VARIABLE ACCOUNT A AMERICAN INTL LIFE ASSUR CO OF NEW YORK, 497, 1996-06-05

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
80 PINE STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT DEFERRED
VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
AND
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK

The Individual Single Purchase Payment Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts
(the "Contracts") described in this Prospectus provide for accumulation of
Contract Values and payment of monthly annuity payments. The Contracts may be
used by individuals in retirement plans which do not qualify for federal tax
advantages ("Non-Qualified Contracts") or in connection with retirement plans
which may qualify as Individual Retirement Annuities ("IRA") under Section 408
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or Section 403(b)
of the Code ("403(b) Plan"). The Contracts will not be available in connection
with retirement plans designed by American International Life Assurance Company
of New York (the "Company") which qualify for the federal tax advantages
available under Sections 401 & 457 of the Code. Purchasers intending to use the
Contracts in connection with an IRA or a 403(b) Plan should seek competent tax
advice.

Purchase payments for the Contracts will be allocated to a segregated
investment account of the Company which account has been designated Variable
Account A (the "Variable Account"). The Variable Account invests in shares of
Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). The Fund has made
available the following Portfolios: Money Market Portfolio; Short-Term
Multi-Market Portfolio; Growth Portfolio; Growth and Income Portfolio;
International Portfolio; U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio; North
American Government Income Portfolio; Global Dollar Government Portfolio;
Utility Income Portfolio; Global Bond Portfolio; Premier Growth Portfolio; Total
Return Portfolio; Conservative Investors Portfolio; Growth Investors Portfolio;
Technology Portfolio, and Worldwide Privatization Portfolio. (See "The Fund" on
Page 12.) The Fund consists of other Portfolios which are not currently
available for use by Variable Account A.

This Prospectus concisely sets forth the information a prospective investor
ought to know before investing. Additional information about the Contracts is
contained in the "Statement of Additional Information" which is available at no
charge. The Statement of Additional Information has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is hereby incorporated by reference. The
Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information can be found on
page 27 of this Prospectus. For the Statement of Additional Information dated
May 1, 1996, call or write American International Life Assurance Company of New
York; Attention: Variable Products, 80 Pine Street, New York, New York, 10005,
1-800-340-2765.

INQUIRIES: Contract Owner inquiries can be made by calling the service
office at 1-800-255-8402.

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.

PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND RETAIN IT FOR YOUR FUTURE
REFERENCE.

THE CONTRACTS OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES.

Date of Prospectus: May 1, 1996
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TABLE CONTENTS

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Definitions................................................................................................ 3
Highlights................................................................................................. 4
Fee Table.................................................................................................. 5
Summary of Expenses........................................................................................ 5
Condensed Financial Information............................................................................ 8
The Company................................................................................................ 11
The Variable Account....................................................................................... 11
The Fund................................................................................................... 12
Charges and Deductions..................................................................................... 16
Administration of the Contracts............................................................................ 18
Rights under the Contracts................................................................................. 18
Annuity Period............................................................................................. 18
Death Benefit.............................................................................................. 20
Purchasing a Contract...................................................................................... 21
Contract Value............................................................................................. 21
Withdrawals................................................................................................ 22
Taxes...................................................................................................... 23
Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information............................................... 27
Appendix................................................................................................... A-1
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DEFINITIONS

ACCUMULATION PERIOD -- The period prior to the Annuity Date.

ACCUMULATION UNIT -- Accounting unit of measure used to calculate the Contract
Value prior to the Annuity Date.

AGE -- Age means age last birthday.

ANNUITANT -- The person upon whose continuation of life any annuity payment
involving life contingencies depends. The Annuitant is named in the application.

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

ANNUITY UNIT -- Accounting unit of measure used to calculate variable annuity
payments.

BENEFICIARY -- The person or persons named in the application who will receive
any benefit upon the death of the Contract Owner (or Annuitant as applicable)
prior to the Annuity Date.

CONTINGENT OWNER -- The Contingent Owner, if any, must be the spouse of the
Contract Owner as named in the application, unless changed.

CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY -- The same month and date as the Date of Issue in each
subsequent year of the Contract.

CONTRACT OWNER -- The person designated as Contract Owner in the application,
unless changed.

CONTRACT VALUE -- The value of all amounts accumulated under the Contract.

CONTRACT YEAR -- Any period of twelve (12) months commencing with the Date of
Issue and each Contract Anniversary thereafter.

DATE OF ISSUE -- The date when the purchase payment was invested.

DEFERRED SALES CHARGE -- The sales charge that may be applied against amounts
withdrawn prior to the Annuity Date if withdrawal is within six years of the
Date of Issue.

GENERAL ACCOUNT -- All of the Company's assets other than the assets of the
Variable Account and any other separate accounts of the Company.

OFFICE -- The Annuity Service Office of the Company: c/o Delaware Valley
Financial Services, Inc., 300 Berwyn Park, P.O. Box 3031, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
19312-0031.

VALUATION DATE -- Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

VALUATION PERIOD -- The period commencing as of the close of the New York Stock
Exchange (presently 4 P.M., New York time) on each Valuation Date and ending as
of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation
Date.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT -- A separate investment account of the Company, designated
Variable Account A, into which purchase payments will be allocated.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Purchase payments for the Contracts will be allocated to a segregated
investment account of American International Life Assurance Company of New York
(the "Company") which account has been designated Variable Account A (the
"Variable Account"). The Variable Account invests in shares of Alliance Variable
Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). (See "The Fund" on page 12.)

The Contracts provide that in the event that a Contract Owner withdraws all
or a portion of the Contract Value within six Contract Years there will be
assessed a Deferred Sales Charge. The Deferred Sales Charge is based on a table
of charges, of which the maximum charge is currently 6% of the Contract Value
subject to a maximum of 8.5% of the purchase payment. (See "Charges and
Deductions -- Deduction for Deferred Sales Charge" on page 16.)

Any premium or other taxes levied by any governmental entity with respect to
the Contracts will be charged against the purchase payment or the Contract
Value. Premium taxes currently imposed by certain states on the Contracts range
from 0% to 3.5%. The Company will also deduct from any amount payable under the
Contracts any income taxes a governmental authority requires the Company to
withhold with respect to that amount. (See "Charges and Deductions -- Deduction
for Premium and Other Taxes" on page 16.)

The Company deducts from the Contract Value and/or the Variable Account any
Federal income taxes resulting from the operation of the Variable Account. The
Company does not currently anticipate incurring any income taxes. (See "Charges
and Deductions -- Deduction for Income Taxes" on page 18.)

The Company deducts an annual Administrative Charge, which is currently $30
per year, from the Contract Value to reimburse it for administrative expenses
relating to maintenance of the Contract and the Variable Account. The Company
may increase this charge to an amount not to exceed $100 per year. (See "Charges
and Deductions -- Deduction for Administrative Charge" on page 17.)

There are deductions and expenses paid out of the assets of the Fund which
are described in the accompanying Prospectus for the Fund.

There is a 10% tax penalty applied to the income portion of any premature
distribution from the Contracts. However, the penalty is not imposed on amounts
received: (a) after the taxpayer reaches age 59 1/2; (b) after the death of the
Annuitant (or Contract Owner, as applicable); (c) if the taxpayer is totally
disabled; (d) in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the
life of the taxpayer or for the joint lives of the taxpayer and his beneficiary;
(e) under an immediate annuity; or (f) which are allocable to purchase payments
made prior to August 14, 1982. Withdrawals are deemed to be on a
last-in-first-out basis. (See "Taxes -- Taxation of Annuities in General" on
page 23)

The Contract Owner may return the Contract within ten (10) days (the "Free
Look Period") after it is received by delivering or mailing it to the Company's
Office. If the Contract is purchased in Kansas or South Carolina and replaces
any existing life insurance policy or annuity, the Contract Owner will be given
a twenty (20) day Free Look Period. The return of the Contract by mail will be
effective when the postmark is affixed to a properly addressed and postage
prepaid envelope. The Company will refund the Contract Value. However, if the
laws of a state require that the Company refund, during the Free Look Period, an
amount equal to the purchase payment paid less any withdrawals, the Company will
refund such an amount. In the case of Contracts issued in connection with an IRA
the Company will refund the greater of the purchase payment, less any
withdrawals, or the Contract Value.

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FEE TABLE

OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

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Sales Load Imposed on Purchases................... None

Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of amount
surrendered):
Contract Year 1 6%
Contract Year 2 5%
Contract Year 3 4%
Contract Year 4 3%
Contract Year 5 2%
Contract Year 6 1%
Contract Year 7 and thereafter None

Exchange Fee Currently:
First 12 Per Contract Year...................... None
Thereafter...................................... $10

Annual Contract Fee............................... $30

Separate Account Expenses
(as a percentage of average account value)
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees................. 1.25%
Account Fees and Expenses....................... 0.15%
Total Separate Account Annual Expenses............ 1.40%
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES

ANNUAL FUND EXPENSES AFTER EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS*

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TOTAL
OTHER PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FEE EXPENSES EXPENSES
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Alliance Money Market......................................................... 0.38% 0.57% 0.95%
Alliance Short-Term Multi-Market.............................................. 0.20 0.75 0.95
Alliance Growth............................................................... 0.43 0.52 0.95
Alliance Growth and Income.................................................... 0.63 0.16 0.79
Alliance International........................................................ 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance U.S. Government/High Grade Securities................................ 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance North American Government Income..................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Global Dollar Government............................................. 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Utility Income....................................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Global Bond.......................................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Premier Growth....................................................... 0.76 0.19 0.95
Alliance Total Return......................................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Conservative Investors............................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Growth Investors..................................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Worldwide Privatization.............................................. 0.00 0.95 0.95
Alliance Technology........................................................... 0.00 0.95 0.95
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The purpose of the table set forth above is to assist the Owner in
understanding the various costs and expenses that an Owner will bear directly or
indirectly. The table reflects expenses of the Variable Account as well as the
Fund. (See "Charges and Deductions" on page 16 of this Prospectus and
"Management of the Fund" in the Fund Prospectus.)

Any premium or other taxes levied by any governmental entity with respect to
the Contracts will be charged against the purchase payment or the Contract Value
based on a percentage of premiums

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paid. Premium taxes currently imposed by certain states on the Contracts range
from 0% to 3.5% of premiums paid. (See "Charges and Deductions -- Deduction for
Premium and Other Taxes" on page 16.)

"Other Expenses" are estimated based upon the expenses outlined under the
section entitled "Management of the Fund" in the Fund Prospectus.
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*Expense information for the Money Market Portfolio, Premier Growth
Portfolio, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio, Total Return
Portfolio, International Portfolio, Growth and Income Portfolio, Short-Term
Multi-Market Portfolio and Global Bond Portfolio have been restated to reflect
current fees. The expenses listed in the table for the Money Market Portfolio,
Premier Growth Portfolio, Growth and Income Portfolio, U.S. Government/High
Grade Securities Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio, International Portfolio,
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio, Global Bond Portfolio, North American
Government Income Portfolio, Global Dollar Government Portfolio, Utility Income
Portfolio, Conservative Investors Portfolio, Growth Investors Portfolio, Growth
Portfolio, Worldwide Privatization Portfolio and Technology Portfolio are net of
voluntary expense reimbursements, which are not required to be continued
indefinitely; however, the Advisor intends to continue such reimbursements for
the foreseeable future. The expenses of the following Portfolios, before expense
reimbursements, would be: Money Market Portfolio: Management Fees -- 50%, Other
Expenses -- .57% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 1.07%; Premier Growth
Portfolio: Management Fees -- 1.00%, Other Expenses -- .19% and Total Portfolio
Operating Expenses -- 1.19%; Growth and Income Portfolio: Management Fees --
.63%, Other Expenses -- .16% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- .79%;
U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio: Management Fees -- .60%, Other
Expenses -- .98% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 1.58%; Total Return
Portfolio: Management Fees -- .63%, Other Expenses -- 3.86% and Total Portfolio
Operating Expenses -- 4.49%; International Portfolio: Management Fees -- 1.00%,
Other Expenses -- 1.99% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 2.99%;
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio: Management Fees -- .55%, Other Expenses --
.75% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 1.30%; Global Bond Portfolio:
Management Fees -- .65%, Other Expenses -- 1.12% and Total Portfolio Operating
Expenses -- 1.77%; North American Government Income Portfolio: Management Fees
- -- .65%, Other Expenses -- 1.92% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses --
2.57%; Global Dollar Government Portfolio: Management Fees -- .75%, Other
Expenses -- 4.07% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 4.82%; Utility
Income Portfolio: Management Fees -- .75%, Other Expenses -- 3.04% and Total
Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 3.79%; Worldwide Privatization Portfolio:
Management Fees -- 1.00%, Other Expenses -- 3.17% and Total Portfolio Operating
Expenses -- 4.17%; Conservative Investors Portfolio: Management Fees -- .75%,
Other Expenses -- 3.50% and Total Portfolio Operating Expense -- 4.25%; Growth
Investors Portfolio: Management Fees -- .75%, Other Expenses -- 5.42% and Total
Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 6.17%; Growth Portfolio: Management Fees --
.75%, Other Expenses -- .52% and Total Portfolio Operating Expenses -- 1.27%.
The estimated expenses of the Technology Portfolios before expense
reimbursements would be: Technology Portfolio: Management Fees -- 1.0%, Other
Expenses -- 1.55% and Total Operating Expenses -- 2.55%.

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EXPENSES ON A HYPOTHETICAL $1,000 POLICY, ASSUMING 5% GROWTH:
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IF YOU SURRENDER
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PORTFOLIO 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
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Alliance Money Market......................................... $ 80 $ 114 $ 149 $ 275
Alliance Short Term Multi-Market.............................. 80 114 149 275
Alliance Growth............................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Growth and Income.................................... 78 109 141 258
Alliance International........................................ 80 114 149 275
Alliance U.S. Gov't/High Grade Securities..................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance North American Gov't Income.......................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Global Dollar Government............................. 80 114 149 275
Alliance Utility Income....................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Global Bond.......................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Premier Growth....................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Total Return......................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Conservative Investors............................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Growth Investors..................................... 80 114 149 275
Alliance Worldwide Privatization.............................. 80 114 149 275
Alliance Technology........................................... 80 114 149 275

IF YOU ANNUITIZE OR
IF YOU DO NOT SURRENDER
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PORTFOLIO 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
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Alliance Money Market......................................... $ 24 $ 75 $ 129 $ 275
Alliance Short Term Multi-Market.............................. 24 75 129 275
Alliance Growth............................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Growth and Income.................................... 23 70 120 258
Alliance International........................................ 24 75 129 275
Alliance U.S. Gov't/High Grade Securities..................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance North American Gov't Income.......................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Global Dollar Government............................. 24 75 129 275
Alliance Utility Income....................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Global Bond.......................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Premier Growth....................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Total Return......................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Conservative Investors............................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Growth Investors..................................... 24 75 129 275
Alliance Worldwide Privatization.............................. 24 75 129 275
Alliance Technology........................................... 24 75 129 275
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THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES AND ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.

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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES*

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1995 1994 1993 1992
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ALLIANCE MONEY MARKET
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 10.27 10.07 10.00 N/A
End of Period........................................ 10.64 10.27 10.07 N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 551,555.84 206,034.73 1,590.74 N/A
ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.51 10.31 9.79 10.00
End of Period........................................ 10.03 9.51 10.31 9.79
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 81,425.05 15,915.04 6,843.27 8,369.93
ALLIANCE GROWTH
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 10.48 11.13 10.00 10.00
End of Period........................................ 13.99 10.48 11.13 10.00
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 777,108.88 56,104.84 35,271.53 2,081.43
ALLIANCE GROWTH & INCOME
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 11.57 11.76 10.66 10.00
End of Period........................................ 15.52 11.57 11.76 10.66
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 502,667.80 179,245.69 37,573.04 7,731.36
ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 11.27 10.69 10.00 N/A
End of Period........................................ 12.22 11.27 10.69 N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 228,254.81 122,616.95 22,441.08 N/A
ALLIANCE U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.66 10.17 10.00 N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.38 9.66 10.17 N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 390,483.21 75,881.31 7,608.84 N/A
ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 8.71 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 10.55 8.71 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 95,031.46 89,164.68 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.73 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period 11.81 9.73 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 16,171.63 5,958.18 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE UTILITY INCOME
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.71 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.64 9.71 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 103,042.86 13,690.19 N/A N/A
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1995 1994 1993 1992
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ALLIANCE GLOBAL BOND
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.94 10.61 10.00 N/A
End of Period........................................ 12.24 9.94 10.61 N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 76,604.28 27,806.30 5,589.55 N/A
ALLIANCE PREMIER GROWTH
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 10.66 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 15.25 10.66 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 420,662.68 108,111.20 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE TOTAL RETURN
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.75 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.90 9.75 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 121,094.82 4,871.12 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 10.03 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.59 10.03 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 164,400.64 6,977.55 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE GROWTH INVESTORS
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 9.83 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.70 9.83 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 62,762.43 3,185.25 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. 10.05 10.00 N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ 11.01 10.05 N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ 62,769.30 6,357.69 N/A N/A
ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGY
Accumulation Unit Value
Beginning of Period.................................. N/A N/A N/A N/A
End of Period........................................ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Accum Units o/s @ end of period........................ N/A N/A N/A N/A
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*Funds were first invested in the Portfolios as listed below:

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Premier Growth Portfolio December 7, 1992
Growth & Income Portfolio April 17, 1992
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio June 25, 1992
Global Bond Portfolio May 10, 1993
Money Market Portfolio May 13, 1993
International Portfolio June 1, 1993
U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio June 14, 1993
North American Government Income Portfolio April 11, 1994
Global Dollar Government Portfolio April 20, 1994
Utility Income Portfolio April 20, 1994
Conservative Investors Portfolio August 24, 1994
Growth Investors Portfolio August 16, 1994
Growth Portfolio August 16, 1994
Total Return Portfolio August 26, 1994
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio August 16, 1994
Technology Portfolio January 10, 1996
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CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA

The Company may, from time to time, advertise certain performance related
information concerning one or more of the Sub-accounts, including information as
to total return and yield. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ABOUT A SUB-ACCOUNT IS BASED
ON THE SUB-ACCOUNT'S PAST PERFORMANCE ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN INDICATION
OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

When the Company advertises the average annual total return of a
Sub-account, it will usually be calculated for one, five, and ten year periods
or, where a Sub-account has been in existence for a period less than one, five
or ten years, for such lesser period. Average annual total return is measured by
comparing the value of the investment in a Sub-account at the beginning of the
relevant period to the value of the investment at the end of the period
(assuming the deduction of any Deferred Sales Charge which would be payable if
the account were redeemed at the end of the period) and calculating the average
annual compounded rate of return necessary to produce the value of the
investment at the end of the period. The Company may simultaneously present
returns that do not assume a surrender and, therefore, do not deduct the
Deferred Sales Charge.

When the Company advertises the yield of a Sub-account it will be calculated
based upon a 30-day period ended on the date of the most recent balance sheet of
the Company included in its registration statement. The yield is determined by
dividing the net investment income per Accumulation Unit earned during the
period by the maximum offering price per unit on the last day of the period.

