<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 06/30/99
000 C000000 883644
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0
000 J000000 A
"001 A000000 STRONG VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, INC."
001 B000000 811-6553
001 C000000 4145777366
002 A000000 P.O. BOX 2936
002 B000000 MILWAUKEE
002 C000000 WI
002 D010000 53201
002 D020000 2936
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 Y
007 B000000 4
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C020300 STRONG DISCOVERY FUND II
007 C030300 N
007 C010400 4
007 C020400 STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND II
007 C030400 N
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C020700 STRONG MID CAP GROWTH II
007 C030700 N
007 C010800 8
007 C020800 STRONG SCHAFER VALUE II
007 C030800 N
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
"008 A00AA01 STRONG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC."
008 B00AA01 A
008 C00AA01 801-10724
008 D01AA01 MILWAUKEE
008 D02AA01 WI
008 D03AA01 53201
008 D04AA01 2936
"011 A00AA01 STRONG INVESTMENTS, INC."
011 B00AA01 8-32608
011 C01AA01 MILWAUKEE
<PAGE> PAGE 2
011 C02AA01 WI
011 C03AA01 53201
011 C04AA01 2936
"012 A00AA01 STRONG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC."
012 B00AA01 84-1599
012 C01AA01 MILWAUKEE
012 C02AA01 WI
012 C03AA01 53201
012 C04AA01 2936
"013 A00AA01 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP"
013 B01AA01 MILWAUKEE
013 B02AA01 WI
013 B03AA01 53202
"014 A00AA01 STRONG INVESTMENTS, INC."
014 B00AA01 8-32608
"014 A00AA02 W.H. REAVES & COMPANY, INC."
014 B00AA02 8-22142
018 00AA00 Y
019 A00AA00 Y
019 B00AA00 54
019 C00AA00 STRONGFUND
"020 A000001 BEAR, STEARNS & COMPANY, INC."
020 C000001 210
020 A000002 INSTINET CORPORATION
020 C000002 201
020 A000003 B-TRADE SERVICES LLC
020 C000003 74
"020 A000004 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC."
020 C000004 59
"020 A000005 ITG, INC."
020 C000005 53
"020 A000006 MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COMPANY"
020 C000006 44
"020 A000007 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, INC."
020 C000007 43
"020 A000008 LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC."
020 C000008 42
"020 A000009 GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY"
020 C000009 28
"020 A000010 CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ SECURITIES, INC."
020 C000010 20
021 000000 1138
"022 A000001 BARLCAYS DE ZOETE WEDD, INC."
022 C000001 199625
022 D000001 0
022 A000002 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & COMPANY
022 C000002 179634
022 D000002 5257
"022 A000003 ABN-AMRO, INC."
022 C000003 165932
022 D000003 111
<PAGE> PAGE 3
"022 A000004 GOLDMAN, SACHS & COMPANY"
022 C000004 134445
022 D000004 11709
"022 A000005 ELAN INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC."
022 C000005 43596
022 D000005 42376
"022 A000006 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, INC."
022 C000006 13090
022 D000006 7607
"022 A000007 MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COMPANY"
022 C000007 10834
022 D000007 5376
022 A000008 DEUTSCHE BANK - ALEX BROWN
022 C000008 7836
022 D000008 4111
022 A000009 ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
022 C000009 7797
022 D000009 3251
022 A000010 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
022 C000010 5455
022 D000010 4750
023 C000000 823392
023 D000000 115242
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 N
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 Y
027 000000 Y
029 00AA00 N
030 A00AA00 0
030 B00AA00 0.00
030 C00AA00 0.00
031 A00AA00 0
031 B00AA00 0
032 00AA00 0
033 00AA00 0
034 00AA00 N
035 00AA00 0
036 B00AA00 0
037 00AA00 N
038 00AA00 0
039 00AA00 Y
040 00AA00 N
042 A00AA00 0
042 B00AA00 0
042 C00AA00 0
<PAGE> PAGE 4
042 D00AA00 0
042 E00AA00 0
042 F00AA00 0
042 G00AA00 0
042 H00AA00 0
043 00AA00 0
044 00AA00 0
054 A00AA00 Y
054 B00AA00 Y
054 C00AA00 Y
054 D00AA00 N
054 E00AA00 N
054 F00AA00 N
054 G00AA00 N
054 H00AA00 Y
054 I00AA00 N
054 J00AA00 Y
054 K00AA00 N
054 L00AA00 Y
054 M00AA00 Y
054 N00AA00 N
054 O00AA00 N
058 A00AA00 N
059 00AA00 Y
060 A00AA00 Y
060 B00AA00 Y
061 00AA00 0
077 A000000 N
078 000000 N
080 C00AA00 0
081 B00AA00 0
082 B00AA00 0
083 B00AA00 0
084 B00AA00 0
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
"015 A000301 FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A."
