LEGENDS FUND INC
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                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 5, 1996
                     TO PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1995
                            THE LEGENDS FUND, INC.



     The prospectus is hereby supplemented as follows:

     By substituting the following language for the second paragraph under the 
caption "The Fund" on page 1:

     ARM Capital Advisors, Inc. (Manager) serves as investment manager to all
     the Portfolios of the Fund and has entered into a sub-advisory agreement
     with a professional adviser for each Portfolio except for the ARM Capital
     Advisors Money Market Portfolio. Such advisers are individually called a
     Sub-Adviser and, collectively, the Sub-Advisers. The Manager provides the
     Fund with supervisory and management services. ARM Financial Group, Inc.
     (ARM) is the parent of the Manager. See "Management of the Fund."

     By substituting the following language for the two paragraphs titled 
"Integrity Life Insurance Company" under "Management of the Fund" on page 22:

     ARM CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC., 200 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York
     10166, serves as investment manager to all the Portfolios of the Fund. ARM,
     the parent of the Manager, is a financial services company providing retail
     and institutional products and services to the long-term savings and
     retirement market. The Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II, L.P.,
     Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P., Morgan Stanley Capital
     Investors, L.P. and MSCP III 892 Investors, L.P., investment funds
     sponsored by Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. (Morgan Stanley), own approximately
     91% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of ARM. The address of ARM is
     239 S. Fifth Street, 12th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. The address of
     each of Morgan Stanley and the investment funds sponsored by it is 1221 
     Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.

     The Manager assumed the duties and responsibilities of Integrity as
     investment manager to the Fund on February 1, 1996, following an internal
     reorganization. Both the Manager and Integrity are wholly-owned
     subsidiaries of ARM. The transaction involving the transfer of duties and
     responsibilities to the Manager did not result in a change in the actual
     management or control of the investment manager of the Fund; there was no
     change in the management or personnel actually providing advisory services
     to the Fund; and there was no change in the terms of the Fund's management
     agreement, including no change in the compensation received by the
     investment manager. The Manager commenced investment advisory operations on
     January 5, 1995, on which date it acquired the domestic fixed income unit
     of Kleinwort Benson Investment Management
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     Americas Inc. The Manager is also the investment adviser to the mutual
     funds comprising the State Bond Group.

     On August 25, 1994, Integrity purchased for its own account approximately
     450,000 shares of the Morgan Stanley Worldwide High Income Portfolio, at
     net asset value, for an aggregate purchase price of $4.5 million. Integrity
     has indicated that it will vote all of the shares that it owns for its own
     account in the Portfolio on any matter requiring the vote of shareholders
     in the same proportion as votes are cast by certificate holders relating to
     the Portfolio. Integrity has also indicated that it intends to redeem its
     shares on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent, and at the same time as,
     the Portfolio has sales in respect of certificate holders. As of March 29,
     1996, approximately 105,683 shares, having a fair value of approximately
     $1.1 million and constituting approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares
     of the Portfolio, were held by Integrity for its own account.

     The prospectus is hereby further supplemented as follows:

          On February 16, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Fund voted to
     terminate the subadvisory agreements with the Sub-Advisers for Mitchell
     Hutchins Fixed Income Portfolio (the Fixed Income Portfolio) and Mitchell
     Hutchins Money Market Portfolio (the Money Market Portfolio). The two sub-
     advisory agreements terminated effective as of March 31, 1996. The Fund's
     Board of Directors also voted to amend the Management Agreement between the
     Fund and the Manager to reduce the annual advisory fee relating to the
     Fixed Income Portfolio from .90% to .70% of average net assets and to
     reduce the annual advisory fee relating to the Money Market Portfolio from
     .65% to .50% of average net assets, effective as of April 1, 1996 (the
     Effective Date) in each case.

          The Board of Directors of the Fund has called a special meeting of
     shareholders of each of the Fixed Income and Money Market Portfolios for
     the purpose of approving the respective new advisory arrangements described
     above for each Portfolio. The special meeting has been scheduled for May
     17, 1996, and the record date for shareholders entitled to notice of and to
     vote at the special meeting is April 10, 1996.

          As of the Effective Date, J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
     (J.P. Morgan) became the Sub-Adviser for the Fixed Income Portfolio, and
     the name of the Portfolio was changed to "Pinnacle Fixed Income Portfolio."
     The Manager will compensate J.P. Morgan for its services as Sub-Adviser to
     the Fixed Income Portfolio at the annual rate of .50% of average net assets
     of the Portfolio.

          J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, New York,
     New York 10036, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan & Co.
     Incorporated, a bank holding company organized under the laws of Delaware.
     J.P. Morgan offers a wide range

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     of investment management services and acts as investment adviser to
     corporate and institutional clients. As of December 31, 1995, J.P. Morgan
     had assets under management of over $139 billion.

          The following persons are primarily responsible for the day-to-day
     management and implementation of J.P. Morgan's process for the Fixed Income
     Portfolio (their business experience for the past five years is indicated
     parenthetically): Ronald Arons, Vice President (employed by J.P. Morgan
     since September 1994, previously a portfolio manager with MetLife
     Investment Management Corp.) and Arun Lyng, Vice President (employed by
     J.P. Morgan since March 1992, previously a portfolio manager with Aetna
     Capital Markets).

          On April 1, 1996, Integrity purchased for its own account
     approximately 478,905 shares of the Pinnacle Fixed Income Portfolio, at net
     asset value, for an aggregate purchase price of $5.1 million. As Integrity
     owned approximately 49.7% of the shares of the Portfolio as of that date,
     Integrity may be deemed to control the Portfolio within the meaning of the
     1940 Act. Integrity has indicated that it will vote all of the shares that
     it owns for its own account in the Portfolio on any matter requiring the
     vote of shareholders in the same proportion as votes are cast by
     certificate holders relating to the Portfolio. Integrity has also indicated
     that it intends to redeem its shares on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the
     extent, and at the same time as, the Portfolio has sales in respect of
     certificate holders.

          As of the Effective Date, the Manager managed the Money Market
     Portfolio directly without any Sub-Adviser, and the name of the Portfolio
     was changed to "ARM Capital Advisors Money Market Portfolio."
     
     The following is a statement of the investment objective of the Fixed 
Income Portfolio and a description of the investment process to be implemented 
by J.P. Morgan which, as of the Effective Date, will replace the section of the
prospectus entitled "Investment Objective and Policies--Mitchell Hutchins Fixed
Income Portfolio";

     Pinnacle Fixed Income Portfolio seeks as high a level of current income
     as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The Portfolio invests
     primarily in corporate debt securities; U.S. Government securities 
     (including mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National
     Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation); obligations of other governmental
     issuers such as the Federal Farm Credit System and the Federal Home Loan
     Banks; asset-backed securities; repurchase agreements with respect to
     securities in which the Portfolio may invest; and instruments used in
     certain hedging and related income strategies. The Portfolio may also 
     invest in certain private placements and in debt securities of  

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     foreign governments and governmental entities. See "Description of Various
     Securities and Investment Techniques." The Portfolio will principally
     invest in securities rated at least investment grade, or, if not rated,
     determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality. However, the
     Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its total assets in securities rated
     below investment grade or of equivalent quality, if not rated, including
     defaulted securities. Lower rated securities involve greater risks than do
     higher rated securities, in that they are especially subject to adverse
     changes in general conditions and in the industries in which the issuers
     are engaged, to changes in the financial condition of the issuers and to
     price fluctuation in response to changes in interest rates. For a more in-
     depth discussion of the risks inherent in investing in lower quality debt
     securities, see "Description of Various Securities and Investment
     Techniques--Debt Securities" in the prospectus.

     The Sub-Adviser may purchase money market instruments as part of its
     management of the Portfolio's duration, to invest temporary cash balances
     or to maintain liquidity to meet redemptions. However, the Portfolio may
     also invest in money market instruments without limitation as a temporary
     defensive measure taken in the Sub-Adviser's judgment during, or in
     anticipation of, adverse market conditions. These money market investments
     include obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies and
     instrumentalities, other debt securities, commercial paper, bank
     obligations and repurchase agreements.

     The Portfolio may engage in certain strategies involving options (both
     exchange-traded and OTC) to attempt to enhance income. The Portfolio also
     may attempt to reduce the overall risk of its investments (hedge) by using
     options and futures contracts. The Portfolio also may use forward currency
     contracts and foreign currency options, futures contracts and options
     thereon to attempt to hedge against movements in exchange rates. The
     Portfolio's ability to use these strategies may be limited by market
     conditions, regulatory limits and tax considerations. For more information
     about these investment techniques and the special risks related thereto,
     see "Description of Various Securities and Investment Techniques" in the
     prospectus.

     J.P. Morgan uses a sophisticated, disciplined, collaborative process for
     managing all asset classes. For fixed income portfolios, this process
     focuses on systematic analysis of real interest rates, sector
     diversification, and quantitative and credit analysis.

     J.P. Morgan will actively manage the Portfolio's duration, the allocation
     of securities across market sectors, and the selection of specific
     securities within sectors. Based on fundamental, economic and capital
     markets research, J.P.

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     Morgan will adjust the duration of the Portfolio in light of market 
     conditions and its interest rate outlook. For example, if interest rates
     are expected to fall, the duration may be lengthened to take advantage of
     the expected associated increase in bond prices. J.P. Morgan will also
     actively allocate the Portfolio's assets among the broad sectors of the
     fixed income market including, but not limited to, U.S. Government and
     agency securities, corporate securities, private placements, asset-backed 
     and mortgage-related securities. Specific securities which the Sub-Adviser
     believes are undervalued will be selected for purchase within the sectors
     using advanced quantitative tools, analysis of credit risk, the expertise
     of a dedicated trading desk, and the judgment of fixed income portfolio
     managers and analysts. Under normal circumstances, the Sub-Adviser intends
     to keep the Portfolio essentially fully invested with at least 65% of the
     Portfolio's assets invested in fixed income securities.

     Duration is a measure of the weighted average maturity of the bonds held in
     the Portfolio and can be used as a measure of the sensitivity of the 
     Portfolio's market value to changes in interest rates. Generally, the 
     longer the duration of the Portfolio, the more sensitive its market value 
     will be to changes in interest rates. Under normal market conditions the
     Portfolio's duration will range between one year shorter and one year 
     longer than the duration of the U.S. Investment Index. Currently, the 
     index's duration is approximately 4.5 years. The maturities of the 
     individual securities in the Portfolio may vary widely, however.

     J.P. Morgan intends to manage the Portfolio actively in pursuit of the
     Portfolio's investment objective. Portfolio transactions are undertaken
     principally to accomplish the Portfolio's objective in relation to expected
     movements in the general level of interest rates, but the Portfolio may
     also engage in short-term trading consistent with its objective. To the
     extent the Portfolio engages in short-term trading, it may realize 
     short-term capital gains or losses and incur increased transaction costs.

     The section of the prospectus entitled "Description of Various Securities 
     and Investment Techniques" is supplemented, as of the Effective Date, to 
     change each reference to "Mitchell Hutchins Fixed Income Portfolio" to 
     "Pinnacle Fixed Income Portfolio" and to change each reference to "Mitchell
     Hutchins Money Market Portfolio" to "ARM Capital Advisors Money Market
     Portfolio." In addition, that section is supplemented in "Foreign 
     Government Securities" to indicate that Pinnacle Fixed Income Portfolio may
     invest up to 10% of its total assets in foreign government securities.

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