When the Company advertises the performance of the Money Market Sub-account
it may advertise in addition to the total return either the yield or the
effective yield. The yield of the Money Market Sub-account refers to the income
generated by an investment in that Sub-account over a 7-day period. The income
is then annualized (i.e., the amount of income generated by the investment
during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and
is shown as a percentage of the investment). The effective yield is calculated
similarly but when annualized the income earned by an investment in the Money
Market Sub-account is assumed to be reinvested. The effective yield will be
slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed
reinvestment during a 52-week period.

Total return at the Variable Account level is reduced by all contract
charges: sales charges, mortality and expense risk charges, and the
administrative charge, and is therefore lower than the total return at the Fund
level, which has no comparable charges. Likewise, yield and effective yield at
the Variable Account level take into account all recurring charges (except sales
charges), and are therefore lower than the yield and effective yield at the Fund
level, which has no comparable charges.

Performance information for a Sub-account may be compared to: (i) the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Donoghue Money
Market Institutional Averages, indices measuring corporate bond and government
security prices as prepared by Shearson Lehman Hutton and Salomon Brothers or
other indices measuring performance of a pertinent group of securities so that
investors may compare a Sub-account's results with those of a group of
securities widely regarded by investors as representative of the securities
markets in general; (ii) other variable annuity separate accounts or other
investment products tracked by Lipper Analytical Services, a widely used
independent research firm which ranks mutual funds and other investment
companies by overall performance, investment objectives, and assets, or tracked
by other ratings services, companies, publications, or persons who rank separate
accounts or other investment products on overall performance or other criteria;
(iii) the Consumer Price Index (measure for inflation) to assess the real rate
of return from an investment in the Contract; and (iv) indices or averages of
alternative financial products available to prospective investors, including the
BANK RATE MONITOR which monitors average returns of various bank instruments.

FINANCIAL DATA

Financial Statements of the Company and the Variable Account may be found in
the Statement of Additional Information.

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THE COMPANY

American International Life Assurance Company of New York (the "Company") is
a stock life insurance company which was organized under the laws of the State
of New York in 1962. The Company provides a full range of life insurance and
annuity plans. The Company is a subsidiary of American International Group,
Inc., which serves as the holding company for a number of companies engaged in
the international insurance business, both life and general, in over 130
countries and jurisdictions around the world.

The Company may from time-to-time publish in advertisements, sales
literature and reports to Owners, the ratings and other information assigned to
it by one or more independent rating organizations such as A. M. Best Company,
Moody's, and Standard & Poor's. The purpose of the ratings is to reflect the
financial strength and/or claims-paying ability of the Company and should not be
considered as bearing on the investment performance of assets held in the
separate account. Each year the A. M. Best Company reviews the financial status
of thousands of insurers, culminating in the assignment of Best's Ratings. These
ratings reflect A. M. Best's current opinion of the relative financial strength
and operating performance of an insurance company in comparison to the norms of
the life/ health insurance industry. In addition, the claims-paying ability of
the Company as measured by Standard & Poor's Insurance Ratings Services, and the
financial strength of the Company as measured by Moody's Investors Services, may
be referred to in advertisements, sales literature or in reports to Owners.
These ratings are their opinions of an operating insurance company's financial
capacity to meet the obligations of its life insurance policies and annuity
contracts in accordance with their terms. In regard to their ratings of the
Company, these ratings are explicitly based on the existence of a Support
Agreement, dated as of December 13, 1991, between the Company and its parent
American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"), pursuant to which AIG has agreed to
cause the Company to maintain a positive net worth and to provide the Company
with funds on a timely basis sufficient to meet the Company's obligations to its
policyholders. The Support Agreement is not, however, a direct or indirect
guarantee by AIG to any person of the payment of any of the Company's
indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations (including obligations to the
Company's policyholders).

The ratings are not recommendations to purchase the Company's life insurance
or annuity products, or to hold or sell these products, and the ratings do not
comment on the suitability of such products for a particular investor. There can
be no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given period of
time or that any rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating
organization if, in such organization's judgment, future circumstances relating
to the Support Agreement, such as a lowering of AIG's long-term debt rating, so
warrant. The ratings do not reflect the investment performance of the Variable
Account or the degree of risk associated with an investment in the Variable
Account.

THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT

The Board of Directors of the Company adopted a resolution to establish a
segregated asset account pursuant to New York insurance law on June 5, 1986.
This segregated asset account has been designated Variable Account A (the
"Variable Account"). The Company has caused the Variable Account to be
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a unit investment
trust pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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the Company. The Company's obligations arising under the Contracts are general
corporate obligations of the Company. The Variable Account may be subject to
liabilities arising from Sub-accounts whose assets are attributable to other
variable annuity contracts offered by Variable Account A which are not described
in this Prospectus.

The Variable Account is divided into Sub-accounts, with the assets of each
Sub-account invested in one Portfolio of the Fund. The Company may, from time to
time, add additional portfolios to the Fund, and, when appropriate, additional
mutual funds to act as the funding vehicles for the Contracts.

THE FUND

Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., (the "Fund") will act as the
funding vehicle for the Contracts offered hereby. The Fund is managed by
Alliance Capital Management L.P., (the "Investment Manager"). The Fund is an
open-end, diversified management investment company, which is intended to meet
differing investment objectives. The Fund has made available the following
Portfolios: Money Market Portfolio; Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio; Growth
Portfolio; Growth and Income Portfolio; International Portfolio; U.S.
Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio; Global Bond Portfolio; North
American Government Income Portfolio; Global Dollar Government Portfolio;
Utility Income Portfolio; Premier Growth Portfolio; Total Return Portfolio;
Conservative Investors Portfolio; Growth Investors Portfolio; Worldwide
Privatization Portfolio; and Technology Portfolio. The fund includes other
portfolios which are not available for use by the Variable Account. The
Investment Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with AIG Global
Investors, Inc. (the "Sub-Adviser"), a subsidiary of American International
Group, Inc. and an affiliate of the Company, to provide investment advice for
the Global Bond Portfolio. A summary of investment objectives is contained in
the description of the Fund below. More detailed information including the
investment advisory fee and other charges assessed by the Fund, may be found in
the current Prospectus for the Fund which contains a discussion of the risks
involved in investing in the Fund. The Prospectus for the Fund is included with
this Prospectus. Additional Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional
Information can be obtained by calling the number on the cover page of this
Prospectus. Please read both Prospectuses carefully before investing.

The investment objectives of the portfolios are as follows:

MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks safety of principal, maintenance of liquidity and
maximum current income by investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of money
market securities.

SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with
what the Investment Manager considers to be prudent investment risk that is
available from a portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining
maturities of not more than three years.

GROWTH PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks growth of capital rather than current income. In
pursuing its investment objective, the Growth Portfolio will employ aggressive
investment policies. Since investments will be made based upon their potential
for capital appreciation, current income will be incidental to the objective of
capital growth. Because of the risks involved in any investment, the selection
of securities on the basis of their appreciation possibilities cannot ensure
against possible loss in value. Moreover, to the extent the Portfolio seeks to
achieve its objective through such aggressive investment policies, the risk of
loss increases. The Portfolio is therefore not intended for investors whose
principal objective is assured income or preservation of capital.

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GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks to balance the objectives of reasonable current income
and reasonable opportunities for appreciation through investments primarily in
dividend-paying common stocks of good quality.

INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks to obtain a total return on its assets from long-term
growth of capital and from income principally through a broad portfolio of
marketable securities of established non-United States companies (or United
States companies having their principal activities and interests outside the
United States), companies participating in foreign economies with prospects for
growth, and foreign government securities.

NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with
what the adviser considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from
a portfolio of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the governments of the
United States, Canada and Mexico, their political subdivisions (including
Canadian Provinces but excluding the States of the United States), agencies,
instrumentalities or authorities. The Portfolio seeks high current yields by
investing in government securities denominated in local currency and U.S.
Dollars. Normally, the Portfolio expects to maintain at least 25% of its assets
in securities denominated in the U.S. Dollar.

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO

This portfolio seeks a high level of current income through investing
substantially all of its assets in U.S. and non-U.S. fixed income securities
denominated only in U.S. Dollars. As a secondary objective, the Portfolio seeks
capital appreciation. Substantially all of the Portfolio's assets will be
invested in high yield, high risk securities that are low-rated (i.e., below
investment grade), or of comparable quality and unrated, and that are considered
to be predominately speculative as regards the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and repay principal.

UTILITY INCOME PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks current income and capital appreciation by investing
primarily in the equity and fixed-income securities of companies in the
"utilities industry." The Portfolio's investment objective and policies are
designed to take advantage of the characteristics and historical performance of
securities of utilities companies. The utilities industry consists of companies
engaged in the manufacture, production, generation, provision, transmission,
sale and distribution of gas, electric energy, and communications equipment and
services, and in the provision of other utility or utility-related goods and
services.

U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks a high level of current income consistent with
preservation of capital by investing principally in a portfolio of U.S.
Government Securities, and other high grade debt securities.

GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks to provide the highest level of current income
consistent with what the Fund's Adviser and Sub-Adviser consider to be prudent
investment risk that is available from a multi-currency portfolio of high
quality debt securities of varying maturities.

PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks growth of capital rather than current income. In
pursuing its investment objective, the Premier Growth Portfolio will employ
aggressive investment policies. Since investments will be made based on their
potential for capital appreciation, current income will be incidental to the
objective of capital growth. The Portfolio is not intended for investors whose
principal objective is assured income or preservation of capital.

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TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks to achieve a high return through a combination of
current income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio
of common and preferred stocks, senior corporate debt securities, and U.S.
Government and Agency obligations, bonds and senior debt securities.

CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks the highest total return without, in the view of the
Fund's Adviser, undue risk to principal by investing in a diversified mix of
publicly traded equity and fixed-income securities.

GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks the highest total return consistent with what the
Fund's Adviser considers to be reasonable risk by investing in a diversified mix
of publicly traded equity and fixed-income securities.

WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing principally
in equity securities issued by enterprises that are undergoing, or have
undergone, privatization. The balance of the Portfolio's investment portfolio
will include equity securities of companies that are believed by the Fund's
Adviser to be beneficiaries of the privatization process.

TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

This Portfolio seeks growth of capital through investment in companies
expected to benefit from advances in technology. The Technology Portfolio
invests principally in a diversified portfolio of securities of companies which
use technology extensively in the development of new or improved products or
processes.

THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE PORTFOLIOS WILL
BE MET.

VOTING RIGHTS

The Fund does not hold regular meetings of shareholders. The Directors of
the Fund may call Special Meetings of Shareholders for action by shareholder
vote as may be required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Articles of
Incorporation of the Fund. In accordance with its view of present applicable
law, the Company will vote the shares of the Fund held in the Variable Account
at special meetings of the shareholders of the Fund in accordance with
instructions received from persons having the voting interest in the Variable
Account. The Company will vote shares for which it has not received instructions
from Contract Owners and those shares which it owns in the same proportion as it
votes shares for which it has received instructions from Contract Owners.

The number of shares which a person has a right to vote will be determined
as of a date to be chosen by the Company not more than sixty (60) days prior to
the meeting of the Fund. Voting instructions will be solicited by written
communication at least fourteen (14) days prior to such meeting. The person
having such voting rights will be the Contract Owner before the Annuity Date or
the death of the Annuitant (or Contract Owner, as applicable), and thereafter,
the payee entitled to receive payments under the Contract. During the Annuity
Period, voting rights attributable to a Contract will generally decrease as the
Contract Value attributable to an Annuitant decreases.

The voting rights relate only to amounts invested in the Variable Account.
There are no voting rights with respect to funds invested in the General
Account.

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Directors will monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable
conflicts which may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should
be taken in response thereto. If a material irreconcilable conflict were to
occur, the relevant participating life insurance companies will under their
agreements governing participation in the Fund take whatever steps are
necessary, at their expense, to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material
conflict. If such a conflict were to occur, one or more insurance company
separate accounts might withdraw its investments in the Fund. This might force
the Fund to sell securities at disadvantageous prices.

SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES

If the shares of the Fund (or any Portfolio within the Fund) should no
longer be available for investment by the Variable Account or if, in the
judgment of the Company, further investment in such shares should become
inappropriate in view of the purpose of the Contracts, the Company may
substitute shares of another mutual fund (or Portfolio within the Fund) for Fund
shares already purchased or to be purchased in the future by purchase payments
under the Contracts. No substitution of securities may take place without any
required prior approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and under such
requirements as it may impose.

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENT TO SUB-ACCOUNTS

The purchase payment is allocated to the Sub-account(s) selected by the
Contract Owner in the application except that in those states which require the
Company to pay a premium tax upon receipt of a purchase payment the Company will
deduct the premium tax prior to allocating the purchase payment to such
Sub-account(s). The selection must specify a percentage for each Sub-account
that is a whole number, and must be either 0% or a number equal to or greater
than 10%. At the time of the allocation the purchase payment is divided by the
value of the Accumulation Unit for the particular Sub-account for the Valuation
Period during which such allocation occurs to determine the number of
Accumulation Units attributable to the purchase payment.

The purchase payment under an IRA plan will be allocated to the Money Market
Sub-account until the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the day the Contract
is mailed from the Company's office. Thereafter, the Contract Value shall be
reallocated in accordance with instructions specified in the application.

TRANSFER OF CONTRACT VALUES

Before the Annuity Date, the Contract Owner may transfer, by written request
or telephone authorization, Contract Values from one Sub-account to another
Sub-account, subject to the following conditions:

(a) the amount transferred from any Sub-account must be at least $1,000 (or
the entire Sub-account value, if less);

(b) if less than $1,000 would remain in the Sub-account after the transfer,
the Company will transfer the entire amount in the Sub-account;

(d) the Company will deduct any transfer charge assessed on the transaction.
The Company is currently not assessing a transfer fee for the first
twelve (12) transfers per Contract Year. The Company is assessing a
transfer fee of $10 per transfer thereafter. The Company may increase the
transfer fee to an amount not to exceed $30 per transfer. The transfer
fee will be deducted from either the Sub-account which is the source of
the transfer or from the amount transferred if the entire value in the
Sub-account is transferred.

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Transfer by telephone authorization is available to a Contract Owner only by
prior election. A Contract Owner must complete, sign, and file with the Company
a Telephone Transfer Authorization Form for each Contract owned. The Company
will undertake reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated
by telephone are genuine. All calls will be recorded. All transfers performed by
telephone authorization will be confirmed in writing to the Contract Owner. The
Company is not liable for any loss, cost, or expense for action on telephone
instructions which are believed to be genuine in accordance with these
procedures.

Transfer privileges are further explained in the Statement of Additional
Information.

After the Annuity Date, the payee of the annuity payments may transfer the
Contract Value allocated to the Variable Account from one Sub-account to another
Sub-account. However, the Company reserves the right to refuse any more than one
transfer per month. The transfer fee is the same as before the Annuity Date.
This transfer fee will be deducted from the next annuity payment after the
transfer. If following the transfer, the units remaining in the Sub-account
would generate a monthly payment of less than $100, then the Company may
transfer the entire amount in the Sub-account.

Once the transfer is effected, the Company will recompute the number of
Annuity Units for each Sub-account. The number of Annuity Units for each
Sub-account will remain the same for the remainder of the payment period unless
the payee requests another change.

CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS

Various charges and deductions are made from Contract Values and the
Variable Account. These charges and deductions are:

DEDUCTION FOR PREMIUM AND OTHER TAXES

Any premium or other taxes levied by any governmental entity with respect to
the Contracts will be charged against the purchase payment or the Contract Value
. Premium taxes currently imposed by certain states on the Contracts range from
0% to 3.5% of premiums paid. Some states assess premium taxes at the time
purchase payments are made; others assess premium taxes at the time of
annuitization. The Company currently intends to advance any premium taxes due at
the time purchase payments are made and then deduct premium taxes from the
Contract Value at the time annuity payments begin or upon surrender if the
Company is unable to obtain refund of or otherwise obtain a credit for any
excess premium taxes paid. The Company reserves the right to deduct premium
taxes when incurred. Premium taxes are subject to being changed or amended by
state legislatures, administrative interpretations or judicial acts.

The Company will also deduct from any amount payable under the Contracts any
income taxes a governmental authority requires the Company to withhold with
respect to that amount.

DEDUCTION FOR MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE

The Company deducts for each Valuation Period a Mortality and Expense Risk
Charge which is equal on an annual basis to 1.25% of the average daily net asset
value of the Variable Account (consisting of approximately .90% for mortality
risks and approximately .35% for expense risks). The mortality risks assumed by
the Company arise from its contractual obligation to make annuity payments after
the Annuity Date for the life of the Annuitant, to waive the Deferred Sales
Charge in the event of the death of the Annuitant and to provide the death
benefit prior to the Annuity Date. The expense risk assumed by the Company is
that the costs of administering the Contracts and the Variable Account will
exceed the amount received from the Administrative Charge.

If the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is insufficient to cover the actual
costs, the loss will be borne by the Company. Conversely, if the amount deducted
proves more than sufficient, the excess will be profit to the Company.

The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is guaranteed by the Company and
cannot be increased.

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The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is deducted during the Accumulation
Period and after the Annuity Date.

The Company currently offers annuity payment options that are based on a
life contingency. (See "Annuity Period -- Annuity Options" on page 19). It is
possible that in the future the Company may offer additional payment options
which are not based on a life contingency. If this should occur and if a
Contract Owner should elect a payment option not based on a life contingency,
the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is still deducted but the Contract Owner
receives no benefit from it.

DEDUCTION FOR DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

In the event that a Contract Owner withdraws all or a portion of the
Contract Value in excess of the Free Withdrawal Amount for the first withdrawal
in a Contract Year other than by way of the Systematic Withdrawal Program, or
makes subsequent withdrawals in a Contract Year, a Deferred Sales Charge may be
imposed. The Free Withdrawal Amount is equal to 10% of the Contract Value at the
time of withdrawal.

The Deferred Sales Charge is deducted based upon a percentage of the
Contract Value which includes the purchase payment and earnings. Since earnings
are included it is possible that the actual amount of the Deferred Sales Charge
may increase even though the percentage may go down.

The Deferred Sales Charge will vary in amount depending upon the time which
has elapsed since the Date of Issue. The amount of any withdrawal which exceeds
the Free Withdrawal Amount will be subject to the following charge:

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2..................................................................... 5%
3..................................................................... 4%
4..................................................................... 3%
5..................................................................... 2%
6..................................................................... 1%
7 and thereafter...................................................... 0%
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The aggregate Deferred Sales Charges paid with respect to a Contract shall
not exceed 8.5% of the purchase payment for such Contract.

The Deferred Sales Charge is intended to reimburse the Company for expenses
incurred which are related to Contract sales. The Company does not expect the
proceeds from the Deferred Sales Charge to cover all distribution costs. To the
extent such charge is insufficient to cover all distribution costs, the Company
may use any of its corporate assets, including potential profit which may arise
from the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge, to make up any difference.