015 B000301 C
015 C010301 MILWAUKEE
015 C020301 WI
015 C030301 53202
<PAGE> PAGE 5
015 E010301 X
015 A000302 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
015 B000302 S
015 C010302 BOSTON
015 C020302 MA
015 C030302 02109
015 E040302 X
024 000300 N
028 A010300 10618
028 A020300 0
028 A030300 0
028 A040300 9623
028 B010300 5577
028 B020300 0
028 B030300 0
028 B040300 18309
028 C010300 2816
028 C020300 23028
028 C030300 0
028 C040300 8638
028 D010300 1828
028 D020300 0
028 D030300 0
028 D040300 7451
028 E010300 13338
028 E020300 0
028 E030300 0
028 E040300 7544
028 F010300 1721
028 F020300 0
028 F030300 0
028 F040300 16047
028 G010300 35898
028 G020300 23028
028 G030300 0
028 G040300 67612
028 H000300 0
045 000300 Y
046 000300 N
047 000300 Y
048 000300 1.000
048 A010300 0
048 A020300 0.000
048 B010300 0
048 B020300 0.000
048 C010300 0
048 C020300 0.000
048 D010300 0
048 D020300 0.000
048 E010300 0
048 E020300 0.000
<PAGE> PAGE 6
048 F010300 0
048 F020300 0.000
048 G010300 0
048 G020300 0.000
048 H010300 0
048 H020300 0.000
048 I010300 0
048 I020300 0.000
048 J010300 0
048 J020300 0.000
048 K010300 0
048 K020300 0.000
049 000300 N
050 000300 N
051 000300 N
052 000300 N
053 A000300 N
055 A000300 Y
055 B000300 N
056 000300 Y
057 000300 N
062 A000300 N
062 B000300 0.0
062 C000300 0.0
062 D000300 0.0
062 E000300 0.0
062 F000300 0.0
062 G000300 0.0
062 H000300 0.0
062 I000300 0.0
062 J000300 0.0
062 K000300 0.0
062 L000300 0.0
062 M000300 0.0
062 N000300 0.0
062 O000300 0.0
062 P000300 0.0
062 Q000300 0.0
062 R000300 0.0
063 A000300 0
063 B000300 0.0
066 A000300 Y
066 B000300 N
066 C000300 Y
066 D000300 N
066 E000300 N
066 F000300 N
066 G000300 N
067 000300 N
068 A000300 N
068 B000300 N
<PAGE> PAGE 7
069 000300 N
070 A010300 Y
070 A020300 Y
070 B010300 Y
070 B020300 Y
070 C010300 Y
070 C020300 N
070 D010300 Y
070 D020300 Y
070 E010300 Y
070 E020300 N
070 F010300 Y
070 F020300 Y
070 G010300 Y
070 G020300 N
070 H010300 Y
070 H020300 N
070 I010300 N
070 I020300 N
070 J010300 Y
070 J020300 Y
070 K010300 Y
070 K020300 N
070 L010300 Y
070 L020300 Y
070 M010300 Y
070 M020300 N
070 N010300 Y
070 N020300 N
070 O010300 Y
070 O020300 N
070 P010300 Y
070 P020300 N
070 Q010300 N
070 Q020300 N
070 R010300 Y
070 R020300 N
071 A000300 176624
071 B000300 197573
071 C000300 166094
071 D000300 106
072 A000300 6
072 B000300 113
072 C000300 631
072 D000300 0
072 E000300 0
072 F000300 819
072 G000300 0
