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To the Shareholders and Trustees of
SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Stein Roe
Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series (the "Fund") for the year ended
December 31, 1999, we considered its internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, and not to
provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining
internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments
by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs
of controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit pertain to the
entity's objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes that
are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Those controls include the safeguarding o
To the Shareholders and Trustees of
SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust
In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of Stein
Roe Balanced Fund, Variable Series; Stein Roe Growth Stock Fund,
Variable Series; Stein Roe Money Market Fund, Variable Series; and Stein Roe
Mortgage Securities Fund, Variable Series (the "Funds") for the year ended
December 31, 1999, we considered their internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
