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RULE 497(e)
REG. NO. 33-19765
SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 1, 1999
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1999
AND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 1999
FOR
COMPASS 3
ISSUED BY SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
Effective July 1, 1999, all customer service operations of Sun Life
Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (the "Company") have been
transferred to facilities maintained by the Company's parent, Sun Life
Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), in Massachusetts. As of the date of this
Supplement, the Service Address for the Company is as follows:
Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
Service Address:
P.O. Box 9141
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
Toll Free (800) 447-7569
For 24-hour automated account information: (800) 752-7218
Additionally, the Company's overnight mailing address has been changed
as follows:
Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
Service Address:
One Copley Place
Suite 200
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
CO3NY-SUPP 7/99