072 H000300 0
072 I000300 75
072 J000300 29
<PAGE> PAGE 8
072 K000300 0
072 L000300 0
072 M000300 2
072 N000300 0
072 O000300 0
072 P000300 0
072 Q000300 0
072 R000300 7
072 S000300 0
072 T000300 0
072 U000300 0
072 V000300 0
072 W000300 -1
072 X000300 931
072 Y000300 0
072 Z000300 -186
072AA000300 26479
072BB000300 31053
072CC010300 0
072CC020300 6647
072DD010300 0
072DD020300 0
072EE000300 23036
073 A010300 0.0000
073 A020300 0.0000
073 B000300 1.6538
073 C000300 0.0000
074 A000300 0
074 B000300 1300
074 C000300 1993
074 D000300 0
074 E000300 0
074 F000300 150504
074 G000300 0
074 H000300 0
074 I000300 0
074 J000300 1677
074 K000300 0
074 L000300 53
074 M000300 0
074 N000300 155527
074 O000300 2334
074 P000300 19
074 Q000300 0
074 R010300 0
074 R020300 0
074 R030300 0
074 R040300 132
074 S000300 0
074 T000300 153042
074 U010300 14949
<PAGE> PAGE 9
074 U020300 0
074 V010300 10.24
074 V020300 0.00
074 W000300 0.0000
074 X000300 21
074 Y000300 1077
075 A000300 0
075 B000300 171395
076 000300 0.00
015 A000401 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
015 B000401 C
015 C010401 BOSTON
015 C020401 MA
015 C030401 02109
015 E010401 X
015 A000402 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
015 B000402 C
015 C010402 BOSTON
015 C020402 MA
015 C030402 02109
015 E040402 X
024 000400 N
028 A010400 7436
028 A020400 0
028 A030400 0
028 A040400 8182
028 B010400 12006
028 B020400 0
028 B030400 0
028 B040400 14499
028 C010400 8339
028 C020400 179
028 C030400 0
028 C040400 9910
028 D010400 10910
028 D020400 0
028 D030400 0
028 D040400 10509
028 E010400 9270
028 E020400 0
028 E030400 0
028 E040400 12679
028 F010400 13862
028 F020400 0
028 F030400 0
028 F040400 10544
028 G010400 61823
028 G020400 179
028 G030400 0
028 G040400 66323
028 H000400 0
<PAGE> PAGE 10
045 000400 Y
046 000400 N
047 000400 Y
048 000400 1.000
048 A010400 0
048 A020400 0.000
048 B010400 0
048 B020400 0.000
048 C010400 0
048 C020400 0.000
048 D010400 0
048 D020400 0.000
048 E010400 0
048 E020400 0.000
048 F010400 0
048 F020400 0.000
048 G010400 0
048 G020400 0.000
048 H010400 0
048 H020400 0.000
048 I010400 0
048 I020400 0.000
048 J010400 0
048 J020400 0.000
048 K010400 0
048 K020400 0.000
049 000400 N
050 000400 N
051 000400 N
052 000400 N
053 A000400 N
055 A000400 N
055 B000400 Y
056 000400 Y
057 000400 N
062 A000400 N
062 B000400 0.0
062 C000400 0.0
062 D000400 0.0
062 E000400 0.0
062 F000400 0.0
