VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
Aetna Insurance Company of America
Growth Plus Group and Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts
Supplement Dated May 5, 2000 to the May 1, 1998 Prospectus
The information in this supplement amends certain information contained in the
prospectus dated May 1, 1998. You should read this supplement along with the
prospectus.
1. The following information replaces the definition of "Home Office" on page
2 of the "Definitions" section of the prospectus:
Home Office: The Company's principal executive offices located at 5100
West Lemon Street, Suite 213, Tampa, Florida 33609.
All other references in the prospectus to "Home Office" are replaced with
"Service Center."
2. The following definition is added to the "Definitions" section of the
prospectus.
Service Center: The Company's customer service department located at
151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156-5996.
3. The following information replaces the "Inquiries" section on page 2 of the
"Summary" section of the prospectus:
INQUIRIES:
Questions, inquiries or requests for additional information can be
directed to your agent or local representative, or you may contact the
Company's Service Center as follows:
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o Write to: Aetna Insurance Company of America
151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06156-5996
Attention: Customer Service
o Call Customer Service: 1-800-531-4547 (for automated transfers or
changes in the allocation of Account
Values, call: 1-800-262-3862)
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4. The following information replaces the "The Company" section on page 1 of
the prospectus:
Aetna Insurance Company of America (the "Company"), the depositor of Variable
Annuity Account I, is the issuer of the Contract, and as such, it is responsible
for providing the insurance and annuity benefits under the Contract. The Company
is a stock life insurance company organized under the insurance laws of the
State of Connecticut in 1990 and redomesticated under the insurance laws of the
State of Florida on January 5, 2000. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("ALIAC"). ALIAC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Holdings, Inc., which is in turn a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Services, Inc. and an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Aetna Inc. The Company's principal executive offices are located
at 5100 West Lemon Street, Suite 213, Tampa, Florida 33609.
X.80750-00 May 2000
