PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2000


                                                       Registration No. 33-83120
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM N-4

               REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /X/
                         Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___           /_/
                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 6            /X/
                  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT      /X/
                              COMPANY ACT OF 1940
                                Amendment No. 6                    /X/
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                         PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)
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                     THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                               (Name of Depositor)
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                                600 Dresher Road
                           Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices of Depositor)
                  Depositor's Telephone Number: (215) 956-9177
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                                Richard F. Plush
                      Vice President, Products and Programs
                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                                600 Dresher Road
                           Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                    Copy to:

         Richard W. Grant                            C. Ronald Rubley
         Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP                 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
         1701 Market Street                          1701 Market Street
         Philadelphia, PA 19103                      Philadelphia, PA  19103

  It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
               ___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
               _X_ on May 1, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
               ___ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485
               ___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485



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                                               CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
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                                                                                                Location in Statement
Form N-4 Item Number                               Location in Prospectus                       of Additional Information
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<S>         <C>                                    <C>                                          <C>
Item 1.      Cover Page                            Cover Page                                   N/A
Item 2.      Definitions                           Glossary                                     N/A
Item 3.      Synopsis or Highlights                Cover Page; Expenses                         N/A
Item 4.      Condensed Financial Information       Performance Information                      N/A
Item 5.      General Description of Registrant,    The Penn Insurance and Annuity               N/A
             Depositor and Portfolio               Company; The Separate Account
             Companies
Item 6.      Deductions and Expenses               The Contract - What Charges Do I Pay?        N/A
Item 7.      General Description of Variable       The Contract                                 N/A
             Annuity Contracts
Item 8.      Annuity Period                        The Contract - What Types of Annuity         N/A
                                                   Payments May I Choose?
Item 9.      Death Benefit                         The Contract - What are the Death            N/A
                                                   Benefits Under My Contract?
Item 10.     Purchases and Contract Value          The Contract - How Do I Purchase a           N/A
                                                   Contract?
                                                   The Separate Account - Accumulations
                                                   Units
Item 11.     Redemptions                           The Contract - May I Withdraw Any of         N/A
                                                   My Money?
Item 12.     Taxes                                 Federal Income Tax Considerations            N/A
Item 13.     Legal Proceedings                     N/A                                          N/A
Item 14.     Table of Contents of Statement        Statement of Additional Information          N/A
             of Additional Information             Contents
Item 15.     Cover Page                            N/A                                          Cover Page
Item 16.     Table of Contents                     N/A                                          Cover Page
Item 17.     General Information and History       N/A                                          N/A
Item 18.     Services                              N/A                                          Administrative and
                                                                                                Recordkeeping Services;
                                                                                                Custodian; Auditors
Item 19.     Purchase of Securities Being          The Contract - How Do I Purchase a           Distribution of Contracts
             Offered                               Contract?
                                                   The Contract - May I Transfer Money
                                                   Among Investment Options?
                                                   The Contract - What Charges Do I Pay?
Item 20.     Underwriters                          N/A                                          Distribution of Contracts
Item 21.     Calculation of Performance Data       N/A                                          Performance Data
Item 22.     Annuity Payments                      N/A                                          Variable Annuity Payments
Item 23.     Financial Statements                  N/A                                          Financial Statements

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                                     PART A

                      Information Required in a Prospectus



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Prospectus -- May 1, 2000
Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contract -- Flexible Purchase Payments
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PENNANT
PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19172 o  Telephone (800) 523-0650
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This prospectus describes an individual variable and fixed annuity contract
offered by The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company ("PIA"or the "Company").
Please read it carefully and save it for future reference.

The Contract is an agreement between you and PIA. You agree to make one or more
payments to us and we agree to make annuity and other payments to you at a
future date. The Contract

o  has a variable component, which means that your Variable Account Value and
   any variable payout will be based upon investment experience.
o  has a fixed component, which means that your Fixed Account Value and any
   fixed payout will be based on purchase payments accumulated with interest at
   a rate of not less than 3%.
o  is tax-deferred, which means that you will not pay taxes until we begin to
   make annuity payments to you or you take money out.
o  allows you to choose to receive your annuity payments over different periods
   of time.

Under the variable component of the Contract, you may direct us to invest your
payments in one or more of the following Funds through PIA Variable Annuity
Account I (the "Separate Account").
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<S>                                                            <C>
Penn Series Funds, Inc.                                          Manager
             Money Market Fund                                   Independence Capital Management, Inc.
             Limited Maturity Bond Fund                          Independence Capital Management, Inc.
             Quality Bond Fund                                   Independence Capital Management, Inc.
             High Yield Bond Fund                                T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
             Flexibly Managed Fund                               T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
             Growth Equity Fund                                  Independence Capital Management, Inc.
             Large Cap Value Fund                                Putnam Investment Management, Inc.
             Index 500 Fund                                      Wells Capital Management Incorporated
             Mid Cap Growth Fund                                 Turner Investment Partners, Inc.
             Mid Cap Value Fund                                  Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
             Emerging Growth Fund                                RS Investment Management, Inc.
             Small Cap Value Fund                                Royce & Associates, Inc.
             International Equity Fund                           Vontobel USA, Inc.
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Neuberger Berman Advisors Management Trust                       Manager
             Balanced Portfolio                                  Neuberger Berman Management Inc.
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Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund           Manager
             Equity-Income Portfolio                             Fidelity Management and Research Company
             Growth Portfolio                                    Fidelity Management and Research Company
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Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II        Manager
             Asset Manager Portfolio                             Fidelity Management and Research Company
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Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.         Manager
             Emerging Markets Equity (International) Portfolio   Morgan Stanley Asset Management
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  The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these
 securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or complete.  It
                  is a crime for anyone to tell you otherwise.



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A Prospectus for each of these Funds accompanies this Prospectus.
Under the fixed component of the Contract, you may direct us to invest in one or
more options in our Fixed Interest Account.



The Contract is not suitable for short-term investment. You may pay a deferred
sales charge on early withdrawals of up to 6%. If you withdraw money before age
59 1/2, you may pay a 10% additional income tax. The Contract is not a bank
deposit and is not federally insured.

You may return your Contract within ten days of receipt for a full refund of the
Contract Value (or purchase payments, if required by law). Longer free look
periods apply in some states.

For contracts sold in some states, not all Funds or fixed interest options are
available. Also, in some states the number of years during which purchase
payments may be made to the Company is limited.

You may obtain a Statement of Additional Information from us free of charge by
writing The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company, Customer Service Group,
Philadelphia, PA 19172. Or, you can call us at (800) 523-0650. The Statement of
Additional Information contains more information about the Contract. It is filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and we incorporate it by reference
into this Prospectus. The table of contents of the Statement of Additional
Information is at the end of this Prospectus.

The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a Web site (http://www.sec.gov)
that contains this Prospectus, the Statement of Additional Information, material
incorporated by reference, and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the Commission.





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PROSPECTUS CONTENTS
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GLOSSARY........................................................................................................5
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EXPENSES........................................................................................................6
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EXAMPLES OF FEES AND EXPENSES...................................................................................8
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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION.................................................................................9
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THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY.........................................................................15
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THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT...........................................................................................15
             Accumulation Units................................................................................16
             Voting Instructions...............................................................................16
             Investment Options in the Separate Account....................................................... 16
                  Penn Series Funds, Inc. .....................................................................16
                  Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust...................................................17
                  Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund.......................................18
                  Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II....................................18
                  Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. ....................................18
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THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT.....................................................................................18
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THE CONTRACT...................................................................................................19
             How Do I Purchase a Contract?.....................................................................20
             What Types of Annuity Payments May I Choose?......................................................20
                  Variable Annuity Payments....................................................................20
                  Fixed Annuity Payments.......................................................................20
                  Other Information............................................................................20
             What Are the Death Benefits Under My Contract?....................................................21
                  Enhanced Death Benefit.......................................................................21
                  Choosing a Lump Sum or Annuity...............................................................21
             May I Transfer Money Among Subaccounts and the Fixed Interest Accounts?...........................22
                  Before the Annuity Date......................................................................22
                  After the Annuity Date.......................................................................22
                  General Rules................................................................................22
                  Dollar Cost Averaging........................................................................22
                  Automatic Rebalancing........................................................................22
             May I Withdraw Any of My Money?...................................................................23
                  Systematic Withdrawals.......................................................................23
                  403(b) Withdrawals...........................................................................23
             Deferment of Payments and Transfers...............................................................23
             What Charges Do I Pay?............................................................................24
                  Administration Charges.......................................................................24
                  Mortality and Expense Risk Charge............................................................24
                  Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.............................................................24
                  Free Withdrawals.............................................................................25
                  Premium Taxes................................................................................26
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION........................................................................................26
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIXED INTEREST OPTIONS..............................................................26
             General Information...............................................................................26
             Loans Under Section 403(b) Contracts..............................................................27
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS..............................................................................27
             Withdrawals and Death Benefits....................................................................27
             Annuity Payments..................................................................................28
             Early Withdrawals.................................................................................28
             Transfers.........................................................................................28
             Separate Account Diversification..................................................................28
             Qualified Plans...................................................................................29
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...........................................................................................29
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTENTS...................................................................30
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GLOSSARY

As used in this prospectus, the following terms have the indicated meanings:

             Accumulation Period: A period that begins with your first purchase
             payment and ends on the Annuity Date.

             Accumulation Unit: A unit of measure used to compute the Variable
             Account Value under the Contract prior to the Annuity Date.

             Administrative Office: A reference to our administrative office
             means The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company, Administrative
             Office, 600 Dresher Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044.

             Annuitant: The person during whose life annuity payments are made.

             Annuity Date: The date on which annuity payments start.

             Annuity Payout Period: The period of time, starting on the Annuity
             Date, during which we make annuity payments.

             Annuity Unit: A unit of measure used to calculate the amount of
             each variable annuity payment.

             Beneficiary: The person(s) named by the Contract Owner to receive
             the death benefit payable upon the death of the Contract Owner or
             Annuitant.

             Contract: The combination variable and fixed annuity contract
             described in this Prospectus.

             Contract Owner: The person named in the Contract as the Contract
             Owner.

             Contract Value: The sum of the Variable Account Value and the Fixed
             Interest Account Value.

             Fixed Interest Account Value: The value of amounts held under the
             Contract in all options in the Fixed Interest Account.

             Separate Account: PIA Variable Annuity Account I, a separate
             account of The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company, that is
             registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company
             Act of 1940.

             Variable Account Value: The value of amounts held under the
             Contract in all subaccounts of the Separate Account.

             Valuation Period: The period from one valuation of Separate Account
             assets to the next. Valuation is performed on each day the New York
             Stock Exchange is open for trading.

             We or Us: "we" or "us" means The Penn Insurance and Annuity
             Company, also referred to in this Prospectus as PIA or the Company.

             You: "you" means the Contract Owner or prospective Contract Owner.


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EXPENSES

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<S>                                                                                   <C>
Contract Owner Transaction Expenses
Sales Load Imposed on Purchase Payments..................................................................... None
Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.......................................6% of purchase payments withdrawn*
Exchange Fee.................................................................................................None
Maximum Annual Contract Administration Charge...............................................................$30**
Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of Variable Account Value)
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge...........................................................................1.25%
Contract Administration Charge............................................................................. 0.15%
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Total Separate Account Annual Expenses......................................................................1.40%

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* See What Charges Do I Pay? in this Prospectus for information on the decline in the charge over time
  and free withdrawals
**You pay $30 or 2% of your Variable Account Value, whichever is less. You do not pay this charge if your Contract
  Value is more than $50,000.

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Penn Series Funds, Inc.
Underlying Fund Annual Expenses (as a % of portfolio average net assets)


                                Management       Administrative                                      Total
                                  Fees            and Corporate       Accounting       Other          Fund
                             (after waiver)       Service Fees           Fees        Expenses       Expenses
                             --------------      --------------       ----------     --------       --------
<S>                              <C>                 <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>
Money Market (1). . . . . . .     0.20%               0.15%             0.08%          0.08%          0.51%
Limited Maturity Bond(1).         0.30%               0.15%             0.08%          0.03%          0.56%
Quality Bond(1). . . . . . . . . .0.35%               0.15%             0.08%          0.10%          0.68%
High Yield Bond(2). . . . . .     0.50%               0.15%             0.08%          0.09%          0.82%
Flexibly Managed(1). . . . .      0.60%               0.15%             0.05%          0.06%          0.86%
Growth Equity(1). . . . . . .     0.65%               0.15%             0.06%          0.05%          0.91%
Large Cap Value(1). . . . . . .   0.60%               0.15%             0.06%          0.05%          0.86%
Index 500 Fund(1). . . . . .      0.07%               0.09%             0.06%          0.03%          0.25%(3)
Mid Cap Growth Fund(1).           0.70%               0.15%             0.08%          0.07%          1.00%
Mid Cap Value Fund(1). .          0.55%               0.15%             0.08%          0.08%          0.86%
Emerging Growth(2). . . . .       0.73%               0.15%             0.07%          0.09%          1.04%
Small Cap Value(1). . . . . .     0.85%               0.15%             0.08%          0.09%          1.17%
International Equity(1). . .      0.85%               0.15%             0.08%          0.10%          1.18%
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(1)  The expenses are estimates provided by the Funds' investment adviser.
(2)  The expenses are for the last fiscal year.
(3) The total expenses for the Index 500 Fund are estimated to be 0.31% if the
Fund's administrator does not waive part of its Administrative and Corporate
Services Fee.




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Neuberger  Berman Advisers Management Trust (a)
Underlying Fund Annual Expenses (as a % of portfolio average net assets)

                                                                      Management,
                                                                     Advisory and
                                                                    Administration       Other        Total Fund
                                                                         Fees           Expenses       Expenses
                                                                    --------------      --------      -----------
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>
Balanced...........................................................      0.85%           0.18%           1.03%
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(a) Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust") is divided into
portfolios (each a "Portfolio"). Each Portfolio invests in a corresponding
series ("Series") of the Trust. This table shows the current expenses paid by
the Balanced Portfolio and the Portfolio's share of the current expenses of its
Series. See "Expenses" in the Trust's Prospectus.

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Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund (a)
Underlying Fund Annual Expenses (as a % of portfolio average net assets)

                                                                   Management             Other       Total Fund
                                                                       Fee               Expenses      Expenses
                                                                   ----------            --------     ----------
<S>                                                                   <C>                 <C>           <C>
Equity-Income..............................................           0.49%               0.07%         0.56%
Growth.....................................................           0.59%               0.06%         0.65%
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(a) These expenses are for the last fiscal year. Some of the brokerage
commissions paid by the fund reduced the expenses shown in this table. Without
this reduction, total expenses would have been 0.57% for the Equity Income
Portfolio and 0.66% for the Growth Portfolio.

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Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Underlying Fund Annual Expenses (as a % of portfolio average net assets)

                                                                 Management Fee           Other         Total Fund
                                                                 (After Waiver)         Expenses         Expenses
                                                                ---------------         --------        -----------
<S>                                                                  <C>                  <C>              <C>
Asset Manager (a)............................................        0.54%                0.08%            0.62%
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(a) The expenses presented are for the last fiscal year. Some of the brokerage
commissions paid by the fund reduced the expenses shown in this table. Without
this reduction, total expenses would have been 0.63% for the Asset Manager
Portfolio.

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Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
Underlying Fund Annual Expenses (as a % of portfolio average net assets)

                                                                  Management             Other         Total Fund
                                                                     Fee               Expenses          Expenses
                                                                  ----------           --------        ----------
<S>                                                                  <C>                  <C>              <C>
Emerging Markets Equity (International)......................        1.25%                0.50%            1.75%
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             Please review these tables carefully. They show the expenses that
you pay directly and indirectly when you purchase a Contract. Your expenses
include Contract expenses and the expenses of the Funds that you select. See the
prospectuses of Penn Series Funds, Inc., Neuberger Berman Advisers Management
Trust, Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund, Fidelity
Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II and Morgan Stanley's The
Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. for additional information on Fund expenses.

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             You also may pay premium taxes. These tables and the examples that
follow do not show the effect of premium taxes. See What Charges Do I Pay? in
this Prospectus.

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EXAMPLES OF FEES AND EXPENSES


             The following examples show the total expenses that you would pay
on each $1,000 invested.

             You would pay the following expenses on each $1,000 invested
(assuming a 5% annual return) if you make a single purchase payment and
surrender your Contract after the number of years shown:

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                                                                        One        Three      Five        Ten
                                                                        Year       Years      Years       Years
                                                                        ----       -----      -----       -----
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Penn Series Money Market Fund*.......................................    $73        $97        $123       $229
Penn Series Limited Maturity Bond Fund*(a)...........................    $73        $98        $126       $234
Penn Series Quality Bond Fund*.......................................    $74       $102        $132       $247
Penn Series High Yield Bond Fund**...................................    $76       $106        $139       $261
Penn Series Flexibly Managed Fund*...................................    $76       $107        $141       $265
Penn Series Growth Equity Fund*......................................    $77       $109        $144       $270
Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund*(b).................................    $76       $107        $141       $265
Penn Series Index 500 Fund*(c).......................................    $70        $89        $110       $201
Penn Series Mid Cap Growth Fund*.....................................    $77       $111        $148       $279
Penn Series Mid Cap Value Fund*(d)...................................    $76       $107        $141       $265
Penn Series Emerging Growth Fund**...................................    $78       $113        $150       $283
Penn Series Small Cap Value Fund*(e).................................    $79       $116        $157       $296
Penn Series International Equity Fund*...............................    $79       $117        $157       $297
Neuberger Berman Balanced Portfolio**................................    $78       $112        $150       $282
Fidelity's Equity Income Portfolio**.................................    $73        $99        $126       $235
Fidelity's Growth Portfolio**........................................    $74       $101        $131       $245
Fidelity's Asset Manager Portfolio**.................................    $74       $100        $130       $241
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity (International) Portfolio**...    $84       $133        $185       $351
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You would pay the following expenses on each $1,000 invested by the end of the
year shown (assuming a 5% annual return) if you do not surrender your Contract
or if you annuitize your Contract:
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                                                                        One        Three       Five        Ten
                                                                        Year       Years       Years       Years
                                                                        ----       -----       -----       -----
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
Penn Series Money Market Fund*.......................................    $20        $62         $106       $229
Penn Series Limited Maturity Bond Fund*(a)...........................    $20        $63         $108       $234
Penn Series Quality Bond Fund*.......................................    $22        $67         $114       $247
Penn Series High Yield Bond Fund**...................................    $23        $71         $122       $261
Penn Series Flexibly Managed Fund*...................................    $23        $72         $124       $265
Penn Series Growth Equity Fund*......................................    $24        $74         $126       $270
Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund*(b).................................    $23        $72         $124       $265

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                                                                        One        Three      Five        Ten
                                                                        Year       Years      Years       Years
                                                                        ----       -----      -----       -----
<S>                                                                    <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
Penn Series Index 500 Fund*(c).......................................    $17        $54         $92        $201
Penn Series Mid Cap Growth Fund*.....................................    $25        $76         $131       $279
Penn Series Mid Cap Value Fund*(d)...................................    $23        $72         $124       $265
Penn Series Emerging Growth Fund**...................................    $25        $78         $133       $283
Penn Series Small Cap Value Fund*(e).................................    $27        $82         $139       $296
Penn Series International Equity Fund*...............................    $27        $82         $140       $297
Neuberger Berman Balanced Portfolio**................................    $25        $77         $132       $282
Fidelity's Equity Income Portfolio**.................................    $20        $63         $109       $235
Fidelity's Growth Portfolio**........................................    $21        $66         $113       $245
Fidelity's Asset Manager Portfolio**.................................    $21        $65         $112       $241
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity (International) Portfolio**...    $32        $99         $167       $351
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*  These examples are based upon estimates of Fund expenses provided by the
   Funds' investment adviser.
** These examples are based upon Fund data for the fiscal year ended December
   31, 1999.

(a) Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity Bond Fund Portfolio Subaccount prior to
    May 1, 2000.
(b) Penn Series Value Equity Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(c) Fidelity Investments' Index 500 Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(d) Neuberger Berman Partners Portfolio Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(e) Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.

   These are only examples. Your expenses may be more or less than what is
shown.

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CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following tables show Accumulation Unit values and the number of
Accumulation Units outstanding for each of the subaccounts of the Separate
Account for the specified periods. The financial data included in the tables
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related
notes included in the Statement of Additional Information.

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PENN SERIES MONEY MARKET FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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                                                                     Year Ended December 31,
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                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
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<S>                                             <C>              <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $11.461      $11.066      $10.673      $10.310     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................              $11.831      $11.461      $11.066      $10.673     $10.310
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........            1,436,416    1,143,557      709,094      609,075     186,641
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(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.


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PENN SERIES QUALITY BOND FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period



                                                                     Year Ended December 31,
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                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
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<S>                                              <C>             <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of  period...............              $13.344      $12.284      $11.531      $11.229     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value, end of
  period.............................              $13.159      $13.344      $12.284      $11.531     $11.229
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period.........              727,944      757,765      432,962      275,302      64,152
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(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

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PENN SERIES LIMITED MATURITY BOND FUND SUBACCOUNT(a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                     Year Ended December 31,
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                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(b)
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<S>                                                <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>       <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $11.914      $11.573      $10.995      $10.690     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value, end of
  period ............................              $11.922      $11.914      $11.573      $10.995     $10.690
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........              261,083      319,947      270,171      214,093      51,495
</TABLE>

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(a) Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio Subaccount prior to May 1,
    2000.
(b) For the period March 1, 1995(date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES HIGH YIELD BOND FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period

                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period................              $14.530      $14.060      $12.315      $10.967     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period......................              $14.936      $14.530      $14.060      $12.315     $10.967
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period.........              815,877      806,706      596,879      290,291      57,255
</TABLE>

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(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


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PENN SERIES FLEXIBLY MANAGED FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>        <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period................              $15.948      $15.245      $13.367      $11.649     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period......................              $16.855      $15.948      $15.245      $13.367     $11.649
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period.........            4,769,665    5,522,285    4,704,147    2,989,155     591,562
</TABLE>

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(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES GROWTH EQUITY FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............             $24.222      $17.339      $13.873      $11.747     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................             $32.030      $24.222      $17.339      $13.873     $11.747
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........             777,680      569,824      403,911      140,629      13,923
</TABLE>

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(a)  For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
     December 31, 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES LARGE CAP VALUE  FUND SUBACCOUNT(a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                   1999         1998         1997        1996        1995(b)
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ..............              $20.780      $19.230     $15.604      $12.640      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period ....................              $20.327      $20.780     $19.230      $15.604      $12.640
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period .......            1,925,809    2,077,252   1,768,950      916,524      177,701
</TABLE>

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(a) Penn Series' Value Equity Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(b) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES INDEX 500 FUND SUBACCOUNT(a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period

                                                      Year Ended December 31,
                                               ---------------------------------------

                                                   1999         1998       1997(b)
                                               ---------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>             <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............            $15.375     $12.150      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................            $18.271     $15.375      $12.150
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........          1,684,923   1,051,390      352,855
</TABLE>
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(a) Fidelity Investments' Index 500 Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(b) For the period May 1, 1997 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES MID CAP GROWTH FUND SUBACCOUNT(a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(b)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $11.130      $11.536      $12.092      $12.817     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................              $18.057      $11.130      $11.536      $12.092     $12.817
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........              229,819      278,560      319,882      314,124      71,869
</TABLE>

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(a) American Century Capital Appreciation Portfolio Subaccount prior to May 1,
    2000.
(b) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES MID CAP VALUE FUND SUBACCOUNT(a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                       Year Ended December 31,
                                                ---------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998        1997(b)
                                                ---------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>            <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $12.741      $12.399      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................              $13.490      $12.741      $12.399
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........              727,365      677,892      280,205
</TABLE>

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(a) Neuberger Berman Partners Portfolio Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(b) For the period May 1, 1997 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1997.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES EMERGING GROWTH FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                       Year Ended December 31,
                                                ---------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998        1997(a)
                                                ---------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
 beginning of period ..............                $18.457      $13.793      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
 end of period ....................                $51.877      $18.457      $13.793
Number of Accumulation Units                       515,665      347,843      184,859
 outstanding, end of period .......
</TABLE>
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(a) For the period May 1, 1997 (date subaccount was established) through
December 31, 1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND SUBACCOUNT (a)
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   1999         1998         1997        1996        1995(b)
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
 beginning of period ..............               $14.301      $15.966     $13.161      $11.145      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
 end of period ....................               $13.915      $14.301     $15.966      $13.161      $11.145
Number of Accumulation Units                      712,259      786,502     673,274      353,352       55,394
 outstanding, end of period .......
</TABLE>

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(a) Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund Subaccount prior to May 1, 2000.
(b) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PENN SERIES INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
 beginning of period ...............               $17.465      $14.902      $13.688      $11.880     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
 end of period .....................               $25.093      $17.465      $14.902      $13.688     $11.880
Number of Accumulation Units                       979,901      998,105      880,235      525,885      54,604
 outstanding, end of period ........
</TABLE>

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(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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NEUBERGER BERMAN BALANCED PORTFOLIO SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $16.003      $14.467      $12.282      $11.653     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................              $21.078      $16.003      $14.467      $12.282     $11.653
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period.........              375,371      380,135      299,996      228,709      69,633
</TABLE>

- -----------------------------------
(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
   December 31, 1995.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' EQUITY INCOME FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>       <C>           <C>          <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............              $19.744      $17.937      $14.199      $12.600     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................              $20.702      $19.744      $17.937      $14.199     $12.600
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........            1,986,847    1,974,265    1,658,212    1,134,707     246,915
</TABLE>

- -----------------------------------
(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' GROWTH FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period................              $24.773      $18.010      $14.791      $13.077     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period......................              $33.574      $24.773      $18.010      $14.791     $13.077
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period.........            1,791,053    1,557,325    1,360,867    1,007,942     223,746
</TABLE>

- -----------------------------------
(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1995.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' ASSET MANAGER FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998         1997         1996       1995(a)
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>           <C>       <C>          <C>           <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period................              $17.504      $15.428      $12.968      $11.475     $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period......................              $19.175      $17.504      $15.428      $12.968     $11.475
Number of Accumulation
 Units outstanding, end of period....              462,939      346,777      290,902      196,768      51,476
</TABLE>

- -----------------------------------
(a) For the period March 1, 1995 (date subaccount was established) through
   December 31, 1995.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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MORGAN STANLEY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY (INTERNATIONAL) FUND SUBACCOUNT
Values of an Accumulation Unit Outstanding Throughout Each Period


                                                         Year Ended December 31,
                                                ---------------------------------------
                                                    1999         1998        1997(a)
                                                ---------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>         <C>           <C>
Accumulation Unit Value,
  beginning of period ...............             $ 6.703      $ 8.966      $10.000
Accumulation Unit Value,
  end of period .....................             $12.943      $ 6.703      $ 8.966
Number of Accumulation Units
  outstanding, end of period ........             235,834      217,260      110,227
</TABLE>

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(a) For the period May 1, 1997 (date subaccount was established) through
    December 31, 1997.