062 G000400 0.0
062 H000400 0.0
062 I000400 0.0
062 J000400 0.0
062 K000400 0.0
062 L000400 0.0
062 M000400 0.0
062 N000400 0.0
062 O000400 0.0
062 P000400 0.0
<PAGE> PAGE 11
062 Q000400 0.0
062 R000400 0.0
063 A000400 0
063 B000400 0.0
066 A000400 Y
066 B000400 N
066 C000400 Y
066 D000400 N
066 E000400 N
066 F000400 N
066 G000400 N
067 000400 N
068 A000400 N
068 B000400 Y
069 000400 N
070 A010400 Y
070 A020400 N
070 B010400 Y
070 B020400 N
070 C010400 Y
070 C020400 N
070 D010400 Y
070 D020400 N
070 E010400 Y
070 E020400 Y
070 F010400 Y
070 F020400 N
070 G010400 Y
070 G020400 N
070 H010400 Y
070 H020400 N
070 I010400 N
070 I020400 N
070 J010400 Y
070 J020400 Y
070 K010400 Y
070 K020400 Y
070 L010400 Y
070 L020400 Y
070 M010400 Y
070 M020400 Y
070 N010400 Y
070 N020400 N
070 O010400 Y
070 O020400 Y
070 P010400 Y
070 P020400 N
070 Q010400 N
070 Q020400 N
070 R010400 Y
070 R020400 N
<PAGE> PAGE 12
071 A000400 28703
071 B000400 36483
071 C000400 45049
071 D000400 64
072 A000400 6
072 B000400 36
072 C000400 260
072 D000400 0
072 E000400 0
072 F000400 227
072 G000400 0
072 H000400 0
072 I000400 0
072 J000400 16
072 K000400 0
072 L000400 5
072 M000400 1
072 N000400 0
072 O000400 0
072 P000400 0
072 Q000400 0
072 R000400 11
072 S000400 0
072 T000400 0
072 U000400 0
072 V000400 0
072 W000400 2
072 X000400 262
072 Y000400 0
072 Z000400 34
072AA000400 4062
072BB000400 3037
072CC010400 4266
072CC020400 0
072DD010400 177
072DD020400 0
072EE000400 0
073 A010400 0.0364
073 A020400 0.0000
073 B000400 0.0000
073 C000400 0.0000
074 A000400 0
074 B000400 0
074 C000400 4151
074 D000400 0
074 E000400 0
074 F000400 44004
074 G000400 0
074 H000400 0
074 I000400 0
074 J000400 56
<PAGE> PAGE 13
074 K000400 0
074 L000400 63
074 M000400 0
074 N000400 48274
074 O000400 0
074 P000400 5
074 Q000400 0
074 R010400 0
074 R020400 0
074 R030400 0
074 R040400 161
074 S000400 0
074 T000400 48108
074 U010400 4942
074 U020400 0
074 V010400 9.73
074 V020400 0.00
074 W000400 0.0000
074 X000400 13
074 Y000400 540
075 A000400 0
075 B000400 46267
076 000400 0.00
015 A000701 FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE N.A.
015 B000701 C
015 C010701 MILWAUKEE
015 C020701 WI
015 C030701 53202
015 E010701 X
015 A000702 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
015 B000702 S
015 C010702 BOSTON
015 C020702 MA
015 C030702 02109
015 E040702 X
024 000700 Y
"025 A000701 BEAR, STEARNS & COMPANY, INC."