Certain restrictions on surrenders are imposed on Contracts issued in
connection with retirement plans which qualify under Code Section 403(b) (a
"403(b) Plan"). (See "Taxes -- 403(b) Plans" on page 27.)

DEDUCTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE

The Company deducts an annual Administrative Charge, which is currently $30
per year, from the Contract Value to reimburse it for the costs it incurs
relating to maintenance of the Contract and the Variable Account. The Company
may increase this charge to an amount not to exceed $100 per year. The
Administrative Charge is designed to reimburse the Company for the costs it
incurs relating to the maintenance of the Contract and the Variable Account.

Prior to the Annuity Date, the Administrative Charge is deducted from the
Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary. If the Annuity Date is a date other
than a Contract Anniversary, the Company will also deduct a pro-rata portion of
the Administrative Charge from the Contract Value for the fraction of the
Contract Year preceding the Annuity Date.

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This charge is also deducted in full on the date of any total withdrawal.
The charge will be deducted from each Sub-account of the Variable Account in the
proportion that the value of each Sub-account attributable to the Contract bears
to the total Contract Value.

After the Annuity Date, this charge is deducted on a pro-rata basis from
each annuity payment and is guaranteed to remain at the same amount as at the
Annuity Date.

DEDUCTION FOR INCOME TAXES

OTHER EXPENSES

There are deductions from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Fund
which are described in the accompanying Prospectus for the Fund.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACTS

While the Company has primary responsibility for all administration of the
Contracts and the Variable Account, it has retained the services of Delaware
Valley Financial Services, Inc. ("DVFS") pursuant to an administrative
agreement. Such administrative services include issuance of the Contracts and
maintenance of Contract Owners' records. DVFS serves as the administrator to
various insurance companies offering variable contracts .

RIGHTS UNDER THE CONTRACTS

The Contract Owner has all rights and may receive all benefits under the
Contract. The Contract Owner is named in the application. Ownership may be
changed prior to the Annuity Date through the submission of written notification
of the change to the Company on a form acceptable to the Company. On and after
the Annuity Date, the Annuitant and Contract Owner shall be one in the same
person unless otherwise provided for. In the case of Contracts issued in
connection with an IRA, the Contract Owner must be the Annuitant.

The Contract Owner's spouse is the only person eligible to be the Contingent
Owner. (See "Death Benefit -- Death of Contract Owner" on page 20). Any new
choice of Contingent Owner will automatically revoke any prior choices.

The Contract Owner may, except in the case of a Contract issued in
connection with either an IRA or a 403(b) Plan, assign a Contract at any time
before the Annuity Date and while the Annuitant is alive. A copy of any
assignment must be filed with the Company. The Company is not responsible for
the validity of any assignment. If the Contract is assigned, the rights of the
Contract Owner and those of any revocable Beneficiary will be subject to the
assignment. An assignment will not affect any payments the Company may make or
action it may take before it is recorded. In as much as an assignment or change
of ownership may be a taxable event, Contract Owners should consult competent
tax advisers should they wish to assign their Contracts.

The Contract may be modified only with the consent of the Contract Owner,
except as may be required by applicable law.

ANNUITY PERIOD

ANNUITY BENEFITS

If the Annuitant and Contract Owner are alive on the Annuity Date, the
Company will begin making payments to the Annuitant under the annuity option or
options the Contract Owner has chosen.

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The Contract Owner may choose or change an annuity payment option by making
a written request at least thirty (30) days prior to the Annuity Date.

The amount of the payments will be determined by applying the Contract Value
on the Annuity Date. The amount of the annuity payments will depend on the age
or sex of the payee at the time the settlement contract is issued. At the
Annuity Date the Contract Value in each Sub-account will be applied to the
applicable annuity tables contained in the Contract. The amount of the
Sub-account annuity payments are determined through a calculation described in
the Section captioned "Annuity Provisions" in the Statement of Additional
Information.

ANNUITY DATE

The Annuity Date for the Annuitant is:

(a) the first day of the calendar month following the later of the
Annuitant's 85th birthday or the 10th Contract Anniversary; or

(b) such earlier date as may be set by applicable law.

The Contract Owner may designate an earlier date in the application or may
change the Annuity Date by making a written request at least thirty (30) days
prior to the Annuity Date being changed. However, any Annuity Date must be:

(a) no later than the date defined in (a) above; and

(b) the first day of a calendar month.

ANNUITY OPTIONS

The Contract Owner may choose to receive annuity payments which are fixed,
or which are based on the Variable Account, or a combination of the two. If the
Contract Owner elects annuity payments which are based on the Variable Account,
the amount of the payments will be variable. The Contract Owner may not transfer
Contract Values between the General Account and the Variable Account after the
Annuity Date, but may, subject to certain conditions, transfer Contract Values
from one Sub-account to another Sub-account. (See "The Fund -- Transfer of
Contract Values" on page 15.)

If the Contract Owner has not made any annuity payment option selection at
the Annuity Date, the Contract Value will be applied to purchase Option 2 fixed
basis annuity payments and Option 2 variable basis annuity payments, in
proportion to the amount of Contract Value in the General Account and the
Variable Account, respectively.

The annuity payment options are:

OPTION 1: LIFE INCOME. The Company will pay an annuity during the lifetime
of the payee.

OPTION 2: LIFE INCOME WITH 10 YEARS OF PAYMENTS GUARANTEED. The Company
will pay an annuity during the lifetime of the payee. If, at the death of the
payee, payments have been made for less than 10 years:

(a) payments will be continued during the remainder of the period to the
successor payee;

(b) the successor payee may elect to receive in a lump sum the present value
of the remaining payments, commuted at the interest rate used to create
the annuity factor for this Option; or

(c) the guaranteed period will not in the case of Contracts issued in
connection with an IRA exceed the life expectancy of the Annuitant at the
time the first payment is due.

OPTION 3: JOINT AND LAST SURVIVOR INCOME. The Company will pay an annuity
for as long as either the payee or a designated second person is alive. In the
event that the Contract is issued in connection with an IRA, the payments in
this Option will be made only to the Annuitant and the Annuitant's spouse.

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The annuity payment options are more fully explained in the Statement of
Additional Information. The Company may also offer additional options at its own
discretion.

ANNUITY PAYMENTS

If the Contract Value applied to annuity payment options is less than
$2,000, the Company has the right to pay the amount in a lump sum in lieu of
annuity payments. The Company makes all other annuity payments monthly. However,
if the total monthly annuity payment would be less than $100 the Company has the
right to make payments semi-annually or annually.

If fixed annuity payments are selected, the amount of each fixed payment is
determined by multiplying the Contract Value allocated to purchase fixed annuity
payments by the factor shown in the annuity table specified in the Contract for
the option selected, divided by 1,000.

If variable annuity payments are selected, the Annuitant receives the value
of a fixed number of Annuity Units each month. The actual dollar amount of
variable annuity payments is dependent upon: (i) the Contract Value at the time
of annuitization; (ii) the annuity table specified in the Contract; (iii) the
Annuity Option selected; (iv) the investment performance of the Sub-account
selected; and (v) the pro-rata portion of the Administrative Charge.

The annuity tables contained in the Contract are based on a 5% assumed
investment rate. If the actual net investment rate exceeds 5%, payments will
increase. Conversely, if the actual rate is less than 5%, annuity payments will
decrease.

DEATH BENEFIT

If the Annuitant (or Contract Owner, if applicable) dies before the Annuity
Date, the Company will pay a death benefit equal to the greater of the purchase
payment paid less partial withdrawals or the Contract Value.

Before the Company will pay any death benefit, the Company will require due
proof of death. The Company will determine the value of the death benefit as of
the Valuation Period following receipt of due proof of death. The Company will
pay the death benefit to the Beneficiary in accordance with any applicable laws
governing the payment of death proceeds.

Payment of the death benefit may be made in one lump sum or applied under
one of the annuity payment options. (See "Annuity Period -- Annuity Options" on
page 19.) The Contract Owner may by written request elect that any death benefit
of at least $2,000 be received by the Beneficiary under an annuity payment
option. (See "Annuity Period -- Annuity Options" on page 19.) The Contract Owner
may choose or change a payment option at any time prior to the Annuitant's
death. If at the time the Annuitant dies, the Contract Owner has made no request
for a payment option, the Beneficiary has sixty (60) days in which to make a
written request to elect either a lump sum payment or any annuity payment
option. Any lump sum payment will be made within seven (7) days after the
Company has received due proof of death and the written election of the
Beneficiary, unless a delay of payments provision is in effect. (See Statement
of Additional Information -- "General Information -- Delay of Payments.")

In the event that the Annuitant and the Contract Owner are the same
individual, the death of that individual will be treated by the Company as the
death of the Annuitant.

DEATH OF THE CONTRACT OWNER

If a Contract Owner dies before the Annuity Date, the entire Contract Value
must be distributed within five (5) years of the date of death, unless:

(a) it is payable over the lifetime of a designated Beneficiary with
distributions beginning within one (1) year of the date of death; or

(b) the Contingent Owner, if any, continues the Contract in his or her own
name.

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In the case of Contracts issued in connection with an IRA, the Beneficiary
or Contingent Owner may elect to accelerate these payments. Any method of
acceleration chosen must be approved by the Company.

If the Contract Owner dies after the Annuity Date, distribution will be as
provided in the annuity payment option selected.

PURCHASING A CONTRACT

APPLICATION

In order to acquire a Contract, an application provided by the Company must
be completed and submitted to the Company for acceptance. The Company must also
receive the purchase payment. Upon acceptance, the Contract is issued to the
Contract Owner and the Purchase Payment is then credited to the Variable Account
and converted into Accumulation Units, except in those states where the
applicable premium tax is deducted from the purchase payment. (See "The Fund --
Allocation of Purchase Payment to Sub-accounts" on page 15.) If the application
for a Contract is in good order, the Company will apply the purchase payment to
the Variable Account and credit the Contract with Accumulation Units within two
(2) business days of receipt. In addition to the underwriting requirements of
the Company, good order means that the Company has received federal funds
(monies credited to a bank's account with its regional Federal Reserve Bank). If
the application for a Contract is not in good order, the Company will attempt to
get it in good order within five (5) business days or the Company will return
the application and the purchase payment, unless the prospective purchaser
specifically consents to the Company's retaining them until the application is
made complete.

MINIMUM PURCHASE PAYMENT

The Contracts are offered on a single purchase payment basis. The minimum
purchase payment the Company will accept is $5,000.

DISTRIBUTOR

AIG Equity Sales Corp. ("AESC"), 80 Pine Street, New York, New York, acts as
the distributor of the Contracts. AESC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American
International Group, Inc. and an affiliate of the Company.

Commissions not to exceed 3.5% of purchase payments will be paid to entities
which sell the Contracts. In addition, expense reimbursement allowances may be
paid. Additional payments may be made for other services not directly related to
the sale of the Contracts.

Under the Glass-Steagall Act and other laws, certain banking institutions
may be prohibited from distributing variable annuity contracts. If a bank were
prohibited from performing certain agency or administrative services and
receiving fees from AESC, Contract Owners who purchased Contracts through the
bank would be permitted to retain their Contracts and alternate means for
servicing those Contract Owners would be sought. It is not expected, however,
that Contract Owners would suffer any loss of services or adverse financial
consequences as a result of any of these occurrences.

CONTRACT VALUE

The Contract Value is the sum of the value of all Sub-account Accumulation
Units attributable to the Contract. The value of an Accumulation Unit will vary
from Valuation Period to Valuation Period. The value of an Accumulation Unit is
determined at the end of the Valuation Period and reflects the investment
earnings, or loss, and the deductions for the Valuation Period.

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WITHDRAWALS

PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL

The Contract Owner may partially withdraw Contract Values from the Contract
prior to the Annuity Date. Any partial withdrawal is subject to the following
conditions:

(a) the Company must receive a written request;

(b) the amount requested must be at least $500;

(d) the amount withdrawn will be the sum of the amount requested and the
amount of any applicable Deferred Sales Charge; and

(e) the Company will deduct the amount requested plus any Deferred Sales
Charge from each Sub-account of the Variable Account either as specified
or in the proportion that the Sub-account bears to the total Contract
Value.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

During the Accumulation Period a Contract Owner may at any time elect, in
writing, to take systematic withdrawals from one or more of the Sub-accounts for
a period of time not to exceed 12 months. In order to initiate this program, the
amount to be systematically withdrawn must be equal to or greater than $200
provided that the Contract Value is equal to or greater than $24,000 and the
amount to be withdrawn does not exceed the Free Withdrawal Amount. Systematic
withdrawals will be made without the imposition of the Deferred Sales Charge.

Systematic withdrawals may occur monthly or quarterly.

The systematic withdrawal program may be cancelled at any time by written
request or automatically should the Contract Value fall below $1,000. In the
event the systematic withdrawal program is cancelled, the Contract Owner may not
elect to participate in such program until the next Contract Anniversary.

A Contract Owner may change once per calendar year the amount or frequency
subject to be withdrawn on a systematic basis.

The program is annually renewable, although the limitations set forth above
shall continue to apply.

The Free Withdrawal Amount (See "Charges and Deductions -- Deduction for
Deferred Sales Charge" on page 17) and Dollar Cost Averaging (See Statement of
Additional Information -- "General Information -- Transfers") are not available
while a Contract Owner is receiving systematic withdrawals. A Contract Owner
will be entitled to the Free Withdrawal Amount and Dollar Cost Averaging on and
after the Contract Anniversary next following the termination of the systematic
withdrawal program.

Implementation of the systematic withdrawal program may subject a Contract
Owner to adverse tax consequences, including a 10% tax penalty. (See "Taxes --
Taxation of Annuities in General" on page 23 for a discussion of the tax
consequences of withdrawals.)

TOTAL WITHDRAWAL

The Contract Owner may withdraw the entire Contract Value prior to the
Annuity Date. A total withdrawal will cancel the Contract. The total withdrawal
value is equal to the Contract Value next calculated after receipt of the
written withdrawal request, less any applicable Deferred Sales Charge, less the
Administrative Charge and less any applicable premium taxes. (See "Charges and
Deductions" on page 16.)

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PAYMENT OF WITHDRAWALS

Any Contract Values withdrawn will be sent to the Contract Owners within
seven (7) days of receipt of the written request, unless the Delay of Payments
provision is in effect. (See Statement of Additional Information -- "General
Information -- Delay of Payments.") (See "Taxes -- Taxation of Annuities in
General" on page 23 for a discussion of the tax consequences of withdrawals.)

The Company reserves the right to ensure that a Contract Owner's check or
other form of purchase payment has been cleared for payment prior to processing
any withdrawal or redemption request occurring shortly after a purchase payment.

Certain restrictions on withdrawals are imposed on Contracts issued in
connection with 403(b) Plans. (See "Taxes -- 403(b) Plans" on page 27.)

TAXES

INTRODUCTION

The Contracts are designed for use by individuals to accumulate Contract
Values with retirement plans which, except for IRAs and 403(b) Plans, are
generally not tax-qualified plans ("Qualified Plans"). The ultimate effect of
Federal income taxes on the amounts held under a Contract, on annuity payments,
and on the economic benefits to the Contract Owner, Annuitant or Beneficiary
depend on the Company's tax status and upon the tax and employment status of the
individual concerned. Accordingly, each person should consult a competent tax
adviser regarding the tax consequences of purchasing a Contract.

The following discussion is general in nature and is not intended as tax
advice. No attempt is made to consider any applicable state or other tax laws.
Moreover, the discussion is based upon the Company's understanding of the
Federal income tax laws as they are currently interpreted. No representation is
made regarding the likelihood of continuation of the Federal income tax laws,
the Treasury Regulations, or the current interpretations by the Internal Revenue
Service (the "Service"). For a discussion of Federal income taxes as they relate
to the Fund, please see the accompanying Prospectus for the Fund.

COMPANY TAX STATUS

The Company is taxed as a life insurance company under Part I of Subchapter
L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Since the
Variable Account is not a separate entity from the Company and its operations
form a part of the Company, it will not be taxed separately as a "regulated
investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code. Investment income and
realized capital gains on the assets of the Variable Account are reinvested and
taken into account in determining the Contract Value. Under existing Federal
income tax law, the Variable Account's investment income, including realized net
capital gains, is not taxed to the Company. The Company reserves the right to
make a deduction for taxes from the assets of the Variable Account should they
be imposed with respect to such items in the future.

TAXATION OF ANNUITIES IN GENERAL -- NON-QUALIFIED PLANS

Code Section 72 governs the taxation of annuities. In general, a Contract
Owner is not taxed on increases in value under a Contract until some form of
withdrawal or distribution is made under the Contract. However, under certain
circumstances, the increase in value may be subject to tax currently. (See
"Taxes -- Contracts Owned by Non-Natural Persons," on page 25 and "Taxes --
Diversification Standards" on page 26.)

WITHDRAWALS PRIOR TO THE ANNUITY DATE

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purchase payments made for the contract less any amounts received under the
Contract that are excluded from gross income. The taxable portion is taxed as
ordinary income. For purposes of this rule, a pledge or assignment of a Contract
is treated as a payment received on account of a partial withdrawal of a
Contract.

WITHDRAWALS ON OR AFTER THE ANNUITY DATE

Upon receipt of a lump sum payment or an annuity payment under the Contract,
the recipient is taxed on the portion of the payment that exceeds the investment
in the Contract. Ordinarily, the taxable portion of payments under the Contract
will be taxed as ordinary income.

For fixed annuity payments, the taxable portion of each payment is generally
determined by using a formula known as the "exclusion ratio", which establishes
the ratio that the investment in the Contract bears to the total expected amount
of annuity payments for the term of the Contract. That ratio is then applied to
each payment to determine the nontaxable portion of the payment. The remaining
portion of each payment is taxed as ordinary income. For variable annuity
payments, the taxable portion is determined by a formula which establishes a
specific dollar amount of each payment that is not taxed. The dollar amount is
determined by dividing the investment in the Contract by the total number of
expected periodic payments. The remaining portion of each payment is taxed as
ordinary income.

The Company is obligated to withhold Federal income taxes from certain
payments unless the recipient elects otherwise. Prior to the first payment, the
Company will notify the payee of the right to elect out of withholding and will
furnish a form on which the election may be made. The payee must properly notify
the Company of that election in advance of the payment in order to avoid
withholding.

PENALTY TAX ON CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS

With respect to amounts withdrawn or distributed before the taxpayer reaches
age 59 1/2, a 10% penalty tax is imposed upon the portion of such amount which
is includable in gross income. However, the penalty tax will not apply to
withdrawals: (i) made on or after the death of the Contract Owner (or where the
Contract Owner is not an individual, the death of the "primary annuitant", who
is defined as the individual, the events in the life of whom are of primary
importance in affecting the timing or amount of the payout under the Contract);
(ii) attributable to the taxpayer's becoming totally disabled within the meaning
of Code Section 72(m)(7); (iii) which are part of a series of substantially
equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life
(or life expectancy) of the taxpayer, or the joint lives (or joint life
expectancies) of the taxpayer and his beneficiary; (iv) allocable to investment
in the Contract before August 14, 1982; (v) under a qualified funding asset (as
defined in Code Section 130(d)); (vi) under an immediate annuity contract; or
(vii) that are purchased by an employer on termination of certain types of
qualified plans and which are held by the employer until the employee separates
from service.

