required under Internal Revenue Code Section 412.
             The expense reported for contributions to the plan for 1995 and
             1994 were $497 and $420, respectively.

                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


 (12) POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS

      The Company currently offers eligible retirees the opportunity to
             participate in a health plan.  The Company has two health plans,
             one is offered to home office employees, the other is offered to
             career agents.

             HOME OFFICE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN

             The Company provides a declining service schedule.  Substantially
             all home office employees may become eligible for these benefits
             provided that the employee meets the age and years of service
             requirements.  The plan states that an employee becomes eligible as
             follows:  age 55 with 20 years of credited service at retirement,
             age 56 with 18 years of service, age 57 with 16 years of service
             grading to age 64 with two years of service.  The health plan is
             contributory with retirees contributing approximately 15% of
             premium for coverage.

             CAREER AGENTS HEALTH PLAN

             Substantially all career agents may become eligible for these
             benefits provided that the agent is at least age 55 and has 15
             years of credited service at retirement.  The health plan is
             contributory, with retirees contributing approximately 47% of
             medical costs.

      Actuarial assumptions for the measurement of the December 31, 1995
             accumulated postretirement benefit obligation include a discount
             rate of 7.5% and an assumed health care cost trend rate of 12%,
             declining 1% each year to an ultimate rate of 5%.

      Actuarial assumptions for the measurement of the December 31, 1994
             accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and the 1994 net
             periodic postretirement benefit cost include a discount rate of
             7.5% and an assumed health care cost trend rate of 13%, declining
             1% each year an ultimate rate of 5%.

      Actuarial assumptions used to determine the 1993 net periodic
             postretirement benefit cost include a discount rate of 8% and an
             assumed health care cost trend rate of 14%, declining 1% each year
             to an ultimate rate of 5%.


                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


 (12) POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS, CONTINUED

      Information regarding the funded status of the plan as a whole as of
             December 31, 1995 and 1994 follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  1995         1994
                                                                                  ----         ----
             <S>                                                              <C>             <C>
             Accumulated postretirement benefit obligations:
                 Retirees                                                     $  6,036         6,617
                 Fully eligible, active plan participants                        2,515         2,373
                 Other active plan participants                                  3,976         3,319
                                                                               -------       -------
                      Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation             12,527        12,309
                 Unrecognized net (gains) losses and plan amendments             1,396           762
                                                                               -------       -------
                      Accrued postretirement benefit obligation               $ 13,923        13,071
                                                                               =======       =======
</TABLE>

      The amount of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the plan as a
             whole for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 is as
             follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            1995          1994
                                                                            ----          ----
             <S>                                                         <C>             <C>
             Net periodic postretirement benefit cost:
                 Service cost - benefits attributed to
                     employee service during the year                    $  497            446
                 Interest cost on accumulated postretirement
                     benefit obligation                                     869            857
                 Actual return on plan assets                                -              -
                 Net amortization and deferral                              (82)           (46)
                                                                         ------          -----
                         Net periodic postretirement benefit cost        $1,284          1,257
                                                                         ======          =====
</TABLE>

      The health care cost trend rate assumption has a significant effect on
             the amounts reported.  A one percentage point increase in the
             assumed health care cost trend rate would increase the accumulated
             postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
             by $1,261 and $1,055, respectively, and the net periodic
             postretirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 1995
             and 1994 by $149 and $128, respectively.

 (13) REGULATORY RISK-BASED CAPITAL, RETAINED EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

      In January 1993, the NAIC adopted the life and health Risk-Based Capital
             (RBC) formula.  This model act requires every life and health
             insurer to calculate its total adjusted capital and RBC
             requirement, and provides for an insurance commissioner to
             intervene if the insurer experiences financial difficulty.  The
             model act will become law in Ohio, the Company's domicile, in
             March 1996.  The formula includes components for asset risk,
             liability risk, interest rate exposure and other factors.  ONLIC
             and ONLAC exceed the minimum risk-based capital requirements.

                                                                     (Continued)
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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued



(13)  REGULATORY RISK-BASED CAPITAL, RETAINED EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND
      RESTRICTIONS, CONTINUED

      The Company has designated a portion of retained earnings for separate
             account contingencies and investment guarantees totaling $1,637
             and $1,497 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

      The payment of dividends by the Company to its participating
             policyholders is based on the dividend scale declared at least
             annually by the Company's Board of Directors.

(14)  BANK LINES OF CREDIT

      As of December 31, 1995 and 1994, ONLIC had a $10,000,000 unsecured line
             of credit which was utilized and repaid during 1995.

(15)  CONTINGENCIES

      The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions
             arising in the normal course of business.  While the outcome of
             such matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management
             believes such matters will be resolved without material adverse
             impact on the financial condition of the Company.