025 C000701 E
025 D000701 281
025 D000702 0
025 D000703 0
025 D000704 0
025 D000705 0
025 D000706 0
025 D000707 0
025 D000708 0
028 A010700 2805
028 A020700 0
028 A030700 0
028 A040700 942
028 B010700 1957
<PAGE> PAGE 14
028 B020700 0
028 B030700 0
028 B040700 497
028 C010700 6206
028 C020700 43
028 C030700 0
028 C040700 358
028 D010700 10863
028 D020700 0
028 D030700 0
028 D040700 726
028 E010700 10249
028 E020700 0
028 E030700 0
028 E040700 746
028 F010700 15578
028 F020700 0
028 F030700 0
028 F040700 2201
028 G010700 47658
028 G020700 43
028 G030700 0
028 G040700 5470
028 H000700 0
045 000700 Y
046 000700 N
047 000700 Y
048 000700 1.000
048 A010700 0
048 A020700 0.000
048 B010700 0
048 B020700 0.000
048 C010700 0
048 C020700 0.000
048 D010700 0
048 D020700 0.000
048 E010700 0
048 E020700 0.000
048 F010700 0
048 F020700 0.000
048 G010700 0
048 G020700 0.000
048 H010700 0
048 H020700 0.000
048 I010700 0
048 I020700 0.000
048 J010700 0
048 J020700 0.000
048 K010700 0
048 K020700 0.000
049 000700 N
<PAGE> PAGE 15
050 000700 N
051 000700 N
052 000700 N
053 A000700 Y
053 B000700 Y
053 C000700 N
055 A000700 N
055 B000700 N
056 000700 Y
057 000700 N
062 A000700 N
062 B000700 0.0
062 C000700 0.0
062 D000700 0.0
062 E000700 0.0
062 F000700 0.0
062 G000700 0.0
062 H000700 0.0
062 I000700 0.0
062 J000700 0.0
062 K000700 0.0
062 L000700 0.0
062 M000700 0.0
062 N000700 0.0
062 O000700 0.0
062 P000700 0.0
062 Q000700 0.0
062 R000700 0.0
063 A000700 0
063 B000700 0.0
066 A000700 Y
066 B000700 N
066 C000700 N
066 D000700 Y
066 E000700 N
066 F000700 N
066 G000700 N
067 000700 N
068 A000700 N
068 B000700 N
069 000700 N
070 A010700 Y
070 A020700 Y
070 B010700 Y
070 B020700 N
070 C010700 Y
070 C020700 N
070 D010700 Y
070 D020700 N
070 E010700 Y
070 E020700 N
<PAGE> PAGE 16
070 F010700 Y
070 F020700 N
070 G010700 Y
070 G020700 N
070 H010700 Y
070 H020700 N
070 I010700 N
070 I020700 N
070 J010700 Y
070 J020700 N
070 K010700 Y
070 K020700 N
070 L010700 Y
070 L020700 Y
070 M010700 Y
070 M020700 N
070 N010700 Y
070 N020700 N
070 O010700 Y
070 O020700 N
070 P010700 Y
070 P020700 N
070 Q010700 N
070 Q020700 N
070 R010700 Y
070 R020700 N
071 A000700 145707
071 B000700 107736
071 C000700 31818
071 D000700 339
072 A000700 6
072 B000700 83
072 C000700 33
072 D000700 0
072 E000700 0
072 F000700 160
072 G000700 0
072 H000700 0
072 I000700 26
072 J000700 14
072 K000700 0
072 L000700 3
072 M000700 1
072 N000700 0
072 O000700 0
072 P000700 0
072 Q000700 0
072 R000700 5
072 S000700 0
072 T000700 0
072 U000700 2
<PAGE> PAGE 17
072 V000700 0
072 W000700 0
072 X000700 211
072 Y000700 18
072 Z000700 -77
072AA000700 12306
072BB000700 7201
072CC010700 3465
072CC020700 0
072DD010700 0
072DD020700 0
072EE000700 42659
073 A010700 0.0000
073 A020700 0.0000
073 B000700 0.0117
073 C000700 0.0000
074 A000700 0
074 B000700 5800
074 C000700 2564
074 D000700 0
074 E000700 62007
074 F000700 0
074 G000700 0
074 H000700 0
074 I000700 0
074 J000700 3334
074 K000700 0
074 L000700 20
074 M000700 8
074 N000700 73733
074 O000700 6307
074 P000700 11
074 Q000700 0
074 R010700 0
074 R020700 0
074 R030700 0
074 R040700 4
074 S000700 0
074 T000700 67411
074 U010700 3305
074 U020700 0
074 V010700 20.40
074 V020700 0.00
074 W000700 0.0000
074 X000700 16
074 Y000700 0
075 A000700 0
075 B000700 34741
076 000700 0.00
"015 A000801 FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A."