         The financial statements of the Separate Account for the year ended
December 31, 1999 are included in the statement of additional information
referred to on the cover page of this prospectus.


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THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

         The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company. PIA is a Delaware stock life
insurance company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("Penn Mutual"), a Pennsylvania mutual life insurance company
that has been in the life insurance business since 1847. PIA is licensed to sell
insurance and annuities in 47 states and the District of Columbia.

         We are located at 600 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA, 19044. Our mailing
address is Philadelphia, PA, 19172. We issue and are liable for all benefits and
payments under the Contract.


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THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

         PIA established PIA Variable Annuity Account I (the "Separate Account")
on July 13, 1994. The Separate Account is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as a unit investment trust and is a "separate account"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The Separate Account is
divided into subaccounts that invest in shares of different mutual funds.



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         o        The income, gains and losses of PIA do not have any effect on
                  the income, gains or losses of the Separate Account or any
                  subaccount.

         o        The Separate Account and its subaccounts are not responsible
                  for the liabilities of any other business of PIA.

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Accumulation Units

         Your assets in the Separate Account are held as Accumulation Units of
the subaccounts that you select. We value Accumulation Units on each day the New
York Stock Exchange is open. When you invest in or transfer money to a
subaccount, you receive the Accumulation Unit price next computed after we
receive your purchase payment or transfer request at our administrative office.
In the case of the your first purchase payment, you receive the price next
computed after we accept your application to purchase a Contract.

         The value of an Accumulation Unit is $10 when a subaccount begins
operation. The value of an Accumulation Unit may vary, and is determined by
multiplying its last computed value by the net investment factor for the
subaccount for the current valuation period. The net investment factor measures
(1) investment performance of Fund shares held in the subaccount, (2) any taxes
on income or gains from investments held in the subaccount and (3) the mortality
and expense risk charge at an annual rate of 1.25% and contract administration
charge at an annual rate of 0.15% assessed against the subaccount.

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Voting Instructions

         You have the right to tell us how to vote proxies for the Fund shares
in which your purchase payments are invested. If the law changes and permits us
to vote the Fund shares, we may do so.

         If you are a Contract Owner, we determine the number of Fund shares
that you may vote by dividing your interest in a subaccount by the net asset
value per share of the Fund. If you are receiving annuity payments, we determine
the number of Fund shares that you may vote by dividing the reserve allocated to
the subaccount by the net asset value per share of the Fund. We change these
procedures whenever we are required to do so by law.

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Investment Options in the Separate Account

The Separate Account currently has subaccounts that invest in the following
Funds:


Penn Series Funds, Inc.:

         Money Market Fund -- seeks to preserve capital, maintain liquidity and
achieve the highest possible level of current income consistent with these
objectives, by investing in high quality money market instruments; an investment
in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government and there
can be no assurance that the fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset
value of $1.00 per share.

         Limited Maturity Bond Fund -- seeks highest available current income
consistent with liquidity and low risk to principal through investment primarily
in marketable investment grade debt securities; total return is secondary.

         Quality Bond Fund -- seeks the highest income over the long term
consistent with the preservation of principal through investment primarily in
marketable investment grade debt securities.

         High Yield Bond Fund -- seeks high current income by investing
primarily in a diversified portfolio of long term high-yield/high-risk fixed
income securities in the medium to lower quality ranges; capital appreciation



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is a secondary objective; such securities, which are commonly referred to as
"junk" bonds, generally involve greater risks of loss of income and principal
than higher rated securities.

         Flexibly Managed Fund -- seeks to maximize total return (capital
appreciation and income) by investing in common stocks, other equity securities,
corporate debt securities, and/or short term reserves, in proportions considered
appropriate in light of the availability of attractively valued individual
securities and current and expected economic and market conditions.

         Growth Equity Fund -- seeks long term growth of capital and increase of
future income by investing primarily in common stocks of well established growth
companies.

         Large Cap Value Fund (formerly, "Value Equity Fund") -- seeks to
maximize total return (capital appreciation and income) primarily by investing
in equity securities of companies believed to be undervalued.

         Index 500 Fund -- seeks to match the total return of the S&P 500 while
keeping expenses low. The S&P 500 is an index of 500 common stocks, most of
which trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

         Mid Cap Growth Fund -- seeks to maximize capital appreciation by
investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with medium market
capitalizations (i.e., between $1 billion and $8 billion) that have strong
earnings growth potential.

         Mid Cap Value -- seeks to achieve growth of capital by investing
primarily in U.S. companies with market medium capitalizations that are
undervalued.

         Emerging Growth Fund -- seeks capital appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks of emerging growth companies with above-average
growth prospects.

         Small Cap Value Fund (formerly, "Small Capitalization Fund") -- seeks
capital appreciation through investment in a diversified portfolio of securities
consisting primarily of equity securities of companies with market
capitalizations under $1.5 billion.

         International Equity Fund -- seeks to maximize capital appreciation by
investing in a carefully selected diversified portfolio consisting primarily of
equity securities. The investments will consist principally of equity securities
of European and Pacific Basin countries.

         Independence Capital Management, Inc., Horsham, Pennsylvania is
investment adviser to each of the Funds. Putnam Investment Management, Inc.,
Boston, Massachusetts, is investment sub-adviser to the Large Cap Value Fund. T.
Rowe Price Associates, Baltimore, Maryland, is investment sub-adviser to the
Flexibly Managed and High Yield Bond Funds. Wells Capital Management
Incorporated, San Francisco, California, is investment sub-adviser to the Index
500 Fund. Turner Investment Partners, Inc., Berwyn, Pennsylvania is sub- adviser
to the Mid Cap Growth Fund. Neuberger Berman Management Inc., New York, New
York, is investment sub-adviser to the Mid Cap Value Fund. Royce & Associates,
Inc., New York, New York, is investment sub- adviser to the Small Cap Value
Fund. Vontobel USA, Inc., New York, New York, is investment sub-adviser to the
International Equity Fund. RS Investment Management, Inc., San Francisco,
California, is investment sub- adviser to the Emerging Growth Fund.

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust:

         Balanced Portfolio -- seeks long-term capital growth and reasonable
current income without undue risk to principal through investment of a portion
of its assets in common stock and a portion in debt securities.




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         Neuberger Berman Management Inc., New York, New York, is investment
adviser to the Balanced Portfolio.

Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund:

         Equity-Income Portfolio -- seeks reasonable income by investing
primarily in income-producing equity securities. In choosing these securities,
the fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund's
goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities
comprising the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.

         Growth Portfolio -- seeks to achieve capital appreciation. The fund
normally purchases common stocks, although its investments are not restricted to
any one type of security. Capital appreciation may also be found in other types
of securities, including bonds and preferred stocks.

         Fidelity Management & Research Company, Boston, Massachusetts, is
investment adviser to the Equity-Income Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio.

Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II:

         Asset Manager Portfolio -- seeks high total return with reduced risk
over the long-term by allocating its assets among domestic and foreign stocks,
bonds and short-term fixed income investments.

         Fidelity Management & Research Company, Boston, Massachusetts, is
investment adviser to the Asset Manager Portfolio.

Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.:

         Emerging Markets Equity (International) Portfolio -- seeks long term
capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of emerging
market country issuers. The Portfolio will focus on economies that are
developing strongly and in which the markets are becoming more sophisticated.

         Morgan Stanley Asset Management, New York, New York, is investment
adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity (International) Portfolio.

         Shares of Penn Series are sold to other variable life and variable
annuity separate accounts of Penn Mutual and its subsidiary, The Penn Insurance
and Annuity Company. Shares of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust,
Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund and Variable Insurance
Products Fund II and Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
are offered not only to variable annuity and variable life separate accounts of
Penn Mutual, but also to such accounts of other insurance companies unaffiliated
with Penn Mutual and, in the case of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
and Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., directly to
qualified pension and retirement plans. For more information on the possible
conflicts involved when the Separate Account invests in Funds offered to other
separate accounts, see the Fund prospectuses.

Read the Prospectuses of these Funds before investing.


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THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT

         Interests in our general account are not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the general account is not registered as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The general account
and any interests held in the general account are not subject to the provisions
of these Acts. This Prospectus generally discusses only the variable portion of
the Contract. The staff of the Securities and


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Exchange Commission has not reviewed the disclosure in this Prospectus relating
to the Fixed Interest Accounts. Disclosure regarding the Fixed Interest
Accounts, however, may be subject to generally applicable provisions of the
federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements
made in this Prospectus. See MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT.

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THE CONTRACT

         A combination variable and fixed annuity contract may be an attractive
long-term investment vehicle for many people. Our Contract allows you to invest
in:

         o        the Separate Account, through which you may invest in one or
                  more of the available Funds of Penn Series Funds, Inc.,
                  Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust, Fidelity
                  Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund, Fidelity
                  Investments' Variable Insurance Products Fund II and Morgan
                  Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. See THE
                  SEPARATE ACCOUNT in this Prospectus.

         o        one or more options in our Fixed Interest Account. The Fixed
                  Interest Account is guaranteed and funded by PIA through its
                  general account. See THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT and MORE
                  INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT in this
                  Prospectus.

You decide, within Contract limits,

         o        how often you make a purchase payment and how much you invest;

         o        the Funds and/or options in our Fixed Interest Account in
                  which your purchase payments are invested;

         o        whether or not to transfer money among the available Funds and
                  Fixed Interest Account options;

         o        the type of annuity that we pay and who receives it,

         o        the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to whom we pay death
                  benefits: and

         o        the amount and frequency of withdrawals from the Contract
                  Value.

Your Contract has

         o        an Accumulation Period, during which you make one or more
                  purchase payments and we
                  invest your payments as you tell us; and

         o        an Annuity Payout Period, during which we make annuity
                  payments to you. Your Payout Period begins on your Annuity
                  Date, which may not be earlier than your second Contract
                  anniversary.

         We may amend your Contract at any time to comply with legal
requirements. State law may require us to obtain your approval for any Contract
amendment. We may, with approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the governing state insurance department, substitute another mutual fund for any
of the Funds currently available.

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         For Contracts sold in Oregon, New Jersey and Washington, you may make
purchase payments only during the first three Contract years.

         You may contact us by writing The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company,
Customer Service Group, Philadelphia, PA 19172. Or, you may call (800) 523-0650.

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How Do I Purchase a Contract?

         Our representative will assist you in completing an application and
sending it, together with a check for your first purchase payment, to our
administrative office. All subsequent purchase payments should be sent to the
administrative office. We usually accept an application to purchase a Contract
within two business days after we receive it. If you send us an incomplete
application, we will return your purchase payment to you within five business
days unless you ask us to keep it while you complete the application.

         The minimum purchase payment is $5,000 for all non-qualified contracts
and $2,000 for individual retirement annuities under Section 408 of the Internal
Revenue Code and for tax deferred annuities under Section 403(b) of the Code.
For all Contracts, the minimum subsequent purchase payment that will be accepted
is $250. We may, in our discretion, reduce the minimum requirements for initial
and subsequent purchase payments. We will accept total purchase payments under
your Contract of up to $1 million. Total purchase payments in excess of $1
million require our prior approval.

         The principal underwriter of the Contracts is Hornor, Townsend & Kent,
Inc., 600 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA 19044, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn
Mutual.

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What Types of Annuity Payments May I Choose?

         You may choose: (1) an annuity for a set number of years; (2) a life
annuity; (3) a life annuity with payments guaranteed for 10 or 20 years; (4) a
joint and survivor life annuity; or (5) any other form of annuity that we may
agree upon. You may choose a variable annuity (except for a set number of
years), a fixed annuity, or a combination of both. You may choose a person other
than yourself to be the Annuitant.

         Variable Annuity Payments. The size of your variable annuity payments
will vary depending upon the performance of the investment options that you
choose for the Annuity Payout Period. Your payments also will depend on the size
of your investment, the type of annuity you choose, the expected length of the
annuity period, and the annuity purchase rates and charges in your Contract.


         The variable annuity purchase rates assume an annual net investment
return of 3%. If the annual net investment return during the annuity payout
period is greater than 3%, your annuity payments will increase. If the annual
net investment return is less than 3%, your payments will decrease.


         Fixed Annuity Payments. The size of your fixed annuity payments will
not change. The size of these payments is determined by a number of factors,
including the size of your investment, the form of annuity chosen, the expected
length of the annuity period, and a guaranteed 3% rate of return.

         Other Information. Unless you tell us otherwise:

         o        you or the person you designate will receive a life annuity
                  with payments guaranteed for 10 years. Tax deferred annuities
                  under Section 403(b) of the Code and pension or profit sharing
                  plans under Section 410 of the Code will receive a joint and
                  survivor annuity.



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         o        the annuity will be split between fixed and variable in the
                  same proportions as your Contract Value on the Annuity Date.

         o        your annuity payments will begin on the later of (1) the first
                  day of the next month after the Annuitant's 85th birthday or
                  (2) 10 years after the contract date, unless state law
                  requires an earlier Annuity Date. The Annuity Date under the
                  Contract must be on the first day of a month and may not be
                  earlier than your second contract anniversary.

         You may change the Annuity Date or your annuity option by giving us
written notice at our administrative office at least 30 days prior to the
current Annuity Date. If your Contract Value is less than $5,000, we may pay you
in a lump sum. We usually make annuity payments monthly, starting with the
Annuity Date, but we will pay you quarterly, semiannually or annually, if you
prefer. If necessary, we will adjust the frequency of your payments so that
payments are at least $50 each. For information on the treatment of annuity
payments, see FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS in this Prospectus.

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What Are the Death Benefits Under My Contract?

         You may designate a Beneficiary in your application. If you fail to
designate a Beneficiary, your Beneficiary will be your estate. You may change
the Beneficiary at any time before your death or the death of the Annuitant,
whichever occurs first.

         If the Contract Owner or the Annuitant dies prior to the Annuity Date,
we will pay the Beneficiary the greater of (1) the Contract Value as of the date
on which proof of death and any other required information needed to make
payment is received at our administrative office; or (2) the sum of the Fixed
Interest Account Value on the date the above information is received at our
administrative office and the net purchase payments and transfers allocated to
the Separate Account (i.e., all purchase payments and transfers to the Separate
Account minus all prior withdrawals and transfers made from the Separate
Account). We generally pay the death benefit within 7 days after we have
sufficient information to make the payment. For a discussion of the tax
treatment of a death benefit, see FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS in this
prospectus.

         Enhanced Death Benefit. If the Contract Owner dies before the age of 80
and if permitted by state law, an enhanced death benefit will be paid to the
Beneficiary, if it is greater than the Contract Value as of the receipt of proof
of death and the necessary information to make a death benefit payment. The
enhanced death benefit is the sum of: (1) the Fixed Account Value, and (2) the
net purchase payments allocated to the Separate Account (as defined in the
previous paragraph) plus interest accumulated at an annual interest rate of 5%
through the Contract Owner's attained age 69, and interest accumulated at an
annual interest rate of 3% for years subsequent to attained age 70.

         If the Beneficiary is your surviving spouse, he or she may become the
Contract Owner rather than receive the death benefit.

         Choosing a Lump Sum or Annuity. Your Beneficiary has one year from your
date of death to choose to receive the death benefit in lump sum or in the form
of an annuity.

         o        If he or she chooses a lump sum, it must be paid within five
                  years of the date of death (until paid out, the death benefit
                  will be allocated to subaccounts of the Separate Account
                  and/or fixed interest options as directed by the Beneficiary).

         o        If an annuity is selected, payments must commence within one
                  year of the date of death and must be made over the
                  Beneficiary's life or over a period not longer than the
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         o        If an election is not made within one year of the date of
                  death, the death benefit will be paid to the Beneficiary in a
                  lump sum.

         If the Annuitant dies on or after the Annuity Date and the annuity is
for a specified number of years or for life with payments guaranteed for 10 or
20 years, the Beneficiary may elect to have the payments continue for the
specified or guaranteed period or to receive in lump sum the present value of
the remaining payments.

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May I Transfer Money Among Subaccounts and the Fixed Interest Accounts?


         Before the Annuity Date. You may transfer your Contract Value from
among subaccounts of the Separate Account and a fixed interest option of the
Fixed Interest Account.


         o        The minimum amount that may be transferred is $250 or, if
                  less, the amount held in the subaccount or Fixed Interest
                  Account. In the case of partial transfers, the amount
                  remaining in the subaccount or Fixed Interest Account must be
                  at least $250.

         o        You may transfer from the Fixed Interest Account only at the
                  completion of the interest period or within 25 days
                  thereafter.

         After the Annuity Date. You or the Beneficiary (upon your death or the
death of the Annuitant) may transfer amounts among subaccounts of the Separate
Account.

         o        The minimum amount that may be transferred is $250 or, if
                  less, the amount held in the subaccount. In the case of
                  partial transfers, the amount remaining in the subaccount or
                  Fixed Interest Account option must be at least $250.

         o        Transfers are currently limited to the four subaccounts
                  selected at the time of annuitization.

         General Rules. Transfers will be based on values at the end of the
valuation period in which the transfer request is received at our administrative
office. A transfer request must be received at our administrative office, and
all other administrative requirements must be met, to make the transfer. We will
not be liable for following instructions communicated by telephone that we
reasonably believe to be genuine. We require certain personal identifying
information to process a request for transfer made over the telephone. For
transfers other than dollar cost averaging and automatic rebalancing, we reserve
the right to charge a fee, although we have no present intention of doing so.
The Contract is not designed for individuals and professional market timing
organizations that use programmed and frequent transfers amount investment
options. We therefore reserve the right to change our telephone transaction
policies and procedures at any time to restrict the use of telephone transfers
for market timing and to otherwise restrict market timing when we believe it is
in the interest of all of our Contract Owners to do so.

         Dollar Cost Averaging. Dollar cost averaging is a way to invest in
which securities are purchased at regular intervals in fixed dollar amounts so
that the cost of the securities gets averaged over time and possibly over market
cycles. If your Contract Value is at least $10,000, you can have a flat dollar
amount ($100 minimum) transferred monthly or quarterly from one account to other
accounts ($50 minimum per account) to achieve dollar cost averaging. These
transfers may be made only from one of the following accounts: Money Market
Subaccount, Limited Maturity Bond Subaccount, Quality Bond Subaccount, or the
One Year Fixed Interest Option. You may do this for from 12 to 60 months or
until you tell us to change or cancel the dollar cost averaging.

         Automatic Rebalancing. Automatic Rebalancing is a way to transfer money
from those subaccounts that have increased in value to those subaccounts that
have decreased in value. Over time, this may help you to sell high and buy low,
although there can be no assurance of this. You may elect to have your
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subaccounts of the Separate Account automatically rebalanced. We will transfer
funds under your Contract on a quarterly (calendar) basis among the subaccounts
to maintain a specified percentage allocation among your selected variable
investment options.

          Dollar cost averaging and automatic rebalancing may not be in effect
at the same time.

         For transfers other than dollar cost averaging and automatic
rebalancing, we reserve the right to charge a transfer fee, although we have no
present intention of doing so.

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May I Withdraw Any of My Money?

         Before the Annuity Date and the death of the Contract Owner or
Annuitant, you may withdraw all or part of your Contract Value. We base your
withdrawal on your Contract Value next determined after we receive a proper
written request for withdrawal at our administrative office (and the Contract,
in case of a full withdrawal). We normally will pay you within seven days. You
may pay tax when you make a withdrawal, including an additional 10% tax under
certain circumstances. See FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

         o        The minimum withdrawal is $500. If it is your first withdrawal
                  in a Contract Year, the minimum withdrawal is 15% of total
                  purchase payments if less.

         o        You may make a partial withdrawal only if the amount remaining
                  in the subaccount is at least $250.

         o        If you do not tell us otherwise, the withdrawal will be taken
                  pro rata from the variable subaccounts; if the partial
                  withdrawal exhausts your Variable Account Value, then any
                  remaining withdrawal will be taken from a fixed interest
                  account beginning with the One Year Fixed Interest Option and
                  continuing with the other fixed interest options in the order
                  of ascending duration.

         Systematic Withdrawals. If your Contract Value is at least $25,000 and
you have not made a withdrawal in the current contract year, you can make
systematic withdrawals. These are regular payments that we make to you on a
monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. It is a convenient way for you
to withdraw a limited percentage of purchase payments without incurring a
contingent deferred sales charge. The total amount that you withdraw in a
Contract Year cannot exceed 15% of total purchase payments at the time of the
request. The minimum amount of each withdrawal payment is $50.

         Payments can be either a fixed dollar amount or a fixed percentage of
purchase payments. Your payments will begin on the next withdrawal date after we
receive your request. See FREE WITHDRAWALS below. For information on the tax
treatment of withdrawals, see FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS in this
Prospectus.

         403(b) Withdrawals. There are restrictions on withdrawals from
Contracts qualifying under Section 403(b) of the Code. Generally, withdrawals
may be made only if the Contract Owner is over the age of 59 1/2, leaves the
employment of the employer, dies, or becomes disabled as defined in the Code.
Withdrawals (other than withdrawals attributable to income earned on purchase
payments) may also be possible in the case of hardship as defined in the Code.
The restrictions do not apply to transfers among subaccounts and may also not
apply to transfers to other investments qualifying under Section 403(b). For
information on the tax treatment of withdrawals under Section 403(b) Contracts,
see FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS in this Prospectus.

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Deferment of Payments and Transfers

         We reserve the right to defer a withdrawal, a transfer of values or
annuity payments funded by the Separate Account if: (a) the New York Stock
Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (b)
trading on the Exchange is restricted; (c) an emergency exists such that it is
not reasonably practical to dispose of securities held in the Separate Account
or to determine the value of its assets; or (d) the Securities and Exchange
Commission by order so permits for the protection of investors. Conditions
described in (b) and (c) will be decided by, or in accordance with rules of, the
Commission.

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What Charges Do I Pay?

         The following discussion explains the Contract charges that you pay.
You also indirectly pay expenses of the Funds that you select as investment
options in the Separate Account. See the prospectuses of the Funds for
information on Fund expenses.


Administration Charges


These charges reimburse us for administering the Contract and the Separate
Account.

         o        We deduct from your Variable Account Value an annual contract
                  administration charge that is the lesser of $30 or 2% of your
                  Variable Account Value. You will not pay this charge if your
                  Variable Account Value is more than $50,000. To pay this
                  charge, we cancel Accumulation Units credited to your
                  Contract, pro rata among the subaccounts in which you invest.
                  We assess this charge on each Contract anniversary and on any
                  other date that your Variable Account Value is reduced to zero
                  by withdrawal or transfer.

         o        We deduct from the net asset value of the Separate Account a
                  daily administration charge that will not exceed an effective
                  annual rate of 0.15%.

         For transfers among investment options other than under dollar cost
averaging and automatic rebalancing, we reserve the right to charge a transfer
fee, although we have no present intention of doing so.


Mortality and Expense Risk Charge


          We deduct from the net asset value of the Separate Account a daily
mortality and expense risk charge equal to an effective annual rate of 1.25%.
This charge compensates us for the mortality-related guarantees we make under
the Contract (e.g., the death benefit and the guarantee that the annuity factors
will never be decreased even if mortality experience is substantially different
than originally assumed), and for the risk that our administration charges will
be insufficient to cover administration expenses over the life of the Contracts.
The mortality and expense risk charge is paid during both the accumulation and
variable annuity pay-out phases of the Contract.


Contingent Deferred Sales Charge


          This charge pays for our sales expenses. Sales expenses that are not
covered by the deferred sales charge are paid from the surplus of the Company,
which may include proceeds from the mortality and expense risk charge.

         You pay this charge only if you withdraw a purchase payment within
seven years of the effective date of payment. The following table shows the
schedule of the contingent deferred sales charge that will be applied to
withdrawal of a purchase payment, after allowing for the free withdrawals which
are described in the next subsection. Purchase payments will be treated as
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         Number of Full Contract
         Years Since Purchase Payment                      Applicable Charge
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                  0                                                6%
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                  1                                                6%
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                  2                                                5%
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                  3                                                4%
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                  4                                                3%
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                  5                                                2%
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                  6                                                1%
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                  7+                                               0%
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         The contingent deferred sales charge may be reduced on Contracts sold
to a trustee, employer or similar party pursuant to a retirement plan or to a
group of individuals, if such sales are expected to involve reduced sales
expenses. The amount of reduction will depend upon such factors as the size of
the group, any prior or existing relationship with the purchaser or group, the
total amount of purchase payments and other relevant factors that might tend to
reduce expenses incurred in connection with such sales. The reduction will not
be unfairly discriminatory to any Contract Owner.


         Free Withdrawals


         Seven-Year-Old Purchase Payments. You may withdraw any purchase payment
which was made more than 7 years before the withdrawal without incurring a
contingent deferred sales charge.

         15% Withdrawals. On the last day of the first contract year and once
each contract year thereafter, you may withdraw, without incurring a contingent
deferred sales charge, 15% of total purchase payments. You may take the 15% free
withdrawal on a single sum basis or systematically, but not both. The 15% free
withdrawal amount will be applied to purchase payments on a first-in, first-out
basis. With respect to any withdrawal in excess of the 15% free withdrawal in a
contract year, the contingent deferred sales charge schedule set forth above
will apply to the remainder of the purchase payments so withdrawn on a first-in,
first-out basis. This 15% free withdrawal applies only to the first withdrawal
request made in a contract year (after the first contract year) and the amount
is not cumulative from year to year.