      The Company routinely enters into reinsurance transactions with other
             insurance companies which are not material to the consolidated
             financial statements.   This reinsurance involves either ceding
             certain risks to or assuming risks from other insurance companies.
             The primary purpose of ceded reinsurance is to protect the Company
             from potential losses in excess of levels that it is prepared to
             accept.  Reinsurance does not discharge the Company from its
             primary liability to policyholders and to the extent that a
             reinsurer should be unable to meet its obligations, the Company
             would be liable to policyholders.

(16) MAJOR LINES OF BUSINESS

      The Company operates in the life and annuity lines of business in the
             life insurance industry.  Life insurance operations include whole
             life, universal life, variable universal life, and endowments, as
             well as term life, health insurance, and other miscellaneous
             insurance products provided to individuals and groups.  Annuity
             operations include guaranteed investment and accumulated deposit
             contracts issued to groups and deferred and immediate annuities
             issued to individuals.





                                                                     (Continued)
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           THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued


(16)  MAJOR LINES OF BUSINESS, CONTINUED

      The following table summarizes the revenues and income before Federal
             income tax for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
             and assets as of December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, by line of
             business.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       1995              1994             1993
                                                                       ----              ----             ----
             <S>                                                <C>                 <C>               <C>
             Revenues:
                Premiums, policy charges and net
                  investment income:
                    Life and other insurance                    $   278,827           265,492           248,838
                    Annuities                                       275,625           248,329           243,634
                                                                 ----------         ---------        ----------
                                                                    554,452           513,821           492,472
                Realized capital gains:
                    Life and other insurance                           (771)           (1,088)            5,869
                    Annuities                                        (1,980)           (2,421)           14,199
                                                                 ----------         ---------        ----------
                                                                     (2,751)           (3,509)           20,068
                Total revenues:
                    Life and other insurance                        278,056           264,404           254,707
                    Annuities                                       273,645           245,908           257,833
                                                                 ----------         ---------        ----------
                                                                $   551,701           510,312           512,540
                                                                 ==========         =========        ==========
                Total income before Federal income tax
                  and cumulative effect of change in
                  accounting principles:
                    Life and other insurance                    $    33,475            26,586            31,049
                    Annuities                                        30,345            24,133            32,719
                                                                 ----------         ---------        ----------
                                                                $    63,820            50,719            63,768
                                                                 ==========         =========        ==========
                Assets:
                    Life and other insurance                    $ 2,213,391         1,873,808         1,665,875
                    Annuities                                     3,078,984         2,640,159         2,679,723
                                                                 ----------         ---------        ----------
                                                                $ 5,292,375         4,513,967         4,345,598
                                                                 ==========         =========        ==========
</TABLE>
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APPENDIX

LOANS UNDER TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES

Contracts issued as tax-sheltered annuities pursuant to plans qualifying under
Section 403(b) of the Code, and allowing for voluntary contributions only, are
eligible for loans secured by a security interest in the contract. Any such loan
must be for at least $1,000 and may only be made from guaranteed accumulation
values (see Guaranteed Accumulation Account, below). The loan amount is limited
by the maximum loan formula described in the contract.

The annual effective rate of interest charged for loans will not exceed 7%.
Loans must generally be repaid within 5 years (or 20 years if the loan is used
for the purchase of the contract owner's principal residence).

The amount of the death benefit, the amount payable on a full surrender and the
amount that will be applied to provide an annuity on the annuity payout date
will be reduced by the amount of outstanding loan balance, including accrued
interest, as of the date of any such transaction.

GUARANTEED ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT

The Guaranteed Accumulation Account guarantees a fixed return for a specified
period of time and guarantees the principal against loss. Any portion of a
contract relating to the Guaranteed Accumulation Account is not registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. The Guaranteed Accumulation Account is not
registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, neither the
Guaranteed Accumulation Account nor any interests in it are subject to the
provisions or restrictions of either such Act, and the disclosures in this
appendix have not been reviewed by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

The Guaranteed Accumulation Account consists of all of Ohio National Life's
general assets other than those allocated to a separate account. Accumulation
values under a contract will be allocated between the Guaranteed Accumulation
Account and VAA. The allocation will be as elected by the owner at the time of
purchase or as subsequently changed.

Ohio National Life will invest its general assets in its discretion as allowed
by applicable state law. Investment income from Ohio National Life's general
assets will be allocated to those contracts having guaranteed accumulation
values in accordance with the terms of such contracts.

The amount of investment income allocated to the contracts will vary from year
to year in Ohio National Life's sole discretion. However, Ohio National Life
guarantees that it will credit interest at a rate of not less than 3% per year,
compounded annually, to contract values allocated to the Guaranteed Accumulation
Account. Ohio National Life may credit interest at a rate in excess of 3%, but
any such excess interest credit will be in Ohio National Life's sole discretion.

   
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Ohio National Life guarantees that the guaranteed accumulation value of a
contract will never be less than (a) the amount of purchase payments allocated
to, and transfers into, the Guaranteed Accumulation Account, plus (b) interest
credited at the rate of 3% per year compounded annually, plus (c) any additional
excess interest Ohio National Life may credit to guaranteed accumulation values,
and less (d) any partial withdrawals, loans and transfers from the guaranteed
accumulation values, and less (e) any contingent deferred sales charges on
partial withdrawals, loan interest, state premium taxes and transfer fees. No
deductions are made from the Guaranteed Accumulation Account for administrative
expenses or risk undertakings. (See "Deductions and Expenses" in the
prospectus.)

