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SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996
FOR THE PERSPECTIVE FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY
The following language is added on page 14 under the heading "Withdrawal
Charge":
Where permitted by state law, the Company will waive the Withdrawal Charge
on withdrawals made pursuant to the provisions of a Waiver of Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge Endorsement for Terminal Illness attached to the
Owner's Contract or a Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
Endorsement for Specified Conditions attached to the Owner's Contract.
This Supplement is dated September 3, 1996.