PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INS
485BPOS, 1997-04-24
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 1997
Registration No. 33-21754

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO
FORM S-6

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2

PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant)

PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)

700 Newport Center Drive
P.O. Box 9000
Newport Beach, California  92660
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Office)
______________________________________________________________________________
Diane N. Ledger
Vice President 
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
700 Newport Center Drive
P.O. Box 9000
Newport Beach, California  92660
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)

Copies to:
Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq.
Dechert Price & Rhoads
1500 K Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, D.C.  20005
______________________________________________________________________________
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on May 1, 1997
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

Title of securities being registered:  Interests in the Separate Account under
flexible premium variable life insurance policies.


Filing fee:  None

The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, filed its Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
on February 27, 1997, and will file its Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1997, within the time period required by Section 24 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and applicable regulations thereunder.


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Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

Pursuant to Rule 404(c) of Regulation C
under the Securities Act of 1933

(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instruction as
to the Prospectus in Form S-6)


Form N-8B-2                                  Form S-6
Item Number                                  Heading in Prospectus

1.(a) Name of trust                          Prospectus front cover

(b) Title of securities issued               Prospectus front cover

2. Name and address of each depositor        Prospectus front cover

3. Name and address of trustee               N/A

4. Name and address of each principal        Pacific Mutual Life
   underwriter                               Insurance Company

5. State of organization of trust            Pacific Select Exec
                                             Separate Account

6. Execution and termination of trust        Pacific Select Exec
   agreement                                 Separate Account

7. Changes of name                           N/A

8. Fiscal year                               N/A

9. Litigation                                N/A

II. General Description of the Trust
and Securities of the Trust

10.(a) Registered or bearer
securities                                   The Policy

(b) Cumulative or distributive
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securities                                   The Policy

(c) Conversion, transfer, etc.               Transfers, Surrenders,
                                             Withdrawals and
                                             Policy Loans;
                                             Surrender

(d) Periodic payment plan                    N/A

(e) Voting rights                            Voting on Fund Shares

(f) Notice to security holders               Confirmation Statements and Other
                                             Reports to Owners

(g) Consents required                        Disregard of Voting
                                             Instructions;
                                             Substitution of
                                             Investments

(h) Other provisions                         The Policy

11. Type of securities comprising
units                                        The Policy

12. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates                                 N/A

13.(a) Load, fees, expenses, etc.            Charges and Deductions

(b) Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates                                 N/A

(c) Certain percentages                      Charges and Deductions

(d) Certain other fees, etc.                 Charges and Deductions

(e) Certain other profits or
benefits                                     The Policy

(f) Ratio of annual charges to
income                                       N/A

14. Issuance of trust's securities           The Policy
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15. Receipt and handling of payments
from purchasers                              The Policy; Premiums

16. Acquisition and disposition of           Introduction; Pacific
underlying securities                        Select Exec Separate
                                             Account; The Policy

17. Withdrawal or redemption                 Transfers, Surrenders,
                                             Withdrawals and
                                             Policy Loans;
                                             Surrender

18.(a) Receipt, custody and dis-
position of income                           The Policy

(b) Reinvestment of
distributions                                N/A

(c) Reserves or special funds                N/A 

(d) Schedule of distributions                N/A

19. Records, accounts and reports            Confirmation Statements and Other 
                                             Reports to Owners

20. Certain miscellaneous provisions
of trust agreement:

(a) Amendment                                N/A

(b) Termination                              N/A

(c) and (d) Trustees, removal and
successor                                    N/A

(e) and (f) Depositors, removal
and successor                                N/A

21. Loans to security holders                Policy Loans

22. Limitations on liability                 N/A

23. Bonding arrangements                     N/A

24. Other material provisions of
trust agreement                              N/A
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III. Organizations, Personnel and
Affiliated Persons of Depositor

25. Organization of depositor               Pacific Mutual Life
                                            Insurance Company

26. Fees received by depositor              See Items 13(a) and
                                            13(e)

27. Business of depositor                   Pacific Mutual Life
                                            Insurance Company

28. Certain information as to officials
and affiliated persons of                   More about Pacific
depositor                                   Mutual Life

29. Voting securities of depositor          N/A

30. Persons controlling depositor           N/A

31. Payments by depositor for certain
services rendered to trust                  N/A

32. Payments by depositor for certain
other services rendered to trust            N/A

33. Remuneration of employees of
depositor for certain services
rendered to trust                           Charges and Deductions

34. Remuneration of other persons
for certain services rendered
to trust                                    Charges and Deductions

IV. Distribution and Redemption of 
Securities

35. Distribution of trust's securities
by states                                   N/A

36. Suspension of sales of trust's
securities                                  N/A

37. Revocation of authority to
distribute                                  N/A
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38.(a) Method of distribution               Distribution of the
                                            Policy

(b) Underwriting agreements                 Distribution of the
                                            Policy

(c) Selling agreements                      Distribution of the
                                            Policy
 
39.(a) Organization of principal
underwriters                                See Item 25
 
(b) N.A.S.D. membership of
principal underwriters                      See Item 25
 
40. Certain fees received by principal      See Items 13(a) and
underwriters                                13(e)
 
41.(a) Business of each principal
underwriter                                 See Item 27

(b) Branch offices of each
principal underwriter                       N/A

(c) Salesmen of each principal
underwriter                                 N/A

42. Ownership of trust's securities
by certain persons                          N/A

43. Certain brokerage commissions
received by principal
underwriters                                N/A

44.(a) Method of valuation                  Determination of
                                            Accumulated Value

(b) Schedule as to offering
price                                       Charges and Deductions

(c) Variation in offering price
to certain persons                          Charges and Deductions

45. Suspension of redemption rights         Surrender
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46.(a) Redemption valuation                 See Items 10(c) and (d)

(b) Schedule as to redemption
price                                       Surrender

47. Maintenance of position in
underlying securities                       The Pacific Select Fund

V. Information Concerning the 
Trustee or Custodian

48. Organization and regulation of
trustee                                     N/A

49. Fees and expenses of trustees           N/A

50. Trustee's lien                          N/A

VI. Information Concerning Insurance of
Holders of Securities

51. Insurance of holders of trust's        Pacific Mutual Life
securities                                 Insurance Company;
                                           The Policy

52.(a) Provisions of trust agreement
with respect to selection or
elimination of under-                      Substitution of
lying securities                           Investments

(b) Transactions involving elimi-
nation of underlying                       Substitution of
securities                                 Investments

(c) Policy regarding substitution
or elimination of under-                   See Items 13(a) and
lying securities                           52(a)

(d) Fundamental policy not other-
wise covered                               N/A

53. Tax status of trust                    Federal Income Tax
                                           Considerations

VIII. Financial and Statistical Information
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54. Trust's securities during last
ten years                                   N/A

55. N/A

56. Certain information regarding peri-
odic payment plan certificates              Premiums

57. N/A

58. N/A

59. Financial statements (Instruc-
tion 1(c) of "Instructions as
to the Prospectus" of Form
S-6)                                        Financial Statements
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                        [LOGO OF PACIFIC SELECT EXEC]
                                Flexible Premium
                            Variable Universal Life
 
                                PROSPECTUSES FOR
 
                              PACIFIC SELECT EXEC
 
                FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
 
                                   ISSUED BY
 
                     PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                
                             DATED MAY 1, 1997     
 
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                              PACIFIC SELECT FUND
                                
                             DATED MAY 1, 1997     
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                                           PROSPECTUS
 
                                       PACIFIC SELECT EXEC
 
                                 FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE
                                        INSURANCE POLICY
 
                                  ISSUED BY PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE
                                        INSURANCE COMPANY
                                    700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
                                 NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92660
           LOGO                          1-800-800-7681
OF PACIFIC SELECT EXEC
   
  This prospectus describes Pacific Select Exec--a Flexible Premium Variable
Life Insurance Policy (individually, the "Policy," and collectively, the
"Policies") offered by Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Pacific Mutual
Life," "we," "us," or "our"). The Policy, for so long as it remains in force,
provides lifetime insurance protection on the Insured named in the Policy
through the Maturity Date. The Policy is designed to provide maximum
flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits by
permitting the Policyholder ("Policy Owner," "Owner," "you" or "your"),
subject to certain restrictions, to vary the frequency and amount of premium
payments and to increase or decrease the death benefit payable under the
Policy. This flexibility allows you to provide for changing insurance needs
under a single insurance policy. A Policy may also be surrendered for its Cash
Surrender Value less outstanding Policy Debt.     
   
  Net premium payments may be allocated at your discretion to one or more of
the Investment Options available to you. Each of the Variable Investment
Options ("Variable Account") is a subaccount of our separate account called
the Pacific Select Exec Separate Account (the "Separate Account"). Any portion
of a net premium allocated to one or more of the Variable Accounts available
to you invests in the corresponding portfolios of the Pacific Select Fund (the
"Fund"):     
 
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       <S>                                    <C>
       Money Market Portfolio                 Equity Income Portfolio
       High Yield Bond Portfolio              Multi-Strategy Portfolio
       Managed Bond Portfolio                 Equity Portfolio
       Government Securities Portfolio        Bond and Income Portfolio
       Growth Portfolio                       Equity Index Portfolio
       Aggressive Equity Portfolio            International Portfolio
       Growth LT Portfolio                    Emerging Markets Portfolio.
</TABLE>    
   
  A fixed option called the Fixed Account is also available. Your Accumulated
Value in the Fixed Account will accrue interest at an interest rate that is
guaranteed by us. This prospectus generally describes only the portion of the
Policy involving the Separate Account. For a brief summary of the Fixed
Account, see "The Fixed Account," page 33.     
 
  To the extent that all or a portion of net premium payments are allocated to
the Separate Account, the Accumulated Value under the Policy will vary based
upon the investment performance of the Variable Accounts to which the
Accumulated Value is allocated. No minimum amount of Accumulated Value is
guaranteed.
 
  The Policy also permits you to choose from two death benefit options: under
one option, the death benefit remains fixed at the Face Amount you choose (or,
if greater, it equals Accumulated Value multiplied by a certain percentage)
(Option A); under the other option, the death benefit equals the Face Amount
plus Accumulated Value (or, if greater, Accumulated Value multiplied by a
certain percentage) (Option B). Under the latter option, the death benefit
will vary daily with the investment performance of the Variable Accounts for
any Owner who has allocated Accumulated Value to the Variable Accounts. Under
either option, for so long as the Policy remains in force, the death benefit
will never be less than the current Face Amount.
   
  It may not be advantageous to replace existing insurance with the Policy.
The Policy may be returned according to the terms of its Free-Look Right (see
"Right to Examine a Policy--Free-Look Right," page 23).     
       
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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.
 
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  THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS FOR THE PACIFIC
SELECT FUND. BOTH PROSPECTUSES SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY AND RETAINED FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
                               
                            DATE: MAY 1, 1997     
   
  THE POLICY IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT BE
LAWFULLY MADE. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE
FUND'S PROSPECTUS OR THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE FUND OR
ANY SUPPLEMENT THERETO.     
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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                                                                            PAGE
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IMPORTANT TERMS............................................................   4
SUMMARY OF THE POLICY......................................................   5
  Purpose Of The Policy....................................................   5
  Policy Values............................................................   5
  The Death Benefit........................................................   5
  Premium Features.........................................................   5
  Investment Options.......................................................   6
  Transfer Of Accumulated Value............................................   6
  Policy Loans.............................................................   6
  Free-Look Right..........................................................   7
  Surrender Right..........................................................   7
  Preferred And Partial Withdrawal Benefits................................   7
  Charges and Deductions...................................................   7
  Fund Annual Expenses After Expense Limitation............................   9
  Tax Treatment of Increases In Accumulated Value..........................  10
  Tax Treatment Of Death Benefit...........................................  10
  Contacting Pacific Mutual Life and Timing of Transactions................  10
INFORMATION ABOUT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE, THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 AND THE FUND..............................................................  11
  Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company....................................  11
  Pacific Select Exec Separate Account.....................................  12
  The Pacific Select Fund..................................................  12
  The Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers............................  13
THE POLICY.................................................................  14
  Application For A Policy.................................................  14
  Premiums.................................................................  14
  Allocation Of Net Premiums...............................................  15
  Portfolio Rebalancing....................................................  16
  Dollar Cost Averaging Option.............................................  16
  Transfer Of Accumulated Value............................................  17
  Death Benefit............................................................  17
  Changes in Death Benefit Option..........................................  18
  Changes In Face Amount...................................................  19
  Policy Values............................................................  20
  Determination Of Accumulated Value.......................................  20
  Policy Loans.............................................................  21
  Benefits At Maturity.....................................................  22
  Surrender................................................................  22
  Preferred And Partial Withdrawal Benefits................................  22
  Right To Examine A Policy--Free-Look Right...............................  23
  Lapse....................................................................  23
  Reinstatement............................................................  24
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS.....................................................  24
  Premium Load.............................................................  24
  Deductions From Accumulated Value........................................  24
  Surrender Charge.........................................................  26
  Corporate and Other Purchasers...........................................  27
  Other Charges............................................................  27
  Guarantee Of Certain Charges.............................................  27
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OTHER INFORMATION..........................................................  27
  Federal Income Tax Considerations........................................  27
  Charge For Our Income Taxes..............................................  30
  Voting Of Fund Shares....................................................  30
  Disregard Of Voting Instructions.........................................  31
  Confirmation Statements and Other Reports To Owners......................  31
  Substitution Of Investments..............................................  31
  Changes To Comply With Law...............................................  32
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................  32
THE FIXED ACCOUNT..........................................................  33
  General Description......................................................  33
  Death Benefit............................................................  33
  Policy Charges...........................................................  33
  Transfers, Surrenders, Withdrawals, And Policy Loans.....................  34
MORE ABOUT THE POLICY......................................................  34
  Ownership................................................................  34
  Beneficiary..............................................................  34
  Exchange Of Insured......................................................  35
  The Contract.............................................................  35
  Payments.................................................................  35
  Assignment...............................................................  35
  Errors On The Application................................................  36
  Incontestability.........................................................  36
  Payment In Case Of Suicide...............................................  36
  Participating............................................................  36
  Policy Illustrations.....................................................  36
  Payment Plan.............................................................  36
  Optional Insurance Benefits and Other Policies...........................  37
  Life Insurance Retirement Plans..........................................  37
  Risks of Life Insurance Retirement Plans.................................  38
  Distribution Of The Policy...............................................  38
MORE ABOUT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE.............................................  39
  Management...............................................................  39
  State Regulation.........................................................  41
  Telephone Transfer and Loan Privileges...................................  41
  Legal Proceedings........................................................  42
  Legal Matters............................................................  42
  Registration Statement...................................................  42
  Independent Auditors.....................................................  42
  Financial Statements.....................................................  42
APPENDIX...................................................................  82
ILLUSTRATIONS..............................................................  83
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                                IMPORTANT TERMS
   
Accumulated Value--The total value of the amounts in the Investment Options
for the Policy as well as any amount set aside in the Loan Account, including
any accrued earned interest, as of any Valuation Date.     
Age--The Insured's age as of his or her nearest birthday as of the Policy
Date, increased by the number of complete Policy Years elapsed.
   
Beneficiary--The person or persons named by you in the application or by
proper later designation to receive the death benefit proceeds upon the death
of the Insured.     
Cash Surrender Value--The Accumulated Value less the surrender charge.
Face Amount--The minimum death benefit for so long as the Policy remains in
force. The Face Amount may be increased or decreased under certain
circumstances.
   
Fixed Account--An account that is part of our General Account to which all or
a portion of net premium payments may be allocated for accumulation at a fixed
rate of interest (which may not be less than 4.0%) declared by us.     
General Account--All of our assets other than those allocated to the Separate
Account or to any of our other segregated separate accounts.
Home Office--The Policy Benefits and Services Department at our main office at
700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660.
Insured--The person upon whose life the Policy is issued and whose death is
the contingency upon which the death benefit proceeds are payable.
Investment Option--A Variable Account or the Fixed Account.
   
Loan Account--An account to which amounts are transferred from the Investment
Options as collateral for Policy loans.     
Maturity Date--The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured is Age 95.
Monthly Payment Date--The day each month on which the monthly deduction is due
against the Accumulated Value. The first Monthly Payment Date is the Policy
Date.
Net Cash Surrender Value--The Cash Surrender Value less Policy Debt.
Planned Periodic Premium--The premium determined by you as a level amount
planned to be paid at fixed intervals over a specified period of time.
Policy Date--The date used to determine the Monthly Payment Date, Policy
Months, Policy Years, and Policy Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annual and Annual
Anniversaries. It is usually the date the initial premium is received at our
Home Office, although it will never be the 29th, 30th, or 31st of any month.
The term "Issue Date" is substituted for Policy Date with respect to Policies
issued to residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
   
Policy Debt--The unpaid Policy loan balance including accrued loan interest
charged.     
   
Policyholder, Policy Owner, Owner, you, or your--The person who owns the
Policy. The Policy Owner will be the Insured unless otherwise stated in the
application. If your Policy has been absolutely assigned, the assignee becomes
the Owner. A collateral assignee is not the Owner.     
Sales Surrender Target--The maximum amount of premiums paid against which the
sales surrender charge may be applied. The Sales Surrender Target is equal to
the premium that would be payable under a Policy for one year if a Policy
Owner were to pay level annual premiums for the life of the Policy, taking
into account certain Policy charges including the premium load, the guaranteed
cost of insurance rates, and the mortality and expense risk charge, and
assuming net investment earnings at an annual rate of 5%.
   
Valuation Date--Each date on which the Separate Account is valued, which
currently includes each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for
trading and on which our administrative offices are open. The New York Stock
Exchange is closed on weekends and on: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas
Day. Our administrative offices are normally not open on the following: the
Monday before New Year's Day, July Fourth, or Christmas Day if any of these
holidays falls on a Tuesday; the Tuesday before Christmas Day if that holiday
falls on a Wednesday; the Friday after New Year's Day, July Fourth or
Christmas Day if any of these holidays falls on a Thursday; and the Friday
after Thanksgiving. If any transaction or event called for under a Policy is
scheduled to occur on a day that is not a Valuation Date, such transaction or
event will be deemed to occur on the next following Valuation Date unless
otherwise specified.     
Valuation Period--The period that starts at the close of a Valuation Date and
ends at the close of the next succeeding Valuation Date.
   
Variable Account--A separate account of ours or a subaccount of such a
separate account, which is used only to support the variable death benefits
and policy values of variable life insurance policies, and the assets of which
are segregated from our General Account and our other separate accounts. The
Pacific Select Exec Separate Account serves as the funding vehicle for the
Policies. The Money Market Variable Account, High Yield Bond Variable Account,
Managed Bond Variable Account, Government Securities Variable Account, Growth
Variable Account, Aggressive Equity Variable Account, Growth LT Variable
Account, Equity Income Variable Account, Multi-Strategy Variable Account,
Equity Variable Account, Bond and Income Variable Account, Equity Index
Variable Account, International Variable Account, and Emerging Markets
Variable Account are all subaccounts of the Pacific Select Exec Separate
Account.     
 
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                             SUMMARY OF THE POLICY
   
  This summary is intended to provide a brief overview of the more significant
aspects of the Policy. Further detail is provided in this prospectus and in the
Policy. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the discussion in this summary
and the remainder of the prospectus relates to the portion of the Policy
involving the Separate Account. The Fixed Account is briefly described under
"The Fixed Account," on page 33 and in the Policy.     
 
PURPOSE OF THE POLICY
   
  The Policy offers you insurance protection on the life of the Insured through
the Maturity Date for so long as your Policy is in force. Like traditional
fixed life insurance, your Policy provides for a death benefit equal to its
Face Amount, accumulation of cash value, and surrender and loan privileges.
Unlike traditional fixed life insurance, your Policy offers a choice of
investment alternatives and an opportunity for your Policy's Accumulated Value
and, if elected by you and under certain circumstances, its death benefit to
grow based on investment results. The Policy is a flexible premium policy, so
that, unlike many other insurance policies and subject to certain limitations,
you may choose the amount and frequency of premium payments.     
 
POLICY VALUES
   
  You may allocate net premium payments among the various Investment Options
available to you.     
   
  You bear the investment risk on that portion of your net premiums and
Accumulated Value allocated to the Variable Accounts. The death benefit may or
may not increase or decrease depending upon several factors, including the
death benefit option you select, although the death benefit will never decrease
below the Face Amount provided your Policy is in force. There is no guarantee
that your Policy's Accumulated Value and death benefit will increase.     
   
  Your Policy will remain in force until the earliest of the Maturity Date, the
death of the Insured, lapse, or a full surrender of your Policy.     
 
THE DEATH BENEFIT
   
  You may elect one of two Options to calculate the amount of death benefit
payable under the Policy. Under Option A, the death benefit will be equal to
the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, Accumulated Value multiplied by a
death benefit percentage. Under Option B, the death benefit will be equal to
the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Accumulated Value (determined as of the
date of the Insured's death) or, if greater, Accumulated Value multiplied by a
death benefit percentage. Owners seeking to have favorable investment
performance reflected in increasing Accumulated Value should choose Option A;
Owners seeking to have favorable investment performance reflected in increasing
insurance coverage should choose Option B. You may change the death benefit
option subject to certain conditions. See "Death Benefit" and "Changes in Death
Benefit Option," pages 17 and 18, respectively.     
 
PREMIUM FEATURES
   
  We require you to pay an initial premium equal to at least 25% of an annual
premium that will be estimated by us. Thereafter, subject to certain
limitations, you may choose the amount and frequency of premium payments. The
Policy, therefore, provides you with the flexibility to vary premium payments
to reflect varying financial conditions.     
 
  When applying for a Policy, you will determine a Planned Periodic Premium
that provides for the payment of level premiums over a specified period of
time. You will receive a premium reminder notice or listbill for multiple
policies on an annual, semi-annual, or quarterly basis, or if a listbill, a
monthly basis, at your option; however, you are not required to pay Planned
Periodic Premiums. Premiums may be paid monthly under the
 
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Uni-check electronic funds transfer plan where you authorize us to withdraw
premiums from your checking account each month. The minimum initial premium
required must be paid before the Uni-check plan will be accepted by us.
   
  The amount, frequency, and period of time over which you pay premiums may
affect whether or not the Policy will be classified as a modified endowment
contract, which is a type of life insurance contract subject to different tax
treatment for certain pre-death distributions. For more information on the tax
treatment of life insurance contracts, including those classified as modified
endowment contracts, see "Federal Income Tax Considerations," page 27.     
   
  Payment of the Planned Periodic Premiums will not guarantee that a Policy
will remain in force. Instead, the duration of the Policy depends upon the
Policy's Accumulated Value. Even if Planned Periodic Premiums are paid, the
Policy will lapse any time Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is insufficient
to pay the current monthly deduction and a Grace Period expires without
sufficient payment. Any premium payment must be for at least $50. We also may
reject or limit any premium payment that would result in an immediate increase
in the net amount at risk under the Policy, although such a premium may be
accepted with satisfactory evidence of insurability.     
   
INVESTMENT OPTIONS     
   
  You may choose to allocate net premium payments to one or more of the
Investment Options available to you.     
   
  The Variable Accounts available to you invest in portfolios of a mutual fund
which offers you the opportunity to direct us to invest in diversified
portfolios of stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or a combination of
these securities, or in securities of foreign issuers. Each of the available
Variable Accounts invests exclusively in shares of a designated Portfolio of
the Fund. Each of the Portfolios of the Fund, shown in the chart on page 13,
has a different investment objective or objectives. See "The Pacific Select
Fund," page 12.     
          
  You may also allocate all or a portion of net premium payments and transfer
Accumulated Value to the Fixed Account. We guarantee that the Accumulated Value
allocated to the Fixed Account will be credited interest monthly at a rate
equivalent to an effective annual rate of 4%, and may in our sole discretion
pay interest in excess of the guaranteed amount. See "The Fixed Account," page
33.     
 
TRANSFER OF ACCUMULATED VALUE
   
  You may transfer Accumulated Value among the Variable Accounts, and, subject
to certain other limitations, between the Variable Accounts and the Fixed
Account. Transfers may be made by telephone if an Authorization For Telephone
Requests has been properly completed, signed and filed at our Home Office. See
"Transfer of Accumulated Value," page 17.     
 
POLICY LOANS
   
  You may borrow from us an amount up to the greater of (1) 90% of your
Policy's Accumulated Value allocated to the Variable Accounts and 100% of
Accumulated Value allocated to the Fixed Account, less any surrender charges
that would have been imposed if your Policy were surrendered on the date the
loan is taken, or (2) 100% of the product of (a X b/c - d) where (a) equals
your Policy's Accumulated Value less any surrender charge that would be imposed
if your Policy were surrendered on the date the loan is taken and less 12 times
the current monthly deduction; (b) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate
credited; (c) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate currently charged;
and (d) equals any existing Policy Debt. The minimum loan is $500 ($200 in
Connecticut, $250 in Oregon). Your Policy will be the only security required
for a loan. See "Policy Loans," page 21.     
 
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  The amount of any Policy Debt is subtracted from the death benefit or from
your Cash Surrender Value upon surrender. See "Policy Loans," page 21. Your
Policy will lapse when Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is insufficient to
cover the current monthly deduction on a Monthly Payment Date, and a Grace
Period expires without a sufficient premium or repayment of Policy Debt.     
 
FREE-LOOK RIGHT
   
  You may return the Policy within the Free-Look Period, which is usually 10
days after you receive it (15 days in Colorado, 20 days in North Dakota, and 30
days if you reside in California and are age 60 or older), or 45 days after the
application for the Policy is signed, whichever is latest. However, in
Pennsylvania you have a different Free-Look Right, under which your Policy may
be returned only within 10 days after you receive it. During the Free-Look
Period, net premiums will be allocated to the Money Market Variable Account,
which invests in the Money Market Portfolio of the Fund. See "Allocation of Net
Premiums," page 15.     
 
SURRENDER RIGHT
 
  You can surrender the Policy during the life of the Insured and receive its
Net Cash Surrender Value, which is equal to the Accumulated Value less the
surrender charge and less any outstanding Policy Debt.
 
PREFERRED AND PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS
   
  Two partial surrender benefits are available under the Policy. The first, the
Preferred Withdrawal Benefit, permits one withdrawal of Net Cash Surrender
Value per year. The portion of a Preferred Withdrawal of up to 10% of the sum
of your total premium payments will not reduce the Face Amount under your
Policy. Any excess withdrawal amount will affect the Face Amount under a Policy
in the same manner as a Partial Withdrawal. This benefit is available on your
first Policy Anniversary until the 15th Policy Anniversary. The second partial
surrender benefit, the Partial Withdrawal Benefit, is available on and after
the 15th Policy Anniversary. Under this Benefit, you may make "Partial
Withdrawals" of Net Cash Surrender Value. A Partial Withdrawal may decrease the
Face Amount on a Policy on which the Owner has elected death benefit Option A,
and will decrease the death benefit if the death benefit is greater than the
Face Amount under either Option A or B. See "Preferred and Partial Withdrawal
Benefits," page 22.     
 
  Among other restrictions, both Preferred and Partial Withdrawals must be for
a least $500, and the Policy's Net Cash Surrender Value after the withdrawal
must be at least $500. No surrender charge will be assessed upon a Preferred or
Partial Withdrawal.
 
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
 
 Premium Load
  A premium load is deducted from each premium payment under your Policy prior
to allocation of the net premium to your Accumulated Value. The premium load
consists of the following items:
     
  --A sales load equal to 4% of each premium paid during the first ten Policy
  Years and 2% of each premium paid thereafter. (For information on the sales
  surrender charge, see page 26.)     
 
  --A state and local premium tax charge equal to 2.35% of each premium paid.
 
 Deductions from Accumulated Value
 
  A charge called the monthly deduction is deducted from a Policy's Accumulated
Value on each Monthly Payment Date. The monthly deduction consists of the
following items:
 
  --Cost of Insurance: This monthly charge compensates us for providing life
  insurance coverage for the Insured. The amount of the charge is equal to a
  current cost of insurance rate multiplied by the net amount at risk under a
  Policy at the beginning of the Policy Month.
 
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  --Administrative Charge. A monthly administrative charge is deducted equal to
    $25 in each of the first 12 Policy Months and, after the first Policy Year,
    is equal to $7.50 per month for Face Amounts of less than $100,000, and
    $5.00 per month for Face Amounts of $100,000 or more. This charge is
    guaranteed not to exceed $25 in each of the first 12 Policy Months and
    $10.00 per month thereafter.
 
  --Mortality and Expense Risk Charge: A monthly charge is deducted for
    mortality and expense risks we assume. During the first ten Policy Years,
    this charge is equal to .000625 multiplied by a Policy's Accumulated Value
    less any amount in the Loan Account, which is equivalent to an annual rate
    of .75% of Accumulated Value less any amount in the Loan Account. After the
    tenth Policy Year, the charge is equal to .000208333 multiplied by a
    Policy's Accumulated Value less any amount in the Loan Account, which is
    equivalent to an annual rate of .25% of Accumulated Value less any amount in
    the Loan Account.
 
  --Optional Insurance Benefits Charges: The monthly deduction will include
    charges for any optional insurance benefits added to the Policy by Rider.
 
  A death benefit change charge, if applicable, will also be deducted from your
Accumulated Value. If you request and we accept an increase in Face Amount or a
change in death benefit option from Option A to Option B, a charge of $100 will
be deducted from Accumulated Value on the effective date of the increase or
option change to cover processing costs.
 
 Surrender Charge
 
  Pacific Mutual will assess a surrender charge against Accumulated Value upon
surrender of a Policy until the tenth Policy Anniversary. The surrender charge
consists of two charges: an underwriting surrender charge and a sales surrender
charge.
 
  --Underwriting Surrender Charge: The underwriting surrender charge is equal to
    a specified amount that varies with the Age of the Insured for each $1,000
    of a Policy's initial Face Amount in accordance with a schedule shown on
    page 25. The amount of the charge remains level for five Policy Years. After
    the fifth Policy Year, the charge decreases by 1.666% per month until it
    reaches zero at the end of the 120th Policy Month.
 
  --Sales Surrender Charge: The sales surrender charge is equal to 26% of the
    lesser of the premiums paid under the Policy or a maximum amount that is
    called the Sales Surrender Target. The Sales Surrender Target is an
    estimation of an annual premium that you would pay based upon the Age of the
    Insured and the Face Amount on the Policy Date. After the fifth Policy Year,
    the charge decreases from its maximum by 1.666% per month until it reaches
    zero at the end of the 120th Policy Month.
   
  The operating expenses of the Separate Account are paid by us. For a
description of these charges, see "Charges and Deductions," page 24.     
 
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FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES AFTER EXPENSE LIMITATION (as a percentage of each
Portfolio's average daily net assets)     
   
  Investment advisory fees and operating expenses for the Fund are paid by the
Fund. Fund expenses are not specified under the terms of the Policy, and they
may vary from year to year.     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                                      ADVISORY  OTHER    TOTAL
                                                        FEE    EXPENSES EXPENSES
                                                      -------- -------- --------
<S>                                                   <C>      <C>      <C>
Money Market Portfolio...............................   .40%     .08%     .48%
High Yield Bond Portfolio............................   .60%     .10%     .70%
Managed Bond Portfolio...............................   .60%     .09%     .69%
Government Securities Portfolio......................   .60%     .10%     .70%
Growth Portfolio.....................................   .65%     .09%     .74%
Aggressive Equity Portfolio..........................   .80%     .15%     .95%
Growth LT Portfolio..................................   .75%     .10%     .85%
Equity Income Portfolio..............................   .65%     .08%     .73%
Multi-Strategy Portfolio.............................   .65%     .11%     .76%
Equity Portfolio.....................................   .65%     .08%     .73%
Bond and Income Portfolio............................   .60%     .09%     .69%
Equity Index Portfolio...............................   .21%     .08%     .29%
International Portfolio..............................   .85%     .21%    1.06%
Emerging Markets Portfolio...........................  1.10%    1.05%    2.15%
</TABLE>    
   
  The expenses listed for the Fund Portfolios reflect expenses for the year
ended December 31, 1996, adjusted to reflect a decrease in fees for certain
operating expenses. The Aggressive Equity and Emerging Markets Portfolios did
not begin operations until April 1, 1996 and their "other expenses" are on an
annualized basis and reflect the policy adopted by us as Investment Adviser to
the Fund, to waive its fees or otherwise reimburse expenses so that operating
expenses (exclusive of advisory fees, additional custodial fees associated with
holding foreign securities, foreign taxes on dividends, interest or capital
gains, and extraordinary expenses) are not greater than 0.25% of average daily
net assets per year. We began the policy in 1989 and intend to continue this
policy until at least December 31, 1998. In the absence of this policy, such
expenses for the Emerging Markets Portfolio would have exceeded this expense
cap in 1996 and total adjusted expenses would have been approximately 2.22% on
an annualized basis. No reimbursement to the other Portfolios was necessary for
the Fund's fiscal year 1996. There can be no assurance that the expense
reimbursement arrangement will continue after December 31, 1998, and any
unreimbursed expenses would be reflected in the Policy Owner's Accumulated
Value and in some instances, the death benefit. Actual total expenses after
reimbursement and before the adjustment for the year ended December 31, 1996,
were: Money Market Portfolio--0.50%; High Yield Bond Portfolio--0.71%; Managed
Bond Portfolio--0.71%; Government Securities Portfolio--0.72%; Growth
Portfolio--0.76%; Aggressive Equity Portfolio (annualized)--1.02%; Growth LT
Portfolio--0.87%; Equity Income Portfolio--0.75%; Multi-Strategy Portfolio--
0.78%; Equity Portfolio--0.74%; Bond and Income Portfolio--0.71%; Equity Index
Portfolio--0.31%; International Portfolio--1.07%; and Emerging Markets
Portfolio (annualized) --2.18%.     
   
  The Fund's expenses are assessed at the Fund level and are not direct charges
against the Variable Accounts or the Policy's Accumulated Value. These expenses
are taken into account in computing each Portfolio's per share net asset value,
which in turn is used to compute the corresponding Variable Account's
Accumulation Unit Value. The Fund's investment advisory fees and operating
expenses are more fully described in the Fund's prospectus, which accompanies
this Prospectus.     
 
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TAX TREATMENT OF INCREASES IN ACCUMULATED VALUE
   
  We believe that the Accumulated Value under the Policy is currently subject
to the same federal income tax treatment as the cash value under traditional
fixed life insurance. Therefore, generally you will not be deemed to be in
constructive receipt of your Accumulated Value unless and until you are deemed
to be in receipt of a distribution from your Policy. For information on the tax
treatment of the Policy and on the tax treatment of a surrender, a Preferred or
Partial Withdrawal, or a Policy loan, see "Federal Income Tax Considerations,"
page 27.     
 
TAX TREATMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT
   
  We believe that the death benefit under the Policy is currently subject to
federal income tax treatment consistent with that of traditional fixed life
insurance. Therefore, generally the death benefit will be fully excludable from
the gross income of the Beneficiary under the Internal Revenue Code. See
"Federal Income Tax Considerations," page 27.     
       
          
CONTACTING PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE AND TIMING OF TRANSACTIONS     
   
  All written requests, notices, and forms required by the Policies, and any
questions or inquiries should be directed to our Policy Benefits and Services
Department at 700 Newport Center Drive, P.O. Box 7500, Newport Beach,
California 92658-7500.     
   
  The effective date of certain notices or of instructions is determined by the
date and time on which we "receive" the notice or instructions. Unless
otherwise stated, we "receive" this information only when it arrives "properly
completed" at our Home Office. Premium payments after your initial premium
payment, transfer requests, loan requests, loan repayments, and withdrawal
requests we receive before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (or the close of the New York
Stock Exchange, if earlier) will normally be effective as of the end of the
Valuation Date that we receive them "properly completed," unless the
transaction or event is scheduled to occur on another day. Transactions are
effected as of the end of the Valuation Date on which they are effective.
"Properly completed" may require, among other things, a signature guarantee or
other verification of authenticity. We do not generally require a signature
guarantee unless it appears that your signature may have changed over time or
due to other circumstances. Requests regarding death benefits must be
accompanied by both proof of death and instructions regarding payment
satisfactory to us. You should call your registered representative or us if you
have questions regarding the required form of a request.     
 
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INFORMATION ABOUT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE, THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, AND THE FUND     
 
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  We are a mutual life insurance company organized under the laws of the State
of California. We were authorized to conduct business as a life insurance
company on January 2, 1868, as Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of
California, and were reincorporated under our present name on July 22, 1936.
       
  We offer a complete line of life insurance policies and annuity contracts,
as well as financial and retirement services. We are admitted to do business
in the District of Columbia, and in all states except New York. As of the end
of 1996, we had over $50.8 billion of individual life insurance in force and
total admitted assets of $21.2 billion. We have been ranked according to
admitted assets as the 23rd largest insurance carrier in the nation for 1995.
Together with our subsidiaries and affiliated enterprises, we had total assets
and funds under management of over $136.7 billion.     
   
  On April 21, 1997, the Board of Directors of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company approved a Plan of Conversion ("Plan") under which Pacific Mutual Life
would convert from a mutual life insurance company to a stock life insurance
company ultimately controlled by a mutual holding company. This transaction is
intended to result in a corporate structure that provides, among other things,
better access to external sources of capital. Under the Plan, upon the
conversion, the insurance company would issue voting stock to a newly-formed
stock holding company called Pacific LifeCorp, and all of Pacific LifeCorp's
initially issued voting stock would be owned by a newly-created mutual holding
company called Pacific Mutual Holding Company. It is anticipated that Pacific
LifeCorp could, subsequent to the conversion, offer shares of its stock
publicly or privately; however Pacific Mutual Holding Company must always hold
at least 51% of the voting stock of Pacific LifeCorp. Pacific LifeCorp would
always own 100% of the voting stock of the insurance company. No plans have
been formulated to issue any shares of capital stock or debt securities of
Pacific LifeCorp at this time.     
   
  Since Pacific Mutual Life currently is a mutual life insurance company,
owners ("policyholders") of Pacific Mutual Life's annuity contracts and life
insurance policies ("policies") have certain membership interests in Pacific
Mutual Life consisting principally of the right to vote on the election of the
Board of Directors and on other matters and certain rights upon liquidation or
dissolution of Pacific Mutual Life. Under the Plan, policyholders continue to
be policyholders in the same insurance company, but would no longer have a
membership interest in the insurance company; rather, policyholders would have
membership interests in Pacific Mutual Holding Company. These interests in the
mutual holding company would be substantially the same as the membership
interests that policyholders have in Pacific Mutual Life prior to the
conversion, consisting principally of the right to vote on the election of the
Board of Directors and on other matters and certain rights upon liquidation or
dissolution of Pacific Mutual Holding Company. After the conversion, persons
who acquire policies from the insurance company would automatically be members
in Pacific Mutual Holding Company. The conversion will not, in any way,
increase premium payments or reduce policy benefits, values, guarantees or
other policy obligations to policyholders. The Plan is subject to approval by
Pacific Mutual Life's policyholders and the consent of the Insurance
Commissioner of California, among other approvals and conditions. If the
necessary approvals are obtained and conditions met, the conversion could
occur in 1997. Under the Plan, the insurance company's name will change to
Pacific Life Insurance Company.     
 
  The principal underwriter for the Policies is Pacific Mutual Distributors,
Inc. ("PMD"), one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. PMD is registered as a
broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
 
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PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
   
  The Separate Account is a separate investment account of ours used only to
support the variable death benefits and policy values of variable life
insurance policies. The Separate Account supports the Policies as well as
other variable life insurance policies issued by us. The assets in the
Separate Account are kept separate from our General Account assets and our
other separate accounts.     
   