Not more than 20% of the guaranteed accumulation value of a contract (or $1,000,
if greater), as of the beginning of any contract year, may be transferred to one
or more variable subaccounts during that contract year. As provided by
applicable state law, Ohio National Life reserves the right to defer the payment
of amounts withdrawn from the Guaranteed Accumulation Account for a period not
to exceed six months from the date written request for such withdrawal is
received by Ohio National Life.

   
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<PAGE>   74




                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

                                    FORM N-4




                                     PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION
<PAGE>   75
ITEM 24.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following financial statements of the Registrant are included in Part B of
this Registration Statement:

         Independent Auditors' Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP dated January 19,
         1996

         Statements of Assets and Contract Owners' Equity dated December 31,
         1995

         Statement of Operations and Changes in Contract Owners' Equity for the
         Years Ended December 31, 1995 and 1994

         Notes to Financial Statements dated December 31, 1995

         Schedules of Changes in Unit Values for the Years Ended December 31,
         1995 and 1994

   
The following consolidated financial statements of the Depositor and its
subsidiaries are also included in Part B of this Registration Statement:
    

         Independent Auditors' Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP dated February 9,
         1996

         Consolidated Balance Sheets dated December 31, 1995 and 1994

         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31,
         1995, 1994 and 1993

         Consolidated Statements of Surplus for the Years Ended December 31,
         1995, 1994 and 1993

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the Years Ended December 31,
         1995, 1994 and 1993

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements dated December 31, 1995,
         1994 and 1993

The following financial information is included in Part A of this Registration
Statement:

         Accumulation Unit Values

Consents of the Following Persons:

         KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Exhibits:
   
(5)(a)  Single Purchase Payment Tax - Qualified Variable Annuity Application, 
        Form V - 4891 - A
    

All other relevant exhibits, which have previously been filed with the
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference, are as follows:

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(1)      Resolution of Board of Directors of the Depositor authorizing
         establishment of the Registrant was filed as Exhibit A(1) of the
         Registrant's registration statement on Form S-6 on August 3, 1982 (File
         no. 2-78652).

(2)      Agreement of Custodianship between the Depositor and The Provident Bank
         was filed as Exhibit 3 of the Registrant's Form N-4, Post-effective
         Amendment no. 5 on April 27, 1988 (File no. 2-91213).

(3)(a)   Distribution Agreement between the Depositor and The O.N. Equity Sales
         Company was filed as Exhibit A(3)(a) of the Registrant's registration
         statement on Form S-6 on October 25, 1982 (File no. 2-78652).

(3)(b)   Registered Representative's Sales Contract with Variable Annuity
         Supplement was filed as Exhibit (3)(b) of the Registrant's Form N-4,
         Post-effective Amendment no. 9 on February 27, 1991 (File no. 2-91213).

(3)(c)   Variable Annuity Sales Commission Schedule was filed as Exhibit A(3)(c)
         of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-6 on May 18, 1984
         (File no. 2-91213).

(4)      Combination Annuity Contract, Form 93-VA-1, was filed as Exhibit (4) of
         the Registrant's Form N-4 on May 6, 1993 (File No. 33-62282).

(5)      Single Purchase Payment Tax-Qualified Variable Annuity Application,
         Form V-4891-A, was filed as Exhibit (5) of the Registrant's Form N-4 on
         May 6, 1993 (File No. 33-62282).

(6)(a)   Articles of Incorporation of the Depositor were filed as Exhibit
         A(6)(a) of Ohio National Variable Interest Account registration
         statement on Form N-8B-2 on July 11, 1980 (File no. 811-3060).

(6)(b)   Code of Regulations (by-laws) of the Depositor were filed as Exhibit
         A(6)(b) of Ohio National Variable Interest Account registration
         statement on Form N-8B-2 on July 11, 1980 (File no. 811-3060).

(8)      Powers of Attorney by certain Directors of the Depositor were filed as
         Exhibit (8) of the Registrant's Form N-4, Post-effective Amendment no.
         4 on March 27, 1995.

   
(13)     Computation of Performance Data was filed as Exhibit (13) of the 
         Registrant's Form N-4, Post-effective Amendment No. 5 on March 4, 1996.
    


