Allstate Life Insurance Company
                 Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I

                       Supplement, dated November 21, 2003
                                     to the
      Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2003
                    for the Morgan Stanley Variable Annuities
  (Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity, Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity - L Share)


This supplement amends the May 1, 2003 prospectus and statement of additional
information for the Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity and Morgan Stanley Variable
Annuity - L Share contracts (each, a "Contract"), offered by Allstate Life
Insurance Company. Please keep this supplement for future reference together
with your prospectus.

Effective September 30, 2003, the Morgan Stanley UIF U.S. Mid Cap Core Portfolio
changed its name to Morgan Stanley UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio. The
investment objective for this Portfolio has not changed.

The prospectus and statement of additional information are revised as follows:

o    All  references  to Morgan  Stanley  UIF U.S.  Mid Cap Core  Portfolio  are
     deleted and replaced with Morgan Stanley UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio.

o    All references to Morgan Stanley UIF U.S. Mid Cap Core Variable Sub-Account
     are  deleted  and  replaced  with  Morgan  Stanley  UIF U.S.  Mid Cap Value
     Variable Sub-Account.