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Reg. No. 33-45846, Rule 497(e)
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 1, 1996 TO MAY 1, 1996, PROSPECTUS FOR
UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
VA-I SEPARATE ACCOUNT
The following information supplements UNUM/America's VA-I Separate Account
prospectus and should be read in conjunction with it.
On October 1, 1996 (the "Closing Date"), UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
("UNUM/ America") completed the sale of its tax-sheltered annuity business to
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company ("Lincoln Life") and Lincoln Life &
Annuity Company of New York ("Lincoln-NY"), an affiliate of Lincoln Life. See
"Acquisition Agreement with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company" at pp.
12-13 of the Prospectus.
Effective on the Closing Date, Lincoln Life began administering the Contracts
offered by the Prospectus on behalf of UNUM/America, except for Contracts
previously offered in New York by UNUM Life Insurance Company (the "New York
Contracts"), which are being administered on behalf of UNUM/America by
Lincoln-NY. Also effective on the Closing Date, LNC Equity Sales Corporation, a
broker-dealer affiliate of Lincoln Life, replaced UNUM Sales Corporation as the
principal underwriter of the Contracts.
Written communications concerning contributions, withdrawals, transfers, or
other transactions or inquiries involving the Contracts (other than the New York
Contracts) should be sent to Lincoln Life as agent for UNUM/America at P.O. Box
9740, Portland, Maine 04104-5001. Telephone calls regarding the Contracts (other
than New York Contracts) may be made to (800) 341-0441. Written communications
concerning contributions, withdrawals, transfers, or other transactions or
inquiries involving the New York Contracts should be sent to Lincoln-NY as agent
for UNUM/America at P.O. Box 9737, Portland, Maine 04104-5037. Telephone calls
regarding the New York Contracts may be made to (800) 893-7168.
Following the Closing Date UNUM/America intends to continue to offer and sell
the Contracts in certain jurisdictions. In most instances, the Contracts will be
offered on terms that require the Contractholder and/or Participants to consent
at the time of purchase of the UNUM/America Contract to the subsequent transfer
of the Contract to Lincoln Life effective at such time as all necessary legal
and regulatory approvals for such a transfer are received. The notification and
consent procedures described at pp. 12-13 of the Prospectus for Contracts issued
prior to the Closing Date will not be followed in such cases. In some instances,
UNUM/America may offer the Contracts on terms that do not require the
Contractholder and Participants to consent at the time of purchase of a
UNUM/America Contract to its subsequent transfer to Lincoln Life. In such
instances, the notification and consent procedures described at pp. 12-13 of the
Prospectus will be followed in connection with any subsequent transfer to
Lincoln Life of the Contract.
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