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ITEM 25.  DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Principal                   Positions and Offices
Business Address                     with Depositor
- ------------------                   ---------------------
<S>                                  <C>
Trudy K. Backus*                     Vice President, Individual Insurance Services

Howard C. Becker*                    Vice President, Corporate and Human Resources

Paul L. Bergmann*                    Vice President, Financial Control (Treasurer)

Michael A. Boedeker*                 Vice President, Fixed Income Securities

Tom D. Bowman*                       Sales Vice President, Pensions

Joseph P. Brom*                      Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Dale P. Brown Director
36 East Seventh Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Jack E. Brown Director
50 E. Rivercenter Blvd.
Covington, Kentucky 41011

William R. Burleigh                  Director
One West Fourth Street
Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Victoria B. Buyniski                 Director
2343 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

Raymond R. Clark                     Director
201 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

David W. Cook*                       Senior Vice President and Actuary

Dr. Alvin H. Crawford                Director
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department of Orthopedics
Elland and Bethesda Avenues
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

Robert M. DiTommaso*                 Vice President, Career Marketing

Ronald J. Dolan*                     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Michael J. Ferry*                    Information Systems Vice President

Bannus B. Hudson                     Director
One Eastwood Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Principal                         Positions and Offices
Business Address                           with Depositor
- ------------------                         ---------------------
<S>                                        <C>
Daniel W. LeBlond                          Director
7680 Innovation Way
Mason, Ohio 45040

David G. McClure*                          Vice President, Variable Product Sales

Hamilton F. McGregor*                      Senior Vice President, Group & Pension Operations

Charles S. Mechem, Jr.                     Director
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Joan E. Mettey*                            Vice President, Claims

James I. Miller, II*                       Vice President, Marketing Support

James W. Nethercott                        Director
8431 Concord Hills Circle
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

Thomas O. Olson*                           Vice President, Underwriting

David B. O'Maley*                          Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

George B. Pearson, Jr.*                    Vice President, PGA Marketing

Dallas L. Pennington*                      Vice President, Information Systems

J. Donald Richardson*                      Senior Regional Vice President

D. Gates Smith*                            Senior Vice President, Sales

Michael D. Stohler*                        Vice President, Mortgages and Real Estate

Stuart G. Summers*                         Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Oliver W. Waddell                          Director
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Bradley L. Warnemunde                      Director and Chairman Emeritus
250 William Howard Taft Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

Dr. David S. Williams*                     Vice President and Medical Director

Donald J. Zimmerman*                       Director and Senior Vice President, Insurance Operations
                                           and Secretary
</TABLE>

*The principal business address for these individuals is 237 William Howard Taft
Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 452l9

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY/CINCINNATI
                        A MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF OHIO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>          |                     <C>      |       
             |                              |      
             |                              |      
             |                              |      
             |                              |
             |                              |
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------          
ENTERPRISE PARK, INC.              OHIO NATIONAL EQUITIES INC.           
                                                                           
A GEORGIA CORPORATION              A BROKER/DEALER         
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY    CAPITALIZED BY ONLI @ $30,000  
CAPITALIZED BY ONLI @ $50,000                                   
                                                                          
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------         
Pres. & Dir.        M. Stohler     Chm. & Dir.         D. O'Maley         
                                               
