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GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED NOVEMBER 2, 2000
This page supplements General American Life Insurance Company's prospectus,
dated May 1, 2000, for the Flexible Premium Joint and Survivor Variable Life
Insurance Policy. This supplement supersedes the supplement dated October 2,
2000.
This supplement reflects the creation of an Executive Benefit version of the
Policy for qualifying corporate-sponsored contracts. The changes are
effective as of the date of this supplement. You should review this
supplement and keep it with your prospectus and other important papers
related to your policy. Please contact your Agent / Registered
Representative if you have any questions regarding this information.
Capitalized terms in this supplement have the same meaning as set forth in
the prospectus unless otherwise defined herein.
ADDITION OF EXECUTIVE BENEFIT VERSION OF THE POLICY. An executive benefit
("Executive Benefit") version of the Policy is available for qualifying
corporate-sponsored Policies. In order to qualify for Executive Benefit
status, a Policy must:
* be part of a business-sponsored, non-qualified benefit plan;
* be billed to the sponsoring corporation; and
* have a minimum planned premium for the Policy or for a group of
Policies on one or more Insureds of:
- $500,000 per year for a minimum of five years;
- $2,500,000 single premium; or
- a total of $2,500,000 premium over a five year period, with
first year premium of at least $500,000.
If we issue a Policy or a group of Policies that meet the criteria outlined
above, the Policy or Policies will be issued as an Executive Benefit version
of the Policy. We may reduce certain charges for policies that qualify for
the Executive Benefit version of the Policy as described in the prospectus
under Adjustment of Charges. Policies which do not meet the criteria
outlined above will be designated as a personal lines ("Personal Lines")
version of the Policy.