  We own the assets in the Separate Account and are required to maintain
sufficient assets in the Separate Account to meet anticipated obligations of
the insurance policies funded by the Account. The Separate Account is divided
into subaccounts called Variable Accounts. The income, gains, or losses,
realized or unrealized, of each Variable Account are credited to or charged
against the assets held in the Variable Account without regard to our other
income, gains, or losses. Assets in the Separate Account attributable to the
reserves and other liabilities under the variable life insurance policies
funded by the Separate Account are not chargeable with liabilities arising
from any other business that we conduct. However, we may transfer to our
General Account any assets which exceed anticipated obligations of the
Separate Account. All obligations arising under the Policy are our general
corporate obligations. We may accumulate in the Separate Account proceeds from
various Policy charges and investment results applicable to those assets.     
 
  The Separate Account was established on May 12, 1988 under California law
under the authority of our Board of Directors. The Separate Account is
registered as a unit investment trust with the SEC. Such registration does not
involve any supervision by the SEC of the administration or investment
practices or policies of the Account.
 
  Each Variable Account invests exclusively in shares of a designated
Portfolio of the Fund. We may in the future establish additional Variable
Accounts within the Separate Account, which may invest in other Portfolios of
the Fund or in other securities.
 
THE PACIFIC SELECT FUND
   
  The Fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company of the
series type. The Fund is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. Such registration does not involve supervision by the SEC of the
investments or investment policies of the Fund. The Fund currently offers
fourteen separate Portfolios that fund the Variable Investment Options
available to you. Each Portfolio pursues different investment objectives and
policies. We purchase shares of each Portfolio for the corresponding Variable
Account at net asset value, i.e., without sales load. All dividends and
capital gains distributions received from a Portfolio are automatically
reinvested in such Portfolio at net asset value, unless we, on behalf of the
Separate Account, elect otherwise. Fund shares will be redeemed by us at their
net asset value to the extent necessary to make payments under the Policies.
       
  Shares of the Fund currently are offered only to separate accounts of ours
and an affiliated insurer to serve as an investment medium for variable life
insurance policies and for variable annuity contracts issued or administered
by these insurers. Shares of the Fund may also be sold in the future to
separate accounts of other insurance companies, either affiliated or not
affiliated with us. Investment in the Fund by other separate accounts in
connection with variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts may
potentially create conflicts. See "MORE ON THE FUND'S SHARES" in the
accompanying prospectus of the Fund.     
   
  The following chart summarizes some basic data about each Portfolio of the
Fund offered to the Separate Account. There can be no assurance that any
Portfolio will achieve its objective. This chart is only a summary. You should
read the more detailed information which is contained in the accompanying
prospectus of the Fund, including information on the risks associated with the
investments and investment techniques of each of the Portfolios.     
 
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  THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ACCOMPANIES THIS PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD BE READ
CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                              PRIMARY INVESTMENTS
   PORTFOLIO            OBJECTIVE         (UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES)   PORTFOLIO MANAGER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>              <C>                      <C>                          <C>
 Money Market    Current income             Highest quality money      Pacific Mutual Life
                 consistent with            market instruments
                 preservation of capital
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 High-Yield      High level of current      Intermediate and long-     Pacific Mutual Life
 Bond            income                     term, high-yielding,
                                            lower and medium quality
                                            (high risk) fixed-income
                                            securities
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Managed Bond    Maximize total return      Investment grade           Pacific Investment
                 consistent with prudent    marketable debt            Management Company
                 investment management      securities. Will
                                            normally maintain an
                                            average portfolio
                                            duration of 3-7 years
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Government      Maximize total return      U.S. Government            Pacific Investment
 Securities      consistent with prudent    securities including       Management Company
                 investment management      futures and options
                                            thereon and high-grade
                                            corporate debt
                                            securities. Will
                                            normally maintain an
                                            average portfolio
                                            duration of 3-7 years
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Growth          Growth of capital          Common stock               Capital Guardian
                                                                       Trust Company
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Aggressive      Capital appreciation       Common stock of small      Columbus Circle
 Equity                                     emerging growth and        Investors
                                            medium capitalization
                                            companies
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Growth LT       Long-term growth of        Common stock               Janus Capital
                 capital consistent with                               Corporation
                 the preservation of
                 capital
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equity Income   Long-term growth of        Dividend paying common     J.P.Morgan Investment
                 capital and income         stock                      Management Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Multi-Strategy  High total return          Equity and fixed income    J.P.Morgan Investment
                                            securities                 Management Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equity          Capital appreciation       Common stocks and          Greenwich Street
                                            securities convertible     Advisors
                                            into or exchangeable for
                                            common stocks
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bond and        High level of current      Investment grade debt      Greenwich Street
 Income          income consistent with     securities                 Advisors
                 prudent investment
                 management and
                 preservation of capital
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equity Index    Provide investment         Stocks included in the     Bankers Trust Company
                 results that correspond    S&P 500
                 to the total return
                 performance of common
                 stocks publicly traded
                 in the U.S.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 International   Long-term capital          Equity securities of       Templeton Investment
                 appreciation               corporations domiciled     Counsel, Inc.
                                            outside the United
                                            States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Emerging        Long-term growth of        Common stocks of           Blairlogie Capital
 Markets         capital                    companies domiciled in     Management
                                            emerging market
                                            countries
</TABLE>    
 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS     
   
  We serve as Investment Adviser to each Portfolio of the Fund. We are
registered with the SEC as an Investment Adviser. For twelve of the
Portfolios, we and the Fund have engaged other firms to serve as Portfolio
Managers which are shown in the chart above.     
 
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                                  THE POLICY
 
  The variable life insurance benefits provided by the Policies are funded
through the Policy Owner's Accumulated Value in the Separate Account and the
Fixed Account. The information included below describes the benefits,
features, charges, and other major provisions of the Policies.
 
APPLICATION FOR A POLICY
 
  The Policy is designed to meet the needs of individuals and for corporations
who wish to provide coverage and benefits for key employees. Anyone wishing to
purchase the Policy may submit an application to us. A Policy can be issued on
the life of an Insured for Ages up to and including Age 80 with evidence of
insurability satisfactory to us. The Insured's Age is calculated as of the
Insured's birthday nearest the Policy Date. Acceptance is subject to our
underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to request additional information
and to reject an application.
   
  Each Policy is issued with a Policy Date. If the application is accompanied
by all or a portion of the initial premium and is accepted by us, the Policy
Date is usually the date the application and premium payment were received at
our Home Office, although the Policy Date will never be the 29th, 30th, or
31st of any month. If an application is not accompanied by all or a portion of
the initial premium payment, the Policy Date is usually the date the
application is accepted by us. We first become obligated under the Policy on
the date the total initial premium is received or on the date the application
is accepted, whichever is later. Any monthly deductions due will be taken on
the Monthly Payment Date on or next following the date Pacific Mutual becomes
obligated. The initial premium must be received within 20 days after your
Policy is issued, although we may waive the 20 day requirement at our
discretion. If the initial premium is not received or the application is
rejected by us, your Policy will be cancelled and any partial premium received
will be refunded.     
 
  Subject to our approval, your Policy may be backdated, but the Policy Date
may not be more than six months prior to the date of the application.
Backdating can be advantageous if the Insured's lower issue Age results in
lower cost of insurance rates. If your Policy is backdated, the minimum
initial premium required will include sufficient premium to cover the
backdating period. Monthly deductions will be made for the period the Policy
Date is backdated.
   
  Insureds are assigned to underwriting (insurance risk) classes which are
used in calculating the cost of insurance charges. In assigning Insureds to
underwriting classes, we will normally use the medical or paramedical
underwriting method, which may require a medical examination of a proposed
Insured, although other forms of underwriting may be used when deemed
appropriate by us.     
 
PREMIUMS
   
  The Policy is a flexible-premium policy, and it provides considerable
flexibility, subject to the limitations described below, to pay premiums at
your discretion. We usually require you to pay a minimum initial premium equal
to at least 25% of the sum of your Policy's monthly deductions plus premium
load for the first year, which will be based upon your Policy's Face Amount
and the Age, smoking status, gender (unless unisex cost of insurance rates
apply, see "Charges and Deductions: Cost of Insurance"), and underwriting
class of the Insured. Thereafter, subject to the limitations described below,
you may choose the amount and frequency of premium payments. The Policy,
therefore, provides you with the flexibility to vary premium payments to
reflect varying financial conditions.     
   
  When applying for a Policy, you will determine a Planned Periodic Premium
that provides for the payment of level premiums over a specified period of
time. You will receive a premium reminder notice, or a listbill for multiple
policies, on an annual, semiannual, or quarterly basis, or, if a listbill, a
monthly basis, at your option; however, you are not required to pay Planned
Periodic Premiums. Premiums may be paid monthly under the Uni-check electronic
funds transfer plan where you authorize us to withdraw premiums from your
checking account each month. The minimum initial premium required must be paid
before the Uni-check plan will be accepted by us. You may elect the day each
month on which premiums are paid under the Uni-check plan,     
 
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<PAGE>
 
   
provided the day elected is between the 4th and the 28th day of the month. If
you do not elect a payment day, the day on which premiums are paid will be the
Monthly Anniversary.     
          
  Payment of the Planned Periodic Premium will not guarantee that your Policy
will remain in force. Instead, the continuation of your Policy depends upon
your Policy's Accumulated Value. Even if Planned Periodic Premiums are paid,
your Policy will lapse any time Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is
insufficient to pay the current monthly deduction and a Grace Period expires
without sufficient payment. See "Lapse".     
   
  Any premium payment must be for at least $50. We also may reject or limit
any premium payment that would result in an immediate increase in the net
amount at risk under the Policy, although such a premium may be accepted with
satisfactory evidence of insurability. See "Charges and Deductions: Cost of
Insurance". A premium payment would result in an immediate increase in the net
amount at risk if the death benefit under your Policy is, or upon acceptance
of the premium would be, equal to your Accumulated Value multiplied by a death
benefit percentage. See "Death Benefit". If satisfactory evidence of
insurability is not received, the payment, or portion thereof may be returned.
All or a portion of a premium payment will be rejected and returned to you if
it would exceed the maximum premium limitations prescribed by federal tax law.
       
  The amount, frequency and period of time over which you pay premiums may
affect whether the Policy will be classified as a modified endowment contract,
which is a type of life insurance contract subject to different tax treatment
for certain pre-death distributions than conventional life insurance
contracts. Accordingly, variations from the Planned Periodic Premiums on a
Policy that is not otherwise a modified endowment contract may result in the
Policy becoming a modified endowment contract for tax purposes.     
   
  In order for your Policy to avoid being treated as a modified endowment
contract, the sum of the premiums paid less a portion of any Partial
Withdrawals may not exceed the "seven pay premium" limit as defined in the
Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). (See "Federal Income Tax Considerations"). If
we receive any premium payment that we believe, if applied to your Policy in
that Policy year, would cause your Policy to become a modified endowment
contract, the portion of the payment that we believe would cause your Policy
to become a modified endowment contract will not be applied to your Policy,
but will be returned to you, unless you had previously notified us that
payments that cause your Policy to become a modified endowment contract may be
accepted by us and applied to your Policy. However, for premium payments
received by us at our Home Office within 20 days before the upcoming Annual
Anniversary of your Policy, we may apply the portion of the premium payment
that we believe would cause your Policy to become a modified endowment
contract to your Policy on the upcoming Annual Anniversary.     
   
  Certain charges will be deducted from each premium payment. See "Charges and
Deductions". The remainder of the premium, known as the net premium, will be
allocated as described below under "Allocation of Net Premiums." Except in
Texas, additional payments will first be treated as repayments of Policy Debt
unless you request otherwise. Any portion of a payment that exceeds the amount
of Policy Debt will be applied as an additional premium payment.     
 
ALLOCATION OF NET PREMIUMS
   
  In your application for the Policy, you select the Investment Options to
which net premium payments will be allocated. During the Free-Look Period, net
premiums will be allocated to the Money Market Variable Account, which invests
in the Money Market Portfolio of the Fund (except for amounts allocated to the
Loan Account to secure a Policy loan). Your Accumulated Value will be
automatically allocated according to your instructions contained in the
application the later of 15 days after the Policy is issued or 45 days after
the application is completed, or, if longer, upon receipt of the minimum
initial premium (the "Free-Look Period"). Net premiums received after the
Free-Look Period will be allocated upon receipt among the Investment Options
according to your most recent instructions.     
 
  You may change the allocation of net premiums by submitting a proper written
request to our Home Office. Changes in net premium allocation instructions may
be made by telephone if a properly completed Authorization
 
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for Telephone Requests has been filed at our Home Office. We reserve the right
to discontinue telephone net premium allocation instructions.
 
PORTFOLIO REBALANCING
 
  You may direct us to automatically re-set the percentage of your Accumulated
Value allocated to each Variable Account at a predetermined level. This
process is called portfolio rebalancing. (The Fixed Account is not available
for portfolio rebalancing.) Over time, the variations in each Variable
Account's investment results will shift the percentage allocations of your
Accumulated Value. The portfolio rebalancing feature will automatically
transfer your Accumulated Value among the Variable Accounts back to the preset
percentages. Rebalancing can be made quarterly, semi-annually or annually,
measured from your Policy Date ("frequency period"). Rebalancing may result in
transferring amounts from a Variable Account with relatively higher investment
performance to a Variable Account with relatively lower investment
performance.
 
  You may initiate portfolio rebalancing by sending our Home Office a signed,
written request in good form or a properly completed Automatic Portfolio
Rebalancing form. You must specify the frequency for rebalancing and a
beginning date. The first rebalancing will usually occur on your Monthly
Payment Date that starts the frequency period you elected and that occurs on
or follows the beginning date you elected. If you stop portfolio rebalancing,
you must wait 30 days to begin again. Portfolio rebalancing cannot be used
with the Dollar Cost Averaging Option.
 
  We may modify, terminate or suspend the portfolio rebalancing feature at any
time.
 
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING OPTION
 
  We currently offer an option under which you may dollar cost average your
allocations in the Variable Accounts under your Policy by authorizing us to
make periodic allocations of Accumulated Value from any one Variable Account
to one or more of the other Variable Accounts. Dollar cost averaging is a
systematic method of investing in which securities are purchased at regular
intervals in fixed dollar amounts so that the cost of the securities gets
averaged over time and possibly over various market values. The option will
result in the allocation of Accumulated Value to one or more Variable
Accounts, and these amounts will be credited at the Accumulation Unit values
as of the end of the Valuation Dates on which the transfers are processed.
Since the value of Accumulation Units will vary, the amounts allocated to a
Variable Account will result in the crediting of a greater number of units
when the Accumulation Unit value is low and a lesser number of units when the
Accumulation Unit value is high. Similarly, the amounts transferred from a
Variable Account will result in a debiting of a greater number of units when
the Accumulation Unit value is low and a lesser number of units when the
Accumulation Unit value is high. Dollar cost averaging does not guarantee
profits, nor does it assure that you will not have losses.
   
  A Dollar Cost Averaging Request form is available upon request. To elect the
Dollar Cost Averaging Option, your Accumulated Value in the Variable Account
from which the Dollar Cost averaging transfers will be made must be at least
$5,000. After we have received a Dollar Cost Averaging Request in proper form
at our Home Office, we will transfer Accumulated Value in amounts you
designate from the Variable Account from which transfers are to be made to the
Variable Account or Accounts you choose. The minimum amount that may be
transferred to any one Variable Account is $50. After the Free-Look Period,
the first transfer will be effected on your Policy's Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-
Annual, or Annual Anniversary, whichever period you select, coincident with or
next following receipt at our Home Office of a Dollar Cost Averaging Request
in proper form. Subsequent transfers will be effected on the following
Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, or Annual Anniversary for so long as you
designate, until the total amount elected has been transferred, until
Accumulated Value in the Variable Account from which transfers are made has
been depleted, or until your Policy enters the Grace Period. Amounts
periodically transferred under this option will not be subject to any transfer
charges that may be imposed by us in the future, except as may be required by
applicable law.     
 
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  You may instruct us at any time to terminate this option by written request
to our Home Office. We may discontinue, modify, or suspend the Dollar Cost
Averaging Option at any time.     
 
TRANSFER OF ACCUMULATED VALUE
   
  You may transfer Accumulated Value among the Variable Accounts after the
Free-Look Period upon proper written request to our Home Office. Transfers
(other than transfers in connection with the Dollar Cost Averaging Option) may
be made by telephone if a properly completed Authorization For Telephone
Requests has been filed at our Home Office. Currently, there are no
limitations on the number of transfers between Variable Accounts, no minimum
amount required for a transfer, nor any minimum amount required to be
remaining in a given Variable Account after a transfer (except as required
under the Dollar Cost Averaging Option). No transfer may be made if your
Policy is in the Grace Period and a payment required to avoid lapse is not
paid. See "Lapse". No charges are currently imposed upon such transfers. We
reserve the right, however, at a future date to limit the size of transfers
and remaining balances, to assess transfer charges, to limit the number and
frequency of transfers, and to suspend and discontinue telephone transfers.
       
  Accumulated Value may also be transferred after the Free-Look Period from
the Variable Accounts to the Fixed Account; however, such a transfer will only
be permitted in the Policy Month preceding a Policy Anniversary, except that
if you reside in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota,
or Pennsylvania, you may make such a transfer at any time during the first 18
Policy Months. Transfers from the Fixed Account to the Variable Accounts are
restricted as described in "The Fixed Account".     
 
DEATH BENEFIT
 
  When your Policy is issued, we will determine the initial amount of
insurance based on the instructions provided in your application. That amount
will be shown on the specifications page of your Policy and is called the
"Face Amount." The minimum Face Amount at issuance of a Policy is $50,000. We
may reduce the minimum Face Amount required at issuance under certain
circumstances, such as for group or sponsored arrangements.
   
  For so long as your Policy remains in force, we will, upon proof of the
death of an Insured, pay death benefit proceeds to a named Beneficiary. Death
benefit proceeds will consist of the death benefit under the Policy, plus any
insurance proceeds provided by rider, reduced by any outstanding Policy Debt
(and, if in the Grace Period, any overdue charges).     
 
  You may select one of two death benefit options: Option A or Option B.
Generally, an applicant designates the death benefit option in the
application. If no option is designated, Option A will be assumed by us to
have been selected. Subject to certain restrictions, you can change the death
benefit option selected. So long as the Policy remains in force, the death
benefit under either option will never be less than the Face Amount of the
Policy.
 
  Option A. Under Option A, the death benefit will be equal to the Face Amount
of the Policy or, if greater, Accumulated Value (determined as of the end of
the Valuation Period during which the Insured dies) multiplied by a death
benefit percentage. The death benefit percentages vary according to the Age of
the Insured and will be at least equal to the cash value corridor in Section
7702 of the Internal Revenue Code, which addresses the definition of a life
insurance policy for tax purposes. The death benefit percentage is 250% for an
Insured at Age 40 or under, and it declines for older Insureds. A table
showing the death benefit percentages is in the Appendix to this Prospectus
and in the Policy. Policy Owners who are seeking to have favorable investment
performance reflected in increasing Accumulated Value, and not in increasing
insurance coverage, should choose Option A.
 
  Option B. Under Option B, the death benefit will be equal to the Face Amount
of the Policy plus the Accumulated Value (determined as of the end of the
Valuation Period during which the Insured dies) or, if greater, Accumulated
Value multiplied by a death benefit percentage. The specified percentage is
the same as that used in connection with Option A and as stated in the
Appendix. The death benefit under Option B will always vary as Accumulated
Value varies. Therefore, Policy Owners who seek to have favorable investment
performance reflected in increased insurance coverage should choose Option B.
 
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  Examples of Options A and B. The following examples demonstrate the
determination of death benefits under Options A and B. The examples show three
Policies--Policies I, II, and III--with the same Face Amount, but Accumulated
Values that vary as shown, and which assume an Insured is Age 40 at the time
of death and that there is no outstanding Policy Debt.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              POLICY    POLICY
                                                   POLICY I     II       III
                                                   --------  --------  --------
      <S>                                          <C>       <C>       <C>
      Face Amount................................. $100,000  $100,000  $100,000
      Accumulated Value on Date of Death.......... $ 25,000  $ 50,000  $ 75,000
      Death Benefit Percentage....................      250%      250%      250%
      Death Benefit Under Option A................ $100,000  $125,000  $187,500
      Death Benefit Under Option B................ $125,000  $150,000  $187,500
</TABLE>
 
  Under Option A, the death benefit for Policy I is equal to $100,000 since
the death benefit is the greater of the Face Amount ($100,000) or the
Accumulated Value at the date of death multiplied by the death benefit
percentage ($25,000 x 250% = $62,500). In contrast, for both Policies II and
III under Option A, the Accumulated Value multiplied by the death benefit
percentage ($50,000 x 250% = $125,000 for Policy II; $75,000 x 250% =$187,500
for Policy III) is greater than the Face Amount ($100,000), so the death
benefit is equal to the higher value. Under Option B, the death benefit for
Policy I is equal to $125,000 since the death benefit is the greater of Face
Amount plus Accumulated Value ($100,000 + $25,000 = $125,000) or the
Accumulated Value multiplied by the death benefit percentage ($25,000 x 250% =
$62,500). Similarly, in Policy II, Face Amount plus Accumulated Value
($100,000 + $50,000 = $150,000) is greater than Accumulated Value multiplied
by the death benefit percentage ($50,000 x 250% = $125,000). In contrast, in
Policy III, the Accumulated Value multiplied by the death benefit percentage
($75,000 x 250% = $187,500) is greater than the Face Amount plus Accumulated
Value ($100,000 + $75,000 = $175,000), so the death benefit is equal to the
higher value.
 
  All calculations of death benefit will be made as of the end of the
Valuation Period during which the Insured dies. Death benefit proceeds may be
paid to your Beneficiary in a lump sum or under a payment plan offered under
the Policy. The Policy should be consulted for details.
 
CHANGES IN DEATH BENEFIT OPTION
 
  You may request that the death benefit under your Policy be changed from
Option A to Option B, or from Option B to Option A. Changes in the death
benefit option may be made only once per Policy Year and should be made in
writing to our Home Office. A change from Option B to Option A may be made
without evidence of insurability; a change from Option A to Option B will
require evidence of insurability satisfactory to us. The effective date of any
such change shall be the next Monthly Payment Date after the change is
accepted.
 
  A change in the death benefit from Option A to Option B will result in a
reduction in the Face Amount of your Policy by the amount of the Policy's
Accumulated Value, with the result that the death benefit payable under Option
B at the time of the change will equal that which would have been payable
under Option A immediately prior to the change. The change in option will
affect the determination of the death benefit from that point on since
Accumulated Value will then be added to the new Face Amount, and the death
benefit will then vary with Accumulated Value. This change will not be
permitted if it would result in a Face Amount of less than $50,000, although
we reserve the right to waive this minimum under certain circumstances, such
as for group or sponsored arrangements. A charge of $100 will be deducted from
your Accumulated Value on the effective date of the change from Option A to
Option B to cover the costs of processing the request. This fee will be
deducted from the Investment Options in the proportion that each bears to your
Accumulated Value less Debt.
 
  A change in the death benefit from Option B to Option A will result in an
increase in the Face Amount of your Policy by the amount of your Policy's
Accumulated Value, with the result that the death benefit payable under Option
A at the time of the change will equal that which would have been payable
under Option B immediately prior to the change. However, the change in option
will affect the determination of the death benefit from that point on since
your Accumulated Value will no longer be added to the Face Amount in
determining
 
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the death benefit. From that point on, the death benefit will equal the new
Face Amount (or, if higher, the Accumulated Value times the applicable
specified percentage). No charge will be made on a change from Option B to
Option A.
   
  A change in death benefit option may affect the monthly cost of insurance
charge since this charge varies with the net amount at risk, which generally
is the amount by which the death benefit exceeds Accumulated Value. See
"Charges and Deductions: Cost of Insurance". Assuming that the Policy's death
benefit would not be equal to Accumulated Value times a death benefit
percentage under either Option A or B, changing from Option B to Option A will
generally decrease the net amount at risk, and therefore decrease the cost of
insurance charges. Changing from Option A to Option B will generally result in
a net amount at risk that remains level. Such a change, however, will result
in an increase in the cost of insurance charges over time, since the cost of
insurance rates increase with the Insured's Age.     
 
CHANGES IN FACE AMOUNT
 
  You may request an increase or decrease in the Face Amount under your Policy
subject to our approval. A change in Face Amount may only be made once per
year, and a decrease in Face Amount may only be made after the fifth Policy
Year, or after the fifth Policy Year following the last increase in Face
Amount. Increasing the Face Amount could increase the death benefit under your
Policy, and decreasing the Face Amount could decrease the death benefit. The
amount of change in the death benefit will depend, among other things, upon
the death benefit option chosen by you and whether, and the degree to which,
the death benefit under your Policy exceeds the Face Amount prior to the
change. Changing the Face Amount could affect the subsequent level of the
death benefit while your Policy is in force and the subsequent level of Policy
values. An increase in Face Amount may increase the net amount at risk under
your Policy, which will increase your cost of insurance charge. Conversely, a
decrease in Face Amount may decrease the net amount at risk, which will
decrease your cost of insurance charge.
 
  Any request for an increase or decrease in Face Amount must be made by
written application to our Home Office. It will become effective on the
Monthly Payment Date on or next following our acceptance of the request. If
you are not the Insured, we will also require the consent of the Insured
before accepting a request.
 
  Increases. Additional evidence of insurability satisfactory to us will be
required for an increase in Face Amount. An increase will not be given for
increments of Face Amount less than that indicated in the table below. A
charge of $100 will be deducted from the Accumulated Value on the effective
date of the increase in Face Amount to cover the costs of processing the
request. This fee will be deducted from the Investment Options in the
proportion that each bears to your Accumulated Value less Debt.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             AGE AT TIME                                              MINIMUM
             OF INCREASE                                              INCREASE
             -----------                                              --------
             <S>                                                      <C>
                 0-19                                                 $17,000
                20-24                                                  13,000
                25-29                                                  12,000
                30-33                                                  11,000
                34-74                                                  10,000
                   75                                                  11,000
                   76                                                  13,000
                   77                                                  16,000
                   78                                                  20,000
                   79                                                  31,000
                   80                                                  50,000
</TABLE>
 
  Decreases. Any decrease in Face Amount will first be applied to the most
recent increases, then the next most recent increases successively, and
finally to the original Face Amount. A decrease will not be permitted if the
Face Amount would fall below $50,000, although we reserve the right to waive
the minimum Face Amount under certain circumstances, such as for group or
sponsored arrangements. No charge will be deducted in connection with a
decrease. If a decrease in the Face Amount would result in total premiums paid
exceeding the
 
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premium limitations prescribed under tax law to qualify your Policy as a life
insurance contract, we will refund to you the amount of such excess above the
premium limitations.
 
  We reserve the right to disallow a requested decrease, and will not permit a
requested decrease, among other reasons, (1) if compliance with the guideline
premium limitations under tax law resulting from the requested decrease would
result in immediate termination of your Policy, or (2) if, to effect the
requested decrease, payments to you would have to be made from Accumulated
Value for compliance with the guideline premium limitations, and the amount of
such payments would exceed the Net Cash Surrender Value under your Policy.
 
POLICY VALUES
   
  Accumulated Value. Your Accumulated Value is the sum of the amounts under
your Policy held in each Investment Option, as well as the amount set aside in
the Loan Account, including any accrued earned interest, to secure any Policy
Debt.     
   
  On each Valuation Date, the portion of your Accumulated Value allocated to
any particular Variable Account will be adjusted to reflect the investment
experience of that Variable Account. On each Monthly Payment Date, the portion
of the Accumulated Value allocated to a particular Investment Option also will
be adjusted to reflect the assessment of the monthly deduction. See
"Determination of Accumulated Value". No minimum amount of Accumulated Value
is guaranteed. You bear the risk for the investment experience of Accumulated
Value allocated to the Variable Accounts.     
 
  Cash Surrender Value. The Cash Surrender Value of your Policy equals your
Accumulated Value less the surrender charge. Thus, your Accumulated Value will
exceed your Policy's Cash Surrender Value by the amount of the surrender
charge. Once the surrender charge has expired, your Accumulated Value will
equal the Cash Surrender Value.
   
  Net Cash Surrender Value. The Net Cash Surrender Value of your Policy equals
your Cash Surrender Value less any outstanding Policy Debt. You can surrender
your Policy at any time while the Insured is living and receive your Net Cash
Surrender Value. See "Surrender".     
 
DETERMINATION OF ACCUMULATED VALUE
   
  Although your death benefit under your Policy can never be less than the
Policy's Face Amount, the Accumulated Value will vary to a degree that depends
upon several factors, including investment performance of the Variable
Accounts to which Accumulated Value has been allocated, payment of premiums,
the amount of any outstanding Policy Debt, Preferred or Partial Withdrawals,
and the charges assessed in connection with the Policy.     
   
  The amounts allocated to the Variable Accounts will be invested in shares of
the corresponding Portfolio of the Fund. The investment performance of each
Variable Account will reflect increases or decreases in the net asset value
per share of the corresponding Portfolio and any dividends or distributions
declared by a Portfolio. Any dividends or distributions from any Portfolio of
the Fund will be automatically reinvested in shares of the same Portfolio,
unless we, on behalf of the Separate Account, elect otherwise.     
 
  Assets in the Variable Accounts are divided into accumulation units, which
are a measure of value used for bookkeeping purposes. When you allocate net
premiums to a Variable Account, your Policy is credited with accumulation
units. In addition, other transactions including loans, a surrender, Preferred
and Partial Withdrawals, transfers, and assessment of charges against your
Policy affect the number of accumulation units credited to your Policy. The
number of units credited or debited in connection with any such transaction is
determined by dividing the dollar amount of such transaction by the unit value
of the affected Variable Account. The unit value of each Variable Account is
determined on each Valuation Date at or about 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The
number of units credited will not change because of subsequent changes in unit
value.
 
  The accumulation unit value of each Variable Account's unit initially was
$10. The unit value of a Variable Account on any Valuation Date is calculated
by adjusting the unit value from the previous Valuation Date for
 
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(1) the investment performance of the Variable Account, which is based upon
the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio of the Fund, (2) any
dividends or distributions paid by the corresponding Portfolio, and (3) the
charges, if any, we may assess for income taxes attributable to the operation
of the Variable Account.     
 
POLICY LOANS
   
  You may borrow money from us using your Policy as the only security for the
loan by submitting a proper written request to our Home Office. We may in our
discretion permit loans to be made by telephone if a properly completed
Authorization For Telephone Requests has been filed at our Home Office. A loan
may be taken any time your Policy is in force. The minimum loan that can be
taken at any time is $500 ($200 in Connecticut, $250 in Oregon). The maximum
amount that can be borrowed at any time is the greater of (1) 100% of the
Accumulated Value in the Fixed Account plus 90% of the Accumulated Value in
the Variable Accounts, and less any surrender charges that would have been
imposed if the Policy were surrendered on the date the loan is taken or (2)
100% of the product of (a X b/c - d) where (a) equals the Policy's Accumulated
Value less any surrender charge that would be imposed if the Policy were
surrendered on the date the loan is taken and less 12 times the current
monthly deduction; (b) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate credited;
(c) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate currently charged; and (d)
equals any existing Policy Debt.     
   
  When you take a loan, an amount equal to the loan is transferred out of your
Accumulated Value in the Investment Options into the Loan Account to secure
the loan. Unless you request otherwise, loan amounts will be deducted from the
Investment Options in the proportion that each bears to your Accumulated Value
less Debt.     
 
  The Policy loan annual effective interest rate maximum is 4.75% per year for
the first 10 years and 4.25% thereafter. We will credit interest monthly on
amounts held in the Loan Account to secure the loan at an annual effective
rate of 4.0%.
 
  You may repay all or part of the loan at any time while your Policy is in
force. Interest on a loan is accrued daily and is due for the prior year on
each Policy Anniversary. If interest is not paid when due, it will be added to
the amount of the loan principal and interest will begin accruing thereon from
that date. An amount equal to the loan interest charged will be transferred to
the Loan Account from the Investment Options on a proportional basis.
   
  Unless you request otherwise, any loan repayment will be transferred into
the Investment Options in accordance with your most recent premium allocation
instructions. In addition, on each Policy Anniversary, any interest earned on
the loan balance held in the Loan Account will be transferred to each of the
Investment Options in accordance with your most recent premium allocation
instructions.     
   
  While the amount to secure the loan is held in the Loan Account, you forgo
the investment experience of the Variable Accounts and the current interest
rate of the Fixed Account on the loaned amount. Thus a loan, whether or not
repaid, will have a permanent effect on your Policy's values and may have an
effect on the amount and duration of the death benefit. If not repaid, your
Policy Debt will be deducted from the amount of death benefit paid upon the
death of the Insured, the Cash Surrender Value upon surrender or maturity, or
the refund of premium upon exercise of the Free-Look Right.     
   
  A loan may affect the length of time your Policy remains in force. Your
Policy will lapse when Accumulated Value minus Policy Debt is insufficient to
cover the monthly deduction against your Policy's Accumulated Value on any
Monthly Payment Date and the minimum payment required is not made during the
Grace Period. Moreover, your Policy may enter the Grace Period more quickly
when a loan is outstanding, because the loaned amount is not available to
cover the monthly deduction. Additional payments or repayment of a portion of
Policy Debt may be required to keep the Policy in force. See "Lapse".     
   
  A loan will not be treated as a distribution from your Policy and will not
result in taxable income to you unless your Policy is a modified endowment
contract, or unless the Policy is surrendered or upon maturity or lapse of the
Policy, in which case a loan will be treated as a distribution that may give
rise to taxable income.     
   
  For information on the tax treatment of loans, see "Federal Income Tax
Considerations".     
 
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BENEFITS AT MATURITY
   
  If the insured is living on your Policy Anniversary nearest the Insured's
Age 95, we will pay you, as an endowment benefit, your Accumulated Value,
reduced by any Policy Debt. Payment ordinarily will be made within seven days
of your Policy Anniversary, although payments may be postponed in certain
circumstances. See "Payments".     
 
SURRENDER
 
  You may fully surrender your Policy at any time during the life of the
Insured. The amount received in the event of a full surrender is your Policy's
Net Cash Surrender Value, which is equal to your Accumulated Value less any
applicable surrender charge and less any outstanding Policy Debt.
   
  You may surrender your Policy by sending a written request together with
your Policy to our Home Office. The proceeds will be determined as of the end
of the Valuation Period during which your request for a surrender is received.
You may elect to have the proceeds paid in cash or applied under a payment
plan offered under the Policy. See "Payment Plan". For information on the tax
effects of a surrender of a Policy, see "Federal Income Tax Considerations".
    
PREFERRED AND PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS
 
  We offer two partial surrender benefits by which you can obtain a portion of
your Net Cash Surrender Value: the Preferred Withdrawal Benefit and the
Partial Withdrawal Benefit. The Preferred Withdrawal Benefit is available
starting on your first Policy Anniversary and before your 15th Policy
Anniversary. Under this Benefit, you may make one "Preferred Withdrawal" of
the Net Cash Surrender Value per year. The portion of a Preferred Withdrawal
of up to 10% of the amount of your total premium payments received and
accepted prior to the withdrawal will not reduce the Face Amount under your
Policy. The excess of any Preferred Withdrawal over 10% of total premiums
received and accepted prior to the withdrawal will be treated in the same
manner as a "Partial Withdrawal" and therefore may cause a reduction in Face
Amount if the death benefit option is Option A, as described below.
 
  The Partial Withdrawal Benefit is available on and after your 15th Policy
Anniversary. Under this Benefit, you may make "Partial Withdrawals" of Net
Cash Surrender Value. The limit of one withdrawal per year does not apply to
Partial Withdrawals.
   
  Both Preferred and Partial Withdrawals must be for at least $500, and your
Policy's Net Cash Surrender Value after the withdrawal must be at least $500.
If there is any Policy Debt, the maximum Partial Withdrawal is limited to the
excess, if any, of the Cash Surrender Value immediately prior to the
withdrawal over the result of the Policy Debt divided by 90%. In addition, the
amount of a Partial Withdrawal is further limited on Policies on which the
Owner has chosen death benefit Option A so that the withdrawal will not cause
the Face Amount to be less than $50,000, although we reserve the right to
waive the minimum Face Amount under certain circumstances, such as for group
or sponsored arrangements. If the Policy Owner does not exercise the Preferred
Withdrawal Benefit during one of the first 15 Policy Years, the amount that
the Policy Owner could have withdrawn without affecting Face Amount does not
carry over in the following year.     
   
  You may make a Preferred or Partial Withdrawals by submitting a proper
written request to our Home Office. As of the effective date of any
withdrawal, your Accumulated Value, Cash Surrender Value, and Net Cash
Surrender Value will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal. The amount of
the withdrawal will be allocated proportionately to your Accumulated Value in
the Investment Options unless you request otherwise. If the Insured dies after
the request for a withdrawal is sent to us and prior to the withdrawal being
effected, the amount of the withdrawal will be deducted from the death benefit
proceeds, which will be determined without taking into account the withdrawal.
No surrender charge or withdrawal fee will be charged for a Preferred or
Partial Withdrawal.     
 
  When a Partial Withdrawal is made on a Policy on which the Owner has
selected death benefit Option A, the Face Amount under the Policy is decreased
by the lesser of (1) the amount of the Partial Withdrawal or (2) if
 
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the death benefit prior to the withdrawal is greater than the Face Amount, the
amount, if any, by which the Face Amount exceeds the difference between the
death benefit and the amount of the Partial Withdrawal. A Partial Withdrawal
will not change the Face Amount of a Policy on which the Owner has selected
death benefit Option B. However, assuming that the death benefit is not equal
to Accumulated Value times a death benefit percentage, the Partial Withdrawal
will reduce the death benefit by the amount of the Partial Withdrawal. To the
extent the death benefit is based upon the Accumulated Value times the death
benefit percentage applicable to the Insured, a Partial Withdrawal may cause
the death benefit to decrease by an amount greater than the amount of the
Partial Withdrawal. See "Death Benefit".     
   
  For information on the tax treatment of Preferred and Partial Withdrawals,
see "Federal Income Tax Considerations".     
 
RIGHT TO EXAMINE A POLICY--FREE-LOOK RIGHT
   
  You have a Free-Look Right, under which your Policy may be returned within
10 days after you receive it (15 days in Colorado; 20 days in North Dakota;
and 30 days if you are a resident of California and are age 60 or older), or
within 45 days after you complete the application for insurance, whichever is
later. However, in Pennsylvania, you have a different Free-Look Right under
which your Policy may be returned only within 10 days after you receive it.
Certain states require different Free-Look Rights if you purchase the Policy
in exchange for another policy, in which case we will notify you of your
Right. It can be mailed or delivered to us or our agent. The returned Policy
will be treated as if we never issued it and we will promptly refund the full
amount of the premium paid. If you have taken a loan during the Free-Look
Period, your Policy Debt will be deducted from the amount refunded. During the
Free-Look Period, net premiums will be allocated to the Money Market Variable
Account, which invests in the Money Market Portfolio of the Fund (except for
amounts allocated to the Loan Account to secure a Policy loan). See
"Allocation of Net Premiums".     
 
LAPSE
   
  Your Policy will lapse only when your Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is
insufficient to cover the current monthly deduction on a Monthly Payment Date,
and a Grace Period expires without you making a sufficient payment. If
Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is insufficient to cover the current
monthly deduction on a Monthly Payment Date, you must pay during the Grace
Period a minimum of three times the full monthly deduction due on the Monthly
Payment Date when the insufficiency occurred to avoid termination of your
Policy. We will not accept any payment if it would cause your total premium
payments to exceed the maximum permissible premium for your Policy's Face
Amount under the IRC. This is unlikely to occur unless you have outstanding
Policy Debt, in which case you could repay a sufficient portion of the Policy
Debt to avoid termination. In this instance, you may wish to repay a portion
of Policy Debt to avoid recurrence of the potential lapse. If premium payments
have not exceeded the maximum permissible premiums for your Policy's Face
Amount, you may wish to make larger or more frequent premium payments to avoid
recurrence of the potential lapse.     
 