         Medically Related Withdrawal. Subject to applicable state law, after
the first contract year and before the Annuity Date, you may withdraw, without
incurring a contingent deferred sales charge, up to the lesser of $500,000 or
your Contract Value if certain medically related contingencies occur. This free
withdrawal is available if you are (1) first confined in a nursing home or
hospital while this Contract is in force and remain confined for at least 90
days in a row or (2) first diagnosed as having a fatal illness (an illness
expected to result in death within 2 years for 80% of diagnosed cases) while
this Contract is in force. The precise terms and conditions of this benefit are
set forth in the Contract. It is not available if your age at issue is greater
than 75. The medically related contingencies that must be met for free
withdrawal vary in some states.

         Disability Related Withdrawal. You may withdraw, without incurring a
contingent deferred sales charge, part or all of your Contract Value if you (you
or the Annuitant for qualified Contracts) become totally disabled as defined in
the Contract.

         Other Withdrawals. There is no contingent deferred sales charge imposed
upon minimum distributions under qualified contracts which are required by the
Internal Revenue Code.



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         Premium Taxes


         Some states and municipalities impose premium taxes on purchase
payments received by insurance companies. Generally, any premium taxes payable
will be deducted upon annuitization, although we reserve the right to deduct
such taxes when due in jurisdictions that impose such taxes on purchase
payments. Currently, state premium taxes on purchase payments range from 0% to
3 1/2%.


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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

         We may advertise total return performance and annual changes in
accumulation unit values.

         Information on total return performance will include average annual
rates of total return for one, five and ten year periods, or lesser periods
depending on how long the Fund has been available through a subaccount of the
Separate Account. Average annual total return figures will show the average
annual rates of increase or decrease in investments in the subaccounts, assuming
a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, withdrawal of
the investment at the end of the period, and the deduction of all applicable
fund and Contract charges. We may also show average annual rates of total
return, assuming investment on the inception date of the underlying Funds, other
amounts invested at the beginning of the period, and no withdrawal at the end of
the period. Average annual total return figures which assume no withdrawals at
the end of the period will reflect all recurring charges, but will not reflect
the contingent deferred sales charge (if applicable, the contingent deferred
sales charge would reduce the amount that may be withdrawn under the Contracts).


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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIXED INTEREST OPTIONS

General Information

         Subject to the laws of your state, you may allocate or transfer all or
part of the amount credited to your Contract to one or more of the following
fixed interest options in the Fixed Account: (1) the One Year Fixed Interest
Option; (2) the Three Year Fixed Interest Option; (3) the Five Year Fixed
Interest Option; and (4) the Seven Year Fixed Interest Option. We periodically
declare an effective annual interest rate applicable to allocations to the
various fixed interest options. For each amount allocated to the One Year Fixed
Interest Option, the Three Year Fixed Interest Option, the Five Year Fixed
Interest Option or the Seven Year Fixed Interest Option, we credit interest at
an effective annual interest rate declared by us in the month in which the
allocation is made. The declared rate of interest will apply through the end of
the 12-month, 36-month, 60-month or 84-month period, as applicable, which begins
on the first day of the calendar month in which the allocation is made. We
guarantee an effective annual rate of interest on allocations to all fixed
interest options of not less than 3%. In addition, we guarantee that the rate
credited in the One Year Fixed Interest Option will at least equal the increase
in the cost of living as calculated by the Company; the Company uses for this
purpose a six-month average of the relative change by month in the Consumer
Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

         You may transfer amounts in the Fixed Account to subaccounts of the
Separate Account or to another fixed interest option within the Fixed Account,
subject to the conditions and limitations in the fixed account provisions of
your Contract. A premature withdrawal charge in an amount specified in the
Contract will be deducted from the interest earned on any amount that is
withdrawn from the Three Year Fixed Interest Option, the Five Year Fixed
Interest Option or the Seven Year Fixed Interest Option prior to the expiration
of the period for which the interest rate is guaranteed. Amounts not withdrawn
or reallocated within 25 days after the end of an interest period are rolled
over and treated as a new allocation to the same fixed interest option. The
premature withdrawal charge is not applicable to amounts withdrawn to effect an
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distribution requirement under the tax laws. Nor will the premature withdrawal
charge be applied to amounts withdrawn due to the death, total disability, or
defined medical confinement or terminal illness of the owner or annuitant, as
specified in the Contract. In no event will the premature withdrawal charge be
greater than the total amount of interest credited to the applicable fixed
interest option. In accordance with state law, we may defer a withdrawal or
transfer from the Fixed Account for up to six months if we reasonably determine
that investment conditions are such that an orderly sale of assets in the
Company's general account is not feasible.

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Loans Under Section 403(b) Contracts

         If your Contract qualifies under Section 403(b) of the Code, and if
state law permits, you may be able to borrow against money that you have
invested in a Fixed Interest Account. Review your Contract loan endorsement or
consult our representative for a complete description of the terms of the loan
privilege, including minimum and maximum loan amounts, repayment terms, and
restrictions on prepayments.

         When you borrow, an amount equal to your loan will be transferred, as
collateral, from your Separate Account subaccounts to an account in our general
account called the "Restricted Account." Amounts transferred to the Restricted
Account generally earn interest at a rate of 2 1/2 percentage points less than
the rate of interest that we charge you on the loan. On your Contract
Anniversary, the accrued interest in the Restricted Account will be transferred
to your Separate Account subaccounts in accordance with your current payment
allocation instructions.

         Loan repayments are due quarterly. When you repay part of your loan, we
transfer an amount equal to the principal portion of the repayment from the
Restricted Account to the Money Market subaccount. You may then transfer amounts
from the Money Market subaccount to the other investment options offered under
the Contract.

         If you are in default, we must report the default to the Internal
Revenue Service as a taxable distribution and, if you are then under age 59 1/2,
as a premature distribution that may be subject to a 10% penalty. We will repay
the loan by withdrawing the amount in default, plus interest and any applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, from your Separate Account subaccounts in
accordance with your Loan Request and Agreement. If Section 403(b) prevents us
from doing this, your outstanding loan balance will continue to accrue interest
and the amount due will be withdrawn when a withdrawal becomes permissible.
While a loan balance is outstanding, any withdrawal or death benefit proceeds
must first be used to pay the loan.

         Loans are subject to the terms of your Contract, your Section 403(b)
plan and the Code, and, in the case of plans subject to the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, the ERISA regulations on plan loans, all of which
may impose restrictions. We reserve the right to suspend, modify or terminate
the availability of loans. Where there is a plan fiduciary, it is the
responsibility of the fiduciary to ensure that any Contract loans comply with
plan qualification requirements, including ERISA.


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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS.

The following is a general summary of some federal income tax considerations. It
is based on the law in effect on the date of this Prospectus, which may change,
and does not address state or local tax laws. For further information, you
should consult qualified tax counsel.

         You pay no federal income tax on increases in the value of your
Contract until money is distributed to you or your beneficiary as a withdrawal,
death benefit or an annuity payment.

         Withdrawals and Death Benefits. You may pay tax on a withdrawal, and
your beneficiary may pay tax on a death benefit. The taxable portion of these
payments generally will be the amount by which the payment


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exceeds your cost. Thus, you or your Beneficiary generally will have taxable
income to the extent that your Contract Value exceeds your purchase payments.
Ordinary income tax rates apply. If you designate a Beneficiary who is either
37 1/2 years younger than you or your grandchild, you may obtain Generation
Skipping Transfer Tax treatment under Section 2601 of the Code.

         Annuity Payments. The taxable portion of an annuity payment generally
is determined by a formula that establishes the ratio of the cost basis of the
Contract (as adjusted for any refund feature) to the expected return under the
Contract. The taxable portion, which is the amount of the annuity payment in
excess of the cost basis, is taxed at ordinary income tax rates.

         Subject to certain exceptions, a Contract must be held by or on behalf
of a natural person in order to be treated as an annuity contract under federal
income tax law and to be accorded the tax treatment described in the preceding
paragraphs. If a contract is not treated as an annuity contract for federal
income tax purposes, the income on the Contract is treated as ordinary income
received or accrued by the Contract Owner during the taxable year.

         Early Withdrawals. An additional income tax of 10% may be imposed on
the taxable portion of an early withdrawal or distribution unless one of several
exceptions apply. Generally, there will be no additional income tax on

         o        early withdrawals that are part of a series of substantially
                  equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually)
                  made for life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer or the
                  joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the taxpayer and a
                  Beneficiary;

         o        withdrawals made on or after age 59 1/2;

         o        on distributions made after death;

         o        withdrawals attributable to total and permanent disability.

         Transfers. You may pay tax if you transfer your Contract to someone
else. If the transfer is for less than adequate consideration, the taxable
portion would be the Contract Value at the time of transfer over the investment
in the Contract at such time. This rule does not apply to transfers between
spouses or to transfers incident to a divorce.


         Separate Account Diversification. Section 817(h) of the Code provides
that the investments of a separate account underlying a variable annuity
contract which is not purchased under a qualified retirement plan or certain
other types of plans (or the investments of a mutual fund, the shares of which
are owned by the variable annuity separate account) must be "adequately
diversified" in order for the Contract to be treated as an annuity contract for
tax purposes. The Treasury Department has issued regulations prescribing such
diversification requirements. The Separate Account, through each of the
available funds of the Penn Series Funds, Inc., Neuberger Berman Advisers
Management Trust, Variable Insurance Products Fund, Variable Insurance Products
Fund II, and Morgan Stanley's The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. intends to
comply with those requirements. The requirements are briefly discussed in the
accompanying prospectuses for the underlying funds.


         The Treasury Department has indicated that in regulations or revenue
rulings under Section 817(d) (relating to the definition of a variable
contract), it will provide guidance on the extent to which Contract Owners may
direct their investments to particular subaccounts without being treated as
owners of the underlying shares. It is possible that when such regulations or
rulings are issued, the Contracts may need to be modified to comply with them.



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         Qualified Plans. The Contracts may be used in connection with
retirement plans that qualify for special tax treatment under the Code. The
plans include individual retirement annuities qualified under Section 408(b) of
the Code (referred to as IRAs), tax deferred annuities qualified under Section
403(b) of the Code, pension or profit sharing plans for self-employed
individuals qualified under Section 401 of the Code (referred to as H.R. 10 or
Keogh plans) and corporate pension or profit sharing plans qualified under
Section 401 of the Code, or annuity plans qualified under Section 403(a) of the
Code. Special provisions are required in some Contracts for qualification under
the Code.

         For some types of qualified retirement plans, there may be no cost
basis in the Contract. In this case, the total payments received may be taxable.
Before purchasing a contract under a qualified retirement plan, the tax law
provisions applicable to the particular plan should be considered.

         Generally, under a nonqualified annuity or individual retirement
annuity qualified under Section 408(b), unless the Contract Owner elects to the
contrary, any amounts that are received under the Contract that the Company
believes are includable in gross income for tax purposes will be subject to
mandatory withholding to meet federal income tax obligations. The same treatment
will apply to distributions from a qualified plan or Section 403(b) annuity that
are payable as an annuity for the life or life expectancy of one or more
individuals, or for a period of at least 10 years, or are required minimum
distributions. Other distributions from a qualified plan or a Section 403(b)
annuity are subject to mandatory withholding, unless an election is made to
receive the distribution as a direct rollover to another eligible retirement
plan.

         This general summary of federal income tax does not address every issue
that may affect you. You should consult qualified tax counsel.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The consolidated financial statements of the Company and the financial
statements of the Separate Account at December 31, 1999 for the year then ended
appear in the Statement of Additional Information. The consolidated financial
statements of the Company should be considered only as bearing upon the
Company's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts.



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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTENTS
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VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS.....................................................................................B-2
         First Variable Annuity Payments......................................................................B-2
         Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments.................................................................B-2
         Annuity Units........................................................................................B-2
         Value of Annuity Units...............................................................................B-2
         Net Investment Factor................................................................................B-2
         Assumed Interest Rate................................................................................B-3
         Valuation Period.....................................................................................B-3
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PERFORMANCE DATA..............................................................................................B-4
         Average Annual Total Return..........................................................................B-4
         Annual Rate of Change in Accumulation Unit Values....................................................B-8
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ADMINISTRATION AND RECORDKEEPING SERVICES.....................................................................B-9

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DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTs.....................................................................................B-9

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CUSTODIAN.....................................................................................................B-9

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS..........................................................................................B-9

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LEGAL MATTERS.................................................................................................B-9

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..........................................................................................B-9


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</TABLE>


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                                     PART B

                       Information Required in a Statement

                            of Additional Information


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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- MAY 1, 2000
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PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19172 o Telephone (800) 523-0650              PENNANT
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This statement of additional information is not a prospectus. It should be read
in conjunction with the current prospectus for PIA Variable Annuity Account I,
dated May 1, 2000. To obtain a prospectus you may write to The Penn Insurance
and Annuity Company (the "Company"), Customer Service Group, Philadelphia, PA
19172. Or you may call (800) 523-0650. Terms used in this statement of
additional information have the same meaning as the prospectus.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS..................................................B-2
         First Variable Annuity Payments...................................B-2
         Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments..............................B-2
         Annuity Units.....................................................B-2
         Value of Annuity Units............................................B-2
         Net Investment Factor.............................................B-2
         Assumed Interest Rate.............................................B-3
         Valuation Period..................................................B-3
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PERFORMANCE DATA...........................................................B-4
         Average Annual Total Return.......................................B-4
         Annual Rate of Change in Accumulation Unit Values.................B-8
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ADMINISTRATION AND RECORDKEEPING SERVICES..................................B-9

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DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS..................................................B-9

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CUSTODIAN..................................................................B-9

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.......................................................B-9

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LEGAL MATTERS..............................................................B-9

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.......................................................B-9


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VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS

First Variable Annuity Payment

         When a variable annuity is effected, we will first deduct applicable
premium taxes, if any, from the Contract Value. The dollar amount of the first
monthly annuity payment will be determined by applying the net Contract Value to
the annuity table set forth in the contract for the annuity option chosen. The
annuity tables show the amount of the first monthly income payment under each
annuity option for each $1,000 of value applied, based on the Annuitant's age at
the Annuity Date. The annuity tables are based on the 1983 Individual Annuity
Mortality Tables with interest at 3%.

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Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

         The dollar amount of subsequent variable annuity payments will vary in
accordance with the investment experience of the subaccount(s) of the Separate
Account applicable to the annuity. Each subsequent variable annuity payment will
equal the number of annuity units credited, multiplied by the value of the
annuity unit for the valuation period. The Company guarantees that the amount of
each subsequent annuity payment will not be affected by variations in expense or
mortality experience.

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Annuity Units

         For each subaccount selected, the number of annuity units is the amount
of the first annuity payment allocated to the subaccount divided by the value of
an annuity unit for the subaccount on the Annuity Date. The number of your
annuity units will not change as a result of investment experience.

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Value of Annuity Units

         The value of an annuity unit for each subaccount was arbitrarily set at
$10 when the subaccount was established. The value may increase or decrease from
one valuation period to the next. For a valuation period, the value of an
annuity unit for a subaccount is the value of an annuity unit for the subaccount
for the last prior valuation period multiplied by the net investment factor for
the subaccount for the valuation period. The result is then multiplied by a
factor to neutralize an assumed interest rate of 3% built into the annuity
tables.

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Net Investment Factor

         For any subaccount, the net investment factor for a valuation period is
determined by dividing (a) by (b) and subtracting (c):

Where (a) is:

         The net asset value per share of the mutual fund held in the
         subaccount, as of the end of the valuation period

         plus

         The per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions by
         the mutual fund if the "ex-dividend" date occurs in the valuation
         period

         plus or minus

         A per share charge or credit, as we may determine as of the end of the
         valuation period, for provision for taxes (if applicable).


                                       B-2

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Where (b) is:

         The net asset value per share of the mutual fund held in the subaccount
         as of the end of the last prior valuation period

         plus or minus

         The per share charge or credit for provision for taxes as of the end of
         the last prior valuation period (if applicable).

Where (c) is:

         The sum of the mortality and expense risk charge and the daily
         administration charge. On an annual basis, the sum of such charges
         equals 1.40% of the daily net asset value of the subaccount.

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Assumed Interest Rate

         A 3% assumed annual interest rate is included in the annuity tables in
the contracts. A higher assumption would mean a higher first annuity payment but
more slowly rising or more rapidly falling subsequent payments. A lower
assumption would have the opposite effect. If the actual net investment rate is
3% on an annual basis, annuity payments will be level.

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Valuation Period

         Valuation period is the period from one valuation of underlying fund
assets to the next. Valuation is performed each day the New York Stock Exchange
is open for trading.


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PERFORMANCE DATA

Average Annual Total Return

         The performance data in the following tables include average annual
total return of subaccounts of the Separate Account computed in accordance with
the standard formula and limitations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and average annual total return and cumulative total return
information based upon different hypothetical assumptions.


                                      B-3
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table 1  Average Annual Total Return On $1,000 Investment - Computed as Prescribed by the SEC

                                                          Average Annual Total Return
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                          From        Ten       Five         One
                                                       Inception     Years      Years        Year
                                           Inception    Through      Ended      Ended        Ended
Fund (Manager)                               Date*      12/31/99    12/31/99   12/31/99     12/31/99
- --------------                             ---------   ---------    --------   --------     --------
<S>                                        <C> <C>       <C>                                  <C>
Quality Bond (a).........................  3/1/1995      5.20%        N/A         N/A        -6.50%
     (Independence Capital)
High Yield Bond (a)......................  3/1/1995      7.97%        N/A         N/A        -2.56%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Flexibly Managed (a).....................  3/1/1995     10.38%        N/A         N/A        -0.23%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Growth Equity (a)........................  3/1/1995      26.45%       N/A         N/A        25.38%
     (Independence Capital)
Large Cap Value (a)(f)...................  3/1/1995      14.90%       N/A         N/A        -7.57%
     (Putnam)
Emerging Growth Fund (a).................  5/1/1997      82.28%       N/A         N/A       166.67%
     (RS Investment Management)
Small Cap Value Fund (a)(f)..............  3/1/1995       6.42%       N/A         N/A        -7.76%
     (Royce)
International Equity (a).................  3/1/1995      20.11%       N/A         N/A        36.10%
     (Vontobel)
Balanced Portfolio (b)...................  3/1/1995      15.89%       N/A         N/A        24.81%
     (Neuberger Berman)
Equity-Income Portfolio (c)..............  3/1/1995      15.53%       N/A         N/A        -0.60%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Growth Portfolio (c).....................  3/1/1995      27.71%       N/A         N/A        28.55%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Asset Manager Portfolio (d)..............  3/1/1995      13.74%       N/A         N/A         3.89%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Emerging Markets Equity (International)(e)
     (Morgan Stanley)....................  5/1/1997       8.12%       N/A         N/A        82.28%

</TABLE>

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*   Date the underlying fund was first offered through a subaccount of the
    Separate Account. Performance information is not shown for subaccounts which
    began investing in new funds on the date of this prospectus.
(a) Penn Series Funds, Inc.
(b) Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
(c) Variable Insurance Products Fund
(d) Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(e) The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
(f) Prior to May 1, 2000, the Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund Subaccount was
    the Penn Series Value Equity Fund Subaccount and the Penn Series Small Cap
    Value Fund Subaccount was the Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund
    Subaccount, and the Funds in which the Subaccounts invested were managed by
    OpCap Advisors.



                                       B-4

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Table 2  Average Annual Total Return On $1,000 Investment - Assumes No
         Contingent Deferred Sales Charge and Investment on the Inception Date
         of the Underlying Fund


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Average Annual Total Return
                                                        -----------------------------------------------
                                                                  From        Ten        Five         One
                                                                Inception    Years       Years        Year
                                                   Inception     Through     Ended       Ended        Ended
Fund (Manager)*                                      Date**      12/31/99   12/31/99    12/31/99     12/31/99
- --------------                                     ---------    ---------   --------    --------     --------
<S>                                                <C>  <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
Quality Bond (a)................................   3/17/1987      6.07%       6.11%       6.71%       -1.47%
     (Independence Capital)
High Yield Bond (a).............................    8/6/1984      8.42%       8.77%       9.25%        2.68%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Flexibly Managed (a)............................   7/31/1984     12.34%       9.62%      11.37%        5.16%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Growth Equity (a)...............................    6/1/1983     13.90%      15.22%      27.64%       32.13%
     (Independence Capital)
Large Cap Value (a)(f)..........................   3/17/1987     11.06%      11.41%      16.60%       -2.58%
     (Putnam)
Emerging Growth Fund (a)........................    5/1/1997     85.27%        N/A         N/A       181.01%
     (RS Investment Management)
Small Cap Value Fund (a)(f).....................    3/1/1995      6.99%        N/A         N/A        -2.80%
     (Royce)
International Equity (a)........................   11/2/1992     16.56%        N/A       18.63%       43.43%
     (Vontobel)
Balanced Portfolio (b)..........................   2/28/1989     11.49%      10.94%      17.01%       31.53%
     (Neuberger Berman)
Equity-Income Portfolio (c).....................   10/9/1986     12.10%      12.74%      16.73%       4.74%%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Growth Portfolio (c)............................   10/9/1986     17.09%      18.21%      27.87%       35.46%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Asset Manager Portfolio (d).....................    9/6/1989     11.18%      11.52%      13.96%        9.48%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Emerging Markets Equity (International) (e).....   10/1/1996     10.54%        N/A         N/A        92.08%
     (Morgan Stanley)
</TABLE>

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*   Prior to May 1, 2000, the Limited Maturity Bond, Index 500, Mid Cap Growth
    and Mid Cap Value Fund had no assets. Accordingly, no performance
    information is presented.
**  Date the underlying fund was established
(a) Penn Series Funds, Inc.
(b) Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
(c) Variable Insurance Products Fund
(d) Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(e) The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
(f) Prior to May 1, 2000, the Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund Subaccount was
    the Penn Series Value Equity Fund Subaccount and the Penn Series Small Cap
    Value Fund Subaccount was the Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund
    Subaccount, and the Funds in which the Subaccounts invested were managed by
    OpCap Advisors.


                                       B-5
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table 3      Average Annual Total Return On $10,000 Investment - Assumes No Contingent
             Deferred Sales Charge and Investment on the Inception Date of Underlying
             Fund


                                                                 Average Annual Total Return
                                                        -----------------------------------------------
                                                                 From        Ten         Five         One
                                                               Inception     Years       Years        Year
                                                  Inception     Through      Ended       Ended        Ended
Fund (Manager)*                                     Date**      12/31/99    12/31/99    12/31/99     12/31/99
- --------------                                    ---------    ---------    --------    --------     --------
<S>                                               <C>  <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
Quality Bond (a)................................  3/17/1987      6.11%       6.17%       6.77%       -1.40%
     (Independence Capital)
High Yield Bond (a).............................   8/6/1984      8.45%       8.84%       9.33%        2.78%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Flexibly Managed (a)............................  7/31/1984     12.45%       9.95%      11.73%        5.63%
     (T. Rowe Price)
Growth Equity (a)...............................   6/1/1983     13.93%      15.29%      27.71%       32.23%
     (Independence Capital)
Large Cap Value (a)(f)..........................  3/17/1987     11.22%      11.66%      16.83%       -2.22%
     (Putnam)
Emerging Growth Fund (a)........................   5/1/1997     85.32%        N/A         N/A       181.07%
     (RS Investment Management)
Small Cap Value Fund (a)(f).....................   3/1/1995      7.06%        N/A         N/A        -2.71%
     (Royce)
International Equity (a)........................  11/2/1992     16.73%        N/A       18.81%       43.65%
     (Vontobel)
Balanced Portfolio (b)..........................  2/28/1989     11.60%      11.07%      17.13%       31.69%
     (Neuberger Berman)
Equity-Income Portfolio (c).....................  10/9/1986     12.41%      12.81%      16.79%        4.84%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Growth Portfolio (c)............................  10/9/1986     17.11%      18.25%      27.91%       35.52%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Asset Manager Portfolio (d).....................   9/6/1989     11.22%      11.56%      14.01%        9.54%
     (Fidelity Investments)
Emerging Markets Equity (International) (e).....  10/1/1996     10.59%        N/A         N/A        92.11%
     (Morgan Stanley)
</TABLE>

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*   Prior to May 1, 2000, the Limited Maturity Bond, Index 500, Mid Cap Growth
    and Mid Cap Value Fund had no assets. Accordingly, no performance
    information is presented.
**  Date the underlying fund was established
(a) Penn Series Funds, Inc.
(b) Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
(c) Variable Insurance Products Fund
(d) Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(e) The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
(f) Prior to May 1, 2000, the Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund Subaccount was
    the Penn Series Value Equity Fund Subaccount and the Penn Series Small Cap
    Value Fund Subaccount was the Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund
    Subaccount, and the Funds in which the Subaccounts invested were managed by
    OpCap Advisors.



                                      B-6
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Average annual total returns in Table 1 are computed by finding the average
annual compounded rates of return over the periods shown that would equate the
initial amount invested to the withdrawal value, in accordance with the
following formula: P(1+T) n = ERV. In the formula P is a hypothetical investment
payment of $1,000; T is the average annual total return; n is the number of
years; and ERV is the withdrawal value at the end of the periods shown. The
Computation assumes that the contract or account administration charge is
allocated equally across all available subaccounts by an average Contract Owner
or Participant and that the Contract Value or Participant's Variable Account
Value is of average size. The returns are computed according to the formula
assumptions prescribed by the SEC.

Average annual rates of total return in Tables 2 and 3 are computed by finding
the average annual compounded rates of return over the periods shown that would
equate the initial amount invested to the Contract account value at the end of
the periods shown, in accordance with the following formula: P(1 + T) n = FV. In
the formula, P is a hypothetical investment of $1,000 in Table 2 and $10,000 in
Table 3; T is the average annual total return; n is the number of years; and FV
is the Contract Value. The computations assume that no withdrawals were made at
the end of the periods, and therefore do not reflect the contract's contingent
deferred sales charge of 1% for withdrawals made within one year of the purchase
payment. The returns also show investment performance from the inception date of
the Fund, which may predate the date the Separate Account began investing in the
Fund.

