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GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Dated January 11, 2000
This page supplements General American Life Insurance Company's variable
product prospectuses as set forth below. Please keep this supplement
with your prospectus for future reference.
On January 6, 2000, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
completed its acquisition of GenAmerica Corporation, parent company of
General American Life Insurance Company. The acquisition of General
American does not affect policy benefits or any other terms or
conditions under your contract. Immediately following the transaction,
General American received financial and claims paying rating upgrades
from the four major rating agencies.
MetLife, headquartered in New York City since 1868, is a leading
provider of insurance and financial products and services to individual
and group customers.