If the penalty tax does not apply to a withdrawal as a result of the
application of item (iii) above, and the series of payments are subsequently
modified (other than by reason of death or disability), the tax for the first
year in which the modification occurs will be increased by an amount equal to
the tax that would have been imposed but for item (iii) above as determined
under Treasury Regulations, plus interest for the deferral period. The foregoing
rule applies if the modification takes place: (a) before the close of the period
which is five years from the date of the first payment and after the taxpayer
attains age 59 1/2; or (b) before the taxpayer reaches age 59 1/2.

ASSIGNMENTS

Any assignment or pledge of the Contract as collateral for a loan may result
in a taxable event and the excess of the Contract Value over purchase payments
will be taxed to the assignor as ordinary income. Please consult your tax
adviser prior to making an assignment of the Contract.

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DISTRIBUTION-AT-DEATH RULES

In order to be treated as an annuity contract for Federal income tax
purposes, a Contract must generally provide for the following two distribution
rules: (i) if the Contract Owner dies on or after the Annuity Date, and before
the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the remaining portion
of such interest will be distributed at least as quickly as the method in effect
on the Contract Owner's death; and (ii) if a Contract Owner dies before the
Annuity Date, the entire interest must generally be distributed within five
years after the date of death. To the extent such interest is payable to a
designated Beneficiary, however, such interest may be annuitized over the life
of that Beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of
that Beneficiary, so long as distributions commence within one year after the
date of death. If the Beneficiary is the spouse of the Contract Owner, the
Contract may be continued unchanged in the name of the spouse as Contract Owner.

If the Contract Owner is not an individual, the "primary annuitant" (as
defined under the Code) is considered the Contract Owner. In addition, when the
Contract Owner is not an individual, a change in the primary annuitant is
treated as the death of the Contract Owner.

GIFTS OF CONTRACTS

Any transfer of a Contract prior to the Annuity Date for less than full and
adequate consideration will generally trigger tax on the gain in the Contract.
The transferee will receive a step-up in basis for the amount included in the
transferor's income. This provision, however, does not apply to those transfers
between spouses or incident to a divorce which are governed by Code Section
1041(a).

CONTRACTS OWNED BY NON-NATURAL PERSONS

If the Contract is held by a non-natural person (for example, a corporation
or trust) the Contract is generally not treated as an annuity contract for
Federal income tax purposes, and the income on the Contract (generally the
excess of the Contract Value over the purchase payments) is includable in income
each year. The rule does not apply where the non-natural person is only the
nominal owner such as a trust or other entity acting as an agent for a natural
person. The rule also does not apply when the Contract is acquired by the estate
of a decedent, when the Contract is held under certain qualified plans, when the
Contract is a qualified funding asset for structured settlements, when the
Contract is purchased on behalf of an employee upon termination of a qualified
Plan, and in the case of an immediate annuity.

SECTION 1035 EXCHANGES

Code Section 1035 provides that no gain or loss shall be recognized on the
exchange of an annuity contract for another annuity contract. A replacement
contract obtained in a tax-free exchange of contracts succeeds to the status of
the surrendered contract. Special rules and procedures apply to Code Section
1035 transactions. Prospective purchasers wishing to take advantage of Code
Section 1035 should consult their tax advisers.

MULTIPLE CONTRACTS

Annuity contracts that are issued by the same company (or affiliate) to the
same policy owner during any calendar year will be treated as one annuity
contract in determining the amount includable in the taxpayer's gross income.
Thus, any amount received under any such contract prior to the contract's
annuity starting date will be taxable (and possibly subject to the 10% penalty
tax) to the extent of the combined income in all such contracts. The Treasury
has broad regulatory authority to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this
aggregation rule. It is possible that, under this authority, Treasury may apply
this rule to amounts that are paid as annuities (on or after the starting date)
under annuity contracts issued by the same company to the same policy owner
during any calendar year period. In this case, annuity payments could be fully
taxable (and possibly subject to the 10% penalty tax) to the extent of the
combined income in all such contracts and regardless of whether any amount would
otherwise have been excluded from income. Contract Owners should consult a tax
adviser before purchasing more than one Contract or other annuity contracts.

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DIVERSIFICATION STANDARDS

To comply with the diversification regulations promulgated under Code
Section 817(h) (the "Diversification Regulations"), after a start-up period,
each Sub-account is required to diversify its investments. The Diversification
Regulations generally require that on the last day of each quarter of a calendar
year no more than 55% of the value of the assets of a Sub-account is represented
by any one investment, no more than 70% is represented by any two investments,
no more than 80% is represented by any three investments, and no more than 90%
is represented by any four investments. A "look-through" rule applies so that an
investment in the Fund is not treated as one investment but is treated as an
investment in a pro-rata portion of each underlying asset of the Fund. All
securities of the same issuer are treated as a single investment. In the case of
government securities, each Government agency or instrumentality is treated as a
separate issuer.

In connection with the issuance of the proposed and temporary version of the
Diversification Regulations, Treasury announced that such regulations do not
provide guidance concerning the extent to which Contract Owners may direct their
investments to particular divisions of a separate account. It is possible that
if and when additional regulations or IRS pronouncements are issued, the
Contract may need to be modified to comply with such rules. For these reasons,
the Company reserves the right to modify the Contract, as necessary, to prevent
the Contract Owner from being considered the owner of the assets of the Variable
Account.

The Company intends to comply with the Diversification Regulations to assure
that the Contracts continue to be treated as annuity contracts for Federal
income tax purposes.

QUALIFIED PLANS

The Contracts may be used to create an IRA. The Contracts are also available
for use in connection with a previously established 403(b) Plan. No attempt is
made herein to provide more than general information about the use of the
Contracts with IRAs or 403(b) Plans. The information herein is not intended as
tax advice. A prospective Contract Owner considering use of the Contract to
create an IRA or in connection with a 403(b) Plan should first consult a
competent tax adviser with regard to the suitability of the Contract as an
investment vehicle for their qualified plan.

While the Contract will not be available in connection with retirement plans
designed by the Company which qualify for the federal tax advantages available
under Sections 401 and 457 of the Code, a Contract can be used as the investment
medium for an individual Contract Owner's separately qualified retirement plan.
Under amendments to the Internal Revenue Code which became effective in 1993,
distributions for a qualified plan (other than non-taxable distributions
representing a return of capital, distributions meeting the minimum distribution
requirement, distributions for the life or life expectancy of the recipient(s)
or distributions that are made over a period of more than 10 years) are eligible
for tax-free rollover within 60 days of the date of distribution, but are also
subject to federal income tax withholding at a 20% rate unless paid directly to
another qualified plan. If the recipient is unable to take full advantage of the
tax-free rollover provisions, there may be taxable income, and the imposition of
a 10% penalty tax if the recipient is under age 59 1/2. A prospective Contract
Owner considering use of the Contract in this manner should consult a competent
tax adviser with regard to the suitability of the Contract for this purpose and
for information concerning the provisions of the Code applicable to qualified
plans.

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES

Section 408 of the Code permits eligible individuals to contribute to an
IRA. Contracts issued in connection with an IRA are subject to limitations on
eligibility, maximum contributions, and time of distribution. Distributions from
certain retirement plans qualifying for federal tax advantages may be rolled
over into an IRA. Sales of the Contracts for use with IRAs are subject to
special requirements imposed by the Service, including the requirement that
informational disclosure be given to each person desiring to establish an IRA.
The IRAs offered by this Prospectus are not available in all states.

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403(B) PLANS

Code Section 403(b)(11) imposes certain restrictions on a Contract Owner's
ability to make partial withdrawals from Code Section 403(b) Contracts, if
attributable to purchase payments made under a salary reduction agreement.
Specifically, Code Section 403(b)(11) allows a Contract Owner to make a
surrender or partial withdrawal only (a) when the employee attains age 59 1/2,
separates from service, dies, or becomes disabled (as defined in the Code), or
(b) in the case of hardship. In the case of hardship, only an amount equal to
the purchase payments may be withdrawn. In addition, under Code Section 403(b)
the employer must comply with certain non-discrimination requirements. Owners
should consult their employers to determine whether the employer has complied
with these rules. The 403(b) Plan offered by this Prospectus is not available in
all states.

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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General Information
The Company
Independent Accountants
Legal Counsel
Distributor
Calculation of Performance Related Information
Delay of Payments
Transfers
Method of Determining Contract Values
Annuity Provisions
Annuity Benefits
Annuity Options
Variable Annuity Payment Values
Annuity Unit
Net Investment Factor
Additional Provisions
Financial Statements
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APPENDIX

GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION

Under the General Account option, Contract Values are held in the Company's
General Account. Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in
the General Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
nor is the General Account registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company understands that the staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission has not reviewed the disclosures in this
Prospectus relating to the General Account portion of the Contract. Disclosures
regarding the General Account may, however, be subject to certain generally
applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy
and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. The General Account option
is not available in all states.

Contract Owners may elect to allocate amounts to the General Account
provided that the Contract Owner specifies a percentage that is a whole number
and is equal to 0 or equal to or greater than 10%. Contract Owners may also
transfer amounts to the General Account. Amounts allocated or transferred to the
General Account are credited with interest on a daily basis at the then
applicable effective guarantee rate. The effective guarantee rate is that rate
declared for the calendar month in which amounts are allocated or transferred to
the General Account. Therefore, if the Contract Owner has allocated or
transferred amounts at different times to the General Account, each allocation
or transfer may have a unique effective guarantee rate and guarantee period
associated with that amount. The Company guarantees that the effective guarantee
rate will not be changed more than once per year and will not be less than 4%
per annum.

The Contract Owner may transfer amounts to the General Account prior to the
Annuity Date by written request or telephone authorization. However, no more
than four transfers may be made to the General Account per Contract Year and the
amount transferred to the General Account must be at least 25% of the Contract
Value, or the entire amount in the Variable Account, if less. (See "The Fund --
Transfer of Contract Values" on page 15.)

The Contract Owner may transfer amounts out of the General Account only at
the end of the guarantee period associated with that amount. Prior to the end of
the guarantee period the Contract Owner may specify the Sub-accounts of the
Variable Account to which the Contract Owner wants amounts transferred. If the
Contract Owner does not notify the Company prior to the end of the guarantee
period, the Company will apply that amount to a new guarantee period in the
General Account, which is then subject to the same conditions as the original
guarantee period. The guarantee rate associated with the new guarantee period
may be different from the effective guarantee rate applicable to the previous
guarantee period. These transfers will be handled at no charge to the Contract
Owner. All other provisions which apply to transfers among the Sub-accounts (See
"The Fund -- Transfer of Contract Values" on page 15) and which do not conflict
with the provisions set forth above will continue to apply.

Contract Owners may not make a partial withdrawal from the General Account
prior to the Annuity Date unless:

(a) all of the Contract Owner's funds are in the General Account; or

(b) the Contract Owner does not specify from which funds the partial
withdrawal is to be deducted. In that event, the Company will deduct the
amount from each Sub-account of the Variable Account and each amount
allocated to each guarantee period of the General Account in the
proportion that each bears to the Contract Value.

The Deferred Sales Charge (See "Charges and Deductions -- Deduction for
Deferred Sales Charge" on page 17) will be deducted from the Sub-accounts of the
Variable Account and from each amount allocated to each guarantee period of the
General Account in the proportion that the withdrawal was made from these
accounts.

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The Administrative Charge (See "Charges and Deductions -- Deductions for
Administrative Charge" on page 17) and Premium Taxes, if applicable, (See
"Charges and Deductions -- Deduction for Premium and Other Taxes" on page 16)
will be deducted proportionately from each Sub-account of the Variable Account
and from each amount in each guarantee period of the General Account.

If the Contract Owner has not made any annuity option selection at the
Annuity Date, the Contract Value will be applied to purchase Option 2 fixed
basis annuity payments and Option 2 variable basis annuity payments, in
proportion to the amount of Contract Value in the General Account and the
Variable Account, respectively. (See "Annuity Period -- Annuity Options" on page
19.)

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PART B
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE PURCHASE
PAYMENT DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS

ISSUED BY

VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

AND

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

THIS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE VARIABLE ANNUITY
CONTRACTS WHICH ARE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THE PROSPECTUS CONCISELY SETS FORTH INFORMATION THAT A PROSPECTIVE
INVESTOR OUGHT TO KNOW BEFORE INVESTING. FOR A COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS DATED
MAY 1, 1996, CALL OR WRITE: American International Life Assurance Company of
New York; Attention: Variable Products, 80 Pine Street, New York, New York,
10005, 1-800-340-2765.

DATE OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MAY 1, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Independent Accountants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distributor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calculation of Performance Related Information . . . . . . . . .
Delay of Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Method of Determining Contract Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annuity Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annuity Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annuity Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Variable Annuity Payment Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annuity Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Investment Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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GENERAL INFORMATION

THE COMPANY
A description of American International Life Assurance Company of New
York (the "Company"), and its ownership is contained in the Prospectus. The
Company will provide for the safekeeping of the assets of the Variable Account.

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The audited financial statements of the Company and Variable Account A
have been audited by Coopers and Lybrand, independent certified public
accountants, whose offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

LEGAL COUNSEL
Legal matters relating to the Federal securities laws in connection
with the Contracts described herein and in the Prospectus are being passed upon
by the law firm of Jorden Burt Berenson & Johnson LLP, Washington,D.C.

DISTRIBUTOR
AIG Equity Sales Corp. ("AESC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of American
International Group, Inc. and an affiliate of the Company, acts as the
distributor. The offering is on a continuous basis. Commissions in the amount
of $6,828 were retained by the Distributor in 1995.

CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE RELATED INFORMATION

A. YIELD AND EFFECTIVE YIELD QUOTATIONS FOR THE MONEY MARKET
SUB-ACCOUNT
The yield quotation for the Money Market Sub-account to be set forth
in the Prospectus will be for the seven days ended on the date of the most
recent balance sheet of the Variable Account included in the registration
statement, and will be computed by determining the net change, exclusive of
capital changes, in the value of a hypothetical preexisting account having a
balance of one Accumulation Unit in the Money Market Sub-account at the
beginning of the period, subtracting a hypothetical charge reflecting deductions
from Contract Owner accounts, and dividing the difference by the value of the
account at the beginning of the base period to obtain the base period return,
and multiplying the base period return by (365/7) with the resulting figure
carried to at least the nearest hundredth of one percent.

Any effective yield quotation for the Money Market Sub-account to
be set forth in the Prospectus will be for the seven days ended on the date
of the most recent balance sheet of the Variable Account included in the
registration statement, and will be carried at least to the nearest hundredth
of one percent, and will be computed by determining the net change, exclusive
of capital changes, in the value of a hypothetical preexisting account having
a balance of one Accumulation Unit in the Money Market Sub-account at the
beginning of the period, subtracting a hypothetical charge reflecting
deductions from Contract Owner accounts, and dividing the difference by the
value of the account at the beginning of the base period to obtain the base
period return, and then compounding the base period return by adding 1,
raising the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7 and subtracting 1 from
the result, according to the following formula:

EFFECTIVE YIELD = [(BASE PERIOD RETURN + 1)365/7]-1.

For purposes of the yield and effective yield computations, the
hypothetical charge reflects all deductions that are charged to all Contract
Owner accounts in proportion to the length of the base period. For any fees
that vary with the size of the account, the account size is assumed to be the
Money Market Sub-account's mean account size. The yield and effective yield
quotations do not reflect the Deferred Sales Charge that may be assessed at
the time of withdrawal in an amount ranging up to 6% of the requested
withdrawal amount. (See "Charges and Deductions - Deduction for Deferred
Sales Charge" on page 16 of the Prospectus) No deductions or sales loads are
assessed upon annuitization under the Contracts. Realized gains and losses
from the sale of securities and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of
the Money Market Sub-account and the Fund are excluded from the calculation
of yield.

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B. TOTAL RETURN QUOTATIONS
The total return quotations for all the Sub-accounts set forth in the
Prospectus will be average annual total return quotations for the one, five, and
ten year periods (or, where a Sub-account has been in existence for a period of
less than one, five or ten years, for such lesser period) ended on the date of
the most recent balance sheet of the Variable Account and for the period from
the date monies were first placed into the Sub-accounts until the aforesaid
date. The quotations are computed by finding the average annual compounded
rates of return over the relevant periods that would equate the initial amount
invested to the ending redeemable value, according to the following formula:

n
P(1+T) = ERV

Where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000

T = average annual total return

n = number of years

ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
payment made at the beginning of the particular
period at the end of the particular period.

For the purposes of the total return quotations , the calculations
take into effect all fees that are charged to all Contract Owner accounts. For
any fees that vary with the size of the account, the account size is assumed to
be the respective Sub-account's mean account size. The calculations also assume
a total withdrawal as of the end of the particular period.

Annualized total return quotations for certain Sub-accounts were as
follows:

Annualized total return quotations for certain Sub-accounts as of
December 31, 1995, were as follows:

One Year Three Years Inception to Date
-------- ----------- -----------------
Money Market -1.91% N/A -2.56%
Premier Growth 37.85% N/A 10.02%
Growth & Income 28.44% 11.93% 10.09%
International 8.34% N/A 1.10%
Short Term Multi -0.19% -0.90% -5.04%
Global Bond 17.56% 6.92% 2.95%
Us Gov't High Grade 12.14% N/A -1.18%
Global Dollar Gov't 15.83% N/A 3.96%
North American Gov't 15.33% N/A -3.72%
Utility Income 14.32% N/A 3.95%
Conservative Investor 10.05% N/A 3.21%
Growth Investors 13.36% N/A 3.73%
Growth 27.91% N/A 19.96%
Total Return 16.50% N/A 4.69%
World Wide Privatization 3.88% N/A -1.13%
Technology Portfolio N/A N/A N/A

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*Funds were first invested in the Portfolios as listed below:
Growth Portfolio August 12, 1994
Growth & Income Portfolio April 16, 1992
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio June 25, 1992
Global Bond Portfolio May 10, 1993
Money Market Portfolio February 4, 1993
International Portfolio June 1, 1993
U.S. Gov't/High Grade Portfolio June 14, 1993
North American Government Income Portfolio April 8, 1994
Global Dollar Government Portfolio May 26, 1994
Utility Income Portfolio June 15, 1994
Conservative Investors Portfolio September 8, 1994
Growth Investors Portfolio October 12, 1994
Total Return Portfolio September 12, 1994
Premier Growth December 7, 1992
Worldwide Privitization Portfolio October 17, 1994
Technology Portfolio January 10, 1996

C. YIELD QUOTATIONS FOR THE SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH
GRADE SECURITIES AND GLOBAL BOND SUB-ACCOUNTS

The yield quotations for the Short-Term Multi-Market, U.S. Government/High
Grade Securities and Global Bond Sub-accounts that will be set forth in the
Prospectus will be based on the thirty-day period ended on the date of the most
recent balance sheet of the Variable Account included in the registration
statement, and are computed by dividing the net investment income per
Accumulation Unit earned during the period bythe maximum offering price per unit
on the last day of the period, according to the following formula:

6
Yield = 2[(a - b + 1) - 1]
-----
cd

Where: a = net investment income earned during the period by the
corresponding Portfolio of the Fund attributable to
shares owned by the Sub-account.

b = expenses accrued for the period (net of
reimbursements).

c = the average daily number of Accumulation Units
outstanding during the period.

d = the maximum offering price per Accumulation Unit on the
last day of the period.