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Annual Rate of Change in Accumulation Unit Values

Table 4 Annual Rate of Change in Accumulation Unit Values

         Table 4 shows the changes in values of accumulation units for each
subaccount of the Separate Account for each of the calendar years 1995 through
1998 for which the investment option was offered. Accumulation unit values do
not reflect the $30 annual contract or account administration charge or the
contingent deferred sales charge that may be applicable to a withdrawal from the
Contract.

                                       B-7

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Annual Rate of Change in
                                                            Accumulation Unit Values
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------
Fund (Manager)*                              1999        1998        1997        1996        1995
- ---------------                              ----        ----        ----        ----        ----
<S>                                          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Money Market (a)                             3.23%       3.56%       3.68%       3.52%      10.31%
         (Independence Capital)
Quality Bond (a)                            -1.39%       8.64%       6.53%       2.69%      11.23%
         (Independence Capital)
High Yield Bond (a)                          2.79%       3.34%      14.17%      12.29%      10.97%
         (T. Rowe Price)
Flexibly Managed (a)                         5.68%       4.62%      14.05%      14.75%      11.65%
         (T. Rowe Price)
Growth Equity(a)                            32.24%      39.70%      24.98%      18.10%      11.75%
         (Independence Capital)
Large Cap Value(a)(f)                       -2.18%       8.06%      23.24%      23.45%      12.64%
         (Putnam)
Emerging Growth(a)                         181.07%      33.82%      37.93%        N/A         N/A
         (RS Investment Management)
Small Cap Value Fund(a)(f)                  -2.70%     -10.42%      21.31%      18.09%      11.15%
         (Royce)
International Equity (a)                    43.68%      17.20%       8.87%      16.90%      11.71%
         (Vontobel)
Balanced(b)                                 31.71%      10.62%      17.79%       5.40%      11.65%
         (Neuberger Berman)
Equity Income(c)                             4.85%      10.08%      26.33%      12.69%      12.60%
         (Fidelity Investors)
Growth(c)                                   35.53%      37.55%      21.76%      13.11%      13.08%
         (Fidelity Investors)
Asset Manager(d)                             9.55%      13.45%      18.97%      13.01%      11.48%
         (Fidelity Investors)
Emerging Markets Equity                     93.09%     -25.23%     -10.34%        N/A         N/A
(International) (e)
         (Morgan Stanley)
</TABLE>
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*    Performance information is not shown for subaccounts which began investing
     in new funds on the date of this prospectus.
(a)  Penn Series Funds, Inc.
(b)  Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
(c)  Variable Insurance Products Fund
(d)  Variable Insurance Products Fund II
(e)  The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
(f)  Prior to May 1, 2000, the Penn Series Large Cap Value Fund Subaccount was
     the Penn Series Value Equity Fund Subaccount and the Penn Series Small Cap
     Value Fund Subaccount was the Penn Series Small Capitalization Fund
     Subaccount, and the Funds in which the Subaccounts invested were managed by
     OpCap Advisors.


                   -----------------------------------------

 The performance information set forth above is for past performance of the
Funds, assuming the subaccounts of the Separate Account had invested in the
Funds from the date the underlying Fund was first available through a subaccount
of the Separate Account or the date the underlying Fund was established. The
performance information is not an indication or representation of future
performance.

                                      B-8

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND RECORDKEEPING SERVICES

         The Company performs all data processing, recordkeeping and other
related services with respect to the Contracts and the Separate Accounts.


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DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS


         Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company, serves as principal underwriter of the Contracts.
The address of Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. is 600 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA
19044. For 1999, 1998 and 1997, the Company paid Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
underwriting commissions of $67,731, $251,816 and $138,545.

         The Contracts will be distributed by Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
through broker-dealers. Total commissions on purchase payments made under the
Contract will not exceed 6 1/2% and trailer commissions based on a percentage of
Contract Value may be paid. The offering of the Contracts is continuous, and the
Company does not anticipate discontinuing the offering of the Contract, although
we reserve the right to do so.


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CUSTODIAN

         The Company is custodian of the assets held in the Separate Account.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         Ernst & Young LLP serve as independent auditors of the Company and PIA
Variable Annuity Account I. Their offices are located at 2001 Market Street,
Suite 4000, Philadelphia, PA.


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LEGAL MATTERS

         Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has provided
advice on certain matters relating to the federal securities laws and the
offering of the Contracts.

                                       B-9

<PAGE>
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


         The consolidated financial statements of the Company and the financial
statements of the Separate Account at December 31, 1999 for the year then ended
appear in the Statement of Additional Information. The consolidated financial
statements of the Company should be considered only as bearing upon the
Company's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts.

PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - DECEMBER 31, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Money         Quality       High Yield        Growth
                                                          Total        Market Fund+     Bond Fund+     Bond Fund+      Equity Fund+
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     ----------      ------------
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>
Investment in Common Stock
Number of Shares ...................................                    16,904,443         921,599       1,272,737         601,975
Cost ...............................................   $332,673,519    $16,904,443      $9,673,390     $12,047,344     $16,620,183

Assets:
Investments at Market Value ........................   $413,614,709    $16,904,443      $9,584,627     $12,192,816     $24,927,771
Dividends receivable ...............................         70,890         70,890            --              --              --

Liabilities:
Due to (from) the Penn Insurance and Annuity Company        258,720        (22,357)          5,698           7,195          18,642
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Net Assets .........................................   $413,426,879    $16,997,690      $9,578,929     $12,185,621     $24,909,129
                                                       ============    ===========      ==========     ===========     ===========
</TABLE>

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PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Money          Quality       High Yield         Growth
                                                           Total       Market Fund+     Bond Fund+     Bond Fund+      Equity Fund+
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     ----------      ------------
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>
Investment Income:
Dividends ........................................      $ 2,060,097       $599,250       $    --         $    --        $     --
Expense:
Mortality and expense risk charges ...............        5,239,237        183,028         149,845         174,265         275,688
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Net investment income (loss) .....................       (3,179,140)       416,222        (149,845)       (174,265)       (275,688)
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on
     Investments:
Realized gains (losses) from redemption of fund
     shares ......................................          785,422           --            16,169          21,045          21,947
Capital gains distributions ......................        6,413,790           --              --              --              --
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Net realized gains (losses) from investment
     transactions ................................        7,199,212           --            16,169          21,045          21,947

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
     of investments ..............................       57,366,338           --              --           485,116       6,066,821
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
     investments .................................       64,565,550           --            16,169         506,161       6,088,768
                                                       ------------    -----------      ----------     -----------     -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
     from operations .............................      $61,386,410       $416,222       $(133,676)      $ 331,896      $5,813,080
                                                       ============    ===========      ==========     ===========     ===========
</TABLE>

+     Investment in Penn Series Funds, Inc.
++    Investment in Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
+++   Investment in American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
++++  Investment in Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Funds
      I and II
+++++ Investment in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-10
<PAGE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Flexibly         Small                            Emerging
 Value Equity      Managed      Capitalization    International       Growth          Balanced
    Fund+           Fund+           Fund+         Equity Fund+        Fund+          Portfolio++
- -------------    -----------    ---------------   -------------     -----------     -------------
<S>                <C>                <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
  1,763,544        4,099,945          784,621          918,870          538,916          379,045
$35,987,806      $79,192,456      $10,172,702      $14,834,803      $ 9,721,173      $ 5,965,375


$39,168,307      $80,440,931      $ 9,917,611      $24,607,350      $26,773,329      $ 7,918,259
         --               --               --               --               --               --


     23,070           47,999            6,194           18,268           22,310            6,355
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
$39,145,237      $80,392,932      $ 9,911,417      $24,589,082      $26,751,019      $ 7,911,904
===========      ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Flexibly         Small                            Emerging
 Value Equity      Managed      Capitalization    International       Growth          Balanced
    Fund+           Fund+           Fund+         Equity Fund+        Fund+          Portfolio++
- -------------    -----------    ---------------   -------------     -----------     -------------
<S>                <C>                <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
$      --        $      --        $      --        $      --        $     --         $   100,693

    576,650        1,172,711          140,616          280,604          211,501           92,184
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
   (576,650)      (1,172,711)        (140,616)        (280,604)        (211,501)           8,509
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------



     26,847          198,598         (283,836)         278,489          220,898           70,303
       --               --               --               --               --            149,175
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
     26,847          198,598         (283,836)         278,489          220,898          219,478


   (269,760)       5,566,447          100,401        7,718,511       15,951,648        1,732,903
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
   (242,913)       5,765,045         (183,435)       7,997,000       16,172,546        1,952,381
- -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------

$  (819,563)     $ 4,592,334      $  (324,051)     $ 7,716,396      $15,961,045      $ 1,960,890
===========      ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-11
<PAGE>
PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - DECEMBER 31, 1999 (CONT'D)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Limited                              Capital
                                                           Maturity Bond          Partners        Appreciation       Equity Income
                                                            Portfolio++          Portfolio++       Portfolio+++      Portfolio++++
                                                          ---------------       --------------  ---------------    -----------------
<S>                                                            <C>                 <C>                  <C>                <C>
Investment in Common Stock
Number of Shares.......................................          235,228           499,871              279,873           1,600,750
Cost...................................................       $3,310,275        $9,802,290           $3,164,335         $33,649,256

Assets:
Investments at Market Value............................       $3,114,413        $9,817,469           $4,153,316         $41,155,283
Dividends receivable...................................                -                 -                    -                   -

Liabilities:
Due to the Penn Insurance and Annuity Company.........             1,887             5,492                3,423              24,028

                                                             -----------        ----------          -----------          ----------
Net Assets............................................        $3,112,526        $9,811,977           $4,149,893         $41,131,255
                                                             ===========        ==========          ===========         ===========
</TABLE>


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 (CONT'D)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Limited                                Capital
                                                           Maturity Bond          Partners         Appreciation      Equity Income
                                                            Portfolio++          Portfolio++       Portfolio+++      Portfolio++++
                                                          ---------------       --------------  ---------------    -----------------
<S>                                                               <C>                <C>                  <C>             <C>
Investment Income:
Dividends..............................................        $ 205,774         $ 106,433           $       -            $ 585,291
Expense:
Mortality and expense risk charges.....................           50,314           127,469               45,404             570,262
                                                               ---------         ---------            ---------            --------

Net investment income (loss)..........................           155,460           (21,036)             (45,404)             15,029
                                                               ---------         ---------            ---------            --------
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on
     Investments:
Realized gains (losses) from redemption of fund
     shares...........................................           (12,768)           38,417              (55,761)            152,802
Capital gains distributions...........................                 -           185,101                    -           1,293,801
                                                               ---------         ---------            ---------            --------
Net realized gains (losses) from investment
     transactions....................................            (12,768)          223,518              (55,761)          1,446,603

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
     of investments..................................           (137,966)          320,918            1,727,965             500,668
                                                               ---------         ---------            ---------            --------
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
     investments....................................            (150,734)          544,436            1,672,204           1,947,271
                                                               ---------         ---------            ---------           ---------

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
     from operations...............................            $   4,726         $ 523,400           $1,626,800          $1,962,300
                                                               =========         =========           ==========          ==========

</TABLE>
+      Investment in Penn Series Funds, Inc.
++     Investment in Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
+++    Investment in American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
++++   Investment in Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products Funds
       I and II
+++++  Investment in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                                      B-12
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            Emerging
        Growth                Asset Manager          Index 500           Markets Equity
     Portfolio++++             Portfolio++++        Portfolio++++       Portfolio+++++
    --------------           --------------       --------------        ---------------
           <S>                      <C>                  <C>                   <C>
        1,095,492                  476,856              184,013               219,618
      $37,462,504               $7,853,610          $24,102,374            $2,209,200


      $60,175,370               $8,902,892          $30,805,637            $3,054,885
                -                        -                    -                     -


           41,901                   26,030               20,183                 2,402

      -----------               ----------          -----------            ----------
      $60,133,469               $8,876,862          $30,785,454            $3,052,483
      ===========               ==========          ===========            ==========
</TABLE>




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            Emerging
        Growth                Asset Manager          Index 500           Markets Equity
     Portfolio++++             Portfolio++++        Portfolio++++       Portfolio+++++
    --------------           --------------       --------------        ---------------
           <S>                      <C>                  <C>                   <C>

    $    69,854              $  216,589          $    175,764            $       449

        695,969                 112,237               349,856                 30,634
    -----------              ----------          ------------            -----------

       (626,115)                104,352              (174,092)               (30,185)
    -----------              ----------          ------------            -----------




         45,201                   5,451                (8,092)                49,712
      4,392,098                 274,346               119,269                      -
   ------------              ----------          ------------            -----------

      4,437,299                 279,797               111,177                 49,712


     11,470,094                 358,080             4,336,022              1,438,470
    -----------              ----------          ------------            -----------

     15,907,393                 637,877             4,447,199              1,488,182
    -----------              ----------          ------------            -----------


   $ 15,281,278               $ 742,229           $ 4,273,107            $ 1,457,997
   ============               =========           ===========            ===========

</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                                      B-13
<PAGE>

PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998


                                                          Total               Money Market Fund+            Quality Bond Fund+
                                                 ----------------------     ----------------------       ------------------------
                                                   1999          1998         1999          1998           1999          1998
                                                 ---------    ---------     ---------     --------       --------      --------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>
Operations:
   Net investment income (loss).............  ($3,179,140)  $ 2,074,089     $  416,222     $  374,756     ($149,845)   $ 343,465
   Net realized gains (losses) from
      investment transactions...............    7,199,212    21,292,894              0              0        16,169      298,660
   Net change in unrealized appreciation/
      depreciation of investments...........   57,366,338     5,557,756              0              0             0      (36,035)
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
      resulting from operations.............   61,386,410    28,924,739        416,222        374,756      (133,676)     606,090
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------

Variable Annuity Activities:
   Purchase payments........................  113,724,187   135,541,358     19,792,759     23,596,049     3,757,603    6,843,131
   Surrender benefits.......................  (19,755,751)   (9,362,238)    (2,699,595)      (788,184)     (512,339)    (200,330)
   Net Transfers ...........................  (73,227,156)  (51,060,966)   (13,292,408)   (17,700,923)   (3,380,378)  (2,275,495)
   Contract administration charges..........     (112,070)      (88,251)        (3,065)        (2,014)       (2,039)      (1,315)
   Annuity benefits.........................   (6,548,225)   (5,347,245)      (319,208)      (222,746)     (262,157)    (178,470)
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Net increase in net assets  resulting
   from variable annuity activities ........   14,080,985    69,682,658      3,478,483      4,882,182      (399,310)   4,187,521
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
   Total increase (decrease) in net assets..   75,467,395    98,607,397      3,894,705      5,256,938      (532,986)   4,793,611
Net Assets:
  Beginning of year ........................  337,959,484   239,352,087     13,102,985      7,846,047    10,111,915    5,318,304
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
  End of year .............................. $413,426,879  $337,959,484    $16,997,690    $13,102,985    $9,578,929  $10,111,915
                                             ============  ============    ===========    ===========    ==========  ===========

                                                 High Yield Bond Fund+         Growth Equity Fund+          Value Equity Fund+
                                             --------------------------    --------------------------    -----------------------
                                                  1999            1998          1999          1998           1999         1998
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Operations:
     Net investment income (loss) ..........    ($174,265)     $764,728     ($275,688)     ($136,110)     ($576,650)    ($24,682)
     Net realized gains (losses) from
          investment transactions ..........       21,045       (17,094)        21,947      1,431,627        26,847    3,307,034
     Net change in unrealized appreciation/
          depreciation of investments ......      485,116      (474,406)     6,066,821      2,167,911      (269,760)    (748,979)
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
          resulting from operations ........      331,896       273,228      5,813,080      3,463,428      (819,563)   2,533,373
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Variable Annuity Activities:
     Purchase payments .....................    3,175,845     4,945,705      8,694,462      5,526,230     6,869,696   12,733,300
     Surrender benefits ....................     (620,006)     (296,671)      (567,134)      (158,570)   (2,059,395)  (1,585,043)
     Net Transfers .........................   (2,103,929)   (1,392,476)    (2,534,038)    (1,856,756)   (7,368,392)  (4,001,865)
     Contract administration charges .......       (2,906)       (2,027)        (4,311)        (2,169)      (13,579)     (12,702)
     Annuity benefits ......................     (316,368)     (199,055)      (295,064)      (173,262)     (629,466)    (517,363)
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
Net increase in net assets  resulting
     from variable annuity activities ......      132,636     3,055,476      5,293,915      3,335,473    (3,201,136)   6,616,327
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
     Total increase (decrease) in
           net assets ......................      464,532     3,328,704     11,106,995      6,798,901    (4,020,699)   9,149,700
Net Assets:
  Beginning of year ........................   11,721,089     8,392,385     13,802,134      7,003,233    43,165,936   34,016,236
                                             ------------  ------------    -----------    -----------    ----------  -----------
  End of year ..............................  $12,185,621   $11,721,089    $24,909,129    $13,802,134   $39,145,237  $43,165,936
                                             ============  ============    ===========    ===========    ==========  ===========
</TABLE>

+      Investment in Penn Series Funds, Inc.
++     Investment in Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
+++    Investment in American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
++++   Investment in Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance
       Products Funds I and II
+++++  Investment in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.



   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-14
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Small                                                            Partners
     Flexibly Managed Fund+             Capitalization Fund+         International Equity Fund+                 Portfolio++
 ----------------------------      ----------------------------     -----------------------------      ----------------------------
     1999             1998             1999             1998             1999             1998             1999              1998
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

<S>                <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>
 ($1,172,711)      $1,314,072        ($140,616)        ($84,164)       ($280,604)        ($60,431)        ($21,036)        ($74,629)

     198,598        8,778,293         (283,836)         139,505          278,489          585,656          223,518          539,800

   5,566,447       (6,788,985)         100,401       (1,431,774)       7,718,511        1,857,070          320,918         (437,909)
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------
   4,592,334        3,303,380         (324,051)      (1,376,433)       7,716,396        2,382,295          523,400           27,262
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

  10,002,127       23,480,763        2,656,252        4,140,766        3,547,156        4,528,945        2,890,771        6,316,324
  (3,201,174)      (2,309,819)        (689,681)        (314,301)        (841,309)        (465,457)        (659,899)        (240,149)
 (17,007,087)      (6,076,934)      (2,882,560)      (1,814,570)      (3,018,586)      (1,883,029)      (1,472,824)        (848,706)
     (27,768)         (25,948)          (3,591)          (4,050)          (6,302)          (5,841)          (2,656)          (1,341)
  (2,037,203)      (2,012,397)         (93,085)        (132,547)        (240,214)        (242,420)        (103,790)         (90,589)
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

 (12,271,105)      13,055,665       (1,012,665)       1,875,298         (559,255)       1,932,198          651,602        5,135,539
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------
  (7,678,771)      16,359,045       (1,336,716)         498,865        7,157,141        4,314,493        1,175,002        5,162,801

  88,071,703       71,712,658       11,248,133       10,749,268       17,431,941       13,117,448        8,636,975        3,474,174
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------
 $80,392,932      $88,071,703       $9,911,417      $11,248,133      $24,589,082      $17,431,941       $9,811,977       $8,636,975
 ===========     ============      ===========     ============     ============     ============      ===========      ===========

                                                                            Limited Maturity                     Growth
      Emerging Growth Fund+               Balanced Portfolio++               Bond Portfolio++                 Portfolio++++
 -----------------------------     ----------------------------     ----------------------------      -----------------------------
     1999             1998             1999            1998             1999              1998            1999             1998
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

   ($211,501)        ($65,707)          $8,509          $30,479         $155,460         $149,807        ($626,115)       ($320,106)

     220,898           87,764          219,478          721,935          (12,768)           1,639        4,437,299        3,219,397

  15,951,648        1,305,485        1,732,903         (198,018)        (137,966)         (57,775)      11,470,094        6,926,573
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

  15,961,045        1,327,542        1,960,890          554,396            4,726           93,671       15,281,278        9,825,864
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

   8,280,831        4,314,103        1,170,901        2,016,921          874,539        2,008,024       14,667,934       10,112,920
    (594,105)        (188,033)        (206,192)        (186,582)        (583,921)        (170,172)      (2,269,792)        (896,947)
  (3,148,175)      (1,518,437)      (1,004,274)        (519,208)        (901,160)      (1,161,255)      (5,610,367)      (4,615,292)
      (3,845)          (1,117)          (1,731)          (1,402)            (886)            (751)         (15,530)         (11,574)
    (164,747)         (63,712)         (91,075)        (120,808)         (92,506)         (84,586)        (499,933)        (344,414)
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

   4,369,959        2,542,804         (132,371)       1,188,921         (703,934)         591,260        6,272,312        4,244,693
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------
  20,331,004        3,870,346        1,828,519        1,743,317         (699,208)         684,931       21,553,590       14,070,557

   6,420,015        2,549,669        6,083,385        4,340,068        3,811,734        3,126,803       38,579,879       24,509,322
 -----------     ------------      -----------     ------------     ------------     ------------      -----------      -----------
 $26,751,019       $6,420,015       $7,911,904       $6,083,385       $3,112,526       $3,811,734      $60,133,469      $38,579,879
 ===========     ============      ===========     ============     ============     ============      ===========      ===========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-15
<PAGE>
PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998 (CONT'D)

                                                   Capital Appreciation             Equity Income             Emerging Markets
                                                        Portfolio+++                Portfolio++++               Portfolio+++++
                                               ----------------------------  --------------------------    -----------------------
                                                   1999             1998         1999           1998          1999         1998
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Operations:
     Net investment income (loss) .............    ($45,404)       ($45,339)     $15,029       ($74,719)     ($30,185)     ($8,349)
     Net realized gains (losses) from
          investment transactions .............     (55,761)        141,597    1,446,603      1,516,244        49,712       (2,786)
     Net change in unrealized appreciation/
          depreciation of investments .........   1,727,965        (212,450)     500,668      1,714,500     1,438,470     (349,138)
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
          resulting from operations ...........   1,626,800        (116,192)   1,962,300      3,156,025     1,457,997     (360,273)
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
Variable Annuity Activities:
     Purchase payments ........................     688,204         553,025    7,213,584     10,030,814       912,298    1,045,031
     Surrender benefits .......................    (414,900)       (179,038)  (2,085,627)      (802,060)      (85,523)     (45,908)
     Net Transfers ............................    (818,812)       (808,187)  (4,178,053)    (2,449,472)     (676,960)    (161,016)
     Contract administration charges ..........      (1,199)         (1,423)     (11,295)       (10,107)         (670)        (409)
     Annuity benefits .........................     (30,592)        (37,839)    (749,283)      (688,303)      (11,040)      (9,288)
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
Net increase in net assets  resulting
     from variable annuity activities .........    (577,299)       (473,462)     189,326      6,080,872       138,105      828,410
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
     Total increase (decrease)  in net assets .   1,049,501        (589,654)   2,151,626      9,236,897     1,596,102      468,137

Net Assets:
  Beginning of year ...........................   3,100,392       3,690,046   38,979,629     29,742,732     1,456,381      988,244
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------    ----------   ----------
  End of year .................................  $4,149,893      $3,100,392  $41,131,255    $38,979,629    $3,052,483   $1,456,381
                                               ============     ===========  ===========    ===========    ==========   ==========

                                                       Asset Manager                  Index 500
                                                       Portfolio++++                 Portfolio++++
                                               ----------------------------  --------------------------
                                                   1999             1998         1999           1998
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
Operations:
     Net investment income (loss) .............    $104,352         $70,534    ($174,092)      ($79,516)
     Net realized gains (losses) from
          investment transactions .............     279,797         448,318      111,177         95,305
     Net change in unrealized appreciation/
          depreciation of investments .........     358,080         156,671    4,336,022      2,165,015
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
          resulting from operations ...........     742,229         675,523    4,273,107      2,180,804
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
Variable Annuity Activities:

     Purchase payments ........................   3,317,427       1,443,285   15,211,798     11,906,022
     Surrender benefits .......................    (354,305)       (195,034)  (1,310,854)      (339,940)
     Net Transfers ............................    (691,043)       (213,530)  (3,138,110)    (1,763,815)
     Contract administration charges ..........      (2,364)         (1,882)      (8,333)        (2,179)
     Annuity benefits .........................    (205,021)       (126,596)    (407,473)      (102,850)
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
Net increase in net assets  resulting
     from variable annuity activities .........   2,064,694         906,243   10,347,028      9,697,238
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
     Total increase (decrease)  in net assets .   2,806,923       1,581,766   14,620,135     11,878,042

Net Assets:
  Beginning of year ...........................   6,069,939       4,488,173   16,165,319      4,287,277
                                               ------------     -----------  -----------    -----------
  End of year .................................  $8,876,862      $6,069,939  $30,785,454    $16,165,319
                                               ============     ===========  ===========    ===========
</TABLE>


+      Investment in Penn Series Funds, Inc.
++     Investment in Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
+++    Investment in American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
++++   Investment in Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance
       Products Funds I and II
+++++  Investment in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-16
<PAGE>

PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1999

Note 1.  Significant Accounting Policies
         The significant accounting policies of Penn Insurance and Annuity
Variable Annuity Account I (Account I) are as follows:

             General - Account I was established by The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (PIA) under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Insurance Law.
Account I is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as
a unit investment trust. Account I offers units to variable annuity contract
owners to provide for the accumulation of value and for the payment of
annuities. The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of
assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1999 and the reported amounts from
operations and annuity activities during 1999 and 1998. Actual results could
differ with those estimates.

             Investments - Assets of Account I are invested in shares of Penn
Series Funds, Inc. (Penn Series): Money Market, Quality Bond, High Yield Bond,
Growth Equity, Value Equity, Flexibly Managed, International Equity, Small
Capitalization and Emerging Growth Funds; Neuberger Berman Advisers Management
Trust (AMT): Limited Maturity Bond, Balanced and Partners Portfolios; American
Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. (ACI): Capital Appreciation Portfolio;
Fidelity Investments' Variable Insurance Products (Fidelity): Equity Income,
Growth, Asset Manager and Index 500 Portfolios; and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Universal Funds, Inc. (Morgan Stanley): Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio. Penn
Series, AMT, ACI, Fidelity and Morgan Stanley are open-end diversified
management investment companies. The investment in shares of these funds or
portfolios are carried at market value as determined by the underlying net asset
value of the respective funds or portfolios. Dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date
basis.