VP & Dir.           J. Brom        Pres. & Dir.        D. Zimmerman       
                                           
Secy. & Dir.        T. Tews        VP/COO/Dir.         D. McClure          

Treas. & Dir.       P. Bergmann    VP & Dir.           T. Backus         
                                           
                                   Director            T. Bowman        

                                   Secretary           R. Benedict         
                                           
                                   Treasurer           K. Jaeger          

                                   Compliance Officer  A. Starkey         

                                   Asst. Secy.         B. Hopewell        
                                                                          
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------   


<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY/CINCINNATI
                        A MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF OHIO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>          |                     <C>      |        S E P A R A T E  A C C O U N T S              |
             |                              |        --------------------------------              |
             |                              |               A  B  C  D  E  F                       |
             |                              |        --------------------------------              |
             |                              |                              |                       |
             |                              |                              |                       |
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------          |  -------------------------------------
OHIO NATIONAL INVESTMENTS, INC.    THE O.N. EQUITY SALES COMPANY           |  OHIO NATIONAL LIFE
                                                                           |  ASSURANCE CORPORATION
AN INVESTMENT ADVISER              AN OHIO CORPORATION                     |  AN OHIO CORPORATION
CAPITALIZED BY ONLI @ $10,000      A BROKER/DEALER                         |  A STOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                   CAPITALIZED BY ONLI @ $790,000          |  CAPITALIZED BY ONLI @ $32,000,000
                                                                           |  INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF OHIO
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------          |  ------------------------------------
                                   Chm. & Dir.         D. O'Maley          |  Chm./Pres./CEO & Dir.  D. O'Maley
Pres. & Dir.        J. Brom                                                |  Sr. VP & Dir.          R. Dolan
                                   Pres. & Dir.        D. Zimmerman        |  Sr. VP/Secy. & Dir.    D. Zimmerman
VP & Dir.           M. Boedeker                                            |  Sr. VP & Dir.          S. Summers
                                   V.P. & Dir.         T. Bowman           |  Sr. VP & Dir.          J. Brom
VP & Dir.           D. McClure                                             |  Sr. Vice Pres.         D. Cook
                                   V.P., COO & Dir.    D. McClure          |  Sr. Vice Pres.         G. Smith
VP & Dir.           S. Williams                                            |  Vice President         P. Bergmann
                                   Secy. & Dir.        R. Benedict         |  Vice President         M. Boedeker
Treasurer           D. Taney                                               |  Vice President         R. DiTommaso
                                   Director            S. Summers          |  Vice President         J. Mettey
Secretary           R. Benedict                                            |  Vice President         G. Pearson
                                   Treasurer           K. Jaeger           |  Vice President         D. Pennington
Asst. Secy.         B. Hopewell                                            |  Vice President         M. Stohler
                                   Asst. Secretary     B. Hopewell         |  Second Vice Pres.      J. Houser
                                                                           |  Asst. Secy.            R. Benedict
                                   Compliance Director A. Starkey          |  Asst. Secy.            T. Tews
                                                                           |  Asst. Actuary          K. Flischel
- -------------------------------    ------------------------------          | ------------------------------------
                                                |                          |             SEPARATE ACCOUNT
                                                |                          |-------------------------------------
                                                |                          |                    R
                                                |                          |                   ---
                                  -- Advisor to | Advisor to --            |
                 --------------------------------------------------------  |
                 |                                                      |  |
- -----------------------------         --------------------------------  |  |      --------------------------------
    ONE FUND, INC.                    O.N. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.    |  |      OHIO NATIONAL FUND
                                                                        |  |
A MARYLAND CORPORATION                AN OHIO CORPORATION               |  |      A MARYLAND CORPORATION
AN OPEN END DIVISIFIED                A FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICE      |  |      AN OPEN END DIVERSIFIED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY         CAPITALIZED BY ONESCO @ $145,000  |  |      MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
- -----------------------------         --------------------------------  |  |      --------------------------------
Pres. & Dir.        D. Zimmerman      Pres. & Dir.        J. Brom       |  |      Pres. & Dir.        D. Zimmerman
Vice  Pres.         M. Boedeker                                         |  -----  Vice President      M. Boedeker
Vice  Pres.         J. Brom           VP & Dir.           M. Boedeker   |         Vice President      J. Brom
Vice Pres.          D. McClure                                          |         Vice President      S. Williams
Vice Pres.          S. Williams       VP & Dir.           D. McClure    |         Treasurer           D. Taney
Treasurer           D. Taney                                            --------  Secy. & Dir.        R. Benedict
Secy. & Dir.        R. Benedict       VP & Dir.           S. Williams             Asst. Secy.         B. Hopewell
Asst. Secy.         B. Hopewell                                                   Director            J. Baker
Asst. Secy.         A. Starkey        Treasurer           D. Taney                Director            G. Castrucci
Director            J. Baker                                                      Director            M. Kirby
Director            G. Castrucci      Secretary           R. Benedict
Director            M. Kirby
                                      Asst. Secy.         B. Hopewell
- ---------------------------------     --------------------------------            ---------------------------------

</TABLE>

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ITEM 26.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR
REGISTRANT

The Organization Chart showing the relationships among the Depositor, the
Registrant and their affiliated entities is on page 4A hereof.

ITEM 27.  NUMBER OF CONTRACTOWNERS

   
As of April 1, 1996, the Registrant's contracts were owned by 16,104 owners.
    

ITEM 28.  INDEMNIFICATION

The sixth article of the Depositor's Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
provides as follows:

      Each former, present and future Director, Officer or Employee of the
      Corporation (and his heirs, executors or administrators), or any such
      person (and his heirs, executors or administrators) who serves at the
      Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, member or employee
      of another corporation, partnership or business organization or
      association of any type whatsoever shall be indemnified by the Corporation
      against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fine
      and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
      connection with the defense of any contemplated, pending or threatened
      action, suit or proceeding, civil, criminal, administrative or
      investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation,
      to which he is or may be made a party by reason of being or having been
      such Director, Officer, or Employee of the Corporation or having served at
      the Corporation's request as such director, officer, partner, member or
      employee of any other business organization or association, or in
      connection with any appeal therein, provided a determination is made by
      majority vote of a disinterested quorum of the Board of Directors (a) that
      such a person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
      to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (b)
      that, in any matter the subject of criminal action, suit or proceeding,
      such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
      The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
      settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
      equivalent, shall not, of itself create a presumption that the person did
      not act in good faith in any manner which he reasonably believed to be in
      or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and with respect
      to any criminal action or proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe
      that his conduct was unlawful. Such right of indemnification shall not be
      deemed exclusive of any other rights to which such person may be entitled.
      The manner by which the right to indemnification shall be determined in
      the absence of a disinterested quorum of the Board of Directors shall be
      set forth in the Code of Regulations or in such other manner as permitted
      by law. Each former, present, and future Director, Officer or Employee of
      the Corporation (and his heirs, executors or administrators) who serves at
      the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, member or
      employee of another corporation, partnership or business organization or
      association of any type whatsoever shall be indemnified by the Corporation
      against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
      reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of
      any contemplated, pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding, by or
      in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, to
      which he is or may be a party by reason of being or having been such
      Director, Officer or Employee of the Corporation or having served at the
      Corporation's request as such director, officer, partner, member or
      employee of any other business organization or association, or in
      connection with any appeal therein, provided a determination is made by
      majority vote of a disinterested quorum of the Board of Directors (a) that
      such person was not, and has not been adjudicated to have been negligent
      or guilty of misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation
      or to such other business organization or association, and (b) that such
      person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
      or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.