For the purposes of the yield quotations for the Short-Term
Multi-Market, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities and Global Bond
Sub-accounts, the calculations take into effect all fees that are charged to all
Contract Owner accounts. For any fees that vary with the size of the account,
the account size is assumed to be the respective Sub-account's mean account
size. The calculations do not take into account the Deferred Sales Charge or
any transfer charges.

A Deferred Sales Charge may be assessed at the time of withdrawal
in an amount ranging up to 6% of the requested withdrawal amount. (See
"Charges and Deductions -Deduction for Deferred Sales Charge" on page 17 of
the Prospectus) There is currently a transfer charge of $10 per transfer
after a specified number

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of transfers in each Contract Year. (See "Alliance Variable Products Series
Fund, Inc. - Transfer of Contract Values" on page 15 of the Prospectus)

D. Non- Standardized Performance Data

1. TOTAL RETURN QUOTATIONS
The total return quotations for all the Sub-accounts set forth in the
Prospectus will be average annual total return quotations for the one, five, and
ten year periods (or, where a Sub-account has been in existence for a period of
less than one, five or ten years, for such lesser period) ended on the date of
the most recent balance sheet of the Variable Account and for the period from
the date monies were first placed into the Sub-accounts until the aforesaid
date. The quotations are computed by finding the average annual compounded
rates of return over the relevant periods that would equate the initial amount
invested to the ending redeemable value, according to the following formula:

n
P(1+T) = ERV

Where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000

T = average annual total return

n = number of years

ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
payment made at the beginning of the
particularperiod at the end of the particular
period.

For the purposes of the total return quotations, the calculations take into
effect all fees that are charged to all Contract Owner accounts. For any fees
that vary with the size of the account, the account size is assumed to be the
respective Sub-account's mean account size. The calculations do not, however,
assume a total withdrawal as of the end of the particular period.

Annualized total return quotations for certain Sub-accounts as of
December 31, 1995, were as follows:

One Year Three Years Inception to Date
-------- ----------- -----------------
Money Market 3.55% N/A 2.11%
Premier Growth 43.31% 13.66% 13.78%
Growth & Income 33.90% 13.16% 13.69%
International 8.34% N/A 6.83%
Short Term Multi Market 5.27% 0.66% -0.04%
Global Bond 23.02% 8.27% 6.97%
US Gov't/High Grade 17.60% N/A 4.42%
Global Dollar Gov't 21.29% N/A 10.38%
North American Gov't 20.79% N/A 2.93%
Utility Income 19.78% N/A 7.10%
Conservative Investor 15.51% N/A 11/46%
Growth Investors 18.82% N/A 11.82%
Growth 33.37% N/A 27.65%
Total Return 21.96% N/A 12.94%
Worldwide Privatization 9.34% N/A 7.10%
Technology N/A N/A N/A

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2. TAX DEFERRED ACCUMULATION

In reports or other communications to You or in advertising or sales
materials, the Company may also describe the effects of tax-deferred compounding
on the Variable Account's investment returns or upon returns in general. These
effects may be illustrated in charts or graphs and may include comparisons at
various points in time of returns under the Contract or in general on a tax-
deferred basis with the returns on a taxable basis. Different tax rates may be
assumed.

In general, individuals who own annuity contracts are not taxed on inreases
in the value under the annuity contract until some form of distribution is made
from the contract. Thus, the annuity contract will benefit from tax deferral
during the accumulation period, which generally will have the effect of
permitting an investment in an annuity contract to grow more rapidly than a
comparable investment under which increases in value are taxed on a current
basis. The following chart illustrates this benefit by comparing accumulation
under the Contract with accumulations from an investment on which gains are
taxed on a current basis. The chart shows accumulations on an initial
investment or Purchase Payment of $25,000, assuming hypothetical gross annual
return of 0%, 4% and 8%, compounded annually, and a tax rate of 31%. The values
shown for the taxable investment do not include any deduction for management
fees or other expenses but assume that taxes are deducted annually from
investment returns. The values shown for the contract reflect the deduction of
contractual expenses such as the 1.25% mortality and expense risk charge, the
0.15% Administrative Charge and the $30 Contract Maintenance Charge, but not the
expenses of an underlying investment vehicle such as the Fund. In addition,
these values assume that the Owner does not surrender the Contract or make any
withdrawals until the end of the period shown. The chart assumes a full
withdrawal, at the end of the period shown, of all contract value and the
payment of taxes at the 31% rate on the amount in excess of the Purchase
Payment.

The rates of return illustrated are hypothetical and are not an estimate or
guaranty of performance. Actual tax rates may vary for different taxpayers from
that illustrated and withdrawals by Owners who have not reached age 59 1/2 may
be subject to a tax penalty of 10%.

[INSERT CHART]

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DELAY OF PAYMENTS
Any payments due under the Contracts will generally be sent to the
Contract Owner within seven (7) days of a completed request for payment.
However, the Company has reserved the right to postpone any type of payment from
the Variable Account for any period when:

(a) the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than
customary weekends and holidays;
(b) trading on the Exchange is restricted;
(c) an emergency exists as a result of which it is not
reasonably practicable to dispose of securities held in the Variable
Account or determine their value; or
(d) an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission permits
delay for the protection of security holders.

The applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
govern as to whether the conditions in (b) and (c) exists.

TRANSFERS
A Contract Owner may deposit prior to the Annuity Date, all or part of his
Contract Value into either the Money Market or Short-Term Multi-Market
Sub-account (the "Sending Sub-account"), and then automatically transfer those
assets into one or more of the other Sub-accounts on a systematic basis. The
amount transferred to the Sending Sub-account must be at least $12,000 in order
to initiate this option. This process is called Automatic Dollar Cost
Averaging.

The Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging option is available for use with any of
the investment options, other than the General Account.

Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging transfers may occur monthly or quarterly.
The Contract Owner may designate the dollar amount to be transferred each month
or elect to have a percentage transferred each month, up to a maximum of 60
months.

The Company will make all Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging transfers on the
15th calendar day of each month, or the next day the New York Stock Exchange is
open for business if the 15th calendar day of the month should fall on a day the
New York Stock Exchange is closed. In order to process an Automatic Dollar Cost
Averaging transfer, the Company must have received a request in writing by no
later than the 6th calendar day of the month.

The Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging option may be cancelled at any time by
written request or automatically if the value of the Sending Sub-account subject
to the Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging option is less than $1,000.

A Contract Owner may change his Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging investment
allocation only once during any 12 month period.

Any transfers made under this section are subject to the conditions of the
section entitled "Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - Transfer of
Contract Values" on page 12 of the Prospectus, except that the Company will not
deem the election of the Automatic Dollar Cost Averaging option to count towards
a Contract Owner's twelve (12) free transfers.

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METHOD OF DETERMINING CONTRACT VALUES
The Contract Value will fluctuate in accordance with the investment
results of the underlying Portfolios of the Fund held within the Sub-account.
In order to determine how these fluctuations affect Contract Values,
Accumulation Units are utilized. The value of an Accumulation Unit applicable
during any Valuation Period is determined at the end of that period.

When the first shares of the respective Portfolios of the Fund were
purchased for the Sub-accounts, the Accumulation Units for the Sub-accounts were
valued at $10. The value of an Accumulation Unit for a Sub-account on any
Valuation Date thereafter is determined by dividing (a) by (b), where:

(a) is equal to:

(i) the total value of the net assets attributable to
Accumulation Units in the Sub-account, minus
(ii) the daily charge for assuming the risk of guaranteeing
mortality factors and expense charges, which is equal on an
annual basis to 1.25% multiplied by the daily net asset value of
the Sub-account; minus
(iii) in California and New York only, the daily charge for
providing certain administrative functions which is equal on an
annual basis to 0.15% multiplied by the daily net asset value of
the Sub-Account, minus or plus
(iv) a charge or credit for any tax provision established for
the Sub-account. The Company is not currently making any
provision for taxes.

(b) is the total number of Accumulation Units applicable to that
Sub-account at the end of the Valuation Period.

The resulting value of each Sub-account Accumulation Unit is
multiplied by the respective number of Sub-account Accumulation Units for a
Contract. The Contract Value is the sum of all Sub-account values for the
Contract.

An Accumulation Unit may increase or decrease in value from Valuation
Date to Valuation Date.

ANNUITY PROVISIONS
ANNUITY BENEFITS
If the Annuitant is alive on the Annuity Date the Company will begin
making payments to the Annuitant under the payment option or options selected.
The amount of the annuity payments will depend on the age or sex of the payee at
the time the settlement contract is issued.

ANNUITY OPTIONS
The annuity options are as follows:

OPTION 1: LIFE INCOME. The Company will pay an annuity during the
lifetime of the payee.

OPTION 2: INCOME WITH 10 YEARS OF PAYMENTS GUARANTEED. The Company
will pay an annuity during the lifetime of the payee. If, at the
death of the payee, payments have been made for less than 10 years:

(a) payments will be continued during the remainder of the
period to the successor payee; or

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(b) the successor payee may elect to receive in a lump sum the
present value of the remaining payments, commuted at the interest
rate used to create the annuity factor for this Option.

OPTION 3: JOINT AND LAST SURVIVOR INCOME. The Company will pay an
annuity for as long as either payee or a designated second person is
alive.

Annuity options are available on a fixed and/or a variable basis. The
Contract Owner may allocate Contract Values to purchase only fixed annuity
payments, or to purchase only variable annuity payments, or to purchase a
combination of the two. Contract Values which purchase fixed annuity payments
will be invested in the General Account. Contract Values which purchase
variable annuity payments will be invested in the Variable Account. The
Contract Owner may make no transfers between the General Account and the
Variable Account after the Annuity Date. The Company also may offer additional
options at its discretion.

VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENT VALUES
A Variable Annuity is an annuity with payments which (1) are not
predetermined as to dollar amount; and (2) will vary in amount with the net
investment results of the applicable Sub-account(s) of the Variable Account. At
the Annuity Date the Contract Value in each Sub-account will be applied to the
applicable Annuity Tables contained in the Contract. The Annuity Table used
will depend upon the payment option chosen. The same Contract Value amount
applied to each payment option may produce a different initial annuity payment.
If, as of the Annuity Date, the then current annuity rates applicable to this
class of contracts will provide a larger income than that guaranteed for the
same form of annuity under the Contracts described herein, the larger amount
will be paid.

The first annuity payment for each Sub-account is determined by
multiplying the amount of the Contract Value allocated to that Sub-account by
the factor shown in the table for the option selected, divided by 1000.

The dollar amount of Sub-account annuity payments after the first is
determined as follows:

(a) The dollar amount of the first annuity payment is divided by
the value for the Sub-account Annuity Unit as of the Annuity
Date. This establishes the number of Annuity Units for each
monthly payment. The number of Annuity Units remains fixed
during the Annuity payment period, subject to any transfers.
(b) The fixed number of Annuity Units is multiplied by the
Annuity Unit value for the Valuation Period 14 days prior to the
date of payment.

The total dollar amount of each Variable Annuity payment is the sum of
all Sub-account variable annuity payments less the pro-rata amount of the
Administrative Charge.

ANNUITY UNIT
The value of an Annuity Unit for each Sub-account was arbitrarily set
initially at $10. This was done when the first Fund shares were purchased. The
Sub-account Annuity Unit value at the end of any subsequent Valuation Period is
determined by multiplying the Sub-account Annuity Unit value for the immediately
preceding Valuation Period by the quotient of (a) and (b) where:

(a) is the net investment factor for the Valuation Period for
which the Sub-account Annuity Unit value is being determined; and
(b) is the assumed investment factor for such Valuation Period.
The assumed investment factor adjusts for the interest assumed in
determining the first variable annuity payment. Such factor for
any Valuation Period shall be the accumulated

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value, at the end of such period, of $1.00 deposited at the beginning of such
period at the assumed investment rate of 5%.

NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The net investment factor is used to determine how investment results
of the Fund affect Variable Account Values within the Sub-accounts from one
Valuation Period to the next. The net investment factor for each Sub-account
for any Valuation Period is determined by dividing (a) by (b) and subtracting
(c) from the result, where:

(a) is equal to:

(i) the net asset value per share of the Fund held in the
Sub-account determined at the end of that Valuation Period; plus
(ii) the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain
distribution made by the Fund held in the Sub-account if the
"ex-dividend" date occurs during that same Valuation Period; plus or
minus
(iii) a per share charge or credit, which is determined by the
Company, for changes in tax reserves resulting from investment
operations of the Sub-account.

(b) is equal to:

(i) the net asset value per share of the Fund held in the
Sub-account determined as of the end of the prior Valuation Period;
plus or minus
(ii) the per share charge or credit for any change in tax
reserves for the prior Valuation Period.

The net investment factor may be greater or less than the assumed investment
factor; therefore, the Annuity Unit value may increase or decrease from
Valuation Period to Valuation Period.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
The Company may require proof of the age or sex of the Annuitant
before making any life annuity payment provided for by the Contract. If the age
or sex of the Annuitant has been misstated the Company will compute the amount
payable based on the correct age or sex. If annuity payments have begun, any
underpayments that may have been made will be paid in full with the next annuity
payment. Any overpayments, unless repaid to the Company in one sum, will be
deducted from future annuity payments until the Company is repaid in full.

If a Contract provision requires that a person be alive, the Company
may require proof that the person is alive before the Company acts under that
provision.

The Company will give the payee under an annuity payment option a
settlement contract for the payment option.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements of the Company included herein should be
considered only as bearing upon the ability of the Company to meet its
obligations under the Contracts.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.)

REPORT ON AUDITS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
American International Life Assurance Company of New York:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of American International
Life Assurance Company of New York (a wholly-owned subsidiary of American
International Group, Inc.) as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1995. 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. 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 American International Life
Assurance Company of New York as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

As discussed in Note 1 (h) to the financial statements, the Company changed
in 1993, its method of accounting for investments in certain fixed maturity
securities.

COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1996

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)

ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Investments and cash:
Fixed maturities:
Bonds available for sale, at market value (cost: 1995-$4,139,170: 1994 --
$3,807,500)................................................................. $ 4,434,329 $ 3,700,640
Equity securities:
Common stock (cost: 1995-$8,540: 1994 -- $8,382.............................. 17,703 17,201
Non-redeemable preferred stocks (cost: 1995 -- $4,564; 1994 -- $5,027)....... 4,570 4,701
Mortgage loans on real estate, net............................................... 448,700 399,695
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,009 in 1995; and $4,861 in
1994............................................................................ 33,029 34,155
Policy loans..................................................................... 10,991 10,317
Other invested assets............................................................ 69,360 63,941
Short-term investments........................................................... 103,040 130,415
Cash............................................................................. 2,460 5,363
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Total investments and cash................................................. 5,124,182 4,366,428
Amounts due from related parties................................................. 1,186 2,304
Investment income due and accrued................................................ 74,355 67,623
Premium and insurance balances receivable -- net................................. 13,289 14,536
Reinsurance assets............................................................... 22,552 26,313
Deferred policy acquisition cost................................................. 31,225 29,626
Deferred incomes taxes........................................................... -- 44,926
Separate and variable accounts................................................... 68,151 27,630
Other assets..................................................................... 16,814 1,800
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Total assets............................................................... $ 5,351,754 $ 4,581,186
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</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)

LIABILITIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Policyholders' funds on deposit.................................................. $ 3,060,581 $ 2,742,412
Future policy benefits........................................................... 1,561,760 1,446,327
Reserve for unearned premiums.................................................... 10,808 13,099
Policy and contract claims....................................................... 37,201 37,092
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes...................................... 4,433 3,077
Insurance balances payable....................................................... 7,771 9,128
Federal income tax payable....................................................... 3,477 1,353
Deferred income taxes............................................................ 62,252 --
Amounts due to related parties................................................... 5,260 7,654
Separate and variable accounts................................................... 68,151 27,468
Other liabilities................................................................ 23,553 26,640
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Total Liabilities............................................................ 4,845,247 4,314,250
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Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $200 par value; 16,125 shares authorized, issued and outstanding... 3,225 3,225
Additional paid-in capital....................................................... 197,025 197,025
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, net of future policy
benefits and taxes of $82,352 in 1995 and $(32,471) in 1994;.................... 152,941 (60,305)
Retained Earnings................................................................ 153,316 126,991
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Total stockholders' equity................................................. 506,507 266,936
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity....................................... $ 5,351,754 $ 4,581,186
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</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Premiums................................................................. $ 84,357 $ 71,826 $ 76,045
Net investment income.................................................... 386,666 335,823 308,089
Realized capital gains................................................... 1,436 1,932 18,767
----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenues......................................................... 472,459 409,581 402,901
----------- ----------- -----------
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders................................................ 167,319 163,585 156,707
Increase in future policy benefits and policyholders' funds on deposit... 209,512 165,291 155,434
Acquisition and insurance expenses....................................... 54,808 62,759 57,758
----------- ----------- -----------
Total benefits and expenses............................................ 431,639 391,635 369,899
----------- ----------- -----------
Income before income taxes................................................. 40,820 17,946 33,002
----------- ----------- -----------
Income taxes (benefits):
Current.................................................................. 22,142 18,986 19,330
Deferred................................................................. (7,647) (12,152) (9,007)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total income taxes..................................................... 14,495 6,834 10,323
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income................................................................. $ 26,325 $ 11,112 $ 22,679
----------- ----------- -----------
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</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------ ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of year............................................. $ 3,225 $ 3,225 $ 3,225
------------ ------------ -----------
Balance at end of year................................................... 3,225 3,225 3,225
------------ ------------ -----------
ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL
Balance at beginning of year:............................................ 197,025 197,025 119,025
Capital contribution..................................................... -- -- 78,000
------------ ------------ -----------
Balance at end of year................................................... 197,025 197,025 197,025
------------ ------------ -----------
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS, NET
Balance at beginning of year............................................. (60,305) 58,102 1,887
Change during year....................................................... 404,070 (182,164) 6,497
Changes due to deferred income tax benefit (expense) and future policy
benefits................................................................ (190,824) 63,757 (2,302)
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of taxes of $28,011.......... -- -- 52,020
------------ ------------ -----------
Balance at end of year................................................... 152,941 (60,305) 58,102
------------ ------------ -----------
RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of year............................................. 126,991 115,879 93,200
Net income............................................................... 26,325 11,112 22,679
------------ ------------ -----------
Balance at end of year................................................... 153,316 126,991 115,879
------------ ------------ -----------
Total stockholders' equity........................................... $ 506,507 $ 266,936 $ 374,231
------------ ------------ -----------
------------ ------------ -----------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income......................................................... $ 26,325 $ 11,112 $ 22,679
----------- ------------ --------------
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Non-cash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in income:
Change in insurance reserves....................................... 37,251 45,554 44,151
Change in premiums and insurance balances receivable and payable --
net............................................................... (110) (138) 2,251
Change in reinsurance assets....................................... 3,761 5,570 5,240
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs........................ (1,599) (213) 1,632
Change in investment income due and accrued........................ (6,732) (8,153) (7,937)
Realized capital gains............................................. (1,436) (1,932) (18,767)
Change in current and deferred income taxes -- net................. (5,523) (6,895) (21,332)
Change in reserves for commissions, expenses and taxes............. 1,356 149 1,054
Change in other assets and liabilities -- net...................... (33,021) 7,526 (1,568)
----------- ------------ --------------
Total adjustments................................................ (6,053) 41,468 4,724
----------- ------------ --------------
Net cash provided by operating activities.......................... 20,272 52,580 27,403
----------- ------------ --------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cost of fixed maturities, at market sold............................. 65,623 63,695 309,595
Cost of fixed maturities, at market matured or redeemed.............. 247,551 255,229 341,223
Cost of equity securities sold....................................... 1,310 958 6,738
Realized capital gains............................................... 3,436 4,715 24,542
Purchase of fixed maturities......................................... (627,188) (837,973) (1,050,415)
Purchase of equity securities........................................ (1,005) (137) (4,449)
Mortgage loans granted............................................... (111,402) (77,824) (61,932)
Repayments of mortgage loans......................................... 60,476 9,621 20,397
Change in policy loans............................................... (674) 601 870
Change in short-term investments..................................... 27,375 (7,485) (59,065)
Change in other invested assets...................................... (4,083) (6,479) (7,164)
Other -- net......................................................... (2,763) (1,086) (17,821)
----------- ------------ --------------
Net cash used in investing activities.............................. (341,344) (596,165) (497,481)
----------- ------------ --------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in policyholders' funds on deposit............................ 318,169 542,729 395,889
Proceeds from capital contribution................................... -- -- 78,000
----------- ------------ --------------
Net cash provided by financing activities.......................... 318,169 542,729 473,889
----------- ------------ --------------
Change in cash......................................................... (2,903) (856) 3,811
Cash at beginning of year.............................................. 5,363 6,219 2,408
----------- ------------ --------------
Cash at end of year.................................................... $ 2,460 $ 5,363 $ 6,219
----------- ------------ --------------
----------- ------------ --------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to statutory financial statements.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) BASIS OF PRESENTATION: American International Life Assurance Company
of New York (the Company) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International
Group, Inc. (the Parent). The financial statements of the Company have been
prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company is licensed to sell life and accident & health insurance in the
District of Columbia and all states except Arizona, Conneticut and Maryland. The
Company is also licensed in America Samoa, Virgin Islands and Guam.