  If your Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is insufficient to cover the
monthly deduction on a Monthly Payment Date, we will deduct the amount that is
available. We will notify you (and any assignee of record) of the payment
required to keep your Policy in force. You will then have a "Grace Period" of
61 days, measured from the date the notice is sent, to make the required
payment. Your Policy will remain in force through the Grace Period. Failure to
make the required payment within the Grace Period will result in termination
of coverage under your Policy, and your Policy will lapse with no value. If
the required payment is made during the Grace Period, any premium paid will be
allocated among the Investment Options in accordance with your current premium
allocation instructions. Any monthly deduction due will be charged to the
Investment Options on a proportionate basis. If the Insured dies during the
Grace Period, the death benefit proceeds will equal the amount of the death
benefit immediately prior to the commencement of the Grace Period, reduced by
any unpaid monthly deductions and any Policy Debt.
 
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REINSTATEMENT
 
  We will reinstate a lapsed Policy (but not a Policy which has been
surrendered for its Net Cash Surrender Value) at any time within five years
after the end of the Grace Period but before the Maturity Date provided we
receive the following: (1) your written application, (2) evidence of
insurability satisfactory to us, and (3) payment of all monthly deductions
that were due and unpaid during the Grace Period, and payment of a premium at
least sufficient to keep the Policy in force for three months after the date
of reinstatement.
 
  When your Policy is reinstated, your Accumulated Value will be equal to your
Accumulated Value on the date of the lapse subject to the following: If your
Policy is reinstated after your first Monthly Payment Date following lapse,
your Accumulated Value will be reduced by the amount of Policy Debt on the
date of lapse and no Policy Debt will exist on the date of the reinstatement.
If your Policy is reinstated on your Monthly Payment Date next following
lapse, any Policy Debt on the date of lapse will also be reinstated. No
interest on amounts held in the Loan Account to secure Policy Debt will be
paid or credited between lapse and reinstatement. Reinstatement will be
effective as of your Monthly Payment Date on or next following the date of our
approval, and your Accumulated Value minus, if applicable, Policy Debt will be
allocated among the Investment Options in accordance with your most recent
premium allocation instructions.
 
                            CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
 
PREMIUM LOAD
 
  A premium load is deducted from each premium payment under your Policy prior
to allocation of the net premium to your Accumulated Value. The premium load
consists of the following items:
 
    Sales Load. The sales load is equal to 4% of each premium paid during the
  first ten Policy Years and 2% of each premium paid thereafter.
     
    The sales load is deducted to compensate us for the cost of distributing
  the Policies. The amount we derive from the sales load is not expected to
  be sufficient to cover the sales and distribution expenses in connection
  with the Policies. If surrendered within 10 years after issuance, the
  Policy will also be subject to a sales surrender charge. See "Surrender
  Charge," below. To the extent that sales and distribution expenses exceed
  sales loads and any amounts derived from the sales surrender charge, such
  expenses may be recovered from other charges, including amounts derived
  indirectly from the charge for mortality and expense risks and from
  mortality gains.     
     
    We may reduce or waive the sales load on Policies sold to the directors
  or employees of Pacific Mutual Life or any of our affiliates or to trustees
  or any employees of the Fund.     
 
    State and Local Premium Tax Charge. A charge equal to 2.35% is assessed
  against each premium to pay applicable state and local premium taxes.
  Premium taxes vary from state to state, and in some instances, among
  municipalities. The 2.35% rate approximates the average tax rate expected
  to be paid on premiums from all states.
 
DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCUMULATED VALUE
   
  A charge called the monthly deduction is deducted from your Accumulated
Value in the Investment Options beginning on the Monthly Payment Date on or
next following the date we first become obligated under your Policy and on
each Monthly Payment Date thereafter. Unless you request otherwise, the
monthly deduction will be deducted from the Investment Options on a pro rata
basis. The monthly deduction consists of the following items:     
 
  Cost of Insurance. This monthly charge compensates us for the anticipated
cost of paying death benefits in excess of Accumulated Value to Beneficiaries
of Insureds who die. We may use any profit derived from this charge for any
lawful purpose, including the cost of claims processing and investigation. The
amount of the charge is equal to a current cost of insurance rate multiplied
by the net amount at risk under your Policy at the beginning of the Policy
Month. The net amount at risk for these purposes is equal to the amount of
death benefit
 
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payable at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.004074 (a discount
factor to account for return deemed to be earned during the month) less your
Accumulated Value at the beginning of your Policy Month.
   
  The Policy contains guaranteed cost of insurance rates that may not be
increased. The guaranteed rates are no greater than certain of the 1980
Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables (and where unisex cost of
insurance rates apply, the 1980 Commissioners Ordinary Mortality Table B).
These rates are based on the Age and underwriting class of the Insured. They
are also based on the sex of the Insured, except that unisex rates are used
where appropriate under applicable law, including in the state of Montana and
in Policies purchased by employers and employee organizations in connection
with employment-related insurance or benefit programs. As of the date of this
prospectus, we charge "current rates" that are lower (i.e., less expensive)
than the guaranteed rates, and we may also charge current rates in the future.
Like the guaranteed rates, the current rates also vary with the Age, gender,
where permissable, and underwriting class of the Insured. In addition, they
also vary with the Insured's smoking status, size of the Face Amount, and the
policy duration. Policies with Face Amounts of $500,000 or more receive more
favorable rates than Policies with smaller Face Amounts. The cost of insurance
rate generally increases with the Age of the Insured.     
 
  If there have been increases in your Face Amount, then for purposes of
calculating the cost of insurance charge, your Accumulated Value will first be
applied to the initial Face Amount. If your Accumulated Value exceeds the
initial Face Amount divided by 1.004074, the excess will then be applied to
any increase in Face Amount in the order of the increases. If the death
benefit equals Accumulated Value multiplied by the applicable death benefit
percentage, any increase in Accumulated Value will cause an automatic increase
in the death benefit. The underwriting class and duration for such increase
will be the same as that used for the most recent increase in Face Amount
(that has not been eliminated through a subsequent decrease in Face Amount).
 
  Administrative Charge. A monthly administrative charge is deducted equal to
$25 in each of the first 12 Policy Months and which varies with the size of a
Policy's Face Amount thereafter. For Face Amounts of less than $100,000, the
charge is equal to $7.50 per month; for Face Amounts of $100,000 or more, the
charge is equal to $5.00 per month. For purposes of this charge, only the
initial Face Amount is considered. The administrative charge is assessed to
reimburse us for the expenses associated with administration and maintenance
of the Policies. The administrative charge is guaranteed never to exceed $25
during the first 12 Policy Months and $10 per month thereafter. We do not
expect to profit from this charge.
 
  Mortality and Expense Risk Charge. A monthly charge is deducted for
mortality and expense risks assumed by us. During the first ten Policy Years,
this charge is equal to .000625 multiplied by a Policy's Accumulated Value
less any amount in the Loan Account, which is equivalent to an annual rate of
 .75% of Accumulated Value less any amount in the Loan Account. After the tenth
Policy Year, the charge is equal to .000208333 multiplied by a Policy's
Accumulated Value less any amount in the Loan Account, which is equivalent to
an annual rate of .25% of Accumulated Value less any amount in the Loan
Account. For purposes of this charge, the Accumulated Value is based upon its
value on the Monthly Payment Date after the deduction of the charge for the
cost of insurance and any optional insurance benefits added by rider.
 
  The mortality and expense risk charge is assessed to compensate us for
assuming certain mortality and expense risks under the Policies. The mortality
risk assumed is that Insureds, as a group, may live for a shorter period of
time than estimated and, therefore, the cost of insurance charges specified in
the Policy will be insufficient to meet actual claims. The expense risk
assumed is that other expenses incurred in issuing and administering the
Policies and operating the Separate Account will be greater than the charges
assessed for such expenses. We will realize a gain from this charge to the
extent it is not needed to provide the mortality benefits and expenses under
the Policies, and will realize a loss to the extent the charge is not
sufficient. We may use any profit derived from this charge for any lawful
purpose, including any distribution expenses not covered by the sales load or
sales surrender charge. See "Surrender Charge," below.
   
  Optional Insurance Benefits Charges. The monthly deduction will include
charges for any optional insurance benefits added to the Policy by Rider. See
"Optional Insurance Benefits".     
 
  A death benefit change charge, if applicable, will also be deducted from
your Accumulated Value. If you request and we accept an increase in Face
Amount or a change in death benefit option from Option A to Option
 
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B, a charge of $100 will be deducted from your Accumulated Value on the
effective date of the increase or option change to cover processing costs. The
charge will be deducted from the Investment Options in the proportion each
bears to the Accumulated Value of your Policy less Policy Debt.
 
SURRENDER CHARGE
 
  We will assess a surrender charge against your Accumulated Value upon
surrender of your Policy within ten years after its issuance. The surrender
charge consists of two charges: an underwriting surrender charge and a sales
surrender charge.
 
  Underwriting Surrender Charge. The underwriting surrender charge is equal to
a specified amount that varies with the Age of the Insured for each $1,000 of
a Policy's initial Face Amount in accordance with the following schedule:
 
<TABLE>
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             AGE OF INSURED AT
             ISSUANCE OF POLICY                              CHARGE PER $1,000
             ------------------                              -----------------
             <S>                                             <C>
              0-20                                                 $2.50
             21-30                                                  2.50
             31-40                                                  3.50
             41-50                                                  4.50
             51-60                                                  5.50
             61-80                                                  6.50
</TABLE>
 
The amount of the charge remains level for five Policy Years. After the fifth
Policy Anniversary, the charge decreases by 1.666% per month until it reaches
zero at the end of the 120th Policy Month.
 
  The charge is based upon the Age of the Insured and the Face Amount on the
Policy Date, and it does not increase as the Insured gets older or with
changes in the Face Amount. For example, if an Insured Age 25 purchases a
Policy with an initial Face Amount of $50,000 and surrenders the Policy in the
third Policy Year, the underwriting surrender charge would be $125.
 
  The underwriting surrender charge is designed to cover the administrative
expenses associated with underwriting and issuing a Policy, including the
costs of processing applications, conducting medical examinations, determining
insurability and the Insured's underwriting class, and establishing policy
records. We do not expect to profit from the underwriting surrender charge.
 
  Sales Surrender Charge. The sales surrender charge is equal to 26% of the
lesser of the premiums paid under the Policy or a maximum amount that is
called the Sales Surrender Target. The Sales Surrender Target is equal to the
premium that would be payable under a Policy for one year if a Policy Owner
were to pay level annual premiums for the life of the Policy, and taking into
account certain Policy charges including the premium load, the guaranteed cost
of insurance, and the mortality and expense risk charge, and assuming net
investment earnings at an annual rate of 5%. The Sales Surrender Target does
not increase as the Insured gets older or with changes in the Face Amount.
Generally, if a Policy Owner pays Planned Periodic Premiums, the sales
surrender charge will be 26% of premium payments until the first Policy
Anniversary, and will be 26% of the Sales Surrender Target thereafter. The
sales surrender charge will not exceed 26% of the Sales Surrender Target for
five Policy Years. After the fifth Policy Year, the charge decreases from its
maximum by 1.666% per month until it reaches zero at the end of the 120th
Policy Month.
 
  For example, if a Male Insured Age 25 purchases a Policy with a Face Amount
of $50,000, the sales surrender target, based upon the assumptions described
above, would be $387.50. The maximum sales surrender charge during the first
five Policy Years would be 26% of this amount, or $100.75.
 
  The purpose of the sales surrender charge is to reimburse us for some of the
expenses of distributing the Policies.
 
  We may reduce or waive the sales surrender charge on Policies sold to the
directors or employees of Pacific Mutual or any of our affiliates or to
trustees or any employees of the Fund.
 
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CORPORATE AND OTHER PURCHASERS     
 
  The Policy is available for individuals and for corporations and other
institutions. For corporate or other group or sponsored arrangements
purchasing one or more Policies, we may reduce the amount of the sales
surrender charge, underwriting surrender charge, or other charges where the
expenses associated with the sale of, or the underwriting or other
administrative costs associated with the Policy or Policies are reduced.
Sales, underwriting or other administrative expenses may be reduced for
reasons such as expected economies resulting from a corporate purchase or a
group or sponsored arrangement, from the amount of the initial premium payment
or payments, or the amount of projected premium payments.
 
OTHER CHARGES
   
  We may charge the Variable Accounts for federal income taxes incurred by us
that are attributable to the Separate Account and its Variable Accounts or to
our operations with respect to the Policies. No such charge is currently
assessed. See "Charge for Our Income Taxes".     
   
  We will bear the direct operating expenses of the Separate Account. Each
Variable Account available to you purchases shares of the corresponding
Portfolio of the underlying Fund. The Fund and each of its Portfolios incur
certain charges including the investment advisory fee and certain operating
expenses. The Fund is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Fund's expenses
are not fixed or specified under the terms of the Policy, and these expenses
may vary from year to year. The advisory fees and other expenses are more
fully described in "Summary of the Policy: Fund Annual Expenses After Expense
Limitation" and in the prospectus of the Fund.     
 
GUARANTEE OF CERTAIN CHARGES
 
  We guarantee that certain charges will not increase. This includes the
charge for mortality and expense risks, the administrative charge with respect
to the guaranteed rates described above, the premium load, the guaranteed cost
of insurance rates, and the surrender charge.
 
                               OTHER INFORMATION
 
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
  The following discussion provides a general description of the federal
income tax considerations relating to the Policy. This discussion is based
upon our understanding of the present federal income tax laws as they are
currently interpreted by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). This discussion
is not intended as tax advice. Because of the inherent complexity of such laws
and the fact that tax results will vary according to the particular
circumstances of the individual involved, tax advice may be needed by a person
contemplating the purchase of the Policy. It should, therefore, be understood
that these comments concerning federal income tax consequences are not an
exhaustive discussion of all tax questions that might arise under the Policy
and that special rules which are not discussed herein may apply in certain
situations. Moreover, no representation is made as to the likelihood of
continuation of federal income tax or estate or gift tax laws or of the
current interpretations by the IRS or the courts. Future legislation may
adversely affect the tax treatment of life insurance policies or other tax
rules described in this discussion or that relate directly or indirectly to
life insurance policies. Finally, these comments do not take into account any
state or local income tax considerations which may be involved in the purchase
of the Policy.
   
   While we believe that the Policy meets the statutory definition of life
insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and hence
will receive federal income tax treatment consistent with that of traditional
fixed life insurance, the area of the tax law relating to the definition of
life insurance does not explicitly address all relevant issues (including, for
example, the treatment of substandard risk Policies and Policies with term
insurance on the Insured). We reserve the right to make changes to the Policy
if changes are deemed appropriate by us to attempt to assure qualification of
the Policy as a life insurance contract. If a Policy were determined not to
qualify as life insurance, the Policy would not provide the tax advantages
normally provided by life insurance. The discussion below summarizes the tax
treatment of life insurance contracts.     
 
 
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  The death benefit under a Policy should be excludable from the gross income
of the Beneficiary (whether the Beneficiary is a corporation, individual or
other entity) under IRC Section 101(a)(1) for purposes of the regular federal
income tax and you generally should not be deemed to be in constructive
receipt of the cash values, including increments thereof, under the Policy
until a full surrender thereof, maturity of the Policy, or a Preferred or
Partial Withdrawal. In addition, certain Policy loans may be taxable in the
case of Policies that are modified endowment contracts. PROSPECTIVE OWNERS
THAT INTEND TO USE POLICIES TO FUND DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE
TAX CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH ARRANGEMENTS. PROSPECTIVE CORPORATE OWNERS SHOULD
CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE IN THEIR
PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FOR PURPOSES OF THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
APPLICABLE TO CORPORATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 59A.
Changing the Policy Owner may also have tax consequences. Exchanging a Policy
for another involving the same Insured generally will not result in the
recognition of gain or loss according to IRC Section 1035(a). Changing the
Insured under a Policy will, however, not be treated as a tax-free exchange
under IRC Section 1035, but rather as a taxable exchange.     
 
  Diversification Requirements. To comply with regulations under Section
817(h) of the IRC, each Portfolio of the Fund is required to diversify its
investments. For details on these diversification requirements, see "What is
the Federal Income Tax Status of the Fund" in the Fund's prospectus.
 
  The IRS has stated in published rulings that a variable contract owner will
be considered the owner of separate account assets if the contract owner
possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to
exercise investment control over the assets. In those circumstances, income
and gains from the separate account assets would be includable in the variable
policy owner's gross income. The Treasury Department also announced, in
connection with the issuance of regulations concerning diversification, that
those regulations "do not provide guidance concerning the circumstances in
which investor control of the investments of a segregated asset account may
cause the investor [i.e. the Policy Owner], rather than the insurance company,
to be treated as the owner of the assets in the account." This announcement
also stated the guidance would be issued by way of regulations or rulings on
the "extent to which policyholders may direct their investments to particular
subaccounts without being treated as owners of the underlying assets." As of
the date of this prospectus, no such guidance has been issued.
   
  The ownership rights under your Policy are similar to, but different in
certain respects from, those described by the IRS in rulings in which it was
determined that policy owners were not owners of separate account assets. For
example, you have additional flexibility in allocating premium payments and
Policy values. These differences could result in your being treated as the
owner of your Policy's pro rata portion of the assets of the Separate Account.
In addition, we do not know what standards will be set forth, if any, in the
regulations or ruling which the Treasury Department has stated it expects to
issue. We therefore reserve the right to modify the Policy, as deemed
appropriate by us, to attempt to prevent you from being considered the owner
of your Policy's pro rata share of the assets of the Separate Account.
Moreover, in the event that regulations are adopted or rulings are issued,
there can be no assurance that the Portfolios will be able to operate as
currently described in the Prospectus, or that the Fund will not have to
change any Portfolio's investment objective or investment policies.     
 
  Tax Treatment of Policies. IRC Section 7702A defines a class of life
insurance contracts referred to as modified endowment contracts. Under this
provision, the Policies will be treated for tax purposes in one of two ways.
Policies that are not classified as modified endowment contracts will be taxed
as conventional life insurance contracts, as described below. Taxation of pre-
death distributions from Policies that are classified as modified endowment
contracts and that are entered into on or after June 21, 1988 is somewhat
different, as described below.
 
  A life insurance contract becomes a "modified endowment contract" if, at any
time during the first seven contract years, the sum of actual premiums paid
exceeds the sum of the "seven-pay premium." Generally, the "seven-pay premium"
is the level annual premium, such that if paid for each of the first seven
years, will fully pay for all future death and endowment benefits under a
contract. For example, if the "seven-pay premiums" were $1,000, the maximum
premiums that could be paid during the first seven years to avoid "modified
endowment" treatment would be $1,000 in the first year; $2,000 through the
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the first three years, etc. Under this test, a Select Exec Policy may or may
not be a modified endowment contract, depending on the amount of premiums paid
during each of the Policy's first seven contract years. Changes in the policy,
including changes in death benefits, may require "retesting" of a Policy to
determine if it is to be classified as a modified endowment contract.
   
  Conventional Life Insurance Policies. If a Policy is not a modified
endowment contract, upon full surrender or maturity of a Policy for its Net
Cash Surrender Value, the excess, if any, of the Net Cash Surrender Value plus
any outstanding Policy Debt over the cost basis under a Policy will be treated
as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Such a Policy's cost basis
will usually equal the premiums paid less any premiums previously recovered in
Preferred or Partial Withdrawals. Under IRC Section 7702, if a Preferred
Withdrawal occurring within 15 years of the Policy Date is accompanied by a
reduction in benefits under the Policy, special rules apply to determine
whether part or all of the cash received is paid out of the income of the
Policy and is taxable. Cash distributed to a Policy Owner on Partial
Withdrawals occurring more than 15 years after the Policy Date will be taxable
as ordinary income to the Policy Owner to the extent that it exceeds the cost
basis under a Policy.     
   
  We also believe that loans received under Policies that are not modified
endowment contracts will be treated as indebtedness of the Owner for federal
income tax purposes, and that no part of any loan under the Policy will
constitute income to the Owner unless the Policy is surrendered or matures or
lapses. Consult with your tax advisor on whether interest paid (or accrued by
an accrual basis taxpayer) on a loan under a Policy that is not a modified
endowment contract may be deductible. Tax law provisions may limit the
deduction of interest payable on loan proceeds that are used to purchase or
carry certain life insurance policies.     
   
  CONSULT WITH YOUR TAX ADVISOR ON WHETHER INTEREST PAID (OR ACCRUED BY AN
ACCRUAL BASIS TAXPAYER) ON A POLICY THAT IS NOT A MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACT
MAY BE DEDUCTIBLE. Tax law provisions may limit the deduction of interest
payable on loans and on loan proceeds that are used to purchase or carry
certain life insurance policies.     
   
  Modified Endowment Contracts. Pre-death distributions from modified
endowment contracts may give rise to taxable income. Upon full surrender or
maturity of the Policy, the Policy Owner would recognize ordinary income for
federal income tax purposes equal to the amount by which the Net Cash
Surrender Value plus Policy Debt exceeds the investment in the Policy (usually
the premiums paid plus certain pre-death distributions that were taxable less
any premiums previously recovered that were excludable from gross income).
Upon Preferred and Partial Withdrawals and Policy loans, the Policy Owner
would recognize ordinary income to the extent allocable to income (which
includes all previously non-taxed gains) on the Policy. The amount allocated
to income is the amount by which the Accumulated Value of the Policy exceeds
investment in the Policy immediately before the distribution. Under a tax law
provision, if two or more policies which are classified as modified endowment
contracts are purchased from any one insurance company, including us, during
any calendar year, all such policies will be aggregated for purposes of
determining the portion of the pre-death distributions allocable to income on
the policies and the portion allocable to investment in the policies.     
 
  Amounts received under a modified endowment contract that are included in
gross income are subject to an additional tax equal to 10% of the amount
included in gross income, unless an exception applies. The 10% additional tax
does not apply to any amount received: (i) when the taxpayer is at least 59
1/2 years old; (ii) which is attributable to the taxpayer becoming disabled;
or (iii) which is 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 or her beneficiary.
 
  If a Policy was not originally a modified endowment contract but becomes
one, under Treasury Department regulations which are yet to be prescribed,
pre-death distributions received in anticipation of a failure of a Policy to
meet the seven-pay premium test are to be treated as pre-death distributions
from a modified endowment contract (and, therefore, are to be taxable as
described above) even though, at the time of the distribution(s) the Policy
was not yet a modified endowment contract. For this purpose, pursuant to the
IRC, any distribution made within two years before the Policy is classified as
a modified endowment contract shall be treated as being made in anticipation
of the Policy's failing to meet the seven-pay premium test.
 
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  It is unclear whether interest paid (or accrued by an accrual basis
taxpayer) on Policy Debt with respect to a modified endowment contract
constitutes interest for federal income tax purposes. CONSULT YOUR TAX
ADVISOR. Tax law provisions may limit the deduction of interest payable on
loans and on loan proceeds that are used to purchase or carry certain life
insurance policies.     
 
  Reasonableness Requirement for Charges. Another provision of the tax law
deals with allowable charges for mortality costs and other expenses that are
used in making calculations to determine whether a contract qualifies as life
insurance for federal income tax purposes. For life insurance policies entered
into on or after October 21, 1988, these calculations must be based upon
reasonable mortality charges and other charges reasonably expected to be
actually paid. The Treasury Department has issued proposed regulations and is
expected to promulgate temporary or final regulations governing reasonableness
standards for mortality charges. While we believe under IRS pronouncements
currently in effect that the mortality costs and other expenses used in making
calculations to determine whether the Policy qualifies as life insurance meet
the current requirements, complete assurance cannot be given that the IRS
would necessarily agree. It is possible that future regulations will contain
standards that would require us to modify our mortality charges used for the
purposes of the calculations in order to retain the qualification of the
Policy as life insurance for federal income tax purposes, and we reserve the
right to make any such modifications.
 
  Other. Federal estate and gift and state and local estate, inheritance, and
other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on
the jurisdiction and the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary.
 
  FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER TAX
CONSIDERATIONS, A QUALIFIED TAX ADVISER SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
   
  WE DO NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE REGARDING THE TAX STATUS OF ANY POLICY.     
   
CHARGE FOR OUR INCOME TAXES     
   
  For federal income tax purposes, variable life insurance generally is
treated in a manner consistent with traditional fixed life insurance. We will
review the question of a charge to the Separate Account or the Policy for our
federal income taxes periodically. A charge may be made for any federal income
taxes incurred by us that are attributable to the Separate Account or to our
operations with respect to the Policy. Charges might become necessary if our
tax treatment is ultimately determined to be other than what we currently
believe it to be, if there are changes made in the federal income tax
treatment of variable life insurance at the insurance company level, or if
there is a change in our tax status.     
 
  Under current laws, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to
premium taxes) in several states. At present, these taxes are not significant.
If there is a material change in applicable state or local tax laws, we
reserve the right to charge the Account for such taxes, if any, attributable
to the Account.
 
VOTING OF FUND SHARES
   
  In accordance with our view of present applicable law, we will exercise
voting rights attributable to the shares of each Portfolio of the Fund held in
the Variable Accounts at any regular and special meetings of the shareholders
of the Fund on matters requiring shareholder voting under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 or by the Fund. We will exercise these voting rights based
on instructions received from persons having the voting interest in
corresponding Variable Accounts of the Separate Account. However, if the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or any regulations thereunder should be
amended, or if the present interpretation thereof should change, and as a
result we determine that we are permitted to vote the shares of the Fund in
its own right, we may elect to do so.     
 
  You are the person having the voting interest under a Policy. Unless
otherwise required by applicable law, the number of votes as to which a Policy
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your Accumulated Value in a Variable Account by the net asset value per share
of the corresponding Portfolio of the Fund. Fractional votes will be counted.
The number of votes as to which you will have the right to instruct will be
determined as of the date coincident with the date established by the Fund for
determining shareholders eligible to vote at the meeting of the Fund. If
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we reserve the right to
determine in a different fashion the voting rights attributable to the shares
of the Fund based upon the instructions received from Policy Owners. Voting
instructions may be cast in person or by proxy.
   
  If there are shares of a Portfolio held by a Variable Account for which we
do not receive timely voting instructions, we will vote those shares in the
same proportion as the voting instructions for all other shares of that
Portfolio held by that Variable Account for which we have received timely
voting instructions. If we hold shares of a Portfolio in our General Account
and/or if any of our non-insurance subsidiaries holds shares of a Portfolio,
we will vote such shares in the same proportion as other votes cast by all of
our separate accounts, in the aggregate.     
 
DISREGARD OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
 
  We may, when required by state insurance regulatory authorities, disregard
voting instructions if the instructions require that voting rights be
exercised so as to cause a change in the subclassification or investment
objective of a Portfolio or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory
contract. In addition, we may disregard voting instructions of changes
initiated by Policy Owners in the investment policy or the investment adviser
(or portfolio manager) of a Portfolio, provided that our disapproval of the
change is reasonable and is based on a good faith determination that the
change would be contrary to state law or otherwise inappropriate, considering
the Portfolio's objectives and purpose, and considering the effect the change
would have on us. In the event we do disregard voting instructions, a summary
of that action and the reasons for such action will be included in the next
report to Policy Owners.
 
CONFIRMATION STATEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS TO OWNERS
 
  A statement will be sent quarterly to you setting forth a summary of the
transactions which occurred during the quarter and indicating the death
benefit, Face Amount, Accumulated Value, Cash Surrender Value, and any Policy
Debt. In addition, the statement will indicate the allocation of Accumulated
Value among the Investment Options and any other information required by law.
Confirmations will be sent out upon premium payments, transfers, loans, loan
repayments, withdrawals, and surrenders. Confirmations of scheduled
transactions under dollar cost averaging, portfolio rebalancing and monthly
deductions will appear on your quarterly statements.
   
  You will also be sent annual financial statements for the Separate Account
and the Fund, the latter of which will include a list of the portfolio
securities of the Fund, as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940,
and/or such other reports as may be required by federal securities laws.     
 
SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS
 
  We reserve the right, subject to compliance with the law as then in effect,
to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the securities that
are held by the Separate Account or any Variable Account or that the Separate
Account or any Variable Account may purchase. If shares of any or all of the
Portfolios of the Fund should no longer be available for investment, or if, in
the judgment of our management, further investment in shares of any or all
Portfolios of the Fund should become inappropriate in view of the purposes of
the Policies, we may substitute shares of another Portfolio of the Fund or of
a different fund for shares already purchased, or to be purchased in the
future under the Policies.
 
  Where required, we will not substitute any shares attributable to your
interest in a Variable Account or the Separate Account without notice, your
approval, or prior approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
without following the filing or other procedures established by applicable
state insurance regulators.
   
  We also reserve the right to establish additional Variable Accounts which
may include additional subaccounts of the Separate Account to serve as
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separate accounts or may invest in a new Portfolio of the Fund, or in shares
of another investment company, a portfolio thereof, or suitable investment
vehicle, with a specified investment objective. New Variable Accounts may be
established when, at our sole discretion, marketing needs or investment
conditions warrant, and any new Variable Accounts will be made available to
existing Policy Owners on a basis to be determined by us. We may also
eliminate one or more Variable Accounts if, in our sole discretion, marketing,
tax, or investment conditions so warrant. We may also terminate and liquidate
any Variable Account.     
   
  In the event of any such substitution or change, we may, by appropriate
endorsement, make such changes in this and other policies as may be necessary
or appropriate to reflect such substitution or change. If deemed by us to be
in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policies, the
Separate Account may be operated as a management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or any other form permitted by law, it may be
deregistered under that Act in the event such registration is no longer
required, or it may be combined with other separate accounts of ours or an
affiliate of ours. Subject to compliance with applicable law, we also may
combine one or more Variable Accounts and may establish a committee, board, or
other group to manage one or more aspects of the operation of the Separate
Account.     
 
CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH LAW
   
  We reserve the right to make any change without your consent to the
provisions of the Policy to comply with, or give you the benefit of, any
federal or state statute, rule, or regulation, including but not limited to
requirements for life insurance contracts and modified endowment contracts
under the IRC, under regulations of the United States Treasury Department or
any state.     
 
                            PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
   
  Performance information for the Variable Accounts of the Separate Account
may appear in advertisements, sales literature, or reports to Policy Owners or
prospective purchasers. Performance information in advertisements or sales
literature may be expressed in any fashion permitted under applicable law,
which may include presentation of a change in a Policy Owner's Accumulated
Value attributable to the performance of one or more Variable Accounts, or as
a change in a Policy Owner's death benefit. Performance quotations may be
expressed as a change in a Policy Owner's Accumulated Value over time or in
terms of the average annual compounded rate of return on the Policy Owner's
Accumulated Value, based upon a hypothetical Policy in which premiums have
been allocated to a particular Variable Account over certain periods of time
that will include one year or from the commencement of operation of the
Variable Account. If a Portfolio has been in existence for a longer period of
time than its corresponding Variable Account, we may also present hypothetical
returns that the Variable Account would have achieved had it invested in its
corresponding Portfolio for periods through the commencement of operation of
the Portfolio. For the period that a particular Variable Account has been in
existence, the performance will be actual performance and not hypothetical in
nature. Any such quotation may reflect the deduction of all applicable charges
to the Policy including premium load, the cost of insurance, the
administrative charge, and the mortality and expense risk charge. The varying
death benefit options will result in different expenses for the cost of
insurance, and the varying expenses will result in different Accumulated
Values. Since the Guideline Minimum Death Benefit is equal to a percentage
(e.g. 250% for an Insured Age 40) times Accumulated Value, it will vary with
Accumulated Value. The cost of insurance charge varies according to the Ages
of the Insureds and therefore the cost of insurance charge reflected in the
performance for the hypothetical Policy is based on the hypothetical Insureds
and death benefit option assumed. The quotation may also reflect the deduction
of the surrender charge, if applicable, by assuming a surrender at the end of
the particular period, although other quotations may simultaneously be given
that do not assume a surrender and do not take into account deduction of the
surrender charge or other charges.     
   
  Performance information for a Variable Account may be compared, in
advertisements, sales literature, and reports to Policy Owners to: (i) other
variable life separate accounts, mutual funds, or investment products tracked
by research firms, ratings services, companies, publications, or persons who
rank separate accounts or investment products on overall performance or other
criteria; and (ii) the Consumer Price Index (measure for inflation) to assess
the real rate of return from the purchase of a Policy. Reports and promotional
literature may     
 
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also contain our rating or a rating of our claim-paying ability as determined
by firms that analyze and rate insurance companies and by nationally
recognized statistical rating organizations.
 
  Performance information for any Variable Account of the Separate Account
reflects only the performance of a hypothetical Policy whose Accumulated Value
is allocated to the Variable Account during a particular time period on which
the calculations are based. Performance information should be considered in
light of the investment objectives and policies, characteristics and quality
of the Portfolio of the Fund in which the Variable Account invests, and the
market conditions during the given period of time, and should not be
considered as a representation of what may be achieved in the future.
 
                               THE FIXED ACCOUNT
   
  You may allocate all or a portion of your net premium payments and transfer
Accumulated Value to our Fixed Account. Amounts allocated to the Fixed Account
become part of our General Account, which supports insurance and annuity
obligations. Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in
the Fixed Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
and the Fixed Account has not been registered as an investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, neither the Fixed Account nor
any interest therein is generally subject to the provisions of these Acts and,
as a result, the staff of the SEC has not reviewed the disclosure in this
prospectus relating to the Fixed Account. Disclosures regarding the Fixed
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 the prospectus. For more details regarding the Fixed
Account, see the Policy itself.     
 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
 
  Amounts allocated to the Fixed Account become part of our General Account
which consists of all assets owned by us other than those in the Separate
Account and our other separate accounts. Subject to applicable law, we have
sole discretion over the investment of the assets of our General Account.
 
  You may elect to allocate net premium payments to the Fixed Account, the
Separate Account, or both. You may also transfer Accumulated Value from the
Variable Accounts to the Fixed Account, or from the Fixed Account to the
Variable Accounts, subject to the limitations described below. We guarantee
that the Accumulated Value in the Fixed Account will be credited with a
minimum interest rate of .32737% per month, compounded monthly, for a minimum
effective annual rate of 4%. Such interest will be paid regardless of the
actual investment experience of the Fixed Account. In addition, we may in our
sole discretion declare current interest in excess of the 4%, which will be
guaranteed for one year. (The portion of your Accumulated Value that has been
used to secure Policy Debt will be credited with an interest rate of .32737%
per month, compounded monthly, for an effective annual rate of 4%.)
 
  We bear the full investment risk for the Accumulated Value allocated to the
Fixed Account.
 
DEATH BENEFIT
   
  The death benefit under the Policy will be determined in the same fashion
for an Owner who has Accumulated Value in the Fixed Account as for an Owner
who has Accumulated Value in the Variable Accounts. The death benefit under
Option A will be equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater,
Accumulated Value multiplied by a death benefit percentage. Under Option B,
the death benefit will be equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the
Accumulated Value or, if greater, Accumulated Value multiplied by a death
benefit percentage. See "Death Benefit".     
 
POLICY CHARGES
 
  Policy charges will be the same whether you allocate net premiums or
transfer Accumulated Value to the Fixed Account or allocate net premiums to
the Variable Accounts. These charges consist of the premium load,
 
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including the sales load and state and local premium tax charge; the
deductions from Accumulated Value, including the charges for the cost of
insurance, administrative charge, mortality and expense risk charge, the
charge for any optional insurance benefits added by rider, any death benefit
change charge; and the surrender charge, including the underwriting surrender
charge and the sales surrender charge. Any amounts that we pay for income
taxes allocable to the Variable Accounts will not be charged against the Fixed
Account. In addition, the operating expenses of the Variable Accounts, as well
as the investment advisory fee charged by the Fund, will not be paid directly
or indirectly by you to the extent the Accumulated Value is allocated to the
Fixed Account; however, to such extent you will not participate in the
investment experience of the Variable Accounts.
 
TRANSFERS, SURRENDERS, WITHDRAWALS, AND POLICY LOANS
   
  Amounts may be transferred after the Free-Look Period from the Variable
Accounts to the Fixed Account and from the Fixed Account to the Variable
Accounts, subject to the following limitations. No transfer may be made if the
Policy is in a Grace Period and the required premium has not been paid. You
may not make more than one transfer from the Fixed Account to the Variable
Accounts in any 12-month period. Further, you may not transfer more than the
greater of 25% of your Accumulated Value in the Fixed Account or $5,000 in any
year. Currently there is no charge imposed upon transfers; however, we reserve
the right to assess such a charge in the future and to impose other
limitations on the number of transfers, the amount of transfers, and the
amount remaining in the Fixed Account or Variable Accounts after a transfer.
Transfers from the Variable Accounts to the Fixed Account may be made in the
Policy Month preceding a Policy Anniversary, except that if you reside in
Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota or Pennsylvania
may make such a transfer at any time during the first 18 Policy Months.     
   
  You may also make full surrenders, Preferred Withdrawals and Partial
Withdrawals from the Fixed Account to the same extent as an Owner who has
invested in the Variable Accounts. See "Surrender" and "Preferred and Partial
Withdrawal Benefits". You may borrow up to the greater of (1) 90% of the
Accumulated Value in the Variable Accounts and 100% of the Accumulated Value
in the Fixed Account, less any surrender charges that would have been imposed
if your Policy were surrendered on the date the loan is taken or (2) 100% of
the product of (a X b/c - d) where (a) equals your Policy's Accumulated Value
less any surrender charge that would be imposed if your Policy were
surrendered on the date the loan is taken and less 12 times the current
monthly deduction; (b) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate credited;
(c) equals 1 plus the annual loan interest rate currently charged; and (d)
equals any existing policy Debt. See "Policy Loans". Transfers, surrenders,
and withdrawals payable from the Fixed Account, and the payment of Policy
loans allocated to the Fixed Account, may be delayed for up to six months.
    
                             MORE ABOUT THE POLICY
 
OWNERSHIP
 
  The Policy Owner is the individual named as such in the application or in
any later change shown in our records. While the Insured is living, the Policy
Owner alone has the right to receive all benefits and exercise all rights that
the Policy grants or we allow.
   
  Joint Owners. If more than one person is named as Policy Owner, they are
joint Owners. Any Policy transaction requires the signature of all persons
named jointly. Unless otherwise provided, if a joint Owner dies, ownership
passes to the surviving joint Owner(s). When the last joint Owner dies,
ownership passes through that person's estate, unless otherwise provided.     
 
BENEFICIARY
 
  The Beneficiary is the individual named as such in the application or any
later change shown in our records. You may change the Beneficiary at any time
during the life of the Insured by written request on forms provided by us,
which must be received by us at our Home Office. The change will be effective
as of the date this form is signed. Contingent and/or concurrent Beneficiaries
may be designated. You may designate a permanent Beneficiary, whose rights
under the Policy cannot be changed without his or her consent. Unless
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provided, if no designated Beneficiary is living upon the death of the
Insured, you are the Beneficiary, if living; otherwise your estate is the
Beneficiary.     
 
  We will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary. Unless otherwise
provided, in order to receive proceeds at the Insured's death, the Beneficiary
must be living at the time of the Insured's death.
 
