AMERICAN SKANDIA LIFE ASSURAN CORP VAR ACC B CLASS 2 SUB ACC
497, 1997-06-24
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                   Supplement to Prospectus Dated May 1, 1997

                          Supplement Dated July 1, 1997

This Supplement is to be placed  immediately  preceding the Table of Contents of
the Prospectus.

The  section  entitled  "CONTRACT  EXPENSE  SUMMARY  -  Annual  Expenses  of the
Sub-accounts" is amended as follows:

                       Annual Expenses of the Sub-accounts
                 (as a percentage of average daily net assets)*

          Mortality and Expense Risk Charges                              0.50%
          Administration Charge                                           0.15%
                                                                          -----
          Total Annual Expenses of the Sub-accounts                       0.65%

* Prior  to July 1,  1994,  Class 2  Sub-accounts  of  Separate  Account  B were
assessed  total annual  expenses of 1.90%,  including an  investment  allocation
service charge of 1.0% and 0.90% for the combination of mortality,  expense risk
as well as  administration  charges.  Effective  July 1,  1994,  the  investment
allocation  services  charge was no longer  assessed  against the  Sub-accounts.
Therefore,  total  annual  expenses  were  0.90%.  Effective  July 1, 1997,  the
combination of mortality,  expense risk, and administration  charges was reduced
to 0.65%.

The tables in the section entitled "EXPENSE EXAMPLES" are amended as follows:

The examples shown assume that: (a) fees and expenses remain constant; (b) there
are no  withdrawals  of Account Value during the period shown;  (c) there are no
transfers or other transactions subject to a fee during the period shown; (d) no
tax charge applies;  (e) the $35 Annual Maintenance Fee is represented as a .15%
charge  based  on our  assumed  average  contract  size;  and (f)  the  expenses
throughout  the period for the  underlying  mutual fund  portfolios  will be the
lower of the expenses without any applicable reimbursement or expenses after any
applicable  reimbursement,  as shown  above in the  section  entitled  "Contract
Expense Summary."

THE  EXAMPLES  ARE  ILLUSTRATIVE   ONLY  -  THEY  SHOULD  NOT  BE  CONSIDERED  A
REPRESENTATION  OF PAST OR FUTURE  EXPENSES OF THE  UNDERLYING  MUTUAL  FUNDS OR
THEIR  PORTFOLIOS - ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN. The
Sub-accounts are referred to below by their specific names.

           Examples (amounts shown are rounded to the nearest dollar)

Whether or not you  surrender  your  Annuity at the end of the  applicable  time
period  or begin  taking  annuity  payments  at such  time,  you  would  pay the
following  expenses on a  $1,000.00  investment,  assuming  5% annual  return on
assets:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        After:
                                                            1 yr.            3 yrs.           5 yrs.            10 yrs.
              Sub-accounts
              <S>                                            <C>               <C>             <C>                <C>
              JanCap Growth 2                                19                60              103                221
              AST Janus Overseas Growth 2                    23                70              119                254
              LA Growth and Income 2                         18                56               96                207
              Fed Utility Inc 2                              18                55               94                202
              Fed High Yield 2                               19                58               99                213
              AST Money Market 2                             14                44               76                165
              T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation 2               20                63              108                231
              T. Rowe Price International Equity 2           21                66              113                241
              T. Rowe Price Natural Resources 2              21                66              113                241
              T. Rowe Price International Bond 2             20                62              106                228
              T. Rowe Price Small Company Value 2            21                65              111                238
              Founders Capital Appreciation 2                20                62              106                228
              Founders Passport 2                            22                68              116                248
              INVESCO Equity Income 2                        18                56               96                208
              PIMCO Total Return Bond 2                      17                53               91                198
              PIMCO Limited Maturity Bond 2                  17                53               91                198
              Berger Capital Growth 2                        19                58               99                212
              RS Value + Growth 2                            22                67              115                245
              AST Putnam Value Growth & Income 2             19                59              101                218
              AST Putnam International Equity 2              20                62              106                228
              AST Putnam Balanced 2                          18                56               96                208
              Twentieth Century Strategic Balanced 2         20                62              107                229
              Twentieth Century International Growth 2       23                70              119                254
              AA Growth 2                                    16                50               86                186
              AA Small Capitalization 2                      17                53               91                197
              AA MidCap Growth 2                             17                52               89                192
              NB Partners 2                                  18                55               95                205
              MV Emerging Markets 2                          23                71              121                258
</TABLE>

The section entitled  "CHARGES  AGAINST THE ASSETS -  Administration  Charge" is
amended as follows:

Administration Charge: We assess each Class 2 Sub-account,  on a daily basis, an
administration  charge.  The charge is 0.15% per year of the average daily total
value of such Sub-account

The section  entitled  "CHARGES  AGAINST THE ASSETS - Mortality and Expense Risk
Charges" is amended as follows:

Mortality and Expense Risk Charges: For Class 2 Sub-accounts, the mortality risk
charge is 0.25% per year and the expense  risk  charge is 0.25% per year.  These
charges are assessed in  combination  each day against each  Sub-account  at the
rate of 0.50% per year of the average daily total value of each Sub-account.

AC-SUPP (7/97)



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