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AMSOUTH PREMIUM PLUS VARIABLE ANNUITY
INVESTING IN
NYLIAC VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT III
Supplement dated January 2, 2001 to Prospectus dated December 29, 2000
This supplement provides information that you should know before you invest
in the above-captioned policies. You should read this information carefully and
retain it for future reference. This supplement is not valid unless it is
accompanied by a current prospectus for the policies. The terms we use in this
supplement have the same meanings as in the prospectus for the policies.
Effective January 2, 2001, New York Life Investment Management LLC
("NYLIM") will assume the investment advisory responsibilities of Madison Square
Advisors LLC ("Madison") with respect to the MainStay VP Bond Portfolio and the
MainStay VP Growth Equity Portfolio. NYLIM is registered with the SEC as an
investment adviser and, like Madison, is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
New York Life Insurance Company. All references in your prospectus to Madison
should be changed to NYLIM effective on that date.
Madison has concluded that the foregoing change to the advisory
arrangements will not require shareholder approval. The same people who are
currently performing investment advisory services for the Portfolios as
employees of Madison will continue to perform these services for the Portfolios
as employees of NYLIM.
New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation
(A Delaware Corporation)
51 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
