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FORM N-SAR
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Report for six month period ending: / / (a)
or fiscal year ending: 12/31/99 (b)
Is this a transition report?:(Y/N) N
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Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y/N) N
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Those items or sub-items with a box "[/]" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing
form.
1. A. Registrant Name: MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE
ACCOUNT VA
B. File Number: 811-5533
C. Telephone Number: (413)784-6196
2. A. Street: ONE MONARCH PLACE
B. City: SPRINGFIELD State: MA D. Zip Code: 01133 Zip Ext.
E. Foreign Country:
3. Is this the first filing on this form by the Registrant? (Y/N) N
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4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) N
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5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? (Y/N)
[If answer is "Y" (Yes) complete only items 89 through 110.] N
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6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? (Y/N)
[If answer is "Y" (Yes) complete only items 111 through 132.] Y
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7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? (Y/N) N
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 8.] ---
B. How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at
the end of the period? ___
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Re: Monarch Life Insurance Company Separate Account VA
File No. 811-5533
Annual Report on Form N-SAR
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For period ending 12/31/99
123. [/] State the total value of the additional units considered in
answering item 122 ($000's omitted)
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124. [/] State the total value of units of prior series that were placed
in the portfolios of subsequent series during the current
period (the value of these units is to be measured on the date
they were placed in the subsequent series)
($000's omitted)
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125. [/] State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected (before
reallowances to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's
principal underwriter and any underwriter which is an
affiliated person of the principal underwriter during the
current period solely from the sale of units of all series of
Registrant ($000's omitted)
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126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the total dollar amount
sales loads collected from secondary market operations in
Registrant's units (include the sales loads, if any, collected
on units of a prior series placed in the portfolio of a
subsequent series.) ($000's omitted)
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127. List opposite the appropriate description below the number of
series whose portfolios are invested primarily (based upon a
percentage of NAV) in each type of security shown, the
aggregate total assets at market value as of a date at or near
the end of the current period of each such group of series and
the total income distributions made by each such group of
series during the current period (excluding distributions of
realized gains, if any):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Total Assets Total Income
Series (%000's Distributions
Investing omitted) ($000's omitted)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
A. U.S. Treasury direct issue _______ $___________ $___________
B. U.S. Government agency _______ $___________ $___________
C. State and municipal tax-free _______ $___________ $___________
D. Public utility debt _______ $___________ $___________
E. Brokers or dealers debt or debt
of brokers' or dealers' parent _______ $___________ $___________
F. All other corporate intermed. &
long-term debt _______ $___________ $___________
G. All other corporate short-term _______ $___________ $___________
H. Equity securities of brokers or
dealers or parents of brokers or
dealers _______ $___________ $___________
I. Investment company equity
securities _______ $___________ $___________
J. All other equity securities 1 $ 4,549 $
_______ ___________ ___________
K. Other securities _______ $___________ $___________
L. Total assets of all series of
registrant 1 $ 4,549 $
_______ ___________ ___________
</TABLE>
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For period ending 12/31/99
File number 811-5533
128. [/] Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
portfolio securities held by any of Registrant's series at the
end of the current period insured or guaranteed by an entity
other than the issuer? (Y/N) ___
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.] Y/N
129. [/] Is the issuer of any instrument covered in item 128 delinquent
or in default as to payment of principal or interest at the
end of the current period? (Y/N) ___
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.] Y/N
130. [/] In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is any part
of the value attributed to instruments identified in item 129
derived from insurance or guarantees? (Y/N) ___
Y/N
131. [/] Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the
current reporting period ($000's omitted) $ 62
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132. [/] List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration
number for all Series of Registrant that are being included in
this filing:
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
811-______811-______811-______811-______811-______
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For period ending 12/31/99
File number 811-5533
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114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name:
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114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name:
B. [/] File Number:
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115. A. [/] Independent Public Accountant Name:
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[MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LOGO]
MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
This report is signed on behalf of the depositor in the City of Springfield and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 26th day of February, 1999.
MONARCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPERATE ACCOUNT VA
By: Monarch Life Insurance Company
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Atilla Aritan
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
By: Atilla Aritan
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Atilla Aritan
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
ATTEST: Larry Humphrey
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
ONE MONARCH PLACE - SPRINGFIELD, MA 01133 - 413-784-2000