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      Such right of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
      rights to which such person may be entitled. The manner by which the right
      of indemnification shall be determined in the absence of a disinterested
      quorum of the Board of Directors shall be as set forth in the Code of
      Regulations or in such other manner as permitted by law.

In addition, Article XII of the Depositor's Code of Regulations states as
follows:

      If any director, officer or employee of the Corporation may be entitled to
      indemnification by reason of Article Sixth of the Amended Articles of
      Corporation, indemnification shall be made upon either (a) a determination
      in writing of the majority of disinterested directors present, at a
      meeting of the Board at which all disinterested directors present
      constitute a quorum, that the director, officer or employee in question
      was acting in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
      or not opposed to the best interests of this Corporation or of such other
      business organization or association in which he served at the
      Corporation's request, and that, in any matter which is the subject of a
      criminal action, suit or proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe
      that his conduct was unlawful and in an action by or in the right of the
      Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor that such person was not
      and has not been adjudicated to have been negligent or guilty of
      misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation or to such
      other business organization or association; or (b) if the number of all
      disinterested directors would not be sufficient at any time to constitute
      a quorum, or if the number of disinterested directors present at two
      consecutive meetings of the Board has not been sufficient to constitute a
      quorum, a determination to the same effect as set forth in the foregoing
      clause (a) shall be made in a written opinion by independent legal counsel
      other than an attorney, or a firm having association with it an attorney,
      who has been retained by or who has performed services for this
      Corporation, or any person to be indemnified within the past five years,
      or by the majority vote of the policyholders, or by the Court of Common
      Pleas or the court in which such action, suit or proceeding was brought.
      Prior to making any such determination, the Board of Directors shall first
      have received the written opinion of General Counsel that a number of
      directors sufficient to constitute a quorum, as named therein, are
      disinterested directors. Any director who is a party to or threatened with
      the action, suit or proceeding in question, or any related action, suit or
      proceeding, or has had or has an interest therein adverse to that of the
      Corporation, or who for any other reason has been or would be affected
      thereby, shall not be deemed a disinterested director and shall not be
      qualified to vote on the question of indemnification. Anything in this
      Article to the contrary notwithstanding, if a judicial or administrative
      body determines as part of the settlement of any action, suit or
      proceeding that the Corporation should indemnify a director, officer or
      employee for the amount of the settlement, the Corporation shall so
      indemnify such person in accordance with such determination. Expenses
      incurred with respect to any action, suit or proceeding which may qualify
      for indemnification may be advanced by the Corporation prior to final
      disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
      director, officer or employee to repay such amount if it is ultimately
      determined hereunder that he is not entitled to indemnification or to the
      extent that the amount so advanced exceeds the indemnification to which he
      is ultimately determined to be entitled.

ITEM 29.  PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

The principal underwriter of the Registrant's securities is presently The O.N.
Equity Sales Company ("ONESCO"). ONESCO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Depositor. ONESCO also serves as the principal underwriter of securities issued
by Ohio National Variable Accounts B and D, other separate accounts of the
Depositor which are registered as unit investment trusts; and Ohio National
Variable Account R, a separate account of the Depositor's subsidiary, Ohio
National Life Assurance Corporation, which separate account is also registered
as a unit investment trust; and ONE Fund, Inc., an open-end investment company
of the management type.


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The directors and officers of ONESCO are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Name                                 Positions with Underwriter
      ----                                 --------------------------

      <S>                                  <C>    
      David B. O'Maley                     Chairman and Director
      Donald J. Zimmerman                  President and Director
      David G. McClure                     Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
      James I. Miller II                   Vice President and Director
      Ronald L. Benedict                   Secretary and Director
      Robert M. DiTommaso                  Vice President
      Thomas MacDonald                     Vice President
      Kenneth M. Jaeger                    Treasurer
      Amy D. Starkey                       Compliance Officer
      Barbara A. Hopewell                  Assistant Secretary
</TABLE>

Pending receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, Ohio National Equities, Inc.
("ONE,Inc."), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of the Depositor, will become the
principal underwriter of the Registrant's securities as well as those of the
other entities listed above. The directors and officers of ONE, Inc. are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Name                                 Position with ONE, Inc.
      ----                                 -----------------------

      <S>                                  <C>    
      David B. O'Maley                     Chairman and Director
      Donald J. Zimmerman                  President and Director
      David G. McClure                     Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
      Trudy K. Backus                      Vice President and Director
      Tom D. Bowman                        Director
      Ronald L. Benedict                   Secretary
      Kenneth M. Jaeger                    Treasurer
      Amy D. Starkey                       Compliance Officer
      Barbara A. Hopewell                  Assistant Secretary
</TABLE>


The principal business address of each of the foregoing is 237 William Howard
Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.