EXCHANGE OF INSURED
 
  After the first Policy Year and subject to our approval, you may exchange
the named Insured on the Policy upon written application, evidence of
insurability satisfactory to us, and payment of a charge of $100. The exchange
is effective the first Monthly Payment Date on or after the exchange is
approved. Coverage on the new Insured will become effective on the exchange
date. Coverage on the current Insured will terminate on the day preceding the
exchange date. The Policy Date will not be changed unless the new Insured was
born after the Policy Date. In such case, the Policy Date will be changed to
the Policy anniversary on or next following the birth date of the new Insured.
The cost of insurance charge will be based on the new Insured's Age and
underwriting class.
 
  We reserve the right to disallow a requested exchange of the named Insured,
and will not permit a requested exchange, among other reasons, (1) if
compliance with the guideline premium limitations under tax law resulting from
the exchange of Insured would result in the immediate termination of the
Policy, or (2) if, to effect the requested exchange of Insured, payments to
you would have to be made from Accumulated Value for compliance with the
guideline premium limitations, and the amount of such payments would exceed
the Net Cash Surrender Value under the Policy.
 
  A fee of $100 will be charged to cover the costs of processing the exchange
of Insured. This amount will not be credited to or deducted from Accumulated
Value but must be paid directly to us by you before the request for an
exchange of Insured will be processed.
 
THE CONTRACT
   
  This Policy is a contract between the Owner and Pacific Mutual Life. The
entire contract consists of the Policy, a copy of the initial application, all
subsequent applications to change the Policy, any endorsements, any Riders,
and all additional Policy information sections (specification pages) added to
the Policy.     
 
PAYMENTS
   
  We ordinarily will pay death benefit proceeds, Net Cash Surrender Value on
surrender, Preferred Withdrawals, Partial Withdrawals, and loan proceeds based
on allocations made to the Variable Accounts, and will effect a transfer
between Variable Accounts or from a Variable Account to the Fixed Account
within seven days after we receive all the information needed to process a
payment or transfer or, if sooner, any other period required by law.     
 
  However, we can postpone the calculation or payment of such a payment or
transfer of amounts based on investment performance of the Variable Accounts
if:
 
  . The New York Stock Exchange is closed on other than customary weekend and
    holiday closing or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted
    as determined by the SEC; or
     
  . An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which
    disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not
    reasonably practicable to determine the value of a Variable Account's net
    assets; or     
 
  . The SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Policy
    Owners.
 
ASSIGNMENT
   
  You may assign a Policy as collateral security for a loan or other
obligation. No assignment will bind us unless the original, or a copy, is
received and recorded by our Home Office. An assignment does not change the
    
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ownership of the Policy. However, after an assignment, the rights of any Owner
or Beneficiary will be subject to the assignment. The entire Policy, including
any attached payment option, Endorsement or Rider, will be subject to the
assignment. We will not be responsible for the validity of any assignment.
Unless otherwise provided, the assignee may exercise all rights this Policy
grants except (a) the right to change the Policy Owner or Beneficiary; and (b)
the right to elect a payment option. Assignment of a Policy that is a modified
endowment contract may generate taxable income. (See "Federal Income Tax
Considerations".)     
 
ERRORS ON THE APPLICATION
   
  If the Age or sex of the Insured has been misstated, the death benefit under
your Policy will be the greater of that which would be purchased by the most
recent cost of insurance charge at the correct Age and sex, or the death
benefit derived by multiplying Accumulated Value by the death benefit
percentage for the correct Age and sex. If the Insured's Age or sex is
misstated in the application, the Accumulated Value will be modified by
recalculating all prior cost of insurance charges and other monthly deductions
based on the correct Age and sex. If unisex cost of insurance rates apply, no
adjustment will be made for a misstatement of sex. See "Cost of Insurance".
    
INCONTESTABILITY
 
  We may contest the validity of your Policy if any material misstatements are
made in the application. However, your Policy will be incontestable after the
expiration of the following: the initial Face Amount cannot be contested after
your Policy has been in force during the Insured's lifetime for two years from
the Policy Date; if the Insured is changed, your Policy cannot be contested
after it has been in force during the new Insured's lifetime for two years
from the effective date of the exchange; and an increase in the Face Amount
cannot be contested after the increase has been in force during an Insured's
lifetime for two years from its effective date.
 
PAYMENT IN CASE OF SUICIDE
 
  If the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from
the Policy Date, we will limit the death benefit proceeds to the premium
payments less any withdrawal amounts and less any Policy Debt. If the Insured
has been changed and the new Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane,
within two years of the exchange date, the death benefit proceeds will be
limited to your Net Cash Surrender Value as of the exchange date, plus the
premiums paid since the exchange date, less the sum of any increases in Debt,
withdrawal amounts, and any dividends paid in cash since the exchange date. If
an Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years of the
effective date of any increase in the Face Amount, we will refund the cost of
insurance charges made with respect to such increase.
 
PARTICIPATING
 
  The Policy is participating and will share in our surplus earnings. However,
the current dividend scale is zero and we do not anticipate that dividends
will be paid. Any dividends that do become payable will be paid in cash.
 
POLICY ILLUSTRATIONS
   
  Upon request, we will send you an illustration of future benefits under your
Policy based on both guaranteed and current cost factor assumptions. However,
we reserve the right to charge a $25 fee for requests for illustrations in
excess of one per Policy Year.     
 
PAYMENT PLAN
 
  Maturity, surrender, or withdrawal benefits may be used to purchase a
payment plan providing monthly income for the lifetime of the Insured, and
death benefit proceeds may be used to purchase a payment plan providing
monthly income for the lifetime of the Beneficiary. The monthly payments
consisting of proceeds plus interest will be paid in equal installments for at
least ten years. The purchase rates for the payment plan are
 
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guaranteed not to exceed those shown in your Policy, but current rates that
are lower (i.e., providing greater income) may be established by us from time
to time. This benefit is not available if the income would be less than $25 a
month. Maturity, surrender, or withdrawal benefits or death benefit proceeds
may be used to purchase any other payment plan that we make available at that
time.
   
OPTIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS AND OTHER POLICIES     
   
  At the time you complete the application for a Policy and subject to certain
requirements, you may elect to add one or more Riders to the Policy as
optional insurance benefits (subject to approval of state insurance
authorities). These optional benefits are: additional insurance coverage for
the accidental death of the Insured (Accidental Death Rider); term insurance
on the Insured's children (Children's Term Rider); annual renewal term
insurance on the Insured or any member of his or her immediate family (Annual
Renewable Term Rider); added protection benefit on the Insured (Added
Protection Benefit Rider); the right to purchase additional insurance on the
Insured's life on certain specified dates without proof of insurability
(Guaranteed Insurability Rider); additional protection in the event of a
disability (Waiver of Charges Rider); or early payment of coverage if the
Insured is diagnosed with a terminal illness (Accelerated Living Benefit
Rider). The cost of any additional insurance benefits will be deducted as part
of the monthly deduction against Accumulated Value. See "Charges and
Deductions". The amounts of these benefits are fully guaranteed at issue.
Certain restrictions may apply and are described in the applicable Rider.
Under certain circumstances, a Policy can be combined with an annual renewable
term insurance rider (or added protection benefit rider) to result in a
combined coverage amount equal to the same Face Amount that could be acquired
under a single Policy. Combining a Policy and such a benefit will result in
certain charges, including a surrender charge and possibly cost of insurance
charges, for the Policy that are lower than for the single Policy providing
the same coverage amount. We offer other variable life insurance policies that
provide insurance protection on the life of a single insured or on the lives
of two insureds, whose loads and charges may vary. An insurance agent
authorized to sell the Policy can describe these extra benefits further.
Samples of the provisions for the extra optional benefits are available from
us upon written request.     
 
LIFE INSURANCE RETIREMENT PLANS
   
  Any Policy Owners or applicants who wish to consider using the Policy as a
funding vehicle for (non-qualified) retirement purposes may obtain additional
information from us. An Owner could pay premiums under a Policy for a number
of years, and upon retirement, could utilize a Policy's loan and partial
withdrawal features to access Accumulated Value as a source of retirement
income for a period of time. This use of a Policy does not alter an Owner's
rights or our obligations under a Policy; the Policy would remain a life
insurance contract that, so long as it remains in force, provides for a death
benefit payable when the Insured dies.     
   
  Ledger illustrations are available upon request that portray how the Policy
can be used as a funding mechanism for (non-qualified) retirement plans,
referred to herein as "life insurance retirement plans," for individuals.
Ledger illustrations provided upon request show the effect on Accumulated
Value, Net Cash Surrender Value, and the net death benefit of premiums paid
under a Policy and Partial Withdrawals and loans taken for retirement income;
or reflecting allocation of premiums to specified Variable Accounts. This
information will be portrayed at hypothetical rates of return that are
requested. Charts and graphs presenting the results of the ledger
illustrations or a comparison of retirement strategies will also be furnished
upon request. Any graphic presentations and retirement strategy charts must be
accompanied by a corresponding ledger illustration; ledger illustrations must
always include or be accompanied by comparable information that is based on
guaranteed cost of insurance rates and that presents a hypothetical gross rate
of return of 0%. Retirement illustrations will not be furnished with a
hypothetical gross rate of return in excess of 12%.     
 
  The hypothetical rates of return in ledger illustrations are illustrative
only and should not be interpreted as a representation of past or future
investment results. Policy values and benefits shown in the ledger
illustrations would be different if the gross annual investment rates of
return were different from the hypothetical rates portrayed, if premiums were
not paid when due, and loan interest was paid when due. Withdrawals or loans
may have an adverse effect on Policy benefits.
 
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RISKS OF LIFE INSURANCE RETIREMENT PLANS
   
  Using your Policy as a funding vehicle for retirement income purposes
presents several risks, including the risk that if your Policy is
insufficiently funded in relation to the income stream from your Policy, your
Policy can lapse prematurely and result in significant income tax liability to
you in the year in which the lapse occurs. Other risks associated with
borrowing from your Policy also apply. Loans will be automatically repaid from
the gross death benefit at the death of the Insured, resulting in the
estimated payment to the Beneficiary of the net death benefit, which will be
less than the gross death benefit and may be less than the Face Amount. Upon
surrender or maturity, the loan will be automatically repaid, resulting in the
payment to you of the Net Surrender Value. Similarly, upon lapse, the loan
will be automatically repaid. The automatic repayment of the loan upon
maturity, lapse, or surrender will cause the recognition of taxable income to
the extent that Net Surrender Value plus the amount of the repaid loan exceeds
your basis in the Policy. Thus, under certain circumstances, maturity,
surrender, or lapse of your Policy could result in tax liability to you. In
addition, to reinstate a lapsed Policy, you would be required to make certain
payments as described under "Reinstatement". Thus, you should be careful to
fashion a life insurance retirement plan so that your Policy will not lapse
prematurely under various market scenarios as a result of withdrawals and
loans taken from your Policy.     
   
  Your Policy will lapse if your Accumulated Value less Policy Debt is
insufficient to cover the current monthly deduction on any Monthly Payment
Date, and a Grace Period expires without you making a sufficient payment. To
avoid lapse of your policy, it is important to fashion a payment stream that
does not leave your Policy with insufficient Accumulated Value. Determinations
as to the amount to withdraw or borrow each year warrant careful
consideration. Careful consideration should also be given to any assumptions
respecting the hypothetical rate of return, to the duration of withdrawals and
loans, and to the amount of Accumulated Value that should remain in your
Policy upon its maturity. Poor investment performance can contribute to the
risk that your Policy may lapse. In addition, the cost of insurance generally
increases with the Age of the Insured, which can further erode existing
Accumulated Value and contribute to the risk of lapse.     
   
  Further, interest on a Policy loan is due to us for any Policy Year on the
Policy Anniversary. If this interest is not paid when due, it is added to the
amount of the outstanding Policy Debt, and interest will begin accruing
thereon from that date. This can have a compounding effect, and to the extent
that the outstanding loan balance exceeds your basis in the Policy, the
amounts attributable to interest due on the loans can add to your federal (and
possibly state) income tax liability.     
   
  You should consult with your financial advisers in designing a life
insurance retirement plan that is suitable. Further, you should continue to
monitor the Accumulated Value net of loans remaining in a Policy to assure
that the Policy is sufficiently funded to continue to support the desired
income stream and so that it will not lapse. In this regard, you should
consult your periodic statements to determine the amount of their remaining
Accumulated Value minus the outstanding loan balance. Illustrations showing
the effect of charges under the Policy upon existing Accumulated Value or the
effect of future withdrawals or loans upon the Policy's Accumulated Value and
death benefit are available from your agent. Consideration should be given
periodically to whether the Policy is sufficiently funded so that it will not
lapse prematurely.     
   
  Because of the potential risks associated with borrowing from a Policy, use
of the Policy in connection with a life insurance retirement plan may not be
suitable for all Policy Owners. These risks should be carefully considered
before borrowing from the Policy to provide an income stream.     
 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY
   
  Pacific Mutual Distributors, Inc. ("PMD") is principal underwriter
(distributor) of the Policies. PMD is registered as a broker-dealer with the
SEC and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers
("NASD"). We pay PMD for acting as principal underwriter under a Distribution
Agreement. PMD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. PMD's principal business
address is 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660.     
 
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  We and PMD have sales agreements with various broker-dealers under which the
Policy will be sold by registered representatives of the broker-dealers. The
registered representatives are required to be authorized under applicable
state regulations to sell variable life insurance. The broker-dealers are
required to be registered with the SEC and members of the NASD. We pay
compensation directly to broker-dealers for promotion and sales of the Policy.
The compensation payable to a broker-dealer for sales of the Policy may vary
with the Sales Agreement, but is not expected to exceed 90% of expected first
year premiums commissions, 4% of premiums paid through the 10th Policy Year
and 2% premiums paid thereafter. Broker-dealers may also receive annual
renewal compensation of up to .20% of Accumulated Value less Policy Debt,
depending upon the circumstances. The annual renewal compensation will be
computed monthly and payable starting on the fifth or the tenth Policy Year,
depending upon the circumstances. In addition, we may also pay override
payments, expense allowances, bonuses, wholesaler fees, and training
allowances. Registered representatives earn commissions from the broker-
dealers with whom they are affiliated for selling our Policies. Compensation
arrangements vary among broker-dealers. In addition, registered
representatives who meet specified production levels may qualify, under sales
incentive programs adopted by us, to receive non-cash compensation such as
expense-paid trips, expense-paid educational seminars and merchandise and may
elect to receive compensation on a deferred basis. We make no separate
deductions, other than as previously described, from premiums to pay sales
commissions or sales expenses.     
                         
                      MORE ABOUT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE     
 
MANAGEMENT
   
  Our directors and officers are listed below together with information as to
their principal occupations during the past five years and certain other
current affiliations. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each
director and officer is c/o Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, 700 Newport
Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660.     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
       NAME AND POSITION                    PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION LAST FIVE YEARS
       -----------------                    ------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>
Thomas C. Sutton                Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Director, Chairman of            of Pacific Mutual Life; Equity Board Member of PIMCO
the Board and                    Advisors L.P.; Director of: Newhall Land & Farming; The
Chief Executive Officer          Irvine Company; The Edison Company; Pacific Corinthian Life
                                 Insurance Company; similar positions with other
                                 subsidiaries of Pacific Mutual Life.
Glenn S. Schafer                Director (since November 1994) and President of Pacific
Director and President           Mutual Life, January 1995 to present; Executive Vice
                                 President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Mutual
                                 Life, April 1991 to January 1995; Equity Board Member of
                                 PIMCO Advisors L.P.; Director of Pacific Corinthian Life
                                 Insurance Company; similar positions with other
                                 subsidiaries of Pacific Mutual Life.
 
 
Richard M. Ferry                Director of Pacific Mutual Life; President, Director and
Director                         Chairman of Korn/ Ferry International; Director of: Avery
                                 Dennison Corporation; ConAm Management; First Business
                                 Bank; Mullin Consulting, Inc.; Northwestern Restaurants,
                                 Inc.; Dole Food Co. Address: 1800 Century Park East, Suite
                                 900, Los Angeles, California 90067.
Donald E. Guinn                 Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Chairman Emeritus and
Director                         Director of Pacific Telesis Group; Director of: The Dial
                                 Corp.; Bank of America NT & SA; BankAmerica Corporation.
                                 Address: Pacific Telesis Center, 130 Kearny Street, Room
                                 3704, San Francisco, California 94108-4818.
Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr.          Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Chairman and former Editor-
Director                         in-Chief of La Opinion; Director of: BankAmerica
                                 Corporation; Bank of America NT&SA; The Walt Disney
                                 Company; Pacific Enterprises. Address: 411 West Fifth
                                 Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90013.
</TABLE>    
 
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<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
       NAME AND POSITION                    PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION LAST FIVE YEARS
       -----------------                    ------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>
Charles A. Lynch                Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Chairman and former Chief
Director                         Executive Officer of Fresh Choice, Inc.; Director of:
                                 Nordstrom, Inc.; PST Vans, Inc.; SRI International, Inc.;
                                 Age Wave; Bojangles Acquisition Corp.; Cucina Holdings,
                                 Inc.; KRh' Thermal Systems; La Salsa Restaurants; Mid
                                 Peninsula Bank; Chairman of Market Value Partners Company.
                                 Address: 2901 Tasman Drive, Suite 109, Santa Clara,
                                 California 95054-1169.
Dr. Allen W. Mathies, Jr.       Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Director and President
Director                         Emeritus of Huntington Memorial Hospital; Director of
                                 Occidental College; former President and Chief Executive
                                 Officer of Huntington Memorial Hospital. Address: 314
                                 Arroyo Drive, South Pasadena, California 91030.
Charles D. Miller               Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Director, Chairman, and
Director                         Chief Executive Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation;
                                 Director of: Great Western Financial Corporation;
                                 Korn/Ferry International; Nationwide Health Properties,
                                 Inc.; Edison International. Address: 150 North Orange Grove
                                 Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91103.
Donn B. Miller                  Director of Pacific Mutual Life; President, and Chief
Director                         Executive Officer of Pearson-Sibert Oil Co. of Texas;
                                 Director of: The Irvine Company; Automobile Club of
                                 Southern California; St. John's Hospital & Health Center
                                 Foundation; former Senior Partner with the law firm of
                                 O'Melveny & Meyers. Address: 136 El Camino, Suite 216,
                                 Beverly Hills, California 90212.
Jacqueline C. Morby             Director of Pacific Mutual Life, February 1996 to present;
Director                         Managing Director and former Partner of TA Associates,
                                 Inc., Director of: Ontrack Data International, Inc.; ANSYS,
                                 Inc.; Pivot Point, Inc.; R&D Systems, Inc.; Axent Inc.
                                 Address: 116 Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232.
J. Fernando Niebla              Director of Pacific Mutual Life, May 1995 to present; Vice
Director                         Chairman and Director of Infotec Commercial Systems, for-
                                 merly Infotec Development, Inc.; Director of Union Bank of
                                 California. Address: 3611 South Harbor Boulevard, Suite
                                 260, Santa Ana, California 92704.
Susan Westerberg Prager         Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Dean of the UCLA School of
Director                         Law at the University of California at Los Angeles; Direc-
                                 tor of Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital of Stan-
                                 ford. Address: 405 Hilgard Avenue, Room 3374, Los Angeles,
                                 California 90095-1476.
Richard M. Rosenberg            Director of Pacific Mutual Life, November 1995 to present;
Director                         Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) of
                                 BankAmerica Corporation; Director of: Airborne Express Cor-
                                 poration; K-2 Incorporated; Northrop Grumman Corporation;
                                 Potlatch Corporation; Pacific Telesis Group. Address: 555
                                 California Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, California
                                 94104.
James R. Ukropina               Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Partner with the law firm
Director                         of O'Melveny & Meyers; Director, former Chairman and Chief
                                 Executive Officer of Pacific Enterprises; Director of
                                 Lockheed Martin Corporation; Trustee of Stanford
                                 University. Address: 400 S. Hope Street, 16th Floor,
                                 Los Angeles, California 90071-2899.
Raymond L. Watson               Director of Pacific Mutual Life; Vice Chairman and Director
Director                         of The Irvine Company; Director of: The Walt Disney Compa-
                                 ny; The Mitchell
                                 Energy and Development Company; and The Tejon Ranch. Ad-
                                 dress:
                                 550 Newport Center Drive, 9th Floor, Newport Beach, Cali-
                                 fornia 92660.
</TABLE>    
 
 
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<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
       NAME AND POSITION                    PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION LAST FIVE YEARS
       -----------------                    ------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>
Lynn C. Miller                  Executive Vice President, Individual Insurance, of Pacific
Executive Vice President         Mutual Life, January 1995 to present; Senior Vice
                                 President, Individual Insurance of Pacific Mutual Life,
                                 1989 to 1995.
David R. Carmichael             Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Pacific Mutual
Senior Vice President            Life; Director of: Pacific Corinthian Life Insurance
and General Counsel              Company; PM Group Life Insurance Company.
Audrey L. Milfs                 Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Pacific Mutual
Vice President                   Life; similar positions with other subsidiaries of Pacific
and Corporate Secretary          Mutual Life.
Edward Byrd                     Vice President and Controller of Pacific Mutual Life, August
Vice President and Controller    1992 to present; Vice President, Corporate Audit and
                                 Financial Planning of Pacific Mutual Life, November 1991 to
                                 June 1992.
Khanh T. Tran                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific
Senior Vice President and        Mutual Life, June 1996 to present; Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer          Treasurer of Pacific Mutual, November 1991 to June 1996;
                                 Chief Financial Officer to other subsidiaries of Pacific
                                 Mutual Life.
</TABLE>    
 
  No officer or director listed above receives any compensation from the
Separate Account. No separately allocable compensation has been paid by us or
any of our affiliates to any person listed for services rendered to the
Account.
 
STATE REGULATION
 
  We are subject to the laws of the state of California governing insurance
companies and to regulation by the Commissioner of Insurance of California. In
addition, we are subject to the insurance laws and regulations of the other
states and jurisdictions in which we are licensed or may become licensed to
operate. An annual statement in a prescribed form must be filed with the
Commissioner of Insurance of California and with regulatory authorities of
other states on or before March 1st in each year. This statement covers our
operations for the preceding year and our financial condition as of December
31st of that year. Our affairs are subject to review and examination at any
time by the Commissioner of Insurance or his agents, and subject to full
examination of our operations at periodic intervals.
 
TELEPHONE TRANSFER AND LOAN PRIVILEGES
   
  You may request a transfer of Accumulated Value or a Policy Loan by
telephone if a properly completed Authorization for Telephone Requests
("Telephone Authorization") has been filed at our Home Office. All or part of
any telephone conversation with respect to transfer or loan instructions may
be recorded by us. Telephone instructions received by us by 1:00 P.M. Pacific
time, or the close of the New York Stock Exchange, if earlier, on any
Valuation Date will be processed as of the end of that Valuation Date in
accordance with your instructions (presuming that the Free-Look Period has
expired). We reserve the right to deny any telephone transfer or loan request.
If all telephone lines are busy (which might occur, for example, during
periods of substantial market fluctuations), you might not be able to request
transfers and loans by telephone and would have to submit written requests.
       
  We have established procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by
telephone are genuine. Under the procedures, any person requesting a transfer
by telephone must provide certain personal identification as requested by us,
and we will send a written confirmation of all transfers requested by
telephone within 7 days of the transfer. Upon your submission of a Telephone
Authorization, you authorize us to accept and act upon telephone instructions
for transfers or loans involving your Policy, and agree that neither we, any
of our affiliates, Pacific Select Fund, nor any of our or their directors,
trustees, officers, employees or agents, will be liable for any loss, damages,
cost, or expense (including attorney's fees) arising out of any requests
effected in accordance     
 
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<PAGE>
 
with the Telephone Authorization and believed by us to be genuine, provided
that we have complied with our procedures. As a result of this policy on
telephonic requests, you will bear the risk of loss arising from the telephone
transfer and loan privileges.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
  There are no legal proceedings pending to which the Separate Account is a
party, or which would materially affect the Separate Account.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
   
  Legal matters in connection with the issue and sale of the Policies
described in this prospectus and our organization, our authority to issue the
Policies under California law, and the validity of the forms of the Policies
under California law have been passed on by our General Counsel.     
 
  Legal matters relating to the federal securities and federal income tax laws
have been passed upon by Dechert Price & Rhoads.
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
   
  A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 has been filed
with the SEC relating to the offering described in this prospectus. This
prospectus does not include all of the information set forth in the
registration statement, as portions have been omitted pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the SEC. The omitted information may be obtained at the
SEC's principal office in Washington, D.C., upon payment of the SEC's
prescribed fees.     
   
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS     
   
  The audited consolidated financial statements for Pacific Mutual Life as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the three years ended December 31, 1996 and
the audited financial statements for Pacific Select Exec Separate Account as
of December 31, 1996 and for the two years ended December 31, 1996 included in
this prospectus have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein, and have been so
included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.     
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   
  The audited financial statements of Pacific Select Exec Separate Account as
of December 31, 1996 and for the two years then ended are set forth herein,
starting on page 43. The audited consolidated financial statements of Pacific
Mutual Life as of December 1996 and 1995 and for the three years ended
December 31, 1996 are set forth herein starting on page 55.     
   
  The financial statements of Pacific Mutual Life should be distinguished from
the financial statements of the Pacific Select Exec Separate Account and
should be considered only as bearing upon our ability to meet our obligations
under the Policies.     
 
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                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
The Board of Directors
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the
Pacific Select Exec Separate Account (comprised of the Money Market, High
Yield Bond, Managed Bond, Government Securities, Growth, Aggressive Equity,
Growth LT, Equity Income, Multi-Strategy, Equity Index, International,
Emerging Markets, Variable Account I, Variable Account II, Variable Account
III, and Variable Account IV Variable Accounts) as of December 31, 1996 and
the related statement of operations for the year then ended and 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 Separate Account'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 each of the respective
Variable Accounts constituting the Pacific Select Exec Separate Account as of
December 31, 1996 and the results of their operations for the year then ended
and the changes in their net assets for each of the two years then ended, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Costa Mesa, California
February 14, 1997
 
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<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                    HIGH
                          MONEY    YIELD   MANAGED  GOVERNMENT          AGGRESSIVE  GROWTH   EQUITY
                          MARKET    BOND     BOND   SECURITIES  GROWTH    EQUITY      LT     INCOME
                         VARIABLE VARIABLE VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE VARIABLE
                         ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT
                         -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
<S>                      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>
ASSETS
Investments:
 Money Market Portfolio
 (2,731 shares; cost
 $27,433)............... $ 27,430
 High Yield Bond
 Portfolio (2,609
 shares; cost $25,201)..          $ 25,937
 Managed Bond Portfolio
 (6,420 shares; cost
 $67,913)...............                   $ 69,000
 Government Securities
 Portfolio (754 shares;
 cost $7,723)...........                             $  7,830
 Growth Portfolio (5,590
 shares; cost $98,748)..                                       $119,910
 Aggressive Equity
 Portfolio (309 shares;
 cost $3,264)...........                                                 $  3,331
 Growth LT Portfolio
 (5,399 shares; cost
 $79,297)...............                                                           $ 89,067
 Equity Income Portfolio
 (4,199 shares; cost
 $71,762)...............                                                                    $ 85,860
Receivables:
 Due from Pacific Mutual
 Life Insurance Company.       94       55       46        51       130                           57
 Fund shares redeemed...                                                        3        20
                         -------- -------- --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- --------
TOTAL ASSETS............   27,524   25,992   69,046     7,881   120,040     3,334    89,087   85,917
                         -------- -------- --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- --------
LIABILITIES
Payables:
 Due to Pacific Mutual
 Life Insurance Company.                                                        3        20
 Fund shares purchased..       99       55       46        51       130                           57
                         -------- -------- --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES.......       99       55       46        51       130         3        20       57
                         -------- -------- --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- --------
NET ASSETS.............. $ 27,425 $ 25,937 $ 69,000  $  7,830  $119,910  $  3,331  $ 89,067 $ 85,860
                         ======== ======== ========  ========  ========  ========  ======== ========
</TABLE>    
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                          MULTI-    EQUITY    INTER-   EMERGING
                         STRATEGY    INDEX   NATIONAL   MARKETS
                         VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE   VARIABLE   VARIABLE    VARIABLE
                          ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT I ACCOUNT II ACCOUNT III ACCOUNT IV
                         --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- 
<S>                      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>        
ASSETS
Investments:
 Multi-Strategy
  Portfolio (5,365
  shares; cost $71,200). $  79,132
 Equity Index Portfolio
  (6,132 shares; cost
  $99,779)..............           $ 125,197
 International Portfolio
  (6,328 shares; cost
  $83,435)..............                     $  97,439
 Emerging Markets
  Portfolio (339 shares;
  cost $3,318)..........                               $   3,279
 Edinburgh Overseas
  Equity Portfolio (8
  shares; cost $77).....                                         $      77
 Turner Core Growth
  Portfolio (14 shares;
  cost $177)............                                                   $     167
 Frontier Capital
  Appreciation Portfolio
  (42 shares; cost
  $527).................                                                               $     522
 Enhanced U.S. Equity
  Portfolio (34 shares,
  cost $416)............                                                                          $     397
Receivables:
 Due from Pacific Mutual
  Life Insurance
  Company...............        64        45        95        19
 Dividends..............                                                           6          21         18
                         --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   ---------  ---------
TOTAL ASSETS............    79,196   125,242    97,534     3,298        77       173         543        415
                         --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   ---------  ---------
LIABILITIES
 Payables:
 Fund shares purchased..        64        45        95        19
                         --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   ---------  ---------
TOTAL LIABILITIES.......        64        45        95        19
                         --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   ---------  ---------
NET ASSETS.............. $  79,132 $ 125,197 $  97,439 $   3,279 $      77 $     173   $     543  $     415
                         ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========   =========  =========
</TABLE>    
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
   
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                    HIGH
                          MONEY    YIELD   MANAGED   GOVERNMENT          AGGRESSIVE  GROWTH    EQUITY
                          MARKET    BOND     BOND    SECURITIES  GROWTH    EQUITY      LT      INCOME
                         VARIABLE VARIABLE VARIABLE   VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE
                         ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT(1) ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT
                         -------- -------- --------  ---------- -------- ---------- --------  --------
<S>                      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>       <C> 
INVESTMENT INCOME                                                                                 
 Dividends.............. $ 1,359  $ 1,753  $ 4,145    $   490   $ 6,582   $     2   $   608   $ 3,386    
                         -------  -------  -------    -------   -------   -------   -------   -------    
NET INVESTMENT INCOME...   1,359    1,753    4,145        490     6,582         2       608     3,386    
                         -------  -------  -------    -------   -------   -------   -------   -------    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED                                                                          
 GAIN (LOSS)                                                                                     
 ON INVESTMENTS                                                                                  
 Net realized gain                                                                               
  (loss) from security                                                                           
  transactions..........      13      300     (203)        62     2,826      (958)    4,372       667    
 Net unrealized                                                                               
  appreciation                                                                                
  (depreciation) on                                                                           
  investments...........      58      144     (914)      (316)   12,466        67     5,509     8,024 
                         -------  -------  -------    -------   -------   -------   -------   ------- 
NET REALIZED AND                                                                              
 UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)                                                                       
 ON INVESTMENTS.........      71      444   (1,117)      (254)   15,292      (891)    9,881     8,691 
                         -------  -------  -------    -------   -------   -------   -------   ------- 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)                                                                       
 IN NET ASSETS                                                                                
 RESULTING FROM                                                                               
 OPERATIONS............. $ 1,430  $ 2,197  $ 3,028    $   236   $21,874   $  (889)  $10,489   $12,077 
                         =======  =======  =======    =======   =======   =======   =======   ======= 
</TABLE>     
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
(1) Operations commenced during 1996 (See Note 1 to Financial Statements).
 
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PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                         MULTI-   EQUITY   INTER-   EMERGING
                        STRATEGY  INDEX   NATIONAL   MARKETS
                        VARIABLE VARIABLE VARIABLE  VARIABLE     VARIABLE       VARIABLE       VARIABLE        VARIABLE
                        ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT (1) ACCOUNT I (1) ACCOUNT II (1) ACCOUNT III (1) ACCOUNT IV (1)
                        -------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------
<S>                     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
 Dividends............  $  4,627 $  3,825 $  1,980                              $      6       $     21       $      18
                        -------- -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------       ---------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME.     4,627    3,825    1,980                                     6             21              18
                        -------- -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------       ---------
REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN
 (LOSS)
 ON INVESTMENTS
 Net realized gain
  (loss) from security
  transactions........       356    1,223      564  $     (3)                                         1
 Net unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation) on
  investments.........     2,459   14,294   12,594       (39)                        (10)            (6)            (19)
                        -------- -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------       ---------
NET REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN
 (LOSS) ON 
 INVESTMENTS..........     2,815   15,517   13,158       (42)                        (10)            (5)            (19)
                        -------- -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------       ---------
NET INCREASE
 (DECREASE) IN NET
 ASSETS RESULTING FROM
 OPERATIONS...........  $  7,442 $ 19,342 $ 15,138  $    (42)    $      0       $     (4)      $     16       $      (1)
                        ======== ======== ========  ========     ========       ========       ========       =========
</TABLE>    
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
(1) Operations commenced during 1996 (See Note 1 to Financial Statements).
 
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<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                     HIGH
                          MONEY     YIELD    MANAGED   GOVERNMENT           AGGRESSIVE   GROWTH    EQUITY
                          MARKET     BOND      BOND    SECURITIES  GROWTH     EQUITY       LT      INCOME
                         VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE   VARIABLE  VARIABLE   VARIABLE   VARIABLE  VARIABLE
                         ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT (1) ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT
                         --------  --------  --------  ---------- --------  ----------- --------  --------
<S>                      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
 NET ASSETS
 FROM OPERATIONS
 Net investment income.. $  1,359  $  1,753  $  4,145   $    490  $  6,582   $      2   $    608  $  3,386
 Net realized gain
  (loss) from security
  transactions..........       13       300      (203)        62     2,826       (958)     4,372       667
 Net unrealized
  appreciation
  (depreciation) on
  investments...........       58       144      (914)      (316)   12,466         67      5,509     8,024
                         --------  --------  --------   --------  --------   --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)
 IN NET ASSETS RESULTING 
 FROM  OPERATIONS.......    1,430     2,197     3,028        236    21,874       (889)    10,489    12,077
                         --------  --------  --------   --------  --------   --------   --------  --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
 NET ASSETS FROM
 POLICY TRANSACTIONS
 Transfer of net
  premiums..............   59,965     6,552    21,068      2,042    29,298        911     24,407    21,368
 Transfers--policy
  charges and
  deductions............   (3,056)   (1,528)   (2,686)      (580)   (7,697)      (146)    (5,343)   (4,205)
 Transfers in (from
  other variable
  accounts).............   64,487    12,323     8,787      2,504    54,635     11,133     48,532    18,530
 Transfers out (to other
  variable accounts).... (115,717)   (7,278)   (8,044)    (2,257)  (62,175)    (7,395)   (39,922)   (8,965)
 Transfers--other.......   (2,862)     (920)     (843)      (379)   (3,544)      (283)    (2,855)   (2,661)
                         --------  --------  --------   --------  --------   --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET
 ASSETS DERIVED FROM 
 POLICY TRANSACTIONS....    2,817     9,149    18,282      1,330    10,517      4,220     24,819    24,067
                         --------  --------  --------   --------  --------   --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET
 ASSETS.................    4,247    11,346    21,310      1,566    32,391      3,331     35,308    36,144
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of year......   23,178    14,591    47,690      6,264    87,519                53,759    49,716
                         --------  --------  --------   --------  --------   --------   --------  --------
 End of year............ $ 27,425  $ 25,937  $ 69,000   $  7,830  $119,910   $  3,331   $ 89,067  $ 85,860
                         ========  ========  ========   ========  ========   ========   ========  ========
</TABLE>    
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
(1) Operations commenced during 1996 (See Note 1 to Financial Statements).
 
                                       48
<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                         MULTI-    EQUITY    INTER-    EMERGING
                        STRATEGY   INDEX    NATIONAL    MARKETS
                        VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE   VARIABLE     VARIABLE       VARIABLE       VARIABLE        VARIABLE
                        ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT (1) ACCOUNT I (1) ACCOUNT II (1) ACCOUNT III (1) ACCOUNT IV (1)
                        --------  --------  --------  ----------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS
 Net investment
 income...............  $  4,627  $  3,825  $  1,980                               $      6       $     21        $     18
 Net realized gain
 (loss) from security
 transactions.........       356     1,223       564   $     (3)                                         1
 Net unrealized
 appreciation
 (depreciation) on
 investments..........     2,459    14,294    12,594        (39)                        (10)            (6)            (19)
                        --------  --------  --------   --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
NET INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS............     7,442    19,342    15,138        (42)                         (4)            16              (1)
                        --------  --------  --------   --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS FROM
POLICY TRANSACTIONS
 Transfer of net
 premiums.............    22,669    31,284    26,068        549                                          7
 Transfers--policy
 charges and
 deductions...........    (3,698)   (5,239)   (5,477)       (77)    $     (1)            (1)            (5)             (2)
 Transfers in (from
 other variable
 accounts)............     5,320    30,324    25,962      3,170           78            178            539             418
 Transfers out (to
 other variable
 accounts)............    (4,577)  (11,107)  (18,655)      (299)
 Transfers--other         (2,330)   (2,082)   (2,024)       (22)                                       (14)
                        --------  --------  --------   --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
NET INCREASE IN NET
ASSETS DERIVED FROM 
POLICY TRANSACTIONS...    17,384    43,180    25,874      3,321           77            177            527             416
                        --------  --------  --------   --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
NET INCREASE IN NET
ASSETS................    24,826    62,522    41,012      3,279           77            173            543             415
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of year....    54,306    62,675    56,427
                        --------  --------  --------   --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
 End of year..........  $ 79,132  $125,197  $ 97,439   $  3,279     $     77       $    173       $    543        $    415
                        ========  ========  ========   ========     ========       ========       ========        ========
</TABLE>    
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
   
(1) Operations commenced during 1996 (See Note 1 to Financial Statements).     
 