The Company also files financial statements prepared in accordance with
statutory practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the
State of New York. Financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles differ in certain respects from the practices
prescribed or permitted by regulatory authorities. The significant differences
are: (1) statutory financial statements do not reflect fixed maturities
available for sale at market value; (2) policy acquisition costs, charged
against operations as incurred for regulatory purposes, have been deferred and
are being amortized over the anticipated life of the contracts; (3) individual
life and annuity policy reserves based on statutory requirements have been
adjusted based upon mortality, lapse and interest assumptions applicable to
these coverages, including provisions for reasonable adverse deviations; these
assumptions reflect the Company's experience and industry standards; (4)
deferred income taxes not recognized for regulatory purposes have been provided
for temporary differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for
financial reporting purposes and tax purposes; (5) for regulatory purposes,
future policy benefits, policyholders' funds on deposit, policy and contract
claims and reserve for unearned premiums are presented net of ceded reinsurance;
and (6) an asset valuation reserve and interest maintenance reserve using
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formulas are set up for
regulatory purposes.

(b) INVESTMENTS: Fixed maturities available for sale, where the company
may not have the ability or positive intent to hold these securities until
maturity, are carried at market value. Included in fixed maturities available
for sale are collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO's). Premiums and discounts
arising from the purchase of CMO'S are treated as yield adjustments over the
estimated life. Common stocks and preferred stocks available for sale are
carried at market value. Short-term investments are carried at cost, which
approximates market.

Unrealized gains and losses from investment in equity securities and fixed
maturities available for sale are reflected in stockholders' equity, net of
amounts recorded as future policy benefits and any related deferred income
taxes.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined principally by specific
identification. Where declines in values of securities below cost or amortized
cost are considered to be other than temporary, a charge is reflected in income
for the difference between cost or amortized cost and estimated net realizable
value.

Mortgage loans on real estate are carried at unpaid principal balance less
unamortized loan origination fees and costs less an allowance for uncollectible
loans.

Real estate is carried at depreciated cost and is depreciated on a
straight-line basis over 31.5 years. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs
are charged to income as incurred; expenditures for betterments are capitalized
and depreciated over their estimated lives.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Policy loans are carried at the aggregate unpaid principal balance.

Other invested assets consist primarily of limited partnership interests
which are carried at market value. Unrealized gains and losses from the
revaluation of these investments are reflected in stockholders' equity, net of
any related taxes. Also included in this category is an interest rate cap
agreement, which is carried at its amortized cost. The cost of the cap is being
amortized against investment income on a straight line basis over the life of
the cap.

(c) INCOME TAXES: The Company joins in a consolidated federal income tax
return with the Parent and its domestic subsidiaries. The Company and the Parent
have a written tax allocation agreement whereby the Parent agrees not to charge
the Company a greater portion of the consolidated tax liability than would have
been paid by the Company if it had filed a separate return. Additionally, the
Parent agrees to reimburse the Company for any tax benefits arising out of its
net losses within ninety days after the filing of that consolidated tax return
for the year in which these losses are utilized. Deferred federal income taxes
are provided for temporary differences related to the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial
statements or tax returns.

(d) PREMIUM RECOGNITION AND RELATED BENEFITS AND EXPENSES: Premiums on
traditional life insurance and life contingent annuity contracts are recognized
when due. Revenues for universal life and investment-type products consist of
policy charges for the cost of insurance, administration, and surrenders during
the period. Premiums on accident and health insurance are reported as earned
over the contract term. The portion of accident and health premiums which is not
earned at the end of a reporting period is recorded as unearned premiums.
Estimates of premiums due but not yet collected are accrued. Policy benefits and
expenses are associated with earned premiums on long-duration contracts
resulting in a level recognition of profits over the anticipated life of the
contracts.

Policy acquisition costs for traditional life insurance products are
generally deferred and amortized over the premium paying period of the policy.
Deferred policy acquisition costs and policy initiation costs related to
universal life and investment-type products are amortized in relation to
expected gross profits over the life of the policies (see Note 3).

The liability for future policy benefits and policyholders' contract
deposits is established using assumptions described in Note 4.

(e) POLICY AND CONTRACT CLAIMS: Policy and contract claims include amounts
representing: (1) the actual in-force amounts for reported life claims and an
estimate of incurred but unreported claims; and (2) an estimate, based upon
prior experience, for accident and health reported and incurred but unreported
losses. The methods of making such estimates and establishing the resulting
reserves are continually reviewed and updated and any adjustments resulting
therefrom are reflected in income currently.

(f) SEPARATE AND VARIABLE ACCOUNTS: These accounts represent funds for
which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to the
policyholders. Each account has specific investment objectives, and the assets
are carried at market value. These assets are legally segregated and are not
subject to claims which arise out of any other business of the Company.

(g) REINSURANCE ASSETS: Reinsurance assets include the balances due from
both reinsurance and insurance companies under the terms of the Company's
reinsurance arrangements for ceded unearned premiums, future policy benefits for
life and accident and health insurance contracts, policyholders' funds on
deposit and policy and contract claims. It also includes funds held under
reinsurance treaties.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
(h) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: In March 1995, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
121 "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived
Assets to Be Disposed Of" (FASB 121). This statement requires that long-lived
assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
may not be recoverable and an impairment loss must be recognized.

FASB 121 is effective for the Company commencing January 1, 1996. The
Company believes that the adoption of this statement in 1996 will have an
immaterial impact on the results of operations, financial condition and
liquidity.

In December 1995, FASB issued "Special Report, a Guide to the Implementation
of Statement No. 115 on Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities". Among other things, this guide provided for a transition provision
permitting a one-time transfer of debt securities from the held to maturity
classification to the available for sale classification. The Company did not
transfer any securities from the held to maturity classification to available
for sale classification.

In 1994, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
issued a Statement of Position (SOP) 94-6 "Disclosure of Certain Significant
Risks and Uncertainties" (SOP 94-6). Pursuant to SOP 94-6, the Company has made
certain disclosures as to the nature of the Company's operations and the use of
estimates in the preparation of its 1995 financial statements. Certain other
disclosures were not necessary as the Company did not meet the required
criteria.

In November of 1992, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 112 "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits" (FASB 112). FASB 112
established accounting standards for employers who provide benefits to former or
inactive employees after employment but before retirement. FASB 112 was adopted
effective January 1, 1994, and had no significant effect on the Company's
results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

In October 1994, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
118 "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and
Disclosures" (FASB 118). FASB 118 amends FASB 114 to allow a creditor to use
existing methods to recognize interest income on an impaired loan. FASB 118 also
amends certain disclosure requirements of FASB 114. The Company adopted FASB 114
and FASB 118 effective December 31, 1994. The adoption of these statements did
not cause any significant impact on the Company's results of operations,
financial condition or liquidity.

In October 1994, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No
119 "Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of
Financial Instruments" (FASB 119). FASB 119 requires disclosure about derivative
financial instruments and amends FASB 105 "Disclosure of Information about
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with
Concentrations of Credit Risk" (FASB 105) and Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 107 "Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments".

FASB 119 requires disclosure about the amounts, nature and terms of
derivatives that are not subject to FASB 105. Also, FASB 119 requires disclosure
about financial instruments held or issued for trading purposes and purposes
other than trading. This statement was adopted by the Company effective December
31, 1994.

In May 1993, the FASB issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 115
"Accounting for Certain Investments on Debt and Equity Securities" (FASB 115)
and the Company adopted this standard at December 31, 1993. The pretax increase
in carrying value of fixed maturities available for

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
sale as a result of marking to market was $242,000,000. A portion was recorded
as a component of future policy benefits. Thus, the unrealized appreciation of
investments increased $52,020,000, net of taxes of $28,011,000.

(i) Certain amounts in the 1994 balance sheet have been reclassified to
conform to the 1995 presentation.

2. INVESTMENT INFORMATION

(a) STATUTORY DEPOSITS: Securities with a carrying value of $9,381,000 and
$8,289,000 were deposited by the Company under requirements of regulatory
authorities as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

(b) NET INVESTMENT INCOME: An analysis of net investment income is as
follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturities....................................... $ 334,828 $ 289,374 $ 271,962
Equity securities...................................... 1,006 1,156 1,190
Mortgage loans......................................... 40,383 33,251 29,163
Real estate............................................ 3,446 3,771 3,305
Policy loans........................................... 733 764 846
Cash and short-term investments........................ 4,124 6,839 3,593
Other invested assets.................................. 6,381 4,465 1,661
----------- ----------- -----------
Total investment income............................ 390,901 339,620 311,720
Investment expenses.................................... 4,235 3,797 3,631
----------- ----------- -----------
Net investment income.............................. $ 386,666 $ 335,823 $ 308,089
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>

(c) INVESTMENT GAINS AND LOSSES: The net realized capital gains (losses)
and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for 1995,
1994 and 1993 are summarized below (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
----------- ------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net realized gains (losses) on investments:
Fixed maturities..................................... $ (115) $ (75) $ 20,106
Equity securities.................................... 3,515 2,046 (2,415)
Mortgage loans....................................... (2,000) (2,783) (5,775)
Other invested assets................................ 36 2,744 6,851
----------- ------------ ---------
Net realized gains................................... $ 1,436 $ 1,932 $ 18,767
----------- ------------ ---------
----------- ------------ ---------
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments:
Fixed maturities..................................... $ 402,020 $ (186,892) $ --
Equity securities.................................... 677 (853) 6,499
Other invested assets................................ 1,373 5,581 (2)
Cumulative effect of accounting change............... -- -- 80,031
----------- ------------ ---------
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments......................................... $ 404,070 $ (182,164) $ 86,528
----------- ------------ ---------
----------- ------------ ---------
</TABLE>

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

2. INVESTMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Proceeds from the sale of investments in fixed maturities during 1995, 1994
and 1993 were $80,003,000, $79,504,000 and $59,251,000, respectively.

During 1995, 1994 and 1993, gross gains of $624,000, $4,861,000 and
$30,195,000, respectively, and gross losses of $739,000, $4,936,000 and
$10,089,000, respectively, were realized on dispositions of fixed maturities.

During 1995, 1994 and 1993, gross gains of $3,516,000, $2,047,000 and
$516,000, respectively, and gross losses of $1,000, $1,000 and $2,931,000,
respectively, were realized on dispositions of equity securities.

(d) MARKET VALUE OF FIXED MATURITIES AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OF
INVESTMENTS: At December 31, 1995 and 1994, unrealized appreciation of
investments in equity securities (before applicable taxes) included gross gains
of $9,650,000 and $9,341,000 and gross losses of $480,000 and $848,000,
respectively.

The amortized cost and estimated market values of investments in fixed
maturities at December 31, 1995 and 1994 are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROSS GROSS
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED
1995 COST GAINS LOSSES MARKET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Government and government agencies and
authorities........................................... $ 84,063 $ 19,982 $ 39 $ 104,006
States, municipalities and political subdivisions...... 883,646 56,568 89 940,125
Foreign governments.................................... 33,927 5,291 75 39,143
All other corporate.................................... 3,137,534 224,452 10,931 3,351,055
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Total fixed maturities............................... $ 4,139,170 $ 306,293 $ 11,134 $ 4,434,329
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------

GROSS GROSS
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED
1994 COST GAINS LOSSES MARKET VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Government and government agencies and
authorities........................................... $ 89,861 $ 4,381 $ 3,235 $ 91,007
States, municipalities and political subdivisions...... 819,297 7,687 46,602 780,382
Foreign governments.................................... 34,230 1,481 2,310 33,401
All other corporate.................................... 2,886,112 36,160 104,422 2,795,850
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Total fixed maturities............................... $ 3,807,500 $ 49,709 $ 156,569 $ 3,700,640
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
</TABLE>

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

2. INVESTMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
The amortized cost and estimated market value of fixed maturities available
for sale at December 31, 1995, by contractual maturity, are shown below (in
thousands). Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities because
certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without
call or prepayment penalties.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMORTIZED ESTIMATED
COST MARKET VALUE
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Due in one year or less...................................... $ 310,922 $ 326,318
Due after one year through five years........................ 1,110,307 1,172,894
Due after five years through ten years....................... 1,632,691 1,759,253
Due after ten years.......................................... 1,085,250 1,175,864
------------- -------------
$ 4,139,170 $ 4,434,329
------------- -------------
------------- -------------
</TABLE>

(e) CMO'S: CMOs are U.S. Government and Government agency backed and
triple A-rated securities. In the preceding table, CMO's are included in other
corporate fixed maturities. At December 31, 1995 and 1994, the market value of
the CMO portfolio was $1,114,196,000 and $967,179,000, respectively; the
estimated amortized cost was approximately $1,049,450,000 in 1995 and
$989,346,000 in 1994. The Company's CMO portfolio is readily marketable. There
were no derivative (high risk) CMO securities contained in the portfolio at
December 31, 1995.

(f) FIXED MATURITIES BELOW INVESTMENT GRADE: At December 31, 1995 and
1994, the fixed maturities held by the Company that were below investment grade
had an aggregate amortized cost of $204,254,000 and $205,986,000, respectively,
and an aggregate market value of $206,442,000 and $195,443,000, respectively.

(g) NON-INCOME PRODUCING ASSETS: Non-income producing assets were
insignificant.

(h) INVESTMENTS GREATER THAN 10% EQUITY: The market value of investments
in the following companies and institutions exceeded 10% of the Company's total
stockholders' equity at December 31, 1995 (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Fixed Maturities:
Standard Credit Card................................... $ 113,683
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Trust.......................... $ 80,482
General Motors Acceptance Corporation.................. $ 71,742
Transamerica Finance................................... $ 57,329
</TABLE>

3. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
The following reflects the policy acquisition costs deferred (commissions,
direct solicitation and other costs) which will be amortized against future
income and the related current amortization charged to income, excluding certain
amounts deferred and amortized in the same period (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of year............................... $ 29,626 $ 29,413 $ 31,045
Acquisition costs deferred................................. 5,933 3,286 2,157
Amortization charged to income............................. (4,334) (3,073) (3,789)
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year..................................... $ 31,225 $ 29,626 $ 29,413
--------- --------- ---------
--------- --------- ---------
</TABLE>

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

4. FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS AND POLICYHOLDERS' FUNDS ON DEPOSIT

(a) The analysis of the future policy benefits and policyholders' funds on
deposit liabilities as at December 31, 1995 and 1994 follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Future policy benefits:
Long duration contracts.................................... $ 1,549,758 $ 1,436,875
------------- -------------
Short duration contracts................................... 12,002 9,452
------------- -------------
$ 1,561,760 $ 1,446,327
------------- -------------
------------- -------------
Policyholder funds on deposit:
Annuities.................................................. $ 2,131,609 $ 1,974,234
Guaranteed investment contracts (GICs)..................... 739,947 667,968
Universal life............................................. 84,741 94,998
Other investment contracts................................. 104,284 5,212
------------- -------------
$ 3,060,581 $ 2,742,412
------------- -------------
------------- -------------
</TABLE>

(b) Long duration contract liabilities included in future policy benefits,
as presented in the table above, result from traditional life products. Short
duration contract liabilities are primarily accident and health products. The
liability for future policy benefits has been established based upon the
following assumptions:

(i) Interest rates for traditional life insurance products are 9.5
percent graded to 7.0 percent over 30 years. The liability for future policy
benefits for universal life insurance has been established using FASB 97 and
assumes a 1.0 percent investment margin. Interest rates (exclusive of
immediate/terminal funding annuities), which vary by year of issuance and
products, range from 3.0 percent to 10.0 percent. Interest rates on
immediate/terminal funding annuities are at a maximum of 12.2 percent and
grade to not greater than 7.5 percent.

(ii) Mortality and withdrawal rates are based upon actual experience
modified to allow for variations in policy form. The weighted average lapse
rate, including surrenders, for individual life approximated 14.8 percent.

(i) Interest rates credited on deferred annuities vary by year of
issuance and range from 4.0 percent to 8.3 percent. Credited interest rate
guarantees are generally for a period of one year. Withdrawal charges
generally range from 6.0 percent to 10.0 percent grading to zero over a
period of 6 to 10 years.

(ii) GICs have market value withdrawal provisions for any funds
withdrawn other than benefit responsive payments. Interest rates credited
generally range from 4.7 percent to 9.1 percent and maturities range from 2
to 7 years.