During the last fiscal year, ONESCO received the following commissions and other
compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Registrant:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Underwriting               Compensation
Discounts and                  on Redemption                  Brokerage
Commissions                    or Annuitization               Commissions            Compensation
- -----------                    ----------------               -----------            ------------

<S>                                 <C>                           <C>                    <C>
$1,645,426                          None                          None                   None
</TABLE>


ITEM 30.  LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

The books and records of the Registrant which are required under Section 31(a)
of the 1940 Act and Rules thereunder are maintained in the possession of the
following persons:

(1)      Journals and other records of original entry:

         The Ohio National Life Insurance Company ("Depositor")
         237 William Howard Taft Road
         Cincinnati, Ohio  45219


                                       -7-
<PAGE>   83
         The Provident Bank ("Custodian")
         One East Fourth Street
         Cincinnati, Ohio 45269

(2)      General and auxiliary ledgers:

         Depositor and Custodian

(3)      Securities records for portfolio securities:

         Custodian

(4)      Corporate charter, by-laws and minute books:

         Registrant has no such documents.

(5)      Records of brokerage orders:

         Not applicable.

(6)      Records of other portfolio transactions:

         Custodian

(7)      Records of options:

         Not applicable

(8)      Records of trial balances:

         Custodian

(9)      Quarterly records of allocation of brokerage orders and commissions:

         Not applicable

(10)     Records identifying persons or group authorizing portfolio
         transactions:

         Depositor

(11)     Files of advisory materials:

         Not applicable

(12)     Other records

         Custodian and Depositor

ITEM 31.  MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not applicable.

ITEM 32.  UNDERTAKINGS

Not applicable.


                                       -8-
<PAGE>   84
                                   SIGNATURES


   
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the registrant, Ohio National Variable Account A, certifies that if meets
the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this
registration statement and has caused this post-effective amendment to the
registration statement to be signed on its behalf in the City of Cincinnati and
the State of Ohio on this 23rd day of April, 1996.
    

                        OHIO NATIONAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
                                  (Registrant)

                        By THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                      (Depositor)

                        By /s/ Donald J. Zimmerman
                          -----------------------------------------------
                          Donald J. Zimmerman, Senior Vice President,
                                       Insurance Operations

Attest:

/s/ Ronald L. Benedict
- -----------------------------------------------
Ronald L. Benedict
Second Vice President and Counsel
and Assistant Secretary

   
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the depositor, The Ohio National Life Insurance Company, has caused this
post-effective amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its
behalf in the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio on the 23rd day of
April, 1996.
    

                        THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (Depositor)

   
                        By /s/ Donald J. Zimmerman
                          -----------------------------------------------
                          Donald J. Zimmerman, Senior Vice President,
                                       Insurance Operations
    

Attest:
/s/ Ronald L. Benedict
- -----------------------------------------------
Ronald L. Benedict
Second Vice President and Counsel
and Assistant Secretary


<PAGE>   85
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this post-effective amendment to the
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
   

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                                    Title                            Date
- ---------                                    -----                            ----

<S>                                          <C>                              <C> 
  /s/ David B. O'Maley                       Chairman, President,             April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------              Chief Executive Officer
 David B. O'Maley                            and Director
                                             
* /s/ Dale P. Brown                          Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Dale P. Brown

* /s/ Jack E. Brown                          Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Jack E. Brown

* /s/ William R. Burleigh                    Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 William R. Burleigh

* /s/ Victoria B. Buyniski                   Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Victoria B. Buyniski

* /s/ Raymond R. Clark                       Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Raymond R. Clark

* /s/ Alvin H. Crawford                      Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Alvin H. Crawford

* /s/ Bannus B. Hudson                       Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Bannus B. Hudson

* /s/ Daniel W. LeBlond                      Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Daniel W. LeBlond

* /s/ Charles S. Mechem, Jr.                 Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Charles S. Mechem, Jr.

* /s/ James W. Nethercott                    Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 James W. Nethercott

* /s/ Oliver W. Waddell                      Director                         April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------
 Oliver W. Waddell
</TABLE>

    

<PAGE>   86
<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>                              <C> 
* /s/ Bradley L. Warnemunde                  Chairman Emeritus and            April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------              Director 
 Bradley L. Warnemunde                       

  /s/ Donald J. Zimmerman                    Senior Vice President,           April 23, 1996
 ------------------------------              Insurance Operations &
 Donald J. Zimmerman                         Secretary and Director
                                             
</TABLE>



*By /s/ Donald J. Zimmerman
   ----------------------------
   Donald J. Zimmerman, Attorney in Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney, copies
   of which have previously been filed as exhibits to the Registrant's
   registration statement.