                                       49
<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                         HIGH
                              MONEY     YIELD    MANAGED   GOVERNMENT
                              MARKET     BOND      BOND    SECURITIES  GROWTH
                             VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE   VARIABLE  VARIABLE
                             ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT
                             --------  --------  --------  ---------- --------
<S>                          <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
 ASSETS
 FROM OPERATIONS
 Net investment income...... $  1,418  $    944  $  2,208   $    294  $    656
 Net realized gain (loss)
  from security
  transactions..............       31       (92)     (141)       (41)   (1,046)
 Net unrealized appreciation
  on investments............       65     1,042     4,063        624    16,423
                             --------  --------  --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS..    1,514     1,894     6,130        877    16,033
                             --------  --------  --------   --------  --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
 ASSETS FROM POLICY 
 TRANSACTIONS
 Transfer of net premiums...   72,942     5,029     7,113      1,962    25,318
 Transfers--policy charges
  and deductions*...........   (3,157)   (1,065)   (1,983)      (490)   (6,369)
 Transfers in (from other
  variable accounts)........   29,120     7,781    15,186      2,845    30,352
 Transfers out (to other
  variable accounts)........ (110,816)   (6,185)   (2,813)    (2,390)  (22,297)
 Transfers--other*..........   (1,021)     (242)     (508)      (449)   (2,935)
                             --------  --------  --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
 NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM 
 POLICY TRANSACTIONS........  (12,932)    5,318    16,995      1,478    24,069
                             --------  --------  --------   --------  --------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
 NET ASSETS.................  (11,418)    7,212    23,125      2,355    40,102
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of year..........   34,596     7,379    24,565      3,909    47,417
                             --------  --------  --------   --------  --------
 End of year................ $ 23,178  $ 14,591  $ 47,690   $  6,264  $ 87,519
                             ========  ========  ========   ========  ========
</TABLE>    
 
* Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year
presentation.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
                                       50
<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              GROWTH    EQUITY    MULTI-    EQUITY    INTER-
                                LT      INCOME   STRATEGY   INDEX    NATIONAL
                             VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE  VARIABLE
                             ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
<S>                          <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 FROM OPERATIONS
 Net investment income...... $  3,592  $    577  $  1,401  $  1,015  $  1,070
 Net realized gain from se-
  curity transactions.......    1,225       785        71     2,069       574
 Net unrealized appreciation
  on investments............    3,892     7,737     7,406    10,698     2,646
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS..    8,709     9,099     8,878    13,782     4,290
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
 ASSETS FROM POLICY 
 TRANSACTIONS
 Transfer of net premiums...   12,930    13,169    14,278    11,713    16,778
 Transfers--policy charges
  and deductions*...........   (2,765)   (2,773)   (2,760)   (2,873)   (3,967)
 Transfers in (from other
  variable accounts)........   32,699    16,222     5,601    17,636    25,476
 Transfers out (to other
  variable accounts)........   (8,074)   (4,940)   (2,670)   (6,615)  (16,093)
 Transfers--other*..........   (1,148)   (1,283)   (1,192)   (1,361)   (1,211)
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 DERIVED FROM POLICY TRANS-
 ACTIONS....................   33,642    20,395    13,257    18,500    20,983
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS..   42,351    29,494    22,135    32,282    25,273
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of year..........   11,408    20,222    32,171    30,393    31,154
                             --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 End of year................ $ 53,759  $ 49,716  $ 54,306  $ 62,675  $ 56,427
                             ========  ========  ========  ========  ========
</TABLE>
 
*Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year
presentation.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
                                       51
<PAGE>
 
                     PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  The Pacific Select Exec Separate Account (the "Separate Account") is
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, and during 1996 was comprised of sixteen subaccounts called
Variable Accounts: the Money Market Variable Account, the High Yield Bond
Variable Account, the Managed Bond Variable Account, the Government Securities
Variable Account, the Growth Variable Account, the Aggressive Equity Variable
Account, the Growth LT Variable Account, the Equity Income Variable Account,
the Multi-Strategy Variable Account, the Equity Index Variable Account, the
International Variable Account, the Emerging Markets Variable Account, and the
Variable Accounts I through IV. The assets in each of the first twelve
Variable Accounts are invested in shares of the corresponding portfolios of
Pacific Select Fund and the assets of the last four Variable Accounts are
invested in shares of corresponding portfolios of M Fund, Inc. (Collectively,
the "Funds"). Each Variable Account pursues different investment objectives
and policies. The financial statements of the Funds, including the portfolios
of investments, are either included elsewhere in the report or provided
separately and should be read in conjunction with the Separate Account's
financial statements.
 
  The Separate Account has organized and registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission six new Variable Accounts, the Aggressive Equity Variable
Account, the Emerging Markets Variable Account, Variable Account I, Variable
Account II, Variable Account III, and Variable Account IV. The Aggressive
Equity Portfolio and the Emerging Markets Portfolio commenced operations on
April 8, 1996, Variable Account I and Variable Account III commenced
operations on October 11, 1996, Variable Account II commenced operations on
October 17, 1996, and Variable IV commenced operations on November 18, 1996.
 
  The Separate Account was established by Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company ("Pacific Mutual") on May 12, 1988 and commenced operations on
November 22, 1988. Under applicable insurance law, the assets and liabilities
of the Separate Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the
other assets and liabilities of Pacific Mutual. The assets of the Separate
Account will not be charged with any liabilities arising out of any other
business conducted by Pacific Mutual, but the obligations of the Separate
Account, including benefits related to variable life insurance, are
obligations of Pacific Mutual.
 
  The Separate Account held by Pacific Mutual represents funds from individual
flexible premium variable life policies. The assets of these accounts are
carried at market value.
 
  The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
 
 A. Valuation of Investments
 
  Investments in shares of the Funds are valued at the reported net asset
values of the respective portfolios. Valuation of securities held by the Funds
is discussed in the notes to their financial statements.
 
 B. Security Transactions
 
  Transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on
sales of investments are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
 C. Federal Income Taxes
 
  The operations of the Separate Account will be reported on the Federal
income tax return of Pacific Mutual, which is taxed as a life insurance
company under the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Under current tax
law, no Federal income taxes are expected to be paid by Pacific Mutual with
respect to the operations of the Separate Account.
 
2. DIVIDENDS
 
  During 1996, the Funds have declared dividends for each portfolio except for
the Emerging Markets Portfolio. The amounts accrued by the Separate Account
for its share of the dividends were reinvested in additional full and
fractional shares of the related portfolio.
 
                                      52
<PAGE>
 
                     PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
 
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
 
3. CHARGES AND EXPENSES
 
  With respect to variable life insurance policies funded by the Separate
Account, Pacific Mutual makes certain deductions from premiums for sales load
and state premium taxes before amounts are allocated to the Separate Account.
Pacific Mutual also makes certain deductions from the net assets of each
Variable Account for the mortality and expense risks Pacific Mutual assumes,
administrative expenses, cost of insurance, charges for optional benefits and
any sales and underwriting surrender charges. The operating expenses of the
Separate Account are paid by Pacific Mutual.
 
4. RELATED PARTY AGREEMENT
 
  Pacific Mutual Distributors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific
Mutual, is the principal underwriter of variable life insurance policies
funded by interests in the Separate Account, and is compensated by Pacific
Mutual.
 
5. SELECTED ACCUMULATION UNIT**INFORMATION
 
  Selected accumulation unit information for the year ended December 31, 1996
were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         HIGH
                             MONEY       YIELD      MANAGED    GOVERNMENT             AGGRESSIVE  GROWTH      EQUITY
                            MARKET       BOND        BOND      SECURITIES  GROWTH       EQUITY      LT        INCOME
                           VARIABLE    VARIABLE    VARIABLE     VARIABLE  VARIABLE     VARIABLE  VARIABLE    VARIABLE
                            ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT
                            -------     -------     -------     -------    -------     -------    -------     -------
<S>                        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>
ACCUMULATION UNIT
 VALUE:
 Beginning                  $   14.52   $   21.74   $   19.86    $ 19.28   $   23.89    $ 10.00   $   15.49   $   23.72
                            =========   =========   =========    =======   =========    =======   =========   =========
 Ending                     $   15.26   $   24.20   $   20.70    $ 19.85   $   29.53    $ 10.86   $   18.25   $   28.32
                            =========   =========   =========    =======   =========    =======   =========   =========
Number of Units 
 Out-standing at 
 End of Year             1,797,662   1,071,818   3,332,577    394,531   4,060,628    306,793   4,879,333   3,031,251
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MULTI-     EQUITY     INTER-    EMERGING
                      STRATEGY     INDEX    NATIONAL   MARKETS
                      VARIABLE   VARIABLE   VARIABLE   VARIABLE VARIABLE   VARIABLE   VARIABLE    VARIABLE
                       ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT I ACCOUNT II ACCOUNT III ACCOUNT IV
                      --------   --------   --------   -------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------
<S>                   <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>
ACCUMULATION UNIT
 VALUE:
 Beginning            $   21.60  $   20.21  $   15.55  $ 10.00  $  10.00   $ 10.00    $  10.00    $ 10.00
                      =========  =========  =========  =======  =======    =======    =======     =======
 Ending               $   24.31  $   24.73  $   18.96  $  9.82  $  10.08   $ 10.18    $  10.46    $  9.97
                      =========  =========  =========  =======  =======    =======    =======     =======
Number of Units Out-
 standing
 at End of Year       3,255,044  5,062,679  5,140,103  333,810     7,649    17,011      51,927     41,571
</TABLE>
 
- --------
 ** Accumulation Unit: unit of measure used to calculate the value of a
    Contract Owner's interest in a Variable Account during the Accumulation
    Period
 
                                      53
<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
6. POLICY OWNERS' COST OF INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS SHARES
  The investment in the Funds shares are carried at identified cost, which
represents the amount available for investment (including reinvested
distributions of net investment income and realized gains). Total cost and
market value of total Policy Owners' investments in the Funds as of
December 31, 1996 were as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                   HIGH
                        MONEY     YIELD   MANAGED  GOVERNMENT                  AGGRESSIVE       GROWTH          EQUITY
                        MARKET     BOND     BOND   SECURITIES     GROWTH         EQUITY           LT            INCOME
                       VARIABLE  VARIABLE VARIABLE  VARIABLE     VARIABLE       VARIABLE       VARIABLE        VARIABLE
                       ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT    ACCOUNT      ACCOUNT     ACCOUNT (1)       ACCOUNT        ACCOUNT
                       --------  -------- -------- ----------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------
<S>                    <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
Total cost of invest-
ments at beginning of
year                   $ 23,106  $ 13,881 $ 45,342  $  5,877     $ 78,927                      $ 49,540        $ 43,643
Add: Total proceeds
from sales of units      79,532    13,771   23,511     2,711       36,760       $ 11,359         41,766          28,447
  Reinvested distri-
  butions from the
  Funds:
  (a) Net investment
  income                  1,359     1,593    3,180       352          455              2            608             841
  (b) Net realized
  gain                                160      965       138        6,127                                         2,541
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
       Sub-Total        103,997    29,405   72,998     9,078      122,269         11,361         91,914          75,476
Less: Cost of invest-
ments disposed during
the year                 76,564     4,204    5,085     1,355       23,521          8,097         12,617           3,714
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
Total cost of invest-
ments at end of year     27,433    25,201   67,913     7,723       98,748          3,264         79,297          71,762
Add: Unrealized ap-
preciation (deprecia-
tion)                        (3)      736    1,087       107       21,162             67          9,770          14,098
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
Total market value of
investments at end of
year                   $ 27,430  $ 25,937 $ 69,000  $  7,830     $119,910       $  3,331       $ 89,067        $ 85,860
                       ========  ======== ========  ========     ========       ========       ========        ========
<CAPTION>
                        MULTI-    EQUITY   INTER-   EMERGING
                       STRATEGY   INDEX   NATIONAL   MARKETS
                       VARIABLE  VARIABLE VARIABLE  VARIABLE     VARIABLE       VARIABLE       VARIABLE        VARIABLE
                       ACCOUNT   ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT  ACCOUNT (1) ACCOUNT I (1) ACCOUNT II (1) ACCOUNT III (1) ACCOUNT IV (1)
                       --------  -------- -------- ----------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------
<S>                    <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
Total cost of invest-
ments at beginning of
year                   $ 48,796  $ 51,564 $ 54,916
Add: Total proceeds
from sales of units      21,499    46,889   31,432  $  3,410     $     78       $    172       $    522        $    399
  Reinvested distri-
  butions from the
  Funds:
  (a) Net investment
  income                  1,796     1,856    1,980                                     1                              4
  (b) Net realized
  gain                    2,831     1,969                                              5             21              14
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
       Sub-Total         74,922   102,278   88,328     3,410           78            178            543             417
Less: Cost of invest-
ments disposed during
the year                  3,722     2,499    4,893        92            1              1             16               1
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
Total cost of invest-
ments at end of year     71,200    99,779   83,435     3,318           77            177            527             416
Add: Unrealized ap-
preciation (deprecia-
tion)                     7,932    25,418   14,004       (39)                        (10)            (5)            (19)
                       --------  -------- --------  --------     --------       --------       --------        --------
Total market value of
investments at end of
year                   $ 79,132  $125,197 $ 97,439  $  3,279     $     77       $    167       $    522        $    397
                       ========  ======== ========  ========     ========       ========       ========        ========
</TABLE>    
 
(1) Operations commenced during 1996 (See Note 1 to Financial Statements).
 
                                       54
<PAGE>
 
    INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
    ----------------------------

    Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries:
 
    We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial
    position of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries (the
    "Company") as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
    consolidated statements of operations and equity and cash flows for
    each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These
    consolidated 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, such consolidated financial statements present fairly,
    in all material respects, the financial position of Pacific Mutual Life
    Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
    and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows
    for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996 in
    conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
    As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the
    Company has adopted all applicable generally accepted accounting
    principles relating to mutual life insurance companies for all periods
    presented.
 
 
    DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
    Costa Mesa, California
    February 22, 1997
 
                                       55
<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               December 31,
                                                              1996      1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               (In Millions)
<S>                                                         <C>       <C>
ASSETS
Investments:
  Securities available for sale at fair value:
    Fixed maturity securities                               $12,193.8 $11,359.2
    Equity securities                                           260.8     218.5
  Short-term investments                                         66.1     103.3
  Mortgage loans                                              1,477.3   1,346.2
  Real estate                                                   280.0     288.6
  Policy loans                                                3,131.8   2,793.3
  Other investments                                             208.0     214.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS                                            17,617.8  16,323.7
Cash and cash equivalents                                       109.0     286.1
Deferred policy acquisition costs                               531.5     391.1
Accrued investment income                                       202.5     198.8
Other assets                                                    462.4     416.5
Separate account assets                                       8,142.1   5,686.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                $27,065.3 $23,303.1
===============================================================================
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
  Universal life, annuity and other investment contract de-
   posits                                                   $13,877.4 $12,719.4
  Future policy benefits                                      2,442.0   2,378.9
  Policyholders' dividends payable                               64.5      65.3
  Borrowings                                                    120.5      83.0
  Surplus notes                                                 149.6     149.6
  Other liabilities                                             572.0     586.6
  Separate account liabilities                                8,142.1   5,686.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Liabilities                                            25,368.1  21,669.7
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
  Retained earnings                                           1,318.0   1,151.4
  Unrealized gain on available for sale securities, net         379.2     482.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Equity                                                  1,697.2   1,633.4
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                $27,065.3 $23,303.1
===============================================================================
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                       56
<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND EQUITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Years Ended December 31,
                                                     1996      1995     1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         (In Millions)
<S>                                                <C>       <C>      <C>
REVENUES
Insurance premiums                                 $  465.4  $  458.5 $  455.9
Policy fees from universal life, annuity and
 other investment contract deposits                   348.6     309.0    280.0
Net investment income                               1,063.0   1,022.3    933.6
Net realized capital gains (losses)                    68.3      77.6     (2.1)
Investment management fees                             14.1      12.9    144.6
Other income                                          188.6     139.4    203.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL REVENUES                                      2,148.0   2,019.7  2,015.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Interest credited to universal life, annuity and
 other investment contract deposits                   653.2     654.2    638.6
Policy benefits paid or provided                      664.7     668.5    590.2
Commission expenses                                   199.8     167.8    139.9
Operating expenses                                    350.0     308.3    433.8
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES                         1,867.7   1,798.8  1,802.5
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES              280.3     220.9    213.1
Provision for income taxes                            113.7      86.1    111.7
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCOME                                            166.6     134.8    101.4
Equity, beginning of year                           1,633.4     809.3    942.8
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available for
 sale securities, net                                (102.8)    689.3   (234.9)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EQUITY, END OF YEAR                                $1,697.2  $1,633.4 $  809.3
===============================================================================
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Years Ended December 31,
                                                  1996       1995       1994
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        (In Millions)
<S>                                             <C>        <C>        <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                      $   166.6  $   134.8  $   101.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                      (1.4)     (30.4)     (28.3)
  Deferred income taxes                             (49.7)     (30.3)      26.2
  Net realized capital (gains) losses               (68.3)     (77.6)       2.1
  Deferred policy acquisition costs                (140.4)      48.8     (126.5)
  Interest credited to universal life, annuity
   and other investment contract deposits           653.2      654.2      638.6
  Change in accrued investment income                (3.7)     (16.1)      28.5
  Change in future policy benefits                   63.1       89.3       48.7
  Change in policyholders' dividends payable         (0.8)      (0.5)      (0.2)
  Change in other assets and liabilities            169.7      172.9      (51.2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES           788.3      945.1      639.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Available for sale securities:
  Purchases                                      (4,525.0)  (3,001.3)  (4,376.9)
  Sales                                           2,511.0    1,940.3    2,690.3
  Maturities and repayments                       1,184.7      926.9    1,220.4
Held to maturity securities:
  Purchases                                                   (181.9)    (415.0)
  Sales                                                         62.3
  Maturities and repayments                                    111.0      202.2
Repayments of mortgage loans                        220.4      267.7      399.1
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans and real
 estate                                              14.5       27.4       52.8
Purchases of mortgage loans and real estate        (414.3)    (244.7)    (237.7)
Distributions from partnerships                      78.8       49.0
Change in policy loans                             (338.5)    (389.8)    (349.7)
Change in short-term investments                     37.2      (66.7)     129.0
Other investing activity, net                      (120.1)    (121.1)      15.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES            (1,351.3)    (620.9)    (669.8)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(Continued)
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Years Ended December 31,
(Continued)                                      1996       1995       1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       (In Millions)
<S>                                            <C>        <C>        <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Policyholder account balances:
  Deposits                                     $ 2,105.0  $ 1,437.9  $ 1,355.0
  Withdrawals                                   (1,756.6)  (1,774.2)  (1,376.0)
Net change in borrowings                            37.5      (43.8)      36.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING 
 ACTIVITIES                                        385.9     (380.1)      15.9
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents           (177.1)     (55.9)     (14.6)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year       286.1      342.0      356.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR         $   109.0  $   286.1  $   342.0
===============================================================================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMA-
 TION
Federal income taxes paid                      $   185.9  $    96.9  $    82.8
Interest paid                                  $    27.2  $    23.3  $    24.1
===============================================================================
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
    Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Pacific Mutual Life") was
    established in 1868 and is organized under the laws of the State of
    California as a mutual life insurance company. Pacific Mutual Life
    conducts business in every state except New York.
 
    Pacific Mutual Life and its subsidiaries and affiliates have primary
    business operations which consist of life insurance, annuities, pension
    products, group employee benefits and investment management and advisory
    services. These primary business operations provide a broad range of life
    insurance, accumulation and investment products for individuals and
    businesses and offer a range of investment products to institutions and
    pension plans. Additionally, through its major subsidiaries and
    affiliates, Pacific Mutual Life provides a variety of group employee
    benefits, as well as investment management and advisory services.
 
    BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Pacific Mutual Life
    Insurance Company and subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared in
    accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and
    include the accounts of Pacific Mutual Life and its wholly-owned
    insurance subsidiaries, Pacific Corinthian Life Insurance Company ("PCL"-
    Note 3), PM Group Life Insurance Company ("PM Group") and World-Wide
    Holdings Limited, and its noninsurance subsidiaries, Pacific Financial
    Asset Management Corporation ("PFAMCo"), Pacific Mutual Distributors,
    Inc. ("PMD"), Pacific Mutual Realty Finance, Inc., Pacific Mezzanine
    Associates, L.L.C. and MC Associates, LLC. All significant intercompany
    transactions and balances have been eliminated. Pacific Mutual Life
    prepares its regulatory financial statements based on accounting
    practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the
    State of California. These consolidated financial statements differ from
    those followed in reports to regulatory authorities (Note 2).
 
    On December 21, 1995, Pacific Mutual Life completed a subsidiary
    reorganization in which PFAMCo became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
    of Pacific Mutual Life. Prior to the reorganization PFAMCo was a wholly-
    owned, second-tier subsidiary of Pacific Mutual Life. The intermediate
    company, Pacific Financial Holding Company ("PFHC"), and certain of its
    assets and liabilities were merged into PFAMCo in connection with this
    reorganization. The remaining assets were merged into Pacific Mutual Life
    which consisted of investments in subsidiaries as follows: PFAMCo, PMD
    and PM Group.
 
    ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS ADOPTED
 
    Pacific Mutual Life has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial
    Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 120, "Accounting and Reporting by
    Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises and by Insurance Enterprises for
    Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts," and Interpretation No.
    40, "Applicability of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to Mutual
    Life Insurance and Other Enterprises" (the "Interpretation") issued by
    the Financial Accounting Standards Board. SFAS No. 120 and the
    Interpretation require that mutual life insurance companies and their
    insurance subsidiaries adopt all applicable authoritative GAAP
    pronouncements in any general purpose financial statements that they may
    issue. This differs from prior years when Pacific Mutual Life issued its
    regulatory financial statements as general purpose financial statements.
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements for 1996, 1995 and
    1994 reflect the effects of implementing SFAS No. 120 and the
    Interpretation.
 
    On January 1, 1996, the Company adopted SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the
    Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed
    Of." SFAS No. 121 requires that long-lived assets, certain identifiable
    intangibles and goodwill related to those assets to be held and used
    shall be assessed for recoverability if certain events or changes in
    circumstances are present. An impairment loss shall be recognized if the
    carrying amount of
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Adoption of this
    accounting standard did not have a significant impact on the consolidated
    financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Company.
 
    On January 1, 1996, the Company also adopted SFAS No. 122, "Accounting
    for Mortgage Servicing Rights." SFAS No. 122 requires that rights
    acquired to service mortgage loans for others be recognized separately
    from the mortgage loan asset. SFAS No. 122 also requires that capitalized
    mortgage servicing rights be assessed for impairment based on the fair
    value of those rights and any impairment should be recognized through a
    valuation allowance. Adoption of this accounting standard did not have a
    significant impact on the consolidated financial position or consolidated
    results of operations of the Company.
 
    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
    In June 1996, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
    125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
    Extinguishments of Liabilities," as amended by SFAS No. 127, "Deferral of
    the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of FASB Statement No. 125." SFAS
    No. 125 is effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
    extinguishments of liabilities occurring after December 31, 1996. This
    statement provides consistent accounting standards for securitizations
    and other transfers of financial assets, determines when financial assets
    (liabilities) should be considered sold (settled) and removed from the
    statement of financial position, and determines when related revenues and
    expenses should be recognized. The Company currently plans to adopt SFAS
    No. 125 beginning on January 1, 1997. The adoption is not expected to
    have a significant impact on the consolidated financial position or
    consolidated results of operations of the Company.
 
    INVESTMENTS
 
    Fixed maturity securities and equity securities are reported at fair
    value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred income tax and
    adjustments to related deferred policy acquisition costs, included as a
    separate component of equity on the accompanying consolidated statements
    of financial position. Trading securities, which are included in short-
    term investments, are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and
    losses included in net realized capital gains (losses) on the
    accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
    For mortgage-backed securities included in fixed maturity securities the
    Company recognizes income using a constant effective yield based on
    anticipated prepayments and the estimated economic life of the
    securities. When estimates of prepayments change, the effective yield is
    recalculated to reflect actual payments to date and anticipated future
    payments. The net investment in the securities is adjusted to the amount
    that would have existed had the new effective yield been applied since
    the acquisition of the securities. This adjustment is reflected in net
    investment income.
 
    In the first and second quarter of 1995, Pacific Mutual Life sold two
    securities from the held to maturity category. The amortized cost of the
    securities was $62.3 million and a net after tax loss of $0.7 million was
    realized on the sales. The securities were sold due to the significant
    deterioration of the issuer's creditworthiness.
 
    Beginning with the third quarter of 1995, Pacific Mutual Life transferred
    approximately $1.5 billion of securities from the held to maturity
    category to the available for sale category. This amount represented the
    amortized cost of the securities at the date of transfer. The fair value
    of those securities was approximately $1.6 billion, resulting in a net
    after tax unrealized gain of $52.5 million, which was reflected as a
    direct increase to equity. The change in classification was a result of a
    change in management's intent with respect to these securities. In order
    to have the flexibility to respond to changes in interest rates and to
    take advantage of changes in the availability of and the yield on
    alternative investments, management has determined that the
    reclassification of these securities as available for sale was
    appropriate.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
    Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on a
    specific identification basis and are included in revenues.
 
    Short-term investments are carried at fair value and include all trading
    securities.
 
    Derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value. Unrealized
    gains and losses of derivatives used to hedge securities classified as
    available for sale are reflected in a separate component of equity,
    similar to the accounting of the underlying hedged assets. Realized gains
    and losses on derivatives used for hedging are deferred and amortized
    over the average life of the related hedged assets or insurance
    liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses of other derivatives are
    reflected in operations.
 
    Mortgage loans and policy loans are stated at unpaid principal balances.
 
    Real estate is carried at depreciated cost, or for real estate acquired
    in satisfaction of debt, estimated fair value less estimated selling
    costs at the date of acquisition if lower than the related unpaid
    balance.
 
    On November 15, 1994, PFAMCo and five of its subsidiaries (Pacific
    Investment Management Company and subsidiaries, Parametric Portfolio
    Associates, Inc., Cadence Capital Management Corporation, NFJ Investment
    Group, Inc. and Blairlogie Capital Management Limited) entered into an
    agreement and plan of consolidation with Thomson Advisory Group L.P., a
    Delaware limited partnership with publicly traded units, to merge into a
    newly capitalized partnership named PIMCO Advisors L.P. ("PIMCO
    Advisors"). Collectively, PFAMCo and various of its subsidiaries
    beneficially own approximately 42% of the outstanding General and Limited
    Partner units of PIMCO Advisors as of December 31, 1996 and 1995. This
    investment, which is included in other investments on the accompanying
    consolidated statements of financial position, is accounted for on the
    equity method.
 
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
    Cash and cash equivalents include all liquid debt instruments with an
    original maturity of three months or less.
 
    DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
 
    The costs of acquiring new insurance business, principally commissions,
    medical examinations, underwriting, policy issue and other expenses, all
    of which vary with and are primarily related to the production of new
    business, have been deferred. For universal life, annuity and other
    investment contract products, such costs are generally amortized in
    proportion to the present value of expected gross profits using the
    assumed crediting rate. Adjustments are reflected in earnings or equity
    in the period the Company experiences deviations in gross profit
    assumptions. Adjustments directly affecting equity result from experience
    deviations due to changes in unrealized gains and losses in investments
    classified as available for sale. For life insurance products, such costs
    are being amortized over the premium-paying period of the related
    policies in proportion to premium revenues recognized, using assumptions
    consistent with those used in computing policy reserves. For the years
    ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, net amortization of deferred
    policy acquisition costs included in operating expenses amounted to $70.0
    million, $63.3 million and $44.2 million, respectively, on the
    accompanying consolidated statements of operations and equity.
 
    PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE PROFITS
 
    Included in other assets is $16.1 million and $38.4 million which
    represents the present value of estimated future profits of acquired
    business in connection with the rehabilitation of First Capital Life
    Insurance Company ("FCL" -Note 3) as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
    respectively. The aforementioned future profits are discounted to
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

    provide an appropriate rate of return and are being amortized over the
    rehabilitation plan period. Amortization for the years ended December 31,
    1996, 1995 and 1994 amounted to $24.2 million, $17.1 million and $4.7
    million, respectively. During 1996, the Company changed certain
    assumptions regarding the estimated life which resulted in an increase in
    amortization in 1996 of approximately $17.0 million.
 
    UNIVERSAL LIFE, ANNUITY AND OTHER INVESTMENT CONTRACT DEPOSITS
 
    Universal life, annuity and other investment contract deposits are valued
    using the retrospective deposit method and consist principally of
    deposits received plus interest credited less accumulated assessments.
    Interest credited to these policies ranged from 4% to 8.4% during 1996,
    1995 and 1994.
 
    The following detail of universal life, annuity and other investment
    contract deposits is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                December 31,
                                               1996      1995
                                             -------------------
                                                (In Millions)
         <S>                                 <C>       <C>
         Universal life                      $ 7,562.5 $ 6,930.7
         Annuity                               2,459.3   2,426.6
         Other investment contract deposits    3,855.6   3,362.1
                                             -------------------
                                             $13,877.4 $12,719.4
                                             ===================
</TABLE>
 
    The following detail of universal life, annuity and other investment
    contract deposits policy fees and interest credited is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Years Ended December 31,
                                                1996   1995   1994
                                              ------------------------
                                                  (In Millions)
         <S>                                   <C>    <C>    <C>
         Policy fees
           Universal life                      $318.4 $292.6 $267.1
           Annuity                               26.6   12.8    9.4
           Other investment contract deposits     3.6    3.6    3.5
                                               --------------------
         Total policy fees                     $348.6 $309.0 $280.0
                                               ====================
         Interest credited
           Universal life                      $279.3 $258.6 $226.9
           Annuity                              131.9  125.2  120.7
           Other investment contract deposits   242.0  270.4  291.0
                                               --------------------
         Total interest credited               $653.2 $654.2 $638.6
                                               ====================
</TABLE>
 
    FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
 
    Life insurance reserves are valued using the net level premium method.
    Interest rate assumptions range from 4.5% to 9.3% for 1996, 1995 and
    1994. Mortality, morbidity and withdrawal assumptions are generally based
    on the Company's experience, modified to provide for possible unfavorable
    deviations. Future dividends for participating business are provided for
    in the liability for future policy benefits. Included in policy benefits
    paid or provided on the accompanying consolidated statements of
    operations and equity are dividends to policyholders.
 
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
    Dividends are provided based on dividend formulas approved by the Board
    of Directors and reviewed for reasonableness and equitable treatment of
    policyholders by an independent consulting actuary. As of December 31,
    1996 and 1995, participating experience rated policies paying dividends
    represented approximately 1% of direct written life insurance in force.
 
    STATE GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS
 
    Insurance companies are subject to assessments by life and health
    guaranty associations in most states in which they are licensed to do
    business. These assessments are based on the volume and type of business
    they sell in those states and may be partially recovered in some states
    through a future reduction in premium taxes. Based on current information
    available from the National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty
    Association, the Company, as of December 31, 1996, has accrued in other
    liabilities on the accompanying consolidated statements of financial
    position an amount adequate for anticipated payments of known
    insolvencies, net of estimated recoveries of premium tax offsets.
 
    REVENUES AND EXPENSES
 
    Insurance premiums are recognized as revenue when due. Benefits and
    expenses, other than deferred policy acquisition costs, are recognized
    when incurred.
 
    Generally, receipts for universal life, annuities and other investment
    contracts are classified as deposits. Policy fees from these contracts
    include mortality charges, surrender charges and earned policy service
    fees. Expenses related to these products include interest credited to
    account balances and benefit amounts in excess of account balances.
 
    Investment management fees are recorded as revenues during the period
    such services are performed.
 
    DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
 
    Depreciation of investment real estate is computed on the straight-line
    method over the estimated useful lives which range from 15 to 30 years.
    Certain other assets are depreciated or amortized on the straight-line
    method over varying periods ranging from 3 to 40 years. Depreciation of
    investment real estate is included in net investment income on the
    accompanying consolidated statements of operations and equity.
    Depreciation and amortization of other assets is included in operating
    expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and
    equity.
 
    FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 
    Pacific Mutual Life is taxed as a life insurance company for Federal
    income tax purposes and files a consolidated Federal income tax return
    with all its includable domestic subsidiaries. The amount of Federal
    income tax expense includes an equity tax calculated by a prescribed
    formula that incorporates a differential earnings rate between stock and
    mutual life insurance companies. Deferred income taxes are provided for
    timing differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses for
    financial reporting and income tax purposes.
 
    SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
 
    Separate account assets are recorded at market value and the related
    liabilities represent segregated contract owner funds maintained in
    accounts with individual investment objectives. The investment results of
    separate account assets generally pass through to separate account
    policyholders and contract owners.
 
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
    FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
    The estimated fair value of financial instruments disclosed in Notes 5
    and 6 have been determined using available market information and
    appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is
    required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value.
    Accordingly, the estimates presented may not be indicative of the amounts
    the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of
    different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a
    significant effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
 
    USE OF ESTIMATES
 
    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 at the date of the financial statements
    and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
    period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
2.  STATUTORY RESULTS
 
    The following are reconciliations of statutory surplus and statutory net
    income for Pacific Mutual Life as calculated in accordance with
    accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department
    of the State of California, to the amounts reported as equity and net
    income included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             December 31,
                                                            1996      1995
                                                          ------------------
                                                            (In Millions)
         <S>                                              <C>       <C>
         Statutory surplus                                $  815.2  $  723.2
           Deferred policy acquisition costs                 542.0     411.9
           Unrealized gain on available for sale
            securities, net                                  379.2     482.0
           Asset valuation reserve                           209.4     191.4
           Deferred income tax                               174.6     129.2
           Subsidiary equity                                  60.7      66.0
           Non-admitted assets                                22.8      22.5
           Surplus notes                                    (149.6)   (149.6)
           Insurance and annuity reserves                   (340.4)   (249.1)
           Other                                             (16.7)      5.9
                                                          ------------------
         Equity as reported herein                        $1,697.2  $1,633.4
                                                          ==================
</TABLE>
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
2.  STATUTORY RESULTS (CONTINUED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Years Ended December 31,
                                                         1996    1995    1994
                                                       -----------------------
                                                           (In Millions)
         <S>                                           <C>     <C>     <C>
         Statutory net income                           $113.1  $ 85.1  $ 81.0
           Deferred policy acquisition costs             111.2    76.4    59.4
           Deferred income tax                            70.9    31.5   (27.7)
           Interest maintenance reserve                    3.8    12.2    (7.7)
           Net realized gain (loss) on trading 
            securities                                   (11.6)   13.2    (2.0)
           Earnings of subsidiaries                      (33.0)    5.9    20.7
           Insurance and annuity reserves                (91.3)  (95.5)  (28.2)
           Other                                           3.5     6.0     5.9
                                                        ----------------------
         Net income as reported herein                  $166.6  $134.8  $101.4
                                                        ======================
</TABLE>
 
    RISK-BASED CAPITAL
 
    Each insurance company's state of domicile imposes minimum risk-based
    capital requirements that were developed by the National Association of
    Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"). The formulas for determining the amount
    of risk-based capital specify various weighting factors that are applied
    to financial balances or various levels of activity based on the
    perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance is determined by a ratio
    of a company's regulatory total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC,
    to its authorized control level risk-based capital, as defined by the
    NAIC. Companies below specific trigger points or ratios are classified
    within certain levels, each of which requires specified corrective
    action. As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company's ratios exceeded
    the minimum risk-based capital requirements.
 
    DIVIDENDS
 
    Dividends to Pacific Mutual Life from its insurance subsidiaries are
    subject to regulatory restrictions and approvals. The maximum amount of
    dividends that can be paid by PM Group cannot exceed the lesser of 10% of
    surplus as regards to policyholders, or the net statutory gain from
    operations, without prior approval from the Insurance Commissioner of the
    State of Arizona. During 1996, 1995 and 1994, PM Group received approval
    to pay extraordinary dividends in excess of these limitations. PM Group
    paid dividends of $25 million, $25 million and $20 million for the years
    ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 of which $18 million, $17.2
    million and $12.4 million, respectively, were considered extraordinary.
 
    In accordance with the terms of the rehabilitation agreement (Note 3),
    PCL is precluded from paying any dividends during the rehabilitation
    period without the prior consent of the Insurance Department of the State
    of California. No such dividends have been paid.
 
3.  REHABILITATION OF FIRST CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
    Pursuant to a five-year rehabilitation agreement approved by a California
    Superior Court and the Insurance Department of the State of California in
    July 1992, Pacific Mutual Life, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PCL,
    will facilitate the rehabilitation of FCL. In accordance with the five-
    year rehabilitation agreement, insurance policies of FCL were
    restructured and substantially all the assets and certain liabilities of
    FCL were assumed by PCL on December 31, 1992, pursuant to an assumption
    reinsurance agreement and asset purchase agreement and have been
    accounted for as a purchase transaction.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
3.  REHABILITATION OF FIRST CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (CONTINUED)
 
    The rehabilitation agreement provides for the holders of restructured
    policies to share in a substantial percentage of the unallocated
    statutory surplus of PCL at the end of the rehabilitation period.
    Policyholders have the option to surrender their restructured policies
    with reduced benefits during this five-year period. During the
    rehabilitation plan period, PCL is prohibited from issuing new insurance
    policies. PCL will merge into Pacific Mutual Life, with Pacific Mutual
    Life as the surviving entity, within thirty days following September 30,
    1997, the end of the rehabilitation period.
 
    In the event PCL is unable to pay contract benefits, Pacific Mutual Life
    is obligated to contribute funds to pay those benefits in accordance with
    the rehabilitation agreement.
 
4.  ACQUISITION OF INSURANCE BLOCK OF BUSINESS
 
    In 1996, Pacific Mutual Life signed a definitive agreement to acquire a
    block of corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI") policies from
    Confederation Life Insurance Company (U.S.) in Rehabilitation, which is
    currently under rehabilitation. This block consists of approximately
    40,000 policies, having a face amount of $9 billion and reserves of $1.7
    billion. This block is primarily non-leveraged COLI. The transaction is
    expected to close during the first half of 1997.
 
5.  INVESTMENT IN FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITIES
 
    The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair
    value of fixed maturity and equity securities are shown below. The
    estimated fair value of publicly traded securities is based on quoted
    market prices. For securities not actively traded, estimated fair values
    were provided by independent pricing services specializing in "matrix
    pricing" and modeling techniques. The Company also estimates certain fair
    values based on interest rates, credit quality and average maturity or
    from securities with comparable trading characteristics.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Gross Unrealized  Estimated
                                       Amortized -----------------   Fair
                                         Cost     Gains    Losses    Value
                                       -------------------------------------
                                                   (In Millions)
     <S>                               <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>
     Available for Sale Securities
     As of December 31, 1996:
     U.S. Treasury securities and
      obligations of U.S. government
      authorities and agencies         $   297.9   $ 11.2   $  0.3 $   308.8
     Obligations of states, political
      subdivisions and foreign
      governments                          638.1     46.2      1.0     683.3
     Corporate securities                6,848.3    506.3     91.9   7,262.7
     Mortgage-backed and asset-backed
      securities                         3,753.6     98.0     19.4   3,832.2
     Redeemable preferred stock            102.5      6.4      2.1     106.8
                                       -------------------------------------
     Total Fixed Maturity Securities   $11,640.4   $668.1   $114.7 $12,193.8
                                       -------------------------------------
     Equity Securities                 $   229.6   $ 40.8   $  9.6 $   260.8
                                       =====================================
</TABLE>
 
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
5.  INVESTMENT IN FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITIES (CONTINUED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Gross Unrealized  Estimated
                                       Amortized -----------------   Fair
                                         Cost     Gains    Losses    Value
                                       ---------   -------------------------
                                                   (In Millions)
     <S>                               <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>
     Available for Sale Securities
     -----------------------------
     As of December 31, 1995:
     U.S. Treasury securities and
      obligations of U.S. government
      authorities and agencies         $   378.4 $   33.4          $   411.8
     Obligations of states, political
      subdivisions and foreign
      governments                          625.1     70.7 $   3.3      692.5
     Corporate securities                6,179.1    537.1    45.0    6,671.2
     Mortgage-backed and asset-backed
      securities                         3,366.9    138.6    12.0    3,493.5
     Redeemable preferred stock             89.4      3.1     2.3       90.2
                                       -------------------------------------
     Total Fixed Maturity Securities   $10,638.9 $  782.9 $  62.6  $11,359.2
                                       -------------------------------------
     Equity Securities                 $   192.3 $   32.2 $   6.0  $   218.5
                                       =====================================
</TABLE>
 
    The amortized cost and estimated fair values of fixed maturity securities
    as of December 31, 1996, by contractual repayment date of principal, are
    shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities
    because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with
    or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Amortized Estimated
                                                        Cost    Fair Value
                                                    ----------------------
                                                         (In Millions)
         <S>                                          <C>       <C>
         Available for Sale:
         Due in one year or less                      $ 1,482.3 $ 1,489.0
         Due after one year through five years          2,830.0   3,042.3
         Due after five years through ten years         1,907.4   1,991.7
         Due after ten years                            1,667.1   1,838.6
                                                      ------------------- 
                                                        7,886.8   8,361.6
         Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    3,753.6   3,832.2
                                                      ------------------- 
         Total                                        $11,640.4 $12,193.8
                                                      =================== 
</TABLE>
 
    Proceeds from sales of all available for sale securities during 1996,
    1995 and 1994 were $2.5 billion, $1.9 billion and $2.7 billion,
    respectively. Gross gains of $89.3 million, $58.0 million and $56.0
    million and gross losses of $29.9 million, $32.3 million and $70.8
    million were realized on those sales during 1996, 1995 and 1994,
    respectively.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
5.  INVESTMENTS IN FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITIES (CONTINUED)
 
    Major categories of investment income are summarized as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Years Ended December 31,
                                      1996     1995     1994
                                    --------------------------
                                          (In Millions)
         <S>                        <C>      <C>      <C>
         Fixed maturity securities  $  831.6 $  808.1 $  741.3
         Equity securities              17.8      7.3      8.9
         Mortgage loans                107.9    112.9    136.3
         Real estate                    51.3     43.2     37.2
         Policy loans                  113.0    105.2     89.0
         Other                          48.9     47.1      3.3
                                    --------------------------
           Gross investment income   1,170.5  1,123.8  1,016.0
         Investment expense            107.5    101.5     82.4
                                    --------------------------
           Net investment income    $1,063.0 $1,022.3 $  933.6
                                    ==========================
</TABLE>
 
    The change in gross unrealized gain (loss) on investments in available
    for sale and trading securities is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       December 31,
                                                  1996      1995    1994
                                                 ------------------------- 
                                                      (In Millions)
         <S>                                     <C>      <C>      <C>
         Available for sale and trading 
          securities:
           Fixed maturity                        $(169.1) $1,039.3 $(320.6)
           Equity                                    6.5      17.2   (29.7)
                                                 ------------------------- 
         Total                                   $(162.6) $1,056.5 $(350.3)
                                                 ========================= 
</TABLE>
 
    As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, investments in fixed maturity
    securities with a carrying value of $19.6 million and $20.5 million,
    respectively, were on deposit with state insurance departments to satisfy
    regulatory requirements.
 