(iii) The universal life funds have credited interest rates of 6.1
percent to 7.0 percent and guarantees ranging from 4.0 percent to 5.5
percent depending on the year of issue. Additionally, universal life funds
are subject to surrender charges that amount to 7.5 percent of the fund
balance and grade to zero over a period not longer than 20 years.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

5. INCOME TAXES

(a) The Federal income tax rate applicable to ordinary income is 35% for
1995, 1994 and 1993. Actual tax expense on income from operations differs from
the "expected" amount computed by applying the Federal income tax rate because
of the following (in thousands except percentages):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
PRE-TAX PRE-TAX PRE-TAX
OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING
AMOUNT INCOME AMOUNT INCOME AMOUNT INCOME
--------- ------------- --------- ------------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
"Expected" income tax expense...... $ 14,288 35.0% $ 6,281 35.0% $ 11,551 135.0%
Prior year federal income tax
benefit........................... -- -- -- -- (1,954) (5.9)
State income tax................... 627 1.5 714 4.0 758 2.3
Other.............................. (420) (1.0) (161) (0.9) (32) (0.1)
--------- --- --------- --- --------- -----
Actual income tax expense.......... $ 14,495 35.5% $ 6,834 38.1% $ 10,323 31.3%
--------- --- --------- --- --------- -----
--------- --- --------- --- --------- -----
</TABLE>

(b) The components of the net deferred tax liability were as follows (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER
31,
---------------------
1995 1994
--------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Adjustments to mortgage loans and investment income.............. $ 5,420 $ 4,672
Unrealized depreciation on investments........................... -- 32,471
Adjustment to life reserves...................................... 23,835 13,752
--------- ----------
Other............................................................ 1,571 2,336
30,826 53,231
--------- ----------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition costs................................ $ 1,637 $ 2,501
Fixed maturities discount........................................ 8,745 5,497
Unrealized appreciation on investments........................... 82,352 --
Other............................................................ 344 307
--------- ----------
93,078 8,305
--------- ----------
Net deferred tax liability (asset)................................. $ 62,252 $ (44,926)
--------- ----------
--------- ----------
</TABLE>

(c) At December 31, 1995, accumulated earnings of the Company for Federal
income tax purposes include approximately $2,879,000 of "Policyholders' Surplus"
as defined under the Code. Under provisions of the Code, "Policyholders'
Surplus" has not been currently taxed but would be taxed at current rates if
distributed to the Parent. There is no present intention to make cash
distributions from "Policyholders' Surplus" and accordingly, no provision has
been made for taxes on this amount.

(d) Income taxes paid in 1995, 1994, and 1993 amounted to $19,056,000,
$13,537,000, and $23,984,000, respectively.

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company, in common with the insurance industry in general, is subject to
litigation, including claims for punitive damages, in the normal course of their
business. The Company does not believe that such litigation will have a material
effect on its operating results and financial condition.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

(a) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 "Disclosures about
Fair Value of Financial Instruments" (FASB 107) requires disclosure of fair
value information about financial instruments for which it is practicable to
estimate such fair value. These financial instruments may or may not be
recognized in the balance sheet. In the measurement of the fair value of certain
of the financial instruments, quoted market prices were not available and other
valuation techniques were utilized. These derived fair value estimates are
significantly affected by the assumptions used. FASB 107 excludes certain
financial instruments, including those related to insurance contracts.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating
the fair value of the financial instruments presented:

CASH AND SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS: The carrying amounts reported in the
balance sheet for these instruments approximate fair value.

FIXED MATURITIES: Fair values for fixed maturity securities carried at
market value are generally based upon quoted market prices. For certain
fixed maturities for which market prices were not readily available, fair
values were estimated using values obtained from independent pricing
services.

EQUITY SECURITIES: Fair values for equity securities were based upon
quoted market prices.

MORTGAGE AND POLICY LOANS: Where practical, the fair values of loans on
real estate were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based
upon the Company's current incremental lending rates for similar type loans.
The fair values of policy loans were not calculated as the Company believes
it would have to expend excessive costs for the benefits derived. Therefore,
the fair value of policy loans was estimated at carrying value.

INTEREST RATE CAP: Fair values for the interest rate cap were estimated
using values obtained from an independent pricing service.

POLICYHOLDERS' FUNDS ON DEPOSIT: Fair values of policyholder contract
deposits were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon
interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts consistent with
those remaining for the contracts being valued.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
(b) The fair value and carrying amounts of financial instruments is as
follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYING
1995 FAIR VALUE AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and short-term investments........................................ $ 105,500 $ 105,500
Fixed maturities....................................................... 4,434,329 4,434,329
Equity securities...................................................... 22,273 22,273
Mortgage and policy loans.............................................. 489,768 459,691
Interest rate cap...................................................... 433 510
------------- -------------
Policyholders' funds on deposit........................................ $ 3,125,730 $ 3,060,581
------------- -------------
------------- -------------

CARRYING
1994 FAIR VALUE AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and short-term investments........................................ $ 135,778 $ 135,778
Fixed maturities....................................................... 3,700,640 3,700,640
Equity securities...................................................... 21,902 21,902
Mortgage and policy loans.............................................. 414,354 410,012
Interest rate cap...................................................... 1,567 736
------------- -------------
Policyholders' funds on deposit........................................ $ 2,755,594 $ 2,742,412
------------- -------------
------------- -------------
</TABLE>

8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(a) The Company may not distribute dividends to the Parent without prior
approval of regulatory agencies. Generally, this limits the payment of such
dividends to an amount which, in the opinion of the regulatory agencies, is
warranted by the financial condition of the Company.

(b) The Company's stockholders' equity as determined in accordance with
statutory accounting practices was $257,910,000 at December 31, 1995 and
$214,273,000 at December 31, 1994. Statutory net income amounted to $49,059,000,
$21,226,000, and $2,298,000 for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(a) The Company participates with its affiliates in a qualified,
non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan which is administered by the
Parent. All qualified employees who have attained age 21 and completed twelve
months of continuous service are eligible to participate in this plan. An
employee with 5 or more years of service is entitled to pension benefits
beginning at normal retirement age 65. Benefits are based upon a percentage of
average final compensation multiplied by years of credited service limited to 44
years of credited service. Prior to January 1, 1996 the average final
compensation is subject to certain limitations. Annual funding requirements are
determined based on the "projected unit credit" cost method which attributes a
pro rata portion of the total projected benefit payable at normal retirement to
each year of credited service. Pension expense for current service costs,
retirement and termination benefits for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994
and 1993 were approximately $225,000, $190,000 and $323,000, respectively. The
Parent's plans do not separately identify projected benefit obligations and plan
assets attributable to employees of participating affiliates. The projected
benefit obligations exceeded the plan assets at December 31, 1995 by
$59,620,000.

(b) The Parent also sponsors a voluntary savings plan for domestic employees
(a 401(k) plan), which during the two years ended December 31, 1994, provided
for salary reduction contributions by

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
employees and matching contributions by the Parent up to 2 percent of annual
salary. Commencing January 1, 1995, the 401(k) plan provided for matching
contributions by the Parent of up to 6 percent of annual salary depending on the
employee's years of service.

(c) On April 1, 1985, the Parent terminated and replaced its then existing
U.S. pension plan, a contributory qualified defined benefit plan, with the
current non-contributory qualified defined benefit plan. Settlement of the
obligations of the prior plan was accomplished through the purchase of annuities
from the Company for accrued benefits as of the date of termination. Future
policy benefits reserves in the accompanying balance sheet that relate to these
annuity contracts are $73,171,000 at December 31, 1995 and $70,791,000 at
December 31, 1994.

(d) In addition to the Parent's defined benefit pension plan, the Parent and
its subsidiaries provide a post-retirement benefit program for medical care and
life insurance. Eligibility in the various plans is generally based upon
completion of a specified period of eligible service and reaching a specified
age.

(e) Employees of the Company participate in certain stock option and stock
purchase plans of the Parent. In general, under the stock option plans, officers
and other key employees are granted options to purchase AIG common stock at a
price not less than fair market value at the date of grant. In general, the
stock purchase plans provide for eligible employees to receive privileges to
purchase AIG common stock at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value on
the date of grant of the purchase privilege.

10. LEASES

(a) The Company occupies leased space in many locations under various
long-term leases and has entered into various leases covering the long-term use
of data processing equipment. At December 31, 1995, the future minimum lease
payments under operating leases were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR PAYMENT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
<S> <C>
1996..................................................................... $ 583
1997..................................................................... 463
1998..................................................................... 368
1999..................................................................... 153
2000..................................................................... 54
Remaining years after 2000............................................... --
---------
Total................................................................ $ 1,621
---------
---------
</TABLE>

Rent expense approximated $661,000, $801,000 and $657,000 for the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

(b) Sublease Income -- The Company does not participate in sublease
agreements.

11. REINSURANCE

(a) The Company reinsures portions of its life and accident and health
insurance risks with unaffiliated companies. Life insurance risks are reinsured
primarily under coinsurance and yearly renewable term treaties. Accident and
health insurance risks are reinsured primarily under coinsurance, excess of loss
and quota share treaties. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a
manner consistent with the assumptions used for the underlying policy benefits
and are presented as a component of reinsurance assets. A contingent liability
exists with respect to reinsurance ceded to

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<PAGE>
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

11. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)
the extent that any reinsurer is unable to meet the obligations assumed under
the reinsurance agreements. The Company also reinsures portions of its life and
accident and health insurance risks with affiliated companies (see Note 12).

The effect of all reinsurance contracts, including reinsurance assumed, is
as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE OF
AMOUNT
ASSUMED
DECEMBER 31, 1995 GROSS CEDED ASSUMED NET TO NET
- ------------------------------------ ------------- ----------- --------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Life Insurance in Force............. $ 4,415,460 $ 711,025 $ 3,574 $ 3,708,009 0.2%
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
Premiums:
Life............................ 25,939 3,368 6 22,577 0.0%
Accident and Health............. 22,136 8,034 20,822 34,924 59.6%
Annuity......................... 27,496 639 -- 26,857 --
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
Total Premiums................ $ 75,571 $ 12,041 $ 20,828 $ 84,358 24.7%
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------

PERCENTAGE OF
AMOUNT
ASSUMED
DECEMBER 31, 1994 GROSS CEDED ASSUMED NET TO NET
- ------------------------------------ ------------- ----------- --------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Life Insurance in Force............. $ 4,241,039 $ 512,028 $ 3,980 $ 3,732,991 0.1%
Premiums:
Life............................ 26,345 3,677 13 22,681 0.1%
Accident and Health............. 23,622 9,520 20,612 34,714 59.4%
Annuity......................... 14,892 461 -- 14,431 --
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
Total Premiums................ $ 64,859 $ 13,658 $ 20,625 $ 71,826 28.7%
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
<CAPTION>

PERCENTAGE OF
AMOUNT
ASSUMED
DECEMBER 31, 1993 GROSS CEDED ASSUMED NET TO NET
- ------------------------------------ ------------- ----------- --------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Life Insurance in Force............. $ 3,726,676 $ 667,040 $ 4,177 $ 3,063,813 0.1%
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
Premiums:
Life............................ 28,098 3,943 594 24,749 2.4%
Accident and Health............. 23,625 9,285 18,482 32,822 56.3%
Annuity......................... 19,679 1,205 -- 18,474 --
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
Total Premiums................ $ 71,402 $ 14,433 $ 19,076 $ 76,045 25.1%
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
------------- ----------- --------- -------------
</TABLE>

(b) The maximum amount retained on any one life by the Company is $500,000.

(c) Reinsurance recoveries, which reduced death and other benefits,
approximated $7,667,000, $6,720,000 and $8,477,000 respectively, for each of the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993.

The Company's reinsurance arrangements do not relieve it from its direct
obligation to its insureds.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

12. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

(a) The Company is party to several reinsurance agreements with its
affiliates covering certain life and accident and health insurance risks.
Premium income and commission ceded to affiliates amounted to $800,000 and
$(3,000), respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1995. Premium income and
commission ceded for 1994 amounted to $574,000 and $(3,000), respectively.
Premium income and commission ceded for 1993 amounted to $849,000 and $(2,000),
respectively. Premium income and ceding commission expense assumed from
affiliates aggregated $19,679,000 and $(141,000), respectively, for 1995,
compared to $19,331,000 and $98,000, respectively, for 1994, and $17,189,000 and
$5,000, respectively, for 1993.

(b) The Company provides life insurance coverage to employees of the Parent
and its domestic subsidiaries in connection with the Parent's employee benefit
plans. The statement of income includes $4,080,000 in premiums relating to this
business for 1995, $3,952,000 for 1994, and $3,908,000 for 1993.

(c) The Company is party to several cost sharing agreements with its
affiliates. Generally, these agreements provide for the allocation of costs upon
either the specific identification basis or a proportional cost allocation basis
which management believes to be reasonable. For the years ended December 31,
1995, 1994 and 1993, the Company was charged $19,148,000, $17,401,000, and
$14,907,000, respectively, for expenses attributed to the Company but incurred
by affiliates. During the same period, the Company received reimbursements from
affiliates aggregating $20,920,000, $19,505,000 and $18,579,000, respectively,
for costs incurred by the Company but attributable to affiliates.

(d) The Company received cash surplus contributions of $78,000,000 in 1993
from AIG, Inc., the Parent and American Home Assurance Company, an affiliated
insurer.

(e) During 1993, the Company sold a mortgage loan to Atlanta 17th Street,
Inc., for the aggregate unpaid principal balance of $17,500,000.

(f) During 1995, the Company sold a mortgage loan to AIG Real Estate
Investment and Management Company for the aggregate unpaid principal balance of
$5,000,000.

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<PAGE>

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Contract Owners of
American International Life Assurance Company of New York
Variable Account A

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
American Life Assurance Company of New York Variable Account A (the
"Account") comprising the Money Market, Premier Growth, Growth and Income,
International, Short-Term Multi-Market, Global Bond, U.S. Government/High
Grade Securities, Global Dollar Government, North American Government,
Utility Income, Conservative Investors, Growth Investors, Growth, Total
Return, and Worldwide Privatization Subaccounts, as of December 31, 1995, and
the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the
statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
management of Variable Account A. 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 investments held at December 31, 1995
by correspondence with the transfer agent. 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 American International Life
Assurance Company of New York Variable Account A as of December 31, 1995, and
the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its
net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.

COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 19, 1996

<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1995

ASSETS:
Investments at Market Value:
Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. Shares Cost
------ ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>

Money Market Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,913,989.000 $ 5,913,989 $ 5,913,989
Premier Growth Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,023.860 6,336,648 6,960,224
Growth & Income Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,555.400 7,251,710 8,266,939
International Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,085.910 2,818,862 2,998,118
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . 77,816.920 806,355 823,302
Global Bond Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,131.190 863,593 973,594
U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio. . . . 385,825.483 4,148,111 4,498,725
Global Dollar Government Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . 15,985.410 162,959 191,025
North American Government Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . 95,687.440 913,275 1,002,798
Utility Income Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,741.390 1,162,178 1,257,944
Conservative Investors Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . 161,986.420 1,811,171 1,904,960
Growth Investors Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,846.600 693,410 734,120
Growth Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766,068.790 9,766,208 10,901,160
Total Return Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,596.170 1,341,148 1,441,231
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . 61,844.200 665,270 690,801
----------- -----------
Total Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,654,887 48,558,930

Dividends Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,941

-----------
Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,580,871
-----------
-----------

LIABILITIES:
Payable to American International Life
Assurance Company of New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,735

EQUITY:
Contract Owners' Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,554,136
-----------
Total Liabilities and Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,580,871
-----------
-----------
</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995

---------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ------------
MONEY PREMIER GROWTH & INTER- SHORT-TERM
MARKET GROWTH INCOME NATIONAL MULTI-MARKET
TOTAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
---------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Investment Income (Loss):
Dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 382,587 $196,937 $ 14,734 $ 84,710 $ 11,131 $ -

Expenses:
Mortality & Expense Risk Fees. . . 316,207 51,459 39,595 56,534 26,650 4,021
Daily Administrative Charges . . . 14,350 1,985 1,908 2,327 937 194
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . 52,300 143,493 (26,769) 25,849 (16,456) (4,215)
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments:

Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Activity . . . . . . . . 438,752 - 206,646 179,555 26,266 (3,483)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation). . . . . . . . . . . 4,059,714 - 631,962 1,035,975 194,742 30,769
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments . . . 4,498,466 - 838,608 1,215,530 221,008 27,286
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting From Operations. . . . . . $4,550,766 $143,493 $811,839 $1,241,379 $204,552 $23,071
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------
---------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------

</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
(Continued)

---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ------------
GLOBAL U.S. GOV'T GLOBAL N.AMER. UTILITY CONSERVATIVE
BOND HIGH GRD DOLLAR GOV'T GOV'T INCOME INVESTORS
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Investment Income (Loss):
Dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,268 $ 36,715 $ 1,684 $ 22,560 $ 4,260 $ 509

Expenses:
Mortality & Expense Risk Fees. . . 6,976 30,640 1,592 10,584 7,310 7,610
Daily Administrative Charges . . . 288 1,365 56 323 350 531
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . (2,996) 4,710 36 11,653 (3,400) (7,632)
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments:

Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Activity . . . . . . . . (247) 18,645 1,659 (33,120) (8,865) (7,540)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation). . . . . . . . . . . 114,189 362,005 28,993 183,345 97,317 93,187
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments . . . 113,942 380,650 30,652 150,225 106,182 100,727
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting From Operations. . . . . . $ 110,946 $ 385,360 $ 30,688 $ 161,878 $ 102,782 $ 93,095
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
(Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

--------- --------- ---------- -------------
GROWTH TOTAL WORLDWIDE
INVESTORS GROWTH RETURN PRIVATIZATION
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
--------- --------- ---------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Investment Income (Loss):
Dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 101 $ 2,452 $ 2,111 $ 685

Expenses:
Mortality & Expense Risk Fees. . . . 3,205 59,093 6,691 4,247
Daily Administrative Charges . . . 206 3,250 415 215
-------- ----------- -------- --------
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . (3,310) (59,891) (4,995) (3,777)
-------- ----------- -------- --------

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments:

Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Activity . . . . . . . . 3,354 19,182 1,861 2,029
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation). . . . . . . . . . . 40,929 1,120,763 100,209 25,329
-------- ----------- -------- --------
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments . . . 44,283 1,139,945 102,070 27,358
-------- ----------- -------- --------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting From Operations. . . . . . $ 40,973 $ 1,080,054 $ 97,075 $ 23,581
-------- ----------- -------- --------
-------- ----------- -------- --------