015 B000801 C
<PAGE> PAGE 18
015 C010801 MILWAUKEE
015 C020801 WI
015 C030801 53202
015 E010801 X
024 000800 N
028 A010800 610
028 A020800 0
028 A030800 0
028 A040800 51
028 B010800 409
028 B020800 0
028 B030800 0
028 B040800 3
028 C010800 769
028 C020800 163
028 C030800 0
028 C040800 36
028 D010800 568
028 D020800 0
028 D030800 0
028 D040800 145
028 E010800 1223
028 E020800 0
028 E030800 0
028 E040800 85
028 F010800 981
028 F020800 0
028 F030800 0
028 F040800 130
028 G010800 4560
028 G020800 163
028 G030800 0
028 G040800 450
028 H000800 0
045 000800 Y
046 000800 N
047 000800 Y
048 000800 1.000
048 A010800 0
048 A020800 0.000
048 B010800 0
048 B020800 0.000
048 C010800 0
048 C020800 0.000
048 D010800 0
048 D020800 0.000
048 E010800 0
048 E020800 0.000
048 F010800 0
048 F020800 0.000
048 G010800 0
<PAGE> PAGE 19
048 G020800 0.000
048 H010800 0
048 H020800 0.000
048 I010800 0
048 I020800 0.000
048 J010800 0
048 J020800 0.000
048 K010800 0
048 K020800 0.000
049 000800 N
050 000800 N
051 000800 N
052 000800 N
053 A000800 Y
053 B000800 Y
053 C000800 N
055 A000800 N
055 B000800 N
056 000800 Y
057 000800 N
062 A000800 N
062 B000800 0.0
062 C000800 0.0
062 D000800 0.0
062 E000800 0.0
062 F000800 0.0
062 G000800 0.0
062 H000800 0.0
062 I000800 0.0
062 J000800 0.0
062 K000800 0.0
062 L000800 0.0
062 M000800 0.0
062 N000800 0.0
062 O000800 0.0
062 P000800 0.0
062 Q000800 0.0
062 R000800 0.0
063 A000800 0
063 B000800 0.0
066 A000800 Y
066 B000800 N
066 C000800 Y
066 D000800 N
066 E000800 N
066 F000800 N
066 G000800 N
067 000800 N
068 A000800 N
068 B000800 N
069 000800 N
<PAGE> PAGE 20
070 A010800 Y
070 A020800 N
070 B010800 Y
070 B020800 N
070 C010800 Y
070 C020800 N
070 D010800 Y
070 D020800 N
070 E010800 Y
070 E020800 N
070 F010800 Y
070 F020800 N
070 G010800 Y
070 G020800 N
070 H010800 Y
070 H020800 N
070 I010800 N
070 I020800 N
070 J010800 Y
070 J020800 N
070 K010800 Y
070 K020800 N
070 L010800 Y
070 L020800 Y
070 M010800 Y
070 M020800 N
070 N010800 Y
070 N020800 N
070 O010800 Y
070 O020800 N
070 P010800 Y
070 P020800 N
070 Q010800 N
070 Q020800 N
070 R010800 Y
070 R020800 N
071 A000800 9008
071 B000800 4870
071 C000800 5885
071 D000800 83
072 A000800 6
072 B000800 9
072 C000800 65
072 D000800 0
072 E000800 0
072 F000800 29
072 G000800 0
072 H000800 0
072 I000800 7
072 J000800 7
072 K000800 0
<PAGE> PAGE 21
072 L000800 1
072 M000800 1
072 N000800 0
072 O000800 0
072 P000800 0
072 Q000800 0
072 R000800 5
072 S000800 0
072 T000800 0
072 U000800 3
072 V000800 0
072 W000800 1
072 X000800 54
072 Y000800 19
072 Z000800 39
072AA000800 912
072BB000800 558
072CC010800 136
072CC020800 0
072DD010800 0
072DD020800 0
072EE000800 0
073 A010800 0.0005
073 A020800 0.0000
073 B000800 0.2918
073 C000800 0.0000
074 A000800 0
074 B000800 0
074 C000800 651
074 D000800 0
074 E000800 0
074 F000800 8547
074 G000800 0
074 H000800 0
074 I000800 0
074 J000800 0
074 K000800 0
074 L000800 12
074 M000800 8
074 N000800 9218
074 O000800 548
074 P000800 8
074 Q000800 0
074 R010800 0
074 R020800 0
074 R030800 0
074 R040800 1
074 S000800 0
074 T000800 8661
074 U010800 814
074 U020800 0
<PAGE> PAGE 22
074 V010800 10.63
074 V020800 0.00
074 W000800 0.0000
074 X000800 9
074 Y000800 0
075 A000800 0
075 B000800 7073
076 000800 0.00
SIGNATURE JOHN WIDMER
TITLE TREASURER
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000883644
<NAME> "Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc."