    No investment, aggregated by issuer, exceeded 10% of total equity as of
    December 31, 1996.
 
    The Company has no non-income producing fixed maturity securities,
    mortgage loans, real estate or other long-term investments as of December
    31, 1996.
 
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
    The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as
    follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    December 31, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                   -------------------- --------------------
                                   Carrying  Estimated  Carrying  Estimated
                                    Amount   Fair Value  Amount   Fair Value
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                                 (In Millions)
     <S>                           <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>
     Assets:
       Fixed maturity and equity
        securities (Note 5)        $12,454.6 $12,454.6  $11,577.7 $11,577.7
       Mortgage loans                1,477.3   1,533.9    1,346.2   1,535.1
       Policy loans                  3,131.8   3,131.8    2,793.3   2,793.3
       Cash and cash equivalents       109.0     109.0      286.1     286.1
       Derivative financial in-
        struments:
         Interest rate floors and
          caps, options and
          swaptions                     59.3      59.3       39.4      39.4
         Interest rate swap con-
          tracts                         1.0       1.0        2.4       2.4
         Credit and total return
          swaps                          1.1       1.1        1.0       1.0
     Liabilities:
       Guaranteed interest con-
        tracts                       2,948.3   3,056.1    2,375.9   2,459.3
       Deposit liabilities             799.6     800.6      876.3     899.4
       Annuity liabilities           2,459.4   2,459.4    2,427.2   2,427.2
       Surplus notes                   149.6     157.5      149.6     157.7
       Derivative financial in-
        struments:
         Options written                 1.5       1.5        1.5       1.5
         Asset swap contracts           12.5      12.5        3.5       3.5
         Foreign currency deriva-
          tives                          4.3       4.3        5.0       5.0
</TABLE>
 
    The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair
    value of these financial instruments as of December 31, 1996 and 1995:
 
    MORTGAGE LOANS
 
    The estimated fair value of the mortgage loan portfolio is determined by
    discounting the estimated future cash flow, using a year-end market rate
    which is applicable to the yield, credit quality and average maturity of
    the composite portfolio.
 
    POLICY LOANS
 
    The carrying amounts of policy loans are a reasonable estimate of their
    fair values.
 
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
    The carrying amounts of these items are a reasonable estimate of their
    fair values.
 
    DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
    Derivatives are financial instruments whose value or cash flows are
    "derived" from another source, such as an underlying security. They can
    facilitate total return and, when used for hedging, they achieve the
    lowest cost and most efficient execution of positions. Derivatives can
    also be used to leverage by using very large notional amounts or by
    creating formulas that multiply changes in the underlying security. The
    Company's approach is to avoid highly leveraged or overly complex
    investments. The Company utilizes certain derivative financial
    instruments to diversify its business risk and to minimize its exposure
    to fluctuations in market prices, interest rates or basis risk as well as
    for facilitating total return. Risk is limited through modeling
    derivative performance in product portfolios for hedging and setting loss
    limits in total return portfolios.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
    Derivatives used by the Company involve elements of credit risk and
    market risk in excess of amounts recognized in the accompanying
    consolidated financial statements. The notional amounts of these
    instruments reflect the extent of involvement in the various types of
    financial instruments. The estimated fair values of these instruments are
    based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or internal price
    estimates believed to be comparable to dealer quotations. These amounts
    estimate what the Company would have to pay or receive if the contracts
    were terminated. The Company determines, on an individual counterparty
    basis, the need for collateral or other security to support financial
    instruments with off-balance sheet counterparty risk.
 
    A reconciliation of the notional or contract amounts and discussion of
    the various derivative instruments is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Balance                              Balance
                                 Beginning               Terminations    End
                                  of Year  Acquisitions and Maturities of Year
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                                 (In Millions)
     <S>                         <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>
     December 31, 1996:
       Interest rate floors and
        caps, options and
        swaptions                $2,159.6    $3,075.0      $  371.4    $4,863.2
       Interest rate swap con-
        tracts                      619.6       620.9         252.2       988.3
       Asset swap contracts          20.0        15.3           5.3        30.0
       Credit and total return
        swaps                       146.1       307.2          96.8       356.5
       Financial futures con-
        tracts                      310.1     3,358.9       3,059.8       609.2
       Foreign currency deriva-
        tives                        15.4        43.1          17.1        41.4
     December 31, 1995:
       Interest rate floors and
        caps, options and
        swaptions                 1,950.9     1,126.6         917.9     2,159.6
       Interest rate swap con-
        tracts                      370.5       339.0          89.9       619.6
       Asset swap contracts                      30.0          10.0        20.0
       Credit and total return
        swaps                       116.3        99.8          70.0       146.1
       Financial futures con-
        tracts                      137.6     1,877.0       1,704.5       310.1
       Foreign currency deriva-
        tives                        35.2                      19.8        15.4
</TABLE>
 
    Interest Rate Floors and Caps, Options and Swaptions
    ----------------------------------------------------

    The Company uses interest rate floors and caps, options and swaptions to
    hedge against fluctuations in interest rates and in its total return
    portfolios. Interest rate floor agreements entitle the Company to receive
    the differential, if below, between the specified rate and the current
    value of the underlying index. Interest rate cap agreements entitle the
    Company to receive the differential, if above, between the specified rate
    and the current value of the underlying index. Options purchased involve
    the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the underlying securities
    at a specified price during a given time period. Swaptions are options to
    enter into a swap transaction at a specified price. The Company uses
    written covered call options on a limited basis. Gains and losses on
    covered calls are offset by gains and losses on the underlying position.
    Options and floors are reported as assets and options written are
    reported as liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial
    position. Cash requirements for these instruments are generally limited
    to the premium paid by the Company at acquisition. The purchase premium
    of these instruments is amortized on a constant effective yield basis and
    included as a component of net investment income over the term of the
    agreement. Interest rate floors and caps, options and swaptions mature
    during fiscal years 1997 through 2007.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
    Interest Rate Swap Contracts
    ----------------------------

    The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. The
    interest rate swap agreements generally involve the exchange of fixed and
    floating rate interest payments or the exchange of floating to floating
    interest payments tied to different indexes. Generally, no premium is
    paid to enter into the contract and no principal payments are made by
    either party. The amounts to be received or paid pursuant to these
    agreements are accrued and recognized in the consolidated statements of
    operations through an adjustment to net investment income over the life
    of the agreements. The interest rate swap contracts mature during fiscal
    years 1997 through 2026.
 
    Asset Swap Contracts
    --------------------
 
    The Company uses asset swap contracts to manage interest rate and equity
    risk to better match portfolio duration to liabilities. Asset swap
    contracts involve the exchange of upside equity potential for preferred
    cash flow streams. The amounts to be received or paid pursuant to these
    agreements are accrued and recognized in the consolidated statements of
    operations through an adjustment to net investment income over the life
    of the agreements. The asset swap contracts mature during fiscal years
    1998 through 2000.
 
    Credit and Total Return Swaps
    -----------------------------
 
    The Company uses credit and total return swaps to take advantage of
    market opportunities. Credit swaps involve the receipt of floating or
    fixed rate payments in exchange for assuming potential credit losses of
    an underlying security. Total return swaps involve the exchange of
    floating rate payments for the total return performance of a specified
    index or market. The amounts to be received or paid pursuant to these
    agreements are accrued and recognized in the consolidated statements of
    operations through an adjustment to net investment income over the life
    of the agreements. Credit and total return swaps mature during fiscal
    years 1997 through 2013.
 
    Financial Futures Contracts
    ---------------------------
 
    The Company uses exchange-traded financial futures contracts to hedge
    cash flow timing differences between assets and liabilities and overall
    portfolio duration. Assets and liabilities are rarely acquired or sold at
    the same time, which creates a need to hedge their change in value during
    the unmatched period. In addition, foreign currency futures may be used
    to hedge foreign currency risk on non U.S. dollar denominated securities.
    Financial futures contracts obligate the holder to buy or sell the
    underlying financial instrument at a specified future date for a set
    price and may be settled in cash or delivery of the financial instrument.
    Price changes on futures are settled daily through the daily margin cash
    flows. The notional amounts of the contracts do not represent future cash
    requirements, as the Company intends to close out open positions prior to
    expiration.
 
    Foreign Currency Derivatives
    ----------------------------
 
    The Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts and swaps to
    hedge against fluctuations in foreign currency exposure. Foreign currency
    derivatives involve the exchange of foreign currency denominated payments
    for U.S. dollar denominated payments. Gains and losses on foreign
    exchange forward contracts offset currency gains and losses on the
    related assets. The amounts to be received or paid under the foreign
    currency swaps are accrued and recognized in the consolidated statements
    of operations through an adjustment to net investment income over the
    life of the agreements. Foreign currency derivatives expire during fiscal
    years 1997 through 2006.
 
    GUARANTEED INTEREST CONTRACTS AND DEPOSIT LIABILITIES
 
    The estimated fair values of fixed maturity guaranteed interest contracts
    are estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar
    remaining maturities. The estimated fair value of deposit liabilities
    with no defined maturities is the amount payable on demand.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
    ANNUITY LIABILITIES
 
    The fair value of annuity liabilities approximates carrying value and
    primarily includes policyholder deposits and accumulated credited
    interest.
 
    SURPLUS NOTES
 
    The estimated fair value of surplus notes is based on market quotes.
 
    FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK
 
    Pacific Mutual Life has issued PRO GIC and Diversifier GIC contracts to
    plan sponsors totaling $1.1 billion as of December 31, 1996, pursuant to
    the terms of which the plan sponsor retains direct ownership and control
    of the assets related to these contracts. Pacific Mutual Life agrees to
    provide benefit responsiveness in the event that plan benefit requests
    exceed plan cash flows. In return for this guarantee, Pacific Mutual Life
    receives a fee which varies by contract. Pacific Mutual Life sets the
    investment guidelines to provide for appropriate credit quality and cash
    flow matching.
 
7.  CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
    The Company manages its investments to limit credit risk by diversifying
    its portfolio among various security types and industry sectors. The
    credit risk of financial instruments is controlled through credit
    approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. Real estate and mortgage
    loan investments are diversified by geographic location and property
    type. Management believes that significant concentrations of credit risk
    do not exist.
 
    The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by
    the counterparties to interest rate swap contracts and other derivative
    securities. However, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by
    the counterparties.
 
8.  BORROWINGS
 
    Pacific Mutual Life borrows for short-term needs by issuing commercial
    paper. There were no commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of
    December 31, 1996 and 1995. Pacific Mutual Life has a revolving credit
    facility available of $250 million as of December 31, 1996 and 1995.
    There were no borrowings under the revolving credit facility outstanding
    as of December 31, 1996 and 1995.
 
    PFHC had the ability to borrow up to $50 million from certain banks at
    variable rates of interest. On December 21, 1995, outstanding loans
    totaling $37 million were transferred to PFAMCo (Note 1). The borrowing
    limit as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 was $150 million and $100 million,
    respectively. The interest rate averaged 5.6%, 6.1% and 4.6% for the
    years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The balance
    outstanding as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 totaled $95.5 million and
    $53 million, respectively. Outstanding borrowings are due and payable in
    1997 and are subject to renewal.
 
    During 1992, PFHC entered into a credit agreement with a group of banks
    for borrowings of $45 million. Proceeds of this note were paid to PCL in
    connection with the issuance of a certificate of contribution by PCL
    (Note 3). On December 31, 1996 and 1995, the applicable interest rate was
    6.2% and 6.5%, respectively. The outstanding balance of $25 million as of
    December 31, 1996 was prepaid per the terms of the agreement on January
    27, 1997.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
9.  SURPLUS NOTES
 
    Pacific Mutual Life has $150 million of Surplus Notes outstanding at an
    interest rate of 7.9% maturing on December 30, 2023. Interest is payable
    semiannually on June 30 and December 30. The Surplus Notes may not be
    redeemed at the option of Pacific Mutual Life or any holder of the Notes.
    The Surplus Notes are unsecured and subordinated to all present and
    future senior indebtedness and policy claims of Pacific Mutual Life. Each
    payment of interest on and the payment of principal of the Surplus Notes
    may be made only with the prior approval of the Insurance Commissioner of
    the State of California. Interest expense amounted to $11.8 million for
    the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 and is included in net
    investment income in the accompanying consolidated statements of
    operations and equity.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
    As required by SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," the Company
    accounts for income taxes using the liability method. Under SFAS No. 109,
    the deferred tax consequences of changes in tax rates or laws must be
    computed on the amounts of temporary differences and carryforwards
    existing at the date a new law is enacted. Recording the effects of the
    change involves adjusting deferred tax liabilities and assets with a
    corresponding charge or credit recognized in the provision for income
    taxes. The objective is to measure a deferred tax liability or asset
    using the enacted tax rates and laws expected to apply to taxable income
    in the periods in which the deferred tax liability or asset is expected
    to be settled or realized.
 
    The provision for income taxes is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Years Ended December 31,
                    1996    1995    1994
                  ------------------------ 
                      (In Millions)
         <S>      <C>      <C>     <C>
         Current   $163.5  $116.4  $ 85.5
         Deferred   (49.8)  (30.3)   26.2
                   ----------------------
                   $113.7  $ 86.1  $111.7
                   ====================== 
  </TABLE>
 
    The sources of the Company's provision for deferred taxes are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Years Ended December 31,
                                             1996     1995    1994
                                            ------------------------
                                               (In Millions)
         <S>                                <C>     <C>     <C>
         Deferred policy acquisition costs  $  2.1  $ (6.0) $ (5.0)
         Interest in advance                   2.0     2.9    25.4
         Investment valuation                 (7.3)    8.1    11.4
         Reserves                            (28.5)  (28.7)    7.1
         Other                               (18.1)   (6.6)  (12.7)
                                            ----------------------
                                            $(49.8) $(30.3) $ 26.2
                                            ====================== 
</TABLE>
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
10. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
 
    A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes based on the
    prevailing corporate tax rate to the provision reflected in the
    consolidated financial statements is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Years Ended December 31,
                                                  1996     1995      1994
                                                ---------------------------
                                                      (In Millions)
      <S>                                       <C>       <C>      <C>
       Income taxes at the statutory rate       $   98.1  $  77.3  $   74.6
       Equity tax-current year                      16.3               36.1
       Amortization of intangibles on equity
        method investments                           6.5      6.5
       Non-taxable investment income                (2.1)    (2.1)     (4.7)
       Equity tax-recomputation of prior years     (17.3)
       Other                                        12.2      4.4       5.7
                                                --------------------------- 
                                                $  113.7  $  86.1  $  111.7
                                                =========================== 
</TABLE>
 
    The net deferred tax asset (liability) included in other assets on the
    accompanying consolidated statement of financial position was comprised
    of the tax effects of the following temporary differences:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          December 31,
                                                          1996     1995
                                                         ----------------
                                                          (In Millions)
      <S>                                                <C>      <C>
       Reserves                                          $ 244.9  $ 216.4
       Deferred compensation                                27.6     25.4
       Investment valuation                                 24.0     16.7
       Postretirement benefits                               9.8      9.4
       Dividends                                             9.6     10.4
       Interest in advance                                   1.7      3.6
       Depreciation                                         (9.8)   (10.0)
       Deferred policy acquisition costs                   (43.9)   (41.8)
       Other                                                22.1      6.1
                                                         ----------------
       Deferred taxes from operations                      286.0    236.2
       Unrealized gain on available for sale securities   (204.5)  (259.6)
                                                         ----------------
       Net deferred tax asset (liability)                $  81.5  $ (23.4)
                                                         ================
</TABLE>
 
11. REINSURANCE
 
    The Company accounts for reinsurance transactions utilizing SFAS No. 113,
    "Accounting and Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration And Long-
    Duration Contracts." SFAS No. 113 establishes the conditions required for
    a contract with a reinsurer to be accounted for as reinsurance and
    prescribes accounting and reporting standards for those contracts.
    Amounts receivable from reinsurers for reinsurance on future policy
    benefits, universal life deposits, and unpaid losses is reported as an
    asset and included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated
    statements of financial position.
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
11. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)
 
    The Company has reinsurance agreements with other insurance companies for
    the purpose of diversifying risk and limiting exposure on larger risks
    or, in the case of the producer-owned reinsurance company, to diversify
    risk and retain top producing agents. All assets associated with
    reinsured business remain with, and under the control of the Company.
    Approximate amounts recoverable (payable) from (to) reinsurers include
    the following amounts:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           December 31,
                                           1996    1995
                                          --------------
                                          (In Millions)
      <S>                                 <C>     <C>
       Reinsured universal life deposits  $(35.9) $(42.7)
       Future policy benefits               90.0    87.7
       Unpaid claims                         4.6     7.8
       Paid claims                           8.4     7.9
</TABLE>
 
    As of December 31, 1996, 85% of the reinsurance recoverables were from
    one reinsurer, of which 100% is secured by payables to the reinsurer. To
    the extent that the assuming companies become unable to meet their
    obligations under these agreements, the Company remains contingently
    liable. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by the assuming
    companies.
 
    Revenues and benefits are shown net of the following reinsurance
    transactions:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Years Ended December 31,
                                                       1996     1995     1994
                                                     --------------------------
                                                           (In Millions)
      <S>                                            <C>      <C>      <C>
       Ceded reinsurance netted against insurance
        premiums                                     $   44.3 $   29.2 $   26.0
       Assumed reinsurance included in insurance
        premiums                                         17.8     15.6     20.2
       Ceded reinsurance netted against policy fees      71.0     66.5     66.7
       Ceded reinsurance netted against net 
        investment income                               192.5    176.6    151.0
       Ceded reinsurance netted against interest
        credited                                        155.2    140.0    119.9
       Ceded reinsurance netted against policy 
        benefits                                         56.7     51.4     45.4
       Assumed reinsurance included in policy 
        benefits                                          9.9     14.5     16.8
</TABLE>
 
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             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
12. SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
    The operations of the Company have been classified into four business
    segments as follows: Individual Life Insurance and Annuities, Pensions,
    Group Employee Benefits and Corporate and Other. These segments are based
    on the organization of the Company and are generally distinguished by the
    products offered. The Corporate and Other segment generally includes the
    assets and operations that do not support the other segments such as
    certain non-life insurance related subsidiary operations. Depreciation
    expense and capital expenditures are not material and have not been
    reported. Revenues, income before income taxes and assets by segment are
    as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Years Ended December 31,
                                                   1996      1995      1994
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                         (In Millions)
      <S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
      Revenues:
        Individual Life Insurance and Annuities  $   962.1 $   927.0 $   795.9
        Pensions                                     507.3     513.9     464.0
        Group Employee Benefits                      454.2     419.3     423.7
        Corporate and Other                          224.4     159.5     332.0
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 $ 2,148.0 $ 2,019.7 $ 2,015.6
                                                 =============================
      Income before income taxes:
        Individual Life Insurance and Annuities  $    92.0 $   102.3 $    94.8
        Pensions                                      80.7      53.3      34.3
        Group Employee Benefits                       24.7      25.2      36.5
        Corporate and Other                           82.9      40.1      47.5
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 $   280.3 $   220.9 $   213.1
                                                 =============================
<CAPTION>
                                                         December 31,
                                                   1996      1995      1994
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                         (In Millions)
      <S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
      Assets:
        Individual Life Insurance and Annuities  $15,484.4 $12,953.2 $10,912.3
        Pensions                                   8,097.2   7,592.5   6,497.9
        Group Employee Benefits                      344.4     329.8     341.3
        Corporate and Other                        3,139.3   2,427.6   1,954.3
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 $27,065.3 $23,303.1 $19,705.8
                                                 =============================
</TABLE>
 
13. PENSION PLAN, POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS
 
    PENSION PLAN
 
    Pacific Mutual Life provides a qualified noncontributory defined benefit
    pension plan which covers all eligible employees who have one year of
    continuous employment and have attained age 21. The full-benefit vesting
    period for all participants is five years.
 
    Benefits for employees are based on years of service and the highest five
    consecutive years of compensation during the last ten years of
    employment. Pacific Mutual Life's funding policy is to contribute amounts
    to the plan sufficient to meet the minimum funding requirements set forth
    in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, plus such
    additional amounts as may be determined appropriate. Contributions are
    intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to employment to
    date but also for those expected to be earned in the future. All
 
                                       77
<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
13. PENSION PLAN, POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS (CONTINUED)
    such contributions are made to a tax-exempt trust. Plan assets consist
    primarily of group annuity contracts issued by Pacific Mutual Life, as
    well as participating units of a real estate trust and mutual funds
    managed by an indirect subsidiary of Pacific Mutual Life.
 
    Components of net periodic pension cost are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Years Ended December 31,
                                                        1996    1995    1994
                                                       ------------------------
                                                          (In Millions)
      <S>                                              <C>     <C>     <C>
      Service cost-benefits earned during the year     $  3.7  $  2.8  $  3.2
      Interest cost on projected benefit obligation       9.4     8.8     8.5
      Actual return on plan assets                      (19.7)  (24.1)    0.6
      Amortization of net obligations and prior 
       service cost                                       8.0    14.0   (11.4)
                                                       ---------------------- 
      Net periodic pension cost                        $  1.4  $  1.5  $  0.9
                                                       ====================== 
</TABLE>
 
     The following table sets forth the Plan's funded status and
     amounts recognized on Pacific Mutual Life's consolidated
     statements of financial position:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             December 31,
                                                            1996     1995
                                                            ----------------
                                                            (In Millions)
      <S>                                                  <C>      <C>
      Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:
        Vested benefits                                    $ 114.4  $ 115.8
        Nonvested benefits                                     1.2      0.8
                                                           ----------------
      Accumulated benefit obligation                         115.6    116.6
      Effect of projected future compensation increases       18.5     19.5
                                                           ----------------
      Projected benefit obligation                           134.1    136.1
      Plan assets at fair value                             (141.2)  (125.6)
                                                           ----------------
      Plan assets (in excess) less than projected benefit
       obligation                                             (7.1)    10.5
      Unrecognized net gain (loss)                             2.5    (15.5)
      Unrecognized transition asset                            6.0      7.2
      Unrecognized prior service cost                          2.2      2.5
                                                           ----------------
      Accrued pension cost                                 $   3.6  $   4.7
                                                           ================
</TABLE>
 
    In determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit
    obligation as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, the weighted average
    discount rate used was 7.5% and 7%, respectively, and the rate of
    increase in future compensation levels was 6% for both years. The
    expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 8.5% in 1996 and
    1995.
 
    POSTRETIREMENT HEALTH CARE AND LIFE INSURANCE PLANS
 
    Pacific Mutual Life sponsors a defined benefit health care plan and a
    defined benefit life insurance plan ("the Plans") that provide
    postretirement benefits for all eligible retirees and their dependents.
    Generally, qualified employees may become eligible for these benefits if
    they reach normal retirement age, have been covered under Pacific Mutual
    Life's policy as an active employee for a minimum continuous period prior
    to the date retired, and have an employment date before January 1, 1990.
    The Plans contain cost-sharing features such as deductibles and
    coinsurance, and require retirees to make contributions which can be
    adjusted annually. Pacific Mutual Life's
 
                                       78
<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
13. PENSION PLAN, POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS (CONTINUED)
    commitment to qualified employees who retire after April 1, 1994 is
    limited to specific dollar amounts. Pacific Mutual Life reserves the
    right to modify or terminate the Plans at any time. As in the past, the
    general policy is to fund these benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. The
    amount of benefits paid under the programs during 1996, 1995 and 1994 was
    approximately $1.6 million, $1.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
 
    Components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Years Ended December 31,
                                                   1996    1995    1994
                                                 ------------------------
                                                     (In Millions)
         <S>                                     <C>      <C>    <C>
         Service cost                              $ 0.2  $ 0.2  $ 0.2
         Interest cost                               1.5    1.9    1.8
         Amortization                               (0.3)  (0.3)  (0.3)
                                                   -------------------
         Net periodic postretirement benefit cost  $ 1.4  $ 1.8  $ 1.7
                                                   ===================
</TABLE>
 
    The following table sets forth the Plan's funded status and amounts
    recorded in other liabilities on the accompanying consolidated statements
    of financial position:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        December 31,
                                                         1996  1995
                                                        ------------
                                                        (In Millions)
         <S>                                            <C>    <C>
         Accumulated postretirement obligation:
           Retirees                                      $17.3 $20.9
           Fully eligible active plan participants         2.0   1.7
           Other active plan participants                  2.5   2.3
                                                         -----------
         Total accumulated postretirement obligation      21.8  24.9
         Fair value of plan assets                          --    --
                                                         -----------
         Unfunded accumulated postretirement obligation   21.8  24.9
         Unrecognized net gain                             3.7   0.4
         Prior service cost                                1.3   1.6
                                                         ----------
         Accrued postretirement benefit liability        $26.8 $26.9
                                                         ===========
</TABLE>
 
    The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated
    benefit obligation was 9% for 1996 and 10% for 1995 and is assumed to
    decrease gradually to 4% in 2003 and remain at that level thereafter. The
    amount reported is materially effected by the health care cost trend rate
    assumptions. If the health care cost trend rate assumptions were
    increased by 1%, the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of
    December 31, 1996 and 1995 would be increased by 11.5% and 10.9%,
    respectively. The effect of this change would increase the aggregate of
    the service and interest cost components of the net periodic benefit cost
    by 12.3%, 11.4% and 13.6% for 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
    The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
    benefit obligation is 7.5% and 7% for 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
    OTHER PLANS
 
    Pacific Mutual Life has a voluntary Retirement Incentive Savings Plan
    pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code covering all
    eligible employees of the Company. Pacific Mutual Life matches 50% of
    each employees' contributions, up to a maximum of six percent of eligible
    compensation.
 
                                       79
<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
13. PENSION PLAN, POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER PLANS (CONTINUED)
 
    Pacific Mutual Life also has a deferred compensation plan which permits
    certain employees to defer portions of their compensation and earn a
    guaranteed interest rate on the deferred amounts. The interest rate is
    determined annually and is guaranteed for one year. The compensation
    which has been deferred has been accrued and the primary expense, other
    than compensation, related to this plan is interest on the deferred
    amounts.
 
    The Company also has performance based incentive compensation plans for
    its employees.
 
14. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
    Pacific Mutual Life serves as the investment advisor for the Pacific
    Select Fund, the investment vehicle provided to the Company's variable
    life and variable annuity contractholders. Pacific Mutual Life charges
    fees based upon the net asset value of the portfolios of the Pacific
    Select Fund, which amounted to $14.3 million, $6.5 million and $3.0
    million for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994,
    respectively. In addition, Pacific Mutual Life entered into an agreement
    with the Pacific Select Fund on October 1, 1995, to provide certain
    support services for an administration fee which is based on an
    allocation of actual costs. Such administration fees amounted to $108,000
    and $28,550 for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
    PIMCO Advisors provides investment advisory services to the Company for
    which the fees amounted to $6.2 million, $5.0 million and $0.4 million
    for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
    Included in equity securities on the accompanying consolidated statements
    of financial position are investments in mutual funds and other
    investments managed by PIMCO Advisors which amounted to $110.6 million
    and $77.6 million as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
    Pacific Mutual Life provides certain support services to PIMCO Advisors.
    Charges for these services are based on an allocation of actual costs and
    amounted to $1.4 million, $1.9 million and $0.2 million for the years
    ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
15. SUBSIDIARY PROFIT-SHARING PLANS AND OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS
 
    Prior to the PIMCO Advisors transaction (Note 1), certain of PFAMCo's
    direct subsidiaries had nonqualified profit-sharing plans (the "Profit-
    Sharing Plans") covering certain key employees ("Key Employees") and
    other employees. The Profit-Sharing Plans provided for awards based on
    the profitability of the respective subsidiary, as defined in the
    employment agreements. Such profitability was primarily based on income
    before income taxes and before profit-sharing. The awards ranged from 40%
    to 80% of such amounts depending on the level of profitability. The
    profit-sharing awards were fully vested as of the PIMCO Advisors
    transaction date of November 15, 1994.
 
    In addition, Key Employees of certain indirect subsidiaries participated
    in long-term incentive plans that provided compensation under the Profit-
    Sharing Plans for a specified period of time subsequent to their
    termination of employment. These plans were terminated as of the PIMCO
    Advisors transaction date.
 
    Effective November 15, 1994, termination and non-competition agreements
    were entered into with certain Key Employees. These agreements provide
    terms and conditions for the allocation of future proceeds from
    distributions and sales of certain PIMCO Advisors units and other
    noncompete payments. When the amount of future payments to be made to a
    Key Employee is determinable, a liability for such amount is established
    and is included in other liabilities in the consolidated statements of
    financial position.
 
    For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, approximately $35.3
    million, $28.6 million and $166.9 million, respectively, is included in
    operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations related
    to the above agreements.
 
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<PAGE>
 
             Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
16. INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS
 
    The Company has outstanding commitments to make investments in fixed
    maturities and other investments as follows (In Millions):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Years Ending December 31:
          -------------------------
         <S>                               <C>
           1997                            $193.1
           1998-2001                        109.0
           2002 and thereafter               19.5
                                           ------
          Total                            $321.6
                                           ======  
</TABLE>
 
17. LITIGATION
 
    The Company is a respondent in a number of legal proceedings, some of
    which involve extra-contractual damages. In the opinion of management,
    the outcome of these proceedings is not likely to have a material adverse
    effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company.

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                                       81
<PAGE>
 
                                    APPENDIX
 
                           DEATH BENEFIT PERCENTAGES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 AGE    PERCENTAGE   AGE   PERCENTAGE   AGE   PERCENTAGE    AGE    PERCENTAGE
 ----   ----------   ---   ----------   ---   ----------    ---    ----------
 <S>    <C>          <C>   <C>          <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>
 0-40      250%      50       185%      60       130%       70        115%
  41       243       51       178       61       128        71        113
  42       236       52       171       62       126        72        111
  43       229       53       164       63       124        73        109
  44       222       54       157       64       122        74        107
  45       215       55       150       65       120       75-90      105
  46       209       56       146       66       119        91        104
  47       203       57       142       67       118        92        103
  48       197       58       138       68       117        93        102
  49       191       59       134       69       116        94        101
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
                                 ILLUSTRATIONS
 
  The following tables illustrate how the death benefits, Accumulated Values
and Net Cash Surrender Values of a hypothetical policy may vary over an
extended period of time assuming hypothetical rates of return equivalent to
constant gross annual rates of 0%, 6% and 12%.
 
  The policies illustrated include the following:
 
    1. Age 40, Option A, $10,000 annual premium, Current Cost of Insurance
  Rates.
 
    2. Age 40, Option A, $10,000 annual premium, Guaranteed Cost of Insurance
  Rates.
 
    3. Age 40, Option B, $10,000 annual premium, Current Cost of Insurance
  Rates.
 
    4. Age 40, Option B, $10,000 annual premium, Guaranteed Cost of Insurance
  Rates.
 
  The values would be different from those shown if the gross annual
investment rates of return averaged 0%, 6% or 12% over a period of years, but
also fluctuated above or below those averages for individual policy years.
 
  The second column of each table, labeled "Total Premiums Paid Plus Interest
at 5%," shows the amount which would accumulate if an amount equal to the
annual premium (after taxes) were invested to earn interest at 5% compounded
annually. All premium payments are illustrated as if they were made at the
beginning of the year. These illustrations assume that no Policy loans have
been made.
   
  The amounts shown for the death benefits, Accumulated Values and Net Cash
Surrender Values reflect the fact that the net investment return on the
Variable Accounts is lower than the gross investment return on the assets as a
result of charges levied against the Variable Accounts. These values also take
into account the premium loads, the administrative charges and the mortality
and expense risk charges. The daily investment advisory fee is assumed to be
equivalent to an annual weighted rate of 0.62% of the aggregate average daily
net assets of the Fund. This hypothetical rate is representative of the
weighted average investment advisory fee applicable to the Portfolios of the
Fund available as options under the Policy. The amounts shown would differ if
unisex rates were used or if the Insureds were females and female rates were
used. On those illustrations assuming current rates, the amounts would also
differ if either Insured were a smoker and smoker rates were used.     
   
  The tables also reflect other expenses of the Fund at the weighted rate of
0.18% of the average daily net assets of a Portfolio adjusted to reflect a
decrease in fees for certain operating expenses, which amounts to 0.80% of the
average daily net assets of a Portfolio including the investment advisory fee,
operating expenses, and any foreign taxes. Foreign taxes for the year ended
December 31, 1996 were the following percentages of the average daily net
assets of the Portfolios: 0.02% for the Equity Income Portfolio; 0.01% for the
Multi-Strategy Portfolio; 0.38% for the International Portfolio; 0.02% for the
Growth LT Portfolio; 0.01% for the Equity Portfolio and 0.01% for the Equity
Index Portfolio. For the Emerging Markets Portfolio, which commenced
operations April 1, 1996, foreign taxes (annualized) were 0.14% of average
daily net assets.     
   
  After deduction of the charges and Fund expenses described above, the
illustrated gross annual investment rates of return of 0%, 6%, and 12%
correspond to approximate net annual rates of return of -0.80%, 5.15%, and
11.10%. The hypothetical values shown in the tables do not reflect any charges
against the Variable Accounts for income taxes that may be attributable to the
Variable Accounts in the future, since we are not currently making these
charges.     
 
  We will furnish upon request a comparable illustration reflecting the
proposed Insured's Age, underwriting class, Face Amount, death benefit and
premium amounts requested. In addition, upon request, illustrations will be
furnished reflecting allocation of premiums to specified Variable Accounts.
Such illustrations will reflect the expenses of the Portfolio of the Fund in
which the Variable Account invests. Illustrations that use a hypothetical
gross rate of return in excess of 12% are available to certain large
institutional investors upon request.
 
                                      83
<PAGE>
 
             FLEXIBLE PREMIUM SURVIVORSHIP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE
 
   ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND NET CASH SURRENDER
                VALUES BASED ON CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE RATES
   
ISSUE AGE: 40                                        FACE AMOUNT: $560,336     
   
CLASS: MALE NONSMOKER                              DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: A     
   
GUIDELINE PREMIUM TEST                             ANNUAL PREMIUM: $10,000     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                               END OF YEAR DEATH BENEFIT
                     TOTAL              ASSUMING
                   PREMIUMS    HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
         END OF    PAID PLUS      INVESTMENT RETURN OF
         POLICY   INTEREST AT ----------------------------
          YEAR        5%         0%       6%       12%
         ------   ----------- -------- -------- ----------
         <S>      <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>
            1      $ 10,500   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            2      $ 21,525   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            3      $ 33,101   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            4      $ 45,256   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            5      $ 58,019   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            6      $ 71,420   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            7      $ 85,491   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            8      $100,266   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
            9      $115,779   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
           10      $132,068   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
           15      $226,575   $560,336 $560,336 $  560,336
           20      $347,193   $560,336 $560,336 $  735,408
           25      $501,135   $560,336 $560,336 $1,185,124
           30      $697,608   $560,336 $607,632 $1,932,871
           35      $948,363   $560,336 $760,295 $3,009,919
</TABLE>    
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                      
        END OF YEAR ACCUMULATED VALUE   END OF YEAR NET CASH SURRENDER VALUE
         ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS     ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
END OF   ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURN OF            INVESTMENT RETURN OF
POLICY  -----------------------------   -------------------------------------
  YEAR     0%       6%        12%            0%        6%            12%
- ------  -------- --------- ----------   ---------  ---------    -------------
<S>     <C>      <C>       <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
   1    $  7,827 $   8,336 $    8,846   $   3,610  $   4,119    $    4,628
   2    $ 15,743 $  17,254 $   18,827   $  11,526  $  13,036    $   14,609
   3    $ 23,318 $  26,339 $   29,608   $  19,101  $  22,121    $   25,390
   4    $ 30,706 $  35,753 $   41,433   $  26,488  $  31,535    $   37,215
   5    $ 37,909 $  45,512 $   54,415   $  33,691  $  41,294    $   50,197
   6    $ 44,936 $  55,641 $   68,684   $  41,561  $  52,266    $   65,310
   7    $ 51,794 $  66,161 $   84,386   $  49,263  $  63,631    $   81,855
   8    $ 58,491 $  77,099 $  101,680   $  56,803  $  75,412    $   99,993
   9    $ 65,033 $  88,480 $  120,745   $  64,189  $  87,637    $  119,901
  10    $ 71,427 $ 100,332 $  141,778   $  71,427  $ 100,332    $  141,778
  15    $104,628 $ 172,760 $  293,235   $ 104,628  $ 172,760    $  293,235
  20    $133,509 $ 263,817 $  548,812   $ 133,509  $ 263,817    $  548,812
  25    $153,463 $ 377,297 $  971,413   $ 153,463  $ 377,297    $  971,413
  30    $160,386 $ 523,821 $1,666,268   $ 160,386  $ 523,821    $1,666,268
  35    $146,022 $ 710,556 $2,813,008   $ 146,022  $ 710,556    $2,813,008
</TABLE>    
- --------
All premium payments are illustrated as if made at the beginning of the policy
year.
   
This illustration assumes no policy loans or partial withdrawals have been
made.     
   
THE DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES WILL DIFFER
IF PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.     
   
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO VARIABLE ACCOUNTS BY THE OWNER AND THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCOUNTS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY US, THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNT OR THE FUND THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED
FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.     
   
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION ONLY. AN ILLUSTRATION IS NOT INTENDED TO PREDICT
ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. INTEREST RATES, DIVIDENDS, AND VALUES SET FORTH IN THE
ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT GUARANTEED.     
 
