WRL SERIES FUND INC
497, 1997-11-06
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                              WRL SERIES FUND, INC.
                                ON BEHALF OF THE
                                 BOND PORTFOLIO

              SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 6, 1997 TO PROSPECTUS DATED
                    MAY 1, 1997, AS REVISED JUNE 30, 1997 AND
                         SUPPLEMENTED SEPTEMBER 1, 1997

At a meeting of the Board of  Directors  (the  "Board") of the WRL Series  Fund,
Inc.  (the  "Fund"),  held on June 23,  1997,  the  Board  approved  a change of
sub-adviser  for  the  Bond  Portfolio  (the  "Portfolio")  from  Janus  Capital
Corporation  to AEGON USA  Investment  Management,  Inc.  ("AIMI"),  subject  to
shareholder approval at a special meeting of shareholders to be held on December
15,  1997 (the  "Meeting").  On October  14,  1997,  the Board  also  approved a
modification of the Portfolio's investment objective.

The modification to the investment objective simplifies the reference to how the
Portfolio plans to achieve its objective.

Effective January 1, 1998, the following changes will be implemented (subject to
approval of the change of sub-adviser  for the Portfolio by  shareholders at the
Meeting):


                        SUB-ADVISER:  AEGON USA Investment Management, Inc.
                                      4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.
                                      Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499

                 PORTFOLIO MANAGERS:  Clifford A. Sheets, CFA, and Jarrell  D.
                                      Frey, CFA, serve as Portfolio Managers of
                                      the Bond Portfolio. Mr. Sheets has served
                                      as a Portfolio Manager of the Bond
                                      Portfolio since January, 1998. Mr. Sheets
                                      has been with AIMI since 1990 and is
                                      currently  an  Executive Vice  President.
                                      Prior to joining  AIMI,  Mr. Sheets was
                                      head of the Fixed Income Management
                                      Department of the Trust and Asset
                                      Management Group of Bank One, Indianapolis
                                      NA.  Mr. Frey  has served as a Portfolio
                                      Manager for the Bond Portfolio since
                                      January, 1998. Mr. Frey  joined  AIMI in
                                      1994  and is currently a Senior Securities
                                      Analyst. Prior  to  joining AIMI, Mr. Frey
                                      was  employed  for five years by Woodmen
                                      Accident  and Life  Company in Lincoln, NE
                                      where he analyzed fixed income (both
                                      public and private debt offerings) and
                                      equity securities.

             INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:    Seeks the highest possible current income
                                      within the confines of the primary goal of
                                      insuring protection of capital.


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