         Federal Income Taxes - PIA is taxed under federal law as a life
insurance company. Account I is part of PIA's total operations and is not taxed
separately. Under existing federal law, no taxes are payable on investment
income and realized gains of Account I.

         Diversification Requirements - Under the provisions of Section 817(h)
of the Internal Revenue Code, a variable annuity contract other than a contract
issued in connection with certain types of employee benefit plans will not be
treated as an annuity contract for federal tax purposes for any period for which
the investments of the segregated asset account on which the contract is based
are not adequately diversified. The Code provides that the "adequately
diversified" requirement may be met if the underlying investments satisfy either
a statutory safe harbor test or diversification requirements set forth in
regulations issued by the Secretary of Treasury. The Internal Revenue Service
has issued regulations under 817(h) of the Code. PIA believes that Account I
satisfies the current requirements of the regulations, and it intends that
Account I will continue to meet such requirements.








                                      B-17
<PAGE>

Note 2.   Purchases and Sales of Investments

         The following table shows aggregate cost of shares purchased and
proceeds from sales of each fund or portfolio for the year ended December 31,
1999:

                                          Purchases                 Sales
                                          ---------                 -----
Money Market Fund .....................  $12,932,273             $9,096,895
Quality Bond Fund .....................    2,993,803              3,524,678
High Yield Bond Fund ..................    2,264,330              2,282,272
Growth Equity Fund ....................    7,200,328              2,147,989
Value Equity Fund .....................    3,919,167              7,664,997
Flexibly Managed Fund .................    3,524,456             16,756,370
Small Capitalization Fund .............    1,657,548              3,092,763
International Equity Fund .............    2,362,141              2,912,558
Emerging Growth Fund ..................    6,968,514              2,569,996
Balanced Portfolio ....................    1,209,077              1,110,386
Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio .......      945,220              1,525,014
Partners Portfolio ....................    2,681,531              1,825,478
Capital Appreciation Portfolio ........      514,335              1,190,781
Equity Income Portfolio ...............    5,896,538              4,238,610
Growth Portfolio ......................   14,294,863              4,173,648
Asset Manager Portfolio ...............    3,326,240                853,894
Index 500 Portfolio ...................   12,530,980              2,233,834
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio .....      844,619                684,585

Note 3.   Contract Charges

         Operations are charged for mortality and expense risks assumed by PIA
and for administering at an annual rate of 1.25% and 0.15% respectively, of the
average value of Account I. As reimbursement for expenses incurred in
administering the contract, PIA receives $30 per year from each annuity contract
prior to the contract's date of maturity. The $30 charge is waived on certain
contracts.

        If a policy is surrendered within the first 7 years, a contingent
deferred sales charge may be assessed. This charge will be deducted before any
surrender proceeds are paid. See original contract documents for special charges
assessed.









                                      B-18
<PAGE>

Note 4.  Unit Values

        As of December 31, 1999, the accumulation units and accumulation unit
values are as follows:

                                                 Accumulation       Accumulated
Pennant Variable Annuity Contract                   Units            Unit Value
                                                    -----            ----------

Money Market Fund .............................   1,436,416            $11.83
Quality Bond Fund .............................     727,944            $13.16
High Yield Bond Fund ..........................     815,877            $14.94
Growth Equity Fund ............................     777,680            $32.03
Value Equity Fund .............................   1,925,809            $20.33
Flexibly Managed Fund .........................   4,769,665            $16.86
Small Capitalization Fund .....................     712,259            $13.92
International Equity Fund .....................     979,901            $25.09
Emerging Growth Fund ..........................     515,665            $51.88
Balanced Portfolio ............................     375,371            $21.08
Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio ...............     261,083            $11.92
Partners Portfolio ............................     727,365            $13.49
Capital Appreciation Portfolio ................     229,819            $18.06
Equity Income Portfolio .......................   1,986,847            $20.70
Growth Portfolio ..............................   1,791,053            $33.57
Asset Manager Portfolio .......................     462,939            $19.18
Index 500 Portfolio ...........................   1,684,923            $18.27
Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio .............     235,834            $12.94






















                                      B-19

<PAGE>



                REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company and Contract Owners
     of PIA Variable Annuity Account I

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the PIA
Annuity Account I (comprising, respectively, Money Market Fund, Quality Bond
Fund, High Yield Bond Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Value Equity Fund, Flexibly
Managed Fund, Small Capitalization Fund, International Equity Fund, Emerging
Growth Fund, Balanced Portfolio, Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio, Partners
Portfolio, Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Equity Income Portfolio, Growth
Portfolio, Asset Manager Portfolio, Index 500 Portfolio and Emerging Markets
Equity Portfolio) as of December 31, 1999 and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended. The financial statements are
the responsibility of the management of PIA Variable Annuity Account I. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our
procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1999, by
correspondence with the transfer agents. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective
portfolios constituting the PIA Variable Annuity Account I at December 31, 1999,
the results of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in their
net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

                                                               Ernst & Young LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 4, 2000


                                      B-20
<PAGE>



                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                                 Balance Sheets
     <TABLE>
     <CAPTION>
     As of December 31,                                                  1999            1998
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (in thousands, except per share amount)
       <S>                                                                <C>             <C>
     ASSETS

     Debt securities, at fair value                                   $  641,903     $  690,583
     Policy loans                                                        287,349        270,611
     Short-term investments                                                1,379            948
     Other invested assets                                                 7,804          2,219
                                                                      ----------     ----------
              Total investments                                          938,435        964,361

     Cash and cash equivalents                                             3,205          4,226
     Investment income due and accrued                                    21,882         21,730
     Deferred acquisition costs                                           95,435         86,706
     Other assets                                                          4,782          6,719
     Separate account assets                                             429,655        371,872
                                                                      ----------     ----------

             Total Assets                                             $1,493,394     $1,455,614
                                                                      ==========     ==========

     LIABILITIES

     Reserves for payment of future policy benefits                   $   90,451     $   85,808
     Other policyholder funds                                            789,649        784,466
     Accrued income tax payable                                           15,256         27,057
     Other liabilities                                                    17,244         13,955
     Separate account liabilities                                        429,655        371,872
                                                                      ----------     ----------

             Total Liabilities                                         1,342,255      1,283,158
                                                                      ----------     ----------


     STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
     Common stock, $2.5 par value in 1999, $2.0 par value in 1998;
          1,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding                 2,500          2,000
     Additional paid-in capital                                           92,869         93,369
     Retained earnings                                                    67,354         63,561
     Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
          unrealized gains/(losses)                                      (11,584)        13,526
                                                                      ----------     ----------
             Total Stockholder's Equity                                  151,139        172,456
                                                                      ----------     ----------

                  Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity          $1,493,394     $1,455,614
                                                                      ==========     ==========

</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                      B-21
<PAGE>
                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                                Income Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    For the Years Ended  December 31,                                                    1999              1998             1997
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (in thousands)
        <S>                                                                               <C>               <C>               <C>

    REVENUES

    Premium and annuity considerations                                                $    8,401        $   16,284       $   29,761
    Policy fee income                                                                     25,057            23,893           20,207
    Net investment income                                                                 67,653            65,837           62,542
    Net realized capital gains/(losses)                                                   (1,796)            1,729              106
    Other income                                                                           4,664             6,557            4,905
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------

         Total Revenue                                                                   103,979           114,300          117,521
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------


    BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

    Benefits paid to policyholders and beneficiaries                                      56,777            55,587           53,112
    Increase in liability for future policy benefits                                       5,267            13,167           25,596
    General expenses                                                                       7,967             6,706            7,517
    Amortization of deferred acquisition costs                                            12,681             9,923            2,640
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------

    Total Benefits and Expenses                                                           82,692            85,383           88,865
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------

    Income Before Income Taxes                                                            21,287            28,917           28,656

    Federal income taxes/(benefit):
           Current                                                                         8,841            11,453            7,975
           Deferred                                                                       (1,347)             (831)           3,166
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------
    Total income tax expense                                                               7,494            10,622           11,141
                                                                                      -----------       -----------      -----------

          NET INCOME                                                                  $   13,793        $   18,295       $   17,515
                                                                                      ===========       ===========      ===========
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                      B-22
<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                  Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Additional                         Other               Total
                                                   Common        Paid-In        Retained        Comprehensive      Stockholder's
                                                   Stock         Capital        Earnings       Income/(Loss)           Equity
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands)
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>                 <C>
Balance at January 1, 1997                       $    2,000     $   103,369    $    34,751    $          2,135    $        142,255
   Net income for 1997                                    -               -         17,515                   -              17,515
   Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
        Unrealized appreciation of securities,
         net of reclassification adjustment               -               -              -               6,087               6,087
                                                                                                                  -----------------
   Comprehensive Income                                                                                                     23,602
                                                 -----------   -------------   ------------   -----------------   -----------------
Balance at December 31, 1997                          2,000         103,369         52,266               8,222             165,857
   Net income for 1998                                    -               -         18,295                   -              18,295
   Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
        Unrealized appreciation of securities,
         net of reclassification adjustment               -               -              -               5,304               5,304
                                                                                                                  -----------------
   Comprehensive Income                                                                                                     23,599
   Dividend paid to Penn Mutual                                                     (7,000)                                 (7,000)
   Return of capital to Penn Mutual                                 (10,000)                                               (10,000)
                                                 -----------   -------------   ------------   -----------------   -----------------
Balance at December 31, 1998                          2,000          93,369         63,561              13,526             172,456
   Net income for 1999                                    -               -         13,793                   -              13,793
   Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
        Unrealized depreciation of securities,
         net of reclassification adjustment               -               -              -             (25,110)            (25,110)
                                                                                                                  -----------------
   Comprehensive Loss                                                                                                      (11,317)
   Dividend paid to Penn Mutual                           -               -        (10,000)                  -             (10,000)
   Change of par value of common stock                  500            (500)             -                   -                   -
                                                 -----------   -------------   ------------   -----------------   -----------------
Balance at December 31, 1999                     $    2,500    $     92,869    $    67,354    $        (11,584)   $        151,139
                                                 ===========   =============   ============   =================   =================
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


                                      B-23
<PAGE>
                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                            Statements of Cash Flows
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

For the Years Ended December 31,                                                       1999              1998           1997
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S>                                                                                      <C>              <C>             <C>

            Cash Flows from Operating Activities

  Net income                                                                       $     13,793       $    18,295    $    17,515
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations
     Capitalization of policy acquisition costs                                          (2,684)           (6,496)        (7,196)
     Amortization of deferred acquisition costs                                          12,681             9,923          2,640
     Policy fees on universal life and investment contracts                             (21,961)          (26,722)       (23,228)
     Interest credited on universal life and investment contracts                        37,877            38,520         38,468
     Net realized capital (gains)/losses                                                  1,796            (1,729)          (106)
     (Increase)/decrease in investment income due and accrued                              (152)             (711)          (795)
     Increase in reserves for payment of future policy benefits                           4,643            12,315         25,571
     Increase/(decrease) in accrued income tax payable                                    1,720               725         (1,377)
     Other, net                                                                           4,847             2,822        (13,376)
                                                                                    ------------      ------------   ------------

            Net cash provided by operating activities                                    52,560            46,942         38,116
                                                                                    ------------      ------------   ------------

            Cash Flows from Investing Activities

  Sales of investments:
     Debt securities available for sale                                                 156,100           295,710        142,773
     Real estate investments                                                                  -             3,450              -
     Equity securities                                                                      245             1,286          3,747

  Maturity and other principal repayments:
     Debt securities available for sale                                                  60,445            74,315         69,239
     Mortgage loans                                                                       2,353               150          5,527

  Cost of investments acquired:
     Debt securities available for sale                                                (222,066)         (387,885)      (299,645)
     Equity securities                                                                     (179)             (644)             -
     Mortgage loans                                                                           -                 -            (75)
     Real estate                                                                              -               (12)          (236)
     Other invested assets                                                               (8,410)                -              -

  (Increase)/decrease in short-term investments                                            (431)            1,793         30,674
  Increase in policy loans, net                                                         (16,738)          (16,725)        (7,157)
                                                                                    ------------      ------------   ------------

          Net cash used by investing activities                                         (28,681)          (28,562)       (55,153)
                                                                                    ------------      ------------   ------------
</TABLE>

                                  - continued -

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


                                      B-24
<PAGE>
                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                      Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

As of December 31,                                                    1999            1998              1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S>                                                                     <C>              <C>             <C>
          Cash Flows from Financing Activities

  Deposits for universal life and investment contracts              $   79,900    $  116,022       $   166,741
  Withdrawals from universal life and investment contracts             (78,463)      (72,187)          (35,060)
  Transfers to separate accounts                                       (16,337)      (42,499)         (115,104)
  Return of capital/dividends to Penn Mutual                           (10,000)      (17,000)                -
                                                                    -----------    ----------      ------------

          Net cash provided by financing activities                    (24,900)      (15,664)           16,577
                                                                    -----------    ----------      ------------

          Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents          (1,021)        2,716              (460)

  Cash and cash equivalents

          Beginning of the year                                          4,226         1,510             1,970
                                                                    -----------    ----------      ------------
          End of the year                                           $    3,205     $   4,226       $     1,510
                                                                    ===========    ==========      ============
</TABLE>



   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      B-25

<PAGE>

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                     THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
              For The Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
                            (in thousands of dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
- ----------------------------------------------
Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company") was founded in 1980 and
commenced business in 1981 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("Penn Mutual"). The Company currently concentrates primarily
in the sale of individual annuity products, both fixed and variable. The Company
sells its products through Penn Mutual's distribution systems, which consist of
a network of career agents, independent agents and independent marketing
organizations. Additionally, it has a significant amount of universal life
insurance business in force, although the Company no longer sells these
products. The Company is licensed to do business in forty-eight states and the
District of Columbia.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation
of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and notes to the
financial statements.


New Accounting Pronouncements

As of January 1, 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Position (SOP) 97-3,
"Accounting by Insurance and Other Enterprises for Insurance-Related
Assessments." SOP 97-3 provides guidance for determining when and how to measure
assets and liabilities associated with guaranty fund and other insurance related
assessments. The Company also adopted SOP 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" which gives guidance
on accounting for the costs related to developing, obtaining, modifying and/or
implementing internal use software. The adoption of SOP 97-3 and SOP 98-1 did
not have a material effect on the Company's financial condition or results of
operations.

As of January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." SFAS No. 130 establishes
standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its
components in the financial statements. The initial application of SFAS No. 130,
required the restatement of prior year financials to reflect the components of
comprehensive income.

In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No
(SFAS). 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities".
SFAS No. 133 requires all derivatives to be recognized in the statement of
financial position as either assets or liabilities and measured at fair value.
The corresponding derivative gains and losses should be reported based on hedge
relationships that exist. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not
designated as hedges or that do not meet the hedge accounting criteria in SFAS
No. 133, are required to be reported in earning. In June 1999, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 137 which defers the effective date for implementation of SFAS No. 133
to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. Adoption of SFAS No. 133 is not
expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial condition or
results of operations.


Investments

Debt securities (bonds, notes, redeemable preferred stocks and mortgage-backed
securities) which might be sold prior to maturity are classified as available
for sale. These securities are carried at fair value, with the change in
unrealized gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income. Interest on
debt securities is credited to income as it is earned. Debt securities are
amortized using the scientific method. Prepayment assumptions for loan-backed
and structured securities were obtained from broker dealer survey values or
internal estimates. These assumptions are consistent with the current interest
rate and economic environments. The retrospective adjustment method is used to
value all such securities.


Equity securities are classified as available for sale and carried at fair
value. Dividends on equity securities are credited to income on their
ex-dividend dates.


                                      B-26
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


The Company regularly evaluates the carrying value of debt and equity securities
based on current economic conditions, past credit loss experience and other
circumstances of the investee. A decline in a security's fair value that is
deemed to be other than temporary is treated as a realized loss and a reduction
in the cost basis of the security.

Mortgage loans on real estate are stated at unpaid principal balances, net of
unamortized discounts and valuation allowances. Valuation allowances on impaired
loans are based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at
the loan's original effective interest rate or the collateral value if the loan
is collateral dependent. However, if foreclosure is or becomes probable, the
measurement method used is collateral value.

Policy loans are carried at the unpaid principal balances.


Short-term investments include securities purchased with a maturity date, at
date of purchase, of 90 days to less than one year. Short-term investments are
valued at cost.


Other invested assets primarily include venture capital limited partnerships
which are carried at fair value.


Realized gains and losses are determined by specific identification and are
included in income on the trade date, net of amortization of deferred
acquisition costs. Unrealized gains and losses, net of appropriate taxes and
amortization of deferred acquisition costs, are accounted for as a separate
component of other comprehensive income.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, money market instruments and
other debt securities with a maturity of 90 days or less when purchased.

Deferred Acquisition Costs
Costs of acquiring new insurance and annuity contracts, which vary with and are
primarily related to the production of new business, have been deferred to the
extent that such costs are deemed recoverable from future gross profits. Such
costs include commissions, certain costs of policy issuance and underwriting,
and certain variable agency expenses.

Deferred acquisition costs related to universal life insurance policies and
annuity products, without mortality risk, that include significant surrender
charges, are being amortized over the lesser of the estimated or actual contract
life in proportion to estimated gross profits arising principally from interest,
mortality, expense margins and surrender charges. The effects on amortization of
deferred acquisition costs of revisions to estimated gross profits are reflected
in earnings in the period such estimated gross profits are revised. Deferred
acquisition costs are reviewed to determine that the unamortized portion of such
costs is still recoverable from future estimated gross profits. Certain costs
and expenses reported in the income statements are net of amounts deferred.

Separate Accounts
Separate Account assets and liabilities represent segregated funds administered
and invested by the Company primarily for the benefit of variable annuity and
pension contractholders. The value of the assets in the Separate Accounts
reflects the actual investment performance of the respective accounts and is not
guaranteed by the Company. The carrying value for Separate Account assets and
liabilities approximates the estimated fair value of the underlying assets.

Insurance Liabilities and Revenue Recognition
Riders on Universal Life Policies and Life Contingent Annuity Products

Future policy benefits include reserves for riders on universal life insurance
policies and life contingent annuity products and are established in amounts
adequate to meet the estimated future obligations of the policies in force.
Liabilities for these riders are unearned cost of insurance charges using
statutory assumptions for investment yields and mortality. Interest rate
assumptions used in the calculation of the liabilities for universal life riders
ranged from 3.5% to 4.5%. Premiums are recognized as income when due. Death and
surrender benefits are reported in expense as incurred.

                                      B-27
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities for the life contingent annuity products are computed by estimating
future benefits and expenses. Assumptions are based on Company experience
projected at the time of policy issue, with provision for adverse deviations.
Interest rate assumptions range from 5.09% to 13.25%. Premiums are recognized in
income as they are received. Death and surrender benefits are reported in
expense as incurred.

Universal Life and Other Annuity Products
Other policyholder funds represent liabilities for universal life and
investment-type annuity products. The liabilities for these products are based
on the contract account value which consists of deposits received from customers
and investment earnings on the account value, less administrative and expense
charges. The liability for universal life products is also reduced by mortality
charges. Liabilities for the non-life contingent annuity products are computed
by estimating future benefits and expenses. Assumptions are based on Company
experience projected at the time of policy issue. Interest rate assumptions
range from 3.0% to 7.85%.


Contract charges assessed against account value for universal life and
investment-type annuities are reflected as policy fee income in revenue.
Interest credited to account values and universal life benefit claims in excess
of fund values are reflected as benefit expense.

Federal Income Taxes
The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return with its parent, Penn
Mutual. Federal income taxes are charged or credited to operations based upon
amounts estimated to be payable or recoverable as a result of taxable operations
for the current year. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established
to reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets and
liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts
recognized for tax purposes. These deferred tax assets or liabilities are
measured by using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the period in which the deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be
settled or realized.

Reinsurance
In the normal course of business, the Company seeks to limit its exposure to
loss on any single insured and to recover a portion of benefits paid by ceding
reinsurance to other insurance enterprises or reinsurers under excess coverage
and coinsurance contracts. The Company has set its retention limit for
acceptance of risk on life insurance policies at various levels up to $100 with
over one-half of its life insurance in force ceded to Penn Mutual.

Insurance liabilities are reported before the effects of reinsurance.
Reinsurance receivables (including amounts related to insurance liabilities) are
reported as assets. Estimated reinsurance receivables are recognized in a manner
consistent with the liabilities related to the underlying reinsured contracts.

2.  INVESTMENTS:
- ----------------
Debt Securities

The following tables summarize the Company's investment in debt securities. All
debt securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at
estimated fair value. Amortized cost is net of cumulative writedowns for other
than temporary declines in value of $1,376 and $461 as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             December 31, 1999
                                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                           Gross             Gross          Estimated
                                                        Amortized        Unrealized       Unrealized          Fair
                                                           Cost            Gains            Losses            Value

                                                      ---------------  ---------------   --------------   --------------
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>            <C>              <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S.
     Government and agency securities                      $   3,539         $      4        $      65        $   3,478
Foreign governments                                            4,872              197                -            5,069
Corporate securities                                         366,841            3,405           19,438          350,808
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities                   290,143              448            8,043          282,548
                                                      ---------------  ---------------   --------------   --------------
     Total                                                 $ 665,395         $  4,054        $  27,546        $ 641,903
                                                      ===============  ===============   ==============   ==============
</TABLE>

                                      B-28
<PAGE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              December 31, 1998
                                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                           Gross             Gross          Estimated
                                                        Amortized        Unrealized       Unrealized          Fair
                                                           Cost            Gains            Losses            Value

                                                      ---------------  ---------------   --------------   --------------
<S>                                                            <C>               <C>             <C>              <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S.
     Government and agency securities                      $   4,940        $     165         $      -        $   5,105
Foreign governments                                            4,828              548                -            5,376
Corporate securities                                         374,947           21,940            1,173          395,714
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities                   276,845            8,190              647          284,388
                                                      ---------------  ---------------   --------------   --------------
     Total                                                 $ 661,560        $  30,843         $  1,820        $ 690,583
                                                      ===============  ===============   ==============   ==============
</TABLE>


The following table summarizes the amortized cost and estimated fair value of
debt securities as of December 31, 1999 by contractual maturity.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Amortized         Estimated
                      Years to maturity:                                       Cost           Fair Value
                                                                          ---------------   ---------------
                         <S>                                                   <C>               <C>


                      One or less                                              $  51,849         $  50,766
                      After one through five                                      48,682            48,768
                      After five through ten                                      72,179            72,895
                      After ten                                                  202,542           186,926
                      Mortgage and other asset-backed securities                 290,143           282,548
                                                                          ---------------   ---------------
                           Total                                               $ 665,395         $ 641,903
                                                                          ===============   ===============
</TABLE>


Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain
borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or
prepayment penalties. Mortgage and other asset-backed securities are presented
separately in the maturity schedule due to the potential for prepayment. The
weighted average life of these securities is 5.8 years.

At December 31, 1999, the Company held $282,548 in mortgage and other
asset-backed securities. The structured securities portfolio consists of
commercial and residential mortgage pass-through holdings totaling $209,721 and
securities backed by credit card receivables, auto loans, home equity and
manufactured housing loans totaling $72,826. These securities follow a
structured principal repayment schedule and are of high credit quality. As of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company's investments included $31,125 and
$39,959, respectively, of the tranches retained from the 1996 securitization of
the Company's commercial mortgage loan portfolio. These investments represented
21% and 23% of stockholder's equity as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. Securities totaling $197,979 are rated AAA and include $1,396 of
interest only tranches.

At December 31, 1999, the largest industry concentration of the Company's
portfolio was investments in the finance industry of $82,427, representing 13%
of the total debt portfolio.

Proceeds during 1999, 1998 and 1997 from sales of available-for-sale securities
were $155,497, $295,710 and $142,773. Gross gains and gross losses realized on
those sales were $1,162 and $2,992 respectively, during 1999, $7,459 and $4,775,
respectively, during 1998 and $1,653 and $921, respectively, for 1997.

The Company's investment portfolio of debt securities is predominantly comprised
of investment grade securities. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, debt securities
with amortized cost totaling $31,449 and $19,401, respectively, were less than
investment grade. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company held securities
with a carrying value of $0 and $1,261,

                                      B-29
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                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


respectively, which were to be restructured pursuant to commenced negotiations.
The Company did not hold any debt securities which were non-income producing for
the preceding twelve months as of December 31, 1999 and 1998.

Equity Securities

During 1999, 1998 and 1997, the proceeds from the sales of equity securities
amounted to $246, $1,286 and $3,747, respectively. The gross gains on those
sales were $0, $206 and $177 for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.


Mortgage Loans

At December 31, 1999, the Company had no mortgage loans. Mortgage loans as of
December 31, 1998 consisted of a loan on an office building in the state of New
York with a carrying value of $2,353 and the valuation allowance of $(200). The
mortgage loan was not impaired or delinquent.


Other

Investments on deposit with regulatory authorities as required by law were $
3,618 and $3,620 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.



