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FOR USE IN PENNSYLVANIA ONLY
Supplement Dated August 1, 1995 to Prospectus Dated May 1. 1995
CHUBB SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA-1
of
CHUBB LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
This supplement updates certain information contained in your Prospectus. Please
read it and keep it with your Prospectus for future reference.
The definition of "Joint Owner" in the section SPECIAL TERMS is deleted in its
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entirety and replaced with the following:
Joint Owner: if named, the Joint Owner possesses an undivided interest in
the entire Contract in conjunction with the Contract Owner, and must
consent to any change, except for transfers, reallocations of Purchase
Payments or as otherwise specified. IF A JOINT OWNER IS NAMED, REFERENCED
TO "CONTRACT OWNER" IN THIS PROSPECTUS WILL APPLY TO BOTH THE CONTRACT
OWNER AND JOINT OWNER, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
The section B. Ownership Provisions is amended by deleting the first sentence in
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the second paragraph and replacing it with the following:
A Contract Owner may name a Joint Owner of a Non-Qualified Contract.
The section M. Electing the Form of Annuity and the Annuity Date is amended by
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deleting the fifth paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
The Annuity Date is selected by the Contract Owner. To the extent permitted
in the Contract Owner's state or otherwise approved by Chubb Life, the
Annuity Date may be any day (a) before the Annuitant's 85th birthday, if
the Annuitant's age at the Date of Issue of the Contract is 75 or under, or
(b) within 10 years from the Date of Issue of the Contract and before the
Annuitant's 88th birthday, if the Annuitant's age at the Date of Issue is
between 76 and 80. The Annuitant must be less than age 80 for Non-
Qualified Contracts and age 72 for Qualified Contracts at the Date of
Issue.