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 7
<NAME> Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> Jan-1-1999
<PERIOD-END> Jun-30-1999
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 64261155
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 70370619
<RECEIVABLES> 3354202
<ASSETS-OTHER> 8743
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 73733564
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 6307351
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 14938
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 6322289
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 56410544
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 3304756
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 1044272
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> (76,967)
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 4968234
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 6109464
<NET-ASSETS> 67411275
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 32537
<INTEREST-INCOME> 83412
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (192,915)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (76966)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 5104905
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 3464919
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 8492858
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (42,659)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 2561052
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (303,021)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 2453
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 50681503
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 41
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 159886
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 211,090
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 33159353
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 16.02
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.02)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 4.43
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.00
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 20.40
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.2
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000883644
<NAME> "Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc."
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 8
<NAME> Strong Schafer Value II Fund
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> Jan-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> Jun-30-1999
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 8885259
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 9198297
<RECEIVABLES> 12015
<ASSETS-OTHER> 8088
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 9218400
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 548182
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 9034
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 557216
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 7955774
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 814444
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 399191
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 38700
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 353672
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 313038
<NET-ASSETS> 8661184
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 65262
<INTEREST-INCOME> 8821
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 35387
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 38696
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 354195
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 135565
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 528456
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (288)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (162907)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 441066
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (42955)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 17142
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 4639201
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 292
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 162386
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 29408
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 53922
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 6061548
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 10.08
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.05
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.79
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.29)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.63
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.2
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000883644
<NAME> "Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc."
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 4
<NAME> "Strong International Stock Fund II, Inc."
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> Jan-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> Jun-30-1999
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 39268910
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 48154627
<RECEIVABLES> 119235
<ASSETS-OTHER> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 48273862
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 166349
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 166349
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 56856196
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 4942244
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 5387173
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 34174
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (18,064,607)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 9281750
<NET-ASSETS> 48107513
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 260343
<INTEREST-INCOME> 35889
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (262,058)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 34174
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 1024760
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 4265573
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 5324507
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (177,022)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 6670360
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (7,135,159)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 19869
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 826756
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 177022
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> (19,089,366)
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 227460
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (262,058)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 46572956
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 8.78
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.01
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.98
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.04)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.73
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000883644
<NAME> "Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc."
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 3
<NAME> Strong Discovery Fund II
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> Jan-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> Jun-30-1999
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 150503353
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 153796916
<RECEIVABLES> 1729644
<ASSETS-OTHER> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 155526560
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 2333922
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 150424
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 2484346
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 158523850
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 14949304
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 15418542
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> (186,439)
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (8,588,760)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 3293563
<NET-ASSETS> 153042214
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 631282
<INTEREST-INCOME> 113090
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (930,811)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (186439)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (4573913)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (6646922)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (11407274)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (23,035,922)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 3218585
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (6,119,465)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 2431642
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (43,130,315)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 19021075
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 819456
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 930,811
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 167352979
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 12.72
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.01)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.82)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (1.65)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.24
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