3.  INVESTMENT  INCOME AND CAPITAL GAINS:
- ----------------------------------------
The following table summarizes the sources of investment income, excluding
investment gains/(losses), for the year ended December 31.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       1999                1998                 1997
                                                                  -------------       -------------        -------------
               <S>                                                      <C>                  <C>                   <C>
              Debt securities                                         $ 47,795            $ 47,385             $ 43,915
              Equity securities                                              2                   6                  362
              Mortgage loans                                               132                 277                1,130
              Real estate                                                    -                 273                  781
              Policy loans                                              19,830              18,622               17,777
              Short-term investments                                       399                 578                  709
              Other invested assets                                        395                   -                    -
                                                                  -------------       -------------        -------------

              Gross investment income                                   68,553              67,141               64,674
                    Less: Investment expense                               900               1,304                2,132
                                                                  -------------       -------------        -------------
              Investment income, net                                  $ 67,653            $ 65,837             $ 62,542
                                                                  =============       =============        =============
</TABLE>

The following table summarizes net realized capital gains/(losses) on
investments for the year ended December 31. Net realized capital gains/(losses)
include changes in valuation allowances of $200, $135 and $792 during 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999               1998               1997
                                                                  -------------      -------------      -------------
                <S>                                                     <C>                 <C>               <C>
             Debt securities                                         $ (2,745)           $  2,223            $   732
             Equity securities                                              -                 206                177
             Mortgage loans                                               200                (100)            (1,432)
             Real estate                                                    -                 569                692
             Amortization of deferred acquisition costs                   749              (1,169)               (63)
                                                                  -------------      -------------      -------------
             Net realized capital gains/(losses)                     $ (1,796)           $  1,729            $   106
                                                                  =============      =============      =============
</TABLE>

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                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following table summarizes the change in unrealized gains and losses for
investments carried at fair value which are reflected in other comprehensive
income for the year ended December 31.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          1999             1998              1997
                                                                      -------------    -------------     -------------
              <S>                                                             <C>             <C>              <C>
           Unrealized gains/(losses):
                Debt securities                                          $(52,515)         $  9,536          $ 15,127
                Equity securities                                               -              (200)             (265)
                Other invested assets                                        (605)                -                 -
                                                                      -------------    -------------     -------------
                                                                          (53,120)            9,336            14,862
                                                                      -------------    -------------     -------------

           Less:
                Deferred policy acquisition costs                         (14,488)            1,175             5,497
                Deferred income taxes                                     (13,522)            2,857             3,278
                                                                      -------------    -------------     -------------
           Net change in unrealized gains/(losses)                       $(25,110)         $  5,304          $  6,087
                                                                      =============    =============     =============
</TABLE>

The following table sets forth the reclassification adjustment required to avoid
double-counting in comprehensive income items that are included as part of net
income for a period that also had been part of other comprehensive income in
earlier periods:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

           Reclassification Adjustments                                   1999             1998              1997
                                                                      -------------    --------------    -------------
             <S>                                                           <C>                <C>             <C>
           Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising
                during period                                            $(23,223)          $  6,481         $  6,819
           Reclassification adjustment for gains included
                in net income                                               1,887              1,177              732
                                                                      -------------    --------------    -------------

           Unrealized gains/(losses) on investments, net
               of reclassification adjustment                            $(25,110)          $  5,304         $  6,087
                                                                      =============    ==============    =============
</TABLE>


Reclassification adjustments reported in the above table for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 are net of income tax expense of $1,016, $1,434
and $829, respectively, and $1,166, $1,487 and $808, respectively, relating to
the effects of such amounts on deferred acquisition costs.


4.  FAIR VALUE INFORMATION:
- ---------------------------

The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of
the Company's financial instruments as of December 31, 1999 and 1998.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1999                                     1998
                                                     ------------------------------          ---------------------------------
                                                       Carrying           Fair                  Carrying            Fair
                                                        Value            Value                   Value             Value
                                                     -------------    -------------          ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>                       <C>               <C>
Financial Assets:
   Debt securities, available for sale                 $641,903         $641,903                $ 690,583         $ 690,583
   Policy loans                                         287,349          287,349                  270,611           270,611
   Cash and cash equivalents                              3,205            3,205                    4,226             4,226
   Short-term investments                                 1,379            1,379                      948               948
   Other invested assets                                  7,804            7,804                    2,219             2,427
   Separate account assets                              429,655          429,655                  371,872           371,872

</TABLE>


                                      B-31
<PAGE>
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                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 1999                                     1998
                                                     ------------------------------          ---------------------------------

                                                       Carrying          Fair                  Carrying            Fair
                                                        Value            Value                   Value             Value
                                                     -------------    -------------          ---------------   ---------------
        <S>                                               <C>            <C>                        <C>              <C>
Financial Liabilities:
   Investment-type contracts
        Individual annuities                           $ 60,363         $ 61,865                $  62,912         $  65,889
        Other policyholder funds                          3,198            3,198                    3,367             3,367
                                                       --------         --------                ---------         ---------

  Total policyholder funds                               63,561           65,063                   66,279            69,256
  Separate account liabilities                          429,655          429,655                  371,872           371,872
</TABLE>


The estimated fair values for the Company's investments in debt and equity
securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. In situations
where market prices are not readily available, primarily private placements,
fair values are estimated using a formula pricing method based on fair values of
securities with similar characteristics. The estimated fair value of currently
performing mortgage loans is estimated by discounting the cash flows associated
with the investment, using an interest rate currently offered for similar loans
to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar credit quality,
characteristics and time to maturity are aggregated for purposes of discounted
cash flow analysis. Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows and discount
rates are determined using the available market and borrower-specific
information. The estimated fair value for non-performing loans is based on the
estimated fair value of the underlying real estate, which is based on recent
appraisals or other estimation techniques. The estimated fair value of policy
loans is calculated by discounting estimated future cash flows using interest
rates currently being offered for similar loans. Loans with similar
characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying
values of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments approximate their
fair values. The estimated fair values for the venture capital limited
partnerships are based on values determined by the partnerships' managing
general partners.


The fair values of the Company's liabilities for individual annuities are
estimated by discounting the cash flows associated with the contracts, using an
interest rate currently offered for similar contracts with maturities similar to
those remaining for the contracts being valued. The statement values of other
policyholder funds and separate account liabilities approximate their fair
values.

Currently, disclosure of estimated fair values is not required for all the
Company's assets and liabilities. Therefore, presentation of the estimated fair
value of a significant portion of assets without a corresponding valuation of
liabilities associated with insurance contracts can be misinterpreted. The
estimated fair values of liabilities under all of the Company's contracts are
considered in the overall management of interest rate risk. The continuing
management of the relationship between the maturities of the Company's
investments and the amounts due under insurance contracts reduces the Company's
exposure to changing interest rates.

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest-sensitive products.
The Company's investment strategy is designed to minimize interest risk by
managing the durations and anticipated cash flows of the Company's assets and
liabilities.


In the normal course of business, the Company loans securities under
arrangements in which collateral is obtained in amounts greater than the current
market value of loaned securities. This collateral is held in the form of cash,
cash equivalents or securities issued or guaranteed by the United States
Government. The Company is at risk to the extent the value of loaned securities
exceeds the value of the collateral obtained. The Company controls this risk by
requiring collateral of the highest quality and requiring that additional
collateral be deposited when the market value of loaned securities increases in
relation to the collateral held or the value of the collateral held decreases in
relation to the value of the loaned securities. The Company had loaned
securities outstanding of $2,800 and $4,832 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.

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                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.  INCOME TAXES:
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income
taxes whereby current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
utilizing currently enacted tax laws and rates. Deferred taxes are adjusted to
reflect tax rates at which future tax liabilities or assets are expected to be
settled or realized.

Deferred income taxes reflect the impact for financial statement reporting
purposes of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The significant temporary
differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at
December 31 relate to the following:


                                                   1999           1998
                                                 ----------    ---------

Deferred tax assets
   Future policy benefits                         $  9,193     $ 10,430
   Allowances for investment losses                    482          231
   Unrealized investment losses                      6,275            -
   Other                                             1,041        1,619
                                                 ----------    ---------

          Total deferred tax asset                  16,991       12,280
                                                 ----------    ---------


Deferred tax liabilities
   Deferred acquisition costs                       25,882       28,600
   Unrealized investment gains                           -        7,247
   Other                                             1,490        1,683
                                                 ----------    ---------

          Total deferred tax liability              27,372       37,530
                                                 ----------    ---------

Net deferred tax liability                        $ 10,381     $ 25,250
Tax currently payable                                4,875        1,807
                                                 ----------    ---------

Accrued income tax payable                        $ 15,256     $ 27,057
                                                 ==========    =========

The federal income taxes attributable to net income are different from the
amounts determined by multiplying net income before federal income taxes by the
expected federal income tax rate. The difference between the amount of tax at
the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% and the tax provision is summarized as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999               1998                1997
                                                                  -------------      -------------       -------------
         <S>                                                             <C>                <C>                  <C>
     Tax expense at 35%                                               $  7,450           $ 10,121            $ 10,030
     Increase/(decrease) in income taxes resulting
     from:
        Differential earnings amount                                         -                785               1,073
        Other                                                               44               (284)                 38
                                                                  -------------      -------------       -------------

     Federal income tax expense                                       $  7,494           $ 10,622            $ 11,141
                                                                  =============      =============       =============
</TABLE>

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of a mutual life insurance company, the Company is
subject to Internal Revenue Code provisions which require mutual, but not stock,
life insurance companies to include the Differential Earnings Amount (DEA) in
each year's taxable income. This amount is computed by multiplying the Company's
average taxable equity base by a prescribed rate, which is intended to reflect
the difference between stock and mutual companies' earnings rates.


The Internal Revenue Service has examined Penn Mutual's income tax returns
through the year 1994 and is currently examining years 1995 through 1997.
Management believes that an adequate provision has been made for any potential
assessments.


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                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.  REINSURANCE:
The Company has assumed and ceded reinsurance on certain life and annuity
contracts under various agreements. Reinsurance permits recovery of a portion of
losses from reinsurers, although the Company remains primarily liable as the
direct insurer on all risks reinsured. The Company evaluates the financial
strength of potential reinsurers and continually monitors the financial
condition of present reinsurers to ensure that amounts due from reinsurers are
collectible. The table below highlights the amounts shown in the accompanying
financial statements.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Assumed             Ceded to
                                               Gross             From Other             Other                 Net
                                              Amount             Companies            Companies              Amount
                                           --------------      ---------------      ---------------      ---------------
               <S>                                <C>                  <C>                    <C>                 <C>
         December 31, 1999:
           Life Insurance in Force           $ 3,073,326          $ 2,603,241          $ 2,787,282          $ 2,889,285
           Premiums                                8,401                    -                    -                8,401
           Benefits                               58,770                6,890                8,883               56,777
           Reserves                              650,236              229,864                3,289              876,811
         December 31, 1998:
           Life Insurance in Force           $ 3,173,518          $ 2,780,712          $ 3,004,492          $ 2,949,738
           Premiums                               16,284                    -                    -               16,284
           Benefits                               56,200                5,728                6,341               55,587
           Reserves                              630,967              239,307                3,016              867,258
</TABLE>
During 1997, the Company had gross premiums of $29,761 and gross benefits of
$55,221, assumed benefits of $4,945 and ceded benefits of $7,051.

The Company assumes and cedes certain risks under reinsurance agreements with
Penn Mutual. Net life insurance in-force assumed from Penn Mutual totaled
$347,777 and $377,815 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The
Company maintained reserves related to these policies of $228,903 and $238,310
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Net premium and annuity
considerations assumed in connection with these agreements were $5,107, $6,470
and $7,009 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

The Company's intercompany Yearly Renewable Term (YRT) reinsurance treaty with
its parent, Penn Mutual, which covers certain universal life insurance products,
provides for an experience refund to be paid to the Company by Penn Mutual in
the amount of 75% of any reinsurance gain that is generated on the products
covered by the reinsurance agreement. As a result, $2,562, $5,033 and $3,832 was
received by the Company from Penn Mutual as an experience rating refund in 1999,
1998 and 1997, respectively.



7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
- ------------------------------
The Company's parent has undertaken to provide sufficient financial support so
that the Company will have adequate capital and surplus as required by
applicable laws to meet its obligation to its policyholders under the terms of
the Company's policies and contracts.


Under the terms of an expense allocation agreement, the Company reimbursed Penn
Mutual for services and facilities provided on behalf of the Company, including
direct and allocated expenses. For 1999, 1998 and 1997, the total expenses
incurred under this agreement were $6,766, $7,606 and $8,245, respectively.


State insurance laws limit the amount of dividends that the Company may pay to
Penn Mutual.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Notes to Financial Statements, continued
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
- ----------------------------------
The Company and its parent are respondents in a number of proceedings, some of
which involve extra-contractual damage in addition to other damages. In
addition, insurance companies are subject to assessments, up to statutory
limits, by state guaranty funds for losses of policyholders of insolvent
insurance companies. In the opinion of management, the outcome of the
proceedings and assessments are not likely to have a material adverse effect on
the financial position of the Company.

The Company, in the ordinary course of business, extends commitments relating to
its investment activities. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had outstanding
commitments totaling $9,574 relating to these investment activities. The fair
value of these commitments approximates the face amount.



9. STATUTORY  INFORMATION:
- --------------------------
State insurance regulatory authorities prescribe or permit statutory accounting
practices for calculating net income and capital and surplus which differ in
certain respects from generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The
significant differences relate to deferred acquisition costs, which are charged
to expenses as incurred; federal income taxes, which reflect amounts that are
currently taxable; and benefit reserves, which are determined using prescribed
mortality, morbidity and interest assumptions, and which, when considered in
light of the assets supporting these reserves, adequately provide for
obligations under policies and contracts. In addition, the recording of
impairments in the value of investments under statutory accounting principles
generally lags recognition under GAAP.


The Company's statutory capital and surplus at December 31, 1999 and 1998 was
$108,918 and $101,798, respectively. The Company's net income, determined in
accordance with statutory accounting practices, for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997 was $18,354, $19,382 and $16,747, respectively.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a comprehensive
guide to Statutory Accounting Principles, Accounting Practices and Procedures
Manual - version effective January 1, 2001, (Codification) to provide a
consistent basis of statutory accounting effective for years ending December 31,
2001. The Company does not expect the adoption of Codification to have a
material effect on its statutory capital and surplus.


10. STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
- -------------------------
During 1999 the Company increased the par value of its common stock from $2 per
share to $2.5 per share in order to meet certain states minimum capital
requirements. Accordingly, $500 was transferred from additional paid in capital
to common stock.



                                      B-35

<PAGE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
Wilmington, Delaware

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company) as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related income statements,
statements of changes in stockholder's equity and statements of cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of The Penn Insurance and Annuity
Company as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 28, 2000




                                      B-36



<PAGE>



                                     PART C

                                Other Information






<PAGE>




Item 24.   Financial Statements and Exhibits


           (a)      Financial Statements included in Part B:

                    Financial Statements of Penn Variable Annuity Account I:

                    Report of Independent Auditors
                    Statement of Assets and Liabilities - For the years ended
                    December 31, 1999
                    Statement of Operations - For the years ended December 31,
                    1999
                    Statements of Changes in Net Assets - For the years ended
                    December 31, 1999 and 1998
                    Notes to Financial Statements

                    Financial Statements of The Penn Insurance and Annuity
                    Company:

                    Report of Independent Auditors
                    Statements of Financial Condition at December 31,
                    1999
                    Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31,
                    1999, 1998, and 1997
                    Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years
                    ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
                    Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
                    1999, 1998 and 1997
                    Notes to Financial Statements

           (b)      Exhibits

                    1.  Resolution of Board of Directors of The Penn Insurance
                        and Annuity Company authorizing the establishment of the
                        Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                        1 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's
                        Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-83120),
                        as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via
                        EDGAR (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April 28,
                        1999.

                    2.  Not applicable.

                    3.  (a) Form of Sales Support Agreement between The Penn
                            Insurance and Annuity Company and Hornor, Townsend &
                            Kent, Inc. dated March 1, 1995. Filed herewith.




                                       C-1

<PAGE>




                             (b)  Form of Agent's Agreement between the Company,
                                  Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. and Agent,
                                  relating to broker dealer supervision.
                                  Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                  3(b) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                                  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                  N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                  Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                  (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                  28, 1999.

                             (c)  Form of Distribution Agreement between The
                                  Penn Insurance and Annuity Company and Hornor,
                                  Townsend & Kent, Inc. dated March 1, 1995.
                                  Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                  3(c) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                                  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                  N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                  Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                  (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                  28, 1999.

                             (d)  Form of Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement (for
                                  broker-dealers licensed to sell variable
                                  annuity contracts and/or variable life
                                  insurance contracts under state insurance
                                  laws). Incorporated herein by reference to
                                  Exhibit 3(d) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5
                                  to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                  N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                  Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                  (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                  28, 1999.

                             (e)  Form of Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement (for
                                  broker-dealers with affiliated corporations
                                  licensed to sell variable annuity contracts
                                  and/or variable life insurance contracts under
                                  state insurance laws). Filed herewith.

                    4.       (a)  Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contract
                                  (Form IA-94). Incorporated herein by reference
                                  to Exhibit 4(a) to Post Effective Amendment
                                  No. 5 to Registrant's Registration Statement
                                  on Form N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with
                                  the Securities and Exchange Commission via
                                  EDGAR (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on
                                  April 28, 1999.





                                                C-2

<PAGE>




                             (b)  Endorsement No. PI 1534-96 to Individual
                                  Retirement Annuity Contract. Incorporated
                                  herein by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to Post
                                  Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's
                                  Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.
                                  33-83120), as filed with the Securities and
                                  Exchange Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                                  0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                             (c)  Endorsement No. PI 1542-97 to Tax Deferred
                                  Annuity 403(b) Contract. Incorporated herein
                                  by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to Post Effective
                                  Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's Registration
                                  Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as
                                  filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                  Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                                  0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                             (d)  Endorsement No. PI 1536-90-403(b) Loan
                                  Endorsement. Incorporated herein by reference
                                  to Exhibit 4(d) to Post Effective Amendment
                                  No. 5 to Registrant's Registration Statement
                                  on Form N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with
                                  the Securities and Exchange Commission via
                                  EDGAR (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on
                                  April 28, 1999.

                             (e)  Endorsement No. PI 1543-90 to
                                  Non-Transferrable Annuity-401(g).
                                  Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                  4(e) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                                  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                  N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                  Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                  (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                  28, 1999.

                             (f)  Endorsement No. PI 1542-90 to Tax Deferred
                                  Annuity-403(b). Incorporated herein by
                                  reference to Exhibit 4(f) to Post Effective
                                  Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's Registration
                                  Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as
                                  filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                  Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                                  0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.





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                    5.  Application for Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity
                        Contract (Form PI 1335). Incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 5 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5
                        to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File
                        No. 33-83120), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                        0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                    6.  (a) Certificate of The Penn Insurance and Annuity
                            Company. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                            6(a) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                            Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-4
                            (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the Securities
                            and Exchange Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                            0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                        (b) By-laws of The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company.
                            Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(b) to
                            Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's
                            Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.
                            33-83120), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                            Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                            0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                    7.      None.

                    8.     (a)(1)  Sales Agreement between The Penn Insurance
                                   and Annuity Company and Neuberger & Berman
                                   Advisers Management Trust. Incorporated
                                   herein by reference to Exhibit 8(b)(1) to
                                   Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to
                                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                   N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                   (Accession No. 0000950109-96-002470) on
                                   April 29, 1996.

                        (a)(2)     Assignment and Modification Agreement between
                                   Neuberger & Berman Management Trust,
                                   Neuberger & Berman Advisers Managers Trust,
                                   Advisers Managers Trust and The Penn
                                   Insurance and Annuity Company. Incorporated
                                   herein by reference to Exhibit 8(b)(2) to
                                   Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to
                                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                   N-4 (File No. 33-83120) as filed with the
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                   (Accession No. 0000950109-96-002470) on
                                   April 29,1996.

                        (a)(3)     Amendment to Participation Agreement between
                                   The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company and
                                   Neuberger




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                                   & Berman Advisers Management Trust.
                                   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                   8(b)(3) to Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to
                                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                   N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                   (Accession No. 0000950109-97-003327) on April
                                   30, 1997.

                        (b)        Participation Agreement between The Penn
                                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Variable
                                   Insurance Products Fund. Incorporated herein
                                   by reference to Exhibit 8(c) to Post
                                   Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's
                                   Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.
                                   33-83120), as filed with the Securities and
                                   Exchange Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                                   0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                        (c)        Participation Agreement between The Penn
                                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Variable
                                   Insurance Products Fund II. Incorporated
                                   herein by reference to Exhibit 8(d) to Post
                                   Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant's
                                   Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.
                                   33-83120), as filed with the Securities and
                                   Exchange Commission via EDGAR (Accession No.
                                   0000950116-99-000846) on April 28, 1999.

                        (d)        Form of Sales Agreement between Penn Series
                                   Funds, Inc. and The Penn Insurance and
                                   Annuity Company, dated May 1, 1999.
                                   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                                   8(e) to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                   N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                   (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                   28, 1999.

                        (e)        Participation Agreement between The Penn
                                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan
                                   Stanley Universal Funds, Inc. (renamed The
                                   Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. effective
                                   May 1, 2000) Incorporated herein by reference
                                   to Exhibit 8(f) to Post Effective Amendment
                                   No. 2 to Registrant's Registration Statement
                                   on Form N-4 (File no. 33-83120), as filed
                                   with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                                   via




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                                   EDGAR, (Accession No. 000950109-97-003327) on
                                   April 30, 1997.

                    9.             Opinion of C. Ronald Rubley, Esq., Associate
                                   General Counsel to The Penn Mutual Life
                                   Insurance Company (parent of the Company), as
                                   to the legality of the Contracts.
                                   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 9
                                   to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to
                                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                                   N-4 (File No. 33-83120), as filed with the
                                   Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR
                                   (Accession No. 0000950116-99-000846) on April
                                   28, 1999.

                    10.      (a)   Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP. Filed
                                   herewith.

                             (b)   Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Filed
                                   herewith.

                    11.            None.

                    12.            None.

                    13.            Schedule for Computation of Performance
                                   Quotations. Filed herewith.

                    14.      (a)   Powers of Attorney of Directors. Filed
                                   herewith









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Item 25.  Directors and Officers of the Depositor

The following table sets forth all of the directors and officers of the
Depositor.

DIRECTORS
- ---------

Robert E. Chappell                           Ernest K. Noll

Nancy S. Brodie                              Rudolph C. Sander

Larry L. Mast                                Daniel J. Toran

OFFICERS
- --------

Daniel J. Toran                              Steven M. Herzberg
President                                    Treasurer

Nancy S. Brodie                              Franklin L. Best, Jr.
Executive Vice President and                 Secretary and Counsel
Chief Financial Officer
                                             Ann M. Strootman
Peter M. Sherman                             Controller
Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer                     Thomas F. Gumina
                                             Medical Director
Robert P. Davis
Vice President and Chief Actuary             Lawrence N. Saltzman
                                             Assistant Treasurer
Patrick J. Fillette
Vice President                               Laura M. Ritzko
                                             Assistant Secretary
Harold E. Maude, Jr.
Vice President                               Ronald R. Trudeau
                                             Manager, Financial Reporting
Richard F. Plush
Vice President                               Ava P. Wicks
                                             Director, Life and Annuity Company







The business address of the directors and officers, except Messrs. Noll and
Sander, is The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA 19172. The
address of Mr. Noll is 421 Keats Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. The business
address of Mr. Sander is Janney Montgomery Scott Inc., 1801 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.



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Item 26.         Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with the
                 Depositor or Registrant

The Depositor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Penn Mutual Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries


Corporation                             Principal Business                          State of Incorporation
- -----------                             ------------------                          ----------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                         <C>
The Penn Insurance and                  Life Insurance and Annuities                Delaware
Annuity Company

Independence Capital                    Investment Adviser                          Pennsylvania
Management, Inc.

Penn Janney Fund, Inc.                  Investments                                 Pennsylvania

Independence Square                     Holding Company                             Pennsylvania
Properties, Inc.

The Pennsylvania Trust                  Trust Company                               Pennsylvania
Company

                                        Independence Square Properties, Inc.
                                             Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries



Corporation                             Principal Business                          State of Incorporation
- -----------                             ------------------                          ----------------------
Penn Glenside Corporation               Real Estate Investment                      Pennsylvania

Penn Wayne Corporation                  Real Estate Investment                      Pennsylvania

St. James Realty                        Real Estate Investment                      Pennsylvania
Corporation

Investors' Mortgage                     Real Estate Investment                      Pennsylvania
Corporation

Christie Street Properties,             Real Estate Investment                      Pennsylvania
Inc.

Indepro Corporation                     Real Estate Investment                      Delaware

Economic Resources                      Real Estate Investment                      Delaware
Associates, Inc.
</TABLE>




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<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Corporation                             Principal Business                          State of Incorporation
- -----------                             ------------------                          ----------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                         <C>
WPI Investment Company                  Real Estate Investment                      Delaware

Hornor, Townsend &                      Registered Broker-Dealer and                Pennsylvania
Kent, Inc.                              Investment Adviser

Penn Tallahassee                        Real Estate Investment                      Florida
Corporation

Janney Montgomery                       Registered Broker-Dealer and                Delaware
Scott LLC                               Investment Adviser


                                               Indepro Corporation
                                            Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries


Corporation                             Principal Business                          State of Incorporation
- -----------                             ------------------                          ----------------------
Indepro Property Fund I                 Real Estate Investment                      Delaware
Corporation

Indepro Property Fund II                Real Estate Investment                      Delaware
Corporation

Commons One                             Real Estate Investment                      Delaware
Corporation

West Hazleton, Inc.                     Real Estate Investment                      Delaware



                                           Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
                                            Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries

Corporation                             Principal Business                          State of Incorporation
- -----------                             ------------------                          ----------------------
JMS Resources, Inc.                     Oil and Gas Development                     Pennsylvania

JMS Investor Services,                  Insurance Sales                             Delaware
Inc.
</TABLE>




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<PAGE>


Item 27.         Number of Contract Owners

                 As of March 31, 2000, there were:

                 3,563  owners of qualified individual variable annuity
                        contracts
                 2,901  owners of nonqualified individual variable annuity
                        contracts

Item 28.         Indemnification

                 Article 4.1 of the By-laws of The Penn Insurance and Annuity
                 Company provides as follows: "The Company shall indemnify any
                 person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party
                 to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
                 proceeding either civil, criminal, administrative or
                 investigative by reason of the fact that he is or was a
                 Director, Officer or employee of the Company or is or was
                 serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or
                 employee of another enterprise against expenses (including
                 attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
                 settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
                 connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the extent
                 that such person is not otherwise indemnified and the power to
                 do so has been or may be granted by statute. For this purpose
                 the Board of Directors may, and on request of any such person
                 shall be required to, determine in each case whether or not the
                 applicable standards in any such statute have been met, or such
                 determination shall be made by independent legal counsel, if
                 the Board so directs or if the Board is not empowered by
                 statute to make such determination." Article 4.2 further
                 provides that the foregoing indemnification provision is not
                 exclusive, and Article 4.3 authorizes the Board to purchase at
                 the Company's expense insurance and to give other
                 indemnification to the extent permitted by law.

                 Selling Agreements entered into by The Penn Insurance and
                 Annuity Company ("PIA") and its affiliate, Hornor, Townsend &
                 Kent, Inc. ("HTK") with securities brokers and insurance agents
                 generally provide for indemnification of PIA and HTK and their
                 directors and officers in the event of liability resulting from
                 unauthorized acts of the brokers and insurance agents.

