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SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 14, 1999
TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MAY 1, 1998
GRANDMASTER III FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY
INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Table of Fees and Expenses, CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES, on page 4
of the Prospectus is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sales Load on Purchases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Deferred Sales Load (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8% Maximum
Exchange Fee (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0
Annual Administrative Charge (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
THIS SUPPLEMENT MODIFIES THE PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED.