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[LETTERHEAD OF SECURITY LIFE APPEARS HERE]
February 13, 1996
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Security Life Separate Account A1 (the "Separate Account")
of Security Life of Denver Insurance Company
File Number 33-78444
Commissioners:
Enclosed for filing pursuant to the requirement of Rule 497(d) under the
Securities Act of 1933 is a copy of a special supplement dated February 8, 1996
to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1995 of the above-referenced Separate Account.
The supplement describes a recent change by Standard & Poor's of the rating of
Security Life of Denver Insurance Company.
Please call the undersigned at 303-894-4923 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kurt W. Bernlohr
Kurt W. Bernlohr
Assistant General Counsel
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SUPPLEMENT dated February 8, 1996 to Prospectus dated May 1, 1995
The Exchequer Variable Annuity
The following table replaces the table of ratings that appears on page 20 of the
Prospectus. Please retain this information for future reference:
A.M. Best A+ (superior)
Duff & Phelp's AAA
Moody's Aa2
Standard & Poor's AA
Weiss Research, Inc. A