                 Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
                 Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers
                 and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
                 foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
                 advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
                 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
                 expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
                 event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
                 (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
                 or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
                 registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
                 proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
                 controlling person in connection with the securities being
                 registered, the registrant will, unless in



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<PAGE>



                 the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
                 controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
                 jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
                 against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
                 governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 29.         Principal Underwriters

                 Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. serves as principal underwriter
                 of the securities of the Securities Registrant.

                 Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. serves as principal underwriter
                 for Addison Capital Shares, Inc., a registered investment
                 company, and for variable annuity and variable life insurance
                 contracts issued by Penn Mutual and funded through Variable
                 Annuity Account III and Variable Life Account I.

                 Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. - Directors and Officers

                 John J. Gray, Director and Chairman of the Board
                 Larry L. Mast, Director
                 Nina M. Mulrooney, Director
                 Daniel J. Toran, Director
                 Norman T. Wilde, Jr., Director
                 Ronald C. Zimmerman, President and Chief Executive Officer
                 Michael D. Sweeney, Assistant Vice President, Director of
                 Compliance and Secretary
                 Edward G. Pecelli - Assistant Vice President, Director of Sales
                 and Marketing
                 Laura M. Ritzko, Assistant Secretary
                 Joseph R. Englert, Assistant Vice President, Director of
                 Operations
                 Henry S. Buck, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
                 Barbara S. Wood, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
                 Franklin L. Best, Jr., Counsel
                 Constance Flaville, Assistant Secretary

                 The principal business address of Messrs. Gray and Wilde is
                 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia,
                 Pennsylvania.

                 The principal business address of the other directors and
                 officers is Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., 600 Dresher Road,
                 Horsham, Pennsylvania.



                                      C-11

<PAGE>



                 Commissions and Other Compensation Received By Each Principal
                 Underwriter During Last Fiscal Year


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                Net Underwriting           Compensation
Name of Principal                 Discounts and                 on                   Broker                Other
    Underwriter                    Commissions               Redemption            Commissions          Commissions
- ------------------              -----------------         --------------           -----------          -----------
<S>                                  <C>                        <C>                    <C>                  <C>
Hornor, Townsend &                   $67,731                    $0                     $0                   $0
Kent, Inc.
</TABLE>


Item 30.         Location of Accounts and Records

                 The name and address of the person who maintains physical
                 possession of each account, book or other documents required by
                 Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as
                 follows:

                 The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                 600 Dresher Road
                 Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

Item 31.         Management Services

                 See "Administrative and Recordkeeping Services" in Part B of
                 this Registration Statement.

Item 32.         Undertakings

                 The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company hereby undertakes:

                 (a)      to file a post-effective amendment to this
                          registration statement as frequently as is necessary
                          to ensure that the audited financial statements in the
                          registration statement are never more than 16 months
                          old for so long as payments under the variable annuity
                          contracts may be accepted;

                 (b)      to include either (1) as part of any application to
                          purchase a contract or account offered by the
                          prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to
                          request a statement of additional information, or (2)
                          a post card or similar written communication affixed
                          to or included in the prospectus that the applicant
                          can remove to send for a statement of additional
                          information;

                 (c)      to deliver any statement of additional information and
                          any financial statements required to be made available
                          under Form N-4 promptly upon written or oral request.



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<PAGE>



Restrictions on withdrawals under Section 403(b) contracts are imposed in
reliance upon, and in compliance with, a no-action letter issued by the Chief of
the Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance of the Securities and
Exchange Commission to the American Council of Life Insurance on November 28,
1988.

The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company represents that the fees and charges
deducted under the Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contract, in the
aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses
expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the Registrant.






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                                   SIGNATURES


                 As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of
Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 6 of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to be signed on its behalf, in the Township of Horsham and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on this 26th day of April, 2000.

                                          PIA VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
                                          (Registrant)

                                          THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                                          (Depositor)

                                          By:     /s/Daniel J. Toran
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                   Daniel J. Toran
                                                   President

                 As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons, in the capacities indicated, on the___ day of April, 2000.


Signature                                 Title
- ---------                                 -----


/s/Daniel J. Toran                        President and Director
- -----------------------------             (Principal Executive Officer)
Daniel J. Toran

/s/Nancy S. Brodie                        Executive Vice President,
- -----------------------------             Chief Financial Officer and Director
Nancy S. Brodie                           (Principal Financial Officer)


/s/Ann M. Strootman                       Controller
- -----------------------------             (Principal Accounting Officer)
Ann M. Strootman

*Robert E. Chappell                       Director

*Larry L. Mast                            Director

*Ernest K. Noll                           Director

*Rudolph C. Sander                        Director




*By : /s/Daniel J. Toran
      --------------------------------------
         Daniel J. Toran, attorney-in-fact




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                                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
EX.99  B3(a)                       Form of Sales Support Agreement between The
                                   Penn Insurance and Annuity Company and
                                   Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. dated March
                                   1, 1995.

EX.99  B3(e)                       Form of Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement (for
                                   broker-dealers with affiliated corporations
                                   licensed to sell variable annuity contracts
                                   and/or variable life insurance contracts
                                   under state insurance laws).

EX.99  B10(a)                      Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.

EX.99  B10(b)                      Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

EX.99  B13                         Schedule for Computation of Performance
                                   Quotations.

EX.99  B14(a)                      Powers of Attorney of Directors.




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EX.99B3(a)
                             SALES SUPPORT AGREEMENT

                                     Between

                         THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY

                                       And

                          HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, INC.



                 Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contracts


                            Dated as of March 1, 1995


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<PAGE>

        AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of March, 1995, by and between THE PENN
INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY ("PIA"), a Delaware Corporation, and HORNOR,
TOWNSEND & KENT, INC. ("HTK"), a Pennsylvania Corporation.

                               W I T N E S S E D:

        WHEREAS, PIA is engaged in the business of issuing individual variable
and fixed annuity contracts to the public;

        WHEREAS, HTK is licensed as a life insurance agent of PIA under state
insurance laws, is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Security Dealers,
Inc. ("NASD"); and

        WHEREAS, PIA desires that HTK provide sales support services in
connection with the sale of individual variable and fixed annuity contracts by
designated life insurance agents of PIA, and HTK desires to provide such
services;

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

        1. PIA will furnish HTK with the names of its life insurance agents who
           indicate a desire to sell individual variable and fixed annuity
           contracts identified in Schedule I attached hereto (hereinafter
           referred to as the "Contracts").

        2. HTK, after investigation will select the life insurance agents of PIA
           who are to become qualified under federal securities laws and rules
           of the NASD to engage in the sale of Contracts and will use its best
           efforts to cause such life insurance agents to be qualified. Life
           insurance agents so qualified will be "persons associated with" HTK
           under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the applicable rules of
           the NASD. Upon such qualification of a life insurance agent, the
           qualification shall be certified in writing to PIA by HTK.

        3. Prior to permitting a life insurance agent to sell Contracts as an
           associated person of HTK, PIA, HTK and the life insurance agent will
           enter into an agreement pursuant to which the life insurance agent
           will acknowledge that he or she will be an associated person of HTK
           in connection with his or selling Contracts and that the life
           insurance agent's right to continue to sell Contracts is subject to
           his or her continued compliance with such agreement and the rules and
           procedures established by HTK.

        4. It is contemplated that other personnel of PIA may become qualified
           as associated persons of HTK in order to carry out securities
           activities with respect to the sale of Contracts. HTK will train such
           personnel as requested by PIA, and will use its best
<PAGE>

           efforts to cause such personnel to become qualified as associated
           persons. Upon such qualification, the qualification shall be
           certified in writing to PIA by HTK.

        5. HTK will fully comply with the requirements of NASD and of the
           Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will supervise diligently the
           security activities of life insurance agents of PIA who are
           associated persons of HTK. Upon request by HTK, PIA will furnish or
           request any life insurance agent who is an associated person to
           furnish (at PIA's or the life insurance agent's expense) such
           appropriate records that may be necessary to insure diligent
           supervision.

        6. In the event any associated person fails or refuses to submit to
           supervision by HTK in accordance with this Agreement, or otherwise
           fails to meet the rules and standards imposed by HTK on the
           associated person, HTK shall certify such fact to HTK and shall
           immediately notify the associated person that he or she is no longer
           authorized to engage in securities activities with respect to the
           sale of Contracts, and HTK and PIA shall take whatever additional
           action may be necessary to terminate such securities activities of
           the associated person.

        7. HTK will assume full responsibility for the security activities of
           its associated persons with respect to the sale of Contracts and for
           initial and continued compliance by itself and its associated persons
           with applicable federal and state security laws and rules of the
           NASD. HTK may demand and shall be entitled to receive such assurances
           from PIA as HTK deems appropriate to demonstrate compliance with the
           Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

        8. Compensation and reimbursement of expenses payable to life insurance
           agents in connection with sales of Contracts shall be paid by PIA
           under PIA's agency contracts and will not be an expense of HTK. All
           premium payments paid under Contracts by owners shall be paid to PIA
           and will not be income to HTK. HTK shall have no interest in any
           commissions or other remunerate payable to life insurance agents by
           PIA or in any premium payments paid under Contracts to PIA. For
           regulatory purposes of the NASD and the Securities Exchange Act of
           1934, commissions paid by Penn Mutual shall be appropriately
           reflected in the books and records maintained by or on behalf of HTK.

        9. At the request of HTK, some or all of the books and records required
           to be maintained by a registered broker-dealer under the Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the sale of Contracts will be
           maintained by PIA as agent for HTK. PIA agrees that such records are
           and shall remain the property of HTK, will be maintained and
           preserved in conformity with the requirements of Rules 17a-3 and
           17a-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to the extent that
           such requirements are applicable to the Contracts, and will be
           subject to examination by
<PAGE>

            the Securities Exchange Commission in accordance with Section 17(a)
            of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        10. A confirmation with respect to each purchase payment made under
            Contracts will be sent to the owner of such Contract in accordance
            with Rule 10b-10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        11. In payment for the services performed under this Agreement, PIA
            shall compensate as provided in Schedule I attached hereto.

        12. The compensation for services provided under this Agreement shall be
            paid within 15 days after the end of the calendar month in which
            premium payments are accepted by PIA. Should PIA for any reason
            return a premium payment, HTK shall repay PIA the total amount of
            any compensation which PIA may have paid to HTK with respect to such
            premium payments.

        13. HTK will cooperate with PIA in investigating and settling all claims
            that are made against PIA in connection with the sale of Contracts
            by life insurance agents of PIA who are associated with HTK. HTK
            shall promptly forward to PIA any notice of claim or relevant
            information concerning a potential claim which may come into its
            possession, and shall promptly forward to PIA any legal papers
            served on HTK involving the sale of Contracts.

        14. HTK will indemnify and hold harmless PIA and each director and
            officer of PIA against any losses, damages or liabilities, insofar
            as such losses, damages and liabilities arise out of or are based
            upon the failure of HTK and its officers, employees and
            representatives to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

        15. PIA will indemnify and hold harmless HTK and each director and
            officer of HTK against any losses, damages or liabilities, to which
            HTK or such director or officer becomes subject, under the
            Securities Act of 1933 or otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages
            and liabilities arise out of or are based upon any inaccurate or
            inadequate statement in the Registration Statement for the
            Contracts.

        16. This Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated. Either
            party may terminate the Agreement by giving the other party thirty
            days prior written notice.
<PAGE>

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year written
above.


                                                  THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                                  COMPANY
Attest

______________________________                    By____________________________
                                                         L. Stockton Illoway
                                                         Vice President

                                                  HORNOR TOWNSEND & KENT, INC.

Attest

______________________________                    By____________________________
                                                          Vincent T. Cloud
                                                          President
<PAGE>

                         SCHEDULE I DATED MARCH 1, 1995
                                       To
                             SALES SUPPORT AGREEMENT
                                     Between
                 THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY ("PIA")
                                       And
                       HORNOR, TOWNSEND KENT, INC. ("HTK")

                            DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 1995


Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contracts

Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Contracts - Flexible Purchase Payments -
Form IA-94 and variations thereof as required under state insurance laws

Compensation

1. With respect to agents/registered representatives who are compensated under
   the high commission schedule for sales of Contracts identified in this
   Schedule I (Option A), PIA shall pay HTK .20% of purchase payments made under
   the Contracts and a percentage of the Contract Values at the annual rate of
   .01%.

2. With respect to agents/registered representatives who are compensated under
   the medium commission schedule for sales of Contracts identified in this
   Schedule I (Option B), PIA shall pay HTK .15% of purchase payments made
   under the Contracts and a percentage of the Contract Values at the annual
   rate of .02%.

3. With respect to agents/registered representatives who are compensated under
   the low commission schedule for sales of Contracts identified in this
   Schedule I (Option C), PIA shall pay HTK .10% of purchase payments made under
   the Contracts and a percentage of the Contract Values at the annual rate of
   .03%.

With respect to each Contract, the asset based compensation described in the
forgoing sections (i.e. percentage of Contract Values) shall commence in the
first calendar quarter following the completion of the first contract year. The
compensation shall be paid in installments at the end of each calendar quarter.


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EX.99B3(e)           The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                   Independence Square, Philadelphia, PA 19172

National Accounts - Broker-Dealers Licensed
to Sell Variable Annuities and/or Variable
Life Insurance under Federal Securities Laws
(Companion Agreement - Form A-2)

                         BROKER-DEALER SELLING AGREEMENT

        THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (hereinafter called "PIA") and
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. (hereinafter called "Distributor") enter into this
Agreement with __________________________________ (hereinafter called
"Broker-Dealer") on this date ____________, 19 ______ agree as follows:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
        WHEREAS, PIA is in the business of issuing annuity and life insurance
contracts to the public;

        WHEREAS, Distributor is an affiliate of PIA, is registered as a
broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and is assisting PIA in the
distribution of such contracts;

        WHEREAS, Broker-Dealer is registered as a Broker-Dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealer, Inc.;

        WHEREAS, Broker-Dealer is affiliated with _____________________________,
(hereinafter referred to as
"Corporate Insurance Agent") a corporation which is properly licensed under the
insurance laws of the state(s) in which Broker-Dealer will act under this
agreement;

        WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an arrangement under which
Broker-Dealer and Corporate Insurance Agent agree to sell certain variable
annuity and variable life insurance contracts issued by PIA;

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Appointment of Broker-Dealer
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  1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, PIA and Distributor
      authorizes as a Broker-Dealer non-exclusive agent for the solicitation of
      applications for, and the servicing of, variable annuity and/or variable
      life insurance contracts identified in the schedule(s) attached hereto,
      and Broker-Dealer accepts such authorization. The variable annuity and/or
      variable life insurance contracts identified in the schedules(s) are
      referred to herein as "Contracts".

  1.2 Broker-Dealer and its representatives shall be independent contractors as
      to PIA and Distributor and, subject to the terms and conditions of this
      agreement, free to exercise their own judgment as to the time, place and
      means of performing all acts hereunder. Nothing in this agreement is
      intended to create a relationship of employer and employee as between PIA
      or Distributor, on the one hand, and representatives of Broker-Dealer on
      the other.

2. Security Regulations and Insurance Coordination of Agreements.

  2.1 The sale of variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts
      identified in the schedule(s) attached and Insurance hereto is subject to
      and regulated under federal securities laws (and may also be subject to
      and regulated under certain state securities laws), in addition to state
      insurance laws. It is understood and agreed that registered
      representatives of Broker-Dealer shall also be representative of Corporate
      Insurance Agent and that Corporate Insurance Agent shall contemporaneously
      enter into a Corporate Insurance Agent Selling Agreement with PIA and
      Distributor covering the sale of such contracts. This agreement and the
      Corporate Insurance Agent Selling Agreement shall govern the sales of such
      contracts.

3. Sale of Contracts.

  3.1 Broker-Dealer shall use its best efforts to solicit applications for
      Contracts from persons for whom the Contracts are suitable, in accordance
      with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

  3.2 All applications for Contracts shall be made on applications forms
      authorized by PIA. Broker-Dealer shall diligently review all such
      applications for accuracy and completeness and shall take all reasonable
      and appropriate measures to assure that applications submitted to PIA are
      accurate and complete.

  3.3 All purchase payments collected by Broker-Dealer for PIA shall be received
      in trust and shall be remitted immediately, together with the application
      and any other required documentation, to PIA at the address indicated on
      the application or to such other address as PIA may specify in writing.
      All checks or money orders for
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      payments under Contracts shall be drawn to the order of PIA, except as may
      be provided in the Corporate Insurance Agent Selling Agreement (referred
      to in section 21. of this Agreement).

  3.4 All applications are subject to acceptance or rejection by PIA in its sole
      discretion. PIA may at any time in its sole discretion discontinue issuing
      the Contracts or change the form and content of new Contracts to be
      issued.

  3.5 In soliciting applications for Contracts, Broker-Dealer may not accept
      risk of any kind for or on behalf of PIA and may not bind PIA by promise
      or agreement or alter any Contract in any way.

4. Compliance

  4.1 In consideration of and as full compensation for the services performed in
      accordance with this agreement, Corporate Insurance Agent will receive
      compensation from PIA as set forth in the schedule(s) attached to the
      Corporate Insurance Agent Selling Agreement referred to in Section 2.1 of
      this agreement.

  4.2 Should PIA for any reason return to the payor any payment made under a
      Contract Broker-Dealer shall cause Corporate Insurance Agent to repay PIA
      the total amount of any compensation which PIA may have paid Corporate
      Insurance Agent with respect to such payment.

  4.3 PIA may, in its sole discretion, change the amount, terms and conditions
      of compensation with respect to payments received by PIA under Contracts.

  4.4 PIA shall not be obligated to pay any compensation which would be in
      violation of applicable laws of any jurisdiction, anything in this
      agreement to the contrary notwithstanding.

  4.5 With respect to compensation paid to Corporate Insurance Agent in
      connection with the sale of variable annuity and/or variable life
      insurance contracts, Broker-Dealer shall cause Corporate Insurance Agent
      to maintain, on behalf of Broker-Dealer, such books and records as are
      necessary for Broker-Dealer to comply with applicable recordkeeping
      requirements under federal and state securities law and under the rules of
      the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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5.  Compliance With Securities Laws.

   5.1 Broker-Dealer shall not solicit applications for Contracts unless PIA or
       Distributor has notified Broker-Dealer that a registration statement
       required under the Securities Act of 1933 is effective as to such
       contracts and unless Broker-Dealer is duly registered as a broker-dealer
       under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is a member in good standing
       of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and is duly
       licensed under any applicable securities laws of the state or
       jurisdiction in which Broker-Dealer engages in such activity.

   5.2 PIA or Distributor shall furnish Broker-Dealer with copies of the current
       prospectuses (and current supplements thereto) required to be used in
       soliciting applications for variable annuity and/or variable life
       insurance contracts.

   5.3 Broker-Dealer and its representatives shall comply with all applicable
       securities laws and regulations and with the rules of the National
       Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in soliciting applications for
       and servicing Contracts. Broker-Dealer shall be fully responsible for all
       acts of its representatives in soliciting applications for and servicing
       Contracts.

6.  Advertisements, Sales Literature And Other Communications.

   6.1 Broker-Dealer shall not print, publish, distribute or use any
       advertisements, sales literature or other writing relating to the
       Contracts unless such advertisements, sales literature or other writing
       shall have first been approved in writing by PIA and Distributor.

   6.2 Broker-Dealer shall exercise care not to misrepresent the Contracts or
       PIA and shall make no oral or written representation which is
       inconsistent with the terms of the Contracts or with the information in
       any prospectus or sales literature furnished by PIA or it misleading in
       any way.


7. Indemnification.

   7.1 Broker-Dealer shall indemnify or hold harmless PIA and Distributor and
       each director and officer of PIA and Distributor against any losses,
       claims, damages or liabilities, including but not limited to reasonable
       attorneys' fees and court cost to which PIA or Distributor and any such
       director or officer may become subject, under the Securities Act of 1933
       or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
       actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
       unauthorized use of sales materials or any verbal or written
       misrepresentations or any unlawful sales
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       practices, or the failure of Broker-Dealer, its officers, employees or
       representative to comply with the provisions of this agreement or the
       willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or misconduct of
       Broker-Dealer, its officers, employees, or representatives in the
       solicitation of applications for and the servicing of Contracts.

   7.2 PIA and Distributor shall indemnify and hold harmless Broker-Dealer and
       each officer or director of Broker-Dealer against any losses, claims,
       damages or liabilities, joint or several, including but not limited to
       reasonable attorneys, fees and court cost to which Broker-Dealer or such
       officer or director becomes subject, under the Securities Act of 1933 or
       otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
       actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
       statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact required to be
       stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
       misleading, contained in any registration statement or any post-
       effective amendment or supplement to the prospectus, or in any sales
       material written by PIA or Distributor.

   7.3 In the event PIA suffers a loss resulting from Broker-Dealer activities,
       Broker-Dealer hereby assigns any proceeds received under its fidelity
       bond to PIA to the extent of such losses. If there is any deficiency
       amount, whether due to a deductible or otherwise, Broker-Dealer shall
       promptly pay PIA such amount on demand and Broker-Dealer shall indemnify
       and hold harmless PIA from any such deficiency and from the costs of
       collection thereof (including reasonable attorneys' fees).

8. Complaints, Investigations & Proceedings.

   8.1 Broker-Dealer shall promptly notify PIA and Distributor of any allegation
       that Broker-Dealer or any of its representatives violated any law,
       regulation or rule in soliciting applications for or servicing Contracts,
       and shall provide PIA with full details, including copies of all legal
       documents pertaining thereto.

   8.2 Broker-Dealer shall cooperate fully with PIA and Distributor in any
       regulatory investigation or proceeding or judicial proceeding involving
       the solicitation of application for and servicing Contracts by
       Broker-Dealer or any of its representatives.

9. Nonwaiver.

   9.1 Forbearance by PIA or Distributor to enforce any rights under this
       agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any of the terms and
       conditions of this agreement and the same shall remain in full force and
       effect. No waiver of any provision of this agreement shall be deemed to
       be a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any
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       waiver of a provision of this agreement be deemed to constitute a
       continuing waiver.

10. Amendment

  10.1 PIA reserves the right to amend this Agreement at any time.
       Broker-Dealer's submission of an application for a Contract after notice
       of any such amendment shall constitute agreement of Broker-Dealer to such
       amendment.

11. Termination and Assignment

  11.1 This agreement may be terminated by any party, with or without cause,
       upon giving written notices to the other parties. This agreement shall
       automatically terminate if Broker-Dealer is adjudicated as bankrupt or
       avails itself of any insolvency act or if a permanent receiver or trustee
       in bankruptcy is appointed for the property of Broker-Dealer. Upon
       termination of this agreement with or without cause, all authorizations,
       rights and obligations shall cease, except the rights and obligations set
       forth in sections 7 and 8 of this agreement and the obligations to settle
       account hereunder, including the immediate forwarding of all payments
       received by Broker-Dealer under Contract to PIA, and except as may be
       expressly stated otherwise in this agreement.

  11.2 This agreement may not be assigned without the written consent of all
       parties.

12. Governing Law.

  12.1 This agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
       laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below on the day and year
first written.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Name of Broker-Dealer

                                                  By:___________________________
                                                       Signature

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Name

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Title

                                                  THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                                    COMPANY

                                                  By:___________________________
                                                       Signature

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Name

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Title


                                                  HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, INC.

                                                  By:___________________________
                                                       Signature

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Name

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Title
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                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                   Independence Square, Philadelphia, PA 19172

National Accounts - Corporate Insurance Agents
Licensed to Sell Variable Annuities and/or Variable
Life Insurance under State Insurance Laws
(Companion Agreement - Form A-1)

                   CORPORATE INSURANCE AGENT SELLING AGREEMENT

        THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (hereinafter called "PIA") and
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. (hereinafter called "Distributor") enter into this
Agreement with __________________________ (hereinafter called "Corporate
Insurance Agent") on this date ____________, 19____ agree as follows:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

        WHEREAS, PIA is in the business of issuing annuity and life insurance
contracts to the public;

        WHEREAS, Distributor is an affiliate of PIA, is registered as a
broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and is assisting PIA in the
distribution of such contracts;

        WHEREAS, Corporate Insurance Agent is properly licensed under the
insurance laws of the state(s) in which it will act under this agreement;

        WHEREAS, Corporate Insurance Agent is affiliated with _______________, a
corporation which is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Broker- Dealer");

        WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an arrangement under which
Corporate Insurance Agent and Broker-Dealer agree to sell certain annuity and
life insurance contracts issued by PIA;

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
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13. Appointment of Corporate Insurance Agent.

  13.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, PIA and
       Distributor appoint Corporate Insurance Agent as a non-exclusive agent
       for the solicitation of applications for, and the servicing of, annuity
       and/or variable life insurance contracts identified in the schedule(s)
       attached hereto, and Corporate Insurance Agent accepts such appointment.
       The annuity and/or variable life insurance contracts identified in the
       schedules(s) are referred to herein as "Contracts".

  13.2 Corporate Insurance Agent and its representatives shall be independent
       contractors as to PIA and Distributor and, subject to the terms and
       conditions of this agreement, free to exercise their own judgment as to
       the time, place and means of performing all acts hereunder. Nothing in
       this agreement is intended to create a relationship of employer and
       employee as between PIA or Distributor, on the one hand, and
       representatives of Corporate insurance Agent on the other.

14. Insurance and Securities Regulations - Coordination of Agreements.

  14.1 The sale of variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts
       identified in the schedule(s) attached hereto is subject to and regulated
       under federal securities laws (and may also be subject to and regulated
       under certain state securities laws), in addition to state insurance
       laws. It is understood and agreed that representatives of Corporate
       Insurance Agent shall be registered representative of Broker-Dealer and
       that Broker-Dealer shall contemporaneously enter into a Broker-Dealer
       Selling Agreement with PIA and Distributor covering the sale of such
       contracts. This agreement and the Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement shall
       govern the sales of such contracts.

15. Sale of Contracts.

  15.1 Corporate Insurance Agent shall use its best efforts to solicit
       applications for Contracts from persons for whom the Contracts are
       suitable, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

  15.2 All applications for Contracts shall be made on applications forms
       authorized by PIA. Corporate Insurance Agent shall diligently review all
       such applications for accuracy and completeness and shall take all
       reasonable and appropriate measures to assure that applications submitted
       to PIA are accurate and complete.