</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994

1995
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
MONEY PREMIER GROWTH & INTER- SHORT-TERM
MARKET GROWTH INCOME NATIONAL MULTI-MARKET
TOTAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ 52,300 $ 143,493 $ (26,769) $ 25,849 $ (16,456) $ (4,215)
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438,752 - 206,646 179,555 26,266 (3,483)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . 4,059,714 - 631,962 1,035,975 194,742 30,769
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . 4,550,766 143,493 811,839 1,241,379 204,552 23,071
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 37,156,227 15,453,447 3,643,200 3,834,979 1,225,656 784,239
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . - (9,732,102) 1,447,409 1,285,496 304,156 (135,351)
Transfers From (To) AI Life. . . . . (1,437,541) (1,444,946) - - - -
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . (9,296) (1,236) (977) (1,208) (1,683) (63)
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . (1,174,004) (602,457) (49,333) (128,790) (112,438) -
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . (39,979) (23,450) (1,553) (2,412) (3,737) -
Death Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . (145,741) (336) (42,673) (37,226) - -
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 34,349,666 3,648,920 4,996,073 4,950,839 1,411,954 648,825
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,900,432 3,792,413 5,807,912 6,192,218 1,616,506 671,896
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . 9,653,704 2,115,416 1,152,825 2,074,756 1,381,633 151,407
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 48,554,136 $ 5,907,829 $ 6,960,737 $ 8,266,974 $ 2,998,139 $ 823,303
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

<PAGE>

1994

----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
MONEY GROWTH & INTER- SHORT-TERM
MARKET GROWTH INCOME NATIONAL MULTI-MARKET
TOTAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ 18,265 $ 14,414 $ (6,357) $ 9,350 $ (4,738) $ 1,978
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,415 - 5,524 10,503 8,741 (430)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . (189,962) - (18,043) (38,575) (20,545) (14,865)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . (151,282) 14,414 (18,876) (18,722) (16,542) (13,317)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 8,637,099 3,018,765 673,722 1,428,657 991,291 94,714
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . - (898,617) 109,455 265,001 170,842 (478)
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . (954) (49) (201) (350) (114) (33)
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . (126,914) (35,111) (3,750) (41,074) (3,802) (60)
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . (1,915) - - (703) - -
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 8,507,316 2,084,988 779,226 1,651,531 1,158,217 94,143
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,356,034 2,099,402 760,350 1,632,809 1,141,675 80,826
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . 1,297,670 16,014 392,475 441,947 239,958 70,581
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 9,653,704 $ 2,115,416 $ 1,152,825 $ 2,074,756 $ 1,381,633 $ 151,407
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------

</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994
(Continued)

1995

---------- ---------- ------------ --------- --------- ------------
GLOBAL U.S. GOV'T GLOBAL N.AMER. UTILITY CONSERVATIVE
BOND HIGH GRD DOLLAR GOV'T GOV'T INCOME INVESTORS
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
---------- ---------- ------------ --------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ (2,996) $ 4,710 $ 36 $ 11,653 $ (3,400) $ (7,632)
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (247) 18,645 1,659 (33,120) 8,865 7,540
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . 114,189 362,005 28,993 183,345 97,317 93,187
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . 110,946 385,360 30,688 161,878 102,782 93,095
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 290,274 2,199,892 114,973 498,520 735,782 1,295,707
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . 326,218 1,240,474 (7,100) (353,701) 298,196 464,257
Transfers From (To) AI Life. . . . . - - - - - -
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . (162) (484) (29) (1,048) (117) (102)
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . (29,399) (25,751) (5,466) (45,276) (11,410) (17,859)
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . (692) (63) - (1,770) (232) (119)
Death Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . - (33,092) - (32,414) - -
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 586,239 3,380,976 102,378 64,311 1,022,219 1,741,884
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697,185 3,766,336 133,066 226,189 1,125,001 1,834,979
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . 276,373 733,222 57,960 776,586 132,905 69,994
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 973,558 $ 4,499,558 $ 191,026 $ 1,002,775 $ 1,257,906 $ 1,904,973
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
--------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------

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1994

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ 2,296 $ 5,673 $ (132) $ (2,182) $ (458) $ (152)
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,139) (1,938) - 151 (1) -
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . (4,275) (11,904) (927) (93,816) (1,551) 492
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . (4,118) (8,169) (1,059) (95,847) (2,010) 340
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 212,264 637,687 59,220 847,370 89,098 45,002
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . 20,738 58,085 - 25,263 46,365 24,652
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . (84) (123) - - - -
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . (11,067) (31,101) (201) (200) (548) -
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . (670) (542) - - - -
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 221,181 664,006 59,019 872,433 134,915 69,654
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,063 655,837 57,960 776,586 132,905 69,994
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . 59,310 77,385 - - - -
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 276,373 $ 733,222 $ 57,960 $ 776,586 $ 132,905 $ 69,994
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------
--------- --------- -------- --------- --------- --------

</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994
(Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

1995

--------- --------- --------- -------------
GROWTH TOTAL WORLDWIDE
INVESTORS GROWTH RETURN PRIVATIZATION
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
--------- --------- --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ (3,310) $ (59,891) $ (4,995) $ (3,777)
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,354 19,182 1,861 2,029
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . 40,929 1,120,763 100,209 25,329
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . 40,973 1,080,054 97,075 23,581
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 268,883 5,741,124 793,257 276,294
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . 397,035 3,625,601 509,809 329,603
Transfers From (To) AI Life. . . . . 7,405 - - -
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . (40) (1,999) (68) (80)
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . (11,434) (125,673) (6,235) (2,483)
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . (22) (5,814) (84) (31)
Death Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . - - - -
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 661,827 9,233,239 1,296,679 603,303
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------

Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702,800 10,313,293 1,393,754 626,884
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . 31,321 587,905 47,480 63,921
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 734,121 $ 10,901,198 $ 1,441,234 $ 690,805
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------
--------- ------------ ----------- ---------
<PAGE>

1995

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net Investment Income (Loss) . . . . $ (58) $ (1,232) $ (78) $ (59)
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 6 (1) -
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments . . . (219) 14,189 (125) 202
-------- --------- -------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations. . . . . . (278) 12,963 (204) 143
-------- --------- -------- ---------

Capital Transactions:
Contract Deposits. . . . . . . . . . 25,250 436,832 19,298 57,929
Transfers Between Funds. . . . . . . 6,349 138,110 28,386 5,849
Administrative Charges . . . . . . . - - - -
Contract Withdrawals . . . . . . . . - - - -
Deferred Sales Charges . . . . . . . - - - -
-------- --------- -------- ---------

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Capital
Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . 31,599 574,942 47,684 63,778
-------- --------- -------- ---------

Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,321 587,905 47,480 63,921
Net Assets, at Beginning of Year . . . - - - -
-------- --------- -------- ---------
Net Assets, at End of Year . . . . . . $ 31,321 $ 587,905 $ 47,480 $ 63,921
-------- --------- -------- ---------
-------- --------- -------- ---------

</TABLE>

See Notes to Financial Statements
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. HISTORY
Variable Account A (the "Account") is a separate investment account established
in June 1987 under the provisions of New York Insurance Law by American
International Life Assurance Company of New York (the "Company"), a subsidiary
of American International Group, Inc. The Account operates as a unit investment
trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
supports the operations of the Company's individual single purchase payment
deferred variable annuity contracts (the "contracts"). The Account invests in
shares of Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). The Fund
consists of fifteen series: Money Market Portfolio; Short-Term Multi-Market
Portfolio; Premier Growth Portfolio (formerly the Growth Portfolio); Growth and
Income Portfolio; International Portfolio; Global Bond Portfolio;
U.S.Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio; Global Dollar Government
Portfolio; North American Government Portfolio; Utility Income Portfolio;
Conservative Investors Portfolio; Growth Investors Portfolio; Growth Portfolio;
Total Return Portfolio and World Privatization Portfolio. The Account invests
in shares of other funds which are not available to these contracts.

On April 16, 1992, the initial investment was made in the Fund.

The assets of the Account are the property of the Company. The portion of the
Account's assets applicable to the contracts are not chargeable with liabilities
arising out of any other business conducted by the Company.

In addition to the Account, a contract owner may also allocate funds to the
Guaranteed Account, which is part of the Company's general account. Amounts
allocated to the Guaranteed Account are credited with a guaranteed rate for one
year. Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the
Guaranteed Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Guaranteed Account has not been registered as an investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the
Account in preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

A. Investment Valuation - The investments in the Funds are stated at market
value which is the net asset value of each of the respective series as
determined at the close of business on the last business day of the period by
the Fund.

B. Accounting for Investments - Investment transactions are accounted for on
the date the investments are purchased or sold. Dividend income is recorded on
the ex-dividend date.

C. Federal Income Taxes - The Company is taxed under federal law as a life
insurance company. The Account is part of the Company's total operations and is
not taxed separately. Under existing federal law, no taxes are payable on
investment income and realized capital gains of the Account.

D. The preparation of the accompanying financial statements required management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of assets and
liabilities as of December 31, 1995 and the reported amounts from operations and
policy transactions during 1995 and 1994. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

3. CONTRACT CHARGES
Daily charges for mortality and expense risks assumed by the Company are
assessed through the daily unit value calculation and are equivalent on an
annual basis to 1.25% of the value of the contracts.

Daily charges for administrative expenses are assessed through the daily unit
value calculation on all contracts issued subsequent to April 1, 1994 (i.e.
Variable Annuity II contracts) and are equivalent on an annual basis to 0.15% of
the value of the contracts. In addition, an annual administrative expense
charge of $30 is assessed against each contract on its anniversary date by
surrendering units.

The contracts provide that in the event that a contract owner withdraws all or a
portion of the contract value within six contract years they will be assessed a
deferred sales charge. The deferred sales charge is based on a table of
charges, of which the maximum charge is 6% of the contract value subject to a
maximum of 8.5% of purchase payments.

Certain states impose premium taxes upon contracts. The Company intends to
advance premium taxes due until the contract is surrendered or annuitized.

<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

4. PURCHASES OF INVESTMENTS
For the year ended December 31, 1995 investment activity in the Fund was as
follows:

--------------- --------------- --
COST OF PROCEEDS
SHARES OF PURCHASES FROM SALES
--------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>

Alliance Variable Product Series Fund, Inc.:
Money Market Portfolio .................... $ 12,870,122 $ 9,111,196
Premier Growth Portfolio .................. 5,767,441 808,729
Growth & Income Portfolio ................. 5,995,161 1,028,929
International Portfolio ................... 1,917,772 532,939
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio ......... 883,446 239,035
Global Bond Portfolio ..................... 609,386 26,318
U.S. Government/High Grade
Securities Portfolio .................. 3,715,608 331,256
Global Dollar Government Portfolio ........ 144,679 42,307
North American Government Portfolio ....... 662,338 587,096
Utility Income Portfolio .................. 1,085,769 67,034
Conservative Investors Portfolio........... 1,902,672 168,602
Growth Investors Portfolio................. 681,600 23,110
Growth Portfolio........................... 9,261,087 88,309
Total Return Portfolio..................... 1,309,428 17,782
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio.......... 623,657 24,175

</TABLE>

For the year ended December 31, 1994 investment activity in the Fund was as
follows:

--------------- ---------------
COST OF PROCEEDS
SHARES OF PURCHASES FROM SALES
--------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>

Alliance Variable Product Series Fund, Inc.:
Money Market Portfolio .................... $ 2,951,824 $ 844,456
Premier Growth Portfolio .................. 839,549 56,911
Growth & Income Portfolio ................. 1,774,507 102,841
International Portfolio ................... 1,258,929 95,363
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio ......... 146,207 49,865
Global Bond Portfolio ..................... 247,971 24,290
U.S. Government/High Grade
Securities Portfolio .................. 717,751 47,573
Global Dollar Government Portfolio ........ 59,220 293
North American Government Portfolio ....... 885,222 14,219
Utility Income Portfolio .................. 135,356 775
Conservative Investors Portfolio........... 69,652 90
Growth Investors Portfolio................. 31,598 32
Growth Portfolio........................... 574,622 382
Total Return Portfolio..................... 47,684 43
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio.......... 63,778 19

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

5. NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN ACCUMULATION UNITS
For the year ended December 31, 1995, transactions in accumulation units of the
account were as follows:

MONEY PREMIER GROWTH & INTER- SHORT-TERM
MARKET GROWTH INCOME NATIONAL MULTI-MARKET
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
VARIABLE ANNUITY --------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased .................. 1,474,507.45 255,335.90 275,156.25 106,146.66 80,290.48
Units Withdrawn .................. (59,780.26) (6,829.75) (12,306.52) (10,060.65) (6.30)
Units Transferred Between Funds .. (929,873.13) 64,045.33 60,572.38 9,551.85 (14,774.17)
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life............................. (139,332.95) - - - -
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) .......... 345,521.11 312,551.48 323,422.11 105,637.86 65,510.01
Units, at Beginning of the Year .. 206,034.73 108,111.20 179,245.69 122,616.95 15,915.04
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Units, at End of the Year ........ 551,555.84 420,662.68 502,667.80 228,254.81 81,425.05
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============

Unit Value at December 31, 1995 .. $ 10.64 $ 15.25 $ 15.52 $ 12.22 $ 10.03
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============

GLOBAL U.S. GOV'T GLOBAL N.AMER. UTILITY
BOND HIGH GRD DOLLAR GOV'T GOV'T INCOME
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased .................. 25,508.98 206,884.09 11,512.25 51,797.75 68,523.56
Units Withdrawn .................. (2,036.29) (5,262.62) (343.45) (8,644.23) (1,062.80)
Units Transferred Between Funds .. 25,325.29 112,980.43 (955.35) (37,286.74) 21,891.91
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life............................. - - - - -
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) .......... 48,797.98 314,601.90 10,213.45 5,866.78 89,352.67
Units, at Beginning of the Period 27,806.30 75,881.31 5,958.18 89,164.68 13,690.19
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Units, at Beginning of the Year .. 76,604.28 390,483.21 16,171.63 95,031.46 103,042.86
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============
Units, at End of the Year ........
Unit Value at December 31, 1995 .. $ 12.24 $ 11.38 $ 11.81 $ 10.55 $ 11.64
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============

CONSERVATIVE GROWTH TOTAL WORLDWIDE
INVESTORS INVESTORS GROWTH RETURN PRIVATIZATION
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased .................. 117,399.46 24,345.73 451,869.60 71,975.09 25,896.57
Units Withdrawn .................. (1,679.57) (334.21) (12,157.07) (556.36) (262.73)
Units Transferred Between Funds .. 41,703.20 35,565.66 280,735.13 44,804.97 30,777.77
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life............................. - - 554.38 - -
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) .......... 157,423.09 59,577.18 721,002.04 116,223.70 56,411.61
Units, at Beginning of the Year .. 6,977.55 3,185.25 56,106.84 4,871.12 6,357.69
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Units, at End of the Year ........ 164,400.64 62,762.43 777,108.88 121,094.82 62,769.30
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============

Unit Value at December 31, 1995 .. $ 11.59 $ 11.70 $ 13.99 $ 11.90 $ 11.01
=============== =============== ============== ============== ==============

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK (AI LIFE)
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

MONEY PREMIER GROWTH & INTER- SHORT-TERM
MARKET GROWTH INCOME NATIONAL MULTI-MARKET
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
VARIABLE ANNUITY II ---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased ................. - - - - -
Units Withdrawn ................. - (61.04) (57.17) (59.31) -
Units Transferred Between Funds . 3,518.68 35,795.31 30,186.10 17,119.79 679.80
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life ........................... - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) ......... 3,518.68 35,734.27 30,128.93 17,060.48 679.80
Units, at Beginning of the Year . - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Units, at End of the Year ....... 3,518.68 35,734.27 30,128.93 17,060.48 679.80
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============

Unit Value at December 31, 1995 . $ 10.65 $ 15.26 $ 15.52 $ 12.23 $ 10.03
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============

GLOBAL U.S. GOV'T GLOBAL N.AMER. UTILITY
BOND HIGH GRD DOLLAR GOV'T GOV'T INCOME
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased ................. - - - - -
Units Withdrawn ................. (0.47) (58.92) - - (1.29)
Units Transferred Between Funds . 2,930.50 5,054.53 - - 5,017.70
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life............................ - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) ......... 2,930.03 4,995.61 - - 5,016.41
Units, at Beginning of the Period - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Units, at Beginning of the Year . 2,930.03 4,995.61 - - 5,016.41
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============
Units, at End of the Year .......
Unit Value at December 31, 1995 . $ 12.25 $ 11.38 $ 11.13 $ 9.84 $ 11.64
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============

CONSERVATIVE GROWTH TOTAL WORLDWIDE
INVESTORS INVESTORS GROWTH RETURN PRIVATIZATION
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

Units Purchased ................. - - - - -
Units Withdrawn ................. - - - - -
Units Transferred Between Funds . - - 2,064.78 - -
Units Transferred From (To) AI
Life............................ - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Net Increase (Decrease) ......... - - 2,064.78 - -
Units, at Beginning of the Year . - - - - -
---------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
Units, at End of the Year ....... - - 2,064.78 - -
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============

Unit Value at December 31, 1995 . $ 11.19 $ 11.34 $ 14.00 $ 11.39 $ 11.01
================ ============== ============== ============= ==============

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
80 PINE STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT DEFERRED
VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY
VARIABLE ACCOUNT A
AND
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK

Purchase payments for the Contracts will be allocated to a segregated
investment account of the Company which account has been designated Variable
Account A (the "Variable Account"). The assets of each sub-account within the
Variable Account are invested in a corresponding portfolio as selected by the
Owner from the following choices: the Conservative Investors Portfolio, Growth
Investors Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, or Growth and Income Portfolio of the
ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC. ("Alliance Funds"); the High Income
Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Overseas Portfolio, Asset
Manager Portfolio, or Investment Grade Bond Portfolio of the FIDELITY
INVESTMENTS VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUNDS ("Fidelity Funds"); the Zero
Coupon 2000 Portfolio of the DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND ("Dreyfus Fund");
the Gold and Natural Resources Portfolio, or Worldwide Balanced Portfolio of the
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST ("Van Eck Funds"); the DREYFUS STOCK INDEX
FUND; or the Short-Term Retirement Portfolio, Medium-Term Retirement Portfolio
or the Long-Term Retirement Portfolio or the Long-Term Retirement Portfolio of
the TOMORROW FUNDS RETIREMENT TRUST ("Tomorrow Funds").

INQUIRIES: Contract Owner inquiries can be made by calling the service
office at 1-800-255-8402.

PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND RETAIN IT FOR YOUR FUTURE
REFERENCE.

THE CONTRACTS OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES.

Date of Prospectus: May 1, 1996
<PAGE>
TABLE CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
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<S> <C>
Definitions................................................................................................ 3
Highlights................................................................................................. 4
Fee Table.................................................................................................. 5
Summary of Expenses........................................................................................ 6
Condensed Financial Information............................................................................ 8
The Company................................................................................................ 9
The Variable Account....................................................................................... 10
The Funds.................................................................................................. 10
Charges and Deductions..................................................................................... 16
Administration of the Contracts............................................................................ 18
Rights under the Contracts................................................................................. 18
Annuity Period............................................................................................. 18
Death Benefit.............................................................................................. 20
Purchasing a Contract...................................................................................... 20
Contract Value............................................................................................. 21
Withdrawals................................................................................................ 21
Taxes...................................................................................................... 22
Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information............................................... 27
Appendix -- General Account Option......................................................................... A-1
</TABLE>