Supplement Dated June 15, 2000*
to the Prospectus Dated May 1, 2000
of American Express New Solutions Variable Annuity(SM) 240335 A (05/00)
The following information applies to contracts purchased in the state of
Maryland.
1. The Guaranteed Period Accounts are not available under contracts purchased
in Maryland. Any reference in this prospectus to the Guarantee Period
Accounts, and any contract features or benefits associated with the
Guarantee Period Accounts are deleted.
2. The following bullet point is added to page 5 of "The Contract in Brief"
section of the prospectus under the "Buying your contract" heading:
o Purchase payments are limited and may not be paid after the first
contract anniversary.
3. The following sentence is added to page 28 of the "Buying Your Contract"
section of the prospectus under the "Purchase payments" heading:
Purchase payments are limited and may not be paid after the first contract
anniversary.
*Valid until April 30, 2001. This page is not part of the prospectus.