<PAGE>   87
                         INDEX OF CONSENTS AND EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Page Number in
Exhibit                                                           Sequential
Number                  Description                               Numbering System
- ------                  -----------                               ----------------

<S>                     <C>                                      <C>    
                        Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

                        
(5)(a)                  Single Purchase Payment Tax-
                        Qualified Variable Annuity Application, 
                        Form V - 4891 - A
    

</TABLE>



<PAGE>   88
                                    CONSENTS


<PAGE>   89







                        Independent Auditors' Consent
                        -----------------------------



The Board of Directors
The Ohio National Life Insurance Company:


We consent to the inclusion of our reports included herein and to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Independent Certified Public Accountants" in the
Statement of Additional Information.




                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


   
April 24, 1996
    


<PAGE>   1
                                  EXHIBIT (5)(a)

                    Single Purchase Payment Tax-Qualified
               Variable Annuity Application, Form V - 4891 - A



<PAGE>   2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT
TAX-QUALIFIED VARIABLE ANNUITY APPLICATION TO:  THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                P.O. BOX 2669, CINCINNATI, OHIO   45201
 <S>                                                          <C>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.  Annuitant's Name                                          |  5.  Is a Check accompanying this application?
     First Name        Middle Initial           Last Name      |  [  ]  Yes:   $                     [  ] No
                                                               |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sex: [  ] Male   [  ] Female   [  ] Date of Birth             |  6.  Proceeds form Ohio National contract(s) (List Policy Nos.)
 Annuitant's Social Security Number:                           |  #
- ---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Address for Mail (if different, give residence address in     |  7.  Full Name of Beneficiary for any death benefit:
 number                                                        |  Primary:                                Relationship
 9)                                                            |  Address:                                To Annuitant
                                                               |  
                                                               |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------|
 2.  Will the annuity applied for replace or change any        |  Contingent:
 existing insurance or annuities?     Yes     No (If "Yes",    |
 submit full details, including name of company, plan and      |
 amount, date issued and reasons for replacement; also         |
 replacement material if required.)                            |-------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------|  8.  Allocation of Purchase Payments (Each Must Be A Whole
 3.  Type of Annuity Contract:                                 |  Percent And Total Must Equal 100%)
 This Application is for a contract to be issued pursuant to   |  ____  % Fixed       ____  % Equity        ____  % Money Market
 the provisions of the Internal Revenue code, and is meant to  |  ____  % Omni        ____  % Bond          ____    % International
 fund a                                                        |  ____  % Capital Appreciation              ____    % Small
 [ ] Qualified Pension or Profit Sharing Plan                  |  ____  % Global Contrarian              ____ % Aggressive Growth
      Section (401)   [  ] Owner-Employee                      |
 [ ] Tax Deferred Annuity (See Section 403(b)                  |
      Acknowledgment)                                          |-------------------------------------------------------------------
 [ ] Individual Retirement Annuity/IRA (Section 408)           |  9.  Telephone Transfers are authorized as described in the
     [ ] Rollover  [ ] Simplified Employee Pension Plan/SEPP   |      prospectus:
 [ ] Other Qualified Annuity (Please explain in Item 9)        |      [ ]  No        [ ]  Yes - Owner's initials
- ---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  Owner (Note:  Do Not Complete if Owner and Annuitant are  |  10.  Additional Directions and Remarks
 the Same.)                                                    |
 Relationship of Owner to Annuitant _____________________      |
 Owner's Name:                                                 |
 Owner's Social Security Number or Tax I.D. No:                |
 _____________________________________________________         |
 Address of Owner:                                             |
                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It is agreed that the contract applied for shall not take effect until the later of (1) the day we issue the contract; or (2) when
we receive at our home office, the payment required under the contract.  The information above is true and complete to the best of
the applicant's knowledge and belief and is correctly recorded.  The proposed owner agrees to be bound by the representations herein
and acknowledges the receipt of a current Prospectus describing the Variable Annuity.  No Agent may:  (1) make or change contracts;
(2) extend the time for making payments; or (3) waive any or our rights or requirements.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ANNUITY PAYMENTS AND OTHER VALUES PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACT APPLIED FOR, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.  

403(B) TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
I acknowledge that distributions from the contract attributable to contributions made under a salary reduction agreement (and the
earnings thereon) may be paid out only when I (a) attain age 59 1/2, or (b) separate from service, or (c) die, or (d) become
disabled.  If hardship withdrawals are allowed under the plan, distributions from the contract of amounts contributed by salary
reduction, but not the earnings on such amounts, will also be allowed.

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 STATEMENT OF AGENT                                            |  Signed At: __________________ Date Signed: ____________________
 I certify that:  (1) the application signed this application  |
 in my presence; (2) I am authorized and qualified to discuss  |  Signature Of Annuitant ________________________________________
 the contract applied for, and (3) to the best of my knowledge |
 Replacement [  ] is  [  ] is not involved.                    |  Signature of Applicant (if other than Annuitant)
 Signature of Agent:  _______________________________________  |  _______________________________________________________________
 Print Full Name of Agent:  _________________________________  |  _______________________________________________________________
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
 
 Form V-4891-A

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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000073981
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<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000073981
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<TABLE> <S> <C>

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