                                      84
<PAGE>
 
             FLEXIBLE PREMIUM SURVIVORSHIP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE
 
   ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND NET CASH SURRENDER
              VALUES BASED ON GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE RATES
   
ISSUE AGE: 40                                        FACE AMOUNT: $560,336     
   
CLASS: MALE NONSMOKER                              DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: A     
   
GUIDELINE PREMIUM TEST                             ANNUAL PREMIUM: $10,000     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                               END OF YEAR DEATH BENEFIT
                     TOTAL              ASSUMING
                   PREMIUMS    HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
         END OF    PAID PLUS      INVESTMENT RETURN OF
         POLICY   INTEREST AT -----------------------------
          YEAR        5%         0%        6%       12%
         ------   ----------- --------  -------- ----------
         <S>      <C>         <C>       <C>      <C>
           1       $ 10,500   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           2       $ 21,525   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           3       $ 33,101   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           4       $ 45,256   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           5       $ 58,019   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           6       $ 71,420   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           7       $ 85,491   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           8       $100,266   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
           9       $115,779   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
          10       $132,068   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
          15       $226,575   $560,336  $560,336 $  560,336
          20       $347,193   $560,336  $560,336 $  648,816
          25       $501,135   $560,336  $560,336 $1,041,700
          30       $697,608   $560,336  $560,336 $1,686,089
          35       $948,363   $      0* $572,833 $2,604,446
</TABLE>    
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
        END OF YEAR ACCUMULATED VALUE
        ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS    END OF YEAR NET CASH SURRENDER VALUE
                   ANNUAL               ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
END OF      INVESTMENT RETURN OF               INVESTMENT RETURN OF
POLICY  -----------------------------  --------------------------------------
 YEAR      0%        6%       12%          0%           6%           12%
- ------  --------  -------- ----------  -----------  ----------- -------------
<S>     <C>       <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
   1    $  7,275  $  7,766 $    8,259    $  3,057    $  3,548    $    4,041
   2    $ 14,492  $ 15,930 $   17,429    $ 10,274    $ 11,712    $   13,211
   3    $ 21,477  $ 24,331 $   27,423    $ 17,259    $ 20,113    $   23,205
   4    $ 28,216  $ 32,962 $   38,312    $ 23,998    $ 28,744    $   34,094
   5    $ 34,711  $ 41,835 $   50,193    $ 30,493    $ 37,617    $   45,975
   6    $ 40,947  $ 50,947 $   63,161    $ 37,572    $ 47,573    $   59,786
   7    $ 46,927  $ 60,310 $   77,336    $ 44,396    $ 57,780    $   74,805
   8    $ 52,642  $ 69,929 $   92,845    $ 50,955    $ 68,242    $   91,158
   9    $ 58,091  $ 79,815 $  109,838    $ 57,248    $ 78,971    $  108,994
  10    $ 63,256  $ 89,964 $  128,467    $ 63,256    $ 89,964    $  128,467
  15    $ 87,001  $149,203 $  260,749    $ 87,001    $149,203    $  260,749
  20    $100,086  $217,853 $  484,191    $100,086    $217,853    $  484,191
  25    $ 97,489  $298,823 $  853,852    $ 97,489    $298,823    $  853,852
  30    $ 67,256  $398,179 $1,453,525    $ 67,256    $398,179    $1,453,525
  35    $      0* $535,358 $2,434,061    $      0*   $535,358    $2,434,061
</TABLE>    
- --------
All premium payments are illustrated as if made at the beginning of the policy
year.
   
This illustration assumes no policy loans or partial withdrawals have been
made.     
 
*Additional payment will be required to prevent policy termination.
   
THE DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES WILL DIFFER
IF PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.     
   
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO VARIABLE ACCOUNTS BY THE OWNER AND THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCOUNTS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY US, THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNT OR THE FUND THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED
FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.     
   
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION ONLY. AN ILLUSTRATION IS NOT INTENDED TO PREDICT
ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. INTEREST RATES, DIVIDENDS, AND VALUES SET FORTH IN THE
ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT GUARANTEED.     
 
                                      85
<PAGE>
 
                    
                 FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE     
 
   ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND NET CASH SURRENDER
                VALUES BASED ON CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE RATES
   
ISSUE AGE: 40                                        FACE AMOUNT: $223,050     
   
CLASS: MALE NONSMOKER                              DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: B     
   
GUIDELINE PREMIUM TEST                             ANNUAL PREMIUM: $10,000     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                                 END OF YEAR DEATH BENEFIT
                     TOTAL               ASSUMING
                   PREMIUMS      HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
         END OF    PAID PLUS       INVESTMENT RETURN OF
         POLICY   INTEREST AT -------------------------------
          YEAR        5%         0%        6%         12%
         ------   ----------- --------- --------- -----------
         <S>      <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>
           1       $  10,500  $ 231,436 $ 231,962 $   232,489
           2       $  21,525  $ 239,777 $ 241,351 $   242,988
           3       $  33,101  $ 247,954 $ 251,113 $   254,528
           4       $  45,256  $ 255,987 $ 261,283 $   267,234
           5       $  58,019  $ 263,876 $ 271,875 $   281,224
           6       $  71,420  $ 271,620 $ 282,907 $   296,627
           7       $  85,491  $ 279,223 $ 294,397 $   313,590
           8       $ 100,266  $ 286,687 $ 306,367 $   332,272
           9       $ 115,779  $ 294,015 $ 318,838 $   352,851
           10      $ 132,068  $ 301,211 $ 331,834 $   375,525
           15      $ 226,575  $ 338,708 $ 410,871 $   537,291
           20      $ 347,193  $ 372,773 $ 509,547 $   805,927
           25      $ 501,135  $ 400,690 $ 629,798 $ 1,252,133
           30      $ 697,608  $ 420,087 $ 774,385 $ 2,037,735
           35      $ 948,363  $ 427,009 $ 944,914 $ 3,184,203
</TABLE>    
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
         END OF YEAR ACCUMULATED VALUE
          ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS   END OF YEAR NET CASH SURRENDER VALUE
                    ANNUAL               ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
END OF       INVESTMENT RETURN OF               INVESTMENT RETURN OF
POLICY  ------------------------------- -------------------------------------
 YEAR      0%        6%         12%           0%          6%           12%
- ------  --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------
<S>     <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
  1     $   8,386 $   8,912 $     9,439   $   6,707   $   7,233   $     7,760
  2     $  16,727 $  18,301 $    19,938   $  15,048   $  16,622   $    18,259
  3     $  24,904 $  28,063 $    31,478   $  23,225   $  26,384   $    29,799
  4     $  32,937 $  38,233 $    44,184   $  31,258   $  36,554   $    42,505
  5     $  40,826 $  48,825 $    58,174   $  39,147   $  47,146   $    56,495
  6     $  48,570 $  59,857 $    73,577   $  47,227   $  58,514   $    72,234
  7     $  56,173 $  71,347 $    90,540   $  55,165   $  70,340   $    89,532
  8     $  63,637 $  83,317 $   109,222   $  62,965   $  82,645   $   108,550
  9     $  70,965 $  95,788 $   129,801   $  70,629   $  95,452   $   129,466
  10    $  78,161 $ 108,784 $   152,475   $  78,161   $ 108,784   $   152,475
  15    $ 115,658 $ 187,821 $   314,241   $ 115,658   $ 187,821   $   314,241
  20    $ 149,723 $ 286,497 $   582,877   $ 149,723   $ 286,497   $   582,877
  25    $ 177,640 $ 406,748 $ 1,026,338   $ 177,640   $ 406,748   $ 1,026,338
  30    $ 197,037 $ 551,335 $ 1,756,668   $ 197,037   $ 551,335   $ 1,756,668
  35    $ 203,959 $ 721,864 $ 2,961,153   $ 203,959   $ 721,864   $ 2,961,153
</TABLE>    
- --------
All premium payments are illustrated as if made at the beginning of the policy
year.
 
This illustration assumes no policy loans or partial withdrawals have been
made.
   
THE DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES WILL DIFFER
IF PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.     
   
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO VARIABLE ACCOUNTS BY THE OWNER AND THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCOUNTS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY US, THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNT OR THE FUND THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED
FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.     
   
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION ONLY. AN ILLUSTRATION IS NOT INTENDED TO PREDICT
ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. INTEREST RATES, DIVIDENDS, AND VALUES SET FORTH IN THE
ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT GUARANTEED.     
 
                                      86
<PAGE>
 
             FLEXIBLE PREMIUM SURVIVORSHIP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE
 
   ILLUSTRATION OF DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND NET CASH SURRENDER
                  
               VALUES BASED ON GUARANTEED COST OF INSURANCE RATES     
   
ISSUE AGE: 40                                        FACE AMOUNT: $223,050     
   
CLASS: MALE NONSMOKER                              DEATH BENEFIT OPTION: B     
   
GUIDELINE PREMIUM TEST                             ANNUAL PREMIUM: $10,000     
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
                               END OF YEAR DEATH BENEFIT
                     TOTAL              ASSUMING
                   PREMIUMS    HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
         END OF    PAID PLUS      INVESTMENT RETURN OF
         POLICY   INTEREST AT ----------------------------
          YEAR        5%         0%       6%       12%
         ------   ----------- -------- -------- ----------
         <S>      <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>
          1        $ 10,500   $231,307 $231,829 $  232,352
          2        $ 21,525   $239,556 $241,115 $  242,736
          3        $ 33,101   $247,618 $250,744 $  254,124
          4        $ 45,256   $255,487 $260,723 $  266,610
          5        $ 58,019   $263,164 $271,066 $  280,303
          6        $ 71,420   $270,644 $281,777 $  295,318
          7        $ 85,491   $277,927 $292,873 $  311,790
          8        $100,266   $285,009 $304,362 $  329,860
          9        $115,779   $291,890 $316,257 $  349,688
          10       $132,068   $298,560 $328,564 $  371,444
          15       $226,575   $331,707 $401,603 $  524,640
          20       $347,193   $358,240 $488,692 $  774,341
          25       $501,135   $375,905 $590,688 $1,182,146
          30       $697,608   $380,267 $706,026 $1,883,321
          35       $948,363   $364,595 $829,996 $2,930,702
</TABLE>    
 
<TABLE>   
<CAPTION>
          END OF YEAR ACCUMULATED
                   VALUE
        ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS  END OF YEAR NET CASH SURRENDER VALUE
                   ANNUAL             ASSUMING HYPOTHETICAL GROSS ANNUAL
END OF      INVESTMENT RETURN OF             INVESTMENT RETURN OF
POLICY  ---------------------------- -------------------------------------
 YEAR      0%       6%       12%         0%          6%           12%
- ------  -------- -------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -------------
<S>     <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
   1    $  8,257 $  8,779 $    9,302   $  6,578   $  7,100    $    7,623
   2    $ 16,506 $ 18,065 $   19,686   $ 14,827   $ 16,386    $   18,007
   3    $ 24,568 $ 27,694 $   31,074   $ 22,889   $ 26,015    $   29,395
   4    $ 32,437 $ 37,673 $   43,560   $ 30,758   $ 35,994    $   41,881
   5    $ 40,114 $ 48,016 $   57,253   $ 38,435   $ 46,337    $   55,574
   6    $ 47,594 $ 58,727 $   72,268   $ 46,251   $ 57,384    $   70,925
   7    $ 54,877 $ 69,823 $   88,740   $ 53,870   $ 68,815    $   87,732
   8    $ 61,959 $ 81,312 $  106,810   $ 61,288   $ 80,640    $  106,138
   9    $ 68,840 $ 93,207 $  126,638   $ 68,504   $ 92,871    $  126,302
  10    $ 75,510 $105,514 $  148,394   $ 75,510   $105,514    $  148,394
  15    $108,657 $178,553 $  301,590   $108,657   $178,553    $  301,590
  20    $135,190 $265,642 $  551,291   $135,190   $265,642    $  551,291
  25    $152,855 $367,638 $  959,096   $152,855   $367,638    $  959,096
  30    $157,217 $482,976 $1,623,553   $157,217   $482,976    $1,623,553
  35    $141,545 $606,946 $2,707,652   $141,545   $606,946    $2,707,652
</TABLE>    
- --------
All premium payments are illustrated as if made at the beginning of the policy
year.
   
This illustration assumes no policy loans or partial withdrawals have been
made.     
   
THE DEATH BENEFITS, ACCUMULATED VALUES AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES WILL DIFFER
IF PREMIUMS ARE PAID IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OR FREQUENCIES.     
   
THE HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT RATES SHOWN ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS
ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A REPRESENTATION OF
PAST OR FUTURE INVESTMENT RESULTS. ACTUAL RATES OF RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THOSE SHOWN AND WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE
INVESTMENT ALLOCATIONS MADE TO VARIABLE ACCOUNTS BY THE OWNER AND THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCOUNTS. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE BY US, THE SEPARATE
ACCOUNT OR THE FUND THAT THESE HYPOTHETICAL RATES OF RETURN CAN BE ACHIEVED
FOR ANY ONE YEAR OR SUSTAINED OVER ANY PERIOD OF TIME.     
   
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION ONLY. AN ILLUSTRATION IS NOT INTENDED TO PREDICT
ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. INTEREST RATES, DIVIDENDS, AND VALUES SET FORTH IN THE
ILLUSTRATION ARE NOT GUARANTEED.     
 
                                      87
<PAGE>
 
 
 
 
                                      LOGO
                             OF PACIFIC SELECT EXEC
 
 
 
 
                                                 Principal Underwriter
               Issued By
 
 
                                           Pacific Mutual Distributors, Inc.
 Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company            Member: NASD & SIPC
        700 Newport Center Drive                700 Newport Center Drive
             P.O. Box 9000                           P.O. Box 9000
    Newport Beach, California 92660         Newport Beach, California 92660
<PAGE>
 
 
 
                                 Sponsored by:
 
                         LOGO OF PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE
 
                    PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                           700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
                           NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
 
                                Distributed by:
 
                  LOGO OF PACIFIC MUTUAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

                       Pacific Mutual Distributors, Inc.
                               Member NASD & SIPC
                          700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE,
                         NB-3 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
                                1-800-800-7681

FORM NO. 15-16636-11
<PAGE>
 
       SUPPLEMENT DATED MAY 1, 1997 TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1997 FOR
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC, PACIFIC SELECT CHOICE AND PACIFIC SELECT ESTATE PRESERVER
                                 LAST SURVIVOR
                   FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
                                   POLICIES
                      AND PACIFIC SELECT ESTATE MAXIMIZER
           MODIFIED SINGLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
             EACH ISSUED BY PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

     Capitalized terms used in this supplement are defined in the prospectuses
referred to above or the M Fund's prospectus.

INTRODUCTION

     A Policy Owner may choose to allocate net premium payments to four
additional options available under the Policy (the "Investment Options") that
are funded through the Variable Accounts of the Separate Account: The Edinburgh
Overseas Equity Variable Account ("Variable Account I"), Turner Core Growth
Variable Account ("Variable Account II"), the Frontier Capital Appreciation
Variable Account ("Variable Account III"), and the Enhanced U.S. Equity Variable
Account ("Variable Account IV").  A Policy Owner also may transfer Accumulated
Value to the Variable Accounts funding these additional Variable Investment
Options.  The Variable Accounts funding the additional Variable Investment
Options invest in the following corresponding portfolios ("Portfolios") of M
Fund, Inc. ("M Fund"):

        Variable Account I:   Edinburgh Overseas Equity Fund
        Variable Account II:  Turner Core Growth Fund
        Variable Account III: Frontier Capital Appreciation Fund
        Variable Account IV:  Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund

     In addition to these Investment Options, a Policy Owner may allocate all or
a portion of net premium payments and transfer Accumulated Value to the Variable
Accounts or the Fixed Account of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company ("we",
"us", or "our") described in the accompanying prospectus for the Policy.

     Except as described below in relation to the four additional Variable
Investment Options, all features of the Policy and all operational procedures
regarding the Policy remain in effect as described in the Policy's prospectus.

INFORMATION ABOUT M FUND

M FUND, INC.

     M Fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.  M Fund currently offers four separate Portfolios as Investment
Options under the Policies.  Each Portfolio pursues different investment
objectives and policies.  The shares of each Portfolio are purchased by us for
the corresponding Variable Account at net asset value, i.e., without sales load.
                                                       ---- 
All dividends and capital gains distributions received from a Portfolio are
automatically reinvested in such Portfolio at net asset value, unless we, on
behalf of the Separate Account, elect otherwise.  M Fund shares may be redeemed
by us at their net asset value to the extent necessary to make payments under
the Policies.


<PAGE>
 
     The chart below summarizes some basic information about each Portfolio of M
Fund offered to the Separate Account. There can be no assurance that any
Portfolio will achieve its objective. More detailed information is contained in
the accompanying prospectus of M Fund, including information on the risks
associated with the investments and investment techniques of each Portfolio of 
M Fund.

     M FUND'S PROSPECTUS ACCOMPANIES THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND SHOULD BE
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Primary Investments         Investment
                                                   (under normal         Adviser/Portfolio
Portfolio                     Objective            circumstances)             Manager
- ----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
<S>                     <C>                    <C>                     <C>
Edinburgh Overseas      Long-term capital      Common stock and        M Financial Invest-
Equity Fund             appreciation with      common stock equi-      ment Advisers, Inc.
                        reasonable invest-     valents of foreign      ("MFIA")/Edinburgh
                        ment risk through      issuers, including      Fund Managers plc.
                        active management      smaller issuers and
                        and investment in      issuers located in
                        common stock and       small, emerging
                        common stock equi-     markets
                        valents of foreign
                        issuers

Turner Core Growth      Long-term capital      Common stocks that      MFIA/Turner
Fund                    appreciation through   show strong earnings    Investment Partners,
                        a diversified port-    potential with          Inc.
                        folio of common        reasonable market
                        stocks that show       prices
                        strong earnings
                        potential with
                        reasonable market
                        prices

Frontier Capital        Maximum capital        Common stock of com-    MFIA/Frontier
Appreciation Fund       appreciation through   panies of all sizes,    Capital Management
                        investment in common   with emphasis on        Company, Inc.
                        stock of companies     stocks of small- to
                        of all sizes, with     medium-capitaliza-
                        emphasis on stocks     tion companies
                        of small- to medium-   (i.e., companies
                        capitalization         with market capi-
                        companies              talization of less
                                               than $3 billion)

Enhanced U.S. Equity    Above-market total     Common stocks of        MFIA/Franklin
Fund                    return through in-     companies perceived     Portfolio Associates
                        vestment in common     to provide a return     LLC
                        stock of companies     higher than that of
                        perceived to provide   the S&P 500 at
                        a return higher than   approximately the
                        that of the            same level of
                        Standard & Poor's      investment risk
                        500 Composite Stock
                        Price Index ("S&P
                        500") at approxi-
                        mately the same
                        level of investment
                        risk as the S&P 500
</TABLE>

                                      -2-
<PAGE>
 
THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

     M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc. ("MFIA") serves as Investment Adviser
to each Portfolio of M Fund.  MFIA has engaged other firms, as shown in the
chart above, to serve as Portfolio Managers under the supervision of MFIA and M
Fund's Board of Directors.

     We assume no responsibility for the operation of M Fund or any Portfolio
thereof, or the compliance of M Fund or the Portfolio with any applicable law.

SUMMARY OF THE POLICY

     The following supplements the discussion included in the Policy's
prospectus under "SUMMARY OF THE POLICY: Charges and Deductions".

M FUND EXPENSES AFTER EXPENSE LIMITATION (as a percentage of each Fund's average
net assets).

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       ADVISORY     OTHER      TOTAL
                                          FEE     EXPENSES   EXPENSES
                                       ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>        <C>
Edinburgh Overseas Equity Fund            1.05%       .25%      1.30%
Turner Core Growth Fund                    .45%       .25%       .70%
Frontier Capital Appreciation Fund         .90%       .25%      1.15%
Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund                  .55%       .25%       .80%
</TABLE>

     The expenses listed for each of the M Fund Portfolios reflect current
expenses for the period January 4, 1996 (commencement of operations) through
December 31, 1996, and reflect the policy of MFIA to pay operating expenses of M
Fund (not including brokerage or other portfolio transaction expenses or
expenses of litigation, indemnification, taxes or other extraordinary expenses)
to the extent such expenses, as accrued for each Portfolio from January 4, 1996
through December 31, 1996, exceed .25% of that Portfolio's average daily net
assets on an annualized basis.  In the absence of this policy, such expenses
would have exceeded the expense cap and total expenses for the period January 4,
1996 through December 31, 1996, exclusive of interest on loans, would have been
7.34% for the Edinburgh Overseas Equity Fund, 8.51% for the Turner Core Growth
Fund, 8.19% for the Frontier Capital Appreciation Fund and 12.45% for the
Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund, respectively, MFIA has extended this policy through
December 31, 1997.  There can be no assurance that MFIA will continue this
policy in the future.

     M Fund's expenses are assessed at the Fund level and are not direct charges
against the Variable Accounts or the Policy's Accumulated Value.  These expenses
are taken into account in computing each Portfolio's net asset value, which in
turn is used to compute the corresponding Variable Account's Accumulation Unit
Value.  M Fund's investment advisory fees and operating expenses are more fully
described in M Fund's prospectus, which accompanies this prospectus.

THE POLICY

     All features of the Policy described in its prospectus remain intact.

                                      -3-
<PAGE>
 
     The following discussion supplements the one included in the Policy's
prospectus under "CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS - Other Charges."

     OTHER CHARGES

          M Fund and each of its Portfolios incur certain charges, including the
     investment advisory fee, and certain operating expenses.  M Fund is
     governed by its Board of Directors.  M Fund's expenses are not fixed or
     specified under the terms of the Policy, and these expenses may vary from
     year to year.  The advisory fees and other expenses are more fully
     described in the prospectus of M Fund.

     We will exercise voting rights attributable to shares of M Fund consistent
with the discussion in the prospectus on "Voting of Fund Shares."  The rights we
have as described in the prospectus under "Disregard of Voting Instructions" and
"Substitution of Investments" also apply to M Fund and its Portfolios.

REPORT TO OWNERS

     We will send to each Policy Owner any annual and semiannual reports
containing financial statements for M Fund that we receive from that fund.

ILLUSTRATIONS

     For the M Fund Portfolios, the investment advisory fees for the period
January 4, 1996 (commencement of operations of the Portfolios) through December
31, 1996 were equivalent to the following annual rates of the average daily net
assets of the Portfolios:  1.05% for the Edinburgh Overseas Equity Fund, 0.45%
for the Turner Core Growth Fund, 0.90% for the Frontier Capital Appreciation
Fund, and 0.55% for the Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund.  Foreign taxes (annualized)
were equal to 0.22% and 0.02% of the average daily net assets of the Edinburgh
Overseas Equity Fund, and the Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund, respectively.  Upon
request, we will furnish individualized illustrations reflecting allocation of
net premiums to one or more of the Variable Accounts that each invest in a
corresponding Portfolio of M Fund, which will reflect the expenses (after
payment of certain operating expenses by MFIA) of the Portfolio(s), described
above, and under "SUMMARY OF THE POLICY: Charges and Deductions".



Form No. 15-20535-01

                                      -4-
<PAGE>
 
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT

PART II. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Contents of Registration Statement

This Registration Statement on Form S-6 comprises the following papers and
documents:

The facing sheet.
The cross-reference sheet.
The Prospectus consisting of 90 pages (including illustrations).
The undertaking to file reports.
Representation pursuant to Section 26(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
The Signatures.
Written consent of the following person (included in the exhibits shown below):

Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors

The following exhibits:

1.   (1)  Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Depositor dated November
          22, 1989 and copies of the Memoranda concerning Pacific Select Exec
          Separate Account dated May 12, 1988 and January 26, 1993.*

     (2)  Inapplicable

     (3)  (a)  Distribution Agreement Between Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
               Company and Pacific Equities Network*

          (b)  Form of Selling Agreement Between Pacific Equities Network and
               Various Broker-Dealers*

     (4)  Inapplicable
 
     (5)  (a)  Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy and various
               riders*

          (b)  Endorsement Amending Suicide Exclusion Provision*
 
          (c)  Added Protection Benefit Rider*

          (d)  Accelerated Living Benefit Rider*

     (6)  (a)  Bylaws*

          (b)  Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
               Company* 
<PAGE>
 
     (7)    Inapplicable

     (8)    Inapplicable

     (9)(a) Participation Agreement between Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
            Company and Pacific Select Fund*
        (b) M Fund Inc. Participation Agreement with Pacific Mutual Life
            Insurance Company

     (10)   Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy &
            General Questionnaire*

2.  Form of Opinion and consent of legal officer of Pacific Mutual as to
    legality of Policies being registered* (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
    No. 3 filed in Registrant's Post Effective Amendment No. 11 to the 
    Registration Statement on Form S-6 filed via EDGAR on March 25, 1996,
    File No. 33-21754, Accession Number 000089430-96-000968.)

3.  Inapplicable

4.  Inapplicable

5.  Inapplicable

6.  (a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

    (b) Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads*

7.  Opinion of Actuary

8.  Memorandum Describing Issuance, Transfer and Redemption Procedures*

9.  Power of Attorney

10. Inapplicable

11. Inapplicable

12. Inapplicable

13. Inapplicable

14. Inapplicable

15. Inapplicable

16. Inapplicable

17. Inapplicable

* Filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement
  on Form S-6 filed via EDGAR on March 25, 1996, File No. 33-21754 Accession
  Number 000089430-96-000968.

<PAGE>
 
UNDERTAKING TO FILE REPORTS

     Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission such supplementary and periodic
information, documents and reports as may be prescribed by any rule or
regulation of the Commission heretofore or hereafter duly adopted pursuant to
authority conferred in that section.


REPRESENTATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 26(e) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

     Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Registrant represent that the 
fees and charges to be deducted under the Variable Life Insurance Policy 
("Policy") described in the prospectus contained in this registration statement
are, in the aggregate, reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the 
expenses to be incurred, and the risks assumed in connection with the Policy.

 

<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485 (b) for
effectiveness and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Newport Beach, and State of California,
on this 24th day of April, 1997.


                                PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
                                           (Registrant)

                                BY:  PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                               (Depositor)

                                BY:  _______________________________
                                     Thomas C. Sutton*
                                     Chief Executive Officer


*BY:  /s/DAVID R. CARMICHAEL
      David R. Carmichael
      as attorney-in-fact

(Power of Attorney is contained in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-6 for the Pacific Select Exec Separate Account,
File No. 33-21754 as Exhibit 9.) 
                                
<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized all in
the City of Newport Beach, and State of California, on this 24th day of
April, 1997.


                                BY:  PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                               (Registrant)

                                BY:  _______________________________
                                     Thomas C. Sutton*
                                     Chief Executive Officer


*BY:  /s/DAVID R. CARMICHAEL
      David R. Carmichael
      as attorney-in-fact

(Power of Attorney is contained in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-6 for the Pacific Select Exec Separate Account,
File No. 33-21754 as Exhibit 9.) 
                                

<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

<S>                           <C>                                    <C>
Signature                     Title                                  Date

____________________          Director, Chairman of the Board        __________ , 1997
Thomas C. Sutton*             and Chief Executive Officer

____________________          Director and President                 __________ , 1997
Glenn S. Schafer*

____________________          Vice President and Controller          __________ , 1997
Edward Byrd*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Richard M. Ferry*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Donald E. Guinn*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr.*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Charles A. Lynch*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Dr. Allen W. Mathies, Jr.*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Charles D. Miller*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Donn B. Miller*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Jacqueline C. Morby*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
J. Fernando Niebla*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Susan Westerberg Prager*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Richard M. Rosenberg*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
James R. Ukropina*

____________________          Director                               __________ , 1997
Raymond L. Watson*

*BY: /s/DAVID R. CARMICHAEL                                             April 24, 1997
     David R. Carmichael
     as attorney-in-fact

</TABLE> 
(Powers of Attorney are contained as Exhibit 9 in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 of Pacific Select Exec Separate
Account, File No. 33-21754.)

<PAGE>
 
EXHIBIT 99.1(9)(b)

M Fund Inc. Participation Agreement 
with Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company.
<PAGE>
 
                                 M FUND, INC.
                                 -----------

                            PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
                                     WITH
                     PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


        THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day of October 1996, by
and among M FUND, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Maryland (the "Fund"), M FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado (the
"Adviser"), M LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a life insurance company organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California and PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a life insurance company organized and existing under the
laws of the State of California (the "Company"), on its own behalf and on behalf
of each separate account of the Company identified herein.

        WHEREAS, the Fund is a series-type mutual fund offering shares of
beneficial interest (the "Fund shares") consisting of one or more series
("Series") of shares ("Series shares"), each such Series share representing an
interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities and other assets; and

        WHEREAS, the Fund was established for the purpose of serving as an
investment vehicle for insurance company separate accounts supporting variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies to be offered by
insurance companies; and

        WHEREAS, the Company desires that the Fund serve as an investment
vehicle for certain separate account(s) of the Company;

        WHEREAS, the Adviser is duly registered as an investment adviser
pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Fund, the
Adviser, and the Company agree as follows:


ARTICLE I.  Additional Definitions
            ----------------------

            1.1. "Account" -- each separate account of the Company described
more specifically in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (as may be amended from time
to time).

            1.2. "Business Day" -- each day that the Fund is open for business
as provided in the Fund Prospectus.

            1.3.  "Code" -- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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        1.4. "Contracts" -- the class or classes of variable annuity contracts
and variable life insurance policies issued by the Company and described more
specifically on Schedule 2 to this Agreement (as may be amended from time to
time).

        1.5. "Contract Owners" -- the owners of the Contracts, as distinguished
from all Product Owners.

        1.6.  "NASD" -- National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

        1.7. "Participating Account" -- a separate account investing all or a
portion of its assets in the Fund, including the Account.

        1.8. "Participating Insurance Company" -- any insurance company
investing in the Fund on its behalf or on behalf of a Participating Account,
including the Company.

        1.9. "Products" -- variable annuity contracts and variable life
insurance policies supported by Participating Accounts investing assets
attributable thereto in the Fund, including the Contracts.

        1.10. "Product Owners" -- owners of Products, including Contract Owners.

        1.11. "Prospectus" -- with respect to the Fund shares or a class of
Contracts or interests in the Contracts or Accounts, each version of the
definitive prospectus therefor or supplement thereto filed with the SEC pursuant
to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act. With respect to any provision of this Agreement
requiring a party to take action in accordance with a Prospectus, such reference
thereto shall be deemed to be to the version last so filed prior to the taking
of such action. For purposes of Section 4.6 and Article VIII, the term
"Prospectus" shall include any statement of additional information incorporated
therein.

        1.12. "Registration Statement" -- with respect to the Fund shares or a
class of Contracts or interests in the Contracts or Accounts, the registration
statement filed with the SEC to register the securities issued thereby under the
1933 Act, or the most recently filed amendment thereto, in either case in the
form in which it was declared or became effective. The Contracts Registration
Statement (if any) is described more specifically on Schedule 2 to this
Agreement. The Fund Registration Statement was filed on Form N-1A (File No. 33-
95472).

        1.13. "1940 Act Registration Statement" -- with respect to the Fund or
the Account, the registration statement filed with the SEC to register such
person as an investment company under the 1940 Act, or the most recently filed
amendment thereto. The Account 1940 Act Registration Statement (if any) is
described more specifically on Schedule 2 to this Agreement. The Fund 1940 Act
Registration Statement was filed on Form N-1A (File No. 811-9082).

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             1.14. "Statement of Additional Information" -- with respect to the
Fund or a class of Contracts, each version of the definitive statement of
additional information or supplement thereto filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule
497 under the 1933 Act.

             1.15.  "SEC" -- the Securities and Exchange Commission.

             1.16.  "1933 Act" -- the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

             1.17. "1940 Act" -- the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


ARTICLE II.  Sale of Fund Shares
             -------------------

             2.1.  The Fund shall make shares of those Series listed on Schedule
3 to this Agreement available for purchase by the Company on its own behalf or
on behalf of the Account, such purchases to be effected at net asset value in
accordance with Section 2.3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) Fund Series in existence now or that may be established in the future and
not listed on Schedule 3 will be made available to the Company only as the
Adviser may so provide, and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Fund
Board") may suspend or terminate the offering of Fund shares of any Series or
class thereof, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction or if, in the sole discretion of the Fund Board acting in
good faith and in light of its fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable
state laws, suspension or termination is necessary or in the best interests of
the shareholders of any Series (it being understood that "shareholders" for this
purpose shall mean Product Owners).

             2.2.  The Fund shall redeem, at the Company's request, any full or
fractional shares of the Fund held by the Company on behalf of the Account, such
redemptions to be effected at net asset value in accordance with Section 2.3 of
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund may delay redemption of
Fund shares of any Series to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or any rules,
regulations or orders thereunder.

             2.3.  Purchase and Redemption Procedures
                   ----------------------------------

                      (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of
     the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption
     requests for shares of the Fund based on allocations of amounts to the
     Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions
     arising out of the Contracts. Receipt of any such request (or relevant
     transactional information therefor) on any Business Day by the Company as
     such limited agent of the Fund prior to the Fund's close of business as
     defined from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of
     execution of this Agreement is 4 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute
     receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day,

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     provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10:00 a.m.
     Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

                      (b) The Company shall pay for shares of each Series on the
     same day that it notifies the Fund of a purchase request for such shares.
     Payment for Series shares shall be made in federal funds transmitted to the
     Fund by wire to be received by the Fund by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the
     day the Fund is notified of the purchase request for Series shares (unless
     the Fund determines and so advises the Company that sufficient proceeds are
     available from redemption of shares of other Series effected pursuant to
     redemption requests tendered by the Company on behalf of the Account). If
     federal funds are not received on time, such funds will be invested, and
     Series shares purchased thereby will be issued, as soon as practicable.

                      (c) Payment for Series shares redeemed by the Account or
     the Company shall be made in federal funds transmitted by wire to the
     Company or any other designated person on the next Business Day after the
     Fund is properly notified of the redemption order of Series shares (unless
     redemption proceeds are to be applied to the purchase of Fund shares of
     other Series in accordance with Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement), except
     that the Fund reserves the right to delay payment of redemption proceeds to
     the extent permitted under Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. The Fund shall
     not bear any responsibility whatsoever for the proper disbursement or
     crediting of redemption proceeds; the Company alone shall be responsible
     for such action.

                      (d) Any purchase or redemption requests for Fund shares
     that do not result directly from transactions relating to the Contracts or
     the Account shall be effected at the net asset value per share next
     determined after the Fund's receipt of such request, provided that, in the
     case of a purchase request, payment for Fund shares so requested is
     received by the Fund in federal funds prior to close of business for
     determination of such value, as defined from time to time in the Fund
     Prospectus.

             2.4.  The Fund shall use its best efforts to calculate and make the
net asset value per share for each Series available to the Company by 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Time each Business Day, and in any event, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the net asset value per share for such Series is calculated,
and shall calculate such net asset value in accordance with the Fund Prospectus.
Neither the Fund, any Series, the Adviser, nor any of their affiliates shall be
liable for any information provided to the Company pursuant to this Agreement to
the extent such information is based on incorrect information supplied by the
Company or any other Participating Insurance Company or Qualified Person (as
defined in Section 2.8 of this Agreement) to the Fund or the Adviser.

             2.5. The Fund shall furnish notice to the Company (by fax, or
telephone followed by written confirmation) as soon as reasonably practicable,
and no later than the same day, of any income dividends or capital gain
distributions payable on any Series shares. The Company, on

                                      -4-
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its behalf and on behalf of the Account, hereby elects to receive all such
dividends and distributions as are payable on any Series shares in the form of
additional shares of that Series. The Company reserves the right, on its behalf
and on behalf of the Account, to revoke this election and to receive all such
dividends and distributions in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company promptly
of the number of Series shares so issued as payment of such dividends and
distributions.

             2.6. Issuance and transfer of Fund shares shall be by book entry
only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or the Account.
Purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares shall be recorded in an
appropriate ledger for the Account or the appropriate subaccount of the Account.

             2.7. (a)  The Company may withdraw the Account's investment
     in the Fund or a Series of the Fund only:  (i) as necessary to facilitate
     Contract Owner requests; (ii) upon a determination by a majority of the
     Fund Board, or a majority of disinterested Fund Board members, that an
     irreconcilable material conflict exists among (x) the interests of all
     Product Owners or (y) the interests of the Participating Insurance
     Companies investing in the Fund; (iii) upon requisite vote of the Contract
     Owners having an interest in the affected Series; (iv) as required by state
     and/or federal laws or regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of
     general implication; (v) upon sixty (60) days advance written notice; (vi)
     from a Series, upon a change in the Portfolio Manager for that Series; or
     (vii) as permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the
     1940 Act.

                  (b) The Company shall not, without the prior written consent
     of the Adviser (unless otherwise required by applicable law), solicit,
     induce or encourage Contract Owners to change or modify the Fund or change
     the Fund's investment adviser.

             2.8. The Fund shall sell Fund shares only to Participating
Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to persons or plans
("Qualified Persons") that qualify to purchase and hold shares of the Fund under
Section 817(h) of the Code. The Fund shall not sell Fund shares to any insurance
company, separate account or Qualified Person unless an agreement containing
provisions substantially similar to Articles II, V, and VII of this Agreement is
in effect to govern such sales (to the extent required in order to comply with
the "Exemptive Order" referred to in Section 7.1 below).


ARTICLE III.  Representations and Warranties
              ------------------------------

             3.1. The Company represents and warrants that: (i) the Company is
an insurance company duly organized, duly existing and in good standing under
California insurance law; (ii) the Account is (or will be prior to the purchase
by the Company of Fund shares for the Account) a validly existing separate
account, duly established and maintained in accordance with applicable law;
(iii) the Contracts will be issued in compliance in all material respects with
all

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applicable federal and state laws; (iv) the Contracts currently are and at
the time of issuance will be treated as annuity contracts or life insurance
policies (including modified endowment contracts), whichever is appropriate,
under applicable provisions of the Code; and (v) the Company and the Account
qualify (or will qualify prior to the purchase by the Company of Fund shares for
the Account) to purchase and hold shares of the Fund under Section 817(h) of the
Code.

             3.2. The Fund represents and warrants that: (i) the Fund is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under Maryland
law; (ii) the Fund's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC
in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Fund is and shall
remain duly registered as an open-end management investment company thereunder;
(iii) the Fund Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC (or
will be declared effective before the sale by the Fund of its shares pursuant to
this Agreement); (iv) Fund shares sold pursuant to this Agreement have been duly
authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable law; (v) the Fund
currently qualifies as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of
the Code and is and shall remain in compliance with Section 817(h) of the Code;
(vi) the Fund's investment policies are in material compliance with any
investment restrictions set forth on Schedule 4 to this Agreement; and (vii) the
Fund does and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act. The Fund,
however, makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its operations
(including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and investment policies)
otherwise complies with the insurance laws or regulations of any state.

             3.3. The Adviser represents and warrants that it is and will remain
registered in all material respects as an investment adviser under federal and
all applicable state securities laws, and shall perform its obligations
hereunder in compliance in all material respects with any such applicable state
and federal laws. The Adviser represents that it will manage the Fund consistent
with the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions.

             3.4. Each party represents that the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or trust action, as applicable, by
such party, and, when so executed and delivered, this Agreement will be the
valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

             3.5. The Fund represents and warrants that all of its directors,
officers, and employees dealing with the money and/or securities of the Fund are
and shall continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or
similar coverage for the benefit of the Fund in an amount not less than the
minimal coverage as required currently by Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act or related
provisions as may be promulgated from time to time. The aforesaid Bond shall
include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable
bonding company.

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             3.6. The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors,
officers, and employees dealing with the money and/or securities of the Fund are
and shall continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or
similar coverage. The aforesaid Bond shall include coverage for larceny and
embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable bonding company.