  15.3 All purchase payments collected by Corporate Insurance Agent for PIA
       shall be received in trust and shall be remitted immediately together
       with the application and any other required documentation, to PIA at the
       address indicated on the
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       application or to such other address as PIA may specify in writing. All
       checks or money orders for payments under Contracts shall be drawn to the
       order of PIA.

  15.4 All applications are subject to acceptance or rejection by PIA in its
       sole discretion. PIA may at any time in its sole discretion discontinue
       issuing the Contracts or change the form and content of new Contracts to
       be issued.

  15.5 In soliciting applications for Contracts, Corporate Insurance Agent may
       not accept risk of any kind for or on behalf of PIA and may not bind PIA
       by promise or agreement or alter any Contract in any way.

16. Compensation.

  16.1 In consideration of and as full compensation for the services performed
       in accordance with this agreement, Corporate Insurance Agent will receive
       compensation from PIA as set forth in the schedule(s) attached to this
       agreement. The schedule(s) shall be signed and dated by the parties.

  16.2 Should PIA for any reason return any payment made under a Contract to the
       payor, Corporate Insurance Agent shall repay PIA the total amount of any
       compensation which PIA may have paid with respect to such payment.

  16.3 Corporate Insurance Agent may not withhold or deduct any part of any
       premium or other payment due PIA for payment of compensation under this
       agreement or for any other purpose. The right of Corporate Insurance
       Agent to receive any compensation under this agreement shall at all times
       be subordinate to the right of PIA or Distributor to offset or apply such
       compensation against any indebtedness of Corporate Insurance Agent to PIA
       or Distributor.

  16.4 PIA may, in its sole discretion, change the amount, terms and conditions,
       of compensation set forth in the schedule(s) attached to this agreement
       with respect to payment received by PIA under Contracts.

  16.5 PIA shall not be obligated to pay any compensation which would be in
       violation of applicable laws of any jurisdiction, anything in this
       agreement to the contrary notwithstanding.

  16.6 With respect to compensation paid in connection with the sale of variable
       annuity and/or variable life insurance contracts, Corporate Insurance
       Agent shall, on behalf of Broker-Dealer, maintain such books and records
       as are necessary for Broker-Dealer to comply with applicable record
       keeping requirements under federal and state securities laws and under
       the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealer, Inc. Such
       records shall be maintained and preserved in conformity with the
       requirements of Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 under the Securities Exchange Act
       of 1934, to the extent that such requirements are applicable to the
       variable annuity and/or variable life contracts. Further, with respect to
       such records, Corporate Insurance Agent shall be subject to examination
<PAGE>

       by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Section
       17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

17. Compliance With Insurance Laws and Regulations.

  17.1 Corporate Insurance Agent and its representative shall not solicit
       applications for Contracts in any state or jurisdiction unless they are
       duly licensed and qualified to do so under the insurance laws and
       regulations of the state or jurisdiction and unless PIA has notified
       Corporate Insurance Agent that the Contracts have been approved for sale
       in the state or jurisdiction.

  17.2 PIA may at any time in its sole discretion withhold or withdraw authority
       of any representative of Corporate Insurance Agent to solicit
       applications for the Contracts. Upon PIA giving written notice to
       Corporate Insurance Agent of its withdrawal of authority of a
       representative to solicit applications, Corporate Insurance Agent shall
       immediately cause any such representative to cease all such
       solicitations.

  17.3 Corporate Insurance Agent shall notify PIA in writing immediately of the
       termination of the employment or affiliation of an employee or
       representative who is an appointed agent of PIA pursuant to this
       agreement.

  17.4 Corporate Insurance Agent shall keep accurate and complete books and
       records of all transactions relating to the solicitation of applications
       and for servicing Contracts. The books and records shall be made
       available to PIA for inspection upon reasonable request.

  17.5 If Corporate Insurance Agent solicits applications for or servicing
       variable life insurance contracts under this agreement, Corporate
       Insurance Agent and its representative shall observe the Standards of
       Suitability for the Sale of Variable Life Insurance set forth on the
       reverse side of the schedule attached hereto identifying such contacts.

  17.6 Corporate Insurance Agent and its representatives shall comply with all
       applicable insurance laws and regulations in soliciting applications for
       and servicing Contracts. Corporate Insurance Agent shall be fully
       responsible for all acts of its representatives in soliciting
       applications for and servicing Contracts.
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18. Advertisements, Sales Literature and Other Communications.

  18.1 Corporate Insurance Agent shall not print, publish, distribute or use any
       advertisements, sales literature or other writing relating to the
       Contracts unless such advertisements, sales literature or other writing
       shall have first been approved in writing by PIA and Distributor.

  18.2 Corporate Insurance Agent shall exercise care not to misrepresent the
       Contracts or PIA and shall make no oral or written representation which
       is inconsistent with the terms of the Contracts or with the information
       in any Prospectus or sales literature furnished by PIA or it misleading
       in any way.

19. Indemnification.

  19.1 Corporate Insurance Agent shall indemnify or hold harmless PIA and
       Distributor and each director and officer of PIA and Distributor against
       any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, including but not limited to
       reasonable attorneys' fees and court cost to which PIA or Distributor and
       any such director or officer may become subject under the Securities Act
       of 1933 or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
       liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
       upon any unauthorized use of sales materials or any verbal or written
       misrepresentations or any unlawful sales practices, or the failure of
       Corporate Insurance Agent its officers, employees or representative to
       comply with the provisions of this agreement or the willful misfeasance,
       bad faith, negligence or misconduct of Corporate Insurance Agent its
       officers, employees, or representatives in the solicitation of
       applications for and the servicing of Contracts.

  19.2 PIA and Distributor shall indemnify and hold harmless Corporate Insurance
       Agent and each officer or director of Corporate Insurance Agent against
       any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, including
       but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and court cost to which
       Corporate Insurance Agent or such officer or director becomes subject,
       under the Securities Act of 1933 or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
       claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
       of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
       a material fact, required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
       statements therein not misleading, contained in any registration
       statement or any post-effective amendment or supplement to the
       prospectus, or in any sales material written by PIA or Distributor.

  19.3 In the event PIA suffers a loss resulting from Corporate Insurance Agent
       activities, Corporate Insurance Agent hereby assigns any proceeds
       received under its fidelity bond to PIA to the extent of such losses. If
       there is any deficiency amount, whether due to a deductible or otherwise,
       Corporate Insurance Agent shall promptly pay PIA
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       such amount on demand and Corporate Insurance Agent shall indemnify and
       hold harmless PIA from any such deficiency and from the costs of
       collection thereof (including reasonable attorneys' fees).

20. Complaints, Investigations & Proceedings.

  20.1 Corporate Insurance Agent shall promptly notify PIA and Distributor of
       any allegation that Corporate Insurance Agent or any of its
       representatives violated any law, regulation or rule in soliciting
       applications for or servicing Contracts, and shall provide PIA with full
       details, including copies of all legal documents pertaining thereto.

  20.2 Corporate Insurance Agent shall cooperate fully with PIA and Distributor
       in any regulatory investigation or proceeding or judicial proceeding
       involving the solicitation of application for and servicing Contracts by
       Corporate Insurance Agent or any of its representatives.

21. Nonwaiver.

  21.1 Forbearance by PIA or Distributor to enforce any rights under this
       agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any of the terms and
       conditions of this agreement and the same shall remain in full force and
       effect. No waiver of any provision of this agreement shall be deemed to
       be a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any
       waiver of a provision of this agreement be deemed to constitute a
       continuing waiver.

22. Amendment.

  22.1 PIA reserves the right to amend this Agreement at any time. Corporate
       Insurance Agent's submission of an application for a Contract after
       notice of any such amendment shall constitute agreement of Corporate
       Insurance Agent to such amendment.

23. Termination and Assignment.

  23.1 This agreement may be terminated by any party, with or without cause,
       upon giving written notices to the other parties. This agreement shall
       automatically terminate if Corporate Insurance Agent is adjudicated as
       bankrupt or avails itself of any insolvency act or if a permanent
       receiver or trustee in bankruptcy is appointed for the property of
       Corporate Insurance Agent. Upon termination of this agreement, with or
       without cause, all authorizations, rights and obligations shall cease,
       except the rights and obligations set forth in sections 7 and 8 of this
       agreement and the obligations to settle account hereunder, including the
       immediate forwarding of all payments received by
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       Corporate Insurance Agent under Contract to PIA, and except as may be
       expressly stated otherwise in this agreement.

       23.2 This agreement may not be assigned without the written consent of
            all parties.

24.     Governing Law

       24.1 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
            the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below on the day and year first written.

                                          ______________________________________
                                             Name of Corporate Insurance Agent

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                         Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Title

                                          THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                         Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Title

                                          HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, INC.

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                         Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                         Title
<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company
                   Independence Square, Philadelphia, PA 19172

                             AMENDMENT TO CORPORATE
                        INSURANCE AGENT SELLING AGREEMENT
                        (Companion Agreement - Form A-1)

Name of Corporate insurance Agent: ______________________________________

Individual Variable and Fixed Only Annuity Contracts - Pennant

Date of Corporate Selling Agreement (Companion Agreement - Form A-1) to which
this schedule is attached:

1. Subsection 3.3 of Section 3 of the Corporate Insurance Agent Selling
Agreement is amended to provide as follows:

        All payments collected by Corporate Insurance Agent shall be received in
        trust and shall be remitted immediately together with all required
        documentation, to PIA at the address stated on the application or to
        such other address as PIA may specify in writing. All checks and money
        orders for payments under Contracts shall be drawn to the order of PIA.
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, in cases where Corporate Insurance Agent
        deducts compensation from premiums and other payments, as provided in
        subsection 4.3 of Section 4 below, checks and money orders may be made
        payable to Corporate Insurance Agent and Corporate Insurance Agent may
        send the remaining balance (after deducting compensation ) to PIA,
        provided the balance is remitted immediately to PIA.

2. Subsection 4.3 of Section 4 of the Corporate Insurance Agent Selling
Agreement is amended to provide as follows:

        Except as provided in this subsection, Corporate Insurance Agent may not
        withhold or deduct any part of any premium or other payment due PIA for
        payment of compensation under this agreement or for any other purpose.
        Corporate Insurance Agent may deduct compensation as set forth in
        Schedule 1 attached to the Agreement from premiums and other payments
        due PIA under the Agreement and may send the remaining balance to PIA,
        provided that in doing so Corporate Insurance Agent complies fully with
        Rule l5c3-3(k)(2)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to the
        extent applicable. The right of Corporate Insurance Agent to receive or
        retain any compensation under this agreement shall at all times be
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        subordinate to the right of PIA or Distributor to offset or apply such
        compensation against any indebtedness of Corporate Insurance Agent to
        PIA or Distributor.

                                   Agreed:


Date:_________________                    ______________________________________
                                                  Corporate Insurance Agent

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                  Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Title


                                          THE PENN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                  Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Title


                                          HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, INC.

                                          By:___________________________________
                                                  Signature

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Name

                                          ______________________________________
                                                  Title

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               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
in the Statement of Additional Information, and to the use of our report dated
January 28, 2000 accompanying the financial statements of the Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to the use of our
report dated April 4, 2000 accompanying the financial statements of PIA Variable
Annuity Account I for the year ended December 31, 1999 in the Post-Effective
Amendment Number 6 to Registration Statement Number 33-83120 on Form N-4 and the
related Statement of Additional Information of PIA Variable Annuity Account I.

/s/Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2000



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EX.99 B10(b)


1701 Market Street                                             Morgan, Lewis
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921                                    & Bockius LLP
215-963-5000                                                   COUNSELORS AT LAW
Fax: 215-963-5299



April 24, 2000




Board of Trustees
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19172


Re:     PIA Variable Annuity Account I
        ------------------------------
        SEC Registration No. 33-83120
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the caption "Legal Matters"
in the Statement of Additional Information filed as part of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933.


Very truly yours,


/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 1
1 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      begin        unit     beginning      ending       unit       ending
            fund name                 date         value      value         date        value       value       charges     return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1998    16.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $1,248.08      0.41      24.81%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1998    11.13    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $1,539.24      0.47      53.92%
Emerging Growth Fund                 12/31/1998    18.46    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88      $2,666.72      0.77     166.67%
MS Emerging Market International     12/31/1998     6.70    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88      $1,822.82      0.31      82.28%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1998    17.50    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $1,038.93      0.43       3.89%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1998    19.74    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70        $993.97      2.02      -0.60%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1998    24.77    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $1,285.47      2.23      28.55%
Fidelity Index 500                   12/31/1998    15.38    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27      $1,126.94      1.14      12.69%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1998    15.95    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86        $997.70      3.17      -0.23%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1998    24.22    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $1,253.85      0.93      25.38%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1998    14.53    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94        $974.38      0.81      -2.56%
International Equity Fund            12/31/1998    17.47    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09      $1,361.04      1.52      36.10%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1998    11.91    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92        $946.34      0.25      -5.37%
Neuberger Berman Partners            12/31/1998    12.74    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49      $1,001.26      0.70       0.13%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1998    13.34    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16        $934.99      0.56      -6.50%
Small Capitalization Fund            12/31/1998    14.30    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92        $922.39      1.11      -7.76%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1998    20.78    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33        $924.32      2.51      -7.57%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 2
1 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1998    16.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $1,316.47      0.41      31.65%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1998    11.13    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $1,621.69      0.47      62.17%
Emerging Growth Fund                 12/31/1998    18.46    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88      $2,809.59      0.77     180.96%
MS Emerging Market International     12/31/1998     6.70    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88      $1,930.39      0.31      93.04%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1998    17.50    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $1,094.82      0.43       9.48%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1998    19.74    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70      $1,045.49      2.02       4.55%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1998    24.77    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $1,351.92      2.23      35.19%
Fidelity Index 500                   12/31/1998    15.38    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27      $1,186.64      1.14      18.66%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1998    15.95    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86      $1,052.09      3.17       5.21%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1998    24.22    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $1,320.98      0.93      32.10%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1998    14.53    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94      $1,026.73      0.81       2.67%
International Equity Fund            12/31/1998    17.47    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09      $1,434.50      1.52      43.45%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1998    11.91    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92      $1,000.29      0.25       0.03%
Neuberger Berman Partners            12/31/1998    12.74    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49      $1,057.72      0.70       5.77%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1998    13.34    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16        $985.26      0.56      -1.47%
Small Capitalization Fund            12/31/1998    14.30    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92        $971.34      1.11      -2.87%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1998    20.78    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33        $974.41      2.51      -2.56%
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 3
1 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1998    16.00   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08     $13,170.22      0.61      31.70%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1998    11.13   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06     $16,223.18      0.70      62.23%
Emerging Growth Fund                 12/31/1998    18.46   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88     $28,106.23      1.15     181.06%
MS Emerging Market International     12/31/1998     6.70   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88     $19,308.17      0.47      93.08%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1998    17.50   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18     $10,954.10      0.65       9.54%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1998    19.74   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70     $10,482.13      3.03       4.82%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1998    24.77   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57     $13,549.37      1.15      35.49%
Fidelity Index 500                   12/31/1998    15.38   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27     $11,881.80      1.71      18.82%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1998    15.95   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86     $10,563.72      4.75       5.64%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1998    24.22   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03     $13,222.28      1.39      32.22%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1998    14.53   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94     $10,278.24      1.22       2.78%
International Equity Fund            12/31/1998    17.47   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09     $14,365.53      2.28      43.66%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1998    11.91   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92     $10,006.31      0.38       0.06%
Neuberger Berman Partners            12/31/1998    12.74   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49     $10,586.69      1.05       5.87%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1998    13.34   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16      $9,860.14      0.84      -1.40%
Small Capitalization Fund            12/31/1998    14.30   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92      $9,728.43      1.67      -2.72%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1998    20.78   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33      $9,777.93      3.76      -2.22%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 1
5 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
International Equity Fund            12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1994             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
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</TABLE>
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Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 2
5 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1994     9.55    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $2,202.96      2.03      17.10%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1994     9.93    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $1,814.21      2.33      12.64%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1994     9.95    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $1,922.93      2.17      13.96%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1994     9.52    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70      $2,155.77     10.10      16.60%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1994     9.80    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $3,396.82     11.17      27.69%
Fidelity Index 500                   12/31/1994     5.61    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27      $3,242.81      5.70      26.51%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1994     9.66    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86      $1,716.79     15.83      11.41%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1994     9.42    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $3,387.17      4.63      27.62%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1994     9.55    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94      $1,556.41      4.07       9.25%
International Equity Fund            12/31/1994    10.58    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09      $2,352.40      7.60      18.65%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1994     9.77    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92      $1,217.93      1.27       4.02%
Neuberger Berman Partners            12/31/1994     5.52    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49      $2,438.94      3.50      19.51%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1994     9.48    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16      $1,383.87      2.80       6.71%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1994     9.32    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33      $2,157.70     12.53      16.62%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 3
5 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1994     9.55    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08     $22,069.64      3.05      17.14%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1994     9.93    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06     $18,186.76      3.50      12.70%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1994     9.95    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18     $19,267.25      3.25      14.01%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1994     9.52    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70     $21,729.62     15.15      16.78%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1994     9.80    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57     $34,241.28     16.75      27.89%
Fidelity Index 500                   12/31/1994     5.61    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27     $32,552.16      8.55      26.61%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1994     9.66    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86     $17,419.40     23.75      11.73%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1994     9.42    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03     $33,986.82      6.95      27.70%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1994     9.55    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94     $15,626.32      6.10       9.33%
International Equity Fund            12/31/1994    10.58    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09     $23,689.52     11.40      18.81%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1994     9.77    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92     $12,197.14      1.90       4.05%
Neuberger Berman Partners            12/31/1994     5.52    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49     $24,449.60      5.25      19.57%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1994     9.48    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16     $13,879.32      4.20       6.77%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1994     9.32    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33     $21,778.22     18.80      16.83%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 1
10 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1989             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1989             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1989             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1989             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1989             $1,000.00    12/31/1999                                            N/A
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 2
10 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1989     7.37    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $2,849.94      4.06      11.03%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1989     7.08    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $2,536.77      4.66       9.75%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1989     6.42    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $2,977.60      4.34      11.52%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1989     6.19    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70      $3,280.20     20.20      12.61%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1989     6.27    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $5,253.24     22.34      18.03%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1989     6.50    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86      $2,515.08     31.66       9.66%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1989     7.71    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $4,116.93      9.26      15.19%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1989     6.40    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94      $2,316.73      8.14       8.76%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1989     7.76    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92      $1,531.68      2.54       4.35%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1989     7.23    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16      $1,810.29      5.60       6.11%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1989     6.73    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33      $2,950.87     25.06      11.42%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 3
10 Year Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            12/31/1989     7.37   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08     $28,603.82      6.10      11.08%
Capital Appreciation                 12/31/1989     7.08   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06     $25,475.44      7.00       9.80%
Fidelity Asset Manager               12/31/1989     6.42   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18     $29,878.53      6.50      11.56%
Fidelity Equity Income               12/31/1989     6.19   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70     $33,362.21     30.30      12.80%
Fidelity Growth                      12/31/1989     6.27   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57     $53,445.35     33.50      18.24%
Flexibly Managed Fund                12/31/1989     6.50   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86     $25,849.65     47.50       9.96%
Growth Equity Fund                   12/31/1989     7.71   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03     $41,512.21     13.90      15.29%
High Yield Bond Fund                 12/31/1989     6.40   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94     $23,330.61     12.20       8.84%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    12/31/1989     7.76   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92     $15,356.70      3.80       4.38%
Quality Bond Fund                    12/31/1989     7.23   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16     $18,198.85      8.40       6.17%
Value Equity Fund                    12/31/1989     6.73   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33     $30,139.92     37.60      11.66%
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 1
Since Inception Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $2,041.17      1.63      15.89%
Capital Appreciation                 03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $1,756.78      1.87      12.35%
Emerging Growth Fund                 05/01/1997    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88      $4,963.38      1.53      82.28%
MS Emerging Market International     05/01/1997    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88      $1,231.77      0.63       8.12%
Fidelity Asset Manager               03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $1,864.38      1.73      13.74%
Fidelity Equity Income               03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70      $2,010.97      8.08      15.53%
Fidelity Growth                      03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $3,266.03      8.93      27.71%
Fidelity Index 500                   05/01/1997    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27      $1,746.79      2.28      23.25%
Flexibly Managed Fund                03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86      $1,612.62     12.67      10.38%
Growth Equity Fund                   03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $3,112.03      3.71      26.45%
High Yield Bond Fund                 03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94      $1,449.28      3.20       7.97%
International Equity Fund            03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09      $2,426.33      6.08      20.11%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92      $1,144.94      1.01       2.84%
Neuberger Berman Partners            05/01/1997    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49      $1,281.52      1.40       9.74%
Quality Bond Fund                    03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16      $1,278.02      2.24       5.20%
Small Capitalization Fund            03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92      $1,351.01      2.23       6.42%
Value Equity Fund                    03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33      $1,958.37     10.02      14.90%
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</TABLE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 2
Since Inception Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            02/28/1989     6.40    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08      $3,278.86      4.07      11.57%
Capital Appreciation                 11/20/1987     5.41    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06      $3,320.55      5.60      10.41%
Emerging Growth Fund                 05/01/1997    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88      $5,180.88      1.53      85.23%
MS Emerging Market International     10/01/1996     9.28    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88      $1,391.34      9.40      10.70%
Fidelity Asset Manager               09/06/1989     6.39    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18      $2,987.27      4.33      11.18%
Fidelity Equity Income               10/09/1986     4.54    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70      $4,455.49     26.26      11.95%
Fidelity Growth                      10/09/1986     4.15    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57      $7,913.94     29.03      16.92%
Fidelity Index 500                   08/27/1992     4.87    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27      $3,724.45      7.98      19.60%
Flexibly Managed Fund                07/31/1984     2.76    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86      $5,941.42     47.50      12.24%
Growth Equity Fund                   06/01/1983     3.68    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03      $8,612.26     14.83      13.85%
High Yield Bond Fund                 08/06/1984     4.27    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94      $3,458.79     12.20       8.39%
International Equity Fund            11/01/1992     8.27    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09      $3,002.39     10.64      16.58%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    09/10/1984     4.89    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92      $2,428.32      3.80       5.96%
Neuberger Berman Partners            03/22/1994     5.69    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49      $2,362.73      3.50      16.04%
Quality Bond Fund                    03/17/1987     6.15    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16      $2,123.00      6.72       6.06%
Small Capitalization Fund            03/01/1995    10.00    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92      $1,382.94      4.45       6.93%
Value Equity Fund                    03/17/1987     5.20    $1,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33      $3,806.69     30.08      11.01%
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>

Penn Mutual
Pennant
Table 3
Since Inception Calculation

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        begin      unit     beginning      ending       unit        ending
            fund name                   date       value      value         date        value        value      charges    return
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<S>                                  <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>       <C>
Neuberger Berman Balanced            02/28/1989     6.40   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     21.08     $32,906.73      6.10      11.61%
Capital Appreciation                 11/20/1987     5.41   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     18.06     $33,362.09      8.40      10.45%
Emerging Growth Fund                 05/01/1997    10.00   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     51.88     $51,869.98      2.30      85.31%
MS Emerging Market International     10/01/1996     9.28   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     12.88     $13,938.59      1.41      10.76%
Fidelity Asset Manager               09/06/1989     6.39   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     19.18     $29,985.83      6.50      11.22%
Fidelity Equity Income               10/09/1986     4.54   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.70     $45,469.79     39.39      12.12%
Fidelity Growth                      10/09/1986     4.15   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     33.57     $80,714.37     43.55      17.09%
Fidelity Index 500                   08/27/1992     4.87   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     18.27     $37,497.38     11.97      19.71%
Flexibly Managed Fund                07/31/1984     2.76   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     16.86     $60,994.93     71.25      12.44%
Growth Equity Fund                   06/01/1983     3.68   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     32.03     $86,955.89     22.24      13.92%
High Yield Bond Fund                 08/06/1984     4.27   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     14.94     $34,904.06     18.30       8.45%
International Equity Fund            11/01/1992     8.27   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     25.09     $30,316.33     15.96      16.74%
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity    09/10/1984     4.89   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     11.92     $24,357.82      5.70       5.99%
Neuberger Berman Partners            03/22/1994     5.69   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.49     $23,706.07      5.25      16.10%
Quality Bond Fund                    03/17/1987     6.15   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.16     $21,370.43     10.08       6.11%
Small Capitalization Fund            03/01/1995    10.00   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     13.92     $13,906.86      6.68       7.05%
Value Equity Fund                    03/17/1987     5.20   $10,000.00    12/31/1999     20.33     $39,003.95     45.12      11.22%
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</TABLE>


<PAGE>



                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Daniel J. Toran, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 14, 2000                                         /s/ Daniel J. Toran
                                                             -------------------
                                                                 Daniel J. Toran

<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Nancy S. Brodie, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 14, 2000                                         /s/ Nancy S. Brodie
                                                             -------------------
                                                                 Nancy S. Brodie

<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Ann M. Strootman, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 14, 2000                                        /s/ Ann M. Strootman
                                                            --------------------
                                                                Ann M. Strootman

<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Robert E. Chappell, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them
severally, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution
and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 14, 2000                                      /s/ Robert E. Chappell
                                                          ----------------------
                                                              Robert E. Chappell

<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Larry L. Mast, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and
appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally, his
true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 11, 2000                                           /s/ Larry L. Mast
                                                               -----------------
                                                                   Larry L. Mast

<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Ernest K. Noll, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 19, 2000                                /s/ Ernest K. Noll
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    Ernest K. Noll
<PAGE>

                     The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company


                                Power of Attorney




        Rudolph C. Sander, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint Robert E. Chappell and Daniel J. Toran, and each of them severally,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution and
resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and each of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable The Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company (the "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 (SEC Registration No. 33-83120) pursuant to such Acts,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director and/or officer of the Company such Registration Statement and any and
all amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.







Date: April 14, 2000                                       /s/ Rudolph C. Sander
                                                           ---------------------
                                                              Rudolph C. Sander



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