ARTICLE IV.  Filings, Information and Expenses
             ----------------------------------

             4.1. The Fund shall amend the Fund Registration Statement and the
Fund's 1940 Act Registration Statement from time to time as required in order to
effect the continuous offering of Fund shares and to maintain the Fund's
registration under the 1940 Act for so long as Fund shares are sold. The Fund
shall file, register, qualify and obtain approval of the Fund shares for sale
under state securities laws to the extent deemed advisable by the Adviser.

            4.2. Unless other arrangements are made, the Fund shall provide the
Company with: (i) a copy, in camera-ready form or otherwise suitable for
printing or duplication, of each Fund Prospectus and any supplement thereto and
each Fund Statement of Additional Information and any supplement thereto; and
(ii) copies of the Fund's proxy materials, reports to shareholders, and other
communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably
require for distributing to Contract Owners.

            4.3. The Company shall amend the Contracts Registration Statement
(if any) and the Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement (if any) from time to
time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the Contracts or
as may otherwise be required by applicable law. The Company shall file,
register, qualify and obtain approval of the Contracts for sale to the extent
required by applicable insurance and securities laws of the various states.

            4.4. The Company shall inform the Fund of any investment
restrictions imposed by state insurance law that may become applicable to the
Fund from time to time as a result of the Account's investment therein
(including, but not limited to, restrictions with respect to fees and expenses
and investment policies), other than those set forth on Schedule 4 to this
Agreement. Upon receipt of such information from the Company, the Fund shall
determine whether it is in the best interests of shareholders to comply with any
such restrictions. If the Fund determines that it is not in the best interests
of shareholders (it being understood that "shareholders" for this purpose shall
mean Product Owners), the Fund shall so inform the Company, and the Fund and the
Company shall discuss alternative accommodations in the circumstances. If the
Fund determines that it is in the best interests of shareholders to comply with
such restrictions, the Fund and the Company shall amend Schedule 4 to this
Agreement to reflect such restrictions.

            4.5. The Company shall provide Contracts, Contracts and Fund
Prospectuses, Contracts and Fund Statements of Additional Information, reports,
solicitations for voting

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instructions including any related Fund proxy solicitation materials, and all
amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, to Contract Owners and
prospective Contract Owners, all in accordance with the federal and any
applicable state securities laws.

             4.6. All expenses incident to each party's performance under this
Agreement (including expenses expressly assumed by such party pursuant to this
Agreement) shall be paid by such party to the extent permitted by law.

                  (a) Expenses assumed by the Fund include, but are not limited
     to, the costs of: (i) registration and qualification of the Fund shares
     under the federal securities laws; (ii) preparation and filing with the SEC
     of the Fund Prospectus, Fund Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"),
     Fund Registration Statement, Fund proxy materials and shareholder reports,
     and supplements thereto, and preparation of a camera-ready copy thereof;
     (iii) preparation of all statements and notices required by any federal or
     state securities law; (iv) printing and mailing to Contract Owners of all
     Prospectuses, SAI's, proxy materials and reports, and supplements thereto,
     required to be provided by the Fund to its shareholders; (v) all taxes on
     the issuance or transfer of Fund shares; and (vi) any expenses permitted to
     be paid or assumed by the Fund pursuant to a plan, if any, under Rule 12b-1
     under the 1940 Act. The Fund otherwise shall pay no fee or other
     compensation to the Company under this Agreement, unless the parties
     otherwise agree, except that if the Fund or any Series adopts and
     implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to finance
     distribution expenses, then payments may be made to the Company in
     accordance with such plan. The Fund currently does not intend to make any
     payments to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
     1940 Act or in contravention of such rule, although it may make payments
     pursuant to Rule 12b-1 in the future. To the extent that it decides to
     finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Fund undertakes
     to have a Board of Directors, a majority of whom are not interested persons
     of the Fund, formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance
     distribution expenses.

                  (b) Expenses assumed by the Company include, but are not
     limited to, the costs of: (i) registration and qualification of the
     Contracts under the federal and any applicable state securities laws; (ii)
     preparation and filing with the SEC of the Contracts Prospectus and
     Contracts Registration Statement; and (iii) preparation and dissemination
     of all statements and notices to Contract Owners required by any federal or
     state insurance law other than those paid for by the Fund.

                  (c) Expenses assumed by the Adviser include, but are not
     limited to the costs of printing the Fund Prospectuses and SAI's for use in
     connection with the sale of the Contracts to prospective Contract owners.

             4.7. Any piece of advertising or sales literature or other
promotional material prepared by the company in which the Fund is named and
which will be used by the Company

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shall be furnished by the Company to the Fund not less than 15 days prior to its
use. No such material shall be used if the Fund or its designee objects to such
use within fifteen days after receipt of such material, provided that it may be
used earlier than the end of such 15 day period if the Fund or its designee
consents in writing to its use. The Fund may delegate its rights and
responsibilities under this provision to the Adviser.

             4.8. Any piece of advertising or sales literature or other
promotional material in which the Company or the Account is named and which will
be used by the Fund or the Adviser shall be furnished by the Fund or the
Adviser, as applicable, to the Company not less than 15 days prior to its use.
No such material shall be used if the Company or its designee objects to such
use within 15 days after receipt of such material, provided that it may be used
earlier than the end of such 15 day period if the Company or its designee
consents in writing to its use.

             4.9. The Company shall not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund to
the public (including current and prospective Contract owners) in connection
with the sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations
contained in the Fund Registration Statement or Fund Prospectus (as such
Registration Statement or Prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to
time) or in reports or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales literature or
other promotional material approved in accordance with Section 4.7 of this
Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the Fund.

             4.10. The Fund and the Adviser shall not give any information or
make any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the
Account or the Contracts other than the information or representations contained
in the Contracts Registration Statement or Contracts Prospectus (as such
Registration Statement or Prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to
time) or in published reports of the Account which are in the public domain or
approved in writing by the Company for distribution to Contract Owners, or in
sales literature or other promotional material approved in accordance with
Section 4.8 of this Agreement except with the prior written consent of the
Company.

             4.11. The Fund and the Company shall provide to the other upon
request at least one complete copy of all Registration Statements, Prospectuses,
Statements of Additional Information, periodic and other shareholder or Contract
Owner reports, proxy statements, solicitations of voting instructions, sales
literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions,
requests for no-action letters, and all amendments or supplements to any of the
above, that relate to the Fund, the Contracts or the Account, as the case may
be, promptly after the filing by or on behalf of such party of such document
with the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

             4.12. Each party shall provide to the other upon request copies of
draft versions of any Registration Statements, Prospectuses, Statements of
Additional Information, periodic and other shareholder or Contract Owner
reports, proxy statements, solicitations for voting

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instructions, sales literature and other promotional materials, applications for
exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all amendments or supplements to
any of the above, to the extent that the other party reasonably needs such
information for purposes of preparing a report or other filing to be filed with
or submitted to a regulatory agency. If a party requests any such information
before it has been filed, the other party will provide the requested information
if then available and in the version then available at the time of such request.

             4.13. Each party hereto shall cooperate with the other party and
all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC,
the NASD and state insurance regulators) and shall permit each other and such
authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with any
investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. However, such access shall not extend to attorney-client
privileged information.

             4.14. The Company reserves the right to modify any of the Contracts
in any respect whatsoever. The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion
to suspend the sale of any of the Contracts, in whole or in part, or to accept
or reject any application for the sale of a Contract. The Company agrees to
notify the Fund and the Adviser promptly upon the occurrence of any event the
Company believes might necessitate a material modification or suspension.

             4.15. For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature
or other promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, any material
constituting sales literature or advertising under the NASD rules, the 1940 Act
or the 1933 Act.


ARTICLE V.   Voting of Fund Shares
             ---------------------

             5.1. With respect to any matter put to vote by the holders of Fund
shares or Series shares ("Voting Shares"), to the extent required by law
(including the Exemptive Order referred to in Section 7.1 below) the Company
shall:

                  (a) solicit voting instructions from Contract Owners to which
     Voting Shares are attributable;

                  (b) vote Voting Shares of each Series attributable to Contract
     Owners participating in an account in accordance with instructions or
     proxies timely received from such Contract Owners;

                  (c) vote Voting Shares of each Series attributable to Contract
     Owners participating in an account for which no instructions have been
     received in the same proportion as Voting Shares of such Series from
     Contract Owners participating in an account for which instructions have
     been timely received; and

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                  (d) vote Voting Shares of each Series held by the Company on
     behalf of the Account that are not attributable to Contract Owners in the
     same proportion as Voting Shares of such Series from Contract Owners
     participating in an account for which instructions have been timely
     received;

                  (e) vote Voting Shares of each series held by the Company on
     its behalf that are not attributable to Contract Owners in the same
     proportions as Voting shares of such Series held by the Company's Accounts
     in the aggregate.

provided, however, that if the SEC changes its interpretations of voting
privileges for variable contracts the Company may vote such shares in its own
right.  The Company shall be responsible for assuring that voting privileges for
the Account are calculated in a manner consistent with the provisions set forth
above.

             5.2. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act
requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular the Fund will either provide
for annual meetings or comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the
Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as
with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will
act in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretation
of the requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to periodic elections of
trustees and with whatever rules the Commission may promulgate with respect
thereto.


ARTICLE VI.  Compliance with Code
             --------------------

             6.1. The Fund shall comply with Section 817(h) of the Code, and all
regulations issued thereunder and shall notify the Company immediately upon
having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that
it might not so qualify in the future.

             6.2. The Fund shall maintain its qualification as a regulated
investment company (under Subchapter M of the Code or any successor or similar
provision), and shall notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable
basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so
qualify in the future.

             6.3. The Company shall maintain the treatment of the Contracts as
annuity contracts or life insurance policies, whichever is appropriate, under
applicable provisions of the Code and shall notify the Fund and the Adviser
immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Contracts have
ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future.


ARTICLE VII. Potential Conflicts
             -------------------

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             7.1. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the Fund has
obtained (or will obtain) an order of exemption from the SEC (the "Exemptive
Order," File No. 812-9674) granting relief from various provisions of the 1940
Act and the rules thereunder to the extent necessary to permit Fund shares to be
sold to and held by variable annuity and variable life insurance separate
accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated Participating Insurance Companies
and other Qualified Persons (as defined in Section 2.8). The Fund hereby
notifies the Company that Contracts Prospectus disclosure regarding potential
risks of such mixed and shared funding may be appropriate.

             7.2. The Fund Board shall monitor the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of Product Owners. The Fund Board
shall promptly inform the Company if it determines that a material
irreconcilable conflict exists and the implications thereof.

             7.3. (a)  The Company shall report any potential or existing
     conflicts promptly to the Fund Board, and in particular whenever Contract
     Owner voting instructions are disregarded, and recognizes that it shall be
     responsible for assisting the Fund Board in carrying out its
     responsibilities in connection with the Exemptive Order.  The Company
     agrees to carry out such responsibilities with a view only to the interests
     of Contract Owners.

                  (b)  The Company shall at least annually submit to the Fund
     Board such reports, materials or data as the Fund Board may reasonably
     request so that the Fund Board and the Fund may fully carry out the
     obligations imposed upon them by the conditions of the Exemptive Order, and
     such reports, material and data shall be submitted more frequently if
     deemed appropriate by the Fund Board.

             7.4. If a majority of the Fund Board, or a majority of its
directors who are not "interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act
("Disinterested Directors"), determines that a material irreconcilable conflict
exists with regard to Contract Owner investments in the Fund, the Fund Board
shall give prompt notice to all Participating Insurance Companies. If the Fund
Board determines that the Company is responsible in full or in part for causing
or creating said conflict, the Company (and other responsible Participating
Insurance Companies) shall at no cost and expense to the Fund, and to the extent
reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the Disinterested
Directors), take such action as is necessary to remedy or eliminate the
irreconcilable material conflict. Such necessary action may include, but shall
not be limited to:

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                  (a) Withdrawing the assets allocable to the Account from the
     Fund or any Series thereof and reinvesting such assets in a different
     investment medium, or submitting the question of whether such segregation
     should be implemented to a vote of all affected Contract Owners and, as
     appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity
     Contract Owners, life insurance Contract Owners, or other Product Owners)
     that votes in favor of such segregation or offering to the affected
     Contract Owners the option of making such a change; and

                  (b) Establishing a new registered management investment
     company.

             7.5. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises as a result of a
decision by the Company to disregard Contract Owner voting instructions and said
decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote by all
Contract Owners having an interest in the Fund, the Company may be required, at
the Fund Board's election, to withdraw the Account's investment in the Fund and
terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account; provided, however, that
such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the
foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the
Disinterested Directors. Any such withdrawal and termination must take place
within six (6) months after the Fund gives written notice that this provision is
being implemented, and until the end of that six month period the Adviser and
Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the
purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Fund (subject to Section 2.1 above).
No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.

             7.6. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a
particular state insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company
conflicts with the majority of other state regulators, then the Company will
withdraw the affected Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this
Agreement with respect to such Account within six months after the Board informs
the Company in writing that it has determined that such decision has created an
irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such withdrawal and
termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material
irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the Disinterested
Directors. Until the end of the foregoing six month period, the Adviser and Fund
shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase
(and redemption) of shares of the Fund (subject to Section 2.1 above).

             7.7. For purposes of this Article, a majority of the Disinterested
Directors shall determine whether or not any proposed action adequately remedies
any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event shall the Fund be required
to bear the expense of establishing a new funding medium for any Contract. The
Company shall not be required by this Article to establish a new funding medium
for any Contract if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of
the Contract Owners materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material
conflict. In the event that the Board determines that any proposed action does
not adequately remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then the Company
will withdraw the Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement
within six (6) months after the Board

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informs the Company in writing of the foregoing determination, provided,
however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent
required by any such material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a
majority of the Disinterested Directors.

              7.8. If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are
amended, or Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any
provisions of the 1940 Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to
mixed and shared funding on terms and conditions materially different from those
contained in the Exemptive Order, then (a) the Fund and/or the Company, as
appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2
and 6e-3(T), as amended, or Rule 6e-3, as adopted, as applicable, to the extent
such rules are applicable, and (b) Sections 7.2 through 7.7 of this Agreement
shall continue in effect only to the extent that terms and conditions
substantially identical to such Sections are contained in such Rule(s) as so
amended or adopted.


ARTICLE VIII. Indemnification
              ---------------

              8.1.  Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify
                    ------------------------------
and hold harmless the Fund, the Adviser and each person who controls the Fund or
the Adviser within the meaning of such terms under the 1933 Act (but not any
Participating Insurance Companies or Qualified Plans) and any officer, trustee,
director, employee or agent of the foregoing, against any and all losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (including any investigative,
legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amounts
paid with the written consent of the Company in settlement of, any action, suit
or proceeding or any claim asserted), to which they or any of them may become
subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are related to the sale or
acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Contracts and:

                    (a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
     alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Contracts
     Registration Statement, Contracts Prospectus, sales literature or other
     promotional material for the Contracts or the Contracts themselves (or any
     amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or the omission or the
     alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
     therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light
     of the circumstances in which they were made; provided that this obligation
     to indemnify shall not apply if such statement or omission or such alleged
     statement or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity
     with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the
     Fund or Adviser for use in the Contracts Registration Statement, Contracts
     Prospectus or in the Contracts or sales literature or promotional material
     for the Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing)
     or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Fund
     shares; or

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                    (b) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
     statement of a material fact contained in the Fund Registration Statement,
     Fund Prospectus or sales literature or other promotional material of the
     Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or the
     omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
     be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
     misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, if such
     statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
     information furnished in writing to the Fund or the Adviser by or on behalf
     of the Company; or

                    (c) arise out of or are based upon any wrongful conduct of
     the Company or persons under its control (or subject to its authorization)
     with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund shares;
     or

                    (d) arise as a result of any failure by the Company to
     provide the services and furnish the materials or to make any payments as
     required under this Agreement; or

                    (e) arise out of any material breach by the Company of this
Agreement. 

     This indemnification will be in addition to any liability that the Company
may otherwise have; provided, however, that no party shall be entitled to
indemnification if such loss, claim, damage or liability is due to the wilful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty by the
party seeking indemnification.

     8.2.  Indemnification by the Fund. The Fund shall indemnify and hold
           ---------------------------
harmless the Company and each person who controls the Company within the meaning
of such terms under the 1933 Act and any officer, director, employee or agent of
the foregoing, against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint
or several (including any investigative, legal and other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid with the written consent of
the Fund in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claim
asserted), to which they or any of them may become subject under any statute or
regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities are related to the sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares or
the Contracts and:


           (a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
     untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Fund Registration
     Statement, Fund Prospectus or sales literature or other promotional
     material of the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
     foregoing), or the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a
     material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which
     they were made; provided that this obligation to indemnify shall not apply
     if such statement or omission or alleged statement or alleged omission was
     made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
     writing to the Fund by or on behalf of the Company for use in the Fund
     Registration Statement, Fund Prospectus or sales literature

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     or promotional material for the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any
     of the foregoing); or

            (b) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
     a material fact contained in the Contracts Registration Statement,
     Contracts Prospectus or sales literature or other promotional material for
     the Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or
     the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
     to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
     misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, if such
     statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished in
     writing by or on behalf of the Fund to the Company; or

            (c) arise out of or are based upon wrongful conduct of the Fund or
     persons under its control (or subject to its authorization) with respect to
     the sale of Fund shares; or

            (d) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund to provide the
     services and furnish the materials required under the terms of this
     Agreement; or

            (e) arise out of any material breach by the Fund of this Agreement
     (including any breach of Article VI of this Agreement).

This indemnification will be in addition to any liability that the Fund may
otherwise have; provided, however, that no party shall be entitled to
indemnification if such loss, claim, damage or liability is due to the willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty by the
party seeking indemnification.

             8.3. Indemnification by the Adviser. The Adviser shall indemnify
                  ------------------------------
and hold harmless the Company and each person who controls the Company within
the meaning of such term under the 1933 Act and any officer, director, employee
or agent of the foregoing, against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several (including any investigative, legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid with the
written consent of the Adviser in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding
or any claim asserted), to which they or any of them may become subject under
any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities are related to the sale or acquisition of the
Fund's shares or the Contract and:

                  (a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
     alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Fund
     Registration Statement, Fund Prospectus or sales literature or other
     promotional material of the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of
     the foregoing), or the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a
     material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which
     they were

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     made; provided that this obligation to indemnify shall not apply
     if such statement or omission or alleged statement or alleged omission was
     made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
     writing by or on behalf of the Company to the Fund or the Adviser for use
     in the Fund Registration Statement, Fund Prospectus or sales literature or
     promotional material for the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of
     the foregoing); or

                  (b) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
     statement of a material fact contained in the Contracts Registration
     Statement, Contracts Prospectus or sales literature or other promotional
     material for the Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
     foregoing), or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
     fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
     therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were
     made, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information
     furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Adviser to the Company; or

                   (c) arise out of or are based upon wrongful conduct of the
     Fund or the Adviser with respect to the sale of Fund shares; or

                   (d) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund or the
     Adviser to provide the services and furnish the materials required under
     the terms of this Agreement; or

                   (e) arise out of any material breach by the Fund or the
     Adviser of this Agreement (including any breach of Article VI of this
     Agreement).

This indemnification will be in addition to any liability that the Adviser may
otherwise have; provided, however, that no party shall be entitled to
indemnification if such loss, claim, damage or liability is due to the willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty by the
party seeking indemnification.

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             8.4.  Indemnification Procedures. After receipt by a party entitled
                   --------------------------
to indemnification ("indemnified party") under this Article VIII of notice of
the commencement of any action, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made by
the indemnified party against any person obligated to provide indemnification
under this Article VIII ("indemnifying party"), such indemnified party will
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof as soon as
practicable thereafter, provided that the omission to so notify the indemnifying
party will not relieve it from any liability under this Article VIII, except to
the extent that the omission results in a failure of actual notice to the
indemnifying party and such indemnifying party is damaged solely as a result of
the failure to give such notice. The indemnifying party, upon the request of the
indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the
indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and
disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such
proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel
and to participate in the defense of such proceeding, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the
retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.
The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment against the indemnified party, the indemnifying party
agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability
by reason of such settlement or judgment.

             The amount of any indemnification due the Company by the Adviser
that is not satisfied by the Adviser shall be satisfied by making adjustments to
one or more of the reinsurance treaties that exist between Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company and M Life Insurance Company. The manner in which such
adjustments are made shall be reasonably agreed to by Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company and M Life Insurance Company.

             A successor by law of the parties to this Agreement shall be
entitled to the benefits of the indemnification contained in this Article VIII.
The indemnification provisions contained in this Article VIII shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.


ARTICLE IX.  Applicable Law
             --------------

             9.1. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland,
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law.

             9.2. This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933
Act, 1940 Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations and rulings

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thereunder, including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations
as the SEC may grant, and the terms hereof shall be limited, interpreted and
construed in accordance therewith.


ARTICLE X.  Termination
            -----------

            10.1. This Agreement shall not terminate until the Fund is
dissolved, liquidated, or merged into another entity, or, as to any Series of
the Fund, the Account no longer invests in that Series. However, certain
obligations of, or restrictions on, the parties to this Agreement may terminate
as provided in Sections 10.2 and 10.3, and the Company may be required to redeem
shares pursuant to Section 10.4 or in the circumstances contemplated by Article
VII.

            10.2. Termination of the Fund's Obligation to Sell. The obligation
                  --------------------------------------------
of the Fund to sell shares to the Company pursuant to Article II of this
Agreement shall terminate at the option of the Fund upon notice to the Company
as provided below:


                  (a) the Fund Board has terminated the offering of Fund shares
     or Series shares pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement; or

                  (b) upon institution of formal proceedings against the Company
     by the NASD, the SEC, the insurance commission of any state or any other
     regulatory body regarding the Company's duties under this Agreement or
     related to the sale of the Contracts, the operation of the Account, the
     administration of the Contracts or the purchase of Fund shares, or an
     expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome which would, in the
     Fund's reasonable judgment, materially impair the Company's ability to meet
     and perform the Company's obligations and duties hereunder; or

                  (c) in the event any of the Contracts or interests in the
     Contracts or Account, as applicable, are not registered, issued or sold in
     accordance with applicable federal and/or state law; or

                  (d) if the Fund or the Adviser, respectively, shall determine,
     in their sole judgment exercised in good faith, that either (1) the Company
     shall have suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial
     condition since the date of this Agreement or (2) the Company shall have
     been the subject of material adverse publicity which is likely to have a
     material adverse impact upon the business and operations of either the Fund
     or the Adviser; or

                  (e) upon the Company's assignment of this Agreement
     (including, without limitation, any transfer of any Contract or the Account
     to another insurance company pursuant to an assumption reinsurance
     agreement) unless the Fund consents thereto; or

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                  (f) upon termination pursuant to Section 10.1 or notice from
     the Company pursuant to Section 10.3.

Termination of the Fund's obligation shall take effect immediately upon the
giving of such notice upon the occurrence of an event described in clauses (b)
or (c) above, and 10 (ten) days after the giving of such notice in all other
cases.  In exercising its option to terminate its obligation to sell shares to
the Company, the Fund will continue to make Fund shares available to the extent
necessary to permit owners of Contracts in effect on the effective date of such
termination (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts") to reallocate
investments in the Fund, redeem investments in the Fund and/or invest in the
Fund upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing
Contracts, unless the Existing Contracts are the basis for the termination.  In
that case, the Fund may nonetheless elect to continue to make Fund shares
available for Existing Contracts and if it so elects, shall promptly notify the
Company whether the Fund is electing to make Fund shares available after
termination.

             10.3. As to the Company. The restrictions on the Company under
                   -----------------
Section 2.7(a) of this Agreement shall terminate at the option of the Company
upon 10 days' notice to the Fund:


                   (a) if shares of any Series are not reasonably available to
     meet the requirements of the Contracts as determined by the Company, and
     the Fund, after receiving written notice from the Company of such non-
     availability, fails to make available a sufficient number of Fund shares to
     meet the requirements of the Contracts within 10 days after receipt
     thereof; or

                   (b) upon institution of formal proceedings against the Fund
     by the NASD, the SEC or any state securities or insurance commission or any
     other regulatory body; or

                   (c) if the Fund ceases to qualify as a regulated investment
     company under Subchapter M of the Code, or under any successor or similar
     provision, or if the Company reasonably believes the Fund may fail to so
     qualify, and the Fund, upon written request, fails to provide reasonable
     assurance that it will take action to cure or correct such failure; or

                   (d) if the Fund fails to meet the diversification
     requirements specified in Section 817(h) of the Code and any regulations
     thereunder, and the Fund, upon written request, fails to provide reasonable
     assurance that it will take action to cure or correct such failure; or

                   (e) if the Fund informs the Company pursuant to Section 4.4
     that the Fund will not comply with investment restrictions as requested by
     the Company, and the Fund and the Company are unable to agree upon any
     reasonable alternative accommodations; or

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                   (f) upon receipt by the Company of any necessary regulatory
     approvals and any necessary vote of the Contract Owners having an interest
     in the Account (or any subaccount) to substitute the shares of another
     investment company for the corresponding Series shares of the Fund in
     accordance with the terms of the Contracts for which those Series shares
     had been selected to serve as the underlying investment media. The Company
     will give 30 days' prior written notice to the Fund of the date of any
     proposed vote or other action taken to replace the Fund's shares; or

                   (g) upon a material breach of any provision of this Agreement
     by either the Fund or the Adviser; or

                   (h) if the Company determines in its sole judgment exercised
     in good faith, that either the Fund or the Adviser has suffered a material
     adverse change in its business, operations, or financial conditions since
     the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity
     which is likely to have a material adverse impact upon the business and
     operations of the Company.

             10.4.  Company Required to Redeem. The parties understand and
                    --------------------------
acknowledge that it is essential for compliance with Section 817(h) of the Code
that the Contracts qualify as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, as
applicable, under the Code. Accordingly, if any of the Contracts cease to
qualify as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, as applicable, under
the Code, or if the Fund reasonably believes that any such Contracts may fail to
so qualify, the Fund shall have the right to require the Company to redeem
Shares attributable to such Contracts upon ten (10) days written notice to the
Company and the Company shall so redeem such Shares in order to ensure that the
Fund complies with the provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code applicable to
ownership of Fund Shares. Notice to the Company shall specify the period of time
the Company has to redeem the Shares or to make other arrangements satisfactory
to the Fund and its counsel, such period of time to be determined with reference
to the requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code. In addition, the Company may
be required to redeem Shares pursuant to action taken or request made by the
Fund Board in accordance with an order of the SEC as described in Article VII,
or other SEC rule, regulation or order that may be adopted after the date
hereof. The Company agrees to redeem Shares in such circumstances and to comply
with applicable terms and provisions.

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ARTICLE XI.  Applicability to New Accounts and New Contracts
             -----------------------------------------------

             The parties to this Agreement may amend the schedules to this
Agreement from time to time to reflect, as appropriate, changes in or relating
to the Contracts, or Series or funding vehicles thereof, additions of new
classes of Contracts to be issued by the Company and separate accounts therefor
investing in the Fund. The provisions of this Agreement shall be equally
applicable to each such class of Contracts, Series and Accounts, effective as of
the date of amendment of such Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires.


ARTICLE XII.  Notice, Request or Consent
              --------------------------

              Any notice, request or consent to be provided pursuant to this
Agreement is to be made in writing and shall be given:

              If to the Fund:

                   M Fund, Inc.
                   River Park Center
                   205 S.E. Spokane Street
                   Portland, Oregon  97202
                   Attn:  President

              If to the Adviser:

                   M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc.
                   River Park Center
                   205 S.E. Spokane Street
                   Portland, Oregon  97202
                   Attn:  President

              If to the Company:
                   Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
                   700 Newport Center Drive
                   Newport Beach, California 92660
                   Attn: Variable Regulatory Compliance

or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing
to the other party.  Each such notice, request or consent to a party shall be
sent by registered or certified United States mail with return receipt
requested, by overnight delivery with a nationally recognized courier or by
electronically transmitted facsimile, and shall be effective upon receipt or
three days after mailing.

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ARTICLE XIII.  Miscellaneous
               -------------

               13.1. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof
or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

               13.2. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or
more counterparts, each of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

               13.3. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made
invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

               13.4. Subject to the requirement of legal process and regulatory
authority, each party hereto shall treat as if confidential the names and
addresses of the owners of the Contracts and all information reasonably
identified as confidential in writing by any other party hereto and, except as
permitted by this Agreement shall not disclose, disseminate, or utilize such
names and addresses and other confidential information until such time as it may
come into the public domain without the express written consent of the affected
party.

               13.5. The rights, remedies, and obligations contained in this
Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to any and all rights, remedies,
and obligations, at law or in equity, which the parties hereto are entitled to
under state and federal laws.

                                      -23-
<PAGE>
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized officer on the date
specified below.

                     PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                     (Company)


                     By:  /s/ GLENN S SCHAFER
                        Name:  Glenn S. Schafer
                        Title: President

                     By:  /s/ LYNN C. MILLER
                        Name:  Lynn C. Miller
                        Title: Executive Vice President



                     M FUND, INC.
                     (Fund)


                     By:   /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE
                        Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
                        Title: President



                     M FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.
                     (Adviser)


                     By: /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE
                        Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
                        Title: President



                     M LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


                     By: /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE
                        Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
                        Title: Senior VP

                                      -24-
<PAGE>
 
                                 SCHEDULE 1
                                 ----------

                            Accounts of the Company
                             Investing in the Fund


Effective as of the date the Agreement was executed, the following separate
accounts of the Company are subject to the Agreement:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Name of Account and             Date Established by            SEC 1940 Act             Type of Product
Subaccounts                     Board of Directors of the      Registration Number      Supported by Account
                                Company                        (if applicable)      
==============================================================================================================
<S>                             <C>                            <C>                      <C>
Pacific Select Exec             May 12, 1988                   811-05563                Variable Life Policies
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Edinburgh Overseas
     Equity Variable
     Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Turner Core Growth
     Variable Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Frontier Capital
     Appreciation Variable
     Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Enhanced U.S. Equity
     Variable Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Pacific COLI
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Edinburgh Overseas
     Equity Variable
     Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Turner Core Growth
     Variable Account
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Frontier Capital
     Appreciation Variable
     Account
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Enhanced U.S. Equity
     Variable Account
==============================================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
                                 Schedule 2
                                 ----------

                             Classes of Contracts
                        Supported by Separate Accounts
                              Listed on Schedule 1


Effective as of the date the Agreement was executed, the following classes of
Contracts are subject to the Agreement:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Policy Marketing Name              SEC 1933 Act              Name of Supporting       Annuity or Life
                                   Registration Number       Account        
                                   (if applicable)
======================================================================================================
<S>                                <C>                       <C>                      <C>
Pacific Select Exec                33-21754                  Pacific Select Exec      Life
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Pacific Select Choice              33-57908                  Pacific Select Exec      Life
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Custom COLI                                                  Pacific COLI             Life
=======================================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
Effective as of  the dates indicated below, the following classes of Contracts
are hereby added to this Schedule 2 and made subject to the Agreement:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Policy Marketing Name            SEC 1933 Act            Name of Supporting      Annuity or Life
                                 Registration Number     Account                      
                                 (if applicable)
=================================================================================================
<S>                              <C>                      <C>                    <C> 
Custom COLI Rider Eff.           33-N/A                   Pacific COLI           Life
December 16, 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pacific Select Estate            333-01717                Pacific Select EXEC    Life
Preserver
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eff. February 10, 1997           33-
=================================================================================================
</TABLE>

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund, the Adviser, and the Company hereby amend this
Schedule 2 in accordance with Article XI of the Agreement.

<TABLE> 
<S>                                      <C>
M FUND, INC.                             PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                         By:  /s/ TC SUTTON
                                              Name:   Thomas C. Sutton
                                              Title:  Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

By:  /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE                  By:  /s/ GLENN S SCHAFER
     Name:  Daniel F. Byrne                   Name:   Glenn S. Schafer
     Title: President                         Title:  President


M FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.    M LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


By:  /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE                  By:  /s/ DANIEL F BYRNE
     Name:  Daniel F. Byrne                   Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
     Title: President                         Title: Senior VP
</TABLE> 
<PAGE>
 
                                 Schedule 3
                                 ----------

                         Fund Series and Other Funding
                           Vehicles Available Under
                            Each Class of Contracts


Effective as of the date the Agreement was executed, the following Fund Series
and other Funding Vehicles are available under the Contracts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Contract Marketing Name         Fund Series                         Other Funding Vehicles
==========================================================================================================
<S>                             <C>                                 <C>
M Fund                          Edinburgh Overseas Equity Fund      Pacific Select Fund, except Equity and
                                                                    Bond and Income Portfolios
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
M Fund                          Turner Core Growth Fund             Pacific Select Fund, except Equity and
                                                                    Bond and Income Portfolios
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
M Fund                          Frontier Capital Appreciation       Pacific Select Fund, except Equity and
                                Fund                                Bond and Income Portfolios
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M Fund                          Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund           Pacific Select Fund, except Equity and
                                                                    Bond and Income Portfolios
==========================================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
                                 SCHEDULE 4
                                 ----------

                            Investment Restrictions
                            Applicable to the Fund


Effective as of the date the Agreement was executed, the following investment
restrictions are applicable to the Fund:

FOREIGN COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION GUIDELINES to be followed by each portfolio of a
Separate Account are as follows:

A Portfolio will invest in the securities of issuers domiciled or primarily
traded in at least five foreign countries if the Portfolio has invested at least
80% of its net assets in foreign issuers.  If the Portfolio has less than 20% of
its net assets in foreign issuers, then all of such investment may be in issuers
domiciled or primarily traded in one country.  If the Portfolio has at least 20%
but less than 40% of its net assets in foreign issuers, then such investment
must be allocated to issuers domiciled or primarily traded in at least two
foreign countries.  Similarly, if the Portfolio has at least 40% but less than
60% of its net assets invested in foreign issuers, such investment must be
allocated to at least three foreign countries.  Foreign investments must be
allocated to at least four foreign countries if such investments comprise at
least 60% but less than 80% of the Portfolio's net assets.  The Portfolio will
not invest more than 20% of its net assets in securities of issuers domiciled or
primarily traded in any one country, except that the Portfolio may invest up to
35% of its net assets in issuers domiciled or primarily traded in any one of the
following countries:  Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, or
Germany.  The Portfolio is not subject to any limit upon investment in issuers
domiciled or primarily traded in the United States.

BORROWING GUIDELINES to be followed by each portfolio of a separate account are
as follows:

A Portfolio may leverage its assets by borrowing amounts equivalent to no more
than 10% of its total assets, except that a Portfolio may temporarily borrow up
to 25% of its total assets when such borrowing is necessary to meet fund
redemptions.  For purposes of this limitation, entering into a reverse
repurchase agreement shall be considered a "borrowing".
<PAGE>
 
                                                                           DRAFT

                        AMENDMENT DATED MAY 1, 1997 TO
         SCHEDULE 4 OF THE M FUND, INC. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH 
                     PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Effective as of the date of this Amendment, pursuant to Bulletin 97-2 dated
March 7, 1997, ("Bulletin"), issued by the California Department of Insurance 
("Department"), the M Fund Portfolios are exempt from the investment guidelines
and restrictions set forth in Section V, Hazardous Operations, of the Bulletin
in accordance with the exemptive provisions of Section VI, Non-Hazardous
Operations, of the Bulletin, so long as all Portfolios are registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Department has determined that a hazardous
condition shall not exist if such registration is maintained.

Should any Portfolio not maintain an effective registration, the Fund and the 
Adviser agree to comply with such investment guidelines and restrictions as the 
Commissioner of the Department may require under Bulletin Section V, in order to
deem the Portfolio's investment practices to be non-hazardous.

Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to Section VI of the Bulletin, in the event 
the Commissioner determines that a hazardous condition exists as the result of 
the Fund's investment practices, then Section 4.4 of this Agreement shall apply.
<TABLE> 

<S>                                             <C>
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY             
(Company)

By:______________________________               Date: _____________________
   Name:
   Title:


By:______________________________               Date: _____________________
   Name:
   Title:



M FUND, INC.
(Fund)

By:______________________________               Date: _____________________
   Name:
   Title:


By:______________________________               Date: _____________________
   Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
   Title: President



M FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ADVISER
(Adviser)

By:______________________________               Date: ____________________
   Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
   Title: President 



M LIFE
By:______________________________               Date: ____________________
   Name:  Daniel F. Byrne
   Title: Senior Vice President

</TABLE> 


<PAGE>
 
EXHIBIT 99.6(a)

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

<PAGE>
 



                     [LETTERHEAD OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP]


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company:

We hereby consent to the use in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registration
Statement No. 33-21754 of Pacific Select Exec on Form S-6 of our reports dated
February 14, 1997 related to the financial statements of Pacific Select Exec
Separate Account of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company as of December 31,
1996 and for the two years then ended and February 22, 1997 related to the
Consolidated financial statements of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the three years ended December 31, 1996
appearing in such Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Independent
Auditors" in such Prospectus.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
April, 1997





<PAGE>
 
EXHIBIT 99.7

Opinion of Actuary
<PAGE>
 
[Letterhead of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company]


April 21, 1997



PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
700 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA  92660

To whom it may concern:

In my capacity as Assistant Vice President of the Product Design Department of
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, I have provided actuarial advice
concerning:

The preparation of the Post-effective Amendment Number 12 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-6, filed by Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect
to variable life insurance policies (the "Registration Statement") and the
preparation of the policy forms for the variable life insurance policies
described in the Registration Statement (the "Policies").

It is my professional opinion that:

The illustration of death benefits, cash values and accumulated premiums shown
in the Appendix to the prospectus, based on the assumptions stated in the
illustrations and on the page immediately preceding the illustrations, are
consistent with the provisions of the Policies.  The rate structure of the
Policies has not been designed so as to make the relationship between premiums
and benefits, as shown in the illustrations, appear to be correspondingly more
favorable to the prospective purchaser of the Policies at age 40 in the
underwriting classes illustrated than to prospective purchasers of Policies at
other ages or underwriting classes.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,

/s/PIERRE DELISLE

Pierre Delisle, FSA
Assistant Vice President

<PAGE>
 
EXHIBIT 99.9

Powers of Attorney

<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9/13/94                          Thomas C. Sutton
                                        Chairman of the Board
                                        and Executive Officer
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 1/3/95                           Glenn S. Schafer
                                        Director and President
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9-13-94                             Edward Byrd
                                           Controller
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9/13/94                           Richard M. Ferry
                                         Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9-16-94                          Donald E. Guinn
                                        Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9/15/94                         Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr.
                                       Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9-14-94                          Charles A. Lynch
                                        Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: Sept 14, 1994                     Dr. Allen W. Mathies, Jr.
                                         Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: Sept 15, 1994                      Charles D. Miller
                                          Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 9/15/94                           Donn B. Miller
                                         Director
 
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: 6/23/95                             J. Fernando Niebla
                                           Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: Sept 14, 1994                    Susan Westerberg Prager
                                        Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: Sept. 14, 1994                     James R. Ukropina
                                          Director
<PAGE>
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him in his name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated: Sept. 26, 1994                        Raymond L. Watson
                                             Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his/her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him/her in his/her name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated:   9/9/96                /s/ JACQUELINE C. MORBY
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                               Jacqueline C. Morby
                               Director
<PAGE>
 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints David R. Carmichael, Sharon A. Cheever, Diane N.
Ledger, Jeffrey S. Puretz, Paul F. Roye and Robin Yonis Sandlaufer his/her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him/her in his/her name, place, and stead, in any and all
Registration Statements applicable to Pacific Select Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Exec Separate Account of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pacific Select Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and Separate Account A of Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



Dated:   9/11/96                 /s/ RICHARD M. ROSENBERG
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                                       Richard M. Rosenberg
                                